>>1646825

cont
What was she doing now?
[] Sparring with Byakuya
[] Facing down Tosen, Aya and Tora in a 3 v 1 brawl to challenge herself
[] Tracking down a wily hollow with some subordinate shinigami
[] Hunting hollows by herself
[] Practicing Poetry
[] training her swordmanship/kido
[] Walking by the eleventh division barracks *what a coincidence*
[] Teasing Byakuya and Yoruichi about marriage
[] Training to master her Hollow side.
[] Preforming jinzen
[] Visiting the two Quincy children.
[] Getting drunk on her off time with a few friends
[] write in

>>1646828
>Practicing Poetry
Glad to have you back HM!

>>1646828
>[] Sparring with Byakuya
>[] Teasing Byakuya and Yoruichi about marriage
We can do both at the same time!

>>1646828
>[] Sparring with Byakuya
>[] Practicing Poetry

>>1646828
>[] Walking by the eleventh division barracks *what a coincidence*
>[] Practicing Poetry

Hey HM, glad you're back. I'm so sorry to here about your mom, and I hope things have been going better for you during the break.

>>1646828
>[] Practicing Poetry
>[] Walking by the eleventh division barracks *what a coincidence*

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"Grey morning fog, cold wind blows by" I say, trying to find the right words to match the rhythm of the morning, sitting outside in the cold air. My hair is loose and untamed as I haven't found the time to control and tie it up into its usual ponytail. Strands of white hair flow over my scared face as I stare up at the grey sky, the fog in front of me seeming like an endless white sea as I sit there....a little lost.

I close my mouth as I try to find the next part of my poem this morning, falling on my back, my eyes still locked on the same patch of grey sky. Slowly raising one of my hands up into my view, I watch it turning it over and clenching it into and out of a fist before I stretch my fingers as far as they'll go. And frown.

It is unchanged, besides a healing scar on the back of it. Hasn't seemed to age a day since I woke back up here. My frown deepens, as I realize just how long it has been, and yet so little seems to have changed. I've been here for around....fifteen? sixteen years? When I lived that many in the living world, so much had changed.

Lowering my hand, I look up at the clouds above me. Hmm, time does seem to almost move slower now. Never thought about just how long I'll be around now. Maybe that's why the memories of most spirits get erased when they come around, so they don't have to suffer this realization. this change.

I smile, remembering why I still even remember my life, my comrades. And why I am no ordinary spirit or even Hollow.

Sitting back up, I take a breath and begin again.

"Grey morning fog, the cold wind blows by" I say slowly, clapping my hands together as I finish the poem finally "as time refuses to march on"

"Oh, surprised you haven't left yet, Kimi" Byakuya says from behind me, making me jump up to my feet, reaching to my side for my zanpakuto out of habit "Oh don't act like your poetry is any secret, master"

"I don't like people sneaking up on me" I huff as I sit back down, and he sits next to me "Didn't expect to see you until my duties today were done"

"Oh, so I scared you then?' He says dully "Didn't think that was possible...also you look....feral with your hair like that, do you know that?"

What do I say?
[] Yes, its why I wear it in a pony tail
[] And you look as confident as ever, now I need to let of some steam before I leave *spar*
[].....is it because of my scars?
[] Any who enjoys any part of battle is somehow feral
[] Well, since you're here, want a lesson
[] You're asking for a smack, young lord
[]....Shouldn't you be looking at marriage candidates or something?
[]Oh? Didn't realize you wanted me to hit you that much
[] *laugh*
[] write in

>>1646989
>[] *laugh*
>[] Yes, its why I wear it in a pony tail
>[] Well, since you're here, want a lesson

>>1646989
> laugh

> that's why I wear it in a ponytail

> anyone who enjoys any part of battle is a bit feral

> didn't realize you wanted the hit on me that badly
Sorry for the weird format, I had to switch to my phone.

Anyone else?

>>1646989
>[] *laugh*
>[] Yes, its why I wear it in a pony tail
>[] Well, since you're here, want a lesson

I laugh, and begin to gather my snow white hair up to tie it up into its usual shape, that bushy pony tail shaped like a fox's tail. Byakuya smirks as the fog around us begins to slowly drift on the wind.

"Yes, its why I wear it in a pony tail" I say, still chuckling as he loses his smirk "I mean, I'm scary enough without the scarred parts of my face being hidden by hair"

"Well, I'd say people are more scared of you because of that...killer's air you have about you, the way you look at them when you're not talking" He says flatly as I turn to him and frown "its what people notice, though I do think they'd be more scared if they couldn't see your face"

"No, I think scars help make them feel uneasy" I say calmly as I start to stand up "Well, since you're here now, want a lesson?"

"As long as it won't make you late" he says calmly

"Hey, I know when I need to report, besides who knows maybe today will bring a challenge for me, unlike these last couple of years" I say, sighing as I try to figure out what to teach him

Well?
[] Just a spar
[] get Aya here
[] Test his manners
[] Set up a theoretical battle, and see what tactics he'd use to win it
[] Force him to try poetry
[] Find an off duty Shinigami for him to spar with
[] Kido match!
[] try to catch me *turn to smoke and flee*
[] write in

>>1647122
>Force him to try poetry

>>1647122
>[] Set up a theoretical battle, and see what tactics he'd use to win it

>>1647122
> force him to write poetry

> test his manners

> get Aya here

It's time for a different kind of lesson boy!

>>1647122
> force him to write poetry

> test his manners

> get Aya here
Bloody captcha, Makin me do fashion!

Any one else?
Also sorry if I'm going slow. My puppy is driving me up the walls with all the things it keeps finding that it shouldn't!

>>1647187
Of the reasons for a slow update, that is by far the most adorable

Writing

>>1647267
Welcome back HM. I hope you are doing better, and that your mum is getting the help she needs right now.

"Well, that's good isn't it? But I guess with what you were in life, peace is both something you fight for yet" He says slowly as he reaches for his blade and I shake my head "Oh? weren't you going to give me a lesson? or did you realize you don't have the time for it?"

"No, who said it was a lesson in swordsmanship? I can teach you other things you know" I say dully as he turns a little red around the cheeks "Not like I am only good for one thing after all"

"Well...alright?" He says sounding a little apprehensive about the whole thing "So what are we going to be doing then, if not sparring?

"Oh, well I think a bit of poetry, then see how well you've been taught your manners and" I say as the look on his face tells me exactly what he's thinking "Oh what? you don't think that's a worthy lesson?"

"I...I know I'm a little looser around you and your friends, kimi, but I am well mannered, I am after all going to be leading the kuchiki household when I grow older, I don't know why you need to test me on that, unless you need me to teach you them" He says quickly "And Poetry? I...I have no talent for it, and it seems like it'd be a bit of a waste to force myself to gain a talent for it, since I wouldn't use it to mock my foes as you do"

"Hey its to distract them and people may call me a dog, but I have more manner's than one! Don't try and talk your way out of this. I just want to make sure you're going to be a respectable lord, a well mannered one! and nothing shows grace and dignity more than a good" I rant as his eyes narrow

"No, I said that because you're going to bring Aya" He says "I know the look you have when you get mischievous, and if I am wrong about Aya, then its Yoruichi right?"

.....okay, he's really not going to have to worry about any kind of plot against him when he grows up

What do I do?
[] try to lie and say it's just to keep it in practice 1d20+int
[] ask why its a bad thing to have Aya around for this lesson
[] Concede and tell him good job for realizing my motives
[] Shrug, and say I'm not the best subject for being used in this lesson, so I do need to bring aya
[] Well, saying poetry in battle isn't far off from what you've trained yourself to do already
[] You seem confident, show me how you serve tea....and beg for forgiveness
[] Hey, everyone needs a hobby, mine is poetry, I just thought maybe it could be yours to
[] fine, the lesson will wait then
[] What? Scared of the little bird?
[] write in

>>1647247
She brought a box of puppy training pads from upstairs that I didn't know we had, manages to get it open and drag them out before I could get it away from her.

>>1647304
Well, she's back home and doing better. Not sure why she tried to do...that, but currently she's doing fine.

>>1647344
>[] Concede and tell him good job for realizing my motives
[] Well, saying poetry in battle isn't far off from what you've trained yourself to do already
[] Hey, everyone needs a hobby, mine is poetry, I just thought maybe it could be yours to
[] What? Scared of the little bird?

>>1647344
> show me how you serve tea

> I'm not the best subject fir teaching the finer things

> think if it as a trial by fire: you and I both know my little sister is not the most... tame person in the Sereitei, so we'll see how well you keep your composure in the face of her enthusiasm.

> what, scared of a little bird?

Damn your pup is smart. And I'm glad to hear about your mom, I hope you guys can work through the issues she's facing.

>>1647344
>[] Concede and tell him good job for realizing my motives
>[] Hey, everyone needs a hobby, mine is poetry, I just thought maybe it could be yours to

"Alright, I admit defeat" I say bowing slightly as he smirks for just a second and no more "Congratulations on figuring out my motives so easily"

"Its easy to tell what people you know are actually trying to do" He says, sounding a little proud of himself as I shrug my shoulders "Still, why do you like forcing others to make poetry so much? I know you're seemingly surrounded by....creative minds, but"

"Everyone needs a hobby, Byakuya" I say smiling as he smirks again "Mine is Poetry, I just thought that it maybe could be yours to"

He frowns for a second and sighs

"Fine, I'll try my hand at it, but...but not around Aya, she's one of those creative minds and...you know how she'd act" He says, wincing as I imagine exactly what she'd do if she saw him try to make poetry "But, you've made me try things I wouldn't have before, so why not try a bit of poetry, if only so you don't start bothering me with it"

"What, scarred of the little bird?" I coo teasingly, looking down at him with my arms crossed

"Why would I be!" he yells angrily "I just don't like showing off things I'm not trained in, besides she has work to do, and so do you, and if you keep spending time like this you won't be a liuetenant by time I'm"

"uh....am I interrupting something" one of the shinigami who guards the gatre asks as both me and Byakuya turn around to glare at him "Uh...don't shoot the messenger? I just came here to say someone is asking for you Lady Kemuri"

"I am not a" I begin to say

"She is not a" Byakuya groans right beside me as the soul reaper tries to back pedal, but the young lord just holds his hand up "Don't make a full of yourself, let me guess it's my grandfather asking where she is"

"No its...Lieutenant aizen" The man says, covering his stomach like he expects one of us to gut him "he said he needed to speak to you, in private"

"Oh?" Byakuya says, trying to mimic the smiles me and Yoruichi wear when we tease each other "never thought you'd get a confession sensei"

What do I do
[] see what he wants
[] "And I never thought you'd be scared of aya"
[] "We're sparring when I get back, Byakuya"
[] Tell him to tell aizen to wait for me at the usual spot
[] ask if it can wait? I am in the middle of an important lesson for the young lord here
[] Watch your tongue boy!
[]write in

>>1647552
>[] "And I never thought you'd be scared of aya"
>[] see what he wants

>>1647552
>[] "We're sparring when I get back, Byakuya"
Full contact
>[] see what he wants

>>1647552
>[] see what he wants
>[] "And I never thought you'd be scared of aya"

>>1647552
> and I never thought you'd be scared of Aya

> remind me to put your head through a rock later

> see what he wants

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"And I never thought you'd be scared of Aya" I say coldly, walking away from him as He sighs through his teeth, nearly growling as the messenger keeps his head down

"You won't be able to trick me into letting this happen, kimi, my pride isn't that fragile" He says angrily as I smirk and walk down towards the front of the estate, leaving him with the still awkward and nervous looking guard.

"Suuuure it isn't" I say mockingly, glancing back at him as he glares at me

"I still know your" He begins to say before I narrow my eyes, and shut him up

"Wait you know what?" the guard asks as I huff and turns around

"If he finds out, he's dead you know" I say casually, cutting off the man curiosity before it can flourish enough for him to learn of that...particular shame

There's silence from both of them as I quickly make my way over to the gates leading out of the estate, to see what my friend wants me for. I mean he wouldn't have done something like this if it wasn't important, if it could wait. Which makes me a little....nervous, Sosuke is usually the calm and collected sort when he isn't researching or such. So this has to be something important, something that has made him think that something terrible is going to happen.

I shake my head, tapping my foot as the gate opens and Aizen grabs my arm through it

"Come on, we can't waste any time" He says, his voice shaking as he pulls me out into the street "This is a matter most urgent"

What do I do?
[] Keep quite
[] ask whats going on
[] Wait, are you actually confessing?
[] Hey hey, calm down, you're looking crazy again sosuke
[] Something bad has happened, hasn't it
[] Oh...so its as bad as I feared them
[] Don't just grab me like that! That's rude as hell
[] write in

>>1647710
>[] Something bad has happened, hasn't it
but
>[] Don't just grab me like that! That's rude as hell
>Make people think you're going to try and have your way with me.... *beat* *blushing kimi* not like that!

>>1647710
>[] Hey hey, calm down, you're looking crazy again sosuke
>[] ask whats going on

>>1647710
> calm down Sosuke

> ask what's going on

> uts as bad as I feared, isn't it?

Remind me to break Byakuas everything when the plot takes a break next.

>>1647710
>[] Hey hey, calm down, you're looking crazy again sosuke
>[] ask whats going on

"Calm down Sosuke, You're looking crazy again" I hiss through my teeth as he practically drags me through the streets, looking almost as white around the face as my hair, not even looking back at me as he runs at full speed, making me struggle to keep up with him as he goes on silently "What's going on?

"I'll tell you once we're away from prying ears or eyes" He says, his eyes looking serious and cold, almost snake like, like when I first met him. And that makes my blood freeze when I realize that, but it quickly warms back up....mostly because I still have to run to keep up with him! "We can't risk anyone hearing this, even if its just a portion"


"It's that bad is it?" I say, as my mind turns towards what could have possibly gone wrong, and reach for my "Wait does it have to do with"

He doesn't say anything, but the look he gives me tells me exactly what I need to know. This has to do with my true nature. I shut up, as I feel a strange emptiness in my gut and turn all my focus to running with aizen
-

When he finally stops, I'm panting and sweating as he claps his hands over his mouth and sighs

"Kimi, my research on you and Shichūkū" He says pausing to look back at me with a worried, and scared look in his eye "has been stolen, I don't know by who"

What do I do?
[] Panic
[] curse angrily
[] yell at him
[] go with him to look at what happened to that secret place of his
[]....But who could've known where it was
[]Sigh, and hang my head, muttering that I just had to wish for things to get exciting again
[] When did this happen?
[] I need a drink
[] write in

>>1647860
>[] curse angrily
[] go with him to look at what happened to that secret place of his
[]....But who could've known where it was
[] When did this happen?
[] I need a drink

>>1647860
> curse angrily

> sigh and hang my head

> go to Aizens hideout.

> I need a drink

>>1647860
>[] curse angrily
>[] go with him to look at what happened to that secret place of his
>[]....But who could've known where it was
>[] When did this happen?
>[] I need a drink

>>1647886
>>1647910
>>1647939
Supporting all of this.

>>1647860
Quincies probably. Or an inside job.

"Godammit" I groan angrily, clenching my hands into fists as I hang my head "this is just fucking perfect isn't it? When did this happen?"

"Last night, I came back as soon as I could and made sure there was enough time for anyone that was following me to lose interest" He says grimly "trust me, the first thing I did when I was sure it was safe was come find you"

"I know you did, but who could've known where it was?" I ask furiously, barely hiding my anger under my voice

"I told no one besides you, and Yoruichi would've told by now" He says hanging his head "unless she was against us the whole time which"

"Couldn't have happened" I say sternly, as he looks at me with a blank expression and then sighs, pushing his glasses up.

"Alright, if you trust her that much" He says softly as I sigh and hang my head "I just don't know any other answer"

"I need a drink" I groan "And we probably should check for any clues around the compound you made"

"before or after the drink?" He asks

Well
[] Before
[] after
[] hug aizen
[] During
[] write in

>>1648026
>[] Before
>[] hug aizen

>>1648048
Forgot to put in
>We should probably inform Yoruichi when we can about this also

>>1648026
> after

Investigation first, sake later

>>1648026
>[] Before
>[] hug aizen

I smirk, and allow myself to chuckle a bit before I hug aizen, and sigh as he hugs me back. the embrace doesn't last long before we let go of eachother and I turn away from him

"Before, I don't need to be drunk when walking into what very well may be a trap" I say smiling as I turn back to him "But, thanks. I needed some cheering up"

"Oh I didn't mean....well I thought you could use it"He says, making me chuckle again as he begins to walk with me again

"Well enough joking around, lets just hurry there before anything else goes wrong" I say as I begin to turn to smoke
-
"So they blasted the door into pieces?" I ask as I begin to look around, noticing the pieces of stone and metal lying around the ground

"That's what it looks like, but I am still not exactly sure how" he begins to say as I smell....a familiar, tasty...tempting smell


roll 1d20+willpower

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>1648179

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>1648179
Sorry if this doesn't work

>>1648195
And good job Anon

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>1648179
If I fuck this up I blame RNG and the chicken i just ate for giving me dice indigestion.

Yeah, this is probably going to be my last update for the night. I feel whoozy and just generally shitty

sorry for the short thread in advance, writing

>>1648288
It's ok HM, I hope you feel better soon

>>1648288
S'fine man, Just hope you feel better soon.

>>1648288
Sall gud

"Well, it seems our little visitor left some hollow bait...smells fresh, so it won't be long until we have some more uninvited guests" I say, covering my face, wiping drool away from my lips as my skin slowly smolders down, as the smoke flowing over my arm vanishes on the wind "so they already know what I am, or they thought a few hollows would deal with us"

"Or they thought they'd draw attention here, but they took the research notes so its unlikely that they'd do that for that reason, unless they thought we wouldn't check in until the hollows arrived" Aizen says as I start to head for the stairs and he grabs my shoulders "Oh, you don't want to go down there"

"....Why?" I ask frowning "Not like there's anything down there that could"

"Whoever did this ruined Aya's paintings" Sosuke sighs

"Well they've just managed to make me even angrier" I sigh, shaking my head "And not to mention that would mean they know aya's name, sense she signs everything she makes"

"Mhm" Sosuke says as I stomp my foot and growl, my voice sounding even more inhumanly furious than most hollows"But don't go hollow on me now kimi, if our fellow shinigami do notice this while on patrol"

"I know, I know" I say angrily, through my teeth "Whoever did this must be incredibly petty"

"Or hate art, but more likely they knew it'd set you off" Sosuke says calmly as I frown

"Or had a reason to hate aya" I say softly as Aizen frowns deeply

"That one quincy did get away from us.....still that's the most likely option, unless someone else in the soul society knew all of this" He says, sighing as he pushes up his glasses "I was hoping we were done with them"

"So was I" I say glancing around at the devastation around me "But its better than us being found out"

"She could...use that research against us" Aizen says, glancing at me

"Dammit" I growl, smacking my hand into a shard of the door sitting next to me "Still, its not like she'd have an easier time about it"

"We'll see, I know I have all the research and notes memorized but....well she has evidence of it, if it is her" He says calmly, his voice not showing any of his worry "But we need to be vigilant, and cautious now. We might end up being found out, and have to flee or...or defend ourselves...we need to find out where"

"You're just going to make yourself sick Sosuke, lets worry about this after we've calmed our nerves a bit, I need some sake after all this, I just" I groan "this...this is bad"

"This is terrible, it could mean the end of us and Yoruichi" he says softly "....we need to get those note back, no matter what"

I frown, but don't nod my head and just follow Aizen away from the source of our panic.

And we'll end here
I've archived
sorry for the short thread
>>1648300
>>1648309
its probably just because I didn't get much sleep. sorry again

>>1648288
Hi HM!

Welcome back. Sorry you aren't feeling well. Thanks for running. I will catch up with the thread when I get home from work.

>>1648388
Great thread as always HM, thanks for running. Quincy bitch is going to die much harder than the others, I can tell. Feel better HM.

So I don't want to make a tweet for this. But if anyone's checking on this thread. I am incredibly sorry about the delays and how much I've been flaking lately. I'm trying to fix my sleep schedule as fast as I can, I'm sorry I haven't been able to yet. I'm not sure if its just some left over stress, simple insomnia or just me fucking it up myself

But I promise as soon as I get back to waking up at a decent time, and not passing out in the middle of the day, I'll get right back to running my quests.

I ain't leaving if any of you were worried about that, I'm just having a little trouble right now.

So see ya soon!