Day 28: Mystic Spa

[byakushi]

[from hereByakuya entered the spa in a somewhat less grand manner than normal; he felt deflated, due to the unpleasant business that had been occurring all day. But, then again, that was why he was here, was it not? To release some of that stress. He wouldn't be able to function, otherwise... and the next - or, rather, the FIRST - task he'd set

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[haiiro_no_chou]

Rukia offered a small smile to Jack, but did not wave. She couldn't hear every word of what the group at the counter was saying, but it seemed that Fai had found out something. As he returned, Rukia focused on pulling on her own spiritual energy, blocked or weakened though it was.

After a moment, spirit threads - mostly white, some red - became visible. Urahara's was one of the red threads, but it seemed to stretch away into the distance... back to the Institute. Quickly dropping the minor spell, Rukia swayed only slightly. She could feel a small trickle of blood in her nose, but sniffed quickly and pinched it. She really didn't want to make a mess here, in front of her brother.

She turned to Ururu. "I found him," she said, her voice nasal. She tried to concentrate on her words and not sound woozy. "But he's back at the Institute. Back where we came from today. So maybe you'll see him tonight." She tried to keep her voice light, but it concerned her that some patients had not been brought on the 'field trip'. Was something terrible being done to him, or any others back there?

Rukia looked up at Fai, but did not stand yet. "Oh, thank you. I hope we can find someone to sell them to. Or trade."

[bewarethecute]

Kisuke-san hadn't come on the trip? That didn't make sense, unless he was doing something smart like finding out things while everyone was gone. That seemed like something Kisuke-san would do, so Ururu was less worried.

"Thank you." The girl looked up at Rukia-san for a moment, tilting her head to the side. She stepped closer to the shinigami, and reached up to put a hand on the woman's cheek. That's when Fai.-san returned, and Ururu looked up at the man in concern. "I think we should go now. Rukia-san's nose doesn't like the smells here."

[not_rly_fai]

"Ah, apparently not," he said as he gave her a slightly worried look. Whatever magic Rukia had done, her body didn't seem to like it. He held the door open for the girls, "how about we chat out in some fresh air then?"

It irritated him that he couldn't pinpoint what the ability was. Had she been looking for someone? It wasn't all that uncommon of a spell. Perhaps she just wasn't terribly good with it? Though he wasn't sure that was it either.

"So what's the plan ladies?" he asked earnestly. He was eager to visit more of the shops and see if anyone had seen his friends.

[haiiro_no_chou]

Rukia smiled at Ururu's concern, as well as her reasoning for leaving the shop. It was very cute, really. She stood carefully; her knees seemed to be supporting her well enough, since she had only used a small amount of energy. Still, the nose bleeding was annoying, as well as the headache.

Spotting a box of tissues on the counter nearby, Rukia took one and blotted her nose. She nodded to Fai and headed back out onto the street.

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