He straightens up, hand dropping away from his sword. The military etiquette is definitely western, nothing he knows well enough to actually match, but it's something that wouldn't be out of place if he saw it back home.
If it weren't coming from a woman with a six-legged cat on her shoulder. That part's a little harder to reconcile.
But all things considered...is it really the strangest thing he's seen today? Probably not. So he keeps his posture proper (even if that just...makes him feel even shorter), doesn't comment on it, and answers in kind.
"Saitō Hajime, captain of the Shinsengumi 3rd Division."
and lord i just wiki'ed and saw how tall she is. he's...only 5'6", haha.
If it weren't coming from a woman with a six-legged cat on her shoulder. That part's a little harder to reconcile.
But all things considered...is it really the strangest thing he's seen today? Probably not. So he keeps his posture proper (even if that just...makes him feel even shorter), doesn't comment on it, and answers in kind.
"Saitō Hajime, captain of the Shinsengumi 3rd Division."