The fact that her son finds a woman intimidating should not be as funny to her as it is, and yet she can't help grinning. It's painfully cute. She sounds like a fun kind of woman--and exactly the sort of person that she's imagine Isshin being related to. But the same also goes for Ganju. Riding around on a pig... Ridiculousness is apparently something that runs in the family.

But the mention of fighting captains wipes the grin from her face again. "I'm suddenly reminded why I don't ask about your Soul Society escapades," she laughs, a little strained. At least she doesn't freak out this time. But she does move the conversation in a slightly different direction.

"...Isshin used to be a captain, too. Did he tell you that?"