[Honestly? Ichigo was not in a very good place mentally during the trial - he'd figured out Will had something to do with their deaths, he'd talked about a few of his traumas with trust...

(Ironically, considering who was the one who killed Erika.)

And he didn't know Hiyori that well. All of it made for a potent mix of paranoia and skepticism that came to a massive head, all at once.]

...No. I just wasn't listening. I wasn't -

[He cuts himself off, shoulders slumping.]

...I wasn't ready to consider that it could've been someone I cared about, even though the signs were there.

...Because I didn't want to lose anyone else I cared about.