"My apologies, did you need something from me?"
Nozomi stared at the red-haired male absentmindedly until she realized she what had transpired. Normally she would brush off an occurrence like that and look the other way, but this time, it was different.
She was in her Shinigami garb, loitering around the town, hoping to have time for herself with no distractions from eager passersby who would hark for her attention for various causes, a peek at their shop, goods, flirting-- whatever they were. No one would see her if she walked as a Shinigami. The day was empty for the most part, no Hollows were encountered while an apprehensive soul here and there squandered away at the sight of a Soul Reaper.
Perhaps they still had something they clung on to, Nozomi thought to herself, and that was when she came across the man who at that moment, looked her straight in the eye when no one else should.
He certainly did not exude the energy of an ordinary soul.
Her gaze stayed fixated on the man, disbelief grew evident in her visage. “You can see me?”