"I can handle a few stitches and some cold," he agreed, not biting on what could have been a euphemism like the rest of his barbarian Shinsengumi would have. Instead, he occupied his time by watching her as she worked. Itou couldn't very well see his side without moving too much, so he settled for watching her forearms and her hands when they came into view. She was very brisk with her craft, plying her trade well, and he didn't feel the thread going in and out as he thought he would. No, the burning, stinging pain was normal for this sort of wound, nothing more.

The offer of helpful conversation almost made him chuckle, and he only caught himself because that would only hurt him in the end. "You'll find that I'm a sturdy sort of man, not queasy at all. Also that I've very boring with not much to tell about myself. In fact, my most interesting feature is that I'm currently deceased." This, said in the same tone one would say that the sky was blue. It didn't seem fortuitous for a first meeting to talk about how he'd betrayed the Shinsengumi a few months ago.

"Will you tell me your name instead, so I don't have to think of you in terms of 'as that lady doctor who put my guts back in me after an ant bit me too hard'?" The title wasn't even all that bad. His castmates might even be proud of it. If he wasn't as polite as he was, he might have added foxy to it, but that was inappropriate. "You mentioned your father was Takani, but I'm not certain if you still carry the name."