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[It’s hit or miss whether he gets treated harshly by the Exiles. He looks human enough that a lot of them give him a pass, but others decide his colouring marks him as different enough. Almost like being a child in Rukongai again, that. Look a little outside of the ordinary? Must mean you’re a monster or otherwise dangerous.

[A shadow catches his eye again, and yet another one whispers to him. He’d heard one earlier in the day, taunting him about what he’d failed to see for decades.] Maybe if they hate you so much, it’s for good reason. What’s more likely? A problem with hundreds or a problem with just one? You’re a logical sort. You figure it out. It’s not hard, right? Little genius? Then again, you never saw that she’d been in danger all that time. Some protector you are.

“You intruders have a lot of nerve showing your faces in public after what you caused, don’t you? Are you trying to get everyone killed, you fucking little brat?”

[He does not have the patience for this. Everything that shadow is saying infuriates him, but he knows from earlier that he’s unable to harm them. This jackass in front of him would make a good target in lieu of that. But he’s not far enough gone to displace his anger in such fashion.

[At least not until ignoring the man doesn’t work; no, he’s not going to tolerate that hand on his arm yanking him back to endure more verbal abuse. A simple twist of his arm to free it, and then a hard push against the air with his reiatsu that sends the man flying several feet back into a nearby wall. Not enough for serious injury, but enough to startle the ass and anyone nearby who’d supported his actions.

[Hitsugaya huffs and continues on his way. Damn it, he can’t keep doing this.]

[Later, his voice tight and restrained:]

So who else is aware that we seem to have a problem literally lurking in the shadows? In any event, I haven’t had a proper spar in some time, if anyone properly skilled for it is so inclined. [AKA: he needs to get some aggression out.

[And after a moment, an addendum:] Not you, Ichimaru.

[[OOC: Yep, it's them runeblade demons again.]]

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I'm hurt, Captain.

Yes, I'm sure you're crushed. [If only.]

But if you keep on actin' so cold towards me people are gonna start thinkin' you don't like me very much!

In other words, they'd be more or less getting the correct impression.

Ouch.

If this is how ya' treat yer' friends, I'd hate to see how ya' treat yer' enemies.

We were never friends.

But ain't this just the most fantastic time to start?

No.

Ho-hum.

So what's the whole shadow deal, then?

I'm sure you can notice them on your own. [He'd seen them quite clearly, after all. But they're not ghosts. They can't be, else his zanpakutou wouldn't have been ineffective.]

I haven't.

So maybe y'oughta tell me a bit more. We're allies in this war, after all!

"Allies" is stretching it.

[You don't expect him to be co-operative, right? He hates dealing with you even when he's in a comparatively good mood.]

Not actively opposed to each other, then.

[This time he really is just curious regarding this whole shadow thing, so for once...no ulterior motives.]

I mean, I've been here a whole two months an' we ain't scuffled at all. That counts for somethin', I think.

[What you mean he's not going completely around the bend, listening to shadows laugh about how pitifully short he has and will continue to fall of saving lives and alleviating suffering? Ibin can't decide if he's relieved, or now completely terrified of dark corners. (What nonsense, he's a versatile man, he can totally be both.)]

Shadows? Oh! Oh, yes, I have seen them! [This next part he tries to ask as casually as possible ~~what if they don't actually talk and he's crazy after all~~, but his voice goes quieter than he means it to.] Have you heard them, um, speak at all?

[How about them laughing at how he hadn't seen his closest friend had been in danger for decades while he'd been blind to it until it was too late? Such pleasant sorts, those shadows.]

They've been rather vocal.

Time and location?

[A spar sounds wonderful right now.]

[He'll text the co-ordinates of a location a short hop into the Outlands. If he's to spar properly he needs space.]

An hour.

[A nod.] I'll be there.

[A nod of confirmation on his part before terminating the feed.]

[He reaches the location a bit early, communing a bit with his zanpakutou in the hopes that the action will also calm him somewhat. It doesn't. Hyourinmaru feels his agitation and that in turn agitates the dragon. Damn.

[But he's ready by the time his partner arrives. The area is fairly open, dotted with the occasional ruin. Lots of space for movement, for wide-range abilities, yet not absent of strategic cover points.

[Whether with weapon, empty hand, or kidou spells, he needs to dispel some of this aggression. Any method will do.]

Are you sure he's not the problem?

I'm rather sure in this instance that it's not him, yes. [Not that it's something he'd put Ichimaru above doing, but still.]

Really? What makes you so sure?

Considering the physical form they took, it's pretty conclusive. Regardless of what a bastard Ichimaru is, he can't shapeshift.

Small mercies.

Very.

You've noticed them, too? They keep whispering...things to me, but I haven't seen them attempt to actually hurt anyone. They might just be spirits in unrest, wishing to return to the Fade. Or, wherever these ones are from, I'm not certain.

They don't feel right for that.

What do they feel like to you?

I'm not certain. But they definitely aren't simple spirits. [He'd be able to do something about them if they were.]

I don't know if there's such a thing as a simple spirit, but I agree they're very unfamiliar. I'm sure there's a way to learn more, though. Aren't there an awful lot of books somewhere?

[By his definition, a "simple" spirit is one that he can deal with using his usual methods. But it's not like she can know that.]

I would think that if the knowledge were so readily available, it wouldn't be only now that these things have shown up.

[He's all for getting more information; he just doesn't think the library is going to be much use.]

What else can we do?

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