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Nightshift 25: M21-M30 Hallway
As soon as the doors had unlocked, Xemnas already headed outside. His amber eyes scanned the dark hallway, but there were patients nor monsters lurking within the darkness. Keeping his flashlight off as to avoid any unwanted attention, the Superior quickly proceeded
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Momo traversed down the hallway and spotted Hitsugaya easily. A smile touched her lips at the sight of her friend and she relaxed a little bit more. He was talking to someone she didn't recognize, so she decided not to interrupt.
Stopping a respectful distance away, the shinigami nodded to Hitsugaya when she made eye contact with him. Hands behind her back, she waited at attention for him to finish his conversation and address herself and Signum. If the knight kept her voice down, Momo would continue conversation with her. Inf act, Momo glanced over at the knight and grinned.
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By unit size, in fact, Momo's commanders and subcommanders sounded equivalent to something like a major or colonel in the Midchildan army... with only 13 units, maybe even generals. But she led soldiers and handled unit logistics in subordination to another, so it was the closest she could get.
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"As you are not shinigami, 'vice captain' would be inappropriate, but 'lieutenant' would be similar. It's hard to tell, since the Captain of the First Division is the General of the Gotei 13." She shrugged. "I'm not sure how such ranks equivocate in your army."
A small smile. "Does Lieutenant Signum of the 6th Mobile of the Midchildan Army, Commander of the Wolkenritter work for you?" Sometimes formalities really did end up making names way too long for her tastes. She'd just prefer to introduce her friend as Signum-kun, but that wasn't how Hitsugaya worked.
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"Why is he so particular about titles? He must recognize that they're meaningless between organizations with no formal contact."
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Why did Hitsugaya like rank so much? "I'm not completely sure," she said in a quiet voice that would not carry to Hitsugaya. "I think it's so he can decide how much respect to initially give someone he meets. It also lets him know what kind of treatment they are used to. One isn't going to bark orders at someone who is used to being in command of a large division, treating them like an unseated. And the opposite goes for someone used to recieving orders such as an unranked memember of a militia."
"It all goes back to the concept of commanders and soldiers we spoke of earlier."
She was also of the opinion that it was a bit of a security blanket for Hitsugaya; he was such a workaholic. All work an no play made Shiro-chan a dull boy.
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Unfortunatly, this was going to cause a delay. "Great," she muttered with annoyance. This shinigami only had so much patience.
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Hitsugaya walked away from the drama between Homura and Sanzo, thinking with some bitter amusement that he'd likely be walking into drama of his own. Still, he told Matsumoto he'd at least try. Why, oh why, did he agree to try? Stupid Matsumoto and her logic...
He pulled out a map from under his arm and handed it to Momo. He could only assume that the person next to her was Signum, but it was likely best to let Momo do the introductions. If nothing else, it was proper.
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Momo bowed to Hitsugaya as he approached. She accepted the paper he handed and gestured to Signum.
"Hitsugaya-taichou, this is Lieutenant Signum of the 6th Mobile Unit of the Midchildan Army," Momo said with formality. She then smiled and her tone lightned. "My friend."
She similarly introduced Signum to her childhood friend. "Captain Hitsugaya Toshirou of the 10th Division of the Gotei 13."
She continued to stand at attention, waiting for her briefing and any further orders. Time was of the essence.
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"We are eager to begin, but I'd like to talk to you later about the network you've formed." Her face was carefully neutral. She wanted to know more about its short-term goals and organization, practical matters, of course... but she also wanted to know exactly what he considered it and its members in relation to his old organization. It was one thing to ally herself with him, another to be drafted by a foreign entity she knew little about... even if there was currently little to distinguish the ideas in practice.
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Hitsugaya wanted to speak to her in private? Oh yes... the briefing. She really hoped it wouldn't take long.
"As you wish, Taichou," was all the shinigami said and she waited for him to direct her to a specific location.
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Had Sora known he was interrupting, he wouldn't have walked over to the group so eagerly as he turned down the hallway. Still, he had gotten excited when he recognized the description Hitsugaya had given him on the bulletin board, and... Well, they were near M23.
"Hey!" he called, heading over quickly, but managing not to actually run. "I'm Sora," he said, directing his comment to the other boy. "You told me to come talk to you so you could explain things, and I'm also going to have Rena and Kairi meet me here, so..."
It was only after he had babbled on for a while that he realized he might have walked in on something. He paused and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Am I interrupting anything?"
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She wondered what they had to talk about that couldn't be said in front of her. It wasn't her place to ask, of course, but she didn't like being left in the dark about operational details. If it was the talk of old friends it was fine, if ill-timed, but otherwise she expected transparency.
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And then Homura and Sanzo were fighting. Fun.
He bowed respectfully to Signum first. "This won't take but a moment," he answered. Then he turned his attention to Sora.
"Sora," he said in acknowledgment. "I do need to talk to you and give you a new map...but I need to speak with Hinamori first. Wait..." he paused, about to recommend he wait by the door, but didn't want to get the boy involved in the fight. "Wait here and I'll be with you in just a moment."
He walked further into the shadows, out of earshot of the other two, but still close enough that their flashlights could be seen in the dark.
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