Celebrations and Shenanigans(Ibiki/Invite)

Work, work, work. That's all that Ibiki can really recall for most of the year following the results of these many incursions upon the Soul Society. However, with the help of the Iramasha, and the ambition of herself, things seemed to be leveling off to an easier point. Construction started in the Rukongai Districts, new forces were being added into the Gotei 13 and there seemed to be a new charge in leadership with Captains. Things weren't perfect, of course, but they were getting better.

So, having said all that, it certainly wasn't out of the question to want to request a bit of down-time after all that, no? Yes! For this reason is why The Captain of Squad Eleven decided to pay a visit down to her own bar and have some R&R time for herself. Thus, in a crowd of ooo's and ah's, the many division eleven members that were in the tavern paid their respects to their Captain as she walked straight through the doors.

Adorning nothing more than a sky blue kimono with a flowery green belt, The Oni Shinigami was dressed extremely casually as she skipped on the heels of her wooden sandals. With her amber lit eyes scanning the pub, The Menacing Devil girl was pining for something or someone interesting to latch herself on to as she swirled a cherry red umbrella in her hand.

After a few more seconds of scanning the area, The Horned Captain pin-pointed a familiar flow of spiritual energy in the tavern as her face eased over into a grin. The likes of the newly made Squad Two Captain was in her bar and felt that she could have a bit of fun with him. Therefore, the little Oni Girl hopped, skipped and jumped towards Shinryu as her long tangerine hair bounced against the wind and rose head-bow flowed along the breeze.

Eventually, with one last step, The Menacing Devil Girl appeared in a bar seat right next to Shinryu with a smirk seen across her face. She'd then go on to flick the male against the forehead and snicker in line after that. The Captain was happy to see that the male was back on his feet after a lot of his grueling match-ups. So, she'd place her umbrella down beneath her right foot and begin to get comfortable.

"Evening, salutations and hello, Chainy-Captain~ How are you on this fine eve? Getting plastered and hammer I see? Well, lemme join you!"

Taking charge of the conversation from the get-go, The Oni Shinigami laughed a bit and summoned a small portion of her spiritual energy to the surface. In the form of a indigo flash of light, The Little Devil's infamous Sake Sutorīmu was materialized straight into her right palm. This was a portion of her Zanpukto that Lil' Miss Ibiki could use in order to ingest an infinite amount of alcohol based on the production of spiritual and mental energy that her Zanpukto could feast off of. So, given that this was a supernatural stream of booze, the sheer alcohol content from this purple gourd in The Captain's hand was roughly 200%.

Therefore, a strong, but heavenly aroma filled the bar as soon as this miniature container was opened. Purple steam overflowed into the tavern and just the pure smell alone started making others in the area somewhat tipsy and loose. For, over all else, this was the influence of their Captain taking over once more. As even in such a casual setting did Ibiki's powers otherwise morph the world around her. So, with two hard chugs, the girl had already drank what was comparable to 380 proofs.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~! That's wonderful! I feel alive now! =w="

With her arms flailing in the air, The Menacing Devil Girl ensured that the people around her knew how much of a profound effect booze had on her. The spiritual energy within herself was becoming enriched, muscles were becoming tighter and her overall mental insight became so much more relaxed and calm. While her endorphins rushed to further elate this feeling, The Little Oni Girl was far from intoxicated as her tribe of people had quite the immense supernatural resistance to TOTALLY getting balls off the wall drunk.

But, alas, she wouldn't be the only one to get her rocks kicked. Through the powers of levitation with her spiritual energy used as a medium, The Menacing Devil Girl had roughly one million yen ooze out from out the sleeves in her kimono and on to the table before them. In this way, Ibiki then slammed her right hand down on the table and declared:

"ALL ROUNDS ON ME! EVERYONE GETS A HAPPY DRINK! (• ε •)"

Then the entire bar erupted into a roar of celebration, happiness and total bliss as the lines started crowding up around the front portion of the bar. The bartenders were quite nervous, but Ibiki had faith they could deal with the load. With a sly glance to Shinryu, The Little Oni Captain would flick his forehead once again and snicker with utter delight:

"So tell me, Mr.Chainy-Captain, what exactly brings you to my neck of the woods once again? Shouldn't you be, yanno, helping out your new Squad? You are a freshly made Captain, after all~ I figured you'd be dealing with the new pains of being a Captain instead of curling up in my humble little love shack. (• ε •)"

The tone of the ginger haired girl soon turned up a few notches on the cherry-scale and she was utterly on cloud nine at this point. The atmosphere in the bar was good, the booze was flowing through her body and she was one with the world and her squad. So why couldn't she just let go of her restraints and partake in some fun? Thus, the ball was in Shinryu's court to otherwise keep this amusement going. Hopefully, with the amount of liquid courage overflowing into his body, he'd be up for such a challenge as well.

The entire bar was turning into one massive festival of good times, booze and relaxation. Men and women were breaking out into song, there were numerous wrestling matches taking place all over the tavern and the entire division barracks seemed to come alive with life after this spectacle started taking place. Yes indeed, this Captain at least knew how to work up morale and that was important to making sure everyone was happy, content and ready to haul ass when the time for rest came to an end.

Thus, Ibiki was pleased with the scene which unfolded before her amber lit eyes. It felt very good for her to have helped caused this happiness to take place in a time of absolute terror, dread and stress in the Soul Society. But, alas, she wouldn't be able to indulge in that sort of thought for too long! This is because she shifted her gaze straight towards Shinryu and noticed him grinning at her. Obviously, he was happy to see her in his mind and she was happy to see them. So, she flailed her arms in the air and made a slight "gaaaaaaaawh" sound to otherwise show her excitement.

"Paperrrrrrrrrrrrrwork? Yeah, I hate that stuff as a Captain, but I make sure to throw my men at it or do it all in one-hard-blow! =w="

The jovial tone of The Oni Captain was hard to miss as she took another hard swig of her spirtified liquor. It took a lot for her to get drunk; so what was actually occurring is the fact that her body was taking in the nourishment from the booze and becoming empowered. That is to say, the nature of the Suika Tribe is to become stronger the more they drink; akin to a drunken-fist of sorts. Their persona's become more upbeat, nerves eased and body overflowing with strength and energy. It is their go-to-coffee drink of choice!

So, with that said, The Little Suika 'lass took a hard swig of her gourd and again indulged her fellow Captain-In-Arms with another round of dialogue:

"Then here: TAKE A SWIG OF MY ESSENCE! (づ￣ ³￣)づ"

In one mighty shout, The Menacing Devil Girl materialized a large, white colored bowl before Shinryu and slammed it down on the table before them. Before long it would be filled with enough of her fierce liquor to bring down a whole squad of men. As, from the Oni Girl's plum gourd did a stream of mystic booze ease on into the dish. In that instant, the smell of cherries, apples and other sweet fruits filled the room and an intense aroma of glee and giddy soon followed from the perception of others who inhaled these fumes.

So, she'd point at this dish and grin as there was quite clearly something more to it:

"(• ε •) That gourd of mine has a rich amount of my spiritual particles in them. I modified it with the help of those folks in Squad Four to add more replenishing effects to it. If you are able to drink that, then you will be back to 100% at the end of this night. I promise!"

With a thumbs up given, she'd then further promote her product with a self-assured grin as she was quite proud of her work. The Little Suika Child would also give a second thumbs up with her other free hand when she leaned forward and nodded her head at Shinryu's drinking ability. The Captain was proud of The 2nd Division Big-Wig for being able to hold his own and not pass out due to alcohol intolerance.

"GOOD JOB! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ ✧ﾟ･: *ヽ(◕ヮ◕ヽ)"

Once she calmed down from her last hip-hip-HOORAH shout, The Menacing Devil spinned around in her chair and took five more gulps before coming to a stop and letting out a soft and content sigh. By then her perception would have been grounded back in reality and this would allow her to overhear the plight Shinryu was under with the 2nd division. Something, something, something grandma gangbang. Something, something, something, lazy Captains. Something, something, something useless idiots.

After these thoughts were processed, The Menacing Devil Girl snickered and got the picture: Shinryu was here trying to relax and think of ways to form bonds with non-productive Captains and kick activity into overdrive with the Gotei 13. To that she could give a swift thumbs up in appreciation for.

"Yes, yes. Let's kick out all the slackers and focus on instilling hard work, motivation and morale! I'm proud of you for doing that, Chainy-Captain! Good work ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ"

After she was finished speaking those giddy and approving words, The Menacing Devil Girl formed another huge bowl on the table and shook the entire bar a bit. Many were onlooking at the colossal bowl she forged because it was even bigger than the one she forged for Shinryu. It was black in color and had many purple tribal markings on it. Along with that, the booze within its contents were indigo in color and the dish was as large as a small nightstand.

"BOTTOMS UP!"

And with that, The Menacing Devil Girl held the liquid in place with her spiritual pressure and started guzzling down all of its massive contents as Shinryu started speaking something about out drinking her. Many in the pub, at that point, were in shock. And -- rightfully so. This amount of booze would have killed the average man with its 300% alcoholic content. But -- Ibiki was a superhuman and could take it like a champ! Thus, after a few seconds, the booze was devoured and different shades of violet, orchid and lavender lights radiated from the Captain's body like a cool steam of mist. Her eyes seemed to be filled with fire and a grin came upon her face as she turned around to look at Shinryu.

"You are strong with the booze force, but ye's booze force has not see the likes of my endless stomach. Come forth, if you dare~ (◕‿◕✿)"

And with that playful banter initiated, the challenge of drunks began and Shinryu was free to do as he pleased with the bowl she provided for him.

Most would think that The Menacing Devil Girl would be offended, hurt, envious or otherwise dismayed at someone keeping up with her drinking speed. But, to this Oni-Captain, she really didn't care! It was nice to have a drinking partner and she seemed to be making a fairly good friend in the process. In this time of hardship and dismay, it was an excellent thing to make allyship with a Captain over hard liquor and good times. So, as he let himself to her essence, The Suika Child took another three gulps down from her massive bowl and kept on with her insane binge of booze as she felt totally and utterly energized!

"Of course I'm full of surprises: I'm THE Captain Ibiki! 8D You can't have a good time without a good drunk. And you, my Chainy-Captain, are a good drunk as well. So let's make merry and keep drinking til our hearts delight~! (• ε •)"

Indeed, the lil' Suika 'Gal was more than pleased to see that something she concocted was generating such glee and joy in the man's heart. So, there was nothing she could do but further oblige his request for a good time and partake in more drinks. All the while, the two of them would be nursed back to full health under the sweet, sweet scent of The Oni Captain's booze. Ah, who couldn't love that, eh?

However, it seemed the bar went a bit quieter when the fellow Captain issued a more formal challenge to her. Emptying the bowl again for the dozenth time, The Menacing Devil Girl had a confused look across her face as she scratched her head. Was he really that interested in her Bankai? Bah. That silly thing wasn't THAT much different than her Shikai she felt. But, to him, it must've meant to the world so she could only let out a slight chuckle.

"Oh? You better be the utmost of sincere in that challenge then, Chainy-Captain! Because if you don't win, I will make sure you do that for all my squad men. =w="

Then, having spoken those giddy words did The Menacing Devil's body erupt into a burst of indigo light. Following that, she utilized her nimble speed to refill the bowl -- one hundred times. That is correct. The people in the bar were dumbfounded, but she drank one hundred massive bowls of 200% prof alcohol and still seemed as lively as ever. Her mouth reeked of sweet aromas, body was relaxed to hell and back and she was feeling the entertainment of the night.

If anything, Ibiki surmised that this would most likely end in a draw. As, from her estimates, both of them could drink til they were just plain tired of drinking. So, it would be a futile thing for both parties. So, something had to break the stick and he seemed interested in getting further warmed up. So, she'd flick his forehead and snicker to him.

"You think I'm not aware of what is going on? I can sense that ability because my presence is still in you. Neither of us are going to call it quits because we both have special bodies that allow us to drink until oblivion, silly. We won't get anywhere this way =w="

Meanwhile, as she spoke those joyful words, the rest of the crowd wondered if either of these captains were human at this point. But, that is what it meant to be Captain to begin with: even in the most casual of settings, they possessed the utmost of wild power, ability and skill. However, this wasn't about that for Ibiki. Instead, she was curious as to why he was so interested in her Bankai. So, she'd outright ask the question:

"So, tell me, Chainy-Captain: why ya' so interested in my Bankai? =w="

And with that the stage had been set and she would expect an answer fairly soon. Hopefully it would be sufficient as she honestly didn't see what all the hype was about.

After another two hundred fifty bowls as had been downed, Ibiki felt they more than made their point. There was no need for this contest anymore. So, she'd simply pat her new friend on the back and giggle a bit at him wanting to keep that bowl.

"Far be it from me to prevent you from having a good time. Just make sure you feed enough spiritual energy or it will stop dispensing the booze soon enough. =w="

With those relaxed words uttered out, The Suika Child let out a content sigh as she pat her belly and felt that her health was restored back to prime levels through this little talk of theirs. However, it seemed that everyone around them was more or less in shock. Yet, that didn't bother The Oni Captain too much. She merely gave a carefree shrug, giggled and span around in her chair as she was on cloud nine at the moment.

Granted, that wouldn't be before she flung a air bullet at one of the people complaining that she won. In one hard explosion, that male was flung straight out the window and into a wall nearby as he fell unconscious. Following that moment, most people in the bar kept their distance from their devilish Captain and knew not to test her irritation while in this state. She only desired for people to get along, not squabble over petty things like this. So, she'd let that be known.

"Blah, blah, blah. I don't care about that. We are all in the same organization, so we should act like brothers in this time of need. If you can't do that, please get out of my bar, thank you~ (◕‿◕✿)"

And with that, most of the people in the division eleven barracks nodded their heads and decided not to cause any more trouble for Shinryu during his present and future visits here. Then, after she was finished addressing her lovely squad of men and women, The Menacing Devil Girl flicked Shinryu's forehead and wagged her finger.

"No bullying people who can't drink on par with us. I'll kick your behind to if you do. =w="

With a snicker and smirk, The Oni Captain would then twirl around in her chair once more and shift back into her playful state of giddy and wonder. But, alas, when she stopped rotating around, her face became more concerned and she listened in as it seemed that the fellow Captain in Arms was opening up to her. It seemed, more than anything else, he really had a strong interest in learning everything he could about the world, his opponents, his allies and everything that made this existence.

So, it was with a soft sigh that she would shrug her shoulders and indulge in his chest. Since, to her, it was a earnest and honest intent. And, when given this desire, she had no choice but to oblige. But, be that as it may, this wasn't going to be the time or place where her bankai was unveiled to him. This was too casual of a night and too small of a place to do so. Thus, Ibiki made up her mind and pat The Captain's head before uttering these words:

"Fine, fine. You win. I'll let you see my Bankai. It won't be tonight, but be sure to come into The Outlands of the Soul Society in the morning. I will be prepared then and you can indulge in my Bankai's form if it's that important, friend."

And with that, The Menacing Devil Girl would give a geniue smile to her comrade before jumping on her feet and turning her heels towards the door. Waving goodbye and goodnight to everyone in the bar, Ibiki figured she had a lot to get ready for in the morning and was going to need a good amount of sleep for what may lay ahead. Therefore, it was wise to get some restful shut-eye and be bright and peaky for tomorrows grand adventure.

"So I'll be you adiu and goodnight, Chainy-Captain and my wonderful Squadmates~ If you don't show up tomorrow, I'll be sure to pay a visit to your squad and smash you up real good for wasting my time~ =w="

And with that -- she was gone. But, Shinryu's request would be granted soon enough.

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