[ oh no. this is a misstep that naoyuki is seemingly, very graciously, letting slide for the time but gin admonishes herself all the same. the catlike smile is all gin needs to see to know those metaphorical noises of internal note scribbling were very real and that she had been caught out.
a formal address is a relief and it still feels off. the few times urahara had used that term had been when things hadn't been going well between them; there the use of titles and honorifics was necessary to remind one another of the need for distance. but that is neither here nor there, gin cannot hold sato naoyuki to the standards or actions of his previous self. she cannot have expectations or hopes, she cannot assume.
a tentative smile, and then there is gin's pleasant, customer-service-like tone: ] There are better ways to find answers, Sato-san, but hopefully there will be no need for me to come visit you unannounced [ or at all ] in future.
[ what they're both going to find out in the next few hours is the start of the many consequences put in motion due to sato naoyuki's impromptu visit to soul society; fueled by the fact he carries the legacy of a man who was both respected and reviled.
gin does not take a step to go though she has taken note of the buzzing in his pocket. there are things she wants to ask rather than spy to find out but right now making up her mind on the subject feels impossible. and so instead she tries to soften a little because: ] If you really are him or...part of him, then I am glad. He was a very remarkable person, and deserved better.
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a formal address is a relief and it still feels off. the few times urahara had used that term had been when things hadn't been going well between them; there the use of titles and honorifics was necessary to remind one another of the need for distance. but that is neither here nor there, gin cannot hold sato naoyuki to the standards or actions of his previous self. she cannot have expectations or hopes, she cannot assume.
a tentative smile, and then there is gin's pleasant, customer-service-like tone: ] There are better ways to find answers, Sato-san, but hopefully there will be no need for me to come visit you unannounced [ or at all ] in future.
[ what they're both going to find out in the next few hours is the start of the many consequences put in motion due to sato naoyuki's impromptu visit to soul society; fueled by the fact he carries the legacy of a man who was both respected and reviled.
gin does not take a step to go though she has taken note of the buzzing in his pocket. there are things she wants to ask rather than spy to find out but right now making up her mind on the subject feels impossible. and so instead she tries to soften a little because: ] If you really are him or...part of him, then I am glad. He was a very remarkable person, and deserved better.