"Somehow, I doubt it." Especially not when Okita began cutting up one of the french fries that remained. Homura didn't understand what the purpose was at first, not even realizing that it was supposed to be a person until Okita gave it an emotion. Then all the demi-god could do at first was stare at the tiny figure in silence. Those were arms then? And the center was a head, he supposed. Oh, and one of the men Homura trusted as a second in command could very well be considered insane. If he didn't know better, he might have asked Okita if he'd managed to find some alcohol. Kenren would certainly be pleased.
Yet even Homura couldn't resist the childish joy on Okita's face when he leaned back, and the man laughed quietly. "And to be spared from being eaten, I'd imagine."
The silence when it came to Hijikata was telling, but Homura wasn't going to fill the gap for Okita. Part of it was a selfish desire not to have the man go running off towards an alternate version of the commander he'd devoted himself to in place of Homura. But Homura also hoped Okita would be upfront with his desires; he wouldn't refuse Okita that opportunity, if he asked for it.
"Yes. He died before they assigned the title to me--by his own hand." Nataku's suicide had been something Homura was able to learn in detail from Shien, and the demi-god knew well how it had effected the other man. "He hasn't decided what he'll do just yet. Obviously I hope that he'll choose to go with us, but I won't force him to." Something that Homura never did, but it held especially true in Nataku's case. He wouldn't even make the boy do it in exchange for the weapon he'd requested from Adelheid, an allowance he'd never even consider making for another person.
"He's very different from me. Nataku wasn't the Toushin Taishi for long before he chose to end his life. And he hasn't yet had the opportunity to truly choose his own path. Kenren and I both feel rather protective towards him, because of that." Homura looked at the little fry man again, then chuckled as he reached out to touch its head...carefully though. He had a feeling Okita would pout if he knocked it over. "I think he'll enjoy meeting you, should the chance arise."
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Yet even Homura couldn't resist the childish joy on Okita's face when he leaned back, and the man laughed quietly. "And to be spared from being eaten, I'd imagine."
The silence when it came to Hijikata was telling, but Homura wasn't going to fill the gap for Okita. Part of it was a selfish desire not to have the man go running off towards an alternate version of the commander he'd devoted himself to in place of Homura. But Homura also hoped Okita would be upfront with his desires; he wouldn't refuse Okita that opportunity, if he asked for it.
"Yes. He died before they assigned the title to me--by his own hand." Nataku's suicide had been something Homura was able to learn in detail from Shien, and the demi-god knew well how it had effected the other man. "He hasn't decided what he'll do just yet. Obviously I hope that he'll choose to go with us, but I won't force him to." Something that Homura never did, but it held especially true in Nataku's case. He wouldn't even make the boy do it in exchange for the weapon he'd requested from Adelheid, an allowance he'd never even consider making for another person.
"He's very different from me. Nataku wasn't the Toushin Taishi for long before he chose to end his life. And he hasn't yet had the opportunity to truly choose his own path. Kenren and I both feel rather protective towards him, because of that." Homura looked at the little fry man again, then chuckled as he reached out to touch its head...carefully though. He had a feeling Okita would pout if he knocked it over. "I think he'll enjoy meeting you, should the chance arise."