[As if having woken up covered in mud in a strange forest wasn't bad enough, Harada has been keeping an eye on this band of kidnappers. And that has irritated him, to put it kindly. For anyone to treat another human being as less than them, it's disgusting. And yet, it happens all too often.
So he hides himself away behind a tree, though he can still hear the majority of what these bandits say, thanks to some odd necklace he came across earlier. He keeps his spear close, hand clenching and unclenching around the wood as he studies the crude encampment. There aren't a lot of the bandits, but neither would it be wise to just rush in and try to take them all down by himself.
Except one of the captives spits some frustrated words at one of their captors, earning them a firm slap across the face.
Which tips Harada over the edge. He stands up and grips his spear tightly, ready to throw caution to the wind.]
Bastard.
[He doesn't know how long he's been...here. But his memory of fighting at Toba-fushimi is still fresh in his mind. How the Shinsengumi were defeated on a physical level by the Imperial forces and the embarrassment he suffered at the hands of a single demon, how he couldn't even protect one woman. To say he's itching for some retribution would be an understatement, but he also is practically running on fumes. He hadn't gotten a lot of sleep before showing up here.
Needless to say, someone should probably stop him. Or join him, if that's you're fancy.]
2. blushing bride - retinue
[Through whatever maneuvers that have been handled, Harada ends up in Ke-Waihu along with a fair number of others like him. Well, like him in that they've been misplaced, too. And it's all just in time for a wedding! Or many weddings. To foxes. That is something that is at least familiar to Harada. Not marrying foxes, of course, but the stories of fox weddings and foxes being tricksters in general.
So while he's not particularly superstitious, he still decides to keep some distance between himself and one of these fox spouses. At least, until the human spouse sent in to play a part in the farce goes silent.
Upon investigation, that human is very dead and the fox is the obvious culprit.
But while foxes are tricksters, they also deserve respect and Harada intends not to simply rush into the room and kill the fox for killing the villager. No, instead when the fox complains about their spouse being unable to partake in drink, Harada offers himself up for the task.]
I think your beloved is simply overwhelmed with the excitement of the night. I will drink with you in his place. There's no reason to let this good wine go to waste.
[Ah, now this is something he's good at. Years of drinking and cavorting with Shinpachi and Heisuke have prepared him well. So he shares a few cups with the fox, slipping in some of the drugs when the fox looks away, frustrated that their night isn't going to plan.]
I know you're disappointed, but try to get some rest tonight. Things will be better in the morning.
[He hopes. He also hopes he and the others can manage to retrieve this poor dead man's body for a proper burial tonight.]
3. wildcard!
[Hit me up for some other flavor of tall, ginger, and handsome here! You know how this works.]
Harada Sanosuke | Hakuouki | Tourist
[As if having woken up covered in mud in a strange forest wasn't bad enough, Harada has been keeping an eye on this band of kidnappers. And that has irritated him, to put it kindly. For anyone to treat another human being as less than them, it's disgusting. And yet, it happens all too often.
So he hides himself away behind a tree, though he can still hear the majority of what these bandits say, thanks to some odd necklace he came across earlier. He keeps his spear close, hand clenching and unclenching around the wood as he studies the crude encampment. There aren't a lot of the bandits, but neither would it be wise to just rush in and try to take them all down by himself.
Except one of the captives spits some frustrated words at one of their captors, earning them a firm slap across the face.
Which tips Harada over the edge. He stands up and grips his spear tightly, ready to throw caution to the wind.]
Bastard.
[He doesn't know how long he's been...here. But his memory of fighting at Toba-fushimi is still fresh in his mind. How the Shinsengumi were defeated on a physical level by the Imperial forces and the embarrassment he suffered at the hands of a single demon, how he couldn't even protect one woman. To say he's itching for some retribution would be an understatement, but he also is practically running on fumes. He hadn't gotten a lot of sleep before showing up here.
Needless to say, someone should probably stop him. Or join him, if that's you're fancy.]
2. blushing bride - retinue
[Through whatever maneuvers that have been handled, Harada ends up in Ke-Waihu along with a fair number of others like him. Well, like him in that they've been misplaced, too. And it's all just in time for a wedding! Or many weddings. To foxes. That is something that is at least familiar to Harada. Not marrying foxes, of course, but the stories of fox weddings and foxes being tricksters in general.
So while he's not particularly superstitious, he still decides to keep some distance between himself and one of these fox spouses. At least, until the human spouse sent in to play a part in the farce goes silent.
Upon investigation, that human is very dead and the fox is the obvious culprit.
But while foxes are tricksters, they also deserve respect and Harada intends not to simply rush into the room and kill the fox for killing the villager. No, instead when the fox complains about their spouse being unable to partake in drink, Harada offers himself up for the task.]
I think your beloved is simply overwhelmed with the excitement of the night. I will drink with you in his place. There's no reason to let this good wine go to waste.
[Ah, now this is something he's good at. Years of drinking and cavorting with Shinpachi and Heisuke have prepared him well. So he shares a few cups with the fox, slipping in some of the drugs when the fox looks away, frustrated that their night isn't going to plan.]
I know you're disappointed, but try to get some rest tonight. Things will be better in the morning.
[He hopes. He also hopes he and the others can manage to retrieve this poor dead man's body for a proper burial tonight.]
3. wildcard!
[Hit me up for some other flavor of tall, ginger, and handsome here! You know how this works.]