[ He's pretty happy with her pets as he leans into it for a moment and maybe she'll get a lick or two on her hand for the dog. Clearly, he's gotten fond of her as much as his master was. Repede did know how to judge people on his own too. ]

I suppose you're right but who knows with you, Shorty.

[ He added briefly. He did acknowledge her gesture of kindness. It was nice walking together every so often and they needed to talk anyway. ]

Heh. It wasn't all that delicate.

[ Yuri gives her a laugh. He was being considerate for the lack of better words. ]

Pretty much. You don't look like your usual self.

[ He waits for her to speak again without interrupting her as he keeps his hands crossed briefly. She does have a point on the fact that neither of them saw Raven during the whole event with the dimensional rifts. He was already expecting the worst. He can't say Rukia wasn't either. ]

You sure don't sound it-- me?

[ He raised a brow. He should feel really upset with this but he doesn't. He knows that it's not like the other can control what happens to him. ] H-Hey.

[ What was that jab for? He didn't do anything wrong. ]

The old man's always trying to kick the bucket one way or another. He's done a bunch of crazy stuff, so I do expect him to get into these situations. He'll be back and kicking again once this is all over. He deserves a good rest anyway.

I'm pretty sure he had a good time when he's around.