[With some trial and error, Byakuya manages to turn on the PORTAL, though he takes a few moments to just stare at it, his brows coming together in a frown. And then, instead of trying to communicate through it like a seemingly normal person would, he looks away, hoping to make sense of where he is.]
This cannot be Hueco Mundo.
[He sighs and glances
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Wait, you...you are Byakuya, right?
[ Sorry, dude. After that whole crazy week with possessing spirits, and black mist, Ichigo is pretty paranoid. ]
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Kuchiki Byakuya, yes. Have you gone blind and deaf, Kurosaki Ichigo?
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Oi. Things have been pretty damn weird around here, so sorry if I sound skeptical.
[ Though if it's any conciliation, you sure sound like him? ]
Where are you? What do you see around you?
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I've made my way to the beach and there is what appears to be a group of living quarters behind me.
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...Byakuya. Man. I'm just talking about coming down to the beach show I can show you the way back to where me, and Rukia have been staying. It's really not that big a deal.
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...Fine.
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Side eyes, Byakuya. You get them. ]
Oi. Look at me first, before we go anywhere. Let me see your eyes.
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But he turns toward Ichigo to show his eyes. They're grey, just as they always have been.]
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But, once he sees Byakuya's eyes aren't red, he visibly relaxes a little. ]
Okay. Sorry about that, but there was some seriously weird stuff that happened not too long ago. I had to be sure.
[ Smiling, he nods over his shoulder. ]
It's not too far, come on.
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[But he nods and will follow Ichigo.]
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Ichigo doesn't wait, either. He's not keen about being out on the beach at night. Bad memories.
But, he does drop out of shunpo on the street in front of the clinic, looking a little uncomfortable. ]
Look, uh...before we go in there, there's something you should know.
[ Fidget, fidget. Oh boy, how to explain Shiro to this guy...? ]
This place? This whole city? It's one huge, complex dream. Everything about it works a lot differently than the Living World, or Soul Society does.
...And one of the ways is...well...my inner hollow isn't exactly "inner" right now.
Oh, we're still connected, and I keep him under control, don't worry. But...he's...kind of got his own body, and stuff. You'll probably be meeting him real soon. But, don't try to hurt him, okay? Because even though he's not inside my soul anymore, he's still part of me. When he gets hurt? I get hurt. We still feel stuff as though we were in the same body. Just. You know. ( ... )
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And then promptly stares at him when that bit of information is revealed. He's talked to the Hollow already, but he had thought that somehow the damn thing had just taken control over Ichigo's body again.
But this? Is ridiculous. And he's keeping the Hollow there with Rukia?
You are not cool, Ichigo.]
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