Touya Muramasa

Tier 1-1

Gotei 13

11^th Division Captain

Already Touya felt like leaving, and he’d just come back. He felt the touch of the sun on his neck and the gentle breeze in the wind, but the sameness of every building, alley, and path in the Seireitei never failed to make him sick of home. He’d have probably already turned around if he didn’t feel like he’d been gone long enough already--the powers that be would start bothering him if he took too long of a break.

He approached the eleventh division barracks, whistling a happy little tune as he did. It didn’t matter that he left, anyway, he reasoned. Draiden, bless his heart, had the division running perfectly smoothly and under control. The strange man was as devoted as one gets, and honestly made for an excellent lieutenant.

Now he'd have to come up with a way to make up to Draiden for his sudden disappearance. He supposed he could ponder that while he walked.

Touya Muramasa

Tier 1-1

Gotei 13

11^th Division Captain

“I see you’re still a stalker, Zhu.” Touya grinned back at her. He listened as she informed him of the bad decisions he made, and he nodded, as though listening intently. All he really wanted to do was get to his office and make a nice cup of sake but that would have to wait for now.

“It definitely doesn’t bode well. That’s why I came back.” Touya shrugged. “Mind you, the sky’s still up where it belongs, so it couldn’t have been all that important anyway. Since you’ve come all this way how’s about you catch me up?”

Touya Muramasa

Tier 1-1

Gotei 13

11^th Division Captain

Touya shrugged noncommittally. “I suppose I could make an effort.” He didn’t care for stuffy meetings and he certainly didn’t care for most of the others who attended, but if it really was that big of a deal he’d suck it up. “And if the sky did fall, I’d adapt and overcome, as I’m sure you know.”

She brought up the current events surrounding the Humans and the Hollows. “Oh, them.” He said. They were down a city, and the Espada seemed to be getting more organized. Then there was a big scare with Sinners showing up, or so he heard anyway. He’d been in the Swiss Alps at the time, so there was no way for him to immediately respond. Nevertheless, when those issues were brought up, he understood that he could joke no longer. “I’m dying for a drink, so how about you follow me to my office? I’ll pour you some sake or tea or whatever you want.”

He resumed his walk toward the office, and would allow Zhu in if she followed. He’d beckon her to continue speaking as he poured drinks.

Touya Muramasa

Tier 1-1

Gotei 13

11^th Division Captain

"Mmm, who knows?" Touya hummed. It wasn't something he cared to think about nor concern himself over, and so he didn't say anything more about it. With his colleague's preference in mind, he started a pot of tea from the kettle he kept on his counter. He poured himself a small cup of sake while he waited for the water to get hotter.

"So then, did we come to any kind of conclusion about what we're going to do in this meeting?" Touya asked. He honestly doubted it. Too often the leadership of the Shinigami was reduced to worthless posturing, and inaction was far more common than anything proactive. The fact that Zhu had come here at all gave him hope that they'd finally resolved to do something, but he supposed he'd have to wait and see.

The water had heated up enough to be usable, and so he poured her some tea and handed her the cup. "Sorry if my tea's crap. It's what I have."

Touya Muramasa

Tier 1-1

Gotei 13

11^th Division Captain

“I know of him.” Touya said. Ika Mazi… who didn’t know of him? Seireirei’s wandering loose cannon was a well known if not commonly spoken about topic, and Touya was no stranger to all of the whispers and hushed rumors that he left behind after his departure. His loyalty was clearly not with the Gotei, and many speculated on why he continued to live, the two biggest reasons being a corrupted deal with his father and the former Head Captain Doku Mazi, and the threat of retribution given his obscene power.

Touya was well aware, however, that the reason why Ika Mazi lived was not either of those. At the moment, he simply posed no threat to the Seireitei. Touya saw a bit of himself in Ika, a man so willing to forge his own path that he would forsake the organization that brought him up. It must have been nice, he thought, to throw off the chains of responsibility permanently. Even Touya felt the need to come back when he left, but Ika never came back at all.

“But… what use do we have for him? I was under the impression that he wasn’t loyal.” Touya asked, cupping his chin. His tone was suspicious, but he had a slight smile on his face; his curiosity was showing. “Surely we aren’t finally mounting a big enough offensive to need his power?”