[He hadn't even considered the worst sort of side-quest of all: where you put in all the hard labor and come back only to find the guy who sent you off had the gall to go off and die...! Stop running away from the responsibility of paying your adventurers, damn it! You can't just change your mind and die...!

... So don't go getting any bright ideas, kid!]

[Keeping casual was Gintoki's modus operandi. He liked to think it boosted morale by keeping a sense of 'normalcy' in the joint.

Once he's about an arm's length away from Shinsou, Gintoki squats down to better get a look at the kid's face. He takes another swig of his beer. This guy was clearly not just feeling a little down in the dumps... He was actively suffering. With every twitch and grimace, Gintoki grows more attentive.]

I don't think we're gonna get that kinda luxury, kid. When'd this start, huh? Or did you come in out of those weird pods feeling like shit already?