A Matter of Duty [Murasaki, Steiner]

Steiner nodded his head as he listened to her go on about traveling and it became very clear to him that she actually really enjoyed the adventure of exploring new places. Probably as much as he did to be honest. The thrill of seeing culture and learning about an areas topography were almost like training to him. "Yeah, I didn't really have the opportunity to stay in a Yurt, but I did read a few books on how to build them. I find history to be quite exciting, I almost went to university to be a historian.", he said with a confident smile plastered on his face as he remembered the good old days when he had just been some powerless student. He had studied real hard to get into the university in Tokyo, but life had a different plan for him, and he was quite happy with how things had turned out. Minus all the pain he had been through, but then again even the pain and struggles he had gone through had helped define himself so he couldn't really complain.

That is when she began to speak, much like a teenager going on about her first crush, about her explorations and exploits. He found it quite interesting that she had been to so many places and done so many things, but then again it wasn't too hard to believe that with a Shinigami's long life span that something like that could be done. Still, it was exciting in a way to listen to her reminisce a bit, and he didn't dare interrupt her out of respect and curiosity. Everything from the trip to South America and her talking of special holidays held for different cultures intrigued him quite highly. He didn't care if she rambled on about it and in fact had hoped she would have kept on going as this was far more interesting than sitting around and listening to a lecture on history from Sylvia or training in an obstacle course. She eventually took a breath and he could tell she was tad bit embarrassed, but he really didn't know why.

"What is there to be sorry for? You are passionate about it so you should express just how passionate you are for it. To be quite honest, I was only so quiet as so that I could listen to everything you had to say as I felt like it all came from the heart. And those are the most important things in life.", Steiner said appearing to be much wiser than his young age would probably show, but even he had some ware and tear on the old tires. He put his hands into his pockets and nodded his head before continuing on. "So you haven't been to the Sugiuran realms? I here it is quite nice....also if you don't mind me asking...what division are you a part of exactly, Murasaki?", he asked as he dropped all the honorifics and began to speak to her as an equal. They were both globe trotters who were trying to defend the living realm after all. All the while he stared at her, not in a way to freak her out, but in a way that showed he was trying to evaluate her for more than just the title she brandished. She wasn't too hard to read, but he couldn't help, but feel that there was quite a bit more to her than the eye could easily distinguish.

"I would like to go all over Soul Society to be honest. There isn't just one thing I would like to see in particular as Shinigami culture is something that I barely know anything about despite all the texts and information floating around. Still, if I was going to be specific? The Rukongai, the Shinigami academy, and the walls of the Seretei themselves would be sure fire picks for me.", he spoke with honesty as he removed one hand from his pocket to rub his chin in thought. "I'm all about learning about the structures, culture, and even the martial talents of a civilization and those places are the best places to see the core identity of the people and their way of life bar none.", he said while also gauging her reaction to what he had to say and wondering just what she thought about his choices.