[Hijikata nods in agreement. Them trying to accomplish anything in the sunken part of the graveyard would be futile - even if they managed to clean the algae off the graves there, no one would even be able to see that, and new ones would grow in no time. But then again couldn't the same be said about the graves on dry land? Ultimately this place will remain abandoned and overgrown until, hopefully, they somehow manage to restore this world to how it used to be. He lets out a small sigh.
Usually he'd wander around and talk about whatever strategic topics come to his mind, leaving the work to Eren, but right away he feels guilty for even considering that approach. It's easy to leave the work to his numerous subordinates back home (and honestly, even there he does participate in the shared domestic chores when there's a real need), but Eren is only one person. Besides they already had plenty of time to discuss both the overall situation on Ellipsa and the best approaches to the various quests during the journey here. He takes off his uniform jacket, hangs it up on a branch, rolls up his shirt sleeves, grabs utensils, and starts scrubbing the nearest grave.
For a while they simply work away in silence, each left to his own ruminations. It's only when a strange, sigh-like sound wafts though the graveyard that Hijikata pauses and sits up.]
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Usually he'd wander around and talk about whatever strategic topics come to his mind, leaving the work to Eren, but right away he feels guilty for even considering that approach. It's easy to leave the work to his numerous subordinates back home (and honestly, even there he does participate in the shared domestic chores when there's a real need), but Eren is only one person. Besides they already had plenty of time to discuss both the overall situation on Ellipsa and the best approaches to the various quests during the journey here. He takes off his uniform jacket, hangs it up on a branch, rolls up his shirt sleeves, grabs utensils, and starts scrubbing the nearest grave.
For a while they simply work away in silence, each left to his own ruminations. It's only when a strange, sigh-like sound wafts though the graveyard that Hijikata pauses and sits up.]
Did you hear that?
[It was probably only the wind... surely!!]