[ coming from anyone else, izō might've found reason to take offence at that, but when he's not jumping at any excuse to be angry at ryouma it's much easier to know what's intended — it's not that he's incapable of doing things, only that he's not being held to any expectations. it helps that ryouma has said so often in all this, even if izō struggles more often than not to believe it.
he waves a hand dismissively because he can't just say "don't mention it" right now because he's just survived the hot curry rice and chased it with the sake in his cup. it might not do anything for a slightly burnt tongue, but he'll be able to get drunk enough eventually that he won't care. after whatever the other gift is, of course. ]
Yeah, well... hope it's good or whatever. What is this anyway? Some kinda local thing?
[ the novelty is still brand new because he hadn't been trying the new imports at the time. ]
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he waves a hand dismissively because he can't just say "don't mention it" right now because he's just survived the hot curry rice and chased it with the sake in his cup. it might not do anything for a slightly burnt tongue, but he'll be able to get drunk enough eventually that he won't care. after whatever the other gift is, of course. ]
Yeah, well... hope it's good or whatever. What is this anyway? Some kinda local thing?
[ the novelty is still brand new because he hadn't been trying the new imports at the time. ]