まだ戦えるから…捨てないで…捨てないで (https://twitter.com/banafria/status/562207381581357056)

I can still fight, so please don’t throw me away.

Supposedly Okita’s sword Kashuu Kiyomitsu broke in the battle at Ikedaya. Okita tried to have the blade repaired afterwards but was told it could not be done, and so Kashuu had to be discarded. Kashuu’s so obsessed about being beautiful and being loved because he equates beauty -> not being abandoned. While Yamato, though he was never irreparably damaged, was powerless to fight the tuberculosis that eventually killed his master. That’s why he keeps mentioning “Okita-kun” in his lines and took on Okita’s personality (friendly in life, ruthless in battle). (http://banafria.tumblr.com/post/109915231915/i-can-still-fight-so-please-dont-throw-me-away)