>>760682


"How can you say that?" the first says tilting his head "she has hair like an old woman's and her eyes...its like she's planning on killing you if you make one wrong move, they're just so cold looking. Still, going to be hard for that poor girl to find a lover"

"Oh I wouldn't say that" the second cackles, smiling perversely as his friend looks at him in confusion

"What?" He asks, tilting his head "the hell you on about? She makes an old cutting board look new!"

"Well, I'm just passing on what a friend told me, a drinking buddy I meet up with every now and again" the other says slowly "But I heard she's more than just Kuchiki's hound"

"the hell are you saying?" the first asks, scratching his bald head "Oh, that old rumor...it is a little strange isn't it? I mean, I knew a girl who was trying to court a man and even she didn't spend as much time around him as she has"

"Oh maybe they're already a" the second says excitedly, before a hand rests on his shoulder gently

"Spreading rumors is really quite rude" A soft, caring voice says "You do know that right?"

"Ah, captain Ukitake!" Both of the soul reapers shout, rushing to their captain's side "What are you doing out here? this weather isn't the sort you should be in"

"Oh I'm fine, thank you for you concern" the man said softly, his white hair blowing in the wind "I just wanted to take a short walk, to enjoy the smell of the rain"

"Ah....sorry" the second man said, as he let go of his superior's arm "So how much did you hear"

"Enough, I'm disappointed in you two" the captain says sadly, shaking his head "Talking about a comrade like that is just...it isn't right, you understand? Rumors are dirty little things that do nothing but ruin someone's reputation just for gossip, its just rude to go around and spread them like they're fact"

The two shinigami frown, looking guilty as the white haired captain chuckled.

"Oh don't worry, I'm not angry with you two, just disappointed, now I'd ask you to apologize to her directly but" Ukitake said slowly, looking "Well you still have plenty of work to get done, just please, for other's sake, don't go spreading rumors alright?"

Both of the shinigami nod, and go back to work, their kimono's fluttering in the wind, soaked and wet as they start to pull more broken branches down from the tree.

"Oh, and be sure to not overwork yourselves" the captain said, as he continued on, his sandals crunching the tree's fallen leaves as he slowly walked along "Just don't spend your break spreading nasty rumors, okay?"

The two shinigami nodded, as they went back to tending to the tree, and the grounds around it. The sickly captain smiled.

"Maybe I should pay her a visit myself sometime" he thought to himself "She seems like a pleasant girl, and from what I know of her, is one of the few that can call themselves truly honorable"

Cont

>>760684

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Kimi
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"You know" I say slowly as Aya looks up at me with a beaming smile "I'm pretty sure you're usually in a bad mood this early in the morning, are you that excited about being a Shinigami?"

"Of course I am! I could barely sleep!" She shouts happily, grinning widely as her new black Kimono drags along the ground, its too large for her, and makes her look even younger than she is...or looks..Never asked how old she is, now that I think of it "And what are you saying Kimi chan? I'm never awake this early?"

"No, you just don't remember, because you always fell asleep the second you were done growling and grumbling angrily" I say calmly as Aya's face turns bright red as she looks away from me "Honestly, with how much you draw me as an Oni...you're more like one than I am, in the morning at least"

"Hey, that isn't very nice" Aya huffs, crossing her arms "Sheesh, its not my fault about any of that, I need my sleep as much as anyone else"

"Really? I always thought you just spent all night running around" I say sarcastically "and didn't need sleep"

"Oh yeah, I just left a dummy in my bed" She snorts, smiling still "You've found me out sis, I actually go and hunt down criminals in my free time"

"Oh, no wonder the streets are so safe" I say happily, adjusting the cobalt blue sash I'm wearing across my waist, the same color of my division "You've been fluttering around cleaning them up, and spreading justice eh?"

"Of course" She chuckles, in a sloppy imitation of a noble woman's laugh, puffing her chest out as she grins widely "But that is just one of my secrets, ya know! I've got plenty more"

"No wonder they made you a shinigami a year early" I say proudly, giggling as I walk by my little sister's side "they were afraid you'd clean to deeply, or maybe they were worried about those secrets of yours, huh, little sis?

"Yeah" She says frowning slightly, slouching slightly as her voice loses its youthful, energetic cut "Still, that's nothing special at all compared to you...I mean I'm good at Hohō and all, but you're good at...everything"

What do I say?
[] No I'm not, I'm just a quick learner
[] Aya, come on, lets be honest here. You outpace me, and that means you'd beat me nine times out of ten
[] don't sell yourself short sis, you're something really amazing yourself
[] Just....be careful today alright? don't talk to anyone scary looking, just keep your head down and try to get through the day, got it?
[] hahaha, no, no. I'm just confident, people just assume I have a reason for it. I mean I do but...they still exaggerate my abilities quite a bit
[]Well...I need to hurry up Aya, I can't be late on my first day either...just remember to be careful, alright?
[] I lived most of my life in battle, Aya. Don't compare yourself to me, I'm good because I have worked everyday to become as skilled as possible
[] Then try to surpass me
[] Ya know, I think we have enough time for a quick spar *fight Aya*
[] Write in

>>760690
>[] I lived most of my life in battle, Aya. Don't compare yourself to me, I'm good because I have worked everyday to become as skilled as possible
>[] don't sell yourself short sis, you're something really amazing yourself
>[] Just....be careful today alright? don't talk to anyone scary looking, just keep your head down and try to get through the day, got it?

>>760690
[] No I'm not, I'm just a quick learner
It helps that ive done most of this stuff before it like riding a horse you never realy forget how to do it

>>760690
[] Just....be careful today alright? don't talk to anyone scary looking, just keep your head down and try to get through the day, got it?
[] hahaha, no, no. I'm just confident, people just assume I have a reason for it. I mean I do but...they still exaggerate my abilities quite a bit
[] I lived most of my life in battle, Aya. Don't compare yourself to me, I'm good because I have worked everyday to become as skilled as possible

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>>760742
Oh and heres a picture of our hallowfication I think the mask turned out ok at least

>>760690
>[] Just....be careful today alright? don't talk to anyone scary looking, just keep your head down and try to get through the day, got it?
>[] hahaha, no, no. I'm just confident, people just assume I have a reason for it. I mean I do but...they still exaggerate my abilities quite a bit
>[] I lived most of my life in battle, Aya. Don't compare yourself to me, I'm good because I have worked everyday to become as skilled as possible

I pause, looking down at my little sister. The shine is gone from her eyes. It must be hard for her, I'm guessing if she's feeling like this everyone has been using me as a standard for her to reach. Or maybe only she has, she's always been going on about how amazing I am, I know she looks up to me more than anyone else. It wouldn't be strange if she started to feel a little impotent compared to me, since she thinks about me so often.

I chuckle, and ruffle her hair

"Aya" I say, crouching slightly to look her straight in her eyes "I've lived most of my life in battle. Don't compare yourself to me, I'm good because I've worked everyday to become as skilled as possible"

"Yeah, I know" She says, sounding a bit brighter as we go back to walking together "Its just that...well its a little hard to see what I've done as impressive as all that stuff you've been doing, You're just so Amazing, it's a little...intimidating you know"

"Hahaha' I laugh again shaking my head "No no, I'm just confident, people assume I have a reason for it. I mean I do but....they exaggerate my abilities quite a bit, and so do you"

She stares at me and tilts her head

"But you are amazing sis" She says happily

"And so are you" I say, my smile widening as hers regains its shining joy "Don't set yourself to impossible standards, work to break them, but don't focus on them"

"Hmm, well I think I can do that, Not like I'm very good at paying attention anyways!" She shouts cheerfully "Still, I'm just so excited we're shinigami now!, We can kill hollows and saves souls, it's all just so exciting"

"Yeah it is" I say dully as I look down at her, feeling concern well in my chest "Just...be careful today alright? Don't talk to anyone scary looking, just keep your head down and try to get through the day, got it?"

She laughs, and slaps me on my back

"oh you're such a worry wort sis, I'll be fine" She cackles happily " and don't you go scaring anyone alright? Hey how about we meet under these cherry blossoms when we get some free time! "

And then she's gone in a flash, before she can explain herself further, or listen to me to me remind her that most soul reapers would be even less accepting of her general....excitment and energy than the other students were

What do I do?
[] go the sixth division barracks straight away
[] worry about aya
[] Follow her and make sure she's alright
[] Join practice straight away
[] Look around the barrack sleeping quarters
[]Report to ginrei first of all
[] write in

>>760762
Oh cool, thanks anon

>>760850
>[] go the sixth division barracks straight away
>[] worry about aya

>>760690
>[] No I'm not, I'm just a quick learner
>[] Aya, come on, lets be honest here. You outpace me, and that means you'd beat me nine times out of ten
>[] don't sell yourself short sis, you're something really amazing yourself
>[] Just....be careful today alright? don't talk to anyone scary looking, just keep your head down and try to get through the day, got it?


Glad you're feeling better HM. Also FUCK Aizen.

>>760850
>[] go the sixth division barracks straight away
>[] worry about aya

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>>760868
Fuck aizen you say?

>>760850
>[] go the sixth division barracks straight away
>[] worry about aya

>>760850
>[] go the sixth division barracks straight away
>[] worry about aya
Woo soul reaper time!

>>760879
I just got to the part where he stabbed Momo and I'm mad about it.

>>760850
>[] worry about aya
>[] go the sixth division barracks straight away
>[]Report to ginrei first of all
>>760879
Bad Aizen!
>>760892
Momo is a useless little shit, Don't feel bad.

>>760904
She was cute and innocent though.

>>760909
More annoying than cute really.

>>760850
>[] go the sixth division barracks straight away
>[] worry about aya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muqM4rV7ovM
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I look down the street, watching her reappear and vanishes as she shunpo's around like its as easy as breathing. Which it is, for her. I wince and bite my lip as I hear shouting and a cat hiss as she runs along without a care in the world. She's definitely isn't caring if she runs into anyone, from the sounds of things.

I sigh, and grab the hilt of my Zanpakuto as I continue walking down the street to the sixth division's barracks. I just hope she doesn't let her excitement get the best of her, like she so often does. First impressions are key, and can paint someone's entire perspective of you.

I remember when I first met her, she was alone because no one could stand the speed she lived at. She moved to fast for them, had to much energy and life in her. They saw her as just an annoying child. Its been five years since then and she has gotten better at containing herself. But I know how she gets, and today she's too excited to think about anything. And then men and women she'll be working with are hardened soldiers, like me...except they hold no love for her as I do.

I close my eyes, trying to push the thoughts filling my head away as the wind blows a bit harder, lifting my kimono and pony tail up. Leaves rustle and dance on the breeze as I grip Ryūketsu no kōtei's hilt a bit tighter.

I hope she doesn't get into any trouble. I don't think I could stop myself if anyone hurt her

My zanpakuto shakes, as Kotei shudders in excitment inside of it no doubt.

I sigh, well all I can do now is hope she gets along fine without me.

Frowning now, I continue on, walking a bit faster to try and report to my division on time. And not set a bad impression myself
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the barracks, thankfully weren't far from the Kuchiki estate. Well, at least not to me, I still had to walk a pretty fair distance to get here. They're impressive and gran, looking like an official army outpost meant more for beauty and design than anything else. But it is still well built, and defendable.

the sigil of the division sits proudly on its iron gate. I half expect to see the same Kuchiki sigil that's on my ribbon sitting next to it.

I walk through the open gates, looking around as bare cherry blossom trees dance in the wind. A few soul reapers are training under them, a few are meditating under a roof in a dry nook.

"Oh, Kemuri" A passing shinigami says, smiling as he bows, and I do the same to be polite "Glad to see you here, whole place has been abuzz about your arrival"

"Yeah, glad to see the Kuchiki's hound has decided to finally take a role that fits you, you aren't meant to be a teacher from what I've heard" A bigger one says happily, he has a very well groomed beard

What do I do?
[] ask who they are
[] ask what they're leaving to do
[] ask what I need to do
[] Pretend to get mad at being called the kuchiki's hound
[] lecture them on the importance of being more than a soldier, and being a proper samurai
[] write in

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>>760909
Like aya?

>>760909
Caught up anon you are literally everything I hate in people

>>761002
>[] ask who they are

>>761002
>[] ask what they're leaving to do
>[] ask what I need to do
>[] Pretend to get mad at being called the kuchiki's hound

>>761002
>[] ask who they are

>>761002
>[] ask who they are
>[] lecture them on the importance of being more than a soldier, and being a proper samurai

>>761002
[] ask who they are
[] ask what they're leaving to do
[] ask what I need to do
[] lecture them on the importance of being more than a soldier, and being a proper samurai

>>761006
Why? Why do you do this to me?

>>761011
Neat

>>761002
[] ask who they are
[] ask what I need to do
Should act professional here

>>761023
....Really anon? We've had no problem with being called it before.

>>761002
>[] ask who they are
>[] ask what I need to do
>[] lecture them on the importance of being more than a soldier, and being a proper samurai

>>761011
shut up , him being cancer isn't exactly new

People have hated that fag since he propped up

"So, since you seem to know me" I say calmly as the two soul reapers stand at attention, like disciplined soldiers, nice and proper "Would you mind introducing yourselves"

"Oh" the first one says, pulling shaded glasses over his eyes as his short blond foreign looking hair blows in the wind "Kin, one of the twentieth seated officers, so I'm kind of your superior, but don't go treating me like a senpai, that isn't my style okay?"

"Kenta" the big guy grunts, his bald head shimmering with rain "I watch over this runt and watch his back in fights,also one of the 18th seated officers, can't wait to see you in your element"

"Oh, well its nice meeting both of you, so what do I do around here?" I ask happily as Kin lifts up his glass and groans

"Depends, might be given some menial work or task" he says shrugging "most of the time we just wait at attention"

"Or you can go a slay hollows, and guide souls back here" Kenta says calmly "But we also have paper work, training and other such tasks to do, its really busy and rewarding work"

"I already mentioned those" Kin sighs, putting his glasses back down

What do I say?
[] Oh, well I'll try to find something to keep busy with today
[]...do we have any schedule or anything
[] mind if I tag along with you two, and learn the ropes?
[] Well, I guess I should practice until someone tells me what to do
[] Can one of you give me a tour? feeling a little out of my depth
[] write in

>>761101
>[]...do we have any schedule or anything
>[] mind if I tag along with you two, and learn the ropes?

>>761101
>[]...do we have any schedule or anything
>[] Oh, well I'll try to find something to keep busy with today

>>761101
>[]...do we have any schedule or anything
>[] Can one of you give me a tour? feeling a little out of my depth

>>761101
>[]...do we have any schedule or anything
>[] Can one of you give me a tour?

>>761101
Wait, we weren't told to report to anyone? Isn't there some kind of duty officer?

"So, do we have a schedule or anything?" I ask, shifting and adjusting my zanpakuto, and Kenta laughs the second I finish talking

"Oh, of course we do, we're the standard all other divisions look up to" He says proudly as Kin sighs, and stands there impatiently "But you probably need the basics just for today, We wake up before the sun rises, have our morning drills, a quick breakfast, and then get our assignments for the day and since you weren't here for that you probably should see if they have a special job in mind for you today"

"Yeah, its all very organized" Kin says nodding "Kind of boring to be honest, sometimes, monotonous really, but hey at least the lieutenet is a cool guy"

"You're only saying that because he gave you those for free" Kenta grunts, crossing his arms as the two of them walk away

"What, no I've always liked the guy!" Kin shouts angrily as I clap my hands to get their attention

"Would one of you mind giving me a tour?" I ask happily as Kin frowns and kenta sighs

"Sorry, lady Kemuri" Kenta says bowing respectfully "but we're going to hunt hollows, and it wouldn't be proper to be late for that"

"Yeah, people could die cause we had to show you through the libraries" Kin chuckles

"Feel free to study and use any book in the barracks, they're not restricted, after all" Kenta says happily "But you should go and see about your work for today, we've all wasted enough time here already"

What do I do?
[] Try and convince one of them to show me around
[] report for my assignment
[] Ask if I can follow them on the hunt
[] Spar with one of the unseated officers before I go
[] read a book or two 1d20+int
[] write in

>>761178
there is

>>761197
>[] report for my assignment

>>761197
>[] report for my assignment

>>761197
>[] report for my assignment

>>761197
>[] report for my assignment

>>761197
>[] report for my assignment

>>761197
>[] report for my assignment

>>761206
>>761208
>>761211
>>761219
>>761220
>>761221
Eerie hive-mind strikes.

>>761197
>[] report for my assignment

>>761227
First day on the job, gotta make a good impression and stick to the script.

"Of course" I say, bowing my head as I leave them, as they walk out of the gate I just past "I wish you luck in your hunt"

"Thank you" Kenta says warmly, as walks out into the street

"And I hope you don't get a crappy job"Kin cackles as he walks away, backwards before he flips around and hurries to catch up with his comrade "But don't let the toil get you down"

I shake my head, and walk down the stone path leading the barracks main building. I look around, trying to figure out where I report to. And then I hear the yelling.

"You insult us!, not only did you miss morning drill, but you showed up late for assignment, get out of my site and go beat yourself with a stick" a cruel voice hisses, as A shinigami walks out guiltily from a door on the second floor of the barracks, a bit above me.

I smirk, and step back a bit, trying to give me enough room to shunpo up there. I sprint a short way, and run up the wall with a bit of climbing and leaping.

I sigh, well I got up here in a blink of an eye. I look back at the shinigami, who smirks smugly

"Good luck, if he was mad at me...oh you poor girl" She says coldly as I walk up to the open door.

"the nerve of some people" the duty officer sighs, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose as he picks up the various papers lying over his desk, setting back up a small cracked statue as he turns to look at me

His eyes narrow, and he pushes his glasses closer as he looks at me coldly and angrily. And then smiles softly and friendly.

"eh?" I grunt in confusion as her beckons me over

"oh don't worry Kemuri, you joined at an odd time, I won't hold this first time against you" he says happily " You have an excuse, unlike some people"

The shinigami curses behind me, and the duty officer glares at her, making her shut up nigh instantly

"GO AND PUNISH YOURSELF, BRUISE YOUR SKIN UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND RESPONSIBILITY!" He screams, his face turning bright red as he stands up, his glasses falling down his nose as she scampers off

He smiles, sits down and takes a breath "now, where was I...ah yes"

He grabs three papers and sets them down in front of me.

"Ah yes, yes" He continues nodding slowly "Well you're in luck, we got three extra jobs sitting around since...that rat missed hers, so you've got a choice for once, isn't this just a special day...don't expect any of this in the future"

I look down at the papers, and run my hand through them.

reported Hollow sighting...
Deliver a message to the 5th
patrol the rukongai looking from criminals

"Yes, you might be the kuchiki's hound, but that doesn't make you an exception to the rules" He says calmly "Sooo, which will you take?"

Well?
[] thank him for doing his job, seems like a tough one
[] ask why he's so upset?
[] investigate the reported hollow sighting
[] deliver the message, and check up on aya
[] Patrol the rukongai
[] write in

>>761318
>[] ask why he's so upset?
>[] investigate the reported hollow sighting

>>761318
>[] thank him for doing his job, seems like a tough one
>[] investigate the reported hollow sighting

>>761318
>[] thank him for doing his job, seems like a tough one
>[] deliver the message, and check up on aya

>>761318
>[] investigate the reported hollow sighting
Ask what kind of hollow

>>761318
>[] thank him for doing his job, seems like a tough one
>[] investigate the reported hollow sighting

>>761346
Good point, if we are hunting hollows we should know what kind if possible.
>>761347
But otherwise yeah just this

>>761318

Hmm, special treatment, neat.

>[] deliver the message, and check up on Aya

Be reserved and dependable for now, can loosen up later on if we ever feel like we are fitting in.

"Thank you for doing this work, it seems like a pretty tough job" I say happily as he pause and smiles happily, the bags under his eyes fading for a moment as he sighs in relief.

"Thank you, its quite stressful having to deal with the Central 46, the gotei 13 and a bunch of lazy bastards who whine when they don't get exciting jobs" he says softly, sounding exhausted "still, its rewarding enough, most of the ones in this division are well disciplined, don't have to wait for them, but still...most of them don't thank me for keeping all the gears turning you know? I barely ever get any thanks...so thank you kemuri, you've brightened my day up a bit, now which job are you going to choose"

I pick up the hollow paper and look it over, seeing the mask shaped like a fat, smiling face

"How'd a hollow get into the soul society anyways?" I ask, as I stuff the paper in my kimono

"Oh, well its rare but...sometimes they get strong enough to just come in" He says calmly "or crafty enough, its...not unheard of and it was probably just someone scaring them self over nothing but...we can't risk it being real, and yet it gorge itself on innocent souls. So we're responding seriously"

"Any idea what kind it is?" I ask tilting my head "I've fought against some pretty bad odds so just saying it's strong won't deter me"

"Well itsprobably a shinigami eater, if it'd risk coming in our den like this" he says calmly "A crafty predator, trained in killing soul reapers...I'd recommend gathering some allies, don't need to write another report about your death today"

What do I do?
[] take that as a challenge, and swear I'll drag it into his office myself
[] Agree, and ask if there are any soul reapers free to accompany me
[] Smirk, and head out to get a friend or two to come with me *Who?* <Slightly against the rules>
[] Ask for more info about it, where it was seen, any abilities...etc
[] Laugh, say if a horde of hollows can't kill me, one has no chance
[] write in

>>761411
>[] Agree, and ask if there are any soul reapers free to accompany me
>[] Ask for more info about it, where it was seen, any abilities...etc

>>761411
>[] take that as a challenge, and swear I'll drag it into his office myself
>
[] Ask for more info about it, where it was seen, any abilities...etc

>>761421
This. Because muh power fantasy.
No but seriously kimi likes a good challenge but she ain't that stupid.

If it's too crazy then we will get backup before we go.

Also, if weaker people come with us they might be a hindrance.

>>761411
and ask if there are any soul reapers free to accompany me
[] Ask for more info about it, where it was seen, any abilities...etc

>>761411
>[] take that as a challenge, and swear I'll drag it into his office myself

I am now picturing us not actually killing it but hog-tying it or something and dragging it in here.

>>761459
>I am now picturing us not actually killing it but hog-tying it or something and dragging it in here.


Would there even be a point to that aside from adding it to the list of awesome shit we've done?

>>761468
Well, if they are dead you can't drag them anywhere. The corpses disintegrate. I just assumed it was a figure of speech in the original option.

"Well, I can't just go into the streets looking for a hollow and expect to find one" I say calmly as I lean over his desk, making him twitch and look at me angrily until I get off of it, and stand at attention "Where was it supposedly seen"

"In one of the more rural parts of the rukongai" He says calmly, writing down a few quick notes on a piece of paper before he sets it aside "A farming region if I remember correctly, in one of the more well to do regions, and I expect you want to know more?"

"Of course" I say calmly as he nods and presses his glasses back up over his eyes

"Well, as you could see the mask was described as a laughing fat man, and was described as a fat lizard...but there was another report from around the same region, of one with a six eyed mask, and a spider like body" the man says calmly "And they were relatively close together, so we either have two hollows sharing a hunting ground, or one that has already began to spread hysteria and panic"

"Hmm, so there could be two?" I ask, feeling a little...well I guess the best word would be excited for a good challenge, or at least hopeful for one "Well, seems like we need to build a better wall, eh?"

"yes yes" he says flatly barely paying attention to me "this is why you need to bring others with you...now I have five other soul reapers who aren't scheduled for any work to important and"

"Tell them to take a break" I say with a sneer as he turns to me in confusion and disgust "I'm going to drag whichever one of em is real back here myself, or both if that happens to be the case"

"Are you insane?" He asks as I step to the door "hollows that have feasted on Shinigami are an entirely different beast then the ones you've faced, they're rich with spiritual power, stolen from their meals"

I glance back at him and

What do I do?
[] tell him it'll be a fine test then, and leave
[] Buckle, and accept one comrade on this mission, just in case
[] come up with a poem, boasting about my prowess as I walk away
[] Sounds...fun *nearly hollow*
[] They'll be over confident, sure of their victory. Most of the men I killed were like that, being outnumbered isn't a disadvantage all the time *Killer's instinct*
[]Hmm, how about we make a bet then *terms?*
[] Well, dig my grave, I'm stubborn
[] write in

>>761459
I admit, taking the challenge seriously would be badass. But for a special case like this? Dangerous.

>>761471
Yeah, I know they disintegrate, but why would we want to capture one alive and then drag it into our barracks, aside from being able to say "I once beat the shit out of a Hollow and then dragged it into the heart of Soul Society because I can". Hollows are violently insane and questioning it would be pointless, as far as I'm aware at least.

>>761479
>[x] They'll be over confident, sure of their victory. Most of the men I killed were like that, being outnumbered isn't a disadvantage all the time *Killer's instinct*

Pretty much this, it's an even fight all things considered if we plan and play it smart.

>>761479
>[] Well, dig my grave, I'm stubborn
>[] They'll be over confident, sure of their victory. Most of the men I killed were like that, being outnumbered isn't a disadvantage all the time *Killer's instinct*

>>761479
>[] Sounds...fun *nearly hollow*
>[] They'll be over confident, sure of their victory. Most of the men I killed were like that, being outnumbered isn't a disadvantage all the time *Killer's instinct*
>[] Buckle, and accept one comrade on this mission, just in case

As much as I'd like to be the overly confidant badass right now, fighting two Reaper eating Hollows by ourself would be incredibly stupid.

>>761479
>[] They'll be over confident, sure of their victory. Most of the men I killed were like that, being outnumbered isn't a disadvantage all the time *Killer's instinct*

>>761484

Well, the vote option was the thing that first mentioned "dragging" the thing. I just put two and two together and assumed that, if taken literally, it would mean we would be committing the questionable act of somehow transporting a live hollow since dead hollows leave nothing behind to drag.

I guess the alternative is we get its attention and get it to chase us all the way to his office, which is also an amusing thought in and of itself.

>>761550
Yeah, I came to the same conclusion. I just don't think there'd be a point to actually doing that, but who cares at this point?

>>761479
>[] They'll be over confident, sure of their victory. Most of the men I killed were like that, being outnumbered isn't a disadvantage all the time *Killer's instinct*
>[] come up with a poem, boasting about my prowess as I walk away

>>761411

We might allude to the fact, preferably without sounding foolish or conceited, that last time we were out hollow hunting, it nearly killed her just getting all the hollows AWAY from her allies.

>>761507
It's not like we don't know they exist or anything.

Worst case scenario it's a pack of hollows, how do you kill a pack of above average grade hollows?
Well it depends on context, but since they feed on souls we have to find soul bait.

And what better way to bait hollows in than with criminal scum?

Think about this, we disguise ourself, challenge the dissidents of our destination to duels and challenges of who's the baddest motherfucker. We make trouble with the gangs. Promote a gang fight, and blammo, the hollows will come in droves given the right conditions. And we will be in place to stop them when the time is right.

Two birds with one stone

>>761479
>>[X] Well, dig my grave, I'm stubborn
>>[X] They'll be over confident, sure of their victory. Most of the men I killed were like that, being outnumbered isn't a disadvantage all the time *Killer's instinct*

Oh, and since no one else seems to suspect what I do, let me just add that I hope our gakuda and kido are up to snuff.

>>761573
Well, that's actually an amazing plan. Alright, let's go bait some Hollows.

>>761573
Oh shit. Another thing I didn't even realize about my own plan:

If we start the gang fight and the hollows come, we can absorb the blood from the ground in Shikai and even more decisively win the fight if we need to.

That'll be the trump card

Using people, even thugs, as disposable live bait seems pretty scummy . . .

Oh we are going to get along great with Aizen. We're going to be pals.

"They'll be overconfident" I say calmly, turning around to face him fully as I pull my zanpakuto from my sash and rest it on my shoulders, smiling smugly as he stares at me with the stern eyes of a general "Sure of their victory. Most of the men I have killed were like that, being outnumbered isn't a disadvantage all the time"

"Its still foolish, they've eaten soul reapers, they know what to expect" He says angrily "Just take another comrade and"

"Hah, yeah, you seem to forget my style is my own, I don't fight like other Shinigami" I say toughly, brushing hair out of my eyes as I stare him down "Now with all due respect, I'd like to challenge myself today"

"You'll get yourself killed" He says calmly "Please, reconsider, for both of our sakes"

"Hah, the first time I picked up a sword someone said that to me" I say with smirk as I turn and walk away "They were wrong, for awhile at least"

"Just because you got lucky in your previous life doesn't mean your lucky now" he says angrily as I chuckle and shake my head

"I know, I know" I say nodding slowly "and normally I'd listen to you but...I just can't resist a challenge sometimes"

"it'll lead to your death, you prideful idiot" the man says sternly as I stop and look back at him

"It might, I know" I say calmly "I have no fear of death, I've dealt with it long enough. I face it as readily as an old friend, and the last time I saw it, was when I drew its attention to myself, away from my comrades. I know I'm acting like an idiot but...Well, I've never acted entirely logically, no true master of the blade could, other wise they stagnate. Risks are the stream that help our skills grow, without difficulty, one cannot better themselves"

"So you're one of those sorts then, a girl like you shouldn't talk like a war weary old man" He says calmly "but I see I can't talk any sense into you, and well....just remember, confidence kills more men than laziness"

"I know" I say happily, as I walk out onto the deck, rain pattering all around me as the wind lashes against my face "I'm just hoping they're the ones who its going to kill today"
-

I yawn, leaning against a building as I stand on the outskirts of the district the paper led me to. Rising Blossom, its called....I actually quite like this name for once, make sense. Flowers of all colors are blooming on the hills around the houses, even this late into autumn.

The fields are empty, overgrown. The houses are far too nice for farmers, with colorful paint and even a few statues of fine quality sitting outside of a few of the houses.

I start to walk down into the center of the district, hearing a few men dressed like scum rushing into an alleyway, as a few children peek out of the boarded up windows, before their mothers pull them away from them.

I can practically taste the fear and paranoia
cont

>>761637

what do I do?
[] Ask around, knocking on a door first
[] Look for signs of a hollow 1d20+int
[]Go to one of the few lively places in the district, and ask what's got everyone so tense
[] Chat with a shopkeeper, see what they know...or maybe buy something
[] Head out into the wild, and wander around, trying to get the hollow(s) attention
[] Pick a fight with a gang, for threatening one of the scared farmers
[] write in

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>761650
>[] Look for signs of a hollow 1d20+int
>[] Pick a fight with a gang, for threatening one of the scared farmers

>>761656
right then, found em'

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>761650
>[] Pick a fight with a gang, for threatening one of the scared farmers
>[] Look for signs of a hollow 1d20+int

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>761650
>[x] Look for signs of a hollow 1d20+int
>[x] Go to one of the few lively places in the district, and ask what's got everyone so tense
>[x] Pick a fight with a gang, for threatening one of the scared farmers

>Itshappening.jpg

>>761656
So we find them napping in an open field beneath a sign that says hollows here?

>>761656
It's a sign, we were meant to do this job. And damn good too, let's set up the master plan boys.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>761650
>>[] Look for signs of a hollow 1d20+int
>>[] Pick a fight with a gang, for threatening one of the scared farmers

>>761680
You're plan makes us look like fucking scum.

>>761650
>[] write in
If possible, see if we can contact Yoruichi to see if she has any intel on what we are after. She is head of intelligence for soul society, after all.

>>761700
Yup. But it's pretty solid.

Okay how about this:
>fuck with the gangs
>depose the boss(es)
>take effective control of the gangs
>use the conflicts concocted to goad the hollows
>have the gangs plus us fight the hollows
>defeat the hollows then use the gangs as our personal CIA, arrest anyone who's too law breaking, retain a higher sense of peace in soul society

We can't lose man.

>>761731
But would kemuri do that in character?

>>761731
Uh no, That goes against the law and is completely out of character for Kimi, Also normal spirits can't fight hollows or did you forget that? You're still using them as bait and guaranteeing that they will die, You apparently are determined to make Kimi look like a piece of shit scum.

>>761731
>We can't lose man.
You're overselling it now. Obvious troll is obvious.

>>761768
The point is we're using the criminal element to draw out the Hollows, using two evil forces to destroy each other. While I agree the the second plan is a bit evil and out of character, the first one is still really solid.

>>761764
>>761768
>>761777
Ok. Fine. I get it.

>>761803
No it really isn't, You obviously haven't been paying attention to Kimi's character, At all, She's the honorable sort who wouldn't stoop so low.

I pause for a second. Something feels off here, something I can't quite figure out. A little voice in the back of my head tells me to look closer. Something is wrong here, something obvious, yet hidden. A sign of a hunt, a scent of death, oh so fresh.

I crouch down and put my hand flat on the soft, wet dirt.
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20+4=24+ CRIT= Crit success
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Hmm, the ground is slightly indented here. Not enough to break the soil, but it isn't a natural slope. Like someone pressed the dirt down, or leaped off of it. And the hole is too deep for a man.So they're bold enough to walk the town, or at least hunt in it. Hmm, no signs of any attack in town, so they've obviously either not felt threatened, or scared the poor souls away from the district. I frown as I walk down the street.

The air is cold, almost freezing now. Hmm. I stop in the middle of the street. Broken bits of one of the rooftops, scattered across the street. I follow its path, and see a few faint markings along one of the building's walls.

They're trying to not draw attention to themselves, but they're bold enough to use this town as a hunting ground. They're probably hiding somewhere nearby, since I see no sign of them feeding here either. No blood, no Reiryoku just ending without a trace.

They're smart. Especially for hollows. They're dragging their prey off, leaving little trace of their activities in their actual hunting ground. Without the ability to sense them, they'd be as good as lost, and could feed with impunity.

But, they were sloppy this last hunt...are they getting hungrier? maybe they're competing against each other...maybe they had some store of victims before, and are running them thin now.

"So many possibilities" I say flatly as I look around, flipping my Zanpakuto around.

But I can't think of them like animals, they're more than that, I know that. Maybe they realize a shinigami was coming, and tried to fit in one last.

"I already told you, I can't give you anymore" A man shouts pitifully "I can't harvest my fields, the hollows hide in them, I'd...I'd die if I went out, I can't give you anymore"

"Well that's a shame old timer, cause you're late on your payment, so either your going out and getting us some tribute, or we'll gut you right here" A greasy voice says

"HEY!" I growl as I step over to the farmer being pressed against the wall by a bunch of dumb looking thugs, dressed in dirt covered rags "What the hell do you think you're doing!?"

"Oh well" they all pause as they turn and look at me "S..shinigami?"

"Godamn, you're one ugly bitch" the one threatening the farmer says, as the rest of his posse look like they want to strangle him "eh, what, think you can push us around? well sorry dog, we're the power here. None of you have bothered to smoke us out, bet you're all to scared huh?"
cont

>>761822
oh, these are the guys we'd have gone after on the criminal scum mission eh? might as well kill 2 birds with one stone.

>>761822
They fucked up

>>761822

What do I do?
[] force them to kneel with my Reisatsu and threaten the leader
[] Oh, yeah, I am pretty ugly aren't I? all cut up...say, how about this, if one of you can scar me, I'll leave you alone
[] Threatening your fellow man when a hollows on the hunt...you disgust me
[] Wow, you're the biggest idiot I've met since I died, I'll just leave you to get yourselves killed
[] Hey, I'll let the rest of you go if one of you knock that smug smile of his ugly face
[] Pick the leader up and glare at him 1d20+strength
[] Hmm...well, shame, I was hoping I could talk you out of this 1d100
[] Lie, and convince them hollows go after sinners first
[] Use kido on them 1d20+spirit
[] or Oni's smoke *+ghostly* or Smoke blade 1d20+spirit
[] write in

>>761803
Really? We are still dignifying this suggestion?

Okay, ethical and logical complaints aside, what criminal element? This whole thing is premised on the imagined existence of known, organized criminals.

The QM has never once implied that such a thing even exists. The people of soul society, for the most part, don't even need to eat. What opportunity for organized crime is that likely to engender?

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>761854
>[] Hmm...well, shame, I was hoping I could talk you out of this 1d100
Gut him? Gut him.

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>761854
>[] Threatening your fellow man when a hollows on the hunt...you disgust me
>[] Hmm...well, shame, I was hoping I could talk you out of this 1d100

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>761854
>[] Threatening your fellow man when a hollows on the hunt...you disgust me
>[] force them to kneel with my Reisatsu and threaten the leader
>[] Hmm...well, shame, I was hoping I could talk you out of this 1d100

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>761817
Technically she's a policeman by job description, she's probably done similar jobs in the past. She's willing to kill and subconsciously hungers for battle, a bit of a sociopath.

Thing is though, she isn't a shit person, that's really the only argument you have going. Which makes sense, but there are arguments for using shoddy deeds for the greater good, and by extension loyalty and honor thereof.

It's kinda like implying samurai never did shady nasty shit. Bit far fetched, but there were genuine ones like Kimi.

Tl;dr your as much of a moral fag as I am a dirty opportunist.

>>761822
HAAAAHAHAHAAA
No.

>>761864
This, lets fuck em up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ron17xFNBf0
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"Tch" I say, as I unsheathe Ryūketsu no kōtei as slowly as I can while I walk forward towards the leader "threatening your fellow man when a hollow is on the hunt"

I stare at the leader calmly, seeing their mundane swords hanging from their sides. Common things, no love put in their creations. More hammers than true blades. Tools without personality or any real beauty. Thugs like these are no match to anyone with real skill.

Honestly, I'd feel pretty bad just cutting them down. It'd just be a waste of life.

I frown as the man choose his fate, laughing as he sloppily pulls the blade cutting his scabbard as he does it.

"Oh, you're just a prideful little shit ain't ya? we gotta survive out here to, ya noble bitch" he says, glaring at his friends "Well what are you standing round for?! KILL HER!"

He rushes me, his friends following behind. I can already see his swing. it has no style behind it. And that makes it more predictable than the dumbest practitioner of a form. Swinging like a butcher, with no thought put into his form.

It'd just be like slaughtering cattle. It isn't a show of my talent, or anything more than a repeat of motions.

Sure killing them would stop them from spreading their filth but...I came here to kill hollows, not idiots. They're dangerous sure.

But a good scare should set them straight.

Well?
[] disarm the leader, and scare some morals into him
[] Empty head, now falling alone, gone from its home *kill the leader*
[] Cut them down, without a scratch

>>761962
>[] Empty head, now falling alone, gone from its home *kill the leader*

>>761962
>[] Empty head, now falling alone, gone from its home *kill the leader*

>>761887
Samurai were soldiers, not thief takers. True, during the edo era the lines blurred a bit for some of them but it didn't seem like Kimi was involved in any of that seeing as how she was a ronin.


The gotei 13 is described as a military organization.

The onmitsukido branches take care of justice and policing.

>>761962
>[] Empty head, now falling alone, gone from its home *kill the leader*

>>761962
>[] disarm the leader, and scare some morals into him

We don't really need to kill them, and even if you wanted to use them as the bait, which HM seems to be trying to provide you, they are no good to you dead. That idea is still feral and preposterous, by the way.

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>761991
Soldiers and policemen never did nasty shit.

Literally no change in the statement dude.

>>762015
I'll oblige to your moralness.

>>761962
>I don't even need my sword *kill the leader*
Rollan for results

>>761962
>[] Empty head, now falling alone, gone from its home *kill the leader*

>>761962
Kiri-sute gomen time

>>762032
That argument can be used against you, Most Policemen and Soldiers didn't do "Nasty stuff" and as has been shown by Kimi if you actually read the fucking threads you'd see that she is one of those honorable sorts, You can call it moralfagging if you like, But I like sticking to character instead of acting like an insane autistic spastic.

Anyway this discussion is raking up posts I'd rather HM use on the quest so I'm going to stop here.

>>762067
Er, ok friend.

Still, the leader is kind of a jackass. And he did insult me pretty openly. Usually I don't let things like this get to me, but...he's threatening to kill another man for no reason while a hollows on the hunt. This isn't my job. Not at all. But he's an idiot, and an idiot with a blade is pretty dangerous to those around him. The others well, they're smart enough to run. They're not as a big of threat as he is.

If he didn't draw on me, I would've just reported him. But now he's chosen his path. And I won't move from mine.

Besides. he runs towards me, taking a wild swing as I let my blade drop to my side, doing the same with my scabbard.

He rules with fear. Take the head off a snake, and it dies.

His blade arcs down, cutting down in a straight lime aiming for my head. an easily blocked blow.

I catch his blade with my sheath, and he laughs when he feels the impact. His eyes widen when he realizes it isn't the same feeling as cutting bone.

He can't react as I hold his blade up.

"Empty head" I say calmly, as I swing my blade straight up into his neck.

He falls past me as I step past him, turning around his corpse as gracefully as a dancer. I pull my sheath away and let him fall.

He takes two steps and stumbles.

"Now falling alone" I say as his head falls behind his body, his lackeys looking at me in terror as I let the blood seep into my blade, before I sheath it "Gone from its home"

They stand frozen as I turn to the farmer bluntly as he lays on the ground, looking just as horrified the thugs.

Who turn and run, tossing their blades down as I put my zanpakuto back on my shoulders.

"Tch" I say sadly shaking my head "what a waste...what a waste"

"M..mam?" the farmer asks "You...you saved my life"

"Of course I did, not just going to let you get gutted in the streets over nothing" I say calmly as I help him up, as the thugs trip over each other behind me

What do I do?
[] tell them to live better lives
[] threaten them before they're out of ear shot
[] Ask the farmer if he's alright
[] So....you said you'd die if you'd go in your field right? is that were the hollow is
[] Please don't thank me. I didn't do anything good.
[] Now, do you have any idea where that hollow is? you seem rather shaken up, so...I'm guessing you do
[] write in

>>762032
didn't ask for a roll.

>>762101
>[] tell them to live better lives
>[] Ask the farmer if he's alright
>[] Please don't thank me. I didn't do anything good.
>[] So....you said you'd die if you'd go in your field right? is that were the hollow is

>>762101
>[] tell them to live better lives
>[] Ask the farmer if he's alright
>[] So....you said you'd die if you'd go in your field right? is that were the hollow is

>>762101
>[] tell them to live better lives
[] Ask the farmer if he's alright
[] So....you said you'd die if you'd go in your field right? is that were the hollow is
[] Please don't thank me. I didn't do anything good.

>>762101
I know, I forgot to turn the rolls off.

>>762108
Yeah this looks good, I'll roll with it.

>>762135
....But you said and I quote
>Rollan for results

>>762179
>oh shit I did

Guess I really am retarded.

>>762186
Eh s'fine, Everyone has a brainfart every now and then.

"Are you alright?" I ask, holding onto his shoulders for a moment as he nods, stuttering to try and say anything as dumb smile spreads over his face.

I glance over at them as they push and shove each other, trying to scramble and run away from me as the farmer laughs and kicks the corpse laying behind me.

"Try and live lives that don't lead you to times like this" I say calmly as I turn and glare at the farmer, he shies away as I look down at him sternly "And what do you think you're doing?"

"C..celebrating, this bastards been pushing me around for years, I'm not doing anything wrong here, he deserves worse" He says meekly as I shake my head "Also, thanks again for killing him"

"Please don't thank me, I didn't do anything good" I say calmly "Don't treat death like its gift alright? It's just a disgusting thing to do, got it?"

"Understood" He says, shutting up instantly "I..I just don't get how you could stand up for him after he tried to kill you"

"Plenty of people have tried, I don't hate them for it, but there's no reason to go kicking his corpse like a dog, even if he was a pile of shit, its just disrespectful" I say angrily as he hands his head guiltily

He says nothing for a moment, when I remember something, and grab him by the back of his shirt

"So, you said you'd die if you went to your field right?" I ask dully as he freezes up "is that where the hollow is"

"H..hollows" he squeaks nodding furiously "they..they drag them through the field, into the woods, I...I've watched it several times"

"Hollows?" I says smirking "Hmm how many?"

"At least two" he says "I don't try and watch them, but I've heard them talking and shrieking, and...it can't just be one"

What do I do?
[] tell him to bury the thug, and head out to his fields, and wait
[] Ask him to show me where that is
[]Hmm, maybe this body could still be of use?
[] Alright, tell everyone you can to lock up, I'm heading back for reinforcements
[] That...must've been hard for you. I'm sorry that you had to see it, here, get a drink on me, I'll be back shortly
[] You WATCHED! *lift him up* And did nothing? God, I'm starting to think you're just as bad as he was
[] write in

I'm still not sure what is wrong with playing Kimi as having some morals.

It's not just morality anyway, it's common sense; we have no good reason to believe the human sacrifice plan will even work. We could be burying ourselves in consequences while also appearing to be stupid and/or insane.

This isn't even subtle, which would be a must if you want to be a successful serial killer with a future, this is just plain sabotaging the quest.

We had orders to kill a hollow, not purge Rukongai.

I feel sorry for the rest of the quest's following when they read how this went.

Kimi's first day on the job: butchered dozens lesser souls in an attempt to bait out a shinigami eating hollow.

The most insidious thing here seems to be not the trolling itself, but the coercing/leading the QM into doing things that will cause people to lose respect/interest in the quest or otherwise cause a massive shitstorm. I gotta go, but good luck HM, you gonna need it.

>>762222
>Send him as a runner to tell the Shinigami. Tell him to say Kemuri sent him.

>>762222
>[] That...must've been hard for you. I'm sorry that you had to see it, here, get a drink on me, I'll be back shortly

>>762232
>Kimi's first day on the job: butchered dozens lesser souls in an attempt to bait out a shinigami eating hollow.

But she didn't

>>762222
>[] That...must've been hard for you. I'm sorry that you had to see it, here, get a drink on me, I'll be back shortly
>>762232
>Kimi's first day on the job: butchered dozens lesser souls in an attempt to bait out a shinigami eating hollow.
I'm sorry are you completely retarded? We did no such thing, Use your fucking eyes to read.

>>762232
Did you even read the updates? there was never a choice to use them as bait either.
You just listened to other anons and pissed yourself off

Seriously, if you looked at the last three updates, you'd see nothing of what you said happened.

>>762232
Motherfucker did you READ the updates?

>>762232
Dude weed lmao

>>760690
>[x] Hmm, maybe this body could still be of use?
>[x] That...must've been hard for you. I'm sorry that you had to see it, here, get a drink on me, I'll be back shortly

We can use the scent of the corpse to attract the hollow fuckers. Maybe.

"That" I say with a pause, as the man covers his head, shivering and flinching...he's remembering everything he saw isn't her...the poor bastard "Must've been hard for you"

He just whines and nods, crouching low like a child trying to hide from a bully. Wow this guy has had a pretty shitty day, or life even. I feel really bad for him actually.

"I'm sorry you had to see any of it, no one needs to see things like that" I say softly, grabbing his hand, putting a few kon in it as he looks up at me "Here, get drink on me, I'll be back shortly"


"Where are you going?"He asks holding the coins close to his chest "And...thank you, I really need one...I can't..I just can't"

"I understand, and I'm going to do my job" I say calmly as I walk away

"Wait, you're going alone?" He asks making me chuckle

"Of course" I say flatly "I'm no coward, and if I went back to get a few more blades...other people could die, So I'm cutting the problem at its stem"

"But...but you're just one person, I've seen what they do to people!" he shouts loudly

"And you haven't seen what I do to hollows" I say calmly as I walk away "no go, drink away the memories, I'll be back shortly"

He nods, and rushes away from me...alright, need to find his farm now. Shouldn't be too hard.

What do I do?
[] enter the forest, find the hollow's den
[] wait for them to leave and go hunt *Will miss the meeting with aya*
[] Release my reiatsu and try to use myself as bait
[] Prepare 1d20+int
[] write in

>>762282
judging from the length of the post, he saw anon and caught up discussing the plan, and figured I'd listen to a minority that hadn't even voted on said plan.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>762341
>[] Prepare 1d20+int
>Write a Message saying two hollows confirmed here perhaps more If we're not back within the day to send a kill team.

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>762360
This

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>762341
>[] Prepare 1d20+int

And I've lost all interest in the "'bait the Hollows with criminals" idea anyway, it's started too much shit and it wasn't really in character.

>>762341
>[] enter the forest, find the hollow's den

>>762360
I'll second the message as well

16+4= 20
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Hmm. I stand on the edge of the lots of growing vegetables and even a few fruit bearing trees. Orchards and fields, stretching all the way to the dark, foreboding forest behind them.

I can practically smell the hollows from here. they've been using this way heavily. The whole place is practically painted with their energy. Its disgusting. I shake my head and stop myself at the edge of the fence line.

Hmm, I should go in unprepared. I grab the sign marking the start of that poor man's farm, and grab a sharp rock from the ground, and start to carve under his family name proudly displayed on it.

"Two confirmed hollows here, if I don't report back today, send a kill team- Kemuri Kimi"

I smile, tossing the rock away as I walk down into the farms, humming to myself.

Well, I'd be an idiot if I didn't suppress my Reiatsu. It'd draw to much attention to me. And then I'll just walk into a trap.

What do I do?
[] let out just enough Reiatsu to make the hollows think I'm a weakling 1d20+spirit
[] Follow their trail 1d20+int
[] Close my eyes, and recite poems as I walk into the forest
[] Remember, Ryūketsu no kōtei
[] Keep my reiatsu sealed, appearing as a normal soul to them 1d20+spirit
[] Clear out all of the trees in front of me with Okasen, and cut a path through the forest 1d20+spirit
[] worry about aya again
[] Slump down and act like a drunk 1d20+int

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>762492
>[] Keep my reiatsu sealed, appearing as a normal soul to them 1d20+spirit

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>>762512

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>>762512

>>762492
>[] Follow their trail 1d20+int
>[] worry about aya again

>>762512
Well damn...

I keep walking, pushing my spiritual pressure deeper inside of myself as I walk along and pause for a second.
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20+6= 26+CRIT= GREAT SUCCESS!
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Hmm, ya know. Even if I completely stop up my reiatsu, they'd still see my Shihakushō and know what I am just from a glance. I sigh, and look around for something to put on it....Well, if they just glance at me they'll see the black and notice what I am. But if I pull down the kimono to my waist, showing off my white shirt...then that should fool them long enough for what I'm planning.

I smile and go back walking, with the top of my kimono stuffed in my sash.

And it doesn't take me long to get to the massive, towering trees at the end of my lonely walk.

the whole forest is as dark as night, and I can barely see in front of me when I walk under the trees. The ground is dry under them, not a spot of rain fell past them. Overgrown roots, piles of leaves, and even bushes the size of normal trees scatter and cover the forest path...if you can call it that.

Its more of just a line where grass refuses to grow, like some blight touched here and refused to leave.

I walk deeper, not hearing any kind of life or motion as I go deeper and deeper. And I start to feel a little uneasy as I walk into a clearing from the trees....a single beam of light running down the middle of it.

I stop myself from taking another step inside of it. I can see a line of web glinting in the light, and I can feel the Reiryoku making the rest of the web up.

I stare up into the darkness, and see empty skulls staring back at me. Glancing down, I see a den of sorts, built in the under brush.

The hollows are here, I can feel it. They're just waiting for me to get stuck in the web they set up to trap me, so one of them can have me as quick snack with no effort.

What do I do?
[] allow myself to get stuck in the web and pretend to be terrified
[] Dodge over the strings, not breaking my facade 1d20+mobility
[] Run, and try to get them to chase after me
[] Use kido to ruin the web 1d100
[] Cut down the web, here and there 1d100
[]"..he..hello is anyone here, I'm lost"
]] write in

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>762592
>[] Cut down the web, here and there 1d100
Getting stuck is just a stupid move that puts us at a disadvantage early on.

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>762592
>[] Use kido to ruin the web 1d100

>>762592
>[] Use kido to ruin the web 1d100

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>762624
sorry

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>762592
>[x] Dodge over the strings, not breaking my facade 1d20+mobility

This is the moment of truth boys, pray for them dice

C'mon we need at least one more d100 folks.

>>762624
>>762615
Crap. meant 1d20+spirit there
sorry

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>762695
Yeah, that makes more sense

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>>762701
Again?

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>762701
>>762695
victory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cs5_eLp8CI
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"YE LORD" I shout as I grab my wrist tightly, holding my hand up as blue flames start to curl around my fingers hungrily looking for something to burn and consume "MASK OF FLESH AND BONE, FLUTTER WINGS, YE WHO BARES THE NAME OF MAN!"

I can hear something skittering above me in a panic as one of the hollows realizes too late what I am, having let me got in close without putting in any effort to eat me up. All because of simple trick. I smirk, as the flames grow and center in my palm

"TRUTH AND TEMPERANCE!" I shout loudly as I step forward "UPON THIS SINLESS WALL OF DREAM, UNLEASH BUT SLIGHTLY THE WRATH OF YOUR CLAWS!"

There's a bright flash of blue flames
-
20+6+ crit= KABOOM BITCH-

"tch" I click my tongue as I lower my hands, a groove left in the earth as the remaining threads fall down, skulls and broken branches burning and crumbling as they fall around me.

I pull my kimono back on and hold my blade out as a hollow's mask peers out of the underbrush, cackling

"Oh what a wonderful surprise, a meal has come to offer itself to me" it cackles "Well come, and try to last long enough to keep me laughing"

He holds his frog like arms out, and I pause for a second...something doesn't feel right

*Killer's instinct*

Something is coming for me. I look up and see a strand of web with a screaming skull on the end of it.

1d20+mobility+ Oni's smoke/ ghostly

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>762782

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>762782

is there enough people to finish this thread today?

>>762832
I'm here but I don't think I can roll dice properly

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>762782

>>762841
I'll try

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>762782

>>762832
I'm here, just more of a lurker

>>762832
I'm here but to afraid I'm going to roll a one, My luck today hasn't been good.

16+ 4+ Oni's smoke/ghostly= success!
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I step to the side, as the ground where I was standing explodes into dust and shards of rock. My body burns up, turning into smoke as the debris flies at me. the web swings around and passes right through me.

I reform, smoke flowing around me like a blanket as I hear a feminine voice shriek

"Wha..what!" it yells loudly "I..I should've hit her, where'd she go?!"

"YOU IDIOT!" the frog like hollow roars "SHE STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY, LOOKS LIKE I HAVE TO HANDLE IT AGAIN YOU USELESS WASTE OF SKIN"

"I swore I hit her" the hollow above me cries out as the other hollow runs towards me, half leaping, and half scampering along in a full sprint.

Yellow spores and sparks run out of his mouth, as the rest of him sweats mud, coating him like some kind of giant slug.

What do I do?
[] Stand still, swing up into his stomach, step forward, flick the blade around, and pull down 1d100
[] Smoke blade, run by his side, and cut his side away from the lightning 1d100
[] get on his back, stab down and hang on for dear life 1d100
[] Grab him and toss him away, or try to 1d20+ strength
[] try and get the two to hit eachother 1d20+int
[] write in

>>762841
ah, shame bout that

>>762857
Oh, sorry. You enjoying?

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>762908
>[] Stand still, swing up into his stomach, step forward, flick the blade around, and pull down 1d100

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>762908
>[] Stand still, swing up into his stomach, step forward, flick the blade around, and pull down 1d100

>>762908
[] Stand still, swing up into his stomach, step forward, flick the blade around, and pull down 1d100
Remember Ryūketsu no kōtei

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>762908
>[] Smoke blade, run by his side, and cut his side away from the lightning 1d100


>>762841

In case you don't know how, you have to put something like "dice+1d100" in the options field of your post, just change the number after the second 'd' into the correct die for the roll and you're all set.

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>762914
Oh, I'm having a good time, don't worry about me.

>>762908
>[] Stand still, swing up into his stomach, step forward, flick the blade around, and pull down 1d100

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>762908
>[] try and get the two to hit eachother 1d20+int

>>762933
It's not a problem of not knowing how to do it its a problem of trying to catch this quest on a mobile if I was at my computer is could do it

>>762949
Ah, I see. Sorry, I wasn't sure what problem you were having.

>>762957
Nothing to apologize for
You know our smoke ability is pretty incredible I wonder if we can go through bakudo spells?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBltiYFO42c
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I stand still, smelling the air burning as lighting dances in front of me. Yellow spores flying through the air, bursting into flames with a flash as the hollow runs at me, its tongue dropping out as lighting arcs between the two curling horns on its mask.

It leaps into the air, at me. Its mouth opens up as mud pours out of its inner and outer mouth. I duck and swing my blade up into it, cutting past the mud and into its skin. It doesn't howl in pain.

I step forward, switching my blade around with a single flick of my wrist and start to pull it back down its stomach when I realize something. My instincts scream at me, my hands know something doesn't feel right about how my zanpakuto is moving.

My blade is start to slow, and stick. I freeze up as the hollow keeps moving. But my blade remains stuck.

The mud.

I pull my blade back and out, managing to free it before the thing slams into the ground behind me

"Well aren't you clever" It growls, lighting burning out of its mouth "NOW, SILKSTEEL!"

Webs fall from the tree canopy above me, as mud drips from my blade.

Lighting begins to rush toward me

What do I do?
[] Flash step away 1d20+mobility
[] Smack him with the blunt of my sword, and clear the mud of his mask 1d100
[] REMEMBER Ryūketsu no kōtei
[] Smoke blade, bury my blade in his throat, remove the smoke, and pull 1d100
[] stab my zanpakuto in the ground, and face him with my fists and legs 1d100
[] Use a kido spell on him 1d20+spirit
[] Trick them with a cunning plan 1d20+int
[] write in

>>762995
I imagine Kido, and energy attacks like Quincy arrows will still affect us in some way or another, because if they on't then we're almost completely untouchable. But anything purely physical should just go right through us, and with ghost blade we can cut people from the inside out. I love the Ghost/Vampire/Oni hybrid thing we've got going on, it's badass.

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>763002
>[] REMEMBER Ryūketsu no kōtei
>[] Smoke blade, bury my blade in his throat, remove the smoke, and pull 1d100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5zGUDRKQKo

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>763002
>[] REMEMBER Ryūketsu no kōtei
>[] Smoke blade, bury my blade in his throat, remove the smoke, and pull 1d100

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>763002
>>[] REMEMBER Ryūketsu no kōtei
>>[] Smoke blade, bury my blade in his throat, remove the smoke, and pull 1d100

>>763002
>[] REMEMBER Ryūketsu no kōtei
>[] Flash step behind the frog

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>763040
Sorry, wrong dice

>>763027

Ah shit its my jam!

>>763040
It's d100 not 20.

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>763002
>[] Smoke blade, bury my blade in his throat, remove the smoke, and pull 1d100

>>763026
Well we did use it to avoid a cero unless I miss read or miss remembered that and that's just a big collection of spirit energy

>>763057
I have no idea, I just theorized what made the most sense to me.

>>763065
Speaking of bloody's powers we still haven't fought him like we promised email should do that when we get the chance

I flip my zanpakuto around and stab it into the ground in one quick movement, kneeling down in front of it as the ground around me breaks apart from the lighting arcing through it and into me.

My muscles tense up, and a burning sting runs through my body, but I fight through the pain to shot "REMEMBER Ryūketsu no kōtei !"
-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKwRyzMQ13Q
-

I can practically hear Kotei's laughing as my blade changes, as I rip it from the ground, right as the greedy frog leaps at me to try and bite into me, its tail lashing behind it.

I stand up, poor Ryūketsu no kōtei is still coated in mud. But not for long. I force smoke down its blade, and stand up defiantly. the mud drops to the ground, as I place my sword in the hollows throat.

I can barely move, my body isn't listening to me, it hurts so bad. But I grit my teeth, as lighting runs over me, and I pull the smoke from my zanpakuto.

With one pull, the hollow shrieks in pain, throwing me to the side as its blood seeps into the clear, glass like blade
-
1 bloody attack
-

I roll and stand up shakingly, still feeling the buzz as the hollow bellows its unearthly howl to the one above me.

"Sorry!" the spider hollow shouts, its eyes glowing in the tree branches, as four screaming skulls flying toward me.

"I'm going to rip your throat out!" the frog shrieks, rushing to me behind the skulls, its hands coated in mud as the lighting on it dies out.

Gah, why couldn't I have those idiots from the tower. At least those ones had the decency to die when I put a blade through their throats!

What do I do?
[] focus on the skulls 1d100
[] Try and cut the hollow, even though he's covered in that mud 1d100
[] Run past both of them and hope they're dumb enough 1d20+Mobility
[] block the skulls with blade and sheath, then pull as hard as I can 1d20+str
[] Ōkasen 1d20+spirit
[] Send a spiraling spear of blood into the hollow 1d100
[] Step past the skulls *oni's smoke*, and aim for the mask 1d100
[] write in

>>763057
No, Kimi cut it in half, and it exploded around her.
then she absorbed the smoke it made

>>763091
Yeah, actually, that sound like a good way to spend an afternoon, if our husband doesn't try to but her way in. Who knows, it might even get us our Bankai. Also, I wonder if both of them are our Zanpakuto Spirit, or if one of them is our Inner Hollow.

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>763101
>[] Step past the skulls *oni's smoke*, and aim for the mask 1d100

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>763101
>[] Step past the skulls *oni's smoke*, and aim for the mask 1d100

>>763101
>[] Step past the skulls *oni's smoke*, and aim for the mask 1d100

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>763101
>[] Step past the skulls *oni's smoke*, and aim for the mask 1d100

>>763112
HM said bankai would be a WAYS off.

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>>763122

>>763122
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH! Glorious.

>>763122
Well that just happened.
Huh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_2q0Mm__sA
RAMPAAAAAAAAAAAGE!

>>763122
What the fuck Caught up, Like seriously, How many crits now?

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>>763122
>Kotei's fw

>>763122
Well then, fuck you Hollow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylyqoxh-cXk&list=RDEMkpmfHthfKbPpzGE_lALZvQ

>>763133
For all that CUA might occasionally be a faggot, his luck is pretty awesome.
When it's not fucking us over anyways.
His dice have mood swings...

>>763133
Two for this thread, but I also got the one that felled the Menos if you're counting.

>>763112
I don't think it's that easy we're half hollow so I don't think we have an inner hollow but I think bloody is our hollow power

>>763112
I don't think it's that easy we're half hollow so I don't think we have an inner hollow but I think emperor would be the best bet since we have more in common with bloody

>>763144
>>763169
...ehm.

>>763144
Eh maybe not half, Maybe something like 1/4th hollow.

>>763176
Yeah my poste was way delayed but thinking about it I think the second post is more accurate

>>763169
>I think emperor would be the best bet since we have more in common with bloody


True, personality wise we do, but:

Our Hollow mask is an Oni

Kotei's aesthetic (everything that Kimi thinks destroyed her life and country) is much more prevalent on their shikai state

Aya keeps drawing us as an Oni ( I think that has significance, sue me)

And those two have fucked with our expectations before

That's just my take on them anyway, I like them both no matter what.

>>763195
I thought that to at first but looking at the evidence 1.bloody was in our sword first emperor took over 2. Most zonpakto have the same personality of their welders 3. bloody's powers have more to do with our own.

>>763112
Well, depending on how you interpret the dizzyingly confusing canon fluff, those are one and the same anyhow.

Should be interesting, regardless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccXlHZjxh7o
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"Oh SO the frog thinks himself a dragon!" I laugh happily, maybe even madly as Kotei's smile flashes on my blade, licking her lips hungrily as she cackles crazily , the blade shacking as I lower myself down "While rushing to face the dog above his pond!"

it doesn't respond with words, only wailing like most hollows do, as it drools. The skulls' teeth drip with a foul looking purple gunk as they surrounded me, aiming for each of my limbs two to each of them.

I click my tongue, and if on cue, they throw themselves at me, as I expected them to. The burn runs over me, my skin and black kimono burning up and floating around me as it turns to smoke with the rest of me, the skulls slamming into me and biting down on my immaterial body.

They pull back, the smoke flowing back out of their teeth as I step forward, through them as they try to bite down on me.

The hollow sees me and opens its mouth to wash me with Lightning. I step out of the fog, running.

It can't react as I slam my blade into the side of its mask, having appeared a foot away from it the second its mask split open.

"And the frog leap into the dogs waiting maw" I say tauntingly, following the stanza of the skulls clacking behind me as I rip my serrated blade down the side of its mask, ruining its eyes.

It roars in pain, and scampers off.

"Silk!, GET HER ALREADY DAMMIT, I"M GETTING TIRED OF THIS!" it roars "Need...need, stop bleeding...why won't it stop bleeding"

*Tastes like crap* Kotei growls *I want yours again....I want it...I WANT IT. THIS HEATHEN CRAP IS DISGUSTING!!*

the skulls fly behind me, and I shatter four with a swing, only for the webs to rise back up and a few more skulls to surrounded me, as the other hollow tries to patch his mask up with mud.
-
blood stored
3 bloody attacks
-

What do I do?
[] Treat each step like a dance's movement, and shatter them 1d100
[] "Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone....1d20+spirit
[] Try and cut the strings controlling them 1d100
[] Use the skulls as stepping stones, and run up the hollow called Silksteel 1d20+Mobility
[] JUST FUCKIN RUN!
[] WALL OF BLOOD! *Spend 2 bloody attacks*
[] Mix blood attack and Ōkasen 1d20+spirit
[] Byakurai, trying to hit either of the hollows *choose* 1d20+spirit *no incantation*
[] write in

Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>763233
>[] Treat each step like a dance's movement, and shatter them 1d100

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>763233
>[] Mix blood attack and Ōkasen 1d20+spirit

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>763233
>[] Treat each step like a dance's movement, and shatter them 1d100

>>763233
>[] Treat each step like a dance's movement, and shatter them 1d100
[] Byakurai, trying to hit either of the hollows *choose* 1d20+spirit *no incantation*
spooder

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>763264

>>763233
>[] Mix blood attack and Ōkasen 1d20+spirit
Curiosity killed the cat but we're not a cat

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>763233
>[] Treat each step like a dance's movement, and shatter them 1d100

I swear if this is a 1, I am pouring soda in my eye.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>763264
>>763272
rolling pt 2

>>763276
no soda eyes for you

>>763280
No soda eyes indeed

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>>763280

>>763280
>>763276
Awesome, Byakurai:no incantation is looking very doable with this yea?

Joy.

>>763289
>>763280
Also btw, like 1s on a d20, this 20 does go into effect, giving you a minor bonus!

Guess we really are a Kuchiki retainer since we're baller with Byakurai apparently.

>>763295
so no Byakurai while shattering skulls?

>>763312
The minor bonus can be anything.
Including an extra attack
:)

>>763312

If we ask very nicely, maybe we can have both. But that is in the QM's hands. I am mostly just stoked that my first roll on /qst/ was better than on /tg/ I miss Charlotte

Okay, fine that that wasn't really me, but I still miss her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7FPL3J0-ng
-
"Dance dance dance" Kotei's voice echos in my head "let me have this dance, my empress, Before I have yoooou"

I take a deep breath, and let it out, taking the first slow step as I start to hold my breath trying to calm my heart down to keep my movements precise as a dancers. the first swing, I twirl gracefully and step down, a skull flying over my head before I smash it with my pommel, standing up and pivoting to crush another under my foot. The purple gunk coats the bottom of my sandal, dripping as I step forward, smirking as my ponytail flows behind me.

A turn to the left, a swing severing another skull's web. An arc to the right, bowing as I slice another clean in half. More skulls crawls and fly around me as I stand back up, and enter the next part of my dance.

I stab a skull straight through, and dash it on another one, two strings holding onto my blade, as I swing, ripping them off with my free hand. Then I grab the crucifix shaped guard and slam it down into a skull, caving its head in. Shards of bones fly as I spin around, catching a skull's mouth with my sheath. I shatter it with the pommel a second later, the tassel flowing behind me as I step forward.

And then I realize something as more skulls snake up in front of me. None of the skulls I'm crushing have the purple crap in their teeth. I don't know what it is. But it can't be good. And if these one's don't have it then....hmm. I've figured out its plan, I think.

I leap, and arc my blade down, carving through the four skulls in a descending slice.

I turn around, seeing the field of bones in front of me. A bunch of skulls rise up, and I cut the closest one with my turning swing.

I smirk, as they slam into me, biting down on my sword arms and legs. With their old teeth, falling out as they try to rip into my flesh.

I raise my hand.

"There" I growl as I see the skull coated in purple gunk, holding up my free hand as a greyish blue lance slams through it, shattering it and continuing into the forest.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"the unseen hollow shrieks "Sh..she's found me Thunderthump, save me! SAVE ME!"

the skulls fall around me, leaving me with some bleeding bite marks.

"COWARD!" the other hollow shrieks "I'LL KILL BOTH OF YOU DAMMIT!"

I see him running towards me, his skin exposed and crackling with lighting this time, strange yellow vines ripping out of his back.

What do I do?
[] Catch its horns in the guard, turn and slam it into ground, before sliding my blade over its neck 1d100
[] Smoke blade, and cut him, turning it solid at random 1d100
[] SEKI! *punch it with kido, and send it flying* 1d20+spirit
[] Wrap its limbs in bloody tendrils and pull it down 1d100
[] Rip its ruined eye out *Blood letting* 1d100
[] taunt him
[] write in

>>763328
I still want to bring her back, maybe if Ultra super nova doesn't work out.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>763363
>[] SEKI! *punch it with kido, and send it flying* 1d20+spirit

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>763363
>[] Rip its ruined eye out *Blood letting* 1d100
>[] taunt him

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>763363
>[] Catch its horns in the guard, turn and slam it into ground, before sliding my blade over its neck 1d100

>>763375
Eh taunting doesn't seem like a Kimi thing really, I mean we've done it once or twice before but it just didn't feel right.

>>763380
Eh, it was an option and it seemed right to me, oh well.

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>763363
>[] Catch its horns in the guard, turn and slam it into ground, before sliding my blade over its neck 1d100

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>763363
>[] Catch its horns in the guard, turn and slam it into ground, before sliding my blade over its neck 1d100

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>763363
>[] SEKI! *punch it with kido, and send it flying* 1d20+spirit

This is going to hurt again isn't it. I groan and steel my nerves as I grab the left side of my zanpakuto's guard and put all of my weight into my legs, trying to give myself some stability for what I'm about to do. this is so stupid. THIS is so stupid. But hey, if one never takes risks, they live a very boring life. Sure it might be longer than the others. But does that really matter.

My nerves begin to falter, until a stray thought runs through my head. I told the duty officer I'd come dragging these things back myself. And Aya's expecting me under those trees!.

The lighting slams into me, and I make my move, as the thing tries to bite into my leg. I step the side. placing the guard on its horns I scream loudly, cursing as I feel my body begin to lock up.

Sparks fly through my eyes as I pivot, catching its horn, trapping it in between my guard and serrated blade.

"I've got you now, always liked roasted shinigami" thunderthump drools, his voice lofty as he tries to pin me.

And I force my weight the same way he's going, slamming his face into the ground before I run my blade of his neck, freeing it from his horns as those weird vines try and swing at me barely missing as I step away from him.

He's laying there stunned in the muddy ground, and...I'm having trouble moving with how much of that lighting coursed through me.

I twitch, sparks still running over me.

roll 1d20+endurance

>>763411
Oh also

store blood
4 bloody attacks
- or
1 heal
-OR
1 full attack
-

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>763411

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>763411

I wonder if the frog is weak enough for one full attack to finish him.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>763411
Rolling endurance.

>>763423
Shit

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>763423
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand there's the other side of the coin. Wondered when that would turn up.

>>763415
>>763423
errr, Kotei? Little help? Could use that heal about now.

>>763423
Reroll.

Spend luck to reroll?
[] YEAH MON ONE 1d20
[] Nah mon, NO d20s