August 16th
One day now since Soul Society. I'd held out a little hope that my Quincy abilities might return once I came back, but no evidence to support that theory so far. They should be gone permanently – that's what my Master taught me. But since Urahara's gate converted the material of our bodies into spirit particles to allow us into Soul Society, I'd retained a little hope that what Master told me might be wrong. After all, I can still sense reiatsu. The only thing I've lost is my ability to control spirit particles.
Other than that, everything seems pretty normal. I was careful to make sure I saw Father yesterday. We didn't talk (no surprise there), but at least he didn't enquire about my absence. Saved me the trouble of having to lie to him.
One odd thing, though. Got a call from Kurosaki last night. Was drawing the pattern for a new shirt when it went through, so didn't bother to pick up. He left a message, though, and the message was… Well, it's hard to describe. His voice was quiet. Almost seemed like it had a panicked edge. Very much not like Kurosaki. I can't stand the guy – most times, anyway – but I'll say this for him: he has nerves of steel. All the time we were in Soul Society, I never once saw him panic. Kurosaki isn't the sort of guy who worries. If he sees a problem, he just attacks it until the problem goes away.
No finesse at all.
But if there is something bothering him… He may be all brawn, no brains, but Kurosaki does have a habit of sniffing out trouble. Especially with Aizen on the loose, if Kurosaki senses something, it's probably worth looking into. Much as I may dislike it, the Shinigami are probably the best line of defense we have against Aizen. I can't help thinking, though, that Aizen himself was Shinigami not long ago. Are there any other "traitors" hiding in their ranks? It's hard to trust an organization you've spent your whole life learning to hate.
Well, Kurosaki said he wanted to meet me tonight. Wanted to talk to me about something, though he refused to say any more in the message he left. I'll be seeing him in a couple hours. Maybe I'll know more after that.
