This is...different. Though...this one wishes it were a little warmer.

ORO?!

Sano, this one doesn't think he's seen this many roaches since he last visited your lodgings at the long house.

They seem to be everywhere, don't they?

The weather in this place is certainly...erratic, isn't it?

So the game is up then, Okita-dono. This one knew it was going to happen eventually...but he hadn't imagined it happening quite like it did. Apologies. This one would rather have told you himself.

Yes, this one was once Choushuu--a hitokiri working directly under Katsura Kogorou. It hasn't happened for you yet, but our swords actually crossed several times before...this one left the Revolution, directly after the Battle of Toba Fushimi. Since then, this one has refused to kill.

There is much more, of course, but this one would rather speak about it face-to-face. Unarmed.

Also, this one has a request. Please do not involve Sanosuke in any of this. He dislikes the Ishin Shishi as much as your young friend, Ichimura Tetsunosuke, does. They executed someone he held very dear.

Sano is a dear friend, and a good man. He should not have to suffer because of this one's actions.

--Himura Kenshin, formerly Choushuu Ishin Shishi Hitokiri Himura Battousai

what a strange little box.

pressing buttons makes words. how unusual.

hello little box1 what is this place/