[The feed starts with Ichigo sitting on his bed back in the stark room he's been staying in while with the Vaizards. Dark circles are under his eyes--which are back to their normal brown. He's just silent or a long while, and when he does finally look up at the camera he seems...haunted.]

...Hey.

I know that there's a lot of people pretty much saying the same thing, but...well, after what happened, I--...

...Well, I'm not really sure what there is to say.

[He looks away again, scrubbing a hand over his face.]

Just...I'm alright. And that wasn't me. None of that...I'm not a hollow. Or an arrancar, and I-...I don't...




Damnitt.

[A frustrated sigh.]

If I did, or said something? I didn't mean it. I don't remember a lot of what happened, but...what I do remember isn't me. You know?

So...Rock, Tidus, and jesus, you too Tommy...I'm sorry.

[Then he falls silent, not looking at the camera as he reaches over to shut off the feed.]

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((OOC: All replies assumed video unless otherwise marked. I have a mean Cold that's kicking my butt, too, so apologies if I'm slow, and/or incoherent ;3; ))

Ichigo came barreling through the Senkaimon gate, with a yell, and skidded to a halt.
Leaning over, gasping, Ichigo glared back at the closing gate. One would think that being invited to Soul Society would mean that one would not have to run for their lives through the Dengai...but, apparently no one thought to send a Hell Butterfly along, too.

Or, Byakuya probably did that on purpose, just for the pleasure of seeing me jump through the gate like an idiot. Ichigo thought darkly.

Well, it wasn't like this was a social call, though. The Sixth Squad Captain had been ordered to teach one Kurosaki Ichigo, substitute shinigami, the basics of kidou.
Honestly, Ichigo wasn't sure how he had been talked into this? But, then again, two Kuchikis working together were a sneaky, unholy alliance.
It wasn't like he needed kidou. Ichigo was of the firm opinion that he had been doing just fine without it! I mean, he'd beaten Byakuya without it, hadn't he? Ichigo had gone gotten rid of more hollows than he could remember, konsoed souls, and all around done his job as a shinigami, without knowing a lick of kidou from the very beginning.

Finally, starting to catch his breath a little, Ichigo stood up straighter, and grimaced at the other problem with these lessons; the prospect of having Byakuya, of all people, as a teacher.
Granted, Byakuya had earned Ichigo's forgiveness for nearly letting Rukia be executed when the older Kuchiki blocked Ichimaru's blade from piercing Rukia's heart, and Ichigo certainly approved of Byakuya's renewed protectiveness of Rukia, but this business of treating Ichigo like the redhead carried some sort of infectious disease, and would sully Rukia with it at any moment really needed to stop! Plus? Byakuya just plain pissed Ichigo off with that high, and mighty noble's attitude.

But, all that aside, he was still Rukia's older brother; for her, Ichigo would try to be civil with the Captain. Well...as 'civil' as Ichigo ever got.
Oy.
This lesson couldn't end fast enough for Ichigo.



((OOC: I wasn't sure if Rukia would want to jump in as well? If Bya-mun is down with it, then I'm down with it =D ))