[He doesn't rejoice!! This just upsets him!! Because he knows that in the reality waiting for him outside of whatever the hell this place is, he won't have his wish realized, whether through circumstances beyond his control or the ones that he very much does control.
Maybe that's why he feels like being a little reckless here and now, then. Clementine and Alphinaud aren't here, and if he's the one who's hurt by his own choices, that's fine. He looks at this imposter's face - at all the curves and edges that are Hijikata's, without being his.]
...I would accept, then. If it means being able to protect him...
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Maybe that's why he feels like being a little reckless here and now, then. Clementine and Alphinaud aren't here, and if he's the one who's hurt by his own choices, that's fine. He looks at this imposter's face - at all the curves and edges that are Hijikata's, without being his.]
...I would accept, then. If it means being able to protect him...
[Even just one more time. Even if it's not real.]