Then yer spirit sense ain't workin' too well, short-stuff. It should feel like the sun burned out of the sky.

[a sigh. Maybe it only feels that way to him]

He decided to go home and come back later, I guess. But he didn't tell me his plan. [he doesn't sound happy about it, but there's nothing he can do now]

He got some special candies. For me. [The Ringmaster didn't even give Ichigo a gift for himself. What did that say about him?] They kick my hunger in the teeth for a few days. But I can't trust myself with 'em. I'm afraid I'm gonna eat 'em all at once. I need someone responsible to hold on to them.