"It's a lion," Rukia said automatically, feeling that the entire situation was rather surreal even as she contemplated the fact that Kaien still was not aware that he had been killed by her.

Then again, how was she supposed to tell him, "I'm sorry, you accidentally fell on my sword?" Looking over at Ichigo, who didn't seem to be any the wiser - well, he technically wouldn't, since she hadn't told him about it, after all - she asked him casually, doggedly keeping the strain out of her voice as she looked over at Kon as well.

How did they even get here, to begin with? Wasn't Ichigo supposed to be in the mortal realm? And why did Kon have his own body? Hell, why are there THREE almost-clones?

This really, really, was not her day. "What brings the two of you here, anyway?"