Reflections

"Why the hell did the kid haul his ass all the way out here!? Jeez!"

Now if anybody nearby had a pair of ears, or even just one ear, they could most likely hear something rather terrible. The sounds of a bellowing engine, shunting pistons back and forth, churning bars of steel to make powerful wheels spin at incredible speed. Over all of this, a single man was cursing his head off as he smacked his black afro onto the roof of the car.

"This place is too damn rigid even I can't drive properly...Gaaaaah!"

This man was Micheal Karondai, often referred to as Rola. This guy was what you might call the pinnacle of awesome and slapstick melded into one being. You could also call him a naive idiot but to most, he was a wise friend that knew how to handle every situation. Today however, he was on the prowl for someone. That certain someone being a solitary reaper that was wandering through this goddamn wasteland. A place that, in Rolas words is:

"TOO DAMN BUMPY!"

He shouted this as the car he was driivng hurled itself into the air after going off a little cliff. By little we mean something that you would probably die form falling off of. The car roared like a lion as it shot right off the edge and spiralled down below. Luckily, Rola and his car were both masters of off-road driving. The car leveled itself out and landed on all four wheels perfectly, bouncing ever so slightly and burning a path down the wasteland towards their destination. Once they spotted the man theyw er elooking for, Rola grabbed the wheel, spun it madly causing the car to spin out of control like a dog on ice-skates before abruptly coming to a stop a few feet away from the wanderer. Rola leapt out from the cockpit of his beastly red hot valkarie vehicle and stood on the bonnet, resting his hand over his eyes to block out the sunlight.

"Heeeeeeeyo! Rola in the house!"

Master of entrances as always...

Now what you might expect is for some cool ass guy to appear with his task soldered firmly into his mind. Rola on the other hand didn't even have a task. In fact, he wasn't even here for any real reason. He just knew somebody was here and had to investigate. After standing up out of his car and posing slightly, he looked over to the man that he had found and to his amazement, it was Poliro.

"Well I'll be..."

Rola hopped off of the car and walked up to Poliro with a grand smile on his face and patted his shoulder. He then laughed heartily as he heard Poliros subtle comment. However itw as what Poliro started saying next that caused Rolas smile to quickly droop into a frown.

"I doubt you've been sittin on yer ass all this time Poliro. After all, you don' just appear in the middle of this wasteland for no reason"

It was the next comment that somewhat ticked Rola off. So he's going to drop the guilt trip on Rola after all of this time? nice move kid. Nice move.

"Geez Poliro. How long has it been? Ayane was a girl gal but people need to move on at some stage. Iv'e been off doing things in other continents for the Gotei and don't you dare think that I hadn't thought about it either. Ayane might not have been my lovey dovey cupcake but she was my student."

Rola turned from Poliro and wandered back to his car, not exactly sounding happy.

"Drop the subject kid. After over a year, it isn't worth being so glum about it. Ayane wouldn't want that now would she?"

Rolas face became stern as he realised that Poliro probably wasn't going to drop the subject. Calling him a kid was probably the most accurate description of him in Rolas mind as the last time they met, he was still in training. He was that sort of guy that seemed to keep onto a subject and take most things to heart. If they at all impacted him, he would get mad about it. Calling him a kid was testing the waters between Rola and Poliro. Would he still be angry at being called that? Back then he wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Now though, there was a clear difference in power since then. It could be felt and Rola was completely aware of it. However, Poliros personality would probably cause him to gloat and boast about his strength. It was a simple trait of the guy that Rola had gotten used to in the past but it felt somewhat withered now. His tolerance for this kind of self appreciation was thin. When Poliro explained about the Gotei and Gilgamesh, it didn't come as a surprise. Rola turned to Poliro and kept his stern expression.

"Man, I already know bout all that crap. But ain't all this still engraved into the past? I won't lie, there are settlements all cross the planet that take in spiritual beings like yourself so I question why you chose to wander this wasteland instead of taking shelter. Sure you got that Hollow in yer brain but at this stage, can't you control it?"

Rola clicked his fingers, possibly a command to get his car to move. The mechanical being began to shift round, moving wheels, screens, gears, wepaons and finally a body, a head, arms, legs. The Car transformed into a humanoid creature brandishing a stave. Its body roared with the sound of a powerful muscle car showing its strength. Rola looked on at Poliro with a grin.

"Also, Might I add that even though ya might have made a lot of progress, I haven't been sittin on ma ass either. I didn't come here for any reason except to figure out who it was that was travellin through these parts so sorry man, If I knew it was you I might have taken a quicker route"

Rola laughed, hopefully brushing away the tension that was forming. Poliro seemed to want to challenge rola but he wasn't entirely up to it. However if they must...