[ the reaction that follows the statement is purely gin, unfiltered and slightly—jealous: ] Girlfriends? [ she does seem to catch herself after that and withdrawing again into her preferred blankface to deal with this entire thing. can naoyuki read her with the same ease kisuke could? that is horrifying to her. kisuke reading her was fine but this-- absolutely not. she did not sign up for this emotional vulnerability, even if she does catch onto his own. brief as her own and then gone.

thankfully, business and soul society is something they can talk about without delving into rocky personal territory and so, gin favours that. except what follows, the additional details and added explanation is not something gin expected or is used to. she blinks.

she finds it a little hard to look away during his explanation because he really does look so much-and according to naoyuki, he is kisuke. a form of him. something. ] I will make sure to pass your message on to the Research Division, I'm sure Captain Mayuri will appreciate this ...observation.

[ no, he'd be livid that urahara kisuke is still making his life difficult even though he's not supposed to be alive. and perhaps naoyuki says he needs no thank you but gin has the audacity to offer a polite, distant smile and add: ] Thank you, Sato-san.

If you are not going to be a hazard towards the security of Soul Society, then my visit here is unnecessary.