Well, it was still quieter here than it would be if he went back to the school. Hijikata closed his eyes for a moment, resigning himself.

It wasn't so bad to practice in front of people, was it?

He just wouldn't work on his forms. There was something intensely personal about the meditativeness of them, for him, and... perhaps it would be better if he did something else.

He put away his shinai, and moved to the weight equipment instead.