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[livingblade]

[A silent figure manifests like a ghost on a low rise overlooking the settlement. He immediately whips round into a crouched stance, a long black blade materializing in his right hand, but the only thing nearby is a couple of birds which take swift flight at his sudden movement

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[moonlight_blade]

[Lady!Zangetsu senses a presence near identical to her own, so she goes to investigate.]

Hello, good to see another of my counterparts.

[She doesn't recognize him from the tiny one she helped.]

[livingblade]

[well, well. he recognizes her though she doesn't seem quite so tall anymore, and smiles slightly.]

I wondered if you would still be here.

[[Hey, hi! :D Lol, you're speedy!~]]

[moonlight_blade]

[She tilts her head slightly.] We've met before? I don't recall meeting any others but a young one... [She realizes that she hasn't seen him in a while.]

Then it's been quite some time for you.

[OOC: Hello, hello! :D Yep yep, I refreshed and saw it, and couldn't resist~ <3 How are you? ^_^]

[livingblade]

[nods, inclining his head in thanks for her kindness back then. Yes, it has been a while. He's much less demonstrative these days, but he's pleased that she understood so quickly.]

Many things have happened. [Rukia, the Hollow, the mask, Ichigo's bankai, the beginning of the Winter War... He wonders how many of those things his counterpart's version of Ichigo had to go through. And whether the other Zangetsu has been able to see her Ichigo lately.]

[[I'm good! Insaaanely busy. XD;;; But good. How about you? Daww, that expression in your icon is really sweet. ^___^]]

[suppressthedark]

[Then it might be interesting to see, when he gets into the town an older, shaggy haired Ichigo carrying a two-year old (with the same bright hair) in his arms. And currently, talking to him.]

Now, what should we get for dinner, huh Mamoru?

'Tandy!'

Hahah, no. We can't get candy, because it's not very filling.

'But it tasty!'

I know, buddy. But how about-

[And he'll stop in the middle of his tracks as soon as he senses Zangetsu.]

...Zangetsu?

:D!!

[livingblade]

[It's a good thing Zangetsu seldom shows surprise, or he'd have had a very comical 'whut' look on his face for a moment there.~ This is one version of Ichigo he doesn't remember meeting last time he was here -- or his little buddy either. Between the mingled reiatsu in this place and the way his ability to sense things is different outside of his usual domain, he can't tell much about the child, but Ichigo's feelings stand out like a beacon and the old man knows that this is someone for whom his partner -- and thus both of them -- would risk everything.

There's a low sidewalk wall between him and the street where Ichigo's walking, but that's no obstacle. Zangetsu likes walls, anyway. Stopping on this one, he crouches down to sit on his heels for a better look at both of them.]

Over here.

:D~

[suppressthedark]

Ah! Hey.

[Risk everything, indeed. Ichigo smiles and walks over.]

You just get here, old man?

[Mamoru blinks, and then looks up questioningly at his father.]

'Daddy, who dat?'

A friend, Mamoru. A close one.

[livingblade]

[Hm? Hops down from the wall, his robe swirling about his ankles. Still taller than you, Ichigo. But you're catching up.~ And is that a smile lurking somewhere behind that stoic facade? Why, yes, quite possibly it is.]

Yeah. From long before this time in your life.

[regards the toddler gravely; his own name isn't something he just gives to anyone. It's up to Ichigo whether to introduce them.]