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[newtimes]

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[adornmental]

UGH Mutsu and Kashuu... Kashuu is obviously still very much hung up on the past despite how he likes to pretend otherwise, and even though he's good at hiding it most times, it definitely shows every now and then... Like in their sparring match when he starts going on about reformist swords and all IT'S STILL A SORE SPOT. He was still killed by a reformist in the end and that puts him at permanent odds!!

That said, since he died so early on, he's also kind of on the outskirts of all the real tension. Like yes, the Shinsegumi and reformists were at odds when Kashuu was still around, but things weren't quite so dire back then. Those were the days of Mutsu sticking his tongue at them from a window as they all tried to get their masters to look up because Sakamoto is right there dangit, or of chasing them through streets and having to jump over produce carts and dodge into back alleys only to lose them every single time. It was annoying and Mutsu was an enemy for sure, but things were different then. It's not the same at all as it was when people started dying, and Kashuu wasn't around for that so it's just something he'll never fully be able to understand. Sure, he's heard about it and he's read up on it in books, but that kind of thing can never replace first-hand experience.

That's why he's able to be more flexible and forgiving than the other gumis, though, and even Mutsu himself. He doesn't have any of that bitterness. He didn't have to watch his master die, or see anyone falsely accused and executed, or be there when the war came to its ugly head. He has his own issues obviously, but they're generally of a different scope entirely which makes it easier for him to get over their past differences, especially when combined with his favorite coping mechanism, Pretend Shit Is Just Fine. Obviously Mutsu isn't his first choice for company and he probably never will be, and he's too much of a tsun moron to ever admit that Mutsu is a friend out loud under normal circumstances, but it's not like he'd actively deny being friends, either. As far as he's concerned, Mutsu is a valuable ally and comrade, and he trusts him to have his back on the battlefield even if they stood on opposite sides for so long. Things were heated and personal back then, yes, but it's not the 1860s anymore and they've all (kinda sorta) moved on.

He's mostly content just staying at baseline levels of friendship with Mutsu, that said! He's not really eager to work out any underlying issues that could in turn deepen their friendship because that would mean discussing the past, HIS LEAST FAVORITE THING TO DO. Reminiscing is fine, but anything more is just no bueno, and while he has that mentality things are probably going to stagnate where they are right now: friendly acquaintances and comrades who will share lives on Konpeito Crunch and fight alongside each other, but aren't super close outside of that.

[newtimes]

Ugh these two......... Sword Jesus help them cross their bridges.