"It's more dangerous to ignore getting sick than to overprepare for it," Hinamori replied. "Maybe we should call Unohana-taichou."

She ran off to find the thermometer. It didn't take her long. "Here. Put this under your tongue." She had only ever done a short stint in the fourth division, but she knew her way around a sick person. She also knew when people were faking it—silly squad recruits, trying to get out of practice—and Hitsugaya didn't seem to be. (This conclusion was helped by the fact that he was denying his symptoms rather than exaggerating them.)