[It looks like ultimately this treasured experience is the same for both of them, and it's one so unwarriorlike... Hijikata had forsworn any romance back on his homeworld, but getting to experience it after all was so rewarding, he doesn't regret opening himself to it. He only indicates his confirmation of Red Wine's assumption with the tiniest nod.]
Making the most of it is all we can do. These worlds are unpredictable.
[And it's cruel, really, to lose so many important people one after the other, and to never know how much time one has left with those who remain, but lamenting it won't change anything. He can only hope that Red Wine won't be separated from his partner (again!).]
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Making the most of it is all we can do. These worlds are unpredictable.
[And it's cruel, really, to lose so many important people one after the other, and to never know how much time one has left with those who remain, but lamenting it won't change anything. He can only hope that Red Wine won't be separated from his partner (again!).]