[No the true challenge of a spy's work is not laughing when the spy-ee farts while you're undercover or under the covers and about to be suffocated by the stench. THERE IS NO GOING BACK FROM THAT, WHAT SURVIVING??!? THAT GAS SMELLS LIKE A BIBLE STORY]
Nyanzura~?
[ABSOLUTELY NOT leave this world. The only stoning that's gonna go on is to America's funniest home videos: country exchange videos where there are crotch injuries starring Zura and Kondo]
[OK SOMEONE'S CLEARLY GOT A TYPE! ALERT, RED ALERT, SOMEONE'S GOT A TYPE! SILVER HAIR LIKE AN OLD MAN AND DORKISH AND PERVERTED TENDENCIES!! Kakashi-sensei is late, btw, so he's not available]
The barricade of our hearts? But I can already feel it crumbling with every passing day together. Don't you feel it, Katsura-san? Listen to it.
[ IT'S MERELY A FONDNESS IS ALL!! That's ok he's really just a fictional equivalent for Gintoki isn't he. ]
[ the sound of his name being said right does make him feel something crumble alright ]
Yes... yes, you are right. But I try to listen to my brain as well as my heart. The barricades back in Edo between the patriots and the scumass-kisserstraitors police are as strong as ever.
[you're damn right. god, the thirst is intense. smh]
[A most gentle smile breaks out on Kondo's face as he moves closer, arms open]
But that's back home, isn't it? And we've already crossed many barriers here without bloodshed or peeshed. Surely that must mean something to you? It means a lot to me.
[ Shh. You think it's intense now, wait until you see the second movie... ]
[ Life flashes between Katsura's eyes as he has to make the most difficult decision in his life yet, whether to accept what unmistakeably looks like a hug from a gorilla. Hesitantly, he steps closer. ]
Yes. Yes, of course it does. It worries me, for I can no longer plan of assassinating you with clear conscience... But we'll go back home eventually, shall we not? What then?
[Zura's words add a slight nervous twitch to Kondo's mouth, but the smile remains. Hopeful. Hopeful for the future]
I know. And I don't really think about holding your head under the blanket and blasting out a fart until you suffocate anymore. Mmm, you're right, eventually we'll end up back home. But I think after all we've learned here, together, we can figure something out then. Until then we can only take it one day at a time, right?
And of you. I know what you mean, we have to be careful. Tread on eggshells. But if it's us I think we can do it. I dunno about that, we'll just have to see where the wind takes us.
[wiggling his hands, 'hug me, hug me' his eyes seem to say]
It really does! It stands for a lot of things. Stands against all kinds of infiltration. It's steadfast and strong. It won't weaken to shivering of the heart.
[ So since Kondo got a card, of course Katsura must get one as well.
In specific, it's this beauty, and in the same sense as Kondo's card was nailed to the door with one of 1469's kitchen knives, another of those knives has been used to stab this card to the lid of the mailbox. ]
[ How sad. Someone doesn't get the holiday spirit. It's nice of them to send a card, though. Katsura's going to scribble "It's not wig brat, it's Katsura" across it with a pen and put it with the rest. ]
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