Rukia rocked in her seat, just enough to nudge Renji's leg back. Just the simple contact helped to make her feel a little more relaxed. Seeing Renji smile helped even more.
Setting down her glass, she listened to the rest of what the young man - Keman - had to say. The story sounded similar to the one she had heard about the River-double, making goosebumps prickle along her arms. It was one thing when your enemy looked like a Hollow, or some other kind of monster. But when it took on the form of someone you loved...
NO, she told herself firmly. Now was not the time to be thinking of Kaien. Pushing the gloomy thoughts away, she looked up at Keman when he introduced himself. "I'm Rukia," she said, smiling. "I remember seeing you last night, but I wasn't in any shape to be introducing myself." It made the situation sound a little less grim if she joked about it.
She frowned at Renji's question. "Valyn? What happened to him?"
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Setting down her glass, she listened to the rest of what the young man - Keman - had to say. The story sounded similar to the one she had heard about the River-double, making goosebumps prickle along her arms. It was one thing when your enemy looked like a Hollow, or some other kind of monster. But when it took on the form of someone you loved...
NO, she told herself firmly. Now was not the time to be thinking of Kaien. Pushing the gloomy thoughts away, she looked up at Keman when he introduced himself. "I'm Rukia," she said, smiling. "I remember seeing you last night, but I wasn't in any shape to be introducing myself." It made the situation sound a little less grim if she joked about it.
She frowned at Renji's question. "Valyn? What happened to him?"