The one thing that the sedatives did do that was positive, from Renji's viewpoint, was quickly muffling all of the emotion as if it had never existed. Now he just felt tired, dizzy, and apathetic. Still, as a point of pride, he kept on his feet, even if he felt like sitting and going to sleep. This was probably really, really embarrassing, he thought, and he'd be unhappy about it later.

"'sokay," he murmured, though he wasn't really certain to who. "'sokay. 'm sorry. Rukia..." He reached up unsteadily to press his fingertips against his forehead.