Everyone knows about the shinigami uniforms in Soul Society. After all, how can you miss the stark black robes? When the shinigami wander around Soul Society, fight Hollows, or even sit down for some sake, the robes remain black and dark as can be. Perfectly black!
In Soul Society, Ishida was garbed in his usual stylish Quincy outfit as he walked through the streets. Seeing Kira, a question popped into his mind. How do the shinigami keep their robes so clean and black? I'm sure when they walk around and fight and such, dust would collect… but their robes are always so black! "Excuse me?" Ishida asked.
"Oh, yes?" Kira answered as he halted in his walking pace.
"How do you keep your robes so clean? There never seems to be any lint of dust sticking to them…" Ishida said.
"Oh, it's really simple!" Kira replied. He produced a lint roller seemingly out of nowhere. "We just use these! They're quick and easy to use, and it really keeps the black color of the robes perfectly clean!"
Ishida stared at the lint roller in shock. Lint rollers?!
Kira demonstrated as he said, "Pretend I have dust on my sleeve. Then, you just run the lint roller over the sleeve, and there! All clean!" The robes seemed to shimmer and sparkle, displaying its cleanliness!
Ishida was speechless. A lint roller was the item that he had least expected to see.
Later, Ishida wondered if other shinigami also used lint rollers. So, he decided to ask Byakuya a question.
"Excuse me?" Ishida said as he entered the Squad Six building. Byakuya glared at Ishida; the captain was currently doing paperwork. Ishida continued, "How do you keep your scarf so white?" I'm sure it gets dusty during fights and such, but it always looks so white, Ishida thought. I might want to get a hold of one of these lint rollers…
Byakuya was silent, but just held up a lint roller that looked similar to Kira's.
"May I borrow it please…?" Ishida asked.
Byakuya replied, "No. This lint roller is worth more than your life."
Ishida was, once again, speechless. He manage to muster out, "Thank you for your time, anyhow…" Then, the Quincy boy turned on his heel and exited.
Byakuya rubbed the lint roller across the ends of his scarf quickly, allowing a purer white hue to emerge from the scarf. Sparkles danced across the beautiful cloth.