He frowns, down at and through the floor. "I don't know," He admits, voice quieter for once. "One second I was there the next I was with you."
Could he be lost somewhere between here and there? Could he be home? Or is he still trapped, alone this time?
"If he had power, I have no doubt he could escape on his own." And he'd kick ass of whoever was responsible easily. The brief flicker of a smirk fades. "But I'm here. I'm the manifestation of that power. I don't think he can get it all back without me."
No, he knows he can't. And maybe, maybe there's some Quincy power left behind. Maybe Ichigo could work out that and get by on it (there's a spike of fear and jealous, however brief), despite all his hopelessness otherwise. But he hasn't heard that other spirit at all. When the two of them went down, they went down together. He very dearly does not want to think about that.
"Which is just another reason why I'll have to get back to him. We usually gain power in tandem, but if I have to do it alone, I know I can. I'll get it back, and I'll find him. Wherever he happens to be."
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Could he be lost somewhere between here and there? Could he be home? Or is he still trapped, alone this time?
"If he had power, I have no doubt he could escape on his own." And he'd kick ass of whoever was responsible easily. The brief flicker of a smirk fades. "But I'm here. I'm the manifestation of that power. I don't think he can get it all back without me."
No, he knows he can't. And maybe, maybe there's some Quincy power left behind. Maybe Ichigo could work out that and get by on it (there's a spike of fear and jealous, however brief), despite all his hopelessness otherwise. But he hasn't heard that other spirit at all. When the two of them went down, they went down together. He very dearly does not want to think about that.
"Which is just another reason why I'll have to get back to him. We usually gain power in tandem, but if I have to do it alone, I know I can. I'll get it back, and I'll find him. Wherever he happens to be."