Meeting The Family - Blog Posts

I hope you don't mind but your post about your Ginrei story got me thinking about what a meeting between him and Ichigo would look like. It'd be explosive at the very best but maybe not as bad as everyone fears since Ginrei has experience dealing with short-tempered brats and Ichigo has experience dealing with strict old men considering his zanpakuto is one. Byakuya would still have a mild panic attack though.

For Ginrei, it would depend heavily on the context of their meeting. I cannot imagine Ichigo giving even a single shit what Ginrei thinks. I can see Byakuya getting all worked up about it, but on the other hand, at least Ginrei isn’t picking on him. Some possibilities:

Middle of giant battle, Soul Society is in shambles:

Ginrei: Ah, look at this brave and noble youth. A credit to the humans. We must support and protect him.

Everyone is at a Squad 10 Barbecue for Some Reason:

Ichigo: Yo, Byakuya, can I borrow your scarf? I need it for an impression I’m doing of you.

Ginrei: Ha, ha, Grandson, he has called you by your first name, such disrespect!

Ichigo: Hey, Old Dude, can you pass me the barbecue sauce? A+ mustache, by the way.

Ginrei: The insolence–! Grandson, where has your adjutant gone? I need him to hold my beer!

Conclave of Noble Families:

Byakuya: As you see, there are more Shiba.

Ginrei: I loathe the Shiba.

Byakuya: I know. Everyone knows.

Family Dinner:

Rukia: Hello, Grandfather! This is Kurosaki Ichigo, who is my boyfriend in this scenario. He is 15 years old, has orange hair, and is a human but sometimes also a Hollow, a Fullbringer and/or a Quincy. He has never brushed his hair in his entire life.

Ichigo (wearing a t-shirt that says “Be Gay, Do Crimes”): Yo.

Ginrei: I’m going back to my lake house.