[That's exactly the kind of comfort Saitou prefers, and maybe it's things like this that he's always liked about Hijikata - that he doesn't treat these things as a big deal, that he simply bears it quietly and doesn't make a fuss, but doesn't ever, ever let it discourage him from keeping on moving.
Not that there isn't room in the world for other ways of coping, but this is the one that Saitou himself is prone to, and seeing it reflected by someone he respects makes it easier to pull it off, sometimes. (Often.)
He accepts the mug with a quiet nod. They try again, and...again. And again.
What else can they do? They wouldn't be able to accept anything less of themselves.]
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Not that there isn't room in the world for other ways of coping, but this is the one that Saitou himself is prone to, and seeing it reflected by someone he respects makes it easier to pull it off, sometimes. (Often.)
He accepts the mug with a quiet nod. They try again, and...again. And again.
What else can they do? They wouldn't be able to accept anything less of themselves.]