Make A Little Birdhouse In Your Soul

“ye-yeah …!!” uses her sleeves to wipe away her tears because oh soul king, she’s a mess right now.

“I’m proud of you! You’ve been working really hard! If you keep it up, you’ll get your shikai down in no time!”

“I-ITS NAME …!! I-IT TOLD M-ME I-ITS NAME!!”

“Really? Congratulations, Yuka-san! You’ve made even more progress building a relationship with your zanpakuto!”

“Next week would be good, so long as my health isn’t an issue! We’ll have them writing your name correctly in no time.”

“Awesome!! Do you want me to make fliers for the event? I have plenty of free time!”

“Food is a good idea, however we’re likely to lure in Kusajishi-fukutaichou as well. I’ll have to make sure there’s plenty of spare ohagi, she has quite the appetite for someone her size!”

“That’s a good idea! I can get the beverages so it’s less of a hassle to get everything! When do you think we should have the class?”

“We could have a squad writing class to teach all the seated officers how to get everyone’s names right.”

“That’s a great idea! I don’t know if many people would be interested, but we could always offer free food! That always draws people in!”

“ um … would … would everything be a little excessive … ?? ”

“ re-really … ?? ” she cast a small glance at her zanpakuto, noting the slight rattle she felt at her hip. she returned to looking at suzume, wiping the small hints of moisture and salt out of her eyes, nodding. “ o-okay … ”

“Was there something in particular you wanted to work on?”

“ i-i’m sorry that this is s-s-so out of the blue but !!! please he-help me fight with my zanpakuto, just in ge-general … !!! ”

Suzume’s swordfighting skills were among the best in the division. She had worked hard for them. But she had worked even harder to be a decent teacher. “You’re in luck I was just heading to the training grounds! Why don’t you join me?”

I want to see him

“ uuu … i know i’ve ta-talked to my zanpakuto more than that … wait so you’re zanpakuto i-is a bird … ?? ” she likes birds. “ um … it said so-something about how it li-likes ho-how determined i am to get its na-name but … tha-that i still wasn’t ready to ge-get its name … ” she pouts at this. despite everything, she’s happy that she’s finally gotten some progress!

“That’s great though! It sounds to me like you’re a step ahead of most people trying to get to know their zanpakuto if they’re complimenting you right off the bat.” She couldn’t even begin to count the number of times she had heard about shinigami whose zanpakuto spirit had acted antagonistically towards them from day one.

“ that so-sounds yummy !! let’s go … !! ”

“It’s decided then!” Suzume began to walk at a leisurely pace, waiting for Yuka to catch up with her. “So, what was it like talking to your zanpakuto for the first time?”

                                        ( indie Yoshikage Kira roleplay blog )

well, that was a bit of a quick answer. ah, well, nojima was still a child, after all.

“There’s a great Vietnamese bakery near here! How’s that sound?”