>>5304196“Have ya even bothered tryin’ ta ask her? We have met her before, remember? At the very least, Kisuke’d probably talk to ya if ya tried, and Shihōin-taicho seemed nice enough as well. You might as well give it a shot.”
The face she was making on the ground made it obvious that she hadn’t thought things through as simply as you had, and as you pick her up off of the ground, she looks away, both pouting and blushing. “You have a point… I guess.”
“You guess?” You ask, raising an eyebrow. “Come on, Tsukuya-chan. I always have a point, and ya know it.”
“Yes, yes, Dan-kun. You’re so much smarter than everyone else, it’s not like you haven’t said it a thousand times.” She quips, waving you away, before peeking over her shoulder at you with one eye, and then turning fully to face you, a warm smile on her face. “How were your little brothers? Did they have a good birthday?”
You think back to the time you spent with them, and you find yourself mirroring Tsukuya’s expression without even having to think about it. You guessed you were getting even better at feigning emotions, or something like that. “Yeah. I think they did.”
The two of you walk back to the barracks, Tsukuya content with listening to you talk about what happened while you were home, sans your little spat with your father. The next morning, you…
>Trained in zanjutsu with some of the officers>Trained in kido with some of the officers>Trained in hakuda with Tsukuya>Trained in hoho with some of the officers>Trained in shikai/jinzen by yourself 