[Nothing. If not for Adachi, there wouldn't be a goddamned thing keeping Ichigo in check. Which, as you could imagine, does wonders for his ego.]
You really mean that...?
[There's no doubt in his mind that Ichigo's made plenty of enemies in town, especially after what happened with the quarantine, but if the party was any indication, ichigo's still not entirely without friends. Nakama like Inoue and family like Kon. People who accept him out of obligation, Adachi figures. Because they've known each other for so long that they wouldn't dare abandon him now, no matter what sorts of atrocities he may have committed here in the Box.
Just like...
...God. Kids really do give him the creeps.
Not this one, though. Because he's different from the others. Because as much as Ichigo likes playing "hero," it doesn't sound like he thinks it's all cracked up to be. For "one who protects," he really doesn't spend too much time focusing on number one, now does he? But so long as he's not focused on himself, perhaps more of his attention could be shifted in Adachi's direction. After all, it sounds like his bonds with the others have only gotten him so far.]
...Thanks, Ichigo. That means a lot. [A beat and a cleared throat.] Listen, so long as we're stuck here, it's probably gonna be like this for a while. Shitty, I mean. So I can't exactly sugarcoat things and say tomorrow's gonna be a new day, because who knows what's gonna happen tomorrow? I mean, it's not like I can predict the future or anything...
Anyway. I guess what I'm trying to say here is that no matter what happens...
[Time, then, for Adachi to take this one step further.]
I'll be counting on you, too. You know that, right?
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You really mean that...?
[There's no doubt in his mind that Ichigo's made plenty of enemies in town, especially after what happened with the quarantine, but if the party was any indication, ichigo's still not entirely without friends. Nakama like Inoue and family like Kon. People who accept him out of obligation, Adachi figures. Because they've known each other for so long that they wouldn't dare abandon him now, no matter what sorts of atrocities he may have committed here in the Box.
Just like...
...God. Kids really do give him the creeps.
Not this one, though. Because he's different from the others. Because as much as Ichigo likes playing "hero," it doesn't sound like he thinks it's all cracked up to be. For "one who protects," he really doesn't spend too much time focusing on number one, now does he? But so long as he's not focused on himself, perhaps more of his attention could be shifted in Adachi's direction. After all, it sounds like his bonds with the others have only gotten him so far.]
...Thanks, Ichigo. That means a lot. [A beat and a cleared throat.] Listen, so long as we're stuck here, it's probably gonna be like this for a while. Shitty, I mean. So I can't exactly sugarcoat things and say tomorrow's gonna be a new day, because who knows what's gonna happen tomorrow? I mean, it's not like I can predict the future or anything...
Anyway. I guess what I'm trying to say here is that no matter what happens...
[Time, then, for Adachi to take this one step further.]
I'll be counting on you, too. You know that, right?