- Zangetsu: [looking up at the sky; thinking] Ichigo... do you know how I hate rain? And it rains in this world, too. If your heart is troubled, the skies will become cloudy. If you grieve, it will rain ever so easily.
- [pause]
- Zangetsu: I wonder if you can understand... the fear of being rained on in this lonely world... To stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength, any power. If you just have faith in me, I will not allow any rain to fall upon this world.
- [speaking out loud]
- Zangetsu: Trust me, Ichigo. As long as I am here, you'll never fight alone.
- Ikkaku Madarame: At least... tell me your name.
- Ichigo Kurosaki: Ichigo Kurosaki.
- Ikkaku Madarame: Huh, Ichigo? That's a good name.
- Ichigo Kurosaki: You think so? No one's ever told me that before.
- Ikkaku Madarame: Yeah they say that guys with Ichi in their names are overflowing with talent and good looks. At least that's what I've heard...
- Ikkaku Madarame: I'm Third Seat Assistant Adjutant Squad 11. Ikkaku Madarame! Well, Ichi, what say we be friends!
- Ichigo Kurosaki: Huh! Ain't gonna happen...
- Ichigo Kurosaki: [to Renji] The name is Ichigo. I'm the one who's gonna beat your ass. How's it goin'?
- Ichigo Kurosaki: Eh-eah.
- [wipes away blood]
- Ikkaku Madarame: I don't get it.
- Ichigo Kurosaki: Hm?...
- Ikkaku Madarame: Sure there's some distance between us, but only a novice unfamiliar with fighting would allow a hand to leave his sword during a match!
- Ichigo Kurosaki: Why don't you just shut your trap! Alright? I got blood in my eyes! So I just stopped to wipe it away!
- Ikkaku Madarame: Even shallow wounds above the eye bleed profusely.
- [removes a cap on the end of his hilt]
- Ichigo Kurosaki: [puzzled] Mm!
- Ikkaku Madarame: [dabbing his fingers in an ointment inside his hilt] Therefore you must stop the bleeding...
- [spreading the ointment over his cut]
- Ikkaku Madarame: you can't just wipe it away.
- Ichigo Kurosaki: Hey! That's not fair! You have a special ointment to stop your bleeding!
- Ikkaku Madarame: It is too fair. It's called being prepared, you idiot! Instead of complaining, you should be applauding my professionalism!
- Ichigo Kurosaki: Eh-eah...
- Rukia Kuchiki: [seeing Claude in his 'stuffed animal' body] He's so-so cute.
- [Claude makes puzzled noise; suddenly Rukia grabs & hugs him]
- Rukia Kuchiki: [voice higher pitched] Ooh I just love him!
- [rubbing her cheek on his head]
- Rukia Kuchiki: He looks just like my Chappy!
- Kon: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! What's the big idea? I thought I was the one you loved the best! How can love be so cruel?
- [Rukia keeps cuddling Claude]
- Orihime Inoue: [sounding apologetic] You mean alot to me Rukia; but as much as I'd like to, I can't give you 'Claude'.
- [gasps; face suddenly looks serious]
- Orihime Inoue: We both want the same man; it's a love triangle!
- Kon: [jumping up & down] I wanna be in the love triangle, *too*! Here I was sure *I* was the fluffy, comforting character, when suddenly disaster strikes! I've been tossed out like an old shoe! Kicked to the curb! Sent to sleep with the fishes! NOOOOOO!
- [keeps crying as he roles around on the ground]