Rukia came this close to informing Sparks that they'd met before. This close. But before the words left, she remembered the nature of that meeting. Yes, best to remain silent on that regard, lest she spoil the trust and respect they were building. Perhaps later, when she was sure he would laugh about it, as she wouldn't have done something like that under ordinary circumstances.

She watched as the horse...spat out a sidecar? Rukia blinked. Well that wasn't something she saw every day. Nonetheless, she didn't boggle. Instead she stepped forward, petting Mercury's nose (BECAUSE HORSE!!!), then gripped the edge of the sidecar to leap up and into the seat.

"I am ready," she informed him, grinning with excitement for the adventure soon to come.