[The gentle gesture is unexpected, and Hijikata appreciates it all the more. It's always been hard for him to be open and honest about his feelings, but clearly it didn't take much for Thanatos to pick up on them.]
I don't need any comfort. She's here now, and she's happy. That's all I wanted.
[He means it. He and Mitsuba were never meant to be together - he invites in too much violence and danger -, but leaving her behind is less painful when he can see that she's found a fulfilled life without him. And if, once the calamity is taken care of and he can finally visit Prismatica proper again, if she still waited for him even then... then maybe he'll have to reevaluate that assessment.]
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I don't need any comfort. She's here now, and she's happy. That's all I wanted.
[He means it. He and Mitsuba were never meant to be together - he invites in too much violence and danger -, but leaving her behind is less painful when he can see that she's found a fulfilled life without him. And if, once the calamity is taken care of and he can finally visit Prismatica proper again, if she still waited for him even then... then maybe he'll have to reevaluate that assessment.]