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[ Continued from here. ]

[ This is disturbingly familiar. Not the being caught and dragged back to shallow water, but the being in Shinpachi's arms after doing something stupid. Only this time, there's no pain and a lot less blood. ]

Huh, I must've mistaken you for a lumpy rock or something.

[ But the tone is playful, the words in jest. He's not going to dwell on it right now. There's plenty of time to figure out what happened later. It's not like he's going anywhere or has anything to go back to...

Instead, he's going to focus on something else. ]

You should put me up on your shoulders so we can go see where that noise is coming from!

[ Let's keep up that less blood streak, okay. Shinpachi has held a dying Heisuke one too many times in his arms to really want to have it happen one more time - it could happen twenty thousand times and he'd still be upset. Of course he would be, because dammit, that's his Heisuke. The third part of the baka trio. No way he could just let him do something stupid or die if Shinpachi was around to help it, you know?

Which is also why he isn't all for that last idea, despite carrying out dumb ideas basically being a daily activity for those three. He'll even ignore the insult - for now, god knows Heisuke will get his moment of (non-deadly!!) payback later. Instead he just drags the shorter guy a bit back even more in case any weird thing comes to nip at their toes until they're practically standing on just the sand again. ]

Sorry, kid, no weird noises for you today. [ Yes, Heisuke, you're definitely going to be called a kid if you want to go look for something that's clearly suspicious! Shinpachi is too jaded to give in to these things by now, even though he's keeping his tone light.

It's only then that he lets go of Heisuke, not even really caring if the other wasn't using his legs and would just drop straight onto the sand. Payback. ]

The game we're playing today's called "let's not get ourselves offed." You at least gotta try a little harder, y'know?

[ "Let's not get ourselves offed"? Really, Shinpachi? And thanks for dropping him on the sand like a sack of rice. Now he's going to have sand in places he'd really rather not! ]

Shinpattsu-san, I really hate t'break it to you, but if that's the game we're playing, I already lost.

[ Does he really want to say this? ]

I already died.

[ Hey, why not? ]

[ If they all have to suffer the sand in asscracks curse, Heisuke, then you do too. Sharing is caring.

But more important than that, they're not going down this direction. Nope. Heisuke dying is not a topic Shinpachi particularly cares to discuss since it's still a sensitive thing -- hell, it's been a sensitive thing ever since Aburano Koji, even though Heisuke was still around after that.. sort of. ]

Hey, Heisuke.

[ He drops to squat down (not getting sand anywhere in the process, okay, he's safely hovering above it, only touching it with his feet!) to be on an even eye level with the other there. ]

Is that the kinda gloomy expression you're gonna greet me with? I'm pretty sure there's a living guy right over here I'm talking to, unless you're gonna say I'm crazy. [ And then Heisuke would have his head pushed into the sand to get only more sand in unfortunate places. Don't wish that upon yourself, Heisuke. ]

[ Curiosity is a horrible, awful thing. It kills. And unfortunately, he's curious.

Peering up at Shinpachi, he cocks his head to one side, weighing the sanity of what he's going to ask... but only for a moment because he doesn't really seem to give much thought to anything really. ]

Maybe now, but how come you didn't tell me I don't make it outta Aburano Koji? I mean, you knew that, right?

[ Cut right to the chase. ]

[ THAT.. is pretty directly getting to the point, yeah. Not that Shinpachi doesn't get it, he's a pretty direct guy too, after all. But this topic of all things.. it's a sensitive one, of course. Especially since by now it's not the only time he's seen Heisuke die by a long shot. And having to talk about it to Heisuke's face.. well, that sure doesn't make it any easier. ]

Yeah, I knew.

[ His tone sounds a little heavier as he says that. He can put up a positive mood about a lot of things, but this sure isn't one of them. Shinpachi decidedly looks a whole lot more awkward. ]

People made it sound though like we wouldn't remember anything if we ever did go home. Then what would've been the point of telling you all 'bout it? It'd just be painful.

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