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[Well, today Priscilla is in her white bodysuit without the armor parts. She's also at the Headquarters, at a newly situated table, with a handful of papers in her hand, barely visible at the corner of the screen.]I've finally finished with partnership assignments and the new schedule for those on the Patrol Unit. I'm sorry it's taken so long! I
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And I can help with your cat if you like. [slightly amused-seeming grin]
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I never got a chance to talk to that Luke kid, unfortunately. No one in the city's willing to talk about it at all, either...[sigh]
[ooc: Kaien had a pet mountain boar...piglet thing, so he figures a cat can't be too difficult. xD]
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[Have a big, sunny smile from Priscilla!]
Have you tried dressing in local clothing to ask these questions? They don't trust us, but if they didn't know better--
But that's dishonest. I'm not sure what to do.
[She's not ignoring the offer, juuust distracted, sob.]
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[Nevermind that that makes four things now, with the other shift, work at Nagi's, and helping out with Naruto's self-defense lessons when he gets his schedule worked out. He'll work it out, he's sure.]
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I haven't, no. But I get the feeling it won't work. Even the locals that don't mind talking to us--the ones like Duncan--freeze up as soon as they're mentioned. But it might be worth a try, if things go on like this.
[By which he means, if there's another murder. But he's really hoping it won't come to that. Really really hoping.]
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I think we should be prepared for another attack.
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Even for those of us that can defend ourselves, we'll probably need more than just fighting the monsters in the mist. This murderer is clearly far more intelligent than any of those.
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...well, the creatures in the mist can be a little bright too. Particularly the ones who seem human.
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[a pause]
Back home, we in the Gotei 13 usually spar with our teammates. I think we should probably try to do that with the patrol members too, whenever we get time. There are so many of us, it'd give us experience with a lot of different fighting styles and abilities.
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I agree. The training facilities are complete now, so it shouldn't be too hard...
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[...the cat bats at her ear, and she blinks.]
...did you say you could help with the kitten?
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Speaking of which, we should spar sometime too.
[he chuckles a little as the kitten bats at her]
Yeah, probably. Had a pet of my own back home. Wonder how she's doing...
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All right, and... do you miss them? The pet.
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[a small pause] Yeah. I'm sure Ganju's taking care of her, though. I...miss a lot of things and people from my home, really. My siblings, my captain, my subordinates...
It's what makes me so grateful that Byakuya's here with me, even if we weren't the closest of friends back home. [Another pause, and his voice is softer than usual when he speaks] Is there anything you miss from home?
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[No hesitation, no humor.]
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What is a yoma, exactly? I've heard you say they're like monsters, and that you guys are trained for destroying them, but that's about it.
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On my world, anyone you know - your friends, your family, your [Her voice breaks, just a little.] parents, your siblings... they could be yoma wearing your loved one's flesh. At any time you could awaken to them standing over you with their gold eyes and their... teeth. Normally, that would be the last thing you ever saw.
They are too strong to be killed by most humans. That is why the Organization created us.
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