It didn't make a lick of sense to him, but he supposed he could have missed a fukutaichou while he was there. He had been in a hurry the whole time, and he left as soon as he was healed, so... But the name Shiba was still nagging at the back of his mind. Where had he heard it? It was right on the tip of his tongue..

Ichigo completely ignored the offer to call him captain, considering he never spoke to any of the taichou's respectfully. They hadn't done anything to earn his respect, why give it to them?

"... Kuchiki. You mean Rukia?!" He had to have meant Rukia, he probably would have said Kuchiki-taichou if he meant Byakuya. "You know Rukia? Is she here?" Suddenly he was a lot more interested in what this guy had to say.