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Tsukiko ambled into the grounds, clad in her usual uniform but wearing something quite new to her ensemble - four rings set upon the pointer and middle fingers of each hand. She looked up at the two of them, or rather, looked up to Kokei and looked straight ahead at Tomomi. In a few moments time she determined her assistance to be unneeded. Why had there had been a summons if everything was going to be taken care of? She wondered this for a few seconds then asked it, albeit in a less direct way than she could have chosen. "Was there something you needed, Tomomi-Taichō?" She said in a dull, listless tone that accentuated her face, which was nothing short of expressionless.

Tsukiko flushed at his seemingly random compliment. It was quite unexpected. "Th-thank you... I think..." She managed to spit out befire proceeded back to the matter at hand in her normal listless tone. "I'm afraid that's just not possible. Any other time, I would... but... otō- uh- Taichō is busy with Yuki-obasan... I'm sure you know what that means in terms of his cooperation..." She stopped and looked at the ground to gather her thoughts, also doing her best to stay awake. "Couldn't you just... knock her out or something...?" She asked with the slightest hint of hope in her voice.

Kokei hearing everyone around her began to relax slightly more as her dull eyes looked up at Yuki with worry. She held her torso with her good hand and arm as blood rushed through it to that arm. Kokei's breathing was quick and uneven. It was slowly coming to stop but Kokei was keeping herself awake but did not move an inch. Kokei satyed very still and awaited what the 4th squad captain would say.

Tsukiko rose to her feet at this, swaying on her heels ever so slightly. Her face cracked and was riddled with annoyance, as though Tomomi had struck a nerve. She began to get red in the face and she was looking quite flustered. With her fists balled and stuck out behind her, she yelled at the top of her lungs. "THERE'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING FLATTERED AND FEELING USELESS!" Her shouts were, for the most part mechanical and were much louder than any normal shinigami could manage. She stormed past him, possibly unaware that she had just raised her voice to her superior. But at this point, she was just a girl with feelings. She was, after all, only 7, it couldn't be helped that she wasn't quite as reserved as her colleagues, who undoubtedly would not have answered in such a manner. Tsukiko turned towards him once she was a few feet away and shouted again. "JERK!" Her last word came even louder than before, possibly earsplitting; it rang throughout parts of the Seireitei. She vanished shortly after, mumbling something about finding Hei.

[Haha, that was fun and so very like her.]

Yuki gave Tomomi an odd look as she finished up with Kokei. Retracting her hand, she strengthened the bindings on Kokei's body and turned to face her commander. Yuki jabbed her thumb in the direction Tsukiko had run off. "Even if you are my superior, that's still my niece you're talking about and laughing at." She said with a stern face. "Now I have no problems with you, but that is not proper. And really, you're quite wrong if you thought she had any feelings for you after that little episode." Yuki yawned and motined with her hand at the area where Tsukiko had just been standing as if to reference what had just happened. "That was embarrassment mixed with anger, not affection." She waited a few seconds before finishing. "You remind me of Zique, completely oblivious when it comes to girls." After a few seconds of letting that sink in for Tomomi she bowed to indicate apology for talking back then sat down. She then had to wonder why Tomomi thought Hei was "a big baby on the inside." That was what he had said, but it didn't register to her as making any sense, nor could she think of evidence that could support such a theory. It was nothing short of nonsensical, but she was silent and let him think as he pleased.