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We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Nov 21, 2009 22:19

Who:: Iba Tetsuzaemon, Pesche Gautiche
Where: Somewhere in Seireitei? Probably near Seventh Division.
When: November 21
Summary: Pesche goes in search of the elusive Itsugo and finds the Scary Sounding Guy instead.
Rating: PG? Maybe PG-13 at the worst.

( ...And a big guy who looks like he's going to beat you up for your lunch money and then beat you up just for the hell of it. )

[soul society], pesche gautiche, iba tetsuzaemon

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glasses_atnight November 22 2009, 03:29:25 UTC

There was something so very strange about someone calling out "hello, fellow shinigami" that Iba's step faltered. Didn't most people just say hello? He blinked behind dark glasses and briefly wondered what the hell he was even doing looking up. He should have done what the rest of the people around him were doing: ducking their heads and going on about their business.

Life was simpler that way.

Iba, though, rarely did things the simple way, and that included simply walking to the library. No, he had to stop and look up at the weird guy sitting on the wall.

"What're you doing up there?" And who the hell was he? He didn't look like he was Seventh -- Iba knew most of his people by sight.

infinitelyslick November 22 2009, 04:01:40 UTC

"Greetings, fellow shinigami!" He told the tall, dark-haired shinigami with odd, dark-coloured glasses on his face. Why did he have dark coloured glasses on his face? Maybe he was blind!

But if he was blind, why was he looking up at him? Oh well! Pesche waved anyway. The tough-looking man spoke and that made Pesche's smile fade as quickly as if someone had lit his hair on fire. That voice...! It sounded so familiar! But where had he heard that gravelly, rough voice before...

"I'm sitting! If I sat down there," he pointed down at the ground. "People would walk on me! So I'm sitting up here! Where people cannot walk on me!" He leaned forward, putting his heels against the wall to help him keep his balance. He had heard the man's voice before, but where? Pesche was pretty sure that he hadn't seen any big, scary looking, scary sounding...

His eyes widened, one hidden behind an eyepatch, the other going as round as a dinner-plate. It was THE SCARY SOUNDING GUY! THE ONE WHO HAD THREATENED HIM WITH 'MAGIC'!!! Pesche gasped, scrambling ( ... )

glasses_atnight November 22 2009, 04:48:13 UTC

Iba blinked again and was, not for the first time, glad for the glasses that hid most flummoxed expressions. He opened his mouth to tell the guy that sitting on the ground didn't necessarily mean people would step on him. In fact, most shinigami were observant enough not to step on people. Iba couldn't speak for all idiots, of course. There were even a few in his own division he might imagine doing something like that, but most shinigami were a little more observant than that.

He snapped his jaw closed instead, though. If he was convinced that he'd be stepped on, it sounded like a stupid argument to get into. Iba didn't really want to waste his time with it.

He shrugged, ready to move on, when the strange idiot accused him... of being him. Iba cocked his head, uncertain of how to take this. He didn't remember doing anything untoward to anyone in the last few weeks. "Yeah, okay," he said, blinking.

What'd he do?

infinitelyslick November 22 2009, 21:38:42 UTC

He confirmed it! The Scary Sounding Guy confirmed his... scary-sounding-manliness! Pesche didn't know what to do. Bad guys weren't meant to confirm it! They were supposed to deny being bad, right?

He stared down at him. It seemed like the Scary Sounding Guy didn't recognize him. Or maybe he did nd was pretending like he didn't, just to scare him more. Well.

There was only one thing for it! Pesche leaned back suddenly, dropping off the wall and landing neatly on the other side. Well... okay. 'neatly' was a bit of a lie. A hell of a lie, actually. He landed in some bushes, on his head. But at least the Scary Sounding Guy was on the other side of the wall!

glasses_atnight November 23 2009, 01:23:29 UTC

Iba watching in something akin to fascination (with a healthy dose of uncertain and disbelief mixed in) when the guy he was talking to -- sorta talking to -- just dropped off the wall.

Dropped right off the wall.

Who did things like that?

A nagging suspicion tickled the back of Iba's mind and he sighed as it finally dawned on him. Hadn't Kira mentioned that addle-brained division member of his? Iba'd scared him, just trying to mess with him. The voice was familiar now and Iba just sighed.

Perfect. Looked like he'd found his way over to the Seventh. Iba leaped and landed on the top of the wall, then crouched to stare at the kid in the bushes. "Whaddya do that for?"