Yeah well, when you lose your powers you'll do whatever it takes to get 'em back, right? I just didn't expect I'd ever get the ones I lost back after that.

[Ishida of all people should know how that feels. The smirk catches Ichigo's eye and he lets and answering one tug at the corner of his lips as he shrugs, seemingly nonchalant.]

Besides, I gotta keep giving you something to catch up to otherwise you'll just sit on your ass sewing doilies or something lame like that.