Megumi dropped her utensils right into the antiseptic when she heard that, growing even paler white and blinking. She swallowed, feeling her blood run cold, a clammy sweat come over the back of her neck. She couldn't bring herself to look at Itou, not after he'd said that.
The Shinsengumi. She was alone, in a room, door bolted, with a member of the Shinsengumi.
Surely she was going to die if she didn't choose her words and actions very, very carefully here. She took a deep breath and prayed that if this person was anything like Saitou Hajime, that Ken-san would stay far, far away from this place. On the other hand... she couldn't help hoping that he'd come and save her from what was most likely a very painful death. Hiratsuki wasn't used to tickle people.
"I'm.... from Meiji. Meiji 11," she managed, picking up her needle and thread. Her voice was very, very soft. "There's nothing strange at all about my technique. I was trained not only in traditional herbal medicine, but also in the style of the foreign studies schools in Nagasa--"
It was then that she realized she'd said something extremely foolish. The Shinsengumi had been out to 'purify' Japan of foreign influences, and preserve the old ways. Megumi halted her syllables right there, and racked her brain for how to talk her way out of that.
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The Shinsengumi. She was alone, in a room, door bolted, with a member of the Shinsengumi.
Surely she was going to die if she didn't choose her words and actions very, very carefully here. She took a deep breath and prayed that if this person was anything like Saitou Hajime, that Ken-san would stay far, far away from this place. On the other hand... she couldn't help hoping that he'd come and save her from what was most likely a very painful death. Hiratsuki wasn't used to tickle people.
"I'm.... from Meiji. Meiji 11," she managed, picking up her needle and thread. Her voice was very, very soft. "There's nothing strange at all about my technique. I was trained not only in traditional herbal medicine, but also in the style of the foreign studies schools in Nagasa--"
It was then that she realized she'd said something extremely foolish. The Shinsengumi had been out to 'purify' Japan of foreign influences, and preserve the old ways. Megumi halted her syllables right there, and racked her brain for how to talk her way out of that.