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 Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:21 am
|622| Masashi, Lee, Gobantai Taichō"Hold it together. Birds of a feather. Nothing but lies and crooked wings. I have the answer. Spreading the cancer. You are the faith inside me. No, Don't, leave me to die here. Help me survive here, alone. Don't Remember! Remember! Put me to sleep, Evil Angel. Open your wings, Evil Angel. I'm a believer. Nothing could be worse. All these imaginary friends. Hiding betrayal. Driving the nail. Hoping to find a savior. No, don't, leave me to die here. Help me survive here, alone. Don't Surrender! Surrender! Put me to sleep, Evil Angel. Open your wings, Evil Angel. Fly over me, Evil Angel. Why can't I breathe, Evil Angel?" 
Lee honestly couldn't see why they could choose him over others though perhaps he was just the easy choice? Either way he know had a very important choice ahead of him that would hurt one of the two women. Hopefully it wouldn't ruin everything between the one not chosen and himself. He valued the bonds of friendship with both women and given the current situation needed them even strongly than before. Hei's reappearance was ignored given he wasn't addressed and quite frankly loathed the man even more than normal at the moment. Lee was not blind and he knew that Hei had obviously delivered the news about Yuu in the way he did just to hurt Lee. Perhaps he deserved it. Perhaps he didn't. Who was really in any position to judge such a thing? All he did know was that at the moment Hei was the last person he wanted to talk to. Hei's appearance was marked with a jab at Yokozuki before he left just as quickly. Typical Hei for sure. It wasn't long after his question to both the women that Eriko made her way over and sat down next to him her bow and arrows on her lap. As she questioned whether he had to ask that Lee looked into her wet gray eyes his own golden orbs searching for the answers.
"I wouldn't have asked if I didn't need to." Nu had denied giving him her answer at the moment saying she would do so later in a more private setting when heads were clear again. "I understand prepare yourself for the transformation." He had not failed to notice Hibiki's subtle transformation under the bandages but given he didn't break out he ignored them. Brushing off Nu's apology Lee listened to Eriko speak. The explanation she started with was heartfelt and made Lee hang onto every word she gave. Halfway through her explanation she began to cry and without hesitation Lee wrapped his left arm around her giving her a slight squeeze. The gesture was meant to be comforting though how comforting it would turn out was unsure. Then she ended things by saying she would not force him to love her back and would accept his final decision. Why was it that somehow that made him feel worse? Nu had taken her leave and went to converse with Hideki and Lee had to wonder if her reasons would be similar. "No need to cry Eriko-chan it's alright. Please."
Then Hibiki began twisted around and the blade fragments pierced it attempting to fight through the bindings. The result of the inner battle was obvious as the sounds of cracking were heard and without hesitation Lee stood up. The binding was beginning to give way and Lee was not about ready to let the hollow loose. The mask made itself visible Lee gazed into the eye holes with fire in his eyes. "About time Hibiki." Pushing off the ground he moved towards Hibiki with the intent of burying his knee into Hibiki's gut to see if it would calm him down. If not he was prepared to put more bindings on him or even finish the bakudo with the final song. Then with a shriek and burst of reiatsu the mask broke apart revealing Hibiki underneath. Stopping just in front of Hibiki Lee caught the man just before he hit the ground turning him over and setting him down gently. Releasing the bindings placed on him Lee stood up and look around for Hei. Wasn't it about time they do the next person? "One down three to go.." Looking down at Hibiki Lee let out a sigh rubbing his neck. It was definitely gonna be an even longer day.
(Sorry it took so long)
"Sacrifice through Danger and Pure Love. That is what the Lily of the Valley symbolizes."
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:43 pm
☾ Nibantai Taichō ☽
Fire consumes all without prejudice
Thunder strikes one with divine prudence
She judges those other see unworthy
A tool for those who know it.
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She knew Hideki would answer in such a manner, and it was her mistake for asking a rather vague question. Contemplating on what exactly she should ask the man, her focus was soon turned over to Hibiki, who seemed on the verge of wither turning to a full hollow, or completing his hollowfication. Before he fully stood, she was already using shunpo, before Lee's arrival forced her to stop her hand to calm the man. With a burst of reiatsu and Hibiki's mask breaking away, it seemed the procedure was a success, Hibiki should wake up sooner or later as a vizard. With Lee looking around for Hei, Nu did the same, already Hibiki was done, next was herself, Hideki, and then Tetsunosuke, the day seemed like it was going to be long with all of this.
Eyes resting on Lee, she shook her head faintly, this being no time to think. She had told Lee that she would answer him once this was all over, when everyone would feel more refreshed. Instead turning to Hibiki, she could see the man turned out fine, physically at any rate. She had no idea if he was the same Hibiki she remembered, but that was the price to pay for power, even if in his case, it was involuntarily. She had no doubt she could beat her own inner hollow, no matter what form it may took. Nothing else should matter at this point, so she was focused and ready for whatever may come. After all, Lee said he wouldn't think her a monster for her choices, the words stirring that same feeling she's been harboring for years.
"Should we send someone to get him Lee?"
Looking around, Hei was nowhere to be seen, but she could feel his reiatsu, so he was at least in the building. If he wasn't up here, then he was most likely with Yuki, and she preferred not to bother the two, they needed their time together.
[Blaaaaaaaaaaah Dx]
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:03 pm
Δkiyama Σriko
十番隊
Jūbantai-Taichō   Eriko did not pay much attention to Nu's response after it became clear that the other woman did not wish to explain her feelings at that precise moment. In any case, it would not have mattered with the sudden presence of Lee-chan's arm around her, consoling her as best as he could manage. Still pinching her bottom lip in her teeth, Eriko rested her head against his shoulder or at least, she attempted to do that before he rose to his feet without warning. The loss of support plus the momentum of her present action equaled her fall to the side. The clutsy Captain landed with a soft thud on her lower arm and watched from that horizontal position as Lee and Nu tried to attend to a newly released Hibiki-Taicho. Her ears had picked up on Nu's question but she did not move a muscle. On any other day, she would have gone down to get Hei herself with full knowledge of the possible consequences. However, that was not today and so, she stayed there with her body flat against the floor, in a dress that she would foget about eventually, and her chin resting in propped up hands as she observed the scenario, neither smiling nor frowning. xxx "Fear - it's a b***h."
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:04 am
626  xxxxxxxxClimb the mountains and get their good tidings. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. Hakase Yuki
博士雪
Ichibantai Taichō
Just as she was nearing the point where ambient noises would have stopped affecting her attempt at sleeping, she felt a disturbance in the air of the room, which was generated as Hei opened the door and stepped in. She could practically feel his gazing boring onto her back, which was devoid of everything save the strap from her bra, then down onto her butt where it lingered for a few seconds before her heavy-lidded eyes captured the sight of her brother's face while he leaned over to look her in the eye. Accompanied by a sleepy gaze resulting from her eyes being opened once more, the corner of her mouth pulled back in a small smile at the sight of Hei just before she softly responded to his greeting. "Hey." When she felt Hei's hand slip underneath her and reach towards her bottom so that he may support the rest of her torso in the crook of his arm, she quietly pulled her hands to her chest as if instinctively curling up and let out a tiny squeak as red spread across her cheeks that was due to her child-like embarrassment of being suddenly picked up by Hei.
Once she was set down and covered, her embarrassment faded away and she turned over on her other side so that she may face Hei as he scolded her gently, then kissed her and moved to the chair next to the bed. Yuki slid beneath the covers, pulling them past her mouth as she stared past the sheet and blanket at the wall opposite her bed. For several minutes, she simply lay there, not really thinking about anything in particular, but instead allowing her mind to go blank as she aimlessly stared at the white wall. Then, as if remembering something important, she pulled the bed sheets to the side and slipped onto the floor, and strode over towards the door and threw it open where she swiftly exited the room and made her way to the roof once more. Once she reached the roof, she cracked the door and stuck a fraction of her upper body through the gap so only her head and bare shoulder were showing, and put on a gentle face. "Hei will not be doing anything for the rest of the day, so I suggest you take your time to get settled. I do not expect to be bothered again today, that is all."
Ducking back into the door, she made her way back to her room, slipped inside and eased the door shut once more. With that out of the way, she assured that they would remain undisturbed for the rest of the afternoon, evening, and day. Easing herself into his warm embrace and sitting in his lap, she palmed his chest and looked up into his eyes before leaving a kiss on the base of his neck. "How can you be such a jerk, yet be so beautiful at the same time?" She rhetorically asked with a smile as she put her hand to his long dark hair and ran it through it lovingly, curling it around her extended fingers absentmindedly. "I told everyone to leave us alone." She said softly, putting her head to his chest as she curled up against his warmth and took his hand into her own, staring at it while she gently rubbed her fingers across the back of his hand. "So if I may, please, fall asleep... just like this." Silence ensued once more as Yuki's eyes assumed their previous heavy-lidded state as sleep crept up on her quickly. And with a barely audible. "I love you" uttered to her brother, Yuki drifted off to sleep while clutching his hand loosely in her own. The winds will blow their own freshness into you,xxxxxxxx
And the storms their energy,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
While cares will drop off like autumn leaves.xxxxxxxxxx
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:15 am
 Akane Itsuki, Third Seat of Division Three
Riku Ryuu of the Black Mist Mountains
Akane finally had finished his meal preparation. He had made a lot of pasta; high in carbs, so it'd give the shinigami plenty of energy. He flicks the ash at the end of his cigarillo to the floor. He walks to a table and puts down the pots of noodles and sauce. He looks to Tadashi, "You and your Suzume can eat up first, since you're here. Don't take too much, eat only what you know you can." He puts two finger to his mouth and whistles as loud as he can, it echoing even out down the block. "Everyone, the pasta and garlic bread is ready! Get here before it's cold; I didn't slave on a hot stove fer nothin'!"
At that, he sees his Suzume wake up, babbling something unintelligible. He raises an eyebrow and grabs some plates from the cabinets, counting how many by feeling them over. He walks to the table and carefully sets them down. Akane goes to the window and flicks his cigarillo in to an empty trash can. He yawns and sits down in the window sill. "It's kind of chilly, here.." He would mention, rubbing his bare arms as he wore no top piece. Akane stares at the sky and thinks to himself, "I remember a time when the sky was once blue.."
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:28 am
 Suzume Yuuki, 4th Seat - Division Three
Jinkouteki of the Painted Night Sky
Suzume jolted at the loudness of Suzume whistle. As she sat up quickly from her slumber, she would mumble something about a rabbit attacking a fellow shinigami member. She rubs her eyes and stands. Suzume does a quick stretch and yawn. She feels the food and walks over, "Mmmm.. an Itsuki meal sounds delicious right now. It's suprising you can still cook like this, Akan-" She stops and begins to put food on a plate. She walks to Akane and kisses his cheek, "Thank you, Akane." Suzume walks to a chair and sits down, her legs folded under her.
She eats on her pasta and slowl pushes out the pieces of mushroom. Strangely, she was not disposing of them, but waiting to eat them last. A little sign put in front of pasta said to eat only the noodles if you have a mushroom allergy. She dips the end of her piece of bread in to the pasta and eats on it. Suzume looks to Akane and goes back to eating, He seems fine, now.. I didn't want to upset him." She does a little whimper and eat a twirl of spaghetti.
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II Palmtop Tiger II Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:27 pm
Timeskip Timeline The day following the Shinigami's defeat, Lee hollows out a large area beneath the apartment with Kūkanten'i. This area serves as their training grounds.
Over the span of a week, Hibiki establishes new living arrangements for the other tenants after Hei buys up the entire complex.
Of the eight apartments available, two are secured for Elisia and Tsukiko, and for Yuki and Hei, the remaining six are made to accommodate the remaining Shinigami.
Following Tsukiko's and Elisia's return to the apartment after their week-long honeymoon, Tsukiko accompanies Hei and Nu to Area 51 in Nevada where she covertly works to repair her head using the US Government's technology. At the same time, Hei utilizes the same resources to build Nu a mechanical arm to replace the one she had lost in the war with the Sephira. Just before they return to Australia, they run into Blake Reeves, a human who became a Shinigami and has been in the Human World since WWII.
Starting a few weeks into their stay, several teams consisting of the Kato, Tadashi, Akane, Suzume, Eriko, Lee, Yokozuki and Asami are sent across the globe to find and locate the countless Shinigami and other residents of the Seireitei. The Shinigami and residents alike are given the message to lay low and stay out of sight while the Shinigami are instructed to return to the Seireitei when the word is given over radio.
After returning a month later, the training for the new Vizard begins underground.
Nine months following their retreat, Hei personally delivers his and Yuki's second child, a healthy baby girl that they name Senka.
Following childbirth, Yuki picks up a fitness regimen and joins the Vizard's training sessions in order to get back into shape.
On 10/02/2012, a year and six months following their retreat, the Gotei awakens and prepares for the siege on the Soul Society. -subject to change at my whim-
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:31 pm
3389  Hakase Hei
Jūnibantai Taichō Approximately four hours before the siege on the Seireitei was to begin, Hei stirred in bed to the sound of soft cries from his nine-month old daughter, who was ornery due to the inherent lack of her mother's milk in her stomach. Hei roused himself tiredly, having been up late into the night already with the crying baby so that his sister may rest up for the coming war. From his stomach-down position on the bed next to Yuki, up came his upper body, supported by one equally tired arm while the other was used to brush untamed long, black hair from Hei's eyes so that he may check the alarm clock whose glowing green letters read 5:43 in the morning. Breathing an exasperated sigh in response to the current time, Hei nodded sleepily to the continuous cries coming from the crib at the foot of their bed. "I'm coming sweetheart." He breathed quietly so that he may refrain from waking Yuki, speaking as though his words would have any meaning to the infant who was a far cry from understanding speech. Hei spared a sleepy glance to the side at the silently sleeping form of his sister who occupied the left side of the bed, and upon learning that she was in fact still asleep, he turned himself over and slid off the edge of the bed and acquired his robe that lay on the chair on his side of the bed. Slipping inside his robe, he closed it up, turned on the light that decorated his nightstand and padded over the foot of their bed where he gripped the side of Senka's crib and leaned over to peer inside.
Hei was met with the sight of his infant daughter who was squirming beneath the small blue blanket that covered her tiny body, and held a face of discontent that matched up with her cries for attention and sustenance. Upon noticing that someone had responded to her cries and was currently looming over her, Senka let out a louder cry in response and returned to squirming beneath her blanket. "Alright, alright, I'll feed you. Just be quiet; mommy's sleeping." He conceded with a whisper as he reached inside, drew the blanket back and dropped it in the far corner of the crib, then plucked the crying baby from her crib and supported her in the crook of his arm. Once she was secure, he awkwardly leaned to the side and fetched her blanket to toss over her to keep her warm, then bent over a second time and retrieve Senka's pacifier and stick it in her mouth to silence her, then quietly slipped out of their room and made his way into their apartment's kitchen. His bare feet hit the cold tile of the kitchen floor abruptly, which was not a good way to wake up in the ungodly hours of the morning, but he managed to stop himself from letting it get to him as he whisked himself and Senka across the pitch black kitchen by memory alone and towards the refrigerator that was opened by him quickly, flooding the room with its light once open. For a brief moment, Hei stared at the refrigerator contemplatively as his brain jump started itself to the point that he was able to recognize one of the bottles of breast milk on the third shelf then take it from the refrigerator and shut it as he turned around and flicked the switch next to the sink for the light which flickered for a few a seconds before turning on and illuminating a good portion of the kitchen.
Hei looked down at Senka as he put down the bottle and blindly rummaged through a cabinet in search of a pot to put water in so that he may heat up Senka's bottle. "You do realize that you woke your Daddy up before it was even six in the morning, right?" He asked her in soft dulcet tones that bordered on baby talk, which was met with nothing in response save the sound of Senka sucking on her pacifier and her eyes which darted around in wonder while she waited to be fed. "Of course not. You're just cranky-anky that you haven't been fed in a few hours. You’re lucky that you get people to wait on you, hand and foot, and are able to sleep whenever it suits you. Meanwhile, Daddy has to stay up with little you because you don't want to sleep." Naturally this statement was ironic considering the sheer number of servants the man had at all times, but he had been without them for over a year, so he was not opposed to being envious of Senka's position at times. His statement was once again met with little more than sucking sounds before Senka let out a small giggle that caused her pacifier to drop from her mouth and against Hei's robed chest. "Oh, you think that's funny, do you? We'll see whose laughing when a certain little girl is taking care of her aged father a few hundred years down the line." After retrieving the soother, Hei slipped his index finger inside the pacifier's ring and let it hang there while he moved the pot into the sink and rotated the faucet opening to the side, turned on the water and let it run until it was relatively warm, then stuck the pacifier under the water to rinse if off, then stuck it back in Senka's mouth, waiting until she latched back onto the plastic n****e. After doing so, he turned the faucet so that it was above the pot and waited until it was 3/4ths full before turning off the water and setting the bottle inside the water, taking care not to let the water contaminate the tip.
As he waited for the bottle and its contents to heat up, Hei carried Senka over to the breakfast table where he retrieved her rocker from the corner and set it in the middle of the table before he set Senka down inside it and tucked her blanket around her body, but underneath her arms, and stuck a small pillow behind her head to support it so that she was sitting up, then put a bib on her. Hei sat down as well, putting his finger to the edge of her rocker and pushed on it so that he could gently rock her as he waited for the bottle to heat up. After a several minutes had passed, Hei got up and moved over to the sink, plucking the bottle from the pot of warm water and tipping it over to test the temperature by letting a drop fall onto his outstretched wrist. Determining the temperature of the breast milk to be suitable for his daughter's consumption, Hei swirled the contents to mix the fat and nutrients, and then approached Senka who turned her head to look up at him with wide eyes and an expression that bordered on glee at the soon-to-come meal she was to be given. Promptly spitting out her pacifier, which rolled into her lap before Hei retrieved it, Senka let out a series of garbled baby noises as Hei put the bottle into her tiny hands and waited until she gripped it before letting go. "Here, go to town, kiddo." She was already developing her motor skills quite nicely, which had enabled her to clutch onto and properly move the bottle to her own mouth as early as five months, which Yuki and Hei had allowed on occasion, but usually stuck to feeding her themselves. However, Hei felt like she could handle it on her own this morning, so after waiting for a few sucking sounds, he gently put his fingers to the blonde patch of hair on top of her head and gave it a little rub, taking care to avoid her fontanelle, then withdrew his hand and saw to it to clean her pacifier once more and set it only the counter of top of a clean paper towel.
While Senka fed herself, Hei eased himself onto the kitchen counter, using his left forearm to support his upper body while he ran his right hand through his hair to push it back and attempt to tame it, which did little given the fact that it was dry. After a few seconds of useless adjustments to his hair, he abandoned his attempts and silently contemplated his lack of sleep and how that would factor into and affect his performance in the battle to come. After coming to the obvious conclusion, Hei straightened himself up once more and ambled over the medicine cabinet that he kept under lock and key and popped it open to reveal an assortment of Medications and other drugs, some of which were approved by the Human's Food and Drug Administration, and others that were made by Hei himself which looked pretty shady given their homemade labels and the fact that they were in corked glass bottles. After picking up and reading the labels of several of the bottles, Hei finally settled on one that contained a pale blue liquid, which he pulled from the cabinet along with a packaged syringe, and then set on the counter before sparing Senka a glance to see if she was doing okay. Pleased to see that she was still feeding, Hei removed the syringe's packaging and positioned the needle above the bottle's cork, then slipped it inside until the tip of the needle was submerged in the pale liquid. With ease, suggesting that he had done this many times before which wasn't at all surprising, Hei pulled the plunger along the tube and filled it with the blue liquid, then turned it upside down and tapped the cylinder, then pushed on the plunger lightly, which was just enough to eject a tiny amount of air and the liquid so that he may prevent an air embolism. Looking to the side, Hei wriggled his shoulder until his robe fell to the side and bared his shoulder, where he stuck the needle and performed an intramuscular injection on himself to administer the pale blue liquid into his body.
Within the next couple of minutes the drug would start taking effect, revitalizing him and providing his body with the drug equivalent of the amount of sleep he had missed over the past few days, which would allow for him to be in tip top performance in the hours to follow. For now, as the drug began to travel through his body, he replaced the bottle of the liquid in his medicine cabinet and locked it once more, trashed the syringe's packaging and put the used syringe in the medical waste basket in the corner that he had acquired for instances such as these. Once he was done cleaning up after himself, Hei moved over to Senka who was finished with her bottle and made it to her side just in time to catch the bottle just as she released it from her grasp, and then set it right side up on the table next to her rocker. "Looks like you enjoyed yourself there, dear." He commented, taking her bib and using it to wipe up some excess milk on the corners of her mouth, then tossed a rag over his shoulder and picked her up and positioned her so that he could burp her. After patting her back repeatedly for about a minute, she let out a small burp which let him know that his job was done, and a quick glance back after taking her off his shoulder told him that she had not spit up, which he was grateful for. "And that's the way we do it, eh Senka-chan?" Cradling her in the crook of his arm yet again, Hei tickled her tummy which incited a laugh from the infant and causing her to reach towards her father's fingers, though with very little coordination so it was as though she was squirming yet again. Now that he was done with the kitchen, he carried his daughter over to the sink and hit the light switch to plunge the room into darkness once more, which prompted him to check the clock above the oven, which read 6:01. Heaving a small sigh at the fact that the past time spent tending to Senka had not lasted very long, Hei dutifully carried Senka back into their room where he set her back in her crib while he removed his robe and it set it back on the chair next to his bed and moved to the closet, which he disappeared inside and emerged from a few minutes later wearing a pair of sweat pants and a plain t-shirt.
He also came out holding a pair of clothes for Senka as well, which he held onto after he picked her back up and carried her into the living room, shutting the door behind him and flicking the light switch and set the small girl onto her changing table. After changing her diaper, he dressed her and then sat down on the floor just in front of the couch, and sat Senka down on the floor in front of him. Hei moved a hand to his hair yet again, but instead of trying to fix it, he tucked it behind his ears and assumed a slouching position as he looked at Senka. They exchanged silent looks for a few seconds before Senka lifted her arm and squealed in childish delight, to which Hei responded to picking up one her many soft toys that lay to his side and sticking it in her hand. Once the toy was well within her grasp, Senka put her other hand on it and put it to her mouth, then bit on it almost immediately. Shaking his head at her immediate reaction to her toys, Hei looked on in protective interest as Senka leaned back and rolled onto her back, biting at the toy in her mouth and slowly kicking her tiny legs in the air. With his daughter thoroughly amused, Hei sat up and leaned his back against the couch and reached for the remote which sat on the arm closest to him, and turned on the TV, and quickly dropped the volume just as soon as he turned it on so that the noise wouldn't disrupt Yuki. Flipping through the channels, Hei boredly checked out each station's current aired program, often waiting through a few minutes of commercials before he could determine if the program was worth watching or not, which nothing was at six in the morning. Before long, much to his chagrin, he settled on a science program discussing the effect of gravity on space itself, all of which he already knew and despite being a scientist, he was incredibly bored by it all. For a period of roughly 45 minutes, he sat there on the floor with a dead pan expression as he gazed at the TV while Senka amused herself with thoroughly soaking her toy with her own drool. Once she was done with this, however, she managed to get herself back on her knees and crawl forward towards her father, and with a little assistance, made it into his lap where she spent the next hour and fifteen minutes amusing herself with chewing on Hei's shirt or playing with any number of toys she was given by the owner of said shirt.
Glancing down at the thoroughly occupied child in his lap, Hei cast a smile as she looked up in response while soaking yet another portion of his shirt in her drool. "All right hun, that's quite enough of that. If you're hungry enough to eat shirt, I think I better feed you something that actually tastes good." Moving a little to adjust himself, he picked her up by her waist and held her above his head while he looked up at her. "How about it, Senka-chan? Which do you prefer, apple or banana-flavored mush?" After giving her a playful shake from side to side while carefully supporting the rest of her, she let out an excited giggle until Hei lowered her into his arms and stood up. "Apple mush it is then." Once the TV was off, he made his way towards the kitchen and hit the living room's light switch and shut the door behind him with his foot. Once there he set Senka in her high chair as she began to let out shrill noises and squeals before Hei could silence her with her cleaned pacifier from the kitchen counter. A minute or two later he put a pot of coffee on and sat down next to Senka, popped open her little jars of food and began spoon-feeding her breakfast. When she dribbled food out of the corners of her mouth, which she did often, he was quick to catch it with the spoon and slip it back in her mouth before she closed it to swallow. he was able to finish feeding her relatively quickly, but sometime in the middle of it all, she had insisted on not swallowing a mouthful and stead let it drip onto her tray, which Hei wiped up at the end of her meal. "You just enjoy being messy, don't you?" Setting the now empty jar on the table and gave her a little pat on the head while rolling his eyes with a chuckle as he slid up to take the pot of coffee off the maker and poured himself a cup, then slid back into his seat at the table, eying Senka over the top of his mug, staring past the steam coming from the hot liquid. She was giving him what appeared to be an inquisitive look, perhaps as though she was wondering what this strange food was that her Daddy was partaking in. "Coffee, and you can't have any because it’s too hot for babies. Don't give me that look, I can make faces too." He said in response to her frown before taking a sip and sticking his tongue out at her, causing her to burst into a fit of giggles. She laughed really easily, which was a good thing considering a laughing baby was better than a crying baby, but even still, Hei had doubts about whether her easy-to-please nature would turn out to bite him in the a** one day. "You're easy to please and I'm ashamed to admit that I can't tell if that's a good thing or not." Sighing, he spent the next several minutes watching her look around the room in wonder while fidgeting in her chair as he finished off his coffee and put away their dishes and cleaned up after the both of them.
Plucking her from her high chair, he cradled her and tickled her tummy while rubbing his nose against hers, sending her into a fit of giggles. "Time to go wake mommy seeing as the other fools will be awake soon and we can't trust them to have the decency to be quiet. No we cannot Senka, no we cannot." He shook his head back and forth as he carried her into the bed room and set her on top of her mother's stomach while she lay flat on her back. Hei moved up to Yuki's face and bent low to plant a kiss on her forehead, and then spoke in soft tones to rouse her from her sleep. "Time to get up nee-chan. Your daughter would like to see her mommy now." As if to provide concrete evidence to back up this statement of Hei's, Senka moved from her current position of being on all fours and sat down, then started slapping Yuki on the chest, just between her breasts to wake her up. "Also, and I could be guessing at this point as I'm no doctor, but I think she might want something more than just your attention." He said in regard to Senka choice of touching her mother's breasts. Naturally, he thought this to be no more than a coincidence; but nevertheless, he did not pass up the opportunity to joke with his sister. "Rise and shine, sleepy. I have to make breakfast and this one wants you."[For losers who can't count, the time is now eight o' clock in the morning and some change. xp ]
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:16 pm
[2225]
Mitsuru Naohito
☾Nibantai Taichō ☽
Rest your head now, warrior
I won't let them come
Slaying all those who oppose
To the rhythm of the drums
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From deep within the recesses of her mind, she was locked in an even combat against a nameless foe. The two combatant's playing field was scarred by craters and smoldering rubble from the buildings around her. Her inner world has always shifted based off her feelings at the time, now it was building taller then she could see, reflecting her dreams, ambitions, and her ascension of power, or, that's what she wishes to think, Every move was parried, their speed was matched perfectly, and both sides didn't seem to let up, their determination seemed to be identical as well. On one side in the inner world was a rather battered woman, her cracked sword clenched tightly in her left hand, the grip's intricate design was practically slipping off. Her hair was cut somewhat short to be practical in battle, and her black eyes was staring at her opponent in somewhat a furious glare, though still focused enough to read her foe's movements. One could notice that her clothes lay in tatters around the battlefield, what appeared to be a detailed outfit was covered in soot, dirt, and ash, but for the woman it did not matter any. Though in her respect, she was rather appealing, it seemed her main passion was for battling, as it was making it apparent now. Her only thought right now was to defeat her opponent, and she will, as this was one fight she could not ignore. The two used another shunpo to clash, again crossing swords, and a small shock wave was formed, a circle of dust stretching away from the two caused several of the closest building's window to shatter. The sparks that flew between the grinding blades illuminated their faces somewhat. Nu's determined eyes were matched by eyes consisting of black pupils, yellow irises and black scleras. Nu's opponent was her own inner hollow, her appearance and clothing was a black and white inverse coloring of her own. As Nu wore predominantly black clothing, her hollow wore white much more frequently. The hollow's attitude and personality seemed to be much of a primal animal to counteract Nu's usual calm demeanor in battle. Acting on rather simple impulses and actions, it still had its moments of insight, and possibly even wisdom, but more then that, it seemed to want her body to be free, something Nu will not allow.
"Getting slow now? I know you're just pulling your punches!"
Though she was only made into this world for less then a year, the hollow's skills and understanding of Nu's techniques were impressive, as she had no problems with keeping up with the older Captain, all the while developing a style more primal, but just as efficient in battle, as she took an opportunity and aimed at Nu's face, only for it to be blocked by Nu's right arm, a loud clanging sound reverberating. "Tch, gonna use that thing like a shiled eh?!" Instead of cleaving through her skin like most blades would when in contact with skin, Nu's arm seemed unnaturally sturdier,a closer examination showed several laceration marks on her arm, yet none actually went through, her arm tougher then human bone could possibly be. For underneath the "skin" like exterior was a tough metal, the same kind of metal used to give a certain woman her almost perfect defense. Her original arm was lost battling the Sephira months ago, and instead she has this new arm that Hei was generous enough to craft for her, albeit breaking into one of the Human World's most guarded places in the middle of the dessert to gain the information and tools required for such a procedure. That was only a sampling on the events that came down in the passing months, but the details will come later, for it is too much to name in one passing period.
For now they continued their even assaults, the two fighting once again for the ownership of the host body. They have had this fight countless times now, though with each time, the hollow seemed to have learned a few new tricks to add variety,most of the time an upgraded or better move that Nu hasn't even invented first. It was strange, but it seemed like the Hollow was teaching more and more about Nu's vizard powers then Nu was discovering on her own, but then again, she wouldn't say anything about it. Power is power, wherever the source, it was how one used that power that makes it evil or good. It was the same mantra that Nu used when she first underwent the transformation months ago. "If you know that, then you should know you cannot beat me!" Giving some space with a shunpo, Nu quickly activates her shunko, the familiar lightning like energy that crackled was almost normal for her now, mastery of the technique had some advantages as it consumed much less energy then a newbie to the art. That did not faze Nu's opponent however, in fact, she seemed delighted that Nu finally used the move, as she quickly mimicked it as well, the white energy that usually gave off shinigami when using shunpo was a deep scarlet for the hollow, a rather malicious grin on her face. She was up to something, but Nu had little choice but to wait and see what she was going to do, better to wait and see then to run in recklessly. "Hey, Master, got a new move for you to try out later! Hold in a cero in your Shunko, see what happens....." Obviously this was the result and Nu had to admit, it was intriguing, though it would be better if the move wasn't going to be shown to her like this.
Before the next collision, Nu was already prepared, her instincts honed to a precise level."Ryū no Gekirin, Mazokuen..." Her shunko now burned a bright orange, as the two shades clashed with their fists, her intense heat centered around her first countering the hollow's cero condensed fist. Though the hollow's move was destructive, as Nu acknowledged this as it created a even bigger crater surrounding them, her move held out in the end as the explosion formed between the two fists launched the two across the opposite buildings to each side of the,. As Nu crashed through a window and wall inside the building, lying in the rubble, her hollow flew through the air and snapped a telephone pole in half before she crashed through a bank like structure, she too hidden beneath the fog of rubble and ash the explosion caused. It was at this time that another, third woman stepped onto the battlefield. A tall, radiant figure dressed in a rather plain kimono, her appearance was that of a beautiful woman, but this was in fact Tenka, Nu's zanpakutou spirit, which meant that the outcome was decided. Her sandals echoed throughout the deserted city, walking down the block to stop at the heap of rubble that Nu was currently residing in.
"Honestly now, you sure know how to make enough noise for the city......" She was soon answered with a deep groan, Tenka keeping her face emotionless as the mass of rubble begin to move, the woman underneath knocking away all the large rocks that pinned her. "Humph.....did I win?" Staring curiously, she followed to where Tenka was pointing to, the large mass of rubble that was her hollow was sifting as well, and a shadow in the shape of her hollow was becoming more and more clear as she began to get closer and closer.
"Tch, whatever, you get to keep your body for now, we'll see how you fare the next time...."
Though she was a hollow, and therefore fueled by simple emotions, she had a look of satisfaction on her face as she walked. Upon closer examination, Nu was shocked to see her hollow on fire, the flames quickly consuming her feet and making their way up her body. "Try that move when ya can, keep yer focus though, I know how much your mind drifts...." With that, the flames finally consume her fully, until she was reduced to ash. The small mound of ash swirl, as though shaken by the wind, though there was none, until they scatter and disperse, her hollow retreating to wherever she resides, to contemplate and practice, a trait inherited by the "Master."
"I'll be going now Tenka, tell her to clean this place up until I get back..." A joke to her spirit, who knew that the city is always reverted back whenever she leaves, Tenka nods nonetheless as the world begins to dissolve to a dull gray, and as Nu begins to open her eyes, she sees the familiar setting and knows where she is. She was in the underground training room, a place where Lee made by using Kido months ago. She was in a secluded space within the training zone, so she couldn't tell if anyone else was here, and didn't care. Out here, her clothes were intact and perfect, and while staring at her miniature clock she brought with her before she started her training, she realized she was sparring with her hollow for a good 3 hours now, a new record in her book. Satisfied with the results, Nu gently dusts off the dust that have made itself home on her outfit, before using a shunpo to be at the basement of the apartment, of rather, the top floor of the training grounds. Going up the stairs, she glances at the nearby clock to discover that it was just 8 o'clock, she let her "partner" sleep in for once, a rare chance for her to get him awake. "Oi! Lee! Ya here?!" With a loud roar that could be heard throughout the apartment, Nu tries to listen to hear a reply from the man, though none came to her. It could be becuase he did not hear her or some other reason, but Nu wasn't going to lie around and wait for him to wake up on his own.
Because of room arrangements, most Captains had to bunk together as the apartments were far too small to accommodate everyone. So, as the two were still on good relations, if one could call it that, Nu suggested that both she and Lee live together in the same apartment. The thought first struck Nu with a mixed ocean of feelings, though, she did her best to keep the two's relationship on the same way it was before. Over the months after her initial hollowfication, it was rather difficult to talk to the man without staring at his feet or turning and walking away entirely, but eventually she found it comfortable enough to talk with him again, usually on training, sometimes on personal notes. The two have a good bond, but the question for Nu to forget about romance or to stand up to Eriko for him has never came up, Nu making sure for it to never come up. As she came further and further up, the thought of breakfast bothered her, so she came crashing into a halt before making it to his room. Instead, she changed her plans and decided to make food to start the day, as Lee usually woke up later then she. Entering the kitchen, she opens the fridge to find the basic nutritional requirements for a healthy diet, as she watched her intake on foods to keep her body lean and healthy. The fridge had enough to keep them in shape, but when it came to variety......it was lacking. Not a well known fact was that Nu cooked her own meals, always paranoid and wary of whomever makes her meals and to avoid this, she had to learn to cook for herself to watch out for hidden dangers. Whatever the case, be it kindness or boredom, soon she was cooking eggs and sticking toast into the toaster,the eggs for some protein and bread for carbohydrates. For a beverage, she chose orange juice, as vitamin C fights diseases, though she doubted shinigami could catch a human world disease, or any ailment for that matter. Before long she had an American style breakfast setup, their location making it difficult to gather rice, and she preferred not to travel all the way to Japan for breakfast. She walked more and more up the steps, heading for Lee's room. Lately she has been visiting the training grounds more, her hollow sometimes would voice her opinions on certain things and Nu deemed it fit to strike her down, especially on matters such as her love life. As her Hollow was a part of her, it knew her real feelings and often voiced her own feelings on the matter, most of them ending up in her beating. Recently, Lee has been leaving the apartment on important matters, finding the lost shinigami that were lost after the battle, and now, because of such searches, they had even found a new Captain to take the place of one Kyoshiro. Finally stopping by his door, which she has memorized, she knocks softly. "Lee, are you awake? I got you your breakfast....." She didn't do this often, so Lee better damn appreciate this or he will soon get a rather different "wake up meal."
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:12 pm
⋆⋆⋆∥ ＨＡＫＡＳＥ xＥＬＩＳＩＡ
☇【 ｙｏｎｂａｎｔａｉxＴＡＩＣＨＯ 】 No, not again.
As those words echoed around her head in a distorted version of her very own voice, her emerald-green eyes abruptly flew open and she stared up with wide, confused eyes at the ceiling above herself before everything came flooding back in a rush. She forced herself to swallow the words that had been hanging on her lips as she woke, simply waiting for her to release them into the air in one loud and long scream. Her breathing was shallow and came out in rapid bursts as she gently stretched a trembling hand to her face to confirm that she was back from her dreams yet again. It was only when she carefully rolled over to her side and rested her eyes on her beloved wife, that she finally believed that this was reality in itself. Recently, although she had no clue of exactly why this happened, her sleep had been restless, filled with nightmares that were merely twisted mimics of the present that she was living in. Then again, this had happened ever since she had tried to subdue her emotions – to put them away so that they would never trouble her again. Perhaps it was time for her to confront everything, not keep running away. Her mind travelled around in never-ending circles that crossed over each other and muddled her senses up in the most irritating manner. What had she been dreaming about this time? Lying on her back once more, she blankly traced random shapes in the air with her finger in an attempt to bring the nightmare back. Yes, this time had been about her younger sister, not Suzume, but the one who had died. Her parents’ faces had cropped up in her mind as well last night and she had not been able to brush them away as easily as she had been able to before in consciousness. It was but a memory, yet it scared her for reasons that she didn’t comprehend. Perhaps it was her mind trying to tell her something. Exactly what it was trying to tell her, was a mystery, as well as her dreams.
Gently slipping off the bed, she did not move for a while, instead gazing upon her wife’s sleeping face and letting the feelings from Tsuki wash over her and sweep away the fears that she felt and carried with her. She glanced briefly at the clock, before letting out a strangled groan. It was only 6:15 in the morning and there was time before everyone else would be up. Of course, there was most likely some awake by now, especially with an often-hungry baby around. While Senka was extremely cute and loveable, sometimes she had to wonder how Hei and Yuki managed to be able to keep up with a baby like that. Trouble came in little packages and this baby was no difference, although she had to admit that children were rather adorable to be able to have around. After all, most of the Shinigami were into their hundreds already and it was new to have something so small and new around. This female child was yet another addition to the Hakase family, which seemed to be growing by the day. Slipping into the bathroom, she splashed some cold water on her face, thoroughly waking herself up before drying her face with a towel. To tell the truth, she had never been able to ask Tsukiko about what the girl had thought about having a younger sister. A worried expression appeared on Elisia’s face as she propped her head up with an elbow on the top of the bathroom cabinet. Sometimes an only child would be jealous of the second child that came, since the second child took up more attention than the first. Hopefully, that wouldn’t happen with Tsukiko and she believed that wasn’t the case for now. While Tsukiko had not been around for the first while since they arrived in the Human World, she had not been able to see the girl very often afterwards, with the exception of their week-long honeymoon. She started to furiously blush at that thought as she called to mind the memories of that perfect time they had spent together. It was embarrassing in a way, but every time she remembered that, her body went hot all over again as if it happened again.
Despite the moment seeming like an eternity, she had only wasted three minutes of her life in the bathroom. It was rare that it was quiet around where they were, which was to be expected with so many people around. She had felt a little guilty about the fact that she had an apartment to herself and Tsukiko while the others had to share between themselves, but if she had refused it, it would have been a slap in the face to Hei, or at the very least, that was what she had thought. Her relationship with her father-in-law was virtually non-existent, compared to the loving relationship she had with Tsukiko and the friendly relationship she had with her mother-in-law, who was her former Captain and the one that had passed the Captaincy along to Elisia herself. There had been the odd moment of some relationship, like when Hei defended her or protected her and when she had been foolish enough to step in and attempt to save him, although he didn’t need it, but those faded before long. Anyway, Hei was busy enough, caring for Senka and going to take care of business in the first few weeks with Tsukiko and Nu. The thought of Nu made her feel very awkward at the moment as she cringed at the memory that rose at the slightest mention of the girl. While she did not blame the other girl, she had tried to change Nu’s mind a million times over and over again with subtle hints and more obvious comments. After all, she felt somewhat responsible for what had happened as she had encouraged the girl to open up and look for a love. “Then again, I didn’t tell her to fall in love with somebody who is already taken,” her words sounded hollow to even her own ears. On any other occasion she would have encouraged her friend’s crush, but she was torn. She had known of Eriko’s love for Lee and had expected them to get together at any time, but now, Nu had come in, saying that she loved Lee as well. What to do? She couldn’t pick any side and couldn’t simply support one of her friends, brushing the other aside. Both of them were her friends, Eriko an old acquaintance, Nu a new friend and there was no way that she could betray either one. Instead, she hovered in the middle, wavering towards neither one but one of the few bonds that held the two rivals in love together. Elisia had been so happy when Nu had told her that she had found a potential love, but she had been unable to hide her shock and horror as Nu divulged exactly who her love was. Frowning slightly, she remembered that she had never been able to apologize to Nu about that, since both of them had been busy with various things.
Actually, she had barely had enough time to see anyone at all and it was about time that she rectified that, although it might be too late for something like that. At this current moment might not be the best time, due to the fact that everyone would be still sleeping and it was only because that she had slept earlier last night that Elisia herself was awake now. Hurriedly pulling off her clothes, she stepped into the shower, letting the warm water wash over her body and her hair as she scrubbed all the dirt off her skin. It was only when she was taking a shower that she was really free from all the troubles and worries that plagued her morning and night, but she could not escape them forever, unless she was to abandon reality and live in dreams. There were too many things that she did not want to forsake in her life – too many things that she did not wish to leave behind. Climbing out of the shower, she dried herself off with a towel, before slipping into her everyday clothes – a pair of short jeans and a plain, thin white t-shirt, with an added light grey scarf for effect. The dressing styles of the Australians were strange to her, but she had had plenty of time to have been able to been able to adjust accordingly. It was just easier to dress like them with the clothes available nearby, although she doubted that she would have blended in the times that she had been forced to go out, since she had silver hair. Then again, her previous purple hair would have stood out just as much, perhaps, even more. Perhaps it might have been better if she dyed her hair black or something like that, but she had thought silver had suited her. Scrutinizing her appearance in the mirror, she jumped, nearly whacking her head on mirror in her fright as she heard a voice, “Getting vain nowadays, Elisia?”
Her eyes soon narrowed on the figure of Huang and she breathed an audible sigh of relief. At first, she had thought that she had accidentally woken Tsukiko up, which she had desperately been trying to avoid since she knew that the other girl needed sleep. “A very good morning to you as well, Huang,” Elisia softly greeted the other girl, clasping Huang’s hands in her own as she beamed, “I haven’t seen you for ages, you seem to be dropping in and out more rarely nowadays. Where do you go?” Huang, visibly uncomfortable with the cheerfulness on Elisia’s face, gently shrugged Elisia’s hands off, looking with concern at her master’s face before she answered, “Just around and about. This Human World is sure interesting and it’s a nice place to be in – entirely different to Seireitei. I’ve been talking to Suzume as well, whenever I have time. You should know that anyway, since I’m the one who found your parents in the first place.” Elisia leaned against the bathroom door, crossing her arms. She had found her parents somewhat nearby safe and sound in Human World and while they still had been somewhat distant, they had managed to summon enough of their old relationship to congratulate them on their wedding as well as pass along her old belongings to her, none of which she had been too pleased to see. However, she had accepted them because she didn’t have any time to argue and selling several of her old jewellery, she had been able to gather a little bit of money to be able to use for herself. That was a secret she kept from her wife though as she felt that it wasn’t appropriate to bring up at any time. “Oh, yes, Huang, I never got to thank you for that, so--” she abruptly cut off as she turned around, seeing that her spirit had left once more. Ah well. Huang was someone that hated being pinned down at anything and she had no right to keep her spirit inside and locked up. Freedom was something that everybody had an entitlement to and she was certainly not going to deny her own spirit that much.
As soon as she stepped out of the bathroom, she headed straight towards the kitchen, her stomach feeling empty despite the fact that she had eaten a relatively large meal last night. Opening the fridge, she mused over what to eat, blankly pointing at the choices as she skimmed through them in her mind. There wasn’t as much food in this fridge as in the other apartments, since Tsukiko didn’t necessarily need to eat as she was a Gynoid. Elisia had gotten used to it after a while, although she did feel a little guilty about eating in front of her wife and eating meat, ever since her wife had been agitated by Lee and had ranted about eating meat. Vegan had been her new path, especially since she automatically winced at the sight of any meat. Taking one of the vegetarian pastries, she heated it up, before brewing herself some hot coffee as she felt a need for some form of caffeine this early in the morning. When these were done, she sat herself down on the table, consuming the pastry at top speed and blowing on her coffee to let it cool as she sipped it. Time seemed to be moving faster as a general, yet slower when her thoughts took her away from her reality and when she did not count the seconds that passed. She knew that yet another year and a bit had passed, taking her further and further away from her wife. Her aging couldn’t be stopped and yet she wondered, when she became old enough, would she kill herself first to stop her wife to see her suffering as old age set in? That brought up yet another question – would Tsukiko stay with her for that long? After all, Tsukiko would stay at her current age forever and she doubted that a 26-year-old with an old granny would look very good. “There’s still time, there’s still time,” she whispered to herself as a reassurance. Having a wife that never aged had thrown Elisia into some sort of panic fit, since she found herself worrying over every single sign of aging that she would find, as well as the days that passed by. Hei would most likely suffer the same fate – leaving behind those that he loved and now, as she thought of it, Senka might have that problem too, although the female was only a baby and had many more years than Elisia and Hei to live.
Cleaning up her mess and washing the dishes that she had used, she clicked on the mp3 player that one of the previous occupants had left, to cheer herself up a little, before slipping in a disc and letting David Choi’s By My Side play. Soon enough, she found herself feeling much better as she sang along with a clear voice, “No one else would ever do, I've got a stubborn heart for you, call me crazy but it's true, I love you~” Wiping her plate dry, she dried her hands, before glancing at the clock once more. The hands of the clock were only a few minutes away from pronouncing the time to be exactly eight o’clock. Ah well, it was near enough already and she didn’t want her wife to get into trouble for waking up late. Grinning from ear to ear, she crept back into their room, before pulling a small velvet box from a drawer. She had bought this recently with the money she had gotten from selling her old jewellery, left it with her sister to keep for a while and had only gotten it back last night. Hopefully, her wife had not found it before now, since she was intending it to be a surprise. Then again, she had not been very good at hiding things and most of the people could find them easily. Then again, it had only been one day, right? Taking the heart locket from the box, she threaded it through a long silver chain, which she had been wearing around her own neck recently after she had bought it as well. Her feet made the littlest noise that she could manage as she tiptoed back to the side of her sleeping wife, an expression of pure adoration on her face as she gazed on Tsukiko before carefully sitting herself down next to her. Brushing her wife’s hair away from her neck, she successfully placed the silver necklace around her wife’ neck after she fumbled with the catch for a few seconds. She looked at it on her wife for a few seconds with a smile on her face, before leaning down and gently blowing in her wife’s ear before whispering in a tender voice and stroking Tsukiko’s long red hair, “Good morning, my love ~” ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:03 am
Tadashi Sakamoto
9th Division Lieutenant Sakamoto awoke, saw the incoming sunlight, then turned over and rested his eyes for about two more minutes. He was trying to recall the dream he just had, but the unconscious action of looking out at the room and turning over had distracted him. It was a shame, since a book of dreams he'd read had told him that one could easily remain in their dreamlike state the moment they woke up if they completely retained their sleeping position without initiating any other action. Deciding that the memory wasn't coming back, he got up out of bed, the long curtain of jet black hair he'd grown out following him. Tadashi looked over at Tenma, scowled, and then went to his desk where an open copy of "Internet - For Dummies" lay open. Beside it was a sake gourd that replaced the one he'd lost in Soul Society.
Now, it wasn't that he was mad at his sword like he had been shortly after obtaining Shikai so long ago, but rather that he'd had no use for it for some time now. It had actually been making Tadashi irritable, having nothing to use his blade on. It was part of the nature he thought he didn't like, but had accepted. Sakamoto opened a drawer on that very same desk and pulled out the clothes he'd laid out for himself that day...a black T-shirt and the standard Shinigami hakama. Honestly, the only parts of his body that weren't the color black was pale white, as in the color of his skin.
Looking around and seeing that Akane had already gone out for his ritual jogs, Tadashi left the room. Without bothering to head to the bathroom and clean himself up, Tadashi left as is to the room he'd taken's kitchen and made himself a few simple ham sandwiches for breakfast.
What a disgustingly simple life.
He hated sitting still and waiting. He also detested the fact that when the time came for action, he would be useless to the Vizard Captains expected to defeat the Sephira. Most of all, however, he hated this unexpected lifestyle he'd been living since the Shinigami had been pushed out of Seireitei. While the Sephira were doing Shinigami King-knows-what with their free reign over Soul Society and probably killing off leaderless soldiers while they were at it, he was comfortably living in a Human World apartment with high command upstairs...Oh, and there was also the baby in the apartment building. Yeah, that was the other irritating factor.
While Sakamoto stood there and recalled all the things that annoyed him, he realized that he'd already finished off his meal for the morning. Hmm...now he could either sit down and watch TV, or go take a walk around and possibly meet the other Shinigami. Shrugging to no one in particular, Sakamoto took his key and walked out the door, going nowhere in particular but maybe to meet up with someone and help him alleviate some of his boredom with conversation. [Edited...slightly. Oh, and i'll use Xingke as a picture if I want to, so there 3nodding ]
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 1:59 pm
Akane Itsuki, Third Seat of Division Three
Riku Ryuu of the Black Mist Mountains
Akane took his long trench coat off, setting it aside; doing the same with his button-up shirt. He ties his hair back and takes his "Kōkutsu dachi" stance. He begins to make his orchestrated show of offensive and defensive hand-to-hand skills. He continues on with this for some time before he stops. He can tell Suzu is staring at him, and he sighs a bit. Akane takes off his glasses and places them in his sash. He drops forward and begins his push-ups. He had his workout for the morning, and one for the late evening. Every morning, right outside in the parking lot, he would begin nearly always at the same time. He sits down and begins his pull-ups. He stands up and breathes in, stretching a bit and begins jogging around the parking lot. He slows down in to a walk and picks his stuff up. He puts his button-up shirt back on, but leaves it unbuttoned. Akane places a cigarillo between his lips and strikes a match. He throws the coat over his shoulder and walks back inside. He walks down the halls, going in to a room he was designated, and goes to a book shelf. He grabs one of his books and sits down at a table. He reads through it, running his index finger over each word he reads.
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:03 am
|3119|Masashi, Lee, Gobantai Taichō"Hold it together. Birds of a feather. Nothing but lies and crooked wings. I have the answer. Spreading the cancer. You are the faith inside me. No, Don't, leave me to die here. Help me survive here, alone. Don't Remember! Remember! Put me to sleep, Evil Angel. Open your wings, Evil Angel. I'm a believer. Nothing could be worse. All these imaginary friends. Hiding betrayal. Driving the nail. Hoping to find a savior. No, don't, leave me to die here. Help me survive here, alone. Don't Surrender! Surrender! Put me to sleep, Evil Angel. Open your wings, Evil Angel. Fly over me, Evil Angel. Why can't I breathe, Evil Angel?" 
Lee stood gazing up at Namihime with his blade down at his side in Shikai and at the ready. It had been a long year that was for sure and he hadn't much time to himself just to think things through. He had been busy locating Shinigami and Rukongai residents throughout the world to make sure the Rukongai residents were okay and the Shinigami would be ready to attack when it was time. When he wasn't doing that much of his time had been spent training to bring himself closer to his zanpakuto and further in his kido. He was enjoying his new found closeness with Namihime following her confession of keeping his brother's death from him. It wasn't that bad really after he had some time to think about it and sort things through his head. As a matter of fact it was thanks to knowing the truth he had improved himself so much. It was much too late to even thinking about making things right with his brother's love who he had manipulated. She was likely dead now and even if she wasn't she had never loved Yuu anyway and had likely forgotten all about everything. At first it was hard to accept that he was alone now family wise since all the years he had thought Yuu was out there somewhere. Upon reconciling with the fact that he was a murderer and was able to let go of his anger he had become a better person for it. Hell even Hei was tolerable now. He had no idea how much anger his subconscious held for himself that he just let out when it got to be too much. He was certainly much better either way.
Still he stood in front of Namihime and it was dark in the underground training facility that was completely empty. It was late the only time he could be alone to train with her to bring their bond that much closer. As it stood they were closer than ever and had one of the strongest bonds of any of the current Shinigami. They trusted each other completely yet during training anything went in an attempt to better himself. She looked at ease her own blade partially concealed in her kimono before she dashed forward. Immediately their blades met in midair and sparks flew for a brief second before they broke apart and Lee sidestepped another swing. Bring his own blade up in one quick motion Nami just barely having time to kick off the ground to avoid a decisive blow the fabric of her kimono cut at the shoulder. Lee moved forward at the same time feinting a stab forward that he quickly pulled back stepping forward and slipping his right leg in between her feet. She took the opportunity to press the attack bringing her left foot up and snaking it around his foot in an effort to throw him off balance. The attack was expected and he reached down and grabbed her leg pulling it forward towards him and his blade still pointed towards her. Moving forward and sidestepping with the grace of a dancer Nami slashed backwards just barely getting a scratch on his side before he kicked off the ground.
"Looks like I get the first cut of this battle Lee-kun." Lee thrust his palm out towards her releasing a burst of water from it that caught her in the side and threw her back slightly. She turned the movement into a back flip then almost glided gracefully back onto her toes. "It would seem so Nami-chan." Kicking forward he thrust forward with his blade grabbing his saya in his left hand to block a slash aimed for his previously exposed side. His blade changed course mid thrust and cut open Nami's side just barely. Then pushing her blade of his saya he jumped back saya pointed at her as he released a wordless Ōkasen. The yellow arc of energy fired after Nami who responded by releasing a wave of water to intercept it and add it's power to the strike. Just before colliding he split the Ōkasen in half both halves going over and under the wave before reuniting and continuing towards Nami. Lee responded to her wave of water by releasing his own to meet the wave in midair and cancel each other out. The yellow arc met Nami in the midsection giving her a good shock and causing her to grit her teeth. "Do you concede defeat yet?" Nami look up at Lee the ghost of a smile on her lips as she shook her head no. "Bankai." Lee stood there in silence for a moment as she went into Bankai then with little warning released a larger wave of water near the boiling point of water. Before he had much time to react the wave was upon him he had just barely enough time to swing upon his blade cleaving it in two though not really saving him. The water still hit his sides burning them slightly.
"Are you done now Lee-kun?" Nami's voice was full of amusement as she waited for him to go into Bankai which after a moment he did just that. "Bankai." Nami didn't wait for him to attack already moving towards his side. Lee responded by spinning in a circle and generating highly pressurized waves of water from his body in a circle around him resembling something similar to a stone being dropped in water. The waves hit Nami and sent her back away from him as he turned towards her and looked at her calmly. "I do believe I shall end this quickly Nami-chan. Be prepared." Receiving a lighthearted and slightly angelic sounding laugh Nami got to her feet brushing the dust off her. "If you feel you must Lee-kun." Moving forward until she was just in front of him she slashed upwards completely and knowing he would move back released a wave of water with the movement. The water caught him dead on and it didn't take long for her to know exactly what had happened. "Tenran." A widening blast of wind caught the exploding shards of ice from the clone and some of the water sending them towards Nami. Then she felt something push into her back and looked back to see Lee holding a stabilized Hyapporankan and pushing her towards the attack. As she was pushed forward he pushed the Hyapporankan forward with one hand twisting it and in one flick of his wrist destabilized it again. The result was what would usually happen with a Hyapporankan sending countless rods into her back and insuring she would not be going anywhere but forward. The attack hit Nami head on and releasing a small cry in pain Lee watched as she fell to her knees afterward have erected a barrier in front of him to stop the attack from continuing on towards him.
"Sorry about that Nami-chan." Watching as she rose to her feet after a few moments she sealed her blade dismissing it with a wave of her hand. She was cut in various places which had started to ice over though given who she was it wouldn't affect her for long. Still the cuts would be there until she rested. Her kimono was tore in countless places though nothing besides a little extra milky skin was shown. "It's quite alright Lee-kun good job. I concede defeat. You have progressed quite a bit over the last few months. That is saying something considering what skill you already possessed." Bowing his head in thanks Lee dismissed his own blade as well with a flick of his wrist sealing it at the same time. He could keep Shikai active indefinitely now though for the moment he seen no need to do so. It would be reactivated before they arrived in Seireitei to give him a surprise factor. His blade look practically the same in Shikai therefore his opponent would have no need to think it anything other than a sealed Zanpakuto. That would surely give him the surprise needed for a surprise attack or two. Perhaps it would be an edge he needed to triumph in the battle. He had been intending to fight the same Sephira at first but after some initial thought he decided to see how things progressed once there and choose an opponent based on how things looked. Surveying his own wounds for a moment or two he decided they were mainly minor and would be treated before bed. "So shall we head back upstairs for some rest before our retaking of Soul Society tomorrow Lee-kun?" Receiving a nod in reply they returned to their apartment complex with the still asleep Nu for his roommate.
Looking around the mostly bare apartment Nami walked over to a cot hanging from the ceiling and sat down gracefully. There were times when she would simply sleep while materialized before returning to Lee's inner world. The cot being there for her to sleep on. Lee laid down on the bed looking at the ceiling and knowing it wouldn't be a real long time before Nu would be waking up. Well Mitsuru as he had been trying to refer to her as upon her request. Not that they had much interaction really considering they were roommates. Their schedules just didn't seem to line up well. Heck his schedule didn't really line up with anyone's given what type of schedule he kept. "So have you had anytime to think about the choice you need to make very soon Lee-kun?" Letting out a deep breath Lee considered what Nami was asking. She knew he hadn't had much time to really think about it though he probably needed to. God knew why either of the women loved him and if they still did considering he had given neither of them an answer as to who it would be. It had been a very long time and he hadn't avoided either of them really talking to them and spending time with them in his free time. In all honesty he still didn't know who his feelings were stronger for. "Not yet Nami-chan. I just am still unsure of my feelings as odd as it may seem. They are being patient as could be expected but lord knows why. I suppose love makes you do crazy things. I haven't had much time to dedicate to sorting through my feelings."
Nami released a small sigh in reply. "You need to give them an answer soon. Perhaps it would be a good idea to do so before this next battle? Or if you need the extra time you could always wait till after the battle though we both know you and them might not be returning. Not that I don't have faith." Lee nodded knowing that she was just being a realist much like he himself was. Another thing that had rubbed off on her during their renewed time. "Well I am going to take a shower to get this blood off me. I suggest you do the same afterward Lee-kun. Be thinking about the decision before you." Lee nodded in reply to her closing his eyes and releasing a small sigh as she exited the room. After he was sure she was out of earshot Lee opened his eyes again. "What would you do Yuu-kun? Have you forgiven your brother for his crime? Am I even deserving of love? Am I even deserving of life? Or is living my atonement for this heinous crime? Living to protect others with my very life if need be." After a few moments he received what sounded like a whisper in his ear from someone close by though no one was there. Staring confused at the door it wasn't look before the whisper returned and he could make it out more clearly. 'It's alright Lee-kun I forgive you brother.' Staring in shock at the ceiling Lee shook his head slightly deciding that it was merely his mind making up the one thing that he needed to hear. Still it was odd considering the voice was even his brother's and sounded as if it was directly beside him.
It wasn't long before Nami returned wearing a repaired kimono and laying down on the cot sparing him a glance as he got up. "Something wrong Lee-kun?" Turning around to stare at the woman for a moment Lee shrugged. "Maybe I dunno. I think I just need some rest is all. Good night Nami-chan." With a wave as he walked towards the shower Nami closed her eyes contemplating exactly what he was talking about. After getting in the shower Lee simply stood under the water letting the water run down his head and back soaking his hair thoroughly. It seemed like he stood there for hours but considering there was still hot water it couldn't have been more than a few minutes. Shaking his head and washing himself up real quick he stepped out of the shower drying himself off real quickly and slipping into a bathrobe. He was tired and wouldn't be bothering with changing into actual clothes until in the morning deciding the bathrobe would suffice for now. Looking at a passing clock he spotted the time at around one a.m. and slipped inside his bedroom. Nami was already fast asleep by the time he returned and after getting under the covers. Staring up at the dark ceiling it seemed like it took forever for him to fall asleep though after awhile he fell into an odd dream.
Standing in Soul Society he gazed out across the unrecognizable and barren landscape the Sephira nowhere in sight. It seemed they had destroyed his home and then left the ruins behind as a reminder to the returning Shinigami before leaving. Had all the training been for nothing? On his left side stood Nu fully whole again with a normal arm again oddly enough. Eriko stood on his right side tearfully as she looked out over the barren landscape. Behind him was Nami and in front of him a form of someone he had just hallucinated hearing from. Yuu stood in front of him gazing at his brother with a peaceful and slightly cheerful expression. "Hello Lee-kun. Welcome back. It may not look like much but what were you really expecting? In reference to your earlier thoughts yes you are deserving to live and love." Lee stood in shock before looking towards the two women beside him Nami resting a comforting hand on his shoulder to let him know it was alright. Which women should he choose? They were both incredibly beautiful to him not to mention strong women and Captains. Both trained by him for some time as they had been his Lieutenants. Was this some kind of pattern? Would his new Lieutenant Suzume fall in love with him as well? He already had more than enough to deal with having two women in love with him. He certainly didn't need three... "Okay...I choose..."
Before the dream could go any further there was knocking heard on his bedroom door in the real world pulling him from the dream world. Opening his eyes sleepily for a moment he heard Nu's voice drift through the door letting out a groan in response. Did he really have to wake up now? His dream had been an odd one but perhaps in it's own twisted way was trying to get him to choose. Was perhaps Nu's interference in the dream more than coincidence? Sighing and looking at the cot Nami was nowhere to be seen having obviously returned to his inner world. Then something else registered to his sleepy mind. Breakfast? Had he heard Nu correctly in her saying she had breakfast for him? Had she went through the trouble of making him breakfast? That was nice and definitely meant she was still in love with him if he took it the way he did. His stomach let out a tiny growl in agreement that it was nice and likely very tasty. Wiping sleep out of his eyes Lee sat up with a sigh looking down at his robe. He needed to change first. "Okay Misuru-chan just give me a minute. I am up." 'For what reason I dunno.' Lee finished mentally. It still felt very odd to be referring to her as Misuru though it was obviously her real name and she had requested it. That didn't mean he didn't slip up every now and then. Throwing the covers aside he got up and opened the drawers of the dresser removing a white long sleeve shirt and black pants. Removing the robe and getting dressed rather quickly Lee opened the door for Nu as he was slipping the shirt over his head. Staring at Nu sleepily for a moment Lee let out a yawn. "You got me breakfast? Thanks.."
If he was awake all the way he may have invited her into the bare room as he ate instead he simply took the offered food and drink and brushed passed her closing the door. Moving towards the table he sat down tiredly letting out another yawn expecting Nu to be behind him. Waving for her to join him Lee used the fork to scoop a bit of egg into his mouth. Washing down the egg with some orange juice he closed his eyes for a moment. It almost appeared as if he had fallen asleep sitting up before he abruptly opened his eyes and shook his head. "So how are you today Mitsuru-chan? I trust the training is going well?" Lee danced around the topic of her being a Vizard like usual still not entirely approving of the transformation. Still he was past the point of discrimination. They had all retained their personalities for the most part and therefore he was willing to accept the extra power on their side. They did indeed need it. Taking a bite out of the toast Lee looked to the side at the floor for a moment before shaking his head and going back to eating. Waiting for Nu's reply. The dream was still quite fresh in his mind and slowly he was waking up all the way. A yawn or two more escaped his lips before he put more egg in his mouth. He had to admit that Nu was a pretty good cook. Though that was to be expected really. He himself knew enough to get by and survive but was certainly not a chef. "I take it you are making good use of the training grounds?" Not looking up as the question was asked Lee fell silent afterward to give her time to reply.
"Sacrifice through Danger and Pure Love. That is what the Lily of the Valley symbolizes."
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:52 pm
[765]
"Mitsuru" Naohito
☾Nibantai Taichō ☽
Rest your head now, warrior
I won't let them come
Slaying all those who oppose
To the rhythm of the drums
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Getting a groan in response, she was wary on his status. Perhaps he was just back from somewhere? He had been awfully busy these last few days, with the reclaiming so soon and all. Seeing as how she occupied for three hours training undisturbed, Nu had no idea where the man might have been if he had been anywhere at all, but his recurring voice seemed to assure her that he was previously sleeping, and now getting up to eat, which was good. With a small smile she quickly hid behind her usual mask of gruffness, she was pleased that Lee was getting more and more used to calling her her true name. Not long after she told Lee, it was only assumable that she would tell Elisia, though it was somewhat less significant when she told the married woman. Nu thought it fair to tell her best friend after all, but it didn't hold as much meaning as when she told him. "I've seen you try to make breakfast Lee, it doesn't pass...." Perhaps a bit more cheerful now that he has accepted her small gift, and even more so now that he has invited her in, she graciously nods before entering his room, the bare minimum of requirements of comfort in his room gave some insight on Lee's character, and she accepted that. He knew they would eventually be leaving and most likely saw no reason to decorate.
"Its going fine, and thank you again for building the training grounds Lee, it helps so much. How are yours going?"
She tried to word herself very carefully. Lee was getting more comfortable with the idea of Vizard captains, but she knew when to keep the conversation from going awkward by going too detailed with it. He was a man whose beliefs weren't going to be changed that easily, but that was just another part of him that Nu loved, deep down anyway. Though, Nu had to admit, Lee was getting pretty open with ideas and change. It seemed that, with the realization of the truth, Lee walked differently, or, that's what it seemed like to her. He seemed to have gotten over the traumatic shock of his past and since then, it seemed he was stronger in his own way, his own Namihime materializing to fight him as Nu watched from time to time in the training zone. They were so in sync, fluid in their motions that Nu took it upon herself to communicate with her own spirit in such closeness, though the spirit and wielder both knew that with this third party sharing their thoughts, things sometimes got too hectic to have a normal conversation.
"So Lee, are you ready for the coming battle? We're reclaiming the Seireitei soon...."
It was a blunt question to be sure. The shingami of the Gotei 13 didn't show up in the human world for vacation. They had to retreat becuase of matters that became so hectic that they were forced to retreat. They had to wait a good nine months for Yuki to properly deliver her baby, and to train themselves to the extreme for the evntual battle. For Nu, every day since their arrival has been dedicated to training, both her Shinigami powers as well as her newly acquired hollow abilities. Though, in terms of the others, it seemed she could not maintain her hollow form for as long as she would like, the benefits for that short amount of time were sure to come in handy when it came to her rematch with Arian. That lone Sephira made a fool of the woman, even managing to burn her arm off, Nu would be sure to make him pay in a similar fashion. Nu was healed, better prepared, and now packing some abilities that she was sure the Sephira will be dying to see.
"By the way, Lee, did you make up your mind on......well....."
Her expression and overly used hand motion suggested that she was referring to his "choice" as she now called it in her mind. While she had no doubt they will win now that everyone has come so far, it was nine months of waiting for the two women, and now was no better a time to ask then ever. If not now, she supposed that after everything was over and done with, she could find out then. Complications in the battlefied were never good, but Eriko and herself were Captains, they knew when to keep their affairs off the heat of battle, and they respected each other in that mutual aspect.
[A fraction of my first one T uT]
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II Palmtop Tiger II Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:53 pm
2355  xxxxxxxxthe Sun locks the Heavens xxxxxxxxthe Moon eclipses the Night 博士月子
Jūnibantai Fukutaichō "No, the Legion's origin's were traced to your country, so there's no sense in making the Russian government a scapegoat. That kind of thinking leads only to war. I'm sure your President would not condone such behavior, Mr. Secretary. In the future, do try to place blame where it belongs and keep hunches to yourself until they become facts." With a buzz, the floating holographic screen Tsukiko had been talking to collapsed, severing the connection between her secure server and the United State's Secretary of Defense. Through half-opened eyes, she glanced to the side to see that another screen had appeared and had many flashing blue lights scattered across a map of the Earth, pinpointing current breaches in a multitude of various security systems all over the globe. Lifting her bare hand, Tsukiko tapped the screen with her extended finger and then linked herself to the current sites where she found the origins of the breaches, then fortified them with a quick rewrite to their codes and firewalls. The blue dots stopped flashing one by one, indicating that she had successfully taken care of the threats. "They never learn..." She said in a monotone voice as the screen vanished from sight. At the moment, Tsukiko was floating in what appeared to be mid-air, wearing no clothes and lacking her skin, but still having a face and hair. What was a highly-secure server was visibly represented to her as a spherical, mechanical room with many screens across its face and a ring of shining white windows circling its base. In the air within her little room were a series of holographic screens that popped up for her to take care of, vanishing once they were dealt with, and some only stayed there for a half-second before it was dealt with without her even turning her head, while others lingered for several minutes as they required more attention.
Due to the fact that Tsukiko's CPU handled a multitude of tasks such as emulated breathing, paying attention, responding to stimuli, and retaining information, more so effectively than a human's brain could, a large portion of her CPU was not even in use while she carried out a normal life. Because of this excess of time that she essentially had on her hands, Tsukiko had taken to putting most of this extra percentage into a server and connecting to the internet so that she may use her superior hacking skills to set some things straight for the internet community. Her most basic of tasks was scanning the internet and fixing broken code in websites while passing by, which she did quickly if it was an easy to medium fix, though she took longer on harder fixes. Not only this, but she had set up various channels to governments across the globe where she could relay information, alert the authorities about threatening scams, and all other types of illegal and criminal internet activity. Also, she had taken to tracing the origins of nearly every known virus, Trojan, spyware, and other such things, and rewriting the data and returning it to the owner, which slowly resulted in the community accepting the fact that there was some sort of Goddess that was managing everything for them and preventing their crimes. Like with every criminal activity, there had been a handful of resistance groups, which were those who had tried to fight back with their own viruses and the like once she had squashed her initial attempts, but these groups quickly fell to her superior intellect and technology and ability to write any number of viruses in an instant and send it right to them in even less time. Their various firewalls and such had proven to be nothing but wet paper bags in the path of a charging rhinoceros and they had since fallen off the radar. Thanks to her actions, the internet was currently more peaceful place, but it was by no means perfect as she couldn't possibly take care of everything at once, but she had done a very decent job and handling the bulk of it.
Unfortunately, she knew she had a limited time in this world and once she was back in Soul Society she would be severed from their connection and the problems would quickly rise once people started figuring out their internet Goddess was no longer working for them. However, due to her kind nature, she intended to copy her CPU and leave it in a secure place in the Human World, and maintain it over the years, at least until the humans did themselves in and the internet would be no more. All at once, multiple screens appeared all around her, showing chess boards with the pieces all lined up, some with the whites at the bottom of the screen, and some with the blacks at the bottom of the screen. In the case of the latter, the white piece for the opponent was already moved, signalling that it was her turn to move, should she accept the challenge. Flashing a small, crooked smile, Tsukiko flexed her fingers, then her eyes snapped fully open as she simultaneously made her first move on each board. "The grandmasters can't sleep, I see. Very well, let's dance." All in under a few minutes, Tsukiko began wiping out the chess grand masters across the globe, delivering crushing defeat after crushing defeat, though she did arguably have a slight amount of trouble against one, but it was to be expected at least one of her opponents would be that good. The screens disappeared after the respective games were won, and when the last one had flickered away, Tsukiko slid her eyes shut and breathed out a sigh while continuing to mete out her attention across the internet and deal with the problems that arose. Now it was night time, or at the very least, the time of day when Elisia and the others would be sleeping, and because she very much enjoyed cuddling Elisia until she fell asleep every night, she had taken to putting herself in a state similar to Hibernation while everyone else slept. And during the night hours, nearly her entire CPU, about 97 percent was put into the server, the remaining three percent was in place to react to her surroundings so that she could come out of her hibernation as quickly as possible if the need arose. Elisia's breath on her ear, her hand in her hair, and the locket being put on her were three such stimuli that immediately caused the room to plunge into darkness as the ring of windows near the base each flashed the same message.
"Stimulus Detected. Unnatural pressure to the External Auditory Canal, light pressure to the hair papilla, and minor, consistent pressure at the base of the neck."
With little choice but to look at these messages, Tsukiko nodded silently as if approving of the interruption and slowly lid herself out of her floating position, touching the base of the spherical room with a small tap and placing her open hand to the door knob of the only door in the room, an act which immediately divided her consciousness once more, causing her to rouse from her slumber in the Human World. Lightly dressed in nothing but an over-sized blue t-shirt, Tsukiko had sprawled herself across her half of the bed that they shared, and was currently lying on her stomach, turning her head to the side while her leg simply hung off the side of the bed, not covered by anything. Tsukiko was nothing like her father while sleeping; she was all over the place when she slept which made it all the more odd to those who knew she was a gynoid, as the question of why she didn't simply program herself to be still often arose. The fact was, however, that Tsukiko saw nothing wrong with this habit of hers, and therefore never bothered to fix it, even if it would be a very simple task. Her eyes fluttered open, catching sight of Elisia as she glanced to the side and smiled softly. The mere fact that Elisia was there was enough to cause her to swiftly pull the girl over the rest of her body and sit up while pinning her to the bed lightly enough so that it was obvious that she was playing, but hard enough to prove to her that she intended to be the dominate female in their relationship right at this moment. "Good morning to you as well." She said sleepily, which in itself was amazing and only further showed off the fact that that Hei had incredible programming skills, seeing as how she shouldn't normally be able to convey sleepiness given the fact that she didn't sleep at all. "Hnn." With a small noise and a coy smirk, she dropped her head and put her lips to Elisia's, taking her top lip between her own as she affectionately expressed her love to her wife on this morning. Her greeting did not stop there either, as she quickly moved to Elisia's neck and planted multiple kisses there, starting at the base of her neck and working her way up until she reached her earlobe, which she nibble on before sitting back up. Already straddling the girl, she shifted her petite weight onto her stomach and let her legs slid to the side while planting her hands on her torso, just below her breasts. At this point, though her shirt was very long, it was riding up her legs, baring everything she owned in the lower region of her body for Elisia to see, not that this was a problem for either of them considering they were married. She lifted a hand to her own face and tucked her red hair behind her hair before hunching over and looking down at Elisia inquisitively. "Aw, baby, you shouldn't be up earlier than me, that's just not healthy. You gotta get your rest, and also, eat some real food and none of that Vegan crap that you and I both know you don’t really like. Silly girl, you know I don't mind if you eat whatever everyone else eats at all." Smiling softly, she readjusted the collar of her shirt, which had slid to the and down a part of her shoulder, as that's just how big it was, and while doing so, her fingers hit the silver chain that held the locket to her neck. While keeping her wife firmly in place, she gathered it into her hand and looked down, admiring its craftsmanship. "It's pretty. Where did you get it? What's the special occasion for treating me today?"
After a few more seconds of admiring it, her short attention span managed to kick in, which was likely a product of the fact that she had been significantly more laid back over the past year and a half than most likely anyone present. It wasn't that she didn't realize the situation they were faced with, but it was more like she looked at it as something they would definitely pull through in. Last time, Yuki had been pregnant, and she knew for certain that if that had not been the case, the man that had stolen Tomomi from them would have had his a** kicked six ways to Sunday. Letting out a small squeal of delight, she dropped forward and managed to hug Elisia tightly before rolling off of her and sliding off the edge of the bed, her bare feet hitting the carpet in no time flat. Tsukiko quickly ditched the shirt she had been sleeping in, as she had absolutely no problem changing in front of Elisia, or ever really anyone for that matter, which was because for the longest time she had absolutely nothing completely woman on her body, so she was more or less a Barbie doll and thus really did not care what others saw, since there was nothing to see to begin with. This mindset carried over to even now, and stopped her from worrying about what company she was in when she decided to dress. Fortunately, for the sanity of her parents and the sake of her wife, there was no one else around, so only Elisia would get the view of her naked backside as the metallic cord that attached to the socket in the wall, unhooked itself, then went back inside a panel on her back, which shut, creating a seamless seal in her skin. After rummaging through her dresser, she found a pair of underwear, a top and a pair of jean shorts which were considerably low-cut and struggled for a moment before she managed to get into each article of clothing without falling over or ripping everything. "Well, I sure hope everything goes well for you guys today~" She commented idly while pulling a brush through her fiery red hair and staring at her reflection in the mirror and occasionally glancing back at Elisia on the bed. Sure, it was a bit of a round-about way of letting her know that she would not be attending the war due to the fact that someone needed to take care of Senka, but she sorta figured and hoped it would be an easy way of breaking the news. Of course, she had possibly done Elisia a disservice by waiting this long to tell her, especially when she had known for about a week, but then again, she just didn't know how to say it. Humming a random tune to herself, Tsukiko continued to brush her hair over and over, despite it being quite thoroughly brushed by this time. While she did so, she wirelessly connected herself to the stove, which she set to bake so that it heated internally and would be ready when she decided to go out into the kitchen and fix something. Setting her brush down on the vanity, she ran her fingers across the stained wood and then twirled around to face Elisia, putting on a soft smile as if waiting to hear what she had to say. ₪ ₪ ₪ ₪ ₪ ₪
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