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Does the word 'Shinsengumi' mean anything to anyone?

[OOC: 'Shinsengumi' = 'newly selected corps', more or less. Actual historical group so knowing doesn't fourth-wall him]

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[Daitou can hear the first two names just find, but there's a roaring sound, like a sudden wind, over the last name. He frowns]

What was the last name you said? I couldn't hear it over the wind.

[...Well. The wind isn't that loud. Rain repeats it, slowly and clearly, to be sure.]

It was Hijikata.

[And again, a rush of wind. Daitou's frown deepens.]

I missed it again. Like something was trying to keep me from hearing it.

That's almost certainly the case.

[If Rain had needed any more confirmation, there it was. They both knew this Hijikata, and he was someone important enough to Daitou that the tree didn't want him remembering just yet. Rain turns to face the other man straight on.]

I believe we must have known each other.

[He nods.]

If you know a name this place won't let me hear. What do you know about that person?

[That he was putting his trust in me... Not going there. Rain looks away, shaking his head slowly.]

Next to nothing. I believe he was someone of authority. I... may have reported to him, but I can't be certain. [He pauses briefly.]

Can you tell me anything more about the boy?

[Daitou frowned again at that, absentmindedly picking at some of the grass in frustration. Someone important - but he didn't know why]

The boy's name was Tetsu. He was small - spiky red hair. He was upset with me for what I had done.

[Now it's Rain's turn to scowl at what sounds like a sudden loud, strategically placed gust of wind.]

I can't hear that name.

[So he's remembered someone important to Daitou - a name and perhaps a voice, at least - and Daitou's remembered someone important to him. And they're prevented from telling each other much. Well played, Edensphere. And why would a loud little boy be important enough that Rain can't hear his name?]

[Daitou sighs heavily at that. Mysteries for both of them, it seems.]

I hate this place.

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