Okita sneaked out of the brothel that evening with a days wages in hand. The evening's sky was darkening as a light rain continued to soak the ground. He began to make his way to a little tavern close by to drown his sorrows away. Lost in painful memories as he dredged his way through the mud laden streets he ran into a woman who had been standing in the middle of the lane, her feet had sunk into the mud, and at the bump from Okita she began to fall. Okita was ripped from his painful thoughts, surprised and a bit shocked at having run into someone, he quickly recovered. Reaching out he had to drop the money he was holding in order to grab her arm, preventing her from landing in the mud laden street. "I'm so very sorry Mam." He said as he let her arm go.