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⠀ ‘ 𝑰'm not a — ’ Ah, why correct her? Better bask in the 𝑯𝑶𝑵𝑬𝒀𝑬𝑫 words instead. ‘ 𝑰 could go for a bite ... or a drink; or —— you know what? Just lead the way. By the looks of it—𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠—I doubt I could match your idea of a 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑹 tour 'round town. ’ ⠀

⠀ ‘ . . . 𝒀ou say that, but 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 you ... I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re talkin’ limited-edition Chappy undies —— so you’ve got the 𝑾𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑮 idea. ’ ⠀

⠀ 𝑨t that, his grip 𝑭𝑨𝑳𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑬𝑫, though it never left her head. If anything, this was on him —— running his mouth without thinking how easily his words could be 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙. ⠀

⠀ 𝑫elicate fingers dug into his hand with challenging pressure —— an effort rewarded with an 𝑨𝑴𝑼𝑺𝑬𝑫 grin from the redhead. Still, he didn’t let go just yet ... and his smugness lingered until he caught her 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍. ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀‘⠀ . . .⠀.ᐟ⠀’ ⠀

⠀ ⠀⟋ thinking of making a crocodile, a garou or a choso... or all of 'em. 👀 ⠀⠀

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⠀ ‘ 𝑨nd I doubt I’ll need to pay for much here, aside from somewhere to crash during long missions ... though the offer’s 𝑻𝑬𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮. Besides, if I stick with you —— that means I get a free sample of that perfume 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 the mood strikes, right? ’ ⠀

⠀ ‘ 𝐑𝐄𝐃 ... That's pretty straightforward, and yet —— it's got a nice ring to it, I wonder how you'd describe that red, though. ’ He leaned closer to peek at her screen, a 𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑬𝑫 smirk tugging at his lips. ⠀

⠀ ‘ 𝑨nd if all that still fails, I’ll know where to find ya ... You’ve got a pretty distinct reiatsu, kinda like an 𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑮𝑨𝑵𝑻 perfume — one I definitely couldn’t afford. ’ ⠀

⠀ ‘ 𝑮ood enough to do video calls with Ichigo, so it'll be no issue. ’ He tapped away at the screen, saving her contact as 𝐸𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝐿𝑎𝑑𝑦. ‘ Gotta thank the tech-savvy weirdos back at the barracks —— and the one stationed around here too. ’ ⠀

⠀ ‘ 𝒀’know, I might not be as talented with crayons as you are, ’ he went on, the curve of his lips cracking. ‘ but I can make assumptions about your 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑭𝑬𝑹𝑹𝑬𝑫 pieces of clothing too ... and the others’ while I’m at it. So let’s not start an 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐎𝐔𝐓 war, hm? ’ ⠀

⠀ ‘ 𝑫amn right it is. ’ Rigid digits came down atop his 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑'𝑠 head, holding her in place to 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 her escape while he flashed a decidedly 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐃 smile. ⠀

⠀ 𝑻hat was a tone he was far too familiar with. One lower eyelid twitched with brewing 𝐈𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍; she had a way of getting under his skin — a trait 𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 at times, infuriating at others. ⠀

⠀ 𝑯e emerges from the woods — bruised and battle-worn, his clothes torn from the fight ... Perhaps 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 can help him make sense of where he’s ended up. ⠀

⠀ 𝑨 man to the core, he even considered letting go and perishing in that 𝑷𝑰𝑳𝑳𝑶𝑾𝒀 heaven ... but sense prevailed, and he spoke again — nearly 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒. ⠀ ‘ 𝑶𝑶𝑭𝑯 —— .ᐟ ... If th-that’s so, then he should face the same end too, don’t ya think?! ’ ⠀

⠀ 𝑯e put on a reassuring grin ease her concern, brushing dust from his arms as if that might make him look less 𝑩𝑨𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑬𝑫, though it hardly helped. ‘ I’ve been worse. Means I’ve still got room to train, I guess. ’ He shrugged. ‘ So —— who’re you ... and where am I? ’ ⠀

⠀ ‘ It’s a 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐈, okay?! So your guess wasn’t even close in the end —— 𝑯𝑨.ᐟ ’ ⠀

⠀ His bravado 𝑪𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑲𝑬𝑫 quickly enough, betrayed by a faltering frown and a stutter he couldn’t quite outrun. Even so, he pushed through, blurting the answer out before his 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄 could fail him entirely. ⠀

⠀ Oh, she had some 𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄! Renji did not back down; he folded his arms across his chest and angled his body to face her head-on, the gesture exaggerated enough to border on theatrical 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄. ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀‘ Well ... f-for your, 𝘶𝘨𝘩, information— .ᐟ ’ ⠀

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