[ Izō freezes up and stays that way. He should return the hug or push Ryouma away or do anything but sit there frozen; he doesn't, though. Silence falls as flashes of that night return. His recent life has been plagued with nightmares of getting shot, of his torture, of the other nightmares he saw.
This isn't helping. He should've told Ryouma he was busy and not come out here. ]
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This isn't helping. He should've told Ryouma he was busy and not come out here. ]
Don't squeeze so hard. That shit's still healin'.
[ Eventually, slowly, he returns the hug. ]