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Post by Urahara Kisuke on Sept 7, 2016 19:28:12 GMT -6
"Phase Two: Captains' Meeting":It was a few days later when they could finally get the continuation of their meeting going once more. With Ryo’s resignation, a new Captain or at least temporary captain had to be placed. Which was of course, Hisagi Shuuhei, her lieutenant, however; since the Captains meeting was for Captains only and Hisagi had not been sworn in as the official captain yet; he was left at his division with instructions that he would be filled in as soon as he was the rightful Captain of Division Nine. However, this was not the reason Kisuke was late to the meeting. It was Nanao. She was still suffering the effects of losing her Captain, friend and love. No matter how much she tried to convince Kisuke that she was fine, Kisuke would not have it. He relieved her of her duties until further notice; taking Tessai on as his acting lieutenant. Minutes before the meeting was about to begin, Kisuke walked in the hall, Tessai following closely behind. A few eyes turning their direction as they walked toward the head of the table Tessai standing off behind him with his hands folded in front of him, Kisuke taking his place he looked at the Captains that had arrived before him. “Excuse my tardiness. Nanao was not being cooperative in the slightest bit.” Meanwhile: "Trouble at Home Front":
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Post by Captain Nori Mutsu on Sept 7, 2016 19:45:35 GMT -6
Nori nodded slightly to the acting Commander as she took her seat. “It is understandable Commander with all going on at the moment. With Ryo’s sudden resignation it left us in a clench with everything she has going on in her division right now.”
She picked up her water glass and took a sip resting the glass back to the table. “How is lieutenant Hisagi handling this?”
“Captain Hisagi. Is doing rather well. This is not the first time he has had to step up from the loss of a captain.” Kisuke reminded her.
“Ah, yes that is right,” was all Nori offered as she looked back to her water glass.
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Post by Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya on Sept 7, 2016 20:14:14 GMT -6
"I hope, like the rest of us, you elaborate on your reports." Toshiro leaned on the table, resting his head in his hands. "I am curious about what else you have in store for the Gotei. Especially with the possibility that Isshin Shiba may be making a return."
"Is he to replace my wife?" question Sajin in a low voice.
Toshiro shook his head. "I don't believe he is. Then again, I am not sure about what the acting Commander has in mind."
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Post by Captain Kurotsuchi Mayuri on Sept 7, 2016 20:32:43 GMT -6
Mayuri grinned sitting as well as he looked to Toshiro. "As long as his ideas work and bring the Gotei back to his old glory it once was what does it matter what he has on his mind."
"Because he has more than just the members of the Gotei to worry about. The Nobles have been part of the Gotei since the beginning." Isane spoke as she looked around at the other captains.
Mayuri huffed with a wave of hand. "Those blowhards need to find a new hobby. They're the ones that cause most of our issues here at the Gotei."
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Post by Captain Byakuya Kuchiki on Sept 7, 2016 20:44:36 GMT -6
Captain Kuchiki’s eyes narrowed. “I would have you rephrase that sentence, Kurotsuch,” he stated. “Over half of the new power you are waiting to see the return of is of Noble blood and power. The Substitute is of Noble blood on both sides of his family.” He closed his eyes. “No branch is perfect, but that does not mean it’s broken.”
"Never!" Mayrui bellowed as he leaned forward on the table looking at Noble Captain. "Half the branches in a Noble bloodline needs to be cut out from under them. The broken ones can never grow back and the ones that need to be cut are corrupt or old and feeble."
Byakuya's eyes hardened. "A Noble line can never be cut out, Kurotsuchi. They were created from the Gods, and for a long time, that power was enough to protect the Soul Society. Time will bring change. But if the lines were 'cut' as you wish, it would not stop that blessing from appearing in their blood at the right time."
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Post by Captain Kurotsuchi Mayuri on Sept 7, 2016 21:09:33 GMT -6
"OH!?" Mayuri grinned. "If that were so. Where were your beloved Nobles all the times Sousuke Aizen attacked and where--" Mayrui started to stand as he leaned further over the table with each word as he glared at Byakuya. "Were. They. When. AIZEN! TOOK! OVER!!"
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Post by Captain Byakuya Kuchiki on Sept 7, 2016 22:39:30 GMT -6
Byakuya’s eyes flashed and he stood up as well. “You forget yourself, Captain,” he sneered. “Captain Ukitake devoted himself to our cause so much that he gave himself up to Aizen, not to see his foster daughter, but in order to have the release of three other captains taken in a futile rescue attempt. He was Aizen’s prisoner for nearly a decade BEFORE the Takeover occurred. Kyoraku’s leadership was such that it stayed together even when the enemy disabled him through trickery. Finally, the other captains here of noble lineage fought the enemy until the goddess disabled us and THEN in Las Noches when we were thrown into a maze created to break us while YOU were outside running from shadows!” He sat down again. “The noble families have lost enough without your insensitive words.”
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Post by Urahara Kisuke on Sept 8, 2016 6:17:37 GMT -6
Kisuke sighed heavily as his head lowered his sight from the table. “Gentlemen, please.” He looked back up at the two. “This is our problem. We have always had our own options and we have always spoken them freely.” He looked to everyone at the table. “Yes, we have hit a nerve or two when doing so, but we did not do it intentionally. Nowadays--” he sighed pushing up off the table as he stood erect.
“It’s like we are doing this just so to hurt or piss off the other.” His hand rose from his sides. “What happen? I remember a day of honor and trust between us that was so strong not even Aizen himself could break it. Now we are bickering fools striking out with every little petty thing we can.”
“But Aizen did break it.” The soft mumbles of Tsukiro spoke as he looked down at his hands on the table. “Aizen destroyed so much, and I have only witnessed a fourth of it.”
Heads nodded around the table as they looked to the baby captain, Kisuke then speaking up again. “You’re right, Tsukiro. Aizen has destroyed us in ways we ourselves don’t even realize.” A stern and mighty hand came down on the table as everyone popped tall and looked his way.
“WELL I AM TIRED OF IT AND IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME WE TAKE OUR LIVES AND REALM BACK AND MAKE IT WHAT WE USE TO KNOW, AND LOVE!!” His hand lifted clenching into a fist as he shook it slightly in the air.
“With these changes we can do that. Get back our strength. Our fighting forces.” His hand went out toward Mayuri. “With the Reaper’s Hollow and--” a wide grin appeared across his lips, “and this new being the Gods are calling the Eva…” his head nodded slowly. “Our fighting forces are finally on the right track for repair.”
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Post by Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya on Sept 8, 2016 11:10:14 GMT -6
Toshiro leaned back in his chair. He looked to Urahara as the man scratched beneath his hat. "Well, first thing first, I petition that you stop wearing that ridiculous hat."
Kisuke slammed a hand down on the table. "Out of the question! No. Not now. Not ever. No!"
Toshiro smirked as he folded his arms over his chest. "Let's put it to a vote."
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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Sept 8, 2016 12:21:26 GMT -6
Tsukiro sat up as Kisuke slammed his hand on the table, "I heard Captain Toshiro say something about a vote?" He was smiling as he saw the slight irritation on his captain commander's face, "So Toshiro, I vote yes on getting rid of the hat. I feel like if we don't get one, he shouldn't have one either."
He then adjusted his seat and smiled at his captain commander, "Sorry Captain Commander, but I had to vote yes to get rid of the ridiculous hat."
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Post by Captain Shinji Hirako on Sept 8, 2016 13:17:41 GMT -6
Shinji snickered as the shopkeeper's eyes narrowed further. "Looks like he's biting the hand that fed him as a baby," he quipped. When those foreboding eyes turned to him, his grin turned dangerous. "He can keep the hat, if I don't have to bother with this silly haori and wear my cooler outfit~"
When someone sighed, aka Captain Kuchiki, he leaned forward. "But in all seriousness, Sousuke broke the thing called trust when he waltzed in and slowly dismantled the perfect the world. And created that mess to get the Hougyoku and announced his goal to become a god. And as long as he keeps coming back from 'prison' 'sealing' or 'death', he'll have that chip over us. But we can stop some of that control if we don't let his game get to us so much. We lost two great leaders, but the little fire captain is still alive. And this rebuilding should give us less holes in our defenses."
He looked to Zaraki.
"That and little godly munchkins - if they're real."
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Post by Captain Byakuya Kuchiki on Sept 8, 2016 13:23:20 GMT -6
Kuchiki decided to do his part to restore the equilibrium by not letting Zaraki open his mouth and dare the equally hotheaded Visored. "Do we know why the Gods have approached us at this time and if anyone else has been approached besides Captain Zaraki's squad?" It would be too disconcerting if the Gods only visited the man among them with the least control.
Among other things.
He didn't want to believe the Nobles had been abandoned. As so many whispered after the destruction of Ukitake and Kyoraku. The commander and a man already blessed by the Gods.
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Post by Captain Isane Kotetsu on Sept 8, 2016 13:58:27 GMT -6
Isane blushed a deep red as her hand rose slowly and all eyes looked to her with confusion. A soft giggle then echoed in the room as Isane looked to the culprit, it was Captain Mutsu. "Why are you giggling at me? Do you think its odd that I was one of the chosen?"
Nori's eyes lit up and grew wide. "I--that was not the reason I was laughing at all. It was your shy--" she cleared her throat and sat up. "You were chosen by one of the Gods to conceive one of their children?"
Isane smiled brightly looking away from Nori around the table. "Horai, the God of weather and seasons came to see me after the meeting a few days ago. It was right after I examined the Noble, Yumiko Ryouma, who is also with child from one of the Gods."
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Post by Captain Tsukiro Ashimitsu on Sept 8, 2016 14:19:15 GMT -6
His eyes widened as he looked at Isane, "You're kidding, right? I know you're not one for jokes or lies, but seriously? You were approached by a god," He stopped as he realized his words might sound a bit harsh.
He stood, eyes still wide, "No no no, I wasn't meaning that insultingly. I'm more curious on if there was a connection between Yumiko and yourself. Considering she is bearing a child, and now you are. You also said it was right after you were with her," He tilted his head, "it's a bit odd to me."
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Post by Captain Isane Kotetsu on Sept 8, 2016 14:34:57 GMT -6
Isane shook her head. "I don't know, but with the way Horai was acting I would have to say no. It would seem they're going by their preference or tastes. Maybe our power." She shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. I just know he was very taken with me and instance that it was me that bear his child."
The ones around the table looked to her as she went on. "I do know he told me the same thing that the God that approached Yumiko did."
"How do you know it was the same thing?" Byakuya asked her.
Isane looked his way. "Because Yumiko told me what the God told her."
"And what was that?" Toshiro asked next.
"That the gestation period for the child would only be two months. After their birth it would only take them four months to reach adulthood. So in six months time with the proper training and upbringing they will be ready to step up into the position they were created for."
When she finished explaining to the group what the God had told her it fell dead silent.
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