( But then what if he regrets it the next day... Tsurumaru isn't going to take advantage of that. It takes a lot for him to warm up to others completely and it takes even more for him to really admit it. )

That's right.

( It's been over three hundred years. )

Wouldn't you say we've learned a lot about each other in all that time? ( He's leading up to his point. It's slow and cautious. He's watching Ichigo's every reaction to make sure his moves are right. Like a crane dancing, everything must be perfect to get what he wants. ) Like the meaning of my name?

( He is, after all, a crane. )