Day 25: Breakfast

[uncage]

Kuja was, in fact, quite surprised to suddenly find himself in bed. An odd turn of events, as he previously remembered investigating the contents of a closet. If the genome hadn't known any better, he would have thought he hadn't even left the room. However, the items he was still holding obviously proved such thoughts untrue; he had left his room

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[traitors_smile]

The boy could be so obnoxious. Gin made no reaction to the insults, he found them somewhat amusing actually. But he kept changing the conversation however he saw fit. Gin didn't like being pushed around. "Ara, sounds t'me like you want somethin' Aidou-kun. Shouldn't beat 'round the bush if that's th' case."

He would've continued, but it seemed even his efforts to stay away from the tenth captain and his little girlfriend were to no avail. As she approached he glanced over at the boy, raising an eyebrow. He hadn't learned a thing, had he? Not after Gin's numerous warnings to keep a watch on her. For being a prodigy, the little captain sure had trouble understanding some basic concepts.

Despite what he was certain most of Soul Society thought, he hadn't wanted to hurt the girl. That, along with most everything else, had always been Aizen's decision. Izuru had followed him around just as resolutely, like a frightened puppy, but he hadn't gone so far as to kill the boy

[killing_suzie]

"I'm a man of many talents," Jack said; he left it at that for now.

"Sounds about right," he said, in answer to Gin's statement. "Days just start running together here... and a lot faster than you'd think." He shrugged. "But hey, it's a vacation. I can't complain. The chow's decent and some of the company is downright grand." Another sparkling grin at Momo.

Hitsugaya's glaring had finally reached such fiery proportions that Jack could about feel it boring holes in his back. He leaned back a little, catching a glance of him with his peripheral vision so he wouldn't do anything so obvious as look directly at the kid.

"If you don't mind me asking," he said to Momo, "who's your little friend, and why does he look like he's about ready to leap up and eat my face?"

[hajike_tobiume]

Unfortunately for Jack, Momo's opinion of him dropped when Gin told her the two of them worked well together. Anyone who the traitorous captain worked well with couldn't be trusted. The female shinigami did not let her outward demeanor change with her opinion, though. She returned the smile

[traitors_smile]

If this was some childish game of spite between Hitsugaya and Momo, it was wearing thin on his patience. While he didn't feel the young captain was a threat by himself, he didn't appreciate Momo intentionally getting the boy upset. That was his job.

"Seems t'be a common opinion," Gin commented. He really didn't care what the boy thought of him and didn't know what Momo thought she was trying to do by bringing it up. If Jack cared either way, he likely would have left last night when he'd asked about Kuchiki. He just didn't appreciate being in the middle of their little lovers' spat.

"Won't argue with y'there," Gin gave a slight shrug of his shoulders.

[killing_suzie]

"I'm a big fan of meat," Jack said. "So the food suits me just fine. Good American chow, and better than anything I ever got in the army." In any of the armies he'd been a part of, really. "Though I wouldn't mind getting back to Cardiff soon, vacation or no. There's this great little pizza place by HQ. Man, I miss it

[hajike_tobiume]

"I am not a fan of Western foods," Momo replied.

Jack was getting up and Momo wondered if Hitsugaya would decide to come over and yell at her onc eth ehuman was gone. She didn't know, but it would allow her to ask Gin one of the two questions she had for him without Jack overhearing.

She shook her head and smiled. "Nothing for me. Thank you, though."

[traitors_smile]

Gin waved his hand, "thanks n'all, but I still got plenty here." With any luck, he'd get this sorted out before the man got back. Thank goodness some of the people at landel's had a little tact.

Once he was out of earshot, Gin turned his attention back to Momo, his tone still light and friendly despite the change in topic. "Guess I'm a lil' confused 'bout what you think t'accomplish comin' t'see me. Unless it's just t'upset the lil' captain. Why don't you tell me what it is you're thinkin' Vice Captain-chan?"

[killing_suzie]

Jack gathered up his tray, though he left his flatware - or what passed for it in this place - since he was coming back. He gave Momo one last smile before heading off to the lunch line.

He did take a slight detour to pass by the table the little white-haired guy was at. Just so he could give him the same flirty wink and smile that he'd given Momo a few minutes before.

[hajike_tobiume]

Momo watched Jack leave, grumbling a little to herself when the man moved in the direction of Hitsugaya. It seemed the man liked to be in the center of trouble; he couldn't like Gin for the traitor's personality.

She turned her attention back to Gin, her own demeanor still pleasant, though she was focused and no pretending to be effected by Jack's charm, even if some of it had been real.

"I have two questions for you, Ichimaru; one with a short answer and one with a much longer one," she said, dropping the officer honorific and not reacting to the way he'd addressed her. "It seems there is only time for one before Jack returns, so I will ask the one with the shorter answer."

She raised an eyebrow at Gin. "Where's Aizen-sama?"

[OOC]

[killing_suzie]

[fyi, Jack has officially moved to this thread as Hitsugaya has demanded the chance to chew on his head.]

[traitors_smile]

He should've known. It all came back to her precious Aizen-sama. Even after he'd killed her, or apparently nearly so, she still went to such lengths to pursue him. Aizen was probably laughing his fool head off back in Hueco Mundo.

If Momo thought something as silly as honorifics would rile him, she would have to try much harder. He was a practiced hand at his poker face and it would take more than Momo to break that.

"Now what makes y'so certain I'd know somethin' like that?" Gin asked.

[hajike_tobiume]

"I don't," Momo said without pretense. "I do remember you leading me to Central 46 where you knew Aizen-sama was. It makes sense that you may know where he is."

Especially since Ichimaru had found some way to control her captain... right? Yeah, that had to be it. Aizen-sama wouldn't have done all that on his own. Right? Right?

"Please don't play games with me about this," she continued. "I've had enough of them."

[traitors_smile]

"This is not," Gin reminded her, "Central 46, nor anywhere near Soul Society." He folded his hands in his lap, his meal all but untouched. He did notice, however, that the tenth squad captain wasted no time in following Jack to the buffet line.

"I don't know where he is," Gin said simply, his smile never leaving his lips, "Though if I had to hazard a guess, I would wager he's in Hueco Mundo right now, havin' himself a good laugh 'bout this whole incident."

[hajike_tobiume]

Momo was silent as Gin spoke. Hueco Mundo???? That was where the hollows lived when they weren't hunting. Why would Aizen-sama be there? Was he being held captive? But... Gin acted as if Aizen-sama was there by choice. It was all so confusing.

"I see," Momo replied quietly. "Thank you."

She opened her mouth to say something more when Hitsugaya's angry voice drew her attention. She looked over just in time to see him and Jack arguing and the 10th captain looked like he was about to pop. Why was he even talking to Jack? And then Hitsugaya punched Jack.

Momo's eyes went wide and then she sighed in extreme frustration as she set her hand flat on the table. "What the hell is he doing?"

She pushed herself up from the table as her eyes narrowed in anger. "This has got to stop. Pardon me," she said and stalked toward the two men hoping she'd get there before the nurse she saw zeroing in on the fight.

((Momo moves here.))

[traitors_smile]

That apparently, was not the answer she was looking for. Gin glanced over in time to catch a good portion of the scuffle. It was fairly obvious to him what was going on, but he doubted the nurses would be able to catch on. Hitsugaya looked about fit to burst and that at least, was amusing as hell.

He wasn't surprised then, when Momo decided to leave the table and go after the boy. It left him with a quiet table, which he wasn't going to complain about. Gin chewed on an unfamiliar piece of flat, sweet, round bread. It'd come with a thick, sticky syrup, but he felt it was sweet enough as it was. It was a bit heavy for morning, but he doubted the people at Landel's cared much about his personal preference.

[killing_suzie]

Jack paused long enough to get another plate of fruit, then headed back to sit down with Gin. He dropped into his seat without ceremony. "Hope you got whatever you needed," he said. He wasn't going to ask what; maybe he'd find out some day. "Damn, but that little bastard's got a mean right." He rubbed his stomach, grimacing.