[He runs his tongue over his teeth, making sure there aren't any leaf bits in between. Gross. He meets Cole's eyes and elects to tell him the truth. Cole, of all people, will likely figure it out anyway, with how often he's seen Akechi's sword in action.]
I was cutting apart the underground tunnels.
[Which eventually started to scream and then viscerally hurled him back out again. You know. Normal stuff.]
no subject
[He runs his tongue over his teeth, making sure there aren't any leaf bits in between. Gross. He meets Cole's eyes and elects to tell him the truth. Cole, of all people, will likely figure it out anyway, with how often he's seen Akechi's sword in action.]
I was cutting apart the underground tunnels.
[Which eventually started to scream and then viscerally hurled him back out again. You know. Normal stuff.]