You are Captain Kusajishi Riku, a high-ranking shinigami currently posing as a Japanese high-school student. While your classmates are caught up in grades and teenaged drama, you are here to figure out why Karakura town has become such a hotbed of spiritual activity.
One factor is certainly what your zanpakuto's “mother” told you last night when you met, which is that Karakura is currently a Jūreichi, or a region in the living world with an unusually high concentration of spiritual matter and energy. But that cannot explain all of what you've seen here.
“I thought you said you were going to explain what Ichigo and Rukia have been doing?” Tatsuki asks as you approach the abandoned hospital where locals are gathering to watch filming of some stupid TV medium's show.
You take out your phone, checking the coordinates listed by the Research Bureau's coordinators. Yup, this is the place alright. “I never said that. It's easier to show you than to explain. Now hold still.”
“Kyokko,” you whisper, wrapping light around yourself and erasing your spiritual presence. “Tenkotsuki, can you do the same for the girl?”
There's a brief silence.
“Tenkotsuki?”
“I can,” she eventually responds. “But it will take my sole focus.”
“I don't think that's an issue,” you admit silently. “It's just a demi-hollow. Even if it hollowfies I can just punch it to death.”
“Very well,” Tenkotsuki replies as she extends your own kidō just far enough to cover Tatsuki as well.
“Stay close,” you remind Tatsuki. “I'm using a spell to keep us both hidden, but it's not designed to be used like this.”
“A spell?” Tatsuki asks skeptically.
You shrug. “My family runs a shrine, remember?”
“I guess that makes sense,” Tatsuki frowns, struggling briefly with the logic before giving up and accepting your statement at face value.
>1/2
>>43520479
You walk right past the crowd, which has assembled at the gate to the hospital, completely unseen. Tatsuki glances around, realizing that the two of you are now invisible.
“Amazing,” she comments, waving a hand in front of one of her classmates.
Her classmate looks up in confusion as you clap a hand over Tatsuki's mouth and drag her off.
“They can still hear you,” you hiss. “That's why I told you not to mess around.”
“Sorry,” she mutters.
Now, you need to decide exactly how you're going to do this.
>Search the building for the demi-hollow and wait there
>Find that "Don Kanonji" guy, keep an eye on him
>Follow Ichigo and Rukia, try your best to resist messing with them
>Other?
>>43520513
>Follow Ichigo and Rukia
>>43520513
>>Follow Ichigo and Rukia, try your best to resist messing with them
>>43520513
>Follow Ichigo and Rukia, try your best to resist messing with them
>>43520513
>>Find that "Don Kanonji" guy, keep an eye on him
>>43520513
>Search the building for the demi-hollow and wait there
>>43520513
>>Follow Ichigo and Rukia, try your best to resist messing with them
>>43520513
>>Follow Ichigo and Rukia
>>43520513
>Follow Ichigo and Rukia
don't resist messing with them at all
>>43520513
>Search the building for the demi-hollow and wait there
>>43520513
>Search the building for the demi-hollow and wait there
let the action unfold. we can step in whenever instead of pre-empting
>>43520513
Snooping on the kids it is, then.
>writing
>>43520513
“Follow me,” you insist, tugging Tatsuki along in the direction of Ichigo's reiatsu.
It's not difficult at all to get to him, as he's standing well behind the crowd as they seem to gather around a big, well-lit stage that's been erected out front of the hospital. You watch as a man in a ridiculous costume leaps from an orbiting helicopter and opens a parachute, screaming something about the “spirits always being with you”. The audience eats it up, responding with some sort of laughing gesture you figure must be from the show.
“This is stupid,” Ichigo mutters, mirroring your own sentiment.
After landing the show-runner starts an interview on the stage, talking on and on about how the hospital “smells like bad spirits”, and how he's going to “send them packing to the afterlife”. All pretty generic TV “medium” stuff, albeit with a flashy presentation that's surprisingly earnest. And you have to admit that he has a point: you're certain this location has at least one jibaku bound to it.
But can he really sense it?
After a cut-to-commercial complete with cheesy smoke effects, you see that Rukia has finally met with your nephew, and they've begun making their way towards where the next scene will be filmed.
“Hey, so long as you're here you might as well have fun, right?” Rukia insists as they walk. “Why don't you try enjoying yourself for once?”
“Shut up,” Ichigo replies, clearly exasperated. “And shouldn't we be doing something? I mean, if there's actually a ghost here, shouldn't we be helping it cross over?”
“It can be very hard to pinpoint the location of a spirit that's been bound to the earth,” Rukia explains, and you draw Tatsuki closer to the duo so she can hear your subordinate's ongoing explanation. “That's one of the reasons we shinigami sometimes overlook a particular soul by mistake.”
“I see,” Ichigo nods. “So you guys are only human after all, huh?”
>1/?
>>43520916
“You could say that,” Rukia admits. “But if you met another shinigami, I wouldn't repeat it in front of them. But if we were perfect, then there wouldn't be any hollows, right?”
The night's relative calm is broken by the sound of a spirit howling... although the sound startles Tatsuki, you and Rukia can both clearly tell it's not a hollow.
“Is that...” Ichigo begins.
Rukia shakes her head. “I don't think so, but maybe we should take a look.”
They both head off towards the crowd gathering around the ridiculously-dressed medium.
>Secretly deal with the demi-hollow yourself before it becomes a problem
>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia, this is meant to be instructional for Tatsuki
>Interfere with Kanonji so that he doesn't make things worse
>>43520942
>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia, this is meant to be instructional for Tatsuki
>>43520942
>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia, this is meant to be instructional for Tatsuki
Sure! Teach our protégé!
>>43520942
>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia, this is meant to be instructional for Tatsuki
we can give him the glare after he goes full retard.
>>43520942
>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia, this is meant to be instructional for Tatsuki
>If Kanonji starts doing something stupid, step in so things don't get bad
>>43520942
>>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia, this is meant to be instructional for Tatsuki
>>43520942
>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia, this is meant to be instructional for Tatsuki
>>43520942
>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia.
>>43520981
>>If Kanonji starts doing something stupid, step in so things don't get bad
step in after things go bad. it leaves a better impression on the mortal's mind that he's awakened something akin to an angry god.
>>43520942
>>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia, this is meant to be instructional for Tatsuki
Should we have tenkotsuki make us a fox mask when we step in so we don't get outed as an exorcist on public TV? Not to mention it'll probably make for more of an impact.
>>43520942
>>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia, this is meant to be instructional for Tatsuki
>>43521033
We're invisible you dunce.
>>43521033
...the fact that it would probably make his ratings raise with the addition of a "Mysterious figure" makes me want to do so if for no other reason then to drive ichigo up the wall
>>43521066
where's your sense of drama?
>>43521078
Rule number one anon:Never help the retard.
>>43521095
Drama is stupid when you don't fucking need it.
>>43521120
>being this assmad
>>43521078
as much as I like to make our nephew uncomfortable, helping that medium is not worth it as it's plain in our eyes that man clearly went full retard.
>>43521163
You must be a newfag, Lurkmoar.
>>43521163
clearly this anon is new to the abyss of 4chan. lurk more and dive deeper.
>>43520942
>>Stick close to Ichigo and Rukia, this is meant to be instructional for Tatsuki
>>43521170
been lurkin since moot was still here buddy. it may have been a stupid suggestion sure but at least the fucker only said it once instead of shitting up the thread with it.
>>43521163
Lurk moar.
>>43521206
That isn't why we're telling you to lurk more newfag, Do yourself a favor and shut it, You're only exposing more of your newfagness.
>>43521220
Eh. I just don't get mad easily, which leads to some confusion when other people get mad over such insignificant things.
>>43521239
He didn't even get mad anon, He was stating his opinion, Lurk more and you'll see when people get mad.
>>43521206
>thinking that is anywhere near close to a long time
Yup. Newfriend.
>>43520942
As you tail Ichigo and Rukia, you mutter instructions to Tatsuki.
“Let's watch this play out for now,” you suggest, “but if things get too ugly I'll step in.”
“Got it,” Tatsuki replies.
You then ask for Tenkotsuki to convert your body back into reishi, so that you can step in without having the crowd notice you if need be. For a few moments Tatsuki is visible again, but thankfully Ichigo doesn't turn around before the spell keeping you hidden is back in place.
When you catch up with Rukia and Ichigo, they're discussing the jibaku.
“I keep telling you,” Rukia insists, “it's nothing to worry about! It can take months for a jibaku to become a hollow, and right before it turns there tends to be a lot of screaming. Does that demi-hollow sound like he's in pain to you?”
Sure enough, even you can hear the ghost shouting at that Kanonji guy about how he should get off of his territory, and how the hospital is his. This jibaku's easily three weeks from hollowfying on his own.
“Yeah, I guess you've got a point,” Ichigo sighs. “Man though, I can't tell which of them is more annoying to listen to.”
“So long as nothing happens to its soul chain,” Rukia continues, “we can just wait until after the show ends to perform the... hey Ichigo, what's that guy doing with that stick?”
>1/2
>>43521333
Before your nephew can even answer, Kanonji shoves what looks like a walking stick into the demi-hollow's chest and starts wiggling it around, provoking frenzied and pained screams from the spirit and cheers from the oblivious crowd.
Rukia slaps her forehead in frustration. “Really?!”
Ichigo on the other hand vaults over the security cordon and takes off towards Kanonji shouting before being dogpiled by security. Rukia tries as well, but gets held off at the cordon before she can pop Ichigo's soul out.
“There we go,” a familiar voice announces as a man in a stupid hat and wooden sandals pokes Ichigo in the back of the head with a walking stick. “Now, don't you have business to be taking care of, Ichigo?”
>You could always cut down that demi-hollow before it transforms.
>Keep following Ichigo, make sure he's safe, but let him do the work. He should be able to handle it.
>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight.
>Other?
>>43521344
>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight.
>>43521333
Angry Riku in 3...2...>>43521344
>Did this motherfucker just do what I think he did? Get fucking mad.
>>43521344
>>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight.
>>43521333
>>43521344
>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight.
>>43521344
>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight.
>>43521344
>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight.
>>43521344
>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight.
Control our rage. We will unleash it that retard of a medium when the time is right.
>>43521344
>>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight
This guy. This fucking guy.
>>43521344
>>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight.
>>43521344
>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight.
we should really beat the living shit out of him after we're done explaining so he understands this shit isn't all fun and games.
>>43521344
>Stay back with Tatsuki, Urahara, and Rukia. Explain things in greater depth for her while you watch Ichigo's fight.
>>43521415
Oh definitely.
>>43521415
agreed.
>>43521415
Possibly Rukia as well, for not properly instilling the correct attitude.
>>43521415
how about just bring the full weight of our reiatsu upon his mind, we're above the necessity of touching that pleb of a medium with our fists.
>>43521483
In who? Ichigo?
>>43521490
We aren't going to kill him you fucking idiot!
>>43521512
We are going to beat some sense into him when this goes south though, right?
>>43521526
Yeah but using our full Reiatsu would kill every human here, The anon who suggested it is a bloody fucking idiot.
>>43521526
We'd squish him doing that. Remember butterflAizen and the normal salary man?
>>43521503
I misinterpreted who we were referring to with regards to beating some sense onto him.
Though to be honest, he probably needs it anyway.
>>43521559
Linked the wrong person anon.
>>43521564
Not really. Ichigo is anything but lazy in regards to dealing with hollows and spirits.
>>43521512
well...not our full weight, but just ramp up the reiatsu meter to the point where don has to physically struggle just to stand up.
>>43521559
Dude got fucking dusted.
Brutal.
>>43521596
That'd severally hurt people around us anon, Quit suggesting stupid shit.
>>43521596
Why? Have to see if Strawberry applies the beat down needed.
>>43521602
can't we control our reiatsu to how big of an area it affects and it's intensity? I mean seriously, we're a captain for fucks sake. we should be able to at least control it to some extent.
>>43521628
Not how big an area it affects, Please for the love of god just stop with the inane suggestions.
>>43521647
We can always pick him up and go for a quick 3-second walk to an empty field somewhere nearby.
>>43521675
It's a stupid idea and you should feel stupid for suggesting it.
>>43521675
human bodies can't handle the massive acceleration caused by shunpo.
>>43521344
“Well, I guess hiding myself is pointless now,” you sigh, allowing Tenkotsuki to drop her spell. “Urahara. Tessai. Rukia.”
Urahara opens that silly fan of his to feign surprise. “Oh my, Lady Riku! How surprising to find you here at so late an hour, and with a guest too!”
“So, I see you've taken an interest in Ichigo here,” you observe. “Why am I not surprised?”
Rukia stands up a little stiffer, making a movement to lead Tatsuki off. “Oh, Miss Arisawa! Hi there, how are you enjoying the show so far?”
“Drop the act, shinigami,” you growl at her, trying to drop hints that Tatsuki doesn't know your identity yet. “I intend to explain a few things to Tatsuki here while we watch Ichigo's fight.”
“Do you think that's wise?” Rukia asks you, allowing her projected image of a typical high school girl to drop. “Such knowledge can be dangerous for humans.”
“And it's safer to let her mess around with things she doesn't understand?” you retort. “If someone had explained to Kanonji how things worked, he wouldn't be acting like such a moron.”
“I see your point,” Rukia admits.
You turn to Tatsuki. “Rukia here is a shinigami, and right now Ichigo is probably using powers borrowed from her to fight what we call hollows.”
“Hollows?” Tatsuki asks. “I've heard that word before, but what are they?”
“Souls that have succumb to emptiness,” Rukia explains. “When a spirit loses its heart, it becomes a hungry being driven purely by instinct, losing all sense of self. We call such monsters hollows.”
“They become monsters?” Tatsuki asks, frowning. “But they were human once?”
You shake your head. “While there are stories of hollows gaining back some semblance of humanity, such cases are exceptional. The majority of hollows lack something necessary to do so, and remain monsters until they are purified by a shinigami or eaten by a more powerful hollow.”
>1/2
>>43521703
The hollow formed from the demi-hollow's demise lights off after Ichigo, who has drug Kanonji deeper into the hospital in a shower of broken glass and crumbled concrete. Its reiatsu is barely noticeable, and should be easy enough pickings for Ichigo.
You do wonder how that oversized zanppakuto of his will work in a tight corridor, though.
"Shouldn't we be helping him?" Tatsuki asks. "I mean, why does he have to fight alone?"
"He took my powers," Rukia admits. "I'd be a burden how I am now."
Urahara shrugs dismissively. "I did what I came to do."
"You're too weak as you are to be much help," you tell Tatsuki flatly. "As for me, I just think Ichigo should be able to handle it without too much difficulty."
At that moment the hollow comes crashing through the wall of the hospital dragging Ichigo along with it, with his zanpakuto between its teeth.
You frown. "Though I've been wrong about these things before."
>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>Go help out Ichigo, this is taking too long
>Other?
>>43521805
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521805
>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521805
>>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521805
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521805
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
Ichigo will be fiiiiine
>>43521805
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521835
>>43521838
FUCK no! I want to see her reaction when she finds out.
>>43521805
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
if it gets bad
>Go help out Ichigo, this is taking too long
>>43521805
>>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
Better to get it out of the open now rather than later.
>>43521805
>>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>make sure this isn't attracting the attention of any other Hollows
>>43521853
>FUCK no! I want to see her reaction when she finds out.
King already said what her reaction would be. It would be betrayed if we let it sit for that long.
>>43521805
>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>make sure this isn't attracting the attention of any other Hollows
>>43521805
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
if ichigo can't handle this, he needs special lessons.
>>43521805
>>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
If you do, have her promise to keep it from Ichigo for now.
>>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521805
>>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521805
>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521805
>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521853
How about fuck you? Why should I do what you want? And it's bad to let it sit for so long, And King's already said what her reaction would be.
>>43521862
yes. and I will enjoy that. hell it might drive her to push harder and git gud.
>>43521805
>>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521805
>Other
Perimeter reconnaissance by reiastu sensing before we explain how to fight hollows with a live demonstration.
>>43521805
>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521896
Well looky here boys. We got a wannabe edgelord.
>>43521896
To bad, You're opinion isn't the majority's, Get fucked you whiny baby.
>>43521854
Yes later and not now! You have no sense of payoff. She'll blab to Ichigo afterwards too.
>>43521805
>>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521805
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
Don't info dump her too hard.
>>43521703
>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>>43521895
saying what it would be, and it actually happening, are two different things. I want to witness the emotional backlash.
>>43521912
Edgelord would be if I was derping about us needing a scar. I'm more of a sufferingfag if anything.
>>43521918
I'll enjoy the ride either way, nice try bitchboy.
>>43521805
>Admit to Tatsuki that you're actually a shinigami yourself
>Explain to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow, for when she eventually needs to
>Oh, and SS politics are remarkably nasty, though I'll try to keep you lot out of the line of fire.
>>43521927
>>43521940
Then fuck off, novice sufferingfag. You have to wait and build a bond a bit for better suffering and backlash. It's too early.
test
>>43521805
Okay, so this seems contentious. We'll be explaining to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow. But we'll do a five-minute vote on whether or not to also tell her you're a shinigami.
Link to this post and put either an A or a B. No other text, no greentext bullshit, has to be capitalized.
An A is for telling her you're a shinigami. A B is for not telling her that you're a shinigami.
>>43521972
Hence WHY I want to wait and build up the bond, not just infodump her right now
>>43521986
How about you fuck off? You aren't the QM and the votes already done.
>>43521986
>>>
> Anonymous 11/07/15(Sat)14:39:48 No.43521986 ▶
>>>43521805
>Okay, so this seems contentious. We'll be explaining to Tatsuki how to fight a hollow. But we'll do a five-minute vote on whether or not to also tell her you're a shinigami.
>Link to this post and put either an A or a B. No other text, no greentext bullshit, has to be capitalized.
How about no you faggot. Stop trying to be the gm you piece of shit.
>>43521986
Is that you queen?
>>43521986
you dropped your trip.
>>43521945
Well looked who dragged the entitled little cunt in.
>>43521986
Fuck off, Wannabe QM.
>>43522002
>>43522004
It isn't King.
>>43521986
This is me, by the way.
A
>>43522016
A
I hope your ready for a lot of same fagging. Probably from suffering fag.
>>43522016
KEK!
>>43522028
Link to >>43521986
I'll start counting the five minutes from >>43522016
>>43522051
Way to give in to the vocal minority King, Great job.
>>43522049
bitch I cast my vote, I'm done. Also, nice job invalidating that post buddy.
>>43521986
A
>>43522063
The vocal minority would be the ones who don't want to tell her we are a shinigami.
>>43522016
The fuck is anon doing?
This ain't his quest.
>tfw you just want to slap Dum Kanonji off of a building
Suffering.
>>43522049
>>43522078
>The vocal minority would be the ones who don't want to tell her we are a shinigami.
Exactly, And King gave in to them by doing this stupid vote when we already won.
>>43522094
Not an anon anon. Queen just forgot his trip and name.
>>43522028
>>43522029
>>43522049
>>43522078
>>43522092
>>43522093
Ya don fucked up idiots.
>>43522099
>It is against the law to kill a Human that a Shinigami has not been ordered to kill.[15]
>>43522108
This is the last vote that counts. Will tally up and update.
Also, so much salt over something so relatively minor. People need to fucking chill out.
>>43522131
You fucked up considering you tagged someone who didn't quote the wrong post.
>>43522147
I didn't even bother to vote for it
>>43522140
Who said kill him?
Putting words in my mouth, man.
Also, have you seen how hard it is to kill that clown? It's remarkable.
>>43522147
Fuck I'm the sufferingfag and I think they're being to salty. It's not like it'd ruin the quest.
>>43522160
dumbass, he put other shit in his comment. that invalidates it.
>>43522147
>so relatively minor.
It isn't, Also great job on making this giant mess, You should totally listen to the minority again!
>>43522183
bitch calm the fuck down. that took all of like seven minutes, it's not like it ruined fucking everything forever you dense fuck.
>>43522197
you can stop samefagging now
>>43522147
>Also, so much salt over something so relatively minor. People need to fucking chill out.
>Telling Tatsuki we're a shinigami is "Minor"
>>43522205
But anon it's obvious those seven minutes caused their father to die.
>>43522205
Not a same fag, just correcting my prior post, I didn't see the warning till later.
>>43522147
9 properly formatted votes for telling Tatsuki you're a shinigami, 5 against, by the way. Several coming in for A after the bell, and several incorrectly formatted.
>>43522147
Got a bit salty, stewed a bit, got over it and did the vote without any bullshit, than to my amusement some of the As get salty about the salt.
>>43522206
it is, you oceanic tatterbuns.
>>43521805
“And how exactly do you know so much about this?” Tatsuki presses. “You can't expect me to believe there are a bunch of magical monster-killing shrine maidens all across Japan.”
You sigh. “Well, there are these humans called Quincy... but I'm not one of them. I'm a shinigami myself.”
Tatsuki stares at you, taking an instinctive half-step backwards. “What do you people want with me and Ichigo?”
“No need to get defensive,” you reassure her. “There's something unusual going on here in Karakura town, and I've been trying to figure it out.”
“Something more unusual than a bunch of death gods running around killing monsters?”
You nod, with a wry grin at her sarcasm. “It's unusual by my standards, so I'd say so. While I'm here, I figured it wouldn't hurt to teach you how to defend yourself.”
“And why would you do that?” Tatsuki demands, crossing her arms. “Don't you have more important things to be doing?”
“Spiritually powerful humans are prime targets for hollows” you explain, “and the reasons we fight hollows are twofold: to regulate the flow of souls between the living world and the afterlife, and to keep humans from being needlessly dragged into spiritual affairs.”
As Ichigo delivers a powerful blow to the hollow, raising a pall of dust from the hospital roof, you look Tatsuki straight in the eyes. Like you thought, he did just fine.
“Not all shinigami would share this sentiment, but keeping you safe is one of my duties. And I'd hate for one of Ichigo's friends to come to harm, too.”
Tatsuki raises an eyebrow. “Wait, so what IS your relationship to Ichigo, anyway?”
“It's complicated,” you sigh. “But I have his interests at heart as well. That's all you need to know for now.”
>1/2
>>43522222
Fuck, you just confirmed dead fathers with that.
>>43522400
"I don't like it," Tatsuki sighs, shutting her eyes in thought. "But I guess I did ask for an explanation, didn't I?"
"You did," you nod. "But I'd prefer if you didn't tell Ichigo about what I am. You do understand, right?"
After a moment, Tatsuki nods. "That sounds like family stuff anyway, so I shouldn't get involved, right?"
"Probably. Now, about hollows..."
You give Tatsuki a brief explanation while Tenkotsuki converts your body back into a physical form. Hollows are best fought with the element of surprise, and from behind: they tend to be stronger in close range, so distance attacks are best if you have them. Most can heal their injuries, meaning the best way to kill them is with a strong enough blow to the head to shatter their mask.
"That all being said," you conclude as Ichigo comes back out of the hospital in his shinigami form alongside a visibly shaken Kanonji. "You shouldn't go out of your way to fight them. Not just now, anyway... leave it to someone with more experience."
>Greet Ichigo with that silly laugh?
>Have a word with Kanonji?
>Slip away for now on the quiet?
>Other?
>>43522543
>>Have a word with Kanonji?
>>43522543
>Have a word with Kanonji?
>>43522543
>Greet Ichigo with that silly laugh?
>Have a word with Kanonji?
>>43522543
>Have a word with Kanonji?
>>43522543
>>Have a word with Kanonji?
>>43522543
>Have a word with Kanonji?
TIME FOR COMMON SENSE 101
>>43522543
>Have a word with Kanonji?
Dis gunna be good.
>>43522543
>Greet Ichigo with that silly laugh?
>>43522543
>>Have a "word" with Kanonji
>>43522543
>Have a word with Kanonji?
"I've got good news and bad news:
The good news: I'm going to find a shinigami to work with you long term.
The bad news: He/she will have orders to kill you if you ever do something so stupid again
>>43522543
>>Have a word with Kanonji?
He needs to learn.
>>43522543
>Greet Ichigo with that silly laugh?
>Have a word with Kanonji?
>BWHOHAHA... C'mere you little pissant.
>>43522543
>Have a word with Kanonji?
>>43522543
>"But I'd prefer if you didn't tell Ichigo about what I am. You do understand, right?"
But he already knows...Pretty sure it was made clear when we introduced ourself to him when we saved Rukia and him from GF.
>>43522543
>Slip away for now on the quiet?
>>43522647
We told him we were his aunt, we never said we were a shinigami. He's not the most observant person.
>>43522647
we saved him in our schoolgirl outfit, not in our professional shimigami uniform.
>>43522543
“Now, if you'll excuse me,” you bow quietly to Tatsuki, “I have business with Kanonji.”
“Try not to break the poor guy,” Urahara chuckles to himself.
You push your way through the crowd towards Kanonji, and as you pass you crab him by the ear and drag him towards his trailer.
“You're coming with me, jackass,” you whisper into his ear to silence his complaints. “We're gonna have a nice chat about what you did to that demi-hollow.”
Kanonji grunts in a mixture of surprise and pain. “Ah, so you saw that, lady? Fine, fine, just quit draggin' me!”
“Nope,” you reply sternly, tossing him into the trailer and shutting the door behind you.
Once out of sight, you round on Kanonji. “So, have we learned not to jam sticks into souls now? You've seen what that does, correct?”
“Yes, ma'am,” he replies, seemingly sincere in his regret.
"Seems he knows what he did," Rosa muses. "And he's got some actual reiatsu... though it ain't much."
>Tell him that his actions will be monitored from now on.
>Tell him to expect some outside help on his misadventures from now on.
>Tell him he can keep his show, but that he's to stay away from spirits.
>Tell her you're the god of death, and that you're not happy. Name your terms and demand his compliance.
>Other?
>>43522752
>>Tell him he can keep his show, but that he's to stay away from spirits.
>>43522752
>Tell him that his actions will be monitored from now on.
>>43522688
Also we never fought that hollow in a sword fight. Riku recited a spell and BTFO of Grand Fisher.
We might as well look like a magical school girl.
>>43522752
>>Tell him that his actions will be monitored from now on.
There is no canon way to help someone pass on outside of soul burial, right?
>>43522752
Teach him how to ACTUALLY deal with a demi-hollow
>>43522752
>Tell him that his actions will be monitored from now on.
>>43522788
>There is no canon way to help someone pass on outside of soul burial, right?
No
>>43522791
.....Humans can't you idiot.
>>43522752
>Tell him that his actions will be monitored from now on.
And seconding >>43522791
>>43522752
>>Tell him that his actions will be monitored from now on.
He needs to be taught. Before he fucks up in a way that can't be so easily remedied.
>>43522791
There really is not a canon way to deal with one.
>>43522752
>Tell her you're the god of death, and that you're not happy. Name your terms and demand his compliance.
Assign our 20th seat or some such as his "Spiritual Adviser" and have them monitor his activities and act as back up in case something hairy pops up. Also to perform soul burials on the ghosts he finds.
>>43522805
Oh god the idiots are multiplying...
>>43522826
>>43522804
excuse me for having never watched the source material.
>>43522752
>>43522752
>>Tell him that his actions will be monitored from now on.
>>43522818
Except there is.
And shinigami do it as a job.
>>43522842
>never watched the source material.
Go read the wiki.
Could we get away with "assigning" Rukia to watch him in order to cover up why she's in the human world longer than expected?
>>43522752
>Tell him that his actions will be monitored from now on.
>Ask him how many times he's done that.
To be clear, there is no way for Kanonji to perform soul burial. Riku's not even sure whether his powers are close enough to a shinigami's to purify a hollow if he managed to kill one.
He could possibly help one move on by dealing with whatever kept it in the living world in the first place, were he not such a spazz.
>>43522876
>>43522752
backing asking how many times did he do those kinds of fuck ups.
>>43522883
Then let's suggest he do that, plus have >>43522869
>>43522752
“How many times have you done that?” you ask.
Kanonji shakes his head solemnly. “Dozens.”
“Well then, I suppose there's no choice,” you sigh, drawing Tenkotsuki from thin air.
“Wait, now hold on miss!” Kanonji panics as you raise the blade. He shuts his eyes and waves his arms frantically. But instead of the slash he clearly expects, you merely bump him on the head with her hilt. The action leaves a glowing mark of kidō where contact was made that gradually fades, then you sheath your blade.
“There,” you announce. “You can open your eyes now, Kanonji.”
“Whew!” he exclaims loudly. “Thought that was the curtain-call!”
“I'm no executioner,” you growl. “But from this point on you're going to be monitored. I'll make arrangements for soul burials in the future, so just... quit poking things with sticks, would you?”
“Yes, ma'am.” Kanonji whimpers.
“Good boy.”
>Go get Kisuke to do it. It's his hometown, and he should have a solution.
>Head back to the Seireitei, get someone assigned to Kanonji permanently.
>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
>Other?
>>43523033
>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
WE can get him monitored afterwards!
>>43523033
>>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
>>43523033
>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
>>43523033
>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
>>43523033
>>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
>>43523033
>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
>>43523033
>Kisuke handle this shit I'm going to go bug the crap out of my brother, come along Rukia, Ichigo, Tatsuki.
>>43523033
>>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
We can send a message back to seireitei, surely? No call to head back in person.
>>43523033
>>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
>>43523033
Two sensible options and then the option to get Isshin drunk. Be honest, you knew which would win from the start.
>>43523033
>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
>>43523033
>Head back to the Seireitei, get someone assigned to Kanonji permanently.
>>43523077
Honestly? I never know for sure what option is going to get voted on.
>>43523094
There was an option for getting drunk, And we're playing as Riku, Let's be honest there was only one option King.
>>43523033
>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
>>43523094
OOC, would've went to seireitei to get someone assigned because progress and munchkinning.
IC, Fuck this living realm. first rukia losing powers, then my "mom" paying me a visit, and now a spirit medium who's activities went unnoticed despite going full retard so many times. I need a drink.
>>43521697
Don't Quincys use Hirenkyaku in their normal bodies? And isn't it comperable to shunpo?
>>43523245
Quincy are not humans.
>>43523033
>>Head to Isshin's place, relax. Get Isshin drunk, maybe.
Can we direct Kisuke to do it before we leave?
>>43523267
From the wiki:
>The Quincy (滅却師 (クインシー), Kuinshī; Japanese for "Monk of Destruction") in modern terms, were Human mediums, having the ability to detect the existence of Hollows.
Its been a long ass lime since I followed bleach but did that change?
>>43523317
They're more like a sub race really.
>>43523317
The original quincies lived since the beginning of the Seretei and Their king is immortal and the son of the soul king. The original pure quincies weren't human but souls and they integrated with humans
>>43523033
You need a drink and you hope that Isshin can deliver on that. It takes you mere moments to get to the Clinic, where you sense two powerful spiritual presences inside. Knocking on the door reveals a woman with the same color hair as Ichigo and a figure that's getting on towards Rangiku's.
Before you can speak, she has a tiny bow of reishi pointed at your head.
“What do the shinigami want here?” Masaki demands coolly. “Why come after us after all these years?”
You stare at her in surprise, blinking a few times. “Because... Isshin's my brother? Is that a real question?”
Masaki's eyes widen as she finally recognizes who you are. “Ah, Lady Riku! So sorry for the rude welcome, please come in!”
Her personality does a complete flip as she practically drags you inside by your neck, a wide grin on her face and her bow completely forgotten.
“It's been a long time!” she tells you as she forces you to take a seat. “I see you've been keeping well?”
“Well enough,” you reply somewhat awkwardly. “Though I'm a little surprised you didn't recognize me.”
Masaki laughs at her own forgetfulness. “Well, I didn't expect you to still look so young, so it caught me off guard!”
“Isshin!” she calls into the kitchen, “come be hospitable!”
“I know, I know,” Isshin replies, tossing a ceramic jug at you from the doorframe. “I was just getting some 'hospitality' from the pantry.”
>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>Serious question, how much have you told your kids?
>Do you know what Ichigo's been up to?
>What was with the chilly reception, anyway?
>Other?
>>43523378
>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>Serious question, how much have you told your kids?
>What was with the chilly reception, anyway?
>Maybe I should have invited Urahara, Made it a reunion?
>>43523378
>>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>>Serious question, how much have you told your kids?
>>43523378
>>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
Start off polite and then
>Do you know what Ichigo's been up to?
>>43523378
>>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>>Serious question, how much have you told your kids?
>>Do you know what Ichigo's been up to?
>>43523378
>“Well, I didn't expect you to still look so young, so it caught me off guard!”
aaaaaaand mr. wall, meet mr. fist.
>>43523378
>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>Other:
How much do you know of what's going on recently in Karakura Town? I'll fill you with the basics.
>>43523378
>>>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>>Serious question, how much have you told your kids?
>>Do you know what Ichigo's been up to?
>>What was with the chilly reception, anyway?
>>Other?
>>>Do they know about Sandalhat Shop and the Vizards? They should.
I mean, come on.
>>43523378
>>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>>Do you know what Ichigo's been up to?
>>43523378
>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>Serious question, how much have you told your kids?
>>43523378
>where you sense two powerful spiritual presences inside
How strong are they?
>>43523378
>Hows life been? How much do the kids know? Are you aware of Ichigo's shenanigans? What's up with chilly reception, something happen? Also I need a drink.
>>43523378
>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>>43523378
>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>Serious question, how much have you told your kids?
>Do you know what Ichigo's been up to?
>>43523378
>So how's life been treating you, Masaki?
>>43523378
>What was with the chilly reception, anyway?
Should probably mention that Kakura town is 9th division turf, and they know better than to mess with quincy.
>>43523445
Also should ask if Isshin has gotten his powers back.
>>43523378
>Other:
who is the other spiritually powerful presence in the house?
>>43523477
Thats right, shouldn't isshin be powerless
>>43523477
Whoops. It's just Masaki in there, along with two very small ones.
I forgot that this isn't the Ishida household.
>>43523378
“So, how's life treating you, Masaki?”
Masaki smiles calmly as Isshin sets out a few cups. “Not badly at all. With all three of my kids getting old enough not to have to worry about them all the time, I can finally relax every now and then.”
“That's nice,” you nod, taking a cup for yourself. “It's good seeing them starting to stand on their own, isn't it?”
“I'm especially proud of Ichigo,” Masaki continues, sipping at her sake. “He used to be such a timid boy, but now he's grown stronger.”
“About that,” you interrupt. “How much have you told the boy about your... history?”
“Not much,” Isshin sighs. “I mean, I'd kind of hoped it would never be an issue.”
“And I had my doubts about passing on the Quincy arts,” Masaki adds solemnly. “Unlike Ishida sensei, I have no intention of teaching Ichigo anything until I'm sure he's old enough to decide whether he wants to learn or not.”
“Doesn't that seem dangerous?” you ask.
Masaki shakes her head. “I've kept Ichigo safe this long, and he deserves to choose his future. That was a luxury neither I nor Isshin were offered, you know.”
So they want Ichigo to have a chance to live his life as a “normal” human? Rukia's appearance of course seems to complicate that fact.
>So what do you want me to do about this situation with Rukia?
>I'll try to respect your wishes, but my responsibilities may conflict.
>Ichigo is already becoming involved. I can't make any promises.
>Other?
>>43523513
Speaking of which, I feel like we should go for a visit in the near future. If for no other reason than to annoy Ryūken.
>>43523795
>I'll try to respect your wishes, but my responsibilities may conflict.
>So what do you want me to do about this situation with Rukia?
>>43523795
>So what do you want me to do about this situation with Rukia?
