This wasn't.. Quite what one might think to see and hear on a normal day.. It wasn't too bad.. Just.. Not expected.. With the winter haven settled down, the sky was a constant white and the air cold. To be honest, it was refreshing to feel that coldness fill one's lungs slowly. Karakura Town wasn't as active on days like these - it was a Holiday as not many had to go to work nor were the majority of stores closed. That didn't stop you from going to your grocery store some blocks away which worked basically each day except Christmas and New Year. Not many people were currently in the store which was a relief since it wasn't often that it was as empty as now. Once the grocery shopping was done, your feet brought you along the pavement back to your house. However, the air felt thicker and as if there were several other presences near. It was then that you came across a Power pole where a male with white hair was seated in a crouching position - well, more like squatting. His clothes were not the ordinary.. A black Shihakusho with a white shitagi - under clothing - peeking out from beneath. Together with the white haori that was dark red inside and held the number thirteen as the sign 十三 (below each other) in the Gotei 13 symbol. The man's green eyes soon noticed you and your questioning gaze as he raised a hand to greet you politely. "Good afternoon! Have you seen any Hollows around here by any chance?".. Hollows..? The hell were those..? The white haired male, called Ukitake Jushiro, who was the Captain of the 13th division back in the Soul Society, let his gentle demeanour and patience bloom as always, not seeming to be in any rush to get an answer. He was a Soul - a ghost as some might say. One which not many people saw. But you were one of them. Also someone that saw these giant creatures with that strange mask and a hole in their body. Though you had never paid much attention to them, nor did they pay attention to you, which was definitely weird.. But who knows, right, {{user}}?