Oh I agree with your assessment. I know you ship IchiOri but I don't believe Orihime, for ONE MOMENT, is tossing her love for Ichigo out with a rhyming couplet. Not at ALL. In fact I don't even think that her mind may have made a connection between two hearts beating as one versus the "authorial announcement" of six hearts beating as one. I think she was just having her little metaphysical exchange with Ulquiorra. But I do believe her focus has shifted from Kurosaki-kun to her friends. I may do a later entry on it--romantic love focus to nakama focus. I think Orihime rode the swells of those feelings all during this arc.
And yes, a beautiful chapter. I love it when Kubo slows down to do stuff like this between fights. Some of the fanbois may be bored, but BAH! Gimme the heart stuff!
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Date: 2008-07-12 02:22 am (UTC)Oh I agree with your assessment. I know you ship IchiOri but I don't believe Orihime, for ONE MOMENT, is tossing her love for Ichigo out with a rhyming couplet. Not at ALL. In fact I don't even think that her mind may have made a connection between two hearts beating as one versus the "authorial announcement" of six hearts beating as one. I think she was just having her little metaphysical exchange with Ulquiorra. But I do believe her focus has shifted from Kurosaki-kun to her friends. I may do a later entry on it--romantic love focus to nakama focus. I think Orihime rode the swells of those feelings all during this arc.
And yes, a beautiful chapter. I love it when Kubo slows down to do stuff like this between fights. Some of the fanbois may be bored, but BAH! Gimme the heart stuff!