The Grayi'll hide anything you're wearing or carrying, to my understanding.
[He watches Arashi lean away from Kasha even further, feeling somewhat exasperated at the sight. God, these familiars aren't a good match at all. As the conversation continues he notices Shoto's half-concealed irritation at Lambrini's irreverence... and he's sure she and Arashi notice it too, but say nothing out of amusement respectively politeness. Maybe this arrangement was a mistake. Honestly, it's Lambrini who seems to cause the imbalance in the group, and not because she's the only woman (presumably - he never asked Shoto about Kasha), but because of her attitude. But she's cooperative enough that the meeting remains productive, so he doesn't interfere.
He feels sympathy as Shoto explains where he got the light shields. Too many people he cared for are gone now, too... and if he knew that it was Gokudera, whom he also spent a lot of time with, then he'd talk about him with Shoto, reminisce a little and smile together as they remember him and Larry. The dinosaur-like creature was endearing and cute to Hijikata, too, and a good match for his bond partner who had gone through so much already.
Lambrini's pseudo-innocent smile at Shoto's eventual small castigation doesn't bother Hijikata half as much as the boy's respect for him makes him happy. Has anyone ever stood up for him like this? Kondou, back home, and his older brother, when he was still a child... but it's been rare, and all the more special. When Hijikata speaks again, his mindset harkening back to how he would speak to the Shinsengumi, given that he suddenly has a whole handful of living people to lead into a raid again, Shoto's gentle protest reminds him that it's not the same as his samurai subordinates back home. Shoto is right; he won't draw his sword to kill. And this, Shoto-kun, is why you're a special samurai. He doesn't say it out loud, again not wanting to fluster him, and simply nods decisively in response, to confirm to everyone that Shoto isn't a killer (unlike him).
When Shoto calls Kasha to his side Arashi is visibly relieved, his posture relaxing. Hijikata nods again as he gets up from his seat as well, collecting his items (including the presents from his squire).]
I'll bring the Grayi with me. We'd best only take it in the Land of Maidens. Thanks, everybody. We'll see each other tomorrow.
1/2 (Poor boy, he's too straight-laced for this company!)
[He watches Arashi lean away from Kasha even further, feeling somewhat exasperated at the sight. God, these familiars aren't a good match at all. As the conversation continues he notices Shoto's half-concealed irritation at Lambrini's irreverence... and he's sure she and Arashi notice it too, but say nothing out of amusement respectively politeness. Maybe this arrangement was a mistake. Honestly, it's Lambrini who seems to cause the imbalance in the group, and not because she's the only woman (presumably - he never asked Shoto about Kasha), but because of her attitude. But she's cooperative enough that the meeting remains productive, so he doesn't interfere.
He feels sympathy as Shoto explains where he got the light shields. Too many people he cared for are gone now, too... and if he knew that it was Gokudera, whom he also spent a lot of time with, then he'd talk about him with Shoto, reminisce a little and smile together as they remember him and Larry. The dinosaur-like creature was endearing and cute to Hijikata, too, and a good match for his bond partner who had gone through so much already.
Lambrini's pseudo-innocent smile at Shoto's eventual small castigation doesn't bother Hijikata half as much as the boy's respect for him makes him happy. Has anyone ever stood up for him like this? Kondou, back home, and his older brother, when he was still a child... but it's been rare, and all the more special. When Hijikata speaks again, his mindset harkening back to how he would speak to the Shinsengumi, given that he suddenly has a whole handful of living people to lead into a raid again, Shoto's gentle protest reminds him that it's not the same as his samurai subordinates back home. Shoto is right; he won't draw his sword to kill. And this, Shoto-kun, is why you're a special samurai. He doesn't say it out loud, again not wanting to fluster him, and simply nods decisively in response, to confirm to everyone that Shoto isn't a killer (unlike him).
When Shoto calls Kasha to his side Arashi is visibly relieved, his posture relaxing. Hijikata nods again as he gets up from his seat as well, collecting his items (including the presents from his squire).]
I'll bring the Grayi with me. We'd best only take it in the Land of Maidens. Thanks, everybody. We'll see each other tomorrow.