When You See Something That You Maybe Shouldn't Have Seen It's Better If You Keep It To Yourself Instead Of Gossiping Around About It!
A/N: I wanted to include the second official madao of Gintama for a while now in my stories and then three days ago I had this idea after seeing a few authors do the same with their otp through another character's eyes, so I said to myself 'why not?'
For some reason I really like this madao and I find him so funny I don't even know why!
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Chapter 1: What Happens On Benches Stays On Benches
Life is strange.
This is what a homeless and common madao with uncommon big, round glasses and an orange cap that sticks out wherever he goes thinks as he walks through the familiar park he has been living on for the past few months.
Musashi, the old man, is a little strange himself too. For example he lost his memories a few years ago and doesn't remember who he was anymore, if he used to be rich or poor, if he had a family or enjoyed life as a bachelor, if he liked better plain rice or rolled eggs. But what he knows now is that if he has something to eat for the day then he is happy.
Yes, life is definitely strange muses Musashi as he sits on a bench and thinks about life and its connections to everything revolving it.
But what is more strange is that two men, in appearance completely different from each other, have been sitting on the same bench on more than a few occasions. And what they usually do is…
Bicker.
"Oh? I see tax-thieves enjoy spending time relaxing on a sunny day even if they should have a guilty conscience with all the money they steal from nice, hard-working people." The man with silver hair grunts.
He is usually the one to begin the conversation first, Musashi has noticed, and there is always a hint of passive-aggressiveness in his tone that turns to full-on aggression for both of them once their talk has ended.
"Tch. The only ones who should have a guilty conscience are slackers who do nothing but mooch over nice, hard-working people's money for their selfish reasons and still have a big enough mouth to complain about useless things." The man clad in black, as always, answers with the same fervor the first began with.
He is usually the one who speaks if spoken to, Musashi has noticed, but always rises to the bait and tires to smoke his annoyance away, and probably the first to lose his cool, even if the other man follows right after him.
"There are also people who like to blabber all day about other poor people who try to humbly live through their life but can't when others keep stepping on them, so those should have a guilty conscience." The one with silver hair adds, his indignation can be seen from the way he is driving a pinkie to his ear as if he is crushing something that never stops bugging him.
The man in black crushes the cigarette between his lips and with a vein starting to pulse in his temple grits out, "And what about people who keep spouting nonsense all day thinking that they can fool everyone and keep living like leeches while other people are out and doing their job for them! Shouldn't those have a guilty conscience huh?"
"And what about people who are living in luxury when there are other people who can't even buy ten parfaits a day cause they can't afford it eh! Shouldn't those have a guilty conscience?!"
"And what about people who keep getting in trouble and have no idea what common sense even is making nice people have to clean up their messes for them! Shouldn't those have a guilty conscience huh?!"
They get up in each other's faces, trying to intimidate their adversary, but the result is only more irritation from both parts.
"Are you talking about someone you know?!"
"Are you talking about someone you know?!"
And just like this they keep… bickering, for lack of a better word to describe it, every time they meet each other.
But they come back to the same bench.
If not the next day, it is the day after, or even the week following that, and the passive-aggressive conversation starts anew.
Maybe they do it because they are both lonely, or maybe because they are bored, maybe even because they want a friend. Musashi doesn't know the reason as to why the two apparently different men with anger issues caused mostly by their foolishness keep on meeting.
But what the madao finds strange is that as they are leaving, at times, both men are wearing a little smile on their faces.
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A/N: By the way... HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY TO OUR SPECIAL VICE-COMMANDER HIJIKATA WHO WAS DEFINITELY SPOILED BY GIN ON SUCH A JOYOUS OCCASION!