>>5264268You whistle, impressed. “Well, not what I was expectin’. I got a lotta catchin’ up to do, clearly. Both in terms of shikai, and also with my zanjutsu, ‘cause ain’t no chance I’d ever beat you with a sword after watching that.” You shove your hands in your pockets as you approach, looking at her swords more closely.
The longer, more standard one in the right had a tassel attached to the hilt, and two ‘prongs’ at the base of the blade, that you guessed could maybe be used to catch other weapons and disarm people, while the tonfablade really was just a sword with strange handles. There wasn’t really anything else to the design on first glance, but… “So, what do they do?”
“No idea.” Kazeko shrugs calmly, turning to face and stare at you. “My zanpakuto spirits aren’t exactly cooperative. They said I’ve got to earn the right to use their abilities, because as I am now I’m just a ‘fight monkey that only knows how to swing a sword’, or however it was they put it. I assume they mean that I need to become more well-rounded as a fighter before I can use them properly.”
“I see. How’d you think you’re going to do that?” You ask.
“The 13th Division will likely teach me well in that regard.”
“Yeah, that ma…” You blink, registering what she said again. “Wait, what? What do ya mean?”
She stares at you, as if the answer was obvious. “Ukitake-taicho has already said that I’m free to join his Division now, in a seated position. I don’t even have to complete the year. It’d better serve me to gain actual experience I think, so… I’m going to take his offer. I only haven’t yet to tell you and Shin.”
She’s been offered a seated position? After less than a week in the Academy? That’s…
You…
>Encourage her to go>Encourage her to go, but add something to make sure your hold over her remains (what?)>Act indifferent>Try and convince her to stay (how?) 