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:Quietly, from the shadows behind the group, Suri approached. She was not being especially stealthy, but she was probably one of the quietest shinigamis in the Sereitei. That, coupled along with her reiatsu control, allowed her to keep many people from sensing her presence.

Using the opportunity of being undetected, Suri studied the assembly waiting by the gate, noting that Asuma had isolated himself. That made three Vice-Captains and two seated members. She would be a fourth Vice-Captain, and Tansen would be Captain. It was a group of seven so far. Suri hoped that maybe there would be one more. Eight was a good number since it meant there could be groups of four or two within the whole group, which allowed for some security and protection. Some surprise struck her when she saw Razil in the group. He was an extremely fresh recruit, but the surprise was dampened by Suri's confidence in his ability. Before he had been seated she had sparred with him shortly and was well-aware of his capabilities.

Drawing up to the group, Suri finally unveiled her reiatsu block and greeted them.

"Hello, Captains Daven and Maxi," she bowed deep in respect before straightening her back and bowing back down to the lieutenants, not quite as deeply. "Hello Lieutenants Asuma, Michiko, and Toshiro." Straightening up, Suri glanced over at the other two members. "Hello Razil, and hello young shinigami. I do not believe I have ever had the pleasure of meeting you. Not meaning to be rude, I did hear your comment though. Razil here is actually of a lower seat than you, but everyone was picked for this mission based on their abilities. Do not be so hard on yourself just because of your squad rank."

Suri tried out a kind smile, but then quickly thought better of it. It was not often that she smiled. Most people in the Sereitei regarded her as straight-edged and old-fashion. Although there were multiple reasons behind both, she was not quick to correct them. She found it almost preferable that people see her as serious, down-to-earth, practical, and more than capable.:

(( Sorry if I don't respond soon. I'm going to work-out and do some homework. ))

With a good romance novel in hand and humming a happy tune, Tansen finally shunpo'd in front of the gate and smiled at his team. "Hey, sorry I'm so late." He was dressed in his human attire which consisted of a black pair of cargo pants and a black cotton sweater. His snow white hair had been tidied up into neat spikes but his left eye was still swollen and puffy from when Asuma had punched him earlier. "Great, everyone's here." A surprised expression came over his face as he noticed the head captain himself standing in front of him. "Oh, I didn't expect to see you here sir." After a short bow of respect to Daven, Tansen cleared his throat and began talking in a more commanding voice. "Okay, I'll take a quick minute to discuss the mission with everyone and then we're off. The head captain has reason to believe that something strange might be going on in earth. We're going to be heading down there for an unknown amount of time in order to gather information and make sure that everything is alright. This is going to be a long mission and quite possibly a dangerous one. I have confidence that with our combined abilities we'll be just fine. Now...Does anybody have questions they would like to ask before we leave? If not, then let's go." He paused for a moment and then turned to Maxi. "It looks like everyone is ready, do you mind opening the gate?"

Mizu stood near Tansen, listening to his explanation. She had been waiting for this time, and has been extremely nervous as well. She noted the clothes that he had been wearing. The seemed to suit him. She heard the word "dangerous" in his explaination, and gulped. She didn't know if she would be ready or not. Would we be able to use our powers? Would we be human? She thought not to ask these questions.

"Uh-Uhmmm... Captain Tansen? What is inside the gate? Anything we should look out for? I'm sory, I have never been to the Real World from here." Mizu blushed at her awkward question.

Her hand had been hurting now, from holding the ball of water, still floating above her hand. The bruie on her head began to hurt, so it was obviously healing. She couldn't shake the thought of how she got it from her head last night. The pain increased, and Mizu flinched from the pain.

MockaDash shumpoed out of nowhere and joined the group...
Sorry I'm late guys... There was a pile of paper work that I needed to take care of, before heading here... He said with a warm smile, while scratching the back of his head... There seems to be some old familiar faces around here!!!

So what do we need to do???

Mock noticed Daven and smiled to his captain as he bowed slightly, in respect... He was in such a hurry to come to the gate, that at first, he didn't even noticed everyone that was gathered there... Hi there, Daven-san!!! Are you tagging along???

OK then... But what's this all about, anyway??? Is it going to be a massive hollow slaughter, like that time with the bount's dolls???

Razil turned to Mocka. "Tha Captain hasn't detected much hollow or Arrancar activity for a long time, and their absence is worrying. We are being sent on an extended trip to Earth to investigate what is going on, meaning we could be encountering Arrancar, Vaizards, possibly even an Espada. That is our mission." The very thought of fighting an Espada made his blood boil, although he probably couldn't survive, it would be a good fight. At the very least he hoped to slaughter some hollows. Razil looked back at the gate, thoughts of death filled his mind as he imagined facing off against hundreds of hollows, wanting nothing more than to kill.