[ it's colder outside, so he has a valid reason to pull his scarf up and fold his arms into his sleeves other than simply wanting to close himself off. ]

An' I already told ya why I was pissed off, but nobody listens t'me anyway...

[ it's no surprise that ryouma would take what izō had said as he did. they've probably been over this enough times before to assume it's just the same issue rehashed all over again, especially when izō's deliberately vague. even if what ryouma says is the truth, he just can't believe it. it's not what he feels, especially after the night he's has had. ]

Dunno what ya mean by "do what's necessary". Ain't gotta do shit. Nobody has t'change anything for somebody like me.

[ doesn't he always tell people that the only thing that matters is who he needs to kill to be useful? no one needs to die, so the tasks have changed. he'd lost sight of that. of what he is. ]