[ He thinks of the hard kick to the base of his spine, the yanking of his hair, the busted lip, all very physical memories. Goddamn animal. ]

No. To the likes of Kurosaki, yes. But not us. He's no stronger than the rest of them.

[ The power differential is much steeper between an ordinary arrancar and schrifted Sternritter, assuming all parties' abilities haven't suddenly ebbed as a part of the general flux this environment throws them into. ]

He struck at me, when we were both depowered. I chose not to kill him when my abilities returned.

[ He doesn't detail the damage, of course—much more than Jaegerjaquez should have been able to do, though much of that was because of the way the fight began, the underhanded nature of the first attack. But he still includes it—bullheaded as Bazz is, hopefully the fact that he chose not to track him down and crush the man like an insect in retribution still means something to him, as far as how he should be conducting himself here.

At least the conversation's returned to a more even tone. It's easier for him, when so much is already at play. ]