He could be nice and say that the surprise of him using the fork was enough to net him at least a half point. It could have been a full point, but the way Hijikata was staring at him after he nearly choked on his food meant that Souji had yet again found some way to bring the great demon strategist's brain to come to a screeching halt. He smiled as Hijikata looked on, dumbfounded, and continued to eat his fruit as if nothing in the world were wrong. It was easy to tease him when it came to things like this, especially since Okita knew that Hijikata, despite all his years and wisdom and experience in the area, still considered Okita to be quite the innocent child in some ways. Innocent in this alone, and to be honest, he really was.
But, that didn't mean he didn't know what he was saying. Yes, the retort had been thoughtless, but given time to process, even he could see where that train of thought went. Hiding embarrassment was something Okita did well, however, and he ate his fruit nonchalantly as Hijikata stabbed at his pancakes, snapping out a defensive reply.
Hm~ Now how to answer? Okita rolled the piece of fruit between his fingers, wondering if he should push this or simply laugh it off and let it be. He remembered suddenly, a conversation a very long time ago held in the chapel upstairs, and the way he had laughed even though he felt no happiness at the assumption presented to him. Yes, it was silly to think that Hijikata could think that way of him. And yet it also hurt. Which was why he tried to make his next comment as lighthearted and noncommittal as possible.
"You could always try and find out," he tossed back, popping the remainder of his fruit in his mouth before turning to his pancakes covered in syrup.
you mean *~beautiful~*
Hijikata Toshizou: 0.5
He could be nice and say that the surprise of him using the fork was enough to net him at least a half point. It could have been a full point, but the way Hijikata was staring at him after he nearly choked on his food meant that Souji had yet again found some way to bring the great demon strategist's brain to come to a screeching halt. He smiled as Hijikata looked on, dumbfounded, and continued to eat his fruit as if nothing in the world were wrong. It was easy to tease him when it came to things like this, especially since Okita knew that Hijikata, despite all his years and wisdom and experience in the area, still considered Okita to be quite the innocent child in some ways. Innocent in this alone, and to be honest, he really was.
But, that didn't mean he didn't know what he was saying. Yes, the retort had been thoughtless, but given time to process, even he could see where that train of thought went. Hiding embarrassment was something Okita did well, however, and he ate his fruit nonchalantly as Hijikata stabbed at his pancakes, snapping out a defensive reply.
Hm~ Now how to answer? Okita rolled the piece of fruit between his fingers, wondering if he should push this or simply laugh it off and let it be. He remembered suddenly, a conversation a very long time ago held in the chapel upstairs, and the way he had laughed even though he felt no happiness at the assumption presented to him. Yes, it was silly to think that Hijikata could think that way of him. And yet it also hurt. Which was why he tried to make his next comment as lighthearted and noncommittal as possible.
"You could always try and find out," he tossed back, popping the remainder of his fruit in his mouth before turning to his pancakes covered in syrup.