Rukia scowled; she hadn't hurt the thing at all!! "No," she sighed, "It had armor, 'n I wasn't able t' get its belly..." Which was possibly part of the reason she had been spoiling for a fight this morning; losing a fight always made Rukia more eager to dive back in a prove that she could kick ass just as well as the next shinigami. Usually that just got her injured, though.

Rukia didn't like the direction their conversation was taking. She was silent for a moment after Kairi's request to take it easy, then turned to look up at her friend with tired eyes. "Kairi, c'n you tell me a story? Maybe something you did back in your own world?"