"Oh I would very much enjoy ruining his day by greeting him unannounced, I am sure it would be the equivalent of biting into an apple and discovering half a worm." One hand left her shoulder to play with the ends of her hair. "Loath though I am to describe myself in such unflattering terms."

And if anyone were the worm in this situation, he would really much rather imagine it to be Ichimaru Gin.

"It will be alright, Yoru," he murmured softly. "Now, if you had come here and told me that the Initiative had seen fit to bring our dear old friend Aizen Sousuke here instead of his least faithful lieutenant, I would be less inclined to see the positive side of this setback. We should count our blessings where we can, and at least be grateful that we are not going to have to sit through any overly long monologues in our immediate future."