[Ggio doesn't like this, but more than feeling vulnerable in gigai and adding to the tension in the room with his presence, he doesn't like seeing Ichigo angry. And he'd been so angry just recently...
Swallowing past a lump in his throat, Ggio finally steps forward, to Ichigo's side, and places a hand on his arm. And he looks up at Renji unflinchingly, standing up to the redhead just as he was standing up for Rukia.]
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Swallowing past a lump in his throat, Ggio finally steps forward, to Ichigo's side, and places a hand on his arm. And he looks up at Renji unflinchingly, standing up to the redhead just as he was standing up for Rukia.]