[Trusting Homura to keep a good watch on the perimeter of the area, Hijikata focuses his attention on the old man, lighting his cigarette and taking a drag.]
Were they any better once upon a time?
[That's another possible angle -- maybe convince the guy that the old days were so much better that there's no point dealing with all the nonsense going on now. Old folks love thinking about the world that way, don't they?]
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Were they any better once upon a time?
[That's another possible angle -- maybe convince the guy that the old days were so much better that there's no point dealing with all the nonsense going on now. Old folks love thinking about the world that way, don't they?]