Tatsuki with Orihime in tow.

“I tell you the cake here is great.” I heard as the door opened. Wandering in where two girls, one of which I already knew. It was the orange haired girl with the giant tits I had seen earlier. She was guided into the restaurant by a sporty girl with brown eyes and black, dishevelled hair that went down to her neck. I think she also had been in the classroom, but I didn’t remember with certainty.

“But I don’t have the money for it, Tatsuki.” The orange haired one exclaimed. “Don’t worry, I will treat, I crash at your house pretty often after all.” The other one said with a big smile.

I just sat there and watched. That Orihime girl was most likely able to see, at least she had the spiritual energy to possess such an ability. The one named Tatsuki would be of no use to me. However that may be, I first needed to get them to sit at my table. That was easily said and done.

“It is normal for Orihime and Tatsuki to sit down at my table when I’m in the room.” I said and watched as the girls closed in on my table. Without a word they sat down, as was now normal for them. Tatsuki quickly started to order some cake and coffee while I turned to Orihime.

“Hello.” Her eyes focused me, bingo she was able to see me. “Hello, mister. I’m sorry for sitting down at your table, it just felt natural.” I made a dismissive gesture. “Orihime, who are you talking to?” Tatsuki asked after the waiter left. Now this was interesting, if it would have been me talking to the air no one would bother but if somebody else talked to me being said air that was considered weird. But I didn’t want to be interrupted so I mumbled something while Tatsuki was laughing at a blabbering Orihime.

“It is normal for people in this restaurant to not be bothered by people speaking to Shinigamis.” I said. “On second thought, do whatever you want.” Tatsuki quickly said in an apologizing maner. She apologized for something that was the norm a second ago. It had been the same with Omaeda when I told him to leave the office and now I had conformation. The power of changing perception apparently worked retroactively. That did however made a precedent I was not comfortable with.

To explain very quickly: I had hoped to leave the right earring, the one with acceptance powers, at home whenever I felt like not being absolutely normal for the day. But with precedent set I could be that all my past actions were made normal whenever I equipped them, resulting in whatever exceptional I ever did being considered normal.

As an example, let’s be hopeful and say Soifon goes on that date with me, I leave the earring we have a great time and afterwards I put on the earring again. Now that great time is considered completely normal.

Would be a buzzkill if you ask me.

But I have wasted enough time on this thought, time for conformation. I raised my hands and took down the right earring, nothing happened, Orihime and Tatsuki continued their meaningless chat about training, school and stuff like that.

I silently apologized to the owner of the restaurant before I spat on the table. “Ew.” Orihime said and pulled her hand away from the wet spot on the table. “Mister, I would ask you to refrain from that.” She said in a stern voice and continued a monolog about manners. Okay, my deeds where considered weird, part one complete. I said nothing before putting on the earring again. Orihime continued, “and even if you were a giant **** robot, you should not spit one the table.”

“You mean it’s not no…acceptable for me to spit on tables?” I asked, not using the word normal would be taxing on my brain I can tell you. “I mean NOW you could, but a few seconds ago that was disrespectful.”

I sighed in relief. So in conclusion while the power of changing perception worked retroactively the acceptance didn’t and would only kick in when I actually wore the blasted thing. I could work with that. If it hadn’t been that way I most likely stashed away the right one to never wear again, being considered normal for all my life sounded like **** to be honest.

But for now it was huge help at spying. Speaking of which, I had tracked Rukia earlier and I now got a good grasp on what exactly these earrings did so I now had a few more hours for other matters.

Matters of pleasure to be exact. What? I didn’t have sex in almost 2 years you think cumming on time into my captain would be enough? Oh no, I would use this power to the fullest of capabilities to end my dry streak once and for all.

But that begged the important question.