Breaking the pieces doesn't lend itself to winning, after all.
[ It's understandable he lost. But they're decidedly on better terms right now. ]
You were taller? [ He looks perplexed for a second, then recalls some of the things that Hijikata had told him, answering his own question a moment later. ] Your exalted form.
[ The balls aren't exactly where Riou wanted them. It's hard, he thinks, to get that to happen when you don't know where the cue ball will be. But he can see at least two balls he thinks he can shoot in one shot. So he moves to the other side of the table and shoots the white ball at the 4, which then knocks into the 6. The 6 goes in, the 4 doesn't quite have enough oomph to make it all the way, landing right in front of the middle hole. Riou makes this one, and misses the next one, not having anything else where he really wants it. ]
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[ It's understandable he lost. But they're decidedly on better terms right now. ]
You were taller? [ He looks perplexed for a second, then recalls some of the things that Hijikata had told him, answering his own question a moment later. ] Your exalted form.
[ The balls aren't exactly where Riou wanted them. It's hard, he thinks, to get that to happen when you don't know where the cue ball will be. But he can see at least two balls he thinks he can shoot in one shot. So he moves to the other side of the table and shoots the white ball at the 4, which then knocks into the 6. The 6 goes in, the 4 doesn't quite have enough oomph to make it all the way, landing right in front of the middle hole. Riou makes this one, and misses the next one, not having anything else where he really wants it. ]