[Majima stared openly at the stranger that spoke about him like they knew each other, that called him brother, that called him loyal friend. He had no idea who this man was other what he'd just learned. That part of his life--his fate?--hadn't occured yet.
Would it ever now?
There was an awe felt here. A bewilderment. A suspicious doubt shoved behind wry amusement. A lot of things.
And Kiryu had said one thing in particular that swirled around excessively in his head: reinstated with our families. That meant- that meant he made it back. The other guy, too, from the sound of it but that was a story for another time. He was stuck on the idea that he had finally made it back. It was going to happen. It was in his future.
Except now it was torn from him. How could he facilitate this future event if he was stuck here in this messed up world? Stuck in another prison... one he hadn't even made himself.
He was silent for a long, drawn out moment. He didn't know what to say.]
...I don't know what to tell you. Sounds like a fever dream. The medieval dungeon really sells it, ya know?
[It was said as light-hearted as he could manage it--which, truthfully, wasn't very.]
Kiryu-chan, you broke him.
Would it ever now?
There was an awe felt here. A bewilderment. A suspicious doubt shoved behind wry amusement. A lot of things.
And Kiryu had said one thing in particular that swirled around excessively in his head: reinstated with our families. That meant- that meant he made it back. The other guy, too, from the sound of it but that was a story for another time. He was stuck on the idea that he had finally made it back. It was going to happen. It was in his future.
Except now it was torn from him. How could he facilitate this future event if he was stuck here in this messed up world? Stuck in another prison... one he hadn't even made himself.
He was silent for a long, drawn out moment. He didn't know what to say.]
...I don't know what to tell you. Sounds like a fever dream. The medieval dungeon really sells it, ya know?
[It was said as light-hearted as he could manage it--which, truthfully, wasn't very.]