[Day 12, Night: Ulaz, McGonagall, Ichigo]

[purrtagonist]

[WE'RE HAVING A PARTY IN THE INFIRMARY TONIGHT!!]

[have at it, folks. make your own top levels, tag others, threadjack where appropriate, and do your thing! no tag order, just chaos]

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[purrtagonist]

[. . . he doesn't comment on that, because Ichigo's right. and the silent show of support-- the gentle reminder that Ichigo has already seen the worst of him and hasn't judged his weaknesses-- is appreciated]

Why, thank you. I think I'd make a pretty impervious defense system, even in this condition.

[going along with the joke, at least]

[suppressthedark]

[He'd never judge anyone for their weakness - not when he's been weak himself, breaking down into more tears than he's let himself cry in 8 years.]

A living iron wall - that's what we should call you from now on.

[Why is it so easy for them to fall into lighthearted conversation and temporarily forget what's looming overhead?

Ichigo doesn't know, but he's grateful for it - if it wasn't for Akira, he'd probably be a much unhappier person here.]

[purrtagonist]

Oooh, good one, Ichigo.

[this sort of verbal shitposting is necessary to keep morale up]

My new code name could be. . . Iron Man.

[NOPE]

[suppressthedark]

No. You don't have a cool robot suit, so you haven't earned that code name.

[SHOOTING IT DOWN LIKE THE HEARTLESS MONSTER HE IS although-]

New code name? What's your old one?

[purrtagonist]

[WOW HE'S SO OFFENDED-- or he would be, but Ichigo makes him realize]

I never told you?

[smooths back his hair all ~suave~ and ~debonair~]

I'm Joker.

[suppressthedark]

[....

Well, that's about what he expected.]

Like in a game of Old Maid?

[GUESS WHAT THAT SLY GRIN IS BACK]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . YOU RUINED HIS COOL MOMENT, and for once Akira has no witty comeback!!]

Like the wild card in a deck of cards, you ass.

[suppressthedark]

[JUST SLY FACE, NO REGRETS]

It fits you, then.

[And that is genuine.]

...I'm still not a fan of that little mask you had, though.

[Don't hide!!! your face from him!!]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . huff!!]

My mask is technically my Persona. Of course, I don't have the ability to summon it here, but in a way it's. . . comforting.

[suppressthedark]

[Oh. Oh, he gets it now, and he feels bad for disliking it so much.]

..Ah, I see.

[Just. Scratches the back of his head.]

...I technically have a mask, too - my hollow's mask. I used to be able to summon it, but since I fully accepted him, I don't have one anymore.

[More like he merges with his hollow side during bankai, tbh]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . oh. huh. well, hollows aren't exactly like Personas and Shadows, so the difference isn't surprising]

What did it look like?

[IMPORTANT PRIORITIES]

[suppressthedark]

[Let him pull out his notebook and sketch A particularly unsettling mask, holding it up for him to see.]

There're horns, too - but I can't really draw them that well.

[THEY LOOK EXTREMELY WEIRD]

[purrtagonist]

[holy shit, Ichigo]

I wonder if that's the mask you'd get if it were possible for you to visit the Metaverse. . .

[suppressthedark]

['Holy shit' covers a lot of stuff in bleach tbh.

He shrugs, wincing a little as it jostles his wounds.]

Probably? It's connected with my hollow, so it'd be weird if he didn't somehow show up in a place like that.

[He is Ichigo's id, after all.]

I'd like to see the Metaverse, though. If we manage to survive this place and get sent back home, I mean.