Oh, hey! Looks like she finally figured out how to open that juice box! But Rukia, you're supposed to drink the juice, not spit it back out. Keep trying, you'll get the hang of it someday.
What, Rukia, you're saying you don't want to be one of the monkeys in this circus?
Oh. That's...actually a pretty good point. I got so caught up in the jokes, I forgot for a sec that she had to leave.
Renji. C'mon, man, what kind of way is that to greet your long-lost childhood friend?
WOW it is weird seeing Byakuya in this earlier style. His face looks so...ROUND, compared to the angular pointiness I've gotten used to. The same could be said of Renji, I guess, but it especially feels pronounced on Byakuya.
The temptation to make a Burner Finger joke several arcs ahead of schedule...
Oh, Uryuu! You and your conveniently timed dramatics.












