After his (not completely deliberate) set-up, of all the reactions Uryuu had expected, the one he received wasn't one of them. While Sora-san had said enough for him to know that unique abilities weren't that at all here, Sora-san's response now highlighted that summoned weapons were unusual. Funny wasn't the word Uryuu would have used, but surprise registered regardless on his face, and he might have asked further, had the topic of Hollows not taken center stage.
"You've heard of Hollows?" he blurted, realizing after the initial shock that it wasn't, perhaps, so strange-- Sora-san had been the one to post about Hanatarou-san's "release". With that in mind, he composed himself, attempting to seem as if the subject only had the smallest relevance to him.
"For how long," he started, the words slow and careful, and not as cold as he might have liked, "was Hanatarou Yamada-san here? If you say other patients, then should I assume there have been other shinigami here as well?" Uryuu had not had the same experiences or bond with Hanatarou-san as had Kurosaki (or Ganjyu-kun, for that matter), but knowing what he had done for Kuchiki-san, he would sooner have considered associating with that shinigami than some other unknown one. That is, if his promise hadn't forbidden it.
Preoccupied with this, to Sora-san's protest, Uryuu shook his head. "No," he dismissed, "it would be rude. Not that Sora-san needs to worry about it." In return. Really, considering that Sora-san was his superior in experience here, Sora-sempai would have been the most accurate term. But, as the other boy couldn't be older than he was, it felt strange.
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"You've heard of Hollows?" he blurted, realizing after the initial shock that it wasn't, perhaps, so strange-- Sora-san had been the one to post about Hanatarou-san's "release". With that in mind, he composed himself, attempting to seem as if the subject only had the smallest relevance to him.
"For how long," he started, the words slow and careful, and not as cold as he might have liked, "was Hanatarou Yamada-san here? If you say other patients, then should I assume there have been other shinigami here as well?" Uryuu had not had the same experiences or bond with Hanatarou-san as had Kurosaki (or Ganjyu-kun, for that matter), but knowing what he had done for Kuchiki-san, he would sooner have considered associating with that shinigami than some other unknown one. That is, if his promise hadn't forbidden it.
Preoccupied with this, to Sora-san's protest, Uryuu shook his head. "No," he dismissed, "it would be rude. Not that Sora-san needs to worry about it." In return. Really, considering that Sora-san was his superior in experience here, Sora-sempai would have been the most accurate term. But, as the other boy couldn't be older than he was, it felt strange.