(Please, Ryouma, have some public decency?? Act like a decent person? This isn't even bad and he knows it but he's trying to curb it now. How can he enjoy his own drinks when he now has this compulsion to be sober because someone has to be in this situation.)
And stop making a big deal out of nothing. You're not the only guy here.
(SOMEONE HAS TO KEEP HIM HUMBLE but also please... its not like everyone is here for a reason.)
[ he will keep pouring drinks so long as hizen keeps drinking them to facilitate this because ryouma is a terrible enabler. ]
It ain't a big deal at all either. Jus' what I've always said; my life's only purpose is accomplishin' my duty. Never know exactly what that is, I jus' go along doin' what I can 'til I can't.
(Izo had said something similar and Hizen slinks back into his chair, letting his cup be filled, taking another drink. He can't lighten up. He doesn't know how? Not without drinking enough that he forgets his restraints or eating enough that he just wants to sleep.)
Exhausting.
(Ryouma makes him so tired. He's tired. But it might also be the amount of alcohol he's had making him drowsy.)
Whatever. 's not like either of ya listen to anyone but yourselves anyway... (Another drink, an empty cup, he places it upside down-- a sign to Ryouma that he's had enough; not of drinking but of their time together.) Just one thing...
(And he frowns, getting up from his seat and looking down... not at Ryouma but at the floor. He can't quite look at him directly when he speaks.)
Whatever you decide to do... keep him close to you.
(...
And he lets out a loud sigh, one that makes the tables nearby look to see what the problem is this time.)
[ in times like these, he's grateful neither hizen nor izō seems to feel comfortable looking at him when it feels like this. what exactly "this" entails feelings-wise ryouma isn't certain, but it's the sort of thing he prefers not to let on to anyone else. ]
S'prised y' know about that...
[ he's drunk, so he's not really thinking, and the words slip out. did someone tell hizen? he supposes if that guy exists, perhaps it came up some time? fact is, ryouma isn't even sure if hizen was referring to the specific time he failed to keep his sword close or if it was just a general bit of sound advice. well, whatever the case, ryouma appreciates hizen's words all the same. ]
Thanks, Hizen. For that an' for drinkin' with me again.
(Hizen, unfortunately, knows everything. If anything, he probably knows more than Ryouma if only because his job allows him to see all of the sides, the before, during, and after. Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki is a lively spirit, certainly better than Hizen on all counts, but Hizen knows what he keeps with him, even if he doesn't share it with others.
He won't elaborate anymore for Ryouma, though. That would mean talking more and... it looks like Ryouma wouldn't want to talk about it either. It's best to just leave it and he only hums something in acknowledgement and leaves to pay.
Whenever Ryouma gets up to pay, he'll find that someone has already paid for him, too.)
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He whispers, still hissing,)
You're being embarrassing!
(Please, Ryouma, have some public decency?? Act like a decent person? This isn't even bad and he knows it but he's trying to curb it now. How can he enjoy his own drinks when he now has this compulsion to be sober because someone has to be in this situation.)
And stop making a big deal out of nothing. You're not the only guy here.
(SOMEONE HAS TO KEEP HIM HUMBLE but also please... its not like everyone is here for a reason.)
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[ he will keep pouring drinks so long as hizen keeps drinking them to facilitate this because ryouma is a terrible enabler. ]
It ain't a big deal at all either. Jus' what I've always said; my life's only purpose is accomplishin' my duty. Never know exactly what that is, I jus' go along doin' what I can 'til I can't.
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Exhausting.
(Ryouma makes him so tired. He's tired. But it might also be the amount of alcohol he's had making him drowsy.)
Whatever. 's not like either of ya listen to anyone but yourselves anyway... (Another drink, an empty cup, he places it upside down-- a sign to Ryouma that he's had enough; not of drinking but of their time together.) Just one thing...
(And he frowns, getting up from his seat and looking down... not at Ryouma but at the floor. He can't quite look at him directly when he speaks.)
Whatever you decide to do... keep him close to you.
(...
And he lets out a loud sigh, one that makes the tables nearby look to see what the problem is this time.)
Talking to you makes me tired. 'm going home.
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S'prised y' know about that...
[ he's drunk, so he's not really thinking, and the words slip out. did someone tell hizen? he supposes if that guy exists, perhaps it came up some time? fact is, ryouma isn't even sure if hizen was referring to the specific time he failed to keep his sword close or if it was just a general bit of sound advice. well, whatever the case, ryouma appreciates hizen's words all the same. ]
Thanks, Hizen. For that an' for drinkin' with me again.
[ he recognises how hizen puts up with him. ]
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He won't elaborate anymore for Ryouma, though. That would mean talking more and... it looks like Ryouma wouldn't want to talk about it either. It's best to just leave it and he only hums something in acknowledgement and leaves to pay.
Whenever Ryouma gets up to pay, he'll find that someone has already paid for him, too.)