[The dismal state of both Rosen and his apartment answers Hijikata's initial question of how he's holding up: Piss-poorly. And who could fault him? He ruffles Ciaran's fur on his head as he steps inside and closes the door behind him, playing with his ears a little. Good boy.
He quietly listens to what Rosen says. Honestly, he didn't really think about how well Rosen would know the others - Saya's husband, her other lovers, her friends, those who have literally been through hell with her. Apparently he feels a rift that prevents him from joining them as they wait for her rebirth. That's alright, as far as Hijikata is concerned... unless something specific happened before, during, or after the experiment to prompt that feeling from Rosen.]
You don't know them well either?
[He knows some names and faces - Kantera, Yuri, Venti, many more he can't quite recall ad hoc, surely some people he does know who may or may not have been involved in the extensive preparations -, but out of her inner circle he's only spoken to Venti (and Rosen himself, of course).]
...
What happened? You don't have to tell me, but if you want to...
[If he can understand at least roughly what occurred, he may find some words of confidence, maybe.]
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He quietly listens to what Rosen says. Honestly, he didn't really think about how well Rosen would know the others - Saya's husband, her other lovers, her friends, those who have literally been through hell with her. Apparently he feels a rift that prevents him from joining them as they wait for her rebirth. That's alright, as far as Hijikata is concerned... unless something specific happened before, during, or after the experiment to prompt that feeling from Rosen.]
You don't know them well either?
[He knows some names and faces - Kantera, Yuri, Venti, many more he can't quite recall ad hoc, surely some people he does know who may or may not have been involved in the extensive preparations -, but out of her inner circle he's only spoken to Venti (and Rosen himself, of course).]
...
What happened? You don't have to tell me, but if you want to...
[If he can understand at least roughly what occurred, he may find some words of confidence, maybe.]