S A W A K O ☤ H A G I W A R A Sawako wasn’t sure what she’d find over Dotsu’s shoulder, considering they weren’t directly in the way of danger. She had failed to notice the murderous intent that he felt as it wasn’t directed at her. She did not expect the unstable Ryoka to suddenly run toward them as such, prompting her to duck back behind her fellow officer’s back. For a moment, the woman anticipated a clash between the two and braced herself for what came next. But that moment never came… There was a brief flash of light and then the enemy had vanished, fleeing from the area and out of their grasp. With a sigh, she was partially relieved and also disappointed they didn’t capture the intruder, especially one so interesting. He used techniques that intrigued her and were definitely suited for study. Patting Dotsu on the back, the woman smiled up at him after finally releasing him. “Thank you for your help, Vice Captain Kesato” she praised the man, turning on her heel in the same breath. Now that the dust had mostly cleared, Sawako entered the room to get a good look around. It didn’t seem like there was much to go on- alas, she failed to bring an analysis machine in her haste. Looking to the barrier that held Sanada, it was by far the most interesting thing to look at here. Was this a kido technique? It certainly didn’t appear to be. Sawako, never afraid of a little experimentation, reached out to touch the barrier, her fingers hovering just before the wall. However, as Tomoya ran around the barrier, she stopped what she was doing to watch him. Her eyes followed him over to Sumire, at whom she would audibly gasp in awe at the two Squad 4 members. “How adorable! They’re so cute!” Sawako couldn’t help but blurt out loud, slowly drawing her hand away from the barrier.
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Sumire let a small smile emerge when her vice captain said to not worry about him, as if she would ever not worry about those she worked with in the 4th division or anybody for that matter. If the strawberry blonde haired girl could help it, she would do everything in her power to keep people alive and safe even if it meant she had to fight despite not liking it but if she had too, she would since she knew she could always rely on Sakuya-hime, after all her the poison it produced was powerful and always meant a fight with her was a a war of attrition if she could land just a scratch on the opponent, but of course that was the hard part since she was never trained for fighting.
Sumire nodded at after Tomoya said they should get ready to administer aid to Vice Captain Yuisis once she was freed from whatever was keeping her imprisoned and after he had moved over to her, Sumire began to walk to the others to check incase they had any injuries themselves though thankfully it seemed as though they were fine, moving back to where she originally was, watching as Tomoya made his way back to her to fill her in on the extent of her injuries, now it was only a matter of waiting until the barrier dropped or the others found a way to break it. The young girls thoughts began to wonder about her friends and if they were okay but the sound of a woman blurting something out snapped her out of it and catching only the end of what she had said about something being cute, looking in her direction and noticing that she was looking at both herself and Vice Captain Tomoya, a small blush quickly formed on her face "I'm really not that cute though..." her voice trailing as she spoke, clearly embarrassed about being called cute.
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XXX Tock. Tock. Tock. The sound of a crutch could be heard clunking against the wooden floor as Captain Scarlet slowly made her way into the division headquarters. With the recent attacks, she had been busy helping to heal those who were injured and bury the ones that were beyond help. But now there was a brief respite and she could be found outside the division headquarters for once. She approached the group, leaning on her crutch. She held a cigarette in her opposite hand as she leaned in towards Sumire. "You're plenty cute.." She whispered softly, her one good eye barely open. Ms. Lane was disheveled, her hair a mess, and her clothes askew. "Hey kids...does anyone need healing..?" The captain sighed slowly, a plume of smoke escaping from between her lips. The single bright, blue globe still in her skull was drawn towards the barrier that was containing Yuisis. The light of the barrier was already fading, and the vice-captain would be free soon. "Hey, vice-captain..uh..Yuisis? Come 'ere. I'll help you." The captain beckoned the injured warrior over with a finger as she flicked the cigarette away. Maow! A small black cat yowled at Scarlet Lane's foot, rubbing against the single leg propping the captain up. Noticeably, the captain did not possess a zanpakuto.
Murasakino Okami entered the area in a low crouch, her attention not on that of her fellow Shinigami, but of a scent of machinery and oil. It had been lingering for sometime, but had gotten stronger when the warning was shouted out across the Soul Society. Saki wasn't normally one for sitting on the sidelines, and it seemed she had missed a battle with her elusive target, as the scent in the immediate area was stronger than it had been anywhere else across the Gotei 13. Saki stood up straight, sniffing in various directions, trying to pinpoint a trail. Her ears were perked up, searching for anything that sounded out of place. That's when she smelled it. The scent of oil was strongest, and it headed back towards the Seretei area. "I've got his scent! He's this way!"
Saki crouched back close to the ground to isolate the various scents in the area from the one she was tracking. Too many people. She wanted to make sure she didn't lose her target's scent. She was going to find her target and strike before it even knew that she could find it. There was no way she'd be left out of the next bout.
XXX Yuisis continued to watch helplessly in her prison. Not long after others had arrived, the assassin turned tail and left. "Tsk." It wasn't surprising considered how she was attacked. Once there were multiple others his tactics were much more difficult to execute. Grey eyes attempted to keep track of the bullet that was still bouncing around the unknown barrier. Vice Captain Mibu asked if she could break free from it after checking on her well being. "I am fine." she would reply simply. Of course the thought of using brute force on the barrier had crossed her mind. Although she was doubtful that said technique would be effective. Within a few moments the barrier begin to break down. Once the bullet had bounced again flying harmlessly elsewhere, she knew she was safe. Stepping through were she was once confined, she felt relief. "Thank you for coming to my aid." she would say gratefully with a small bow. She was called over by two of the fourth division members so that she could receive treatment for her wound. Rather quickly she made her way over to them. Hagiwara was complimenting the fourth division members on how adorable they were. A soft smile formed on her face as she saw her friend Sumire. "You're adorable Isako-chan" she would reply giving her an affectionate head pat. "Thank you Captain Lane." It was a preemptive thanks, but even the thought of taking care of those that were wounded was worthy of such words. It was then that the black cat caught her attention. In most cases Yuisis cared for animals over people as she has seen the damage they can do. Even those that were supposed to love and protect her did quite the opposite. "May I?" she then asked the Captain hoping to get an opportunity to give the creature affection. It was then that someone claimed they had the assassin's scent. Of course she wanted to follow, but she did require treatment. Although she swore to herself not to be far behind. The longer the assailant was loose the more lives could be lost. "Someone go with her! Do not let her chase him alone!" she nearly yelled.
He had too caught up to really socialize with pretty much anyone. For a moment, it almost made him think he was being rude for ignoring or not recognizing others that spoke to him or around him. In pure silence, he walked behind the rest of everyone else who went to check on Yusis until he heard of another Shinigami who picked up the figure's scent and was leading the way. Immediately, he turned his whole body to follow her. He wanted to say for those who could follow him but time was of the essence and it felt like there was only one shot and they could not miss it.
"She's from the Second Division. Quite useful for this particular situation in having to track someone. At least this time, that figure is not getting away!"
Dotsu picked up quickly in the direction. They were heading back over to the direction of the Seretei. For what reason, however, only time will tell and hopefully, then the answers can be given.
Agito understood as the Vice captain assured her own safety. Eventually the barrier cracked and she was released. Agito slightly bowed his head to greet the Vice captain's bow, she seemed fine. He merely smirked as she thanked him, knowing that he did not do much and there was still more for him to do. Agito turned in the direction of the woman who claimed to have a 'scent' of the intruder. Agito was impressed, his analytic skills ( the little that he had) couldn't turn up anything but she had something. He quickly followed her and the silent vice captain who started making his move already. The fourth division had arrived and would handle any injuries anyone had. Agito had noticed that there were some interesting faces in the bunch some that he might have spoken to had situations been different. He was starting to itch for a fight, he was supposed to be first response but hadn't seen any real action yet..the old man was going to lecture him for sure.
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Tomoya really was not trying to draw attention to himself he so when their was a sudden blurting out of how cute he was he couldn't help but jump his face going beet red just as he had finished sheathing his zanpakuto. In a fluster he scrambled behind Sumire to hide his face lucky Captain Lane arrived when she did as the sight of a familiar face was really what Tomoya needed right now it gave him some semblance of calm. Taking in deep breaths he did his best in calming himself easing his way out form behind Sumire his face nowhere near as red had it just had been. Tomoya gripped the bottom of his robes with his gaze looking up at all those around him being one of the shortest in the room after all. "Good...to see you Captain...... Miss Yuisis has a deep stab wound.... lower back...bleeding needs stopped." with hushed paused words he gave his report of the injuries just as a member of the 2nd Division had showed up having caught onto the scent of the assassin.
"Permission to....um provide support captain?" if she needed him to stay to help heal he perfectly understood, timid as he was he still had a duty to his Captain to show others the importance of the 4th after all she had trusted him enough to make him her Vice Captain. It was certainly a position he didn't feel he deserved at times, but just having someone like the Captain believe in him, like his sister did was the kind of push he needed to bloom amidst adversity.
S A W A K O ☤ H A G I W A R A The two shinigami of the 4th Division had captured her attention; one being an adorable young girl and the boy being much smaller and even younger looking. Sawako had a soft spot when it came to children; having some strong desire to care for the young. She was no mother, nor had she any desire to have kids of her own. Perhaps it was the innocence of youth that made her feel that way, though she had no idea for certain. And then to top it off, the 4th Division Captain would arrive, shorter and younger looking than her subordinates. She was just as adorable as them and she even had a cute little cat with her. This distraction would, unfortunately, rob Sawako the chance to study the barrier more when vice captain Sanada would finally free herself from its confines. How disappointed the woman felt, watching over her shoulder as the wall fell and her colleague stepped out. It was twice the bummer as she was hoping to have Sanada-san on her side during this crisis, but now she was injured. With an arm tucked over her stomach, and the other placing the tip of her thumb in her mouth, she lightly bit on the appendage as she thought. ‘I still haven’t acquired any useful data. What to do now…?’ Her concerns would soon be resolved as another face had shown herself, sniffing in the air like some sort of animal- well, she did have those ears. But seeing as she picked up on the escaped Ryoka’s scent and ran off, this may have yet been her chance to pick up the cold trail. She smirked and decided it would be best to head off with the other vice captains, believing they could fill the same role as Sanada-san. Silently, she waved to the 4th Division shinigami before departing.
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The blush on the young girls face slowly subsided when Tomoya decided to hide behind her and the familiar sound of a crutch hitting against the wooden floor meant it was probably only one person, Sumire turning her head towards the sound towards the captain of the fourth division, Scarlet Lane who had leaned in towards her only to whisper that she was plenty cute causing the blush to return even deeper this time "U-uh..thank you Captain Lane." her voice going even quieter from the embarrassment of her own captain calling her cute aswell. Sumire took a few moments to compose herself and recover from the embarrassment and took a good look at her captain. She looked like a mess which made her wonder just how things got after Sumire had left but before she could speak up she heard her friend call her adorable aswell and pat her on the head, causing the blush to once again return.
Sumire was about to offer to heal her friend so her captain need not exert herself given that she already looked exhausted but she was stopped in her tracks when a member of the 2nd division had burst onto the scene following the scent of the man who had just attacked and claimining just that which was quickly followed up by Vice Captain Yuisis telling somebody to go with her, which those who weren't injured seemed to be already be doing "Captain Lane, I'll go with them incase they run into trouble while tracking him down and require immediate attention, i know Vice Captain Yuisis will be in healed in no time in your capable hands." she said before turning around and running off to keep up with the others following Saki.
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XXX"Yeah yeah, go." The captain dismissed both of her subordinants. She gave Sumire a pat on the shoulder as she ran and turned to Tomoya, asking if he might provide support. "What are you still doing here? Go. Haha. I got this. You're needed out there. Go get em kid." She said with a beaming smile as Yuisis approached. The other shinigami ran past her, following the girl from the second division.
Indeed. Yuisis was bleeding pretty badly. Something sensitive had been cut. Cpt. Lane nodded as she asked to touch the cat. "Her names Maneki, and she's a crotchety old b***h." She coughed, grinning as she stooped to take a look at Yuisis's wound. Maow~ Maneki protested in response, staring up at the one-legged shinigami as she went to work. The captain's hands glowed as she pressed them against the wound, the laceration knitting itself back together.
"So, you're gonna have a scar and it aint gonna be pretty. But you'll live. Now..I'd normally recommend you lay down for a bit, but I get the feeling you're hankering for some pay-back.." The captain lifted an eyebrow, pointing towards the back of the column that was descending towards the Seretei commons.
XXX Yuisis watched as the others left following Saki leaving her in the care of Captain Lane. It was a good thing she gave the order for others to follow as she was concerned what may have happened if Saki left alone. It was fine for now as she would not be far behind. After asking if she could pet Maneki, she would receive the okay from Captain Lane. Also she was given the cat's name, and that she she was old and ill tempered. When Maneki voiced her protest, Yuisis softly laughed a little. "You couldn't be grumpy could you? You're too cute." she would reply back in a cheerful tone. After she was all healed up, she would kneel down to give Maneki a few pets. Sadly she knew that she could not spend much time with the adorable creature. Perhaps Captain Lane would allow her to give affection to Maneki again in the future. The doctor would speak that the wound would leave a nasty scar, and that she should rest. However even Captain Lane knew that she was going to deliver some payback first. Of course she was, she still felt that she had a score to settle. Yusis would bow to the captain. "Thank You Captain Lane. I will rest after the threat has been dealt with. I promise." After speaking, Yuisis would leave following Saki.
█████In a small office in a tucked away corner of the 3rd division headquarters, Tanji had fallen asleep while starting at a pile of paper work, and is awoken by the 3rd division captain. Tanji is verbally chewed out by the captain for sleeping through the alarm and subsequent lock down, and is informed that even tho the intruders were dealt with he should have been awake to respond. "Well I was here working on this stack of paperwork when I suddenly felt extremely tired. If there was a battle with an intruder here in 3rd division HQ and I wasn't woken up I must have been knocked out with some sleeping gas, but if everything is dealt with already, all I can say is "all's well that ends well", or something to that effect." he responds with. Tanji realizes it was a poor choice of words when the captain proceeds to inform him that Yuisis was injured by one of the intruders and that he would have to be the one to fill in as vice captain until she recovered. "Oh well, ... crap. That is not a well ending" he says before taking a long sigh and continuing on with "If I'm gonna be filling in as vice captain I'm gonna need someone to handle this paperwork for me so that I have time to get some combat practice in at the academy. you wouldn't mind doing this paper work for me while I go shake off the rustiness of not having trained for a while would you captain?" Not even waiting for a response, Tanji slips out of his office and is off the the academy before he can get yelled at again.
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Toraneko arrives at her division and pops into her office to quickly submit paperwork. She makes short work of it. The earlier arrest report from that morning was still sitting on her desk. She grabs that and drops it onto the pile of outgoing paperwork. Just what was her secretary doing all day? She sighs and fills out the evening report and thumbs through anything subordinates have submitted to her during the day. "This can wait. This needs clarification. That should not have reached my desk. Wrong officer. Forget it I already rejected that request two weeks ago ..." She sorts the papers out and begins to ponder the day's events. Before today she would not have considered heading to Earth. Division Three is strictly military police and defense. At most they typically manage security details for officers and their spouses and children or guard the archives. Heading to Earth these days is unusual. She sighs and fills out her report for her trip and stares at it a moment. Sighing she finishes it up, thankful that the mission was a success even if her own behavior was brash and took her from the officer who wanted her escort. Even though Sawako had basically hijacked her for the day and did not put in the request through the normal channels, she counts this as her duty. Sighing again with self annoyance, she accepts that what has been done is done and she has to accept that. A learning experience, she decides. Certainly one she thinks somebody is going to chew her out for. 'Rookie mistake for a rookie ...' she thinks irritably. 'And I got this position right after graduation. Why?' She shrugs it off and decides to continue on. A smirk curls at her lips and she fills out a confession form with her purple glitter pen, the one meant for personal correspondence rather than work, which is supposed to be black or blue ink or red if making notes on submitted paperwork from subordinates.
'My dear Vice-Captain Masaki Tanji-sama,
In this confession I must admit that I have had a terrible crush on you from the moment we met back when I was brought into this division as your fourth seat officer. While I know that this is going to come as a shock to you, as inaccessible and impossible as a relationship with you could be, I honestly and truly can only say that our fleeting interactions and sightings only make my heart ache more. I dare say that I could be actually ... if I really should say this at all, please forgive me if I am off base or this is entirely inappropriate ... that I have fallen deeply and madly in love with you. Still, if you do not wish to pursue this and wish for me to back off and say nothing again about it, I will respect your wishes. You are kind and judge people off of their character rather than some abstract notion of social status or outward appearances. I do not deserve somebody like you, but all the same I desire to be with somebody like you. you and only you. I am writing this love confession to you because I am far too shy to actually say it to you because I could not bear to hear the rejection if you do not desire this. You are always going to be a bright light in my life regardless.
With hope and love, Toraneko Hinote, Third Division Fourth Seat.'
She fills out the form and sticks it into her personal stationary and writes his name on the back of it. "Here goes nothing and everything ..." she mutters and gathers up all of the paperwork and heads out to the Fuji Garden Tea House to meet with her father and Nara.
XXXXX Hanaki carries Tanji into his office and lets him down onto his feet. Tanji then, as he is walking on his way over to the couch in the back of his office, notices an envelope on his desk with his name on it. After opening the envelope, Tanji looks at the bottom of the letter inside to see who sent him a letter. "'With hope and love, Toraneko Hinote, Third Division Fourth Seat.' Hinote? Isn't she that cute girl who can turn into a cat? Why did she send me a letter and what is this with hope and love bit about?" he thinks before he starts to read the letter from the beginning. as he starts reading the main body of the letter it immediately becomes apparent to Tanji that is is a love letter and he blushes slightly, (not that it's actually noticeable with how red his face still is after sleeping in the hot springs). As Tanji continues reading, it also seems like she was very sad or very self-defeatist when she was writing this. After finishing the letter, Tanji is resolved to help Toraneko and make her happy in whatever way he can, but also realizes he isn't in any shape to go looking for her right now. Tanji then lays down on his couch and quickly falls asleep so that he can recover from his nap in the bathhouse's hot springs. Right before Tanji falls asleep, Hanaki, who was just facepalming as Tanji read the letter, jumps up and reverts from his physical materialized state to his sealed zanpakutou, before landing blade tip down in an umbrella holder next to the door to Tanji's office.
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"I guess I shouldn't hold back in this fight": Offensive Fighting Style (currently +10) Putting it Bluntly: +10 Attack Power to blunt physical attacks Clear Laziness: Tanji's clarity is now calculated as 50% STR + 50% DEF + 10 Smarter than he looks: Any stat comparisons another character makes targeting Tanji's INT are instead compared against his INT +40
