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Post by Sir Razgriz on Jan 14, 2010 5:17:15 GMT 1
Due to Rikka being Rikka, Razgriz unexpectedly found a person latched onto his mid-section during a captain's meeting.
"Razgriz! We got serperated... and I was worried Captain. Then I felt your energy by Juno and... " The Vice-Captain trailed off, sensing everyone staring at her. "Sorry," she murmured, looking down at the floor. Before he could say anything, however, she jumped into the discussion, worrying that they'd be fighting too close together, and asking why 4th Squad's captain would be fighting. Capt. Tahoshi's answer concerning 12th gave Buzzcut an idea, which he put together as Hotaru excused herself.
"Tahoshi," he began, "let's stay on the topic of Squad Frankenstein for a minute. Is there anything they have, even anything experimental, that we could use to even the odds? They've been cooped up in their building pretty much since I got out of the Academy, and I don't think I've ever even seen their captain. If they've made stuff similar to the real world, like our communicators-resembling-cell-phones, then what else do they have? Reiatsu armour so we don't die when Kyuuketsuki starts giving off reiatsu? Some form of a Reapermobile? Hell, guns? I'm pretty curious to see what a group of scientists with practically unlimited resources have managed to come up with."
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Post by Tahoshi on Feb 11, 2010 13:11:09 GMT 1
"you'd be surprised what they have that we're already using." Tahoshi replied with a grin. "Also, I have something a little more... unique... up my sleeve this time." He added.
He turned his head towards Ryoko, and nodded. "Let's do it." He said, prompting Ryoko to disappear in a flurry of Reiatsu.
"She'll be back soon... and I'm sure we'll have the combined power to take out Kyuuketsuki once it's done." He said, not willing to give up any more information.
--------------------------- Meanwhile, in the Real World(tm) ---------------------------
"Halt! Who goes there?" A female voice called as a throwing knife embedded itself in the solid concrete wall next to Ryoko.
"I knew you were there." Ryoko replied, and turned towards her. The newcomer looked partially surprised at the 'thief' wearing a blindfold.
"Answer me." She demanded.
"I'm here to speak with your leader. I need to talk to her, now."
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Post by Juno on Feb 12, 2010 21:52:38 GMT 1
It had been some time now. Hotaru stretched her arms above her head, and with a deep yawn, let her head fall back so she was staring at the ceiling. Sometime during her idle staring, the Officer slowly drifted to sleep. It wasn't long before she was woken by a gentle tugging on one of her hands. Startled, she jolted upright and looked around to see what had grabbed her. Chuckling, she shook her head and grinned down at the redhead that she has inadvertently startled.
"Hey. Nice to see you're awake, Juno." Hotaru whispered.
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The girl narrowed her eyes and shifted around in the shadows. The sudden appearance of a Vice Captain ranked Shinigami did not sit well with her, Squad 2 to boot. Though, the other woman had come in a rather diplomatic fashion... It could easily go either way, though currently her instinctive distrust of Shinigami painted the blindfolded woman in a negative light.
"For what reason?" she asked, suspicious undertones running through her voice.
"Classified." the Shinigami replied, having not moved in the least since the soul in the shadows threw her first knife.
With a huff, Chu appeared at Ryoko's side. "C'mon." The shinigami could now "see" her for who she was. Former Vice Captain of Second Squad, Chu Jiang. She had no weapons in hand, head tilted down to look at the other Soul. "You're on thin ice, though, Reaper."
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Post by Tahoshi on Feb 13, 2010 13:48:46 GMT 1
"Thin ice is my favourite kind. No one follows me." Ryoko replied with a grin. She followed Chu all the way to the Dojo in the centre of town. Normally the Shinigami would cover the entire world, destroying any and all Hollows they came to... But this town didn't have anyone.
"So, you found a place to stay hidden?" Ryoko asked to break the silence. Chu responded with a huff.
"It's you damn shinigami that forced me out here in the first place."
"No need for the hostilities" Ryoko replied. "If you hadn't been forced to leave Seireitei, I'd not be Vice Captain of 2nd Squad."
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Post by Juno on Feb 13, 2010 22:53:16 GMT 1
"Yeah yeah. And I hope you're enjoying it." Chu replied with a sneer, tossing and catching a throwing knife as she led the Shinigami to the headquarters. They were greeted at the front door by the two Central Officers.
"New recruit?" one asked, leaning against the wall with a sandwich in hand.
"No. This one's on active duty."
The two Officers gasped in unison, one curiously approaching Ryoko.
"An unprecedented serious affair!" the other chuckled. Chu thwapped the Officer on the head and opened the door, motioning for Ryoko to follow after her. The layout wasn't too confusing. First floor consisted largely of a training area. Next floor up was just as large, but had been divided into more rooms for the few residents of the building. Ryoko wasn't going to see any of that, though, as Chu ordered her to stay on the main floor.
"Remember. I'm trusting you. For now." With that, the ex-shinigami left. Her quick steps could be heard ascending a flight of stairs. No more than 5 minutes later, she was back down, another set of much slower, softer steps following behind her. The newcomer was quite tall, the tallest of the three there by far. She casually sauntered up to Ryoko, stopping a few feet from her. With a tilt of her head, she sized the Shinigami up.
"Well well well... A Shinigami. And a Vice Captain at that!" She flashed a cocky grin. "And what exactly brings you into my city? Your kind haven't pestered me before. Why start now?"
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Post by Tahoshi on Feb 14, 2010 1:32:54 GMT 1
"Pestering isn't in my job ." Ryoko replied. She'd heard stories of this girl from Tahoshi... Admittedly not many, but Ryoko still thought she could figure her out.
"I've been asked to deliver a message... Someone that you may remember from a few centuries ago is now in a position of power, and wants to right the wrongs of the past." Ryoko said. "In short, we need your help."
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Post by Juno on Feb 14, 2010 1:55:49 GMT 1
Crossing her arms over her chest, the white-haired woman raised a curious eyebrow. "Oh? So you need my help? What's in it for me." She was rather surprised, though actively suppressing the fact. The only person who she had really known that had gotten into the Shinigami academy was Hirako Tahoshi, and even though she had always wondered what had happened to him, she wouldn't go crawling back to see.
"Wait. On second thought... Tell him that if he needs my help so bad. He can come ask for it himself." She idly readjusted the bit of Hollow mask secured to her forehead. "You can do that for me, right?"
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Post by Tahoshi on Feb 14, 2010 2:00:54 GMT 1
"Him? How do you know it's a him?" Ryoko asked, testing her beliefs. It was obvious there was still something in her mind about Tahoshi, as her reiatsu had faltered for a split second. It wasn't enough for anyone else to pick up on, but Ryoko had noticed it.
She grinned. "I'm sure he'll be happy to make an appearance." She said, and turned to leave. She had hoped it would go like this, but she also hoped Kyuuketsuki wouldn't notice any of it.
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Post by Juno on Feb 15, 2010 23:38:45 GMT 1
The tall woman gave a friendly wave as Ryoko turned to leave, sporting an almost mocking grin. "Byebye~" she called, turning to face Chu once the Shinigami had left. "Well. This is highly unexpected." the leader of the rogue group stated, taking slow steps to her subordinate's side.
"So what do we do, Boss?" Chu asked, rubbing her forehead in irritation.
"We wait, Chuji. We wait." With that, the leader pulled up a cushion next to a low wooden table and sat down with a playful grin. "Go fetch a bottle of sake and some snacks." She was looking forward to this.
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Post by Oboro no Kisuke on Feb 18, 2010 0:13:47 GMT 1
A sigh came from the background, as a third presence decided to make itself known. It was a teen with midnight black hair, and a lean build. In one hand was one of three blades he often carried outside of the mask strapped to the back of his right hip, and in the other was... a stone. Nothing special about it. He stroked the stone against the edge of the blade, going along the entire blade before repeating the motion. He continued doing so for a few more strokes, before he felt satisfied with his work, and tossed the blade up, putting some spin into it, before holding out the sheath, and letting it simply fall into it, with a simple 'click'. He was Yoshitsuna Kisuke, 17 years old, and wielder of the Muramasa blades.
"Sake...? Please keep it away from me... I'm still getting glares from some of the others from the last time I had some..." The teen said idly, sighing once more as he recalled the fragmented memories of the last time he had alchohol...
Members were STILL doing some damage control on the small town that had been pranked mercilessly from that time. From tar-and-featherings, to paint bombings, and even the occasional tieing some poor schmuck to an angry animal.
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Post by Juno on Feb 19, 2010 1:33:50 GMT 1
"Yeah yeah. We remeber full well." Chu said as she sat the unopened bottle on the table in front of Jin. She sat down opposite the leader, watching with a half-grin as the other woman eagerly wrestled open the bottle and poured a glass. The ex-shinigami declined Jin's offer of the glass of sake and fished a piece of bubblegum out from in her robes. Jin just shrugged and downed the glass, taking a deep breath as she moved to fill it once again. Chu covered her mouth as she chuckled. "Jin. You really are the Grand Oni of Hamasaki. Pace yourself or you're gonna be sloshed when our.... friends get back."
"Don't worry at all, Chuji, my girl. I'll be perfectly fine!" Jin assured before... downing the second glass. She then turned to Kisuke while she poured yet another. "Oi. You hear what all went down when the Shinigami woman was here, right?"
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Post by Oboro no Kisuke on Feb 20, 2010 21:56:34 GMT 1
The black-haired teen nodded, as he pulled out a scroll from seemingly nowhere, and unrolled it. His eyes stayed focused on it's contents, scanning over every single line of text and each depiction. "Yeah, I heard... Hence why I'm preparing a new technique just in case things go sour." He replied, when truthfully, the technique he was trying to prepare was one he had been trying to master for quite a while.
Sure, he was proficient in his fighting style, the Oboro Ryu. The fact he had slain his posessed mentor was proof enough of that. He just didn't have all the techniques down. and there was one in particular that had his interest... "Oboro Ryu Ougi: Susanoo no Tsurugi..."
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Post by Tahoshi on Feb 23, 2010 13:11:32 GMT 1
Meanwhile, Tahoshi waited near to the gate, for news of the meeting. Those that knew him, and knew he was there would be both worried and scared...
Worried that Kyuuketsuki would be around soon... and scared that Tahoshi already knew this. Whatever he was up to, it had to be big. With one swift movement, he took the phone from his pocket, and held it up to an ear.
"yes?" he asked. Then put the phone down shortly afterwards. He nodded to the gate guards, who opened it for him.
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Having been denied entrance to the academy, and essentially kicked out of soul society shortly afterwards, Jin hadn't seen or heard of Tahoshi for several centuries... So it came as quite a surprise to the trio when the Vice Captain level reiatsu was enhanced by a greater power... and even moreso as that power began to move slowly towards them.
Tahoshi grinned. He knew of Jin... He knew of her power, and of her reiatsu signature. Neither Shinigami, nor human... He left his battle-worn zanpakutoh in its sheath, and approached the dojo....
"It's ok, Ryoko... I know at least one of these people." He said as the door opened, obviously replying to his subordinate.
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Post by Juno on Feb 25, 2010 6:13:12 GMT 1
Jin was in the process of taking another drink of Sake when they all heard the doors opening. They instantly fell silent, Chu warily watching the door with her full attention, while Jin only looked out of the corner of her eye. When Captain Tahoshi walked through, Chu lost what measure of composure she had. Her eyes widened as she took a shaky step back. "C-captain....!" Chu couldn't help but exclaim, causing Jin to chuckle as she set her glass down and slowly got to her feet.
"Well well, Hirako. Seems you've done good for yourself." The leader of the rogue band stated, offering a friendly hand to her old companion. Might as well get pleasantries out of the way as soon as possible.
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Post by Tahoshi on Feb 25, 2010 13:43:59 GMT 1
"Jin?" Tahoshi asked, surprised.
He turned to Ryoko "why didn't you tell me Jin was here?" he asked. Since all he'd had from the other shinigami was a vague description of a chinese girl, and since Jin's outburst after being refused entry earned her essentially an execution... Tahoshi had obviuosly not been expecting to see her again.
Turning back to his old friend, a seldom seen smile appeared on his face. "I've never forgotten about you. Not in 300 years." He said, turning away from his normal battle-ready look.
"And it looks like you've made a pretty good name for yourself too." he added before Jin could reply.
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