Ukitake, an unassuming figure in his captain's haori and shihakusho, offered a polite bow as well. "Thank you," he replied with a smile of his own. "It's good to meet you in person." He stepped inside and took a moment to glance over the apartment, noting that it seemed comfortable if a far cry from what he was used to.
"I apologize again for the imposition," he went on to say as he returned his full attention to the other reaper, "though I suppose the Collector you mentioned must have his reasons. It hardly seems a coincidence that we should be housed together."