Wah, thank you so much! Yeah, I always feel a bit like I'm fanning on the wrong things, when I delve into Gintama's serious side - but much as I love the crack, the chars and their crazy AU world are so fascinating on darker levels as well.

Takasugi was a, umm, challenge to write, since we see so little of him anyway, and he must have been different then...so very glad he's working for you!

I'll be posting the rest very soon...