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Character name: Urahara Kisuke
Fandom: Bleach
Timeline: Around Chapter 240, post Ichigo and Co heading off to Hueco Mundo.
Age: Who knows? Over 9000 Over 110 years old definitely; but likely to be considerably older than that.
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths: Urahara is a magnificent chess master with a brilliant mind; one is never quite sure what he’s thinking or just how far ahead of you he has thought, but his mind and wits alone are enough to make him a worthy opponent. When this particular trait is taken into consideration along with his formidable combat abilities, you would find yourself with a very dangerous and unpredictable adversary should you choose to engage him in battle.
Urahara is well heeled in the arts of the Gotei 13, that is to say he is able to use the four basic fighting styles required of Shinigami to a high level of efficiency; these are sword fighting (zanjutsu), high speed fighting movements (hohou), hand to hand combat (hakuda) and advanced spells requiring strong spiritual power (kidou). It is arguable that his speciality is in Zanjutsu, as it is in this area he coaches Kurosaki Ichigo and displays unbelievable skill- just hearing that Ichigo was trained by Urahara is enough for seasoned Shinigami (soul reaper) opponents to take the pupil seriously as a real threat. Urahara's former position as a captain means that he is possessed of very strong reiatsu (spiritual power), and is very good at keeping that reiatsu hidden. As a former member of the Second Division, he is adept at hand-to-hand combat and is able to defeat strong opponents with one hand only (as is shown in the Maggot’s Nest in the Turn Back the Pendulum arc). While his physical prowess is implied to be great, it seems that his preferred style of fighting is using his Zanpakutou (soul slayer).
Urahara’s Zanpakuto Benihime is one of his strongest weapons, and is quite possibly the strongest, as her full potential has yet to be elaborated on in canon. Usually she is disguised as a shikomizue (sword cane), but takes the form of a guard-less katana with a bent handle when in shikai (inital release form), and Urahara himself describes her as ‘not nice’. Her abilities are not fully disclosed, but she is a very powerful weapon and is capable of holding off high class Arrancar in her shikai form alone while other Shinigami of Captain level reiatsu are forced to draw on their bankai (second- and most powerful- release form) to defeat opponents several levels lower. From what is known about his bankai, it’s not ‘suited for training people or lending them strength,’ implying that it could be an extremely dangerous and/or powerful technique. Benihime’s shikai abilities include the ‘Shield of Blood Mist,’ which lends a defensive barrier to Urahara that is capable of blocking powerful attacks like a Getsuga Tenshou blast from Ichigo or an Arrancar’s fist. Benihime can also fire off red energy blasts, although the name for this ability has not been disclosed.
Aside from being a very capable fighter, Urahara is also something of a genius. He was the founder of the Department of Research and Development and has invented many remarkable gadgets and doohickeys such as the inflatable gigai (an artificial body in which the soul of a shinigami can reside during time in the living world), the tenshintai (a bankai training doll that, when stabbed with a Zanpakutou, forcibly draws out the Zanpakutou's spirit and gives it material form), and... the Hougyoku, which is a device Urahara invented to break down the barriers between Shinigami and Hollow powers, and is otherwise known as the key plot device which has enabled Aizen to mount his attack against the forces of Soul Society by creating the Arrancar (Hollows who have gained Shinigami like abilities through removing their masks). In short, it appears as though every bad thing that has gone wrong is due largely in part to the work of Urahara Kisuke.
How would they use their abilities?: As Urahara does not typically act like a capable and dangerous fighter (partly due to subterfuge and partly due to his own laziness), he would not be actively displaying his fighting skills unless there was a very real and pressing need for him to do so. He would, however, be using his grey matter to nose about the scientific workings of the ship and investigating the more interesting characters and abilities on the ship if he deemed them worthy of further investigation. He would do this very unassumingly and it is likely that no one would even know he was doing this at all - it does help that his usual partner in crime when it comes to information gathering is both a ninja and in possession of the ability to transform into a cat. It is also highly likely that, due to his apparent distaste for hard work, Urahara would want to set up an outpost of the Urahara Shoten on board and sell goods to passengers for very reasonable prices. Well. Reasonable to him that is.
Appearance: Urahara’s appearance is unassuming in the utmost; he has all the grooming and poise of a laid back bum. His hair is light blonde and shaggy, with locks perpetually falling into his eyes. He appears to usually forego shaving as he always sports a stubbly chin. He is very rarely seen without the company of his trusty, trademark green and white bucket hat, which is pulled down low and casts most of his face into shadow. The actual colour of his eyes are a topic for debate- the anime makes them grey/blue while manga colour pages suggest that they’re anything from green to gold. As the anime’s colouring is more consistent, his eyes will be grey. He’s of an athletic build and stands quite tall for a man of his presumably Japanese origins at 6’0”. Despite being over a hundred years old, he looks to be in his late twenties or early thirties at the very most.
Background/Personality: Urahara Kisuke came to prominence in Soul Society- the Bleach series' take on the afterlife- over 100 years before the story began. As a Shinigami, Urahara presumably cut his teeth in active service reaping the souls of Hollow, who are souls corrupted by loneliness to prey upon the souls of the living and the dead in monstrous form. He was promoted to the Captaincy of the Twelfth division of the Gotei 13 after serving as the third seat of the Second Division under his childhood friend Shihouin Yoruichi, and also as Commander of the Detention Unit. Somewhat awkward as he began his tenure, Urahara found himself in his element and in his capacity as Captain of the Twelfth, he founded the Department of Research and Development. For nine years, he was happy in his work, until he stumbled across Aizen Sousuke’s plan to overthrow the King of Soul Society.
When eight officers of the Gotei 13 were transformed into monstrous Hollow/Shinigami hybrids, Urahara was caught at the scene trying to help his comrades and was framed by Aizen and accused of performing inhumane and abhorrent experiments on them. The testimony was only supported by the fact that the eight victims of Aizen’s experiments were found in Urahara's lab where he was trying to cure them with his invention, the Hougyoku (literally: breakdown orb), which he had developed in his research on strengthening the soul. He had reasoned that giving a Shinigami Hollow powers through Hollowfication with the aid of the Hougyoku was one way to gain power, but soon realised how dangerous an idea this was and sealed it to prevent it being misused. With this in mind, Central 46 found it easy to condemn him for the crime of turning his fellow officers into Hollows. Sentenced to exile and having his powers stripped, he and Tessai Tsukabishi (who was tried and found guilty of using forbidden kidou) were rescued by Yoruichi and then hid in Karakura Town, where Urahara took it upon himself to try and stop Aizen’s schemes and cure the Vizard. He crafted untraceable gigai for all of the exiles and set to work trying to unravel what Aizen was up to.
Urahara worked out that he couldn’t afford to keep the Hougyoku and tried to destroy it, but found it indestructible. As a last ditch attempt, he sought to hide it forever by hiding it in the depths of Kuchiki Rukia’s soul after he came across her in the aftermath of her power transferral to Kurosaki Ichigo. He provided her with a gigai (artificial body), in which he hid the Hougyoku, which would turn the Shinigami mortal and leave her untraceable to Soul Society while gradually turning her human. He continued to keep an eye on Rukia and Ichigo, lending his aid to them and supplying Rukia with black market goods to ‘keep her gigai functioning’ as well as selling her the mod soul Kon to occupy Ichigo’s body when he was performing his Shinigami duties. However, when Rukia was taken back to Soul Society to answer crimes of treason for giving her powers to a human, Urahara- who had been previously shown as nothing more than a shady shopkeeper surrounded in mystery- took a more active role. He used his expertise to train Ichigo into awakening his own latent Shinigami abilities and then trained him to be an adept enough warrior to storm Soul Society to rescue Rukia. Even though he was not present in the attack, his presence was still very much felt. He was able to open the way up to Ichigo and his friends to break into Soul Society and get the rescue mission underway. His best friend Yoruichi took over Ichigo’s training in the secret room that Urahara had built for them both in their youth, and used his methods to bring Ichigo up to Bankai in record time.
When Aizen’s betrayal is revealed, and Urahara’s part in it is exposed by extension, Urahara appears genuinely remorseful for the trouble he has caused, admitting that he did not tell Ichigo the extent of his involvement for fear that it would cause the boy to balk at the task ahead. On the night when Grand Fisher (the Hollow who killed Ichigo’s mother) returns to Karakura to get revenge with his newly acquired Arrancar powers, Urahara witnesses Kurosaki Isshin take revenge for his wife’s murder, suggesting that Urahara has been aware of Ichigo’s potential for far longer than was initially presumed. With the threat of Aizen growing daily, Urahara once again took up the role of teacher, supervising the training of both Abarai Renji and Sado Yatsutora in his store’s secret basement in order to combat the threat posed by Aizen and his Arrancar forces after both Ichigo and Chad were easily defeated. His and Yoruichi’s interference was enough to cause Ulquiorra Cifer and Yammy Riyalgo to retreat during the initial Arrancar infiltration of Karakura town. He was also enough to fend off further attack when they returned to provide a distraction for Inoue Orihime’s abduction to Hueco Mudo (literally 'Hollow World,' a space between the Living World and Soul Society where Hollow dwell).
Urahara was last seen opening a portal called a garganta to send Ichigo, Ishida and Chad to Hueco Mundo to rescue Orihime and allowing Mizuiro, Keigo and Tatsuki to witness it. Just exactly what he has done with these three since then has yet to be revealed. It is known that Urahara has been working with Soul Society under Soutaichou Yamamoto Genryuusai’s orders to help send more Shinigami to Hueco Mundo to help rescue Orihime and to set up defences for Karakura Town when Aizen mounts his assault against the town in an attempt to destroy it and create a new key to the King’s Realm. (Although… due to constant “Ah, that’s just what I wanted you to think! Actually I’m…” moments occurring in the manga thanks to Aizen, it’s unknown how much of this is actually true or an elaborate ruse on his part to get to Ichigo. It’s almost unknown whether Urahara knows about all this- it’s more than likely he does. Urahara is usually two steps ahead.)
Urahara can be manipulative, deceptive and downright immoral at times, due in part to his brilliant mind and pursuit of scientific development. He hides these aspects of his character by playing aloof and somewhat simple minded to the casual observer. This provides a very convincing cover for his shrewd and calculating personality, and many people are unable to distinguish what he is thinking; it is arguable that Yoruichi is the only one capable of seeing right through him. He is a genius, but he is also incredibly laid back most of the time and downright lazy for the rest of it. He is exceedingly good at hiding his true nature from others, rarely showing his true side to anyone. He claims to be ‘a mere honest, handsome and perverted business man,’ but has been known to overcharge for services rendered, as is shown with his behaviour towards Rukia.
Urahara will likely present an image of a simple, carefree man, but it will likely be camouflage to disguise his true intent from friend and foe alike. He will try to seem flakey and lazy at work, doubtlessly be hiding his true nature to discover the ship’s, and the people’s more interesting qualities and secrets. He will avoid conflict if he can, but is more than capable of kicking ass and taking names in a fight.
1st person sample: Ohhh~ well this is an interesting piece of programming, how do you- ah hah!
[The feed clicks on, and there’s a pair of sleepy looking eyes peering curiously at the device. Upon realising that the thing is recording, his slightly inquisitive expression is replaced with a disarming grin which lights up his face boyishly.]
Hello there~
[The man’s face is thrown into shadow due to the brim of a green and white bucket hat being pulled down to his brow. Tufts of pale blonde hair poke out haphazardly from beneath it, and he’s giving the impression that he’s completely baffled.]
It seems that I’m unexpectedly homeless in every conceivable sense of the world and completely on my own. Could someone possibly find it in their heart to explain exactly what’s happening to a humble shopkeeper?
[He scratches his chin thoughtfully before taking out a fan from his sleeve and snapping it open. His tone seems slightly more serious as he speaks again.]
This is all a bit of a mess, isn’t it?
[Maybe, if you take the trouble- and it is a lot of trouble- to look very closely into his eyes, you will be able to see that they are hard and appraising, but safely hidden beneath the shadow thrown by his hat. ]
3rd person sample:
For someone who made it his business to more or less know everything that was going on without other people knowing that he did, Urahara Kisuke always found it deeply unsettling when something blindsided him absolutely and without warning. Being told that his entire home planet had just been destroyed, when he hadn’t even had an inkling that such an event was on the horizon, took a sharp turn at unsettling and veered straight into ‘inconceivable and downright alarming’ territory.
Urahara had always secretly harboured the fear that somehow he would have a hand in the end of the world. Oh he had always hoped that he wouldn’t, but after Aizen had got his filthy, scheming hands on the damned Hougyoku, it had been niggling at him that maybe, just maybe, his damn brain had got him into more trouble that he had ever thought it could. Now that he was here, a refugee on a space ship with his planet blown into itty bitty bits of cosmic dust, Kisuke didn’t know whether to be relieved or flabbergasted that he had had no greater part to play in the world’s destruction. At that precise moment, he was stuck in the disbelief and astonishment phase of grief for his lost world, and he couldn’t see that subsiding any time too soon.
Gone. Just like that. Everything that he had been preparing to fight for and against had been destroyed without so much as a please or a thank you. Every single thing and person he had ever cared for. Isshin. Ichigo and his band of misfits. Jinta. Ururu. Tessai. Yoru-
His gut clenched at that particular thought with such force he almost choked, and he immediately told himself that he wasn’t going to submit to that line of thinking just yet. Nothing, in his experience, was ever hopeless. If anyone could fall away from this mess and land on their feet it was most certainly Shihouin Yoruichi. Why, everyone he knew seemed to be particularly stubborn when it came to submitting to the icy grasp of oblivion! There was no good reason why he shouldn’t assume that they had made it out alive, he was still alive and kicking after all, why shouldn’t they be?
And if they weren’t- well he’d have to get back onto that time-machine theory he had tucked away for future reference.
First things first though. He needed to stop hiding out in this room clinging to his towel like an infant to a comforter and get out there to meet people. There was work to be done if he was going to find a way to change things, and many hands would be appreciated to make his workload light.
Now he needed to find them.
Character name: Urahara Kisuke
Fandom: Bleach
Timeline: Around Chapter 240, post Ichigo and Co heading off to Hueco Mundo.
Age: Who knows? Over 9000 Over 110 years old definitely; but likely to be considerably older than that.
~*Magical*~ abilities and strengths: Urahara is a magnificent chess master with a brilliant mind; one is never quite sure what he’s thinking or just how far ahead of you he has thought, but his mind and wits alone are enough to make him a worthy opponent. When this particular trait is taken into consideration along with his formidable combat abilities, you would find yourself with a very dangerous and unpredictable adversary should you choose to engage him in battle.
Urahara is well heeled in the arts of the Gotei 13, that is to say he is able to use the four basic fighting styles required of Shinigami to a high level of efficiency; these are sword fighting (zanjutsu), high speed fighting movements (hohou), hand to hand combat (hakuda) and advanced spells requiring strong spiritual power (kidou). It is arguable that his speciality is in Zanjutsu, as it is in this area he coaches Kurosaki Ichigo and displays unbelievable skill- just hearing that Ichigo was trained by Urahara is enough for seasoned Shinigami (soul reaper) opponents to take the pupil seriously as a real threat. Urahara's former position as a captain means that he is possessed of very strong reiatsu (spiritual power), and is very good at keeping that reiatsu hidden. As a former member of the Second Division, he is adept at hand-to-hand combat and is able to defeat strong opponents with one hand only (as is shown in the Maggot’s Nest in the Turn Back the Pendulum arc). While his physical prowess is implied to be great, it seems that his preferred style of fighting is using his Zanpakutou (soul slayer).
Urahara’s Zanpakuto Benihime is one of his strongest weapons, and is quite possibly the strongest, as her full potential has yet to be elaborated on in canon. Usually she is disguised as a shikomizue (sword cane), but takes the form of a guard-less katana with a bent handle when in shikai (inital release form), and Urahara himself describes her as ‘not nice’. Her abilities are not fully disclosed, but she is a very powerful weapon and is capable of holding off high class Arrancar in her shikai form alone while other Shinigami of Captain level reiatsu are forced to draw on their bankai (second- and most powerful- release form) to defeat opponents several levels lower. From what is known about his bankai, it’s not ‘suited for training people or lending them strength,’ implying that it could be an extremely dangerous and/or powerful technique. Benihime’s shikai abilities include the ‘Shield of Blood Mist,’ which lends a defensive barrier to Urahara that is capable of blocking powerful attacks like a Getsuga Tenshou blast from Ichigo or an Arrancar’s fist. Benihime can also fire off red energy blasts, although the name for this ability has not been disclosed.
Aside from being a very capable fighter, Urahara is also something of a genius. He was the founder of the Department of Research and Development and has invented many remarkable gadgets and doohickeys such as the inflatable gigai (an artificial body in which the soul of a shinigami can reside during time in the living world), the tenshintai (a bankai training doll that, when stabbed with a Zanpakutou, forcibly draws out the Zanpakutou's spirit and gives it material form), and... the Hougyoku, which is a device Urahara invented to break down the barriers between Shinigami and Hollow powers, and is otherwise known as the key plot device which has enabled Aizen to mount his attack against the forces of Soul Society by creating the Arrancar (Hollows who have gained Shinigami like abilities through removing their masks). In short, it appears as though every bad thing that has gone wrong is due largely in part to the work of Urahara Kisuke.
How would they use their abilities?: As Urahara does not typically act like a capable and dangerous fighter (partly due to subterfuge and partly due to his own laziness), he would not be actively displaying his fighting skills unless there was a very real and pressing need for him to do so. He would, however, be using his grey matter to nose about the scientific workings of the ship and investigating the more interesting characters and abilities on the ship if he deemed them worthy of further investigation. He would do this very unassumingly and it is likely that no one would even know he was doing this at all - it does help that his usual partner in crime when it comes to information gathering is both a ninja and in possession of the ability to transform into a cat. It is also highly likely that, due to his apparent distaste for hard work, Urahara would want to set up an outpost of the Urahara Shoten on board and sell goods to passengers for very reasonable prices. Well. Reasonable to him that is.
Appearance: Urahara’s appearance is unassuming in the utmost; he has all the grooming and poise of a laid back bum. His hair is light blonde and shaggy, with locks perpetually falling into his eyes. He appears to usually forego shaving as he always sports a stubbly chin. He is very rarely seen without the company of his trusty, trademark green and white bucket hat, which is pulled down low and casts most of his face into shadow. The actual colour of his eyes are a topic for debate- the anime makes them grey/blue while manga colour pages suggest that they’re anything from green to gold. As the anime’s colouring is more consistent, his eyes will be grey. He’s of an athletic build and stands quite tall for a man of his presumably Japanese origins at 6’0”. Despite being over a hundred years old, he looks to be in his late twenties or early thirties at the very most.
Background/Personality: Urahara Kisuke came to prominence in Soul Society- the Bleach series' take on the afterlife- over 100 years before the story began. As a Shinigami, Urahara presumably cut his teeth in active service reaping the souls of Hollow, who are souls corrupted by loneliness to prey upon the souls of the living and the dead in monstrous form. He was promoted to the Captaincy of the Twelfth division of the Gotei 13 after serving as the third seat of the Second Division under his childhood friend Shihouin Yoruichi, and also as Commander of the Detention Unit. Somewhat awkward as he began his tenure, Urahara found himself in his element and in his capacity as Captain of the Twelfth, he founded the Department of Research and Development. For nine years, he was happy in his work, until he stumbled across Aizen Sousuke’s plan to overthrow the King of Soul Society.
When eight officers of the Gotei 13 were transformed into monstrous Hollow/Shinigami hybrids, Urahara was caught at the scene trying to help his comrades and was framed by Aizen and accused of performing inhumane and abhorrent experiments on them. The testimony was only supported by the fact that the eight victims of Aizen’s experiments were found in Urahara's lab where he was trying to cure them with his invention, the Hougyoku (literally: breakdown orb), which he had developed in his research on strengthening the soul. He had reasoned that giving a Shinigami Hollow powers through Hollowfication with the aid of the Hougyoku was one way to gain power, but soon realised how dangerous an idea this was and sealed it to prevent it being misused. With this in mind, Central 46 found it easy to condemn him for the crime of turning his fellow officers into Hollows. Sentenced to exile and having his powers stripped, he and Tessai Tsukabishi (who was tried and found guilty of using forbidden kidou) were rescued by Yoruichi and then hid in Karakura Town, where Urahara took it upon himself to try and stop Aizen’s schemes and cure the Vizard. He crafted untraceable gigai for all of the exiles and set to work trying to unravel what Aizen was up to.
Urahara worked out that he couldn’t afford to keep the Hougyoku and tried to destroy it, but found it indestructible. As a last ditch attempt, he sought to hide it forever by hiding it in the depths of Kuchiki Rukia’s soul after he came across her in the aftermath of her power transferral to Kurosaki Ichigo. He provided her with a gigai (artificial body), in which he hid the Hougyoku, which would turn the Shinigami mortal and leave her untraceable to Soul Society while gradually turning her human. He continued to keep an eye on Rukia and Ichigo, lending his aid to them and supplying Rukia with black market goods to ‘keep her gigai functioning’ as well as selling her the mod soul Kon to occupy Ichigo’s body when he was performing his Shinigami duties. However, when Rukia was taken back to Soul Society to answer crimes of treason for giving her powers to a human, Urahara- who had been previously shown as nothing more than a shady shopkeeper surrounded in mystery- took a more active role. He used his expertise to train Ichigo into awakening his own latent Shinigami abilities and then trained him to be an adept enough warrior to storm Soul Society to rescue Rukia. Even though he was not present in the attack, his presence was still very much felt. He was able to open the way up to Ichigo and his friends to break into Soul Society and get the rescue mission underway. His best friend Yoruichi took over Ichigo’s training in the secret room that Urahara had built for them both in their youth, and used his methods to bring Ichigo up to Bankai in record time.
When Aizen’s betrayal is revealed, and Urahara’s part in it is exposed by extension, Urahara appears genuinely remorseful for the trouble he has caused, admitting that he did not tell Ichigo the extent of his involvement for fear that it would cause the boy to balk at the task ahead. On the night when Grand Fisher (the Hollow who killed Ichigo’s mother) returns to Karakura to get revenge with his newly acquired Arrancar powers, Urahara witnesses Kurosaki Isshin take revenge for his wife’s murder, suggesting that Urahara has been aware of Ichigo’s potential for far longer than was initially presumed. With the threat of Aizen growing daily, Urahara once again took up the role of teacher, supervising the training of both Abarai Renji and Sado Yatsutora in his store’s secret basement in order to combat the threat posed by Aizen and his Arrancar forces after both Ichigo and Chad were easily defeated. His and Yoruichi’s interference was enough to cause Ulquiorra Cifer and Yammy Riyalgo to retreat during the initial Arrancar infiltration of Karakura town. He was also enough to fend off further attack when they returned to provide a distraction for Inoue Orihime’s abduction to Hueco Mudo (literally 'Hollow World,' a space between the Living World and Soul Society where Hollow dwell).
Urahara was last seen opening a portal called a garganta to send Ichigo, Ishida and Chad to Hueco Mundo to rescue Orihime and allowing Mizuiro, Keigo and Tatsuki to witness it. Just exactly what he has done with these three since then has yet to be revealed. It is known that Urahara has been working with Soul Society under Soutaichou Yamamoto Genryuusai’s orders to help send more Shinigami to Hueco Mundo to help rescue Orihime and to set up defences for Karakura Town when Aizen mounts his assault against the town in an attempt to destroy it and create a new key to the King’s Realm. (Although… due to constant “Ah, that’s just what I wanted you to think! Actually I’m…” moments occurring in the manga thanks to Aizen, it’s unknown how much of this is actually true or an elaborate ruse on his part to get to Ichigo. It’s almost unknown whether Urahara knows about all this- it’s more than likely he does. Urahara is usually two steps ahead.)
Urahara can be manipulative, deceptive and downright immoral at times, due in part to his brilliant mind and pursuit of scientific development. He hides these aspects of his character by playing aloof and somewhat simple minded to the casual observer. This provides a very convincing cover for his shrewd and calculating personality, and many people are unable to distinguish what he is thinking; it is arguable that Yoruichi is the only one capable of seeing right through him. He is a genius, but he is also incredibly laid back most of the time and downright lazy for the rest of it. He is exceedingly good at hiding his true nature from others, rarely showing his true side to anyone. He claims to be ‘a mere honest, handsome and perverted business man,’ but has been known to overcharge for services rendered, as is shown with his behaviour towards Rukia.
Urahara will likely present an image of a simple, carefree man, but it will likely be camouflage to disguise his true intent from friend and foe alike. He will try to seem flakey and lazy at work, doubtlessly be hiding his true nature to discover the ship’s, and the people’s more interesting qualities and secrets. He will avoid conflict if he can, but is more than capable of kicking ass and taking names in a fight.
1st person sample: Ohhh~ well this is an interesting piece of programming, how do you- ah hah!
[The feed clicks on, and there’s a pair of sleepy looking eyes peering curiously at the device. Upon realising that the thing is recording, his slightly inquisitive expression is replaced with a disarming grin which lights up his face boyishly.]
Hello there~
[The man’s face is thrown into shadow due to the brim of a green and white bucket hat being pulled down to his brow. Tufts of pale blonde hair poke out haphazardly from beneath it, and he’s giving the impression that he’s completely baffled.]
It seems that I’m unexpectedly homeless in every conceivable sense of the world and completely on my own. Could someone possibly find it in their heart to explain exactly what’s happening to a humble shopkeeper?
[He scratches his chin thoughtfully before taking out a fan from his sleeve and snapping it open. His tone seems slightly more serious as he speaks again.]
This is all a bit of a mess, isn’t it?
[Maybe, if you take the trouble- and it is a lot of trouble- to look very closely into his eyes, you will be able to see that they are hard and appraising, but safely hidden beneath the shadow thrown by his hat. ]
3rd person sample:
For someone who made it his business to more or less know everything that was going on without other people knowing that he did, Urahara Kisuke always found it deeply unsettling when something blindsided him absolutely and without warning. Being told that his entire home planet had just been destroyed, when he hadn’t even had an inkling that such an event was on the horizon, took a sharp turn at unsettling and veered straight into ‘inconceivable and downright alarming’ territory.
Urahara had always secretly harboured the fear that somehow he would have a hand in the end of the world. Oh he had always hoped that he wouldn’t, but after Aizen had got his filthy, scheming hands on the damned Hougyoku, it had been niggling at him that maybe, just maybe, his damn brain had got him into more trouble that he had ever thought it could. Now that he was here, a refugee on a space ship with his planet blown into itty bitty bits of cosmic dust, Kisuke didn’t know whether to be relieved or flabbergasted that he had had no greater part to play in the world’s destruction. At that precise moment, he was stuck in the disbelief and astonishment phase of grief for his lost world, and he couldn’t see that subsiding any time too soon.
Gone. Just like that. Everything that he had been preparing to fight for and against had been destroyed without so much as a please or a thank you. Every single thing and person he had ever cared for. Isshin. Ichigo and his band of misfits. Jinta. Ururu. Tessai. Yoru-
His gut clenched at that particular thought with such force he almost choked, and he immediately told himself that he wasn’t going to submit to that line of thinking just yet. Nothing, in his experience, was ever hopeless. If anyone could fall away from this mess and land on their feet it was most certainly Shihouin Yoruichi. Why, everyone he knew seemed to be particularly stubborn when it came to submitting to the icy grasp of oblivion! There was no good reason why he shouldn’t assume that they had made it out alive, he was still alive and kicking after all, why shouldn’t they be?
And if they weren’t- well he’d have to get back onto that time-machine theory he had tucked away for future reference.
First things first though. He needed to stop hiding out in this room clinging to his towel like an infant to a comforter and get out there to meet people. There was work to be done if he was going to find a way to change things, and many hands would be appreciated to make his workload light.
Now he needed to find them.