If the first call wasn't enough to tell the ninja that something was off, the addition of a second nickname ensured that he hadn't heard things. Fai had been all over the place since first arriving ahead of him, however he hadn't ever changed quite this quickly. For the past few weeks the only name he'd used had been Kurogane's own, and that usage had been forced. Before then the nicknames had come in a forced manner as well, however what he heard now sounded close to natural. It was the closest to sincerity the ninja had ever heard from the man.

Nothing like the magician he'd been dealing with.

Something wasn't right, and not being able to see properly didn't help with figuring out if it was just the words. There was the possibility that this was another version, like the Sakura that hadn't known him, or the same one but from another time as Orihime had been. Another possibility left that Landel had done something to him with the recent absence, and then there was the last option.

"Show me your teeth," Kurogane ordered suddenly.