She was leaving his reasons well enough alone and Okita closed his eyes, dropping his head slightly. It was good to know that she would let him keep his terrible secret without prodding, but it also made him wish he could tell her. It would be the second time he died here. The first, apparently kept secret by Hijikata himself, and thus not something he could easily bring up, but the second time... He opened his eyes again, catching her as she leaned back into a more relaxed position. The second death would be one that could not be hidden.
"There have been many reasons for people to die lately," he said, with only the faintest trace of a smile on his lips. He wasn't sure what sort of emotion he should show in this situation, so he hovered somewhere between his usual mask and his actual feelings. "What is interesting to note is that our population is shrinking and yet more people are willing to face what lies below."
Recklessly, even. People were growing less afraid, more bold as time passed and the sensation of urgency took over. Everyone had this rushed feel about them now, as if they'd drawn their lines in the sands, found their groups, and were quickly and somewhat blindly rushing toward the unknown end. "I don't know what is beyond the basement, but I know there is something. My roommate goes somewhere at night, somewhere we can't talk about, and it seems important. Perhaps there is another challenge that lies ahead - something that has to do with why the military would be interested in this place, and why Martin Landel would use a curious word like 'multiverses.'"
He smiled fully now, looking down at her. "You wouldn't happen to know anything would you? It's such a peculiar word and he shouted it when he was dragged out of here the day the military came."
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"There have been many reasons for people to die lately," he said, with only the faintest trace of a smile on his lips. He wasn't sure what sort of emotion he should show in this situation, so he hovered somewhere between his usual mask and his actual feelings. "What is interesting to note is that our population is shrinking and yet more people are willing to face what lies below."
Recklessly, even. People were growing less afraid, more bold as time passed and the sensation of urgency took over. Everyone had this rushed feel about them now, as if they'd drawn their lines in the sands, found their groups, and were quickly and somewhat blindly rushing toward the unknown end. "I don't know what is beyond the basement, but I know there is something. My roommate goes somewhere at night, somewhere we can't talk about, and it seems important. Perhaps there is another challenge that lies ahead - something that has to do with why the military would be interested in this place, and why Martin Landel would use a curious word like 'multiverses.'"
He smiled fully now, looking down at her. "You wouldn't happen to know anything would you? It's such a peculiar word and he shouted it when he was dragged out of here the day the military came."