application for sanctum-net
Player Information:
Name: Sel.
Age: 18 years-old.
Contact info: iothe@lj, iothe@plurk, rabidsel@gmail.com, threefullmoons@AIM.
Characters currently played at Sanctum, if any: None!
Character Information:
Name: Kuchiki Rukia.
Canon: Bleach manga.
Canon point: Just post the Soul Society / Rescue Arc.
Age: Approximately 115 years-old. Appears to be around 17 or 18.
Appearance: Click!
Background: Click!
Post-Canon History: Not applicable.
Previous Game History: Not applicable.
Personality: One of the most defining attributes of Rukia is her pride. She has a very strong sense of honor and duty, almost to the point of being obsessed about her actions and how they might be perceived by others. There is an image of grace, beauty and coldness that she fights to protect in front of anyone from the Soul Society who might judge her, especially her older brother, Kuchiki Byakuya. She endeavors to deserve his family name. Much of her self-consciousness stems from her belief that if she is anything less than perfect, she will not deserve her place among the family.
Her perfect image has a tendency to shatter under pressure and stress, or with her friends from the Human World, namely Kurosaki Ichigo and Inoue Orihime. However even upon opening up to these people, she has never been the sort of person to rely on others when in trouble, to the point of it leading to her downfall. When around Ichigo’s classmates in what they would call the “real” world, she has shown a capacity to be a vivacious and bright young woman.
Because of the importance of her image, Rukia has trouble opening up to others about her problems, to the point of self-destruction. Rukia considers feelings to result from a lack of discipline and control, rather than a natural piece of life. She doesn't believe in sharing her problems with others, and because of this view, she comes off as cold & aloof. Other than Abarai Renji, who she has known since childhood in the Rukongai, she does not open her heart to anyone (and even rarely to him) and has trouble making friends and connecting with others as a result.
Rukia is an actress at heart and has few qualms about using her skill to manipulate those around her, though her reasons are sound and her moral compass points due North. This tendency to act leads to different personalities such as the one she presents at Ichigo's school and the one that she shows Ichigo when they are at home or on a mission. Her multiple personalities make it difficult for others to break through her shell, or to feel as though they really know her.
Due to her relationship with Kurosaki Ichigo, it can be argued that the Rukia presented today is very different from how she has acted in the past. Despite her unwillingness to adapt and learn, Rukia has discovered feelings to be more socially acceptable outside (and even within, in some cases) the Soul Society. She has also realized her own passionate feelings towards certain events in her past, recognizing what has contributed to make her the person she is today. Rather than believing her epiphanies to make her weaker, Rukia understands herself better and appears more comfortable in her own skin. She also has more tolerance for those who she would have previously considered weak because of their lack of discipline, namely Inoue Orihime.
After Rukia graduated from the Academy and was placed in the 13th Division, she began serving under Ukitake Juushirou. Despite his poor health and delicate body, Rukia came to really admire him as a Captain and as a man. Ukitake's sense of honor and keen moral compass served as a guide for Rukia during troubled times - such as after Kaien's death. Ukitake was also responsible for teaching her an important lesson about life and honor - during Kaien's encounter with the hollow that killed his wife, Rukia wanted to intervene and believes that had she been allowed to do so, he would still be alive. Ukitake-taichou was the one who stopped her, stating that there were some fights a man had to fight for his honor, and some fights that were simply physical. If she intervened, Kaien would never recover from losing the chance to defeat the hollow that murdered his beloved wife. His words showed her that her captain was treating her as he might an equal, rather than a subordinate who he could simply order to stand down. By explaining himself, Ukitake showed Rukia a bit of his heart; Rukia could never take something that serious so lightly. Respecting Ukitake's wisdom and experience in such matters, she held back until the very last moment, when Kaien was possessed and attacked her, regaining his identity long enough to impale himself on her sword. After his death, remembering Ukitake-taichou's words, Rukia could take comfort in knowing that he thought of her as a friend rather than a mindless lackey. Far from considering Ukitake's chronic illness a weakness, she believes that it has lent him incredible wisdom through patience, and strength through quiet endurance.
About the same time as Rukia met Ukitake and graduated from the Academy, she also became acquainted with Shiba Kaien. Her very first day with her new squad, she overheard some of the other members talking about her as if she were a spoiled rich noble. At that moment, she gave up hope that she would ever be treated normally within a division - later, however, when she met Kaien, he scolded her just like he might any other new recruit! The fact that he could speak so easily to her, as if she was just another part of a team regardless of what family she belonged to, won her instant regard. From there, the relationship between them only grew; Kaien began training with Rukia separately, to keep her on her toes, and she valued those training sessions as her one chance to be "normal" and drop the mask she was constantly forced to wear when in the presence of others. While Rukia has never confirmed this, there were speculations that her feelings had turned from admiration to romantic affection - Shiba Kaien, however, was a married man and Rukia would have been too aware of the dishonor it would bring them both to ever act upon her feelings, if they did exist. In death and the manner of his death, Shiba Kaien taught her that some things were worth dying for - fighting to save your honor, for instance. After a hollow murdered his wife, Kaien demanded to be allowed to go after the beast and slay him to defend his wife's honor. Ukitake eventually relented, and he and Rukia accompanied Kaien to confront the hollow. Rukia, desperate to save him when she saw that the battle was going badly, thought to intervene and was only prevented by her Captain's words, allowing Kaien to regain some of his lost honor for himself and his wife, even though it meant losing his life at Rukia's hand.
Her most recent relationships, those formed in Karakura town while aiding Ichigo and his friends, are mostly based on keeping people at an arm's length. With Ichigo, Rukia relies on physical interaction (in the form of ... er, generous slaps and physical violence) and bad jokes to keep him from wondering whether or not there was something lurking beneath the surface. That sort of interaction, impossible back home where people expected a certain level of decorum from her, soothes some of the worry she feels about Ichigo realizing exactly how emotionally fragile she can be. She also loses her temper a lot more easily with Ichigo, prone to yell at him for silly, small things; it's her first taste of being on top of the food chain, and she's rather enjoying it. But she's also frightened for Ichigo - if he doesn't pay attention to the little things she tells him, no matter how trivial, he could make one misstep in battle and she would never forgive herself. To hide her worry, she reacts violently and loudly when they are alone and she's dropped her other mask - the mask of a transfer student to Ichigo's school.
Having overcome her feelings of guilt for Kaien Shiba's death and her hand in the event of his death, Rukia is still very fragile emotionally, especially when she feels she is being blamed for the death or hurt of others. She often blames herself for things that are not her fault - especially when Ichigo gets hurt or feels as though he has to take care of her. Once she reaches a certain point, she becomes overly flustered and fails to think logically about any situation at hand.
Sexuality: Rukia very strongly prefers men. She doesn't recall having many positive relationships with women, other than her sister Hisana (and she barely remembers her). From the beginning of her new life in the Rukongai, she always related better and felt closer to men. She could and still does understand the warrior nature they feel they have to live up to, and finds herself attracted to strong male figures in her life. Abarai Renji, Kuchiki Byakuya & Kurosaki Ichigo all represent men who are important to her, and who she is able to be close to with relative ease. Women, on the other hand, are alien. When she first begins living with Kurosaki Ichigo in his world, she has a hard time relating to her classmates. Perhaps its the delicate nature of some women, but she feels that she doesn't quite fit in with them - she was raised to be a Shinigami, a warrior. She was never the traditional “flower” and as such, doesn't feel at ease with them. Instead she feels that they should be protected and kept safe. Inoue Orihime is the best example of the disparity Rukia feels between herself and other women around her.
In terms of sexual experience, Rukia lost her virginity when she was still living in Rukongai. To her, it was a senseless, meaningless act. She hadn't particularly enjoyed herself and the entire motivation had spurred from her friends growing older and beginning to grow into their individual sexual identities. There was quite a bit of experimentation going around as well! Forever seeking to keep up with the boys in the gang she and Renji ran with, she refused to allow them to experience anything that she hadn't also experienced. Falling behind in any manner, whether it was personal or not, meant risking death. In her district, you had to be tough to survive and any sort of weakness left you open to attacks - her virginity was becoming a weakness, holding her back and she would rather be rid of it. She'd never been sentimental in that way; she lived in a much rougher part of town where romance was all but dead. Beyond her first time and a few foolish tumbles with other Rukon brats, Rukia has abstained from any sort of physical relationship since her adoption into the Kuchiki family. Her actions no longer reflected only upon herself, but also upon the family as a whole. It was bad enough that women from Rukongai were considered to be immoral and loose -- she didn't need to prove her critics right. There were more important things to focus on once she entered the academy and over time, sex became somewhat of a taboo. She would only disgrace her family if she became involved with the wrong man, and because sex had never been about pleasure for her, it was an easy luxury to give up and ignore in favor of work.
Skills and Powers:
Kidou: Used for binding, healing and destruction. Through grueling training, Rukia has developed her skills to an above average level, and is able to use high-level Kidou without draining her power. She is remarkably quick at using the spells in rapid succession, and her combinations tend to be unique and tailored for her use. She is able to use several high-level Kidou at the same time, however it drains her immensely and should only be used as a last resort.
Expert Swordswoman: Rukia is proficient in the basic levels of Zanjutsu. While she isn't as talented as she is at Kidou (something she will willingly admit when pressed), she is capable of holding her own in battle.
Enhanced Durability: Due to her training as a shinigami, and the very nature of her existence as a spirit, Rukia has an above average amount of stamina, durability and can withstand blows that might kill a human. While capable of sustaining life-threatening wounds, she can often fight through the pain and get herself to safety before succumbing to them.
Enhanced Strength: This is a skill that is often overlooked due to her size- she looks like easy prey. Rukia is able to pick up and throw much stronger opponents, even without the aid of her Zanpakutou. Her actual strength and its limits is unknown, however there is a limit to what her body can withstand. She is also capable of hand-to-hand combat when all else fails.
Shunpou Expert: A technique of fast stepping. Rukia is capable of maintaining high speed movements of extended periods of time. Her size makes her faster than others with this same skill, because there is less of her to move.
Zanpakutou: Rukia has many abilities that are tied to her sword, Sode no Shirayuki. The sword appears to be an ordinary katana with an inwardly curved blade. After giving her shikai command, the hild and blade turn completely white, and a ribbon (also white) appears attached to the pommel. Her shikai special abilities include multiple “dances”. Rukia has not yet achieved Bankai.
• Some no mai, Tsukishiro. A circle of ice appears below the victim and freezes them.
• Tsugi no mai, Hakuren. Rukia controls a massive wave of ice particles that speed towards the victim, encasing the victim in solid ice.
• San no mai, Shirafune. The ability to reforge her Zanpakutou with ice if it is broken, and piercing all objects in her swords path.
• Juhaku. Ice freezes the target from the ground up, turning them into ice.
Items: Rukia will be coming into the game with her zanpakutou, Sode no Shirayuki. Usually, her sword takes the form of a katana, belted by her side at all times. She wouldn’t feel safe without it, especially considering the spirit inside had been her friend for many years and her companion. (Sode no Shirayuki will be silent in Sanctum). Otherwise, she’ll come only with the clothes on her back - most likely her shinigami uniform.
Writing samples:
Action:
[Ever since she’d arrived here, it’d been a whirl of activity - and Rukia was having trouble coming to terms with it all. The overwhelming “Welcome!” that she’d received upon waking was .,. shocking, to say the least. Especially when the last thing she expected was to be waking up on her back in a park of some sort. She ought to be at home, in the Kuchiki ancestral manor. This .. was not where she was supposed to be.
And all of that was made abundantly clear by what had happened next - she’d been cleaned up, given a strange looking device and informed about what this place was and what she was expected to do here. All the while, she’d been watching the various people warily, unsure whether this was some sick dream or just a nightmare waiting to happen.
And now that she’d escaped her friendly captors, she was sitting on a bench, turning the communication device over and over in her hand. Thinking. Trying to think.]
… This has to be a dream.
[After all, there couldn’t really be a garish flashing sign advertising pornography in front of her, right?]
Third Person Prose: She would never get used to walking by the various sex shops on her way to work.
Back home, sex was a hushed up business. It was implied that it took place - after all, they were all only (close to) human and they had needs! But the shinigami took care of those needs quietly and silently. Rumors were around, sure, but Rukia rarely paid attention to them unless they involved her. Even then, she only cared enough to refute whatever it was being said about her, and hope that it hadn’t gotten back to her Nii-sama yet. Sex was not something she talked about at home, or even thought about.
Here, however. In this place, the place she’d been taken to, in Sanctum … things were different. It was like life was one big party, other than the fact that everyone had to pay rent and support themselves. The entire city seemed to be set up for that type of pleasure, and Rukia, shy as she was about those things, couldn’t avoid it. It’d taken a month before she could even walk this route to work without feeling as if everyone was watching her.
And even now, her cheeks burned.
In the Rift sample: Not applicable.
Plans: I’d love to explore Rukia’s relationship with the people around her - she’s very stoic in canon and would have trouble opening up to the people in Sanctum, no matter if they are all in the same boat. She wouldn’t be dead set against sexual relations with anyone, but making friends and even acquaintances would be more difficult due to her temperament.
Any questions and concerns go here: None, really! Just apologizing again for having to reserve twice!
Name: Sel.
Age: 18 years-old.
Contact info: iothe@lj, iothe@plurk, rabidsel@gmail.com, threefullmoons@AIM.
Characters currently played at Sanctum, if any: None!
Character Information:
Name: Kuchiki Rukia.
Canon: Bleach manga.
Canon point: Just post the Soul Society / Rescue Arc.
Age: Approximately 115 years-old. Appears to be around 17 or 18.
Appearance: Click!
Background: Click!
Post-Canon History: Not applicable.
Previous Game History: Not applicable.
Personality: One of the most defining attributes of Rukia is her pride. She has a very strong sense of honor and duty, almost to the point of being obsessed about her actions and how they might be perceived by others. There is an image of grace, beauty and coldness that she fights to protect in front of anyone from the Soul Society who might judge her, especially her older brother, Kuchiki Byakuya. She endeavors to deserve his family name. Much of her self-consciousness stems from her belief that if she is anything less than perfect, she will not deserve her place among the family.
Her perfect image has a tendency to shatter under pressure and stress, or with her friends from the Human World, namely Kurosaki Ichigo and Inoue Orihime. However even upon opening up to these people, she has never been the sort of person to rely on others when in trouble, to the point of it leading to her downfall. When around Ichigo’s classmates in what they would call the “real” world, she has shown a capacity to be a vivacious and bright young woman.
Because of the importance of her image, Rukia has trouble opening up to others about her problems, to the point of self-destruction. Rukia considers feelings to result from a lack of discipline and control, rather than a natural piece of life. She doesn't believe in sharing her problems with others, and because of this view, she comes off as cold & aloof. Other than Abarai Renji, who she has known since childhood in the Rukongai, she does not open her heart to anyone (and even rarely to him) and has trouble making friends and connecting with others as a result.
Rukia is an actress at heart and has few qualms about using her skill to manipulate those around her, though her reasons are sound and her moral compass points due North. This tendency to act leads to different personalities such as the one she presents at Ichigo's school and the one that she shows Ichigo when they are at home or on a mission. Her multiple personalities make it difficult for others to break through her shell, or to feel as though they really know her.
Due to her relationship with Kurosaki Ichigo, it can be argued that the Rukia presented today is very different from how she has acted in the past. Despite her unwillingness to adapt and learn, Rukia has discovered feelings to be more socially acceptable outside (and even within, in some cases) the Soul Society. She has also realized her own passionate feelings towards certain events in her past, recognizing what has contributed to make her the person she is today. Rather than believing her epiphanies to make her weaker, Rukia understands herself better and appears more comfortable in her own skin. She also has more tolerance for those who she would have previously considered weak because of their lack of discipline, namely Inoue Orihime.
After Rukia graduated from the Academy and was placed in the 13th Division, she began serving under Ukitake Juushirou. Despite his poor health and delicate body, Rukia came to really admire him as a Captain and as a man. Ukitake's sense of honor and keen moral compass served as a guide for Rukia during troubled times - such as after Kaien's death. Ukitake was also responsible for teaching her an important lesson about life and honor - during Kaien's encounter with the hollow that killed his wife, Rukia wanted to intervene and believes that had she been allowed to do so, he would still be alive. Ukitake-taichou was the one who stopped her, stating that there were some fights a man had to fight for his honor, and some fights that were simply physical. If she intervened, Kaien would never recover from losing the chance to defeat the hollow that murdered his beloved wife. His words showed her that her captain was treating her as he might an equal, rather than a subordinate who he could simply order to stand down. By explaining himself, Ukitake showed Rukia a bit of his heart; Rukia could never take something that serious so lightly. Respecting Ukitake's wisdom and experience in such matters, she held back until the very last moment, when Kaien was possessed and attacked her, regaining his identity long enough to impale himself on her sword. After his death, remembering Ukitake-taichou's words, Rukia could take comfort in knowing that he thought of her as a friend rather than a mindless lackey. Far from considering Ukitake's chronic illness a weakness, she believes that it has lent him incredible wisdom through patience, and strength through quiet endurance.
About the same time as Rukia met Ukitake and graduated from the Academy, she also became acquainted with Shiba Kaien. Her very first day with her new squad, she overheard some of the other members talking about her as if she were a spoiled rich noble. At that moment, she gave up hope that she would ever be treated normally within a division - later, however, when she met Kaien, he scolded her just like he might any other new recruit! The fact that he could speak so easily to her, as if she was just another part of a team regardless of what family she belonged to, won her instant regard. From there, the relationship between them only grew; Kaien began training with Rukia separately, to keep her on her toes, and she valued those training sessions as her one chance to be "normal" and drop the mask she was constantly forced to wear when in the presence of others. While Rukia has never confirmed this, there were speculations that her feelings had turned from admiration to romantic affection - Shiba Kaien, however, was a married man and Rukia would have been too aware of the dishonor it would bring them both to ever act upon her feelings, if they did exist. In death and the manner of his death, Shiba Kaien taught her that some things were worth dying for - fighting to save your honor, for instance. After a hollow murdered his wife, Kaien demanded to be allowed to go after the beast and slay him to defend his wife's honor. Ukitake eventually relented, and he and Rukia accompanied Kaien to confront the hollow. Rukia, desperate to save him when she saw that the battle was going badly, thought to intervene and was only prevented by her Captain's words, allowing Kaien to regain some of his lost honor for himself and his wife, even though it meant losing his life at Rukia's hand.
Her most recent relationships, those formed in Karakura town while aiding Ichigo and his friends, are mostly based on keeping people at an arm's length. With Ichigo, Rukia relies on physical interaction (in the form of ... er, generous slaps and physical violence) and bad jokes to keep him from wondering whether or not there was something lurking beneath the surface. That sort of interaction, impossible back home where people expected a certain level of decorum from her, soothes some of the worry she feels about Ichigo realizing exactly how emotionally fragile she can be. She also loses her temper a lot more easily with Ichigo, prone to yell at him for silly, small things; it's her first taste of being on top of the food chain, and she's rather enjoying it. But she's also frightened for Ichigo - if he doesn't pay attention to the little things she tells him, no matter how trivial, he could make one misstep in battle and she would never forgive herself. To hide her worry, she reacts violently and loudly when they are alone and she's dropped her other mask - the mask of a transfer student to Ichigo's school.
Having overcome her feelings of guilt for Kaien Shiba's death and her hand in the event of his death, Rukia is still very fragile emotionally, especially when she feels she is being blamed for the death or hurt of others. She often blames herself for things that are not her fault - especially when Ichigo gets hurt or feels as though he has to take care of her. Once she reaches a certain point, she becomes overly flustered and fails to think logically about any situation at hand.
Sexuality: Rukia very strongly prefers men. She doesn't recall having many positive relationships with women, other than her sister Hisana (and she barely remembers her). From the beginning of her new life in the Rukongai, she always related better and felt closer to men. She could and still does understand the warrior nature they feel they have to live up to, and finds herself attracted to strong male figures in her life. Abarai Renji, Kuchiki Byakuya & Kurosaki Ichigo all represent men who are important to her, and who she is able to be close to with relative ease. Women, on the other hand, are alien. When she first begins living with Kurosaki Ichigo in his world, she has a hard time relating to her classmates. Perhaps its the delicate nature of some women, but she feels that she doesn't quite fit in with them - she was raised to be a Shinigami, a warrior. She was never the traditional “flower” and as such, doesn't feel at ease with them. Instead she feels that they should be protected and kept safe. Inoue Orihime is the best example of the disparity Rukia feels between herself and other women around her.
In terms of sexual experience, Rukia lost her virginity when she was still living in Rukongai. To her, it was a senseless, meaningless act. She hadn't particularly enjoyed herself and the entire motivation had spurred from her friends growing older and beginning to grow into their individual sexual identities. There was quite a bit of experimentation going around as well! Forever seeking to keep up with the boys in the gang she and Renji ran with, she refused to allow them to experience anything that she hadn't also experienced. Falling behind in any manner, whether it was personal or not, meant risking death. In her district, you had to be tough to survive and any sort of weakness left you open to attacks - her virginity was becoming a weakness, holding her back and she would rather be rid of it. She'd never been sentimental in that way; she lived in a much rougher part of town where romance was all but dead. Beyond her first time and a few foolish tumbles with other Rukon brats, Rukia has abstained from any sort of physical relationship since her adoption into the Kuchiki family. Her actions no longer reflected only upon herself, but also upon the family as a whole. It was bad enough that women from Rukongai were considered to be immoral and loose -- she didn't need to prove her critics right. There were more important things to focus on once she entered the academy and over time, sex became somewhat of a taboo. She would only disgrace her family if she became involved with the wrong man, and because sex had never been about pleasure for her, it was an easy luxury to give up and ignore in favor of work.
Skills and Powers:
Kidou: Used for binding, healing and destruction. Through grueling training, Rukia has developed her skills to an above average level, and is able to use high-level Kidou without draining her power. She is remarkably quick at using the spells in rapid succession, and her combinations tend to be unique and tailored for her use. She is able to use several high-level Kidou at the same time, however it drains her immensely and should only be used as a last resort.
Expert Swordswoman: Rukia is proficient in the basic levels of Zanjutsu. While she isn't as talented as she is at Kidou (something she will willingly admit when pressed), she is capable of holding her own in battle.
Enhanced Durability: Due to her training as a shinigami, and the very nature of her existence as a spirit, Rukia has an above average amount of stamina, durability and can withstand blows that might kill a human. While capable of sustaining life-threatening wounds, she can often fight through the pain and get herself to safety before succumbing to them.
Enhanced Strength: This is a skill that is often overlooked due to her size- she looks like easy prey. Rukia is able to pick up and throw much stronger opponents, even without the aid of her Zanpakutou. Her actual strength and its limits is unknown, however there is a limit to what her body can withstand. She is also capable of hand-to-hand combat when all else fails.
Shunpou Expert: A technique of fast stepping. Rukia is capable of maintaining high speed movements of extended periods of time. Her size makes her faster than others with this same skill, because there is less of her to move.
Zanpakutou: Rukia has many abilities that are tied to her sword, Sode no Shirayuki. The sword appears to be an ordinary katana with an inwardly curved blade. After giving her shikai command, the hild and blade turn completely white, and a ribbon (also white) appears attached to the pommel. Her shikai special abilities include multiple “dances”. Rukia has not yet achieved Bankai.
• Some no mai, Tsukishiro. A circle of ice appears below the victim and freezes them.
• Tsugi no mai, Hakuren. Rukia controls a massive wave of ice particles that speed towards the victim, encasing the victim in solid ice.
• San no mai, Shirafune. The ability to reforge her Zanpakutou with ice if it is broken, and piercing all objects in her swords path.
• Juhaku. Ice freezes the target from the ground up, turning them into ice.
Items: Rukia will be coming into the game with her zanpakutou, Sode no Shirayuki. Usually, her sword takes the form of a katana, belted by her side at all times. She wouldn’t feel safe without it, especially considering the spirit inside had been her friend for many years and her companion. (Sode no Shirayuki will be silent in Sanctum). Otherwise, she’ll come only with the clothes on her back - most likely her shinigami uniform.
Writing samples:
Action:
[Ever since she’d arrived here, it’d been a whirl of activity - and Rukia was having trouble coming to terms with it all. The overwhelming “Welcome!” that she’d received upon waking was .,. shocking, to say the least. Especially when the last thing she expected was to be waking up on her back in a park of some sort. She ought to be at home, in the Kuchiki ancestral manor. This .. was not where she was supposed to be.
And all of that was made abundantly clear by what had happened next - she’d been cleaned up, given a strange looking device and informed about what this place was and what she was expected to do here. All the while, she’d been watching the various people warily, unsure whether this was some sick dream or just a nightmare waiting to happen.
And now that she’d escaped her friendly captors, she was sitting on a bench, turning the communication device over and over in her hand. Thinking. Trying to think.]
… This has to be a dream.
[After all, there couldn’t really be a garish flashing sign advertising pornography in front of her, right?]
Third Person Prose: She would never get used to walking by the various sex shops on her way to work.
Back home, sex was a hushed up business. It was implied that it took place - after all, they were all only (close to) human and they had needs! But the shinigami took care of those needs quietly and silently. Rumors were around, sure, but Rukia rarely paid attention to them unless they involved her. Even then, she only cared enough to refute whatever it was being said about her, and hope that it hadn’t gotten back to her Nii-sama yet. Sex was not something she talked about at home, or even thought about.
Here, however. In this place, the place she’d been taken to, in Sanctum … things were different. It was like life was one big party, other than the fact that everyone had to pay rent and support themselves. The entire city seemed to be set up for that type of pleasure, and Rukia, shy as she was about those things, couldn’t avoid it. It’d taken a month before she could even walk this route to work without feeling as if everyone was watching her.
And even now, her cheeks burned.
In the Rift sample: Not applicable.
Plans: I’d love to explore Rukia’s relationship with the people around her - she’s very stoic in canon and would have trouble opening up to the people in Sanctum, no matter if they are all in the same boat. She wouldn’t be dead set against sexual relations with anyone, but making friends and even acquaintances would be more difficult due to her temperament.
Any questions and concerns go here: None, really! Just apologizing again for having to reserve twice!