Having Nothing At All To Do With Amat, and Everything To Do With The Vandenreich

[shiro_megane_kun]

... Don't be absurd. Them? Quincy?

Set aside the fact that Sensei told me he was the Last Quincy.

Did you not mark my words as well as the Privaron Espada did?

"Quincy only use a bow."

And yet, they use whatever weapons they please. A gun. A sword. A claw. One even turns himself into a primate.

That is not the way of the Quincy.

Furthermore, they stoop to steal the bankai of the Shinigami. In my day, we beat Shinigami Captains the old-fashioned way without such underhanded, dishonorable thievery. [In the snow. Uphill.]

[Get off his damn lawn, you newfangled Vandenreich whippersnappers.]

Absurd. Utterly absurd.

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[deliciousdissonance]

That all may be true, Ishida-kun but they're really strong...

[They sucked up her shield like it was nothing!!!]

[shiro_megane_kun]

[He bristles at that. It's an uncomfortable truth. Hesitating, he adjusts his glasses.]

... They are powerful, that much I will concede. But we've faced powerful enemies before.

Kurosaki has never let us down.

[deliciousdissonance]

Mm. I think he can handle it, but- [Rukia-chan and the others... they were seriously hurt weren't they?]

[She shakes her head, dispelling her worries.]

No! You're right! He'd never let anyone down!

[shiro_megane_kun]

He rescued Kuchiki-san before, remember? We should believe in him, he deserves that.

[You will never hear Ishida admit that to Kurosaki's face, though...]

And Kuchiki-san is stronger, too. She's trained, just like we have. She's a Lieutenant now, and she'll be by her Captain.

[deliciousdissonance]

[She can't help it but worry. She'd heard what Urahara-san had said, that captains had died.]

I'll believe in him. [There was never a doubt about that, but had he made it to the others? She didn't know.]

Y-you're right. Everyone will be fine! [Nope, not doubting at all.]

[shiro_megane_kun]

[He almost reminds her that they've been in more dire situations before, like when they saw Ulquiorra snap Kurosaki's neck before their eyes... But, he decides, perhaps it is best not to remind her of a moment even darker than her present situation, even if everything turned out alright.]

I believe, too. I'm sure Sado-san does, too, and Nel-san. All of us together.

[You aren't alone.]

He will win.

[He must win.]

[magus_erebea]

You should see who goes around calling themselves vampires these days.

[shiro_megane_kun]

Evangeline-san. It's been some time.

To be fair, most vampires of legend already pale in comparison to your strength.

[Most don't, you know. Spellcast on top of everything else.]

[Kinda weird for him to see her in mini!Eva form.]

[magus_erebea]

You're not wrong, but it's a little sickening when you jump straight into singing my praises like that. [Well, so she says. She looks perfectly happy with it.]

Well, we aren't a kind who get much out of hewing to tradition. It's just about how you spin it. Start calling yourself 'the high daywalker' and you can pretend you're more undead for walking around under the sun instead of less.

[shiro_megane_kun]

If you'd rather, I could point out most of your power comes from your spellcraft, your knowledge, and your skills, not your vampiric nature.

I'd hate to clean up after you if I made you sick, after all.

[magus_erebea]

Think I don't know that? Cheeky brat. And for saying that you sure try pretty hard. Not that you're going to get the chance anyway.

[shiro_megane_kun]

I dislike mess. It's hardly anything personal.

[Tsun!]

[magus_erebea]

You're a priss is what you are. And it's personal the second you bring it up with me.

[shiro_megane_kun]

Hardly. And you're a slob, always making messes and never cleaning up for yourself, expecting others will do it for you.

[magus_erebea]

Haha, and tetchy when you've been spurned, too. But you don't know a thing about me. I've lived alone many times as long as you've been anything at all. Thinking something like me counts on the goodwill of others is as wrong as you can be.

[shiro_megane_kun]

[Tetchy when spurned? Pot. Kettle. Black.]

I never said you rely on others. [To powerful for that.] Self-reliant or not, you don't clean up your messes.

[magus_erebea]

[True, but he might not want to bring her not-a-love-life into this. Though she's already kind of annoyed that he's being so insistent about something this trivial.]

When have you ever even seen me cleaning or not cleaning in the first place?

[fuckyobancouch]

... I'd say I wouldn't mind havin' the old-fashioned way back, but with my history I think this's one a' those discussions it jes' ain't worth gettin' in on.

[shiro_megane_kun]

...

We did live together for a week.

[shiro_megane_kun]

... Hirako-san.

I suppose it's Hirako-taichou, now, isn't it?

[fuckyobancouch]

Eh. 'F that's what'cha wanna call me, sure.

[The MOST nonchalant of Kanye-shrugs.]

[shiro_megane_kun]

One can hope they don't have the ability to steal your Vaizard abilities as well.

[fuckyobancouch]

[Aah, this is why he didn't approach you before Ishida. It's aaall talking shop with you, isn't it?]

Fer a while there mun had the pleasant idea that me an' my group might provide some kinda edge 'gainst the Vandenreich fer those exact reasons- that we'd be able ta use our masks fer an extra power boost that let us put the hurt'n them.

Then we both realized that my name ain't Kurosaki Ichigo'r Genryuusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, an' had a good hearty laugh't how dumb we were.

[shiro_megane_kun]

[Unless you'd like a nice cape.]

Hypothetically, that might be the case. After all, Kurosaki is a Vaizard. Considering they were able to subdue the Trecera in her released state, however, it would be unwise to assume too much. They might dissolve your masks as easily as they tore apart the particles of Inoue's shield.

Perhaps. Certainly Kurosaki has required your assistance in the past, especially when successive battles occur.

[fuckyobancouch]

[PSHAW capes are for babies who still make doo doo in their diapers. Now suits on the other hand...]

... True that. An' lettin' 'em absorb a hollow-power's well as a bankai kinda strikes me's... unwise.

[Then again he was one of the few who COULD cut Aizen without even going into shikai... but again- he's not exactly Captain Spotlight so whadda ya gonna do?]

Rest assured, I'll be doin' what I can ta make 'em regret steppin' foot 'nside Soul Society.

[shiro_megane_kun]

[Shut up!! Capes are awesome and manly!!]

I have no doubts you will.

At least you still have you bankai. Or, rather, at least they don't have your bankai.

[fuckyobancouch]

That they don't. Now... we'll hafta see'f the old man's jes' lost his mind, 'r if his bankai's like Ichigo's.

[Who looks a little TOO excited about the fact that he's about to witness Yamamotos bankai? Why, can you ever guess?]

[magus_erebea]

I wasn't exactly myself then.

[shiro_megane_kun]

It is something of a gamble.

I can only imagine it won't bode well for anyone if they're able to turn your commander's bankai against Soul Society.

[What a cheerful thought, Ishida. :|]

[shiro_megane_kun]

... Fair enough.

[fuckyobancouch]

[Is it because he dissed your capes? Is that why you won't let him have ANY fun?]

Considerin' the commanders bankai outranks Ichigos'n brute power... yeah. It wouldn't.