Rukia inclined her head. "I would appreciate the company, thank you." Retrieving the bone, Rukia gave it a few squeaks to get the dog's attention and lure it into following her.

It was likely a strange sight, a man and a woman casually strolling down the street with a phantasmal canine loping after them. Rukia scarcely paid it heed.

"How have you been faring?" she asked. The last time they'd seen each other, circumstances were less than ideal after all.