so i kinda forgot about this. heheh. blame it on my near-concussion :D.
He was talking to her when she appeared out of nowhere.
"Are you trying to act like you're able to talk to ghosts?" the girl asked, clearly irritated.
Ichigo glared at her. She continued, apparently oblivious.
"Because there's no-one there. There's an old man at the end of the park, but he's rather anti-social, even for a ghost."
"For your information," Ichigo remarked dryly, "I know I'm talking to thin air. And that old man's just bitter because they got rid of the old playground, and that's where he first met his wife."
The girl blinked. Ichigo smirked. She hadn't been expecting that.
"I'm Asuka," the girl offered, sitting herself down next to him. "Tell me- what do you gain from speaking with this 'thin air'?"