All On My Own (Open)

From the perception of the snow haired Yuudeshi, it seemed rather nice that the red-head was coming out of his fog of frustartion. That meant that his mind was more open to receiving new information to possibly change his point of view. As she felt that he was beating himself far too much in her mind due to the fact that everyone has failures, but it's more important to her that you jump back, fight back and figure out a way around those obstacles to improve yourself. Which is why she felt she needed to explain why she was here, get to the heart of the matter and try to change this mistake:

"It's not a surprise! I'm out on the field all the time cleaning up my mistakes."

Not really too shy to admit her mess-ups, Shatari gave a placid smile followed by a gentle laugh as she explained further on why she was here to begin with:

"I found out that a small sec of the Monsuta had been trailing me after I had finished breaking up an operation in Saburo City to try and invade Karakura Central. Since I failed to finish them all off, my mistake allowed them to get this far, but I corrected it by trying to kill those bastards~!"

More of her Yuudeshi blood started to spike up as a tone of enthusniam came toward the end of her words. They were a warrior a clan, and the thought of battle sparked up strong emotions of anger, excitement and a hunger to evolve themselves with each encounter they find themselves in. However, the starry-eyed Yuudeshi soon controlled herself, gave a soft sigh of relief and looked at Steiner as she poked his nose.

"Which is why neither yourself or myself are failures. We all make mistakes and fail, but no one on this planet doesn't go without some kind of challenge."

Wrapping her arm around his neck, Shatari pulled the male closer to herself before continuing

"I'm not certain about what the other Wardens think, but I know there is always a way to move forward. Just look at the man who foudned the vanguard: Genpaku! If he had given up and never bothered trying to make a change in the world, we wouldn't be here talking and the people who want to blow everything to high hell would have a stronger grip on the planet than they already did."

Then, with a snap of the finger, another person in the world that made a difference chimed into Shatari's mind as she flowed on with her speech.

"The same thing happened with that Cirno gal to. I had no idea who she was prior to her becoming the leader of The Guild of Heroes, but she was another nobody who believed in a good cause, kept battling her failures/setbacks and eventually held on long enough to start another resistance against these destructive people."

Again, Shatari snickered, flicked Steiner's nose and went in to close the deal on their interaction:

"Imagine if they all gave up....we would be totally fucked if you don't mind my language, hahaha~"

There was then a pause before she got more serious and focused her gaze on Steiner.

"Which is why I'd like to offer you a position in the The Boros Guard as a Second Sword. I know it's not the position you truly want, but you can't give up...what will that ultimately say about who you are, Steiner?"

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"I'm sure you don't make that many mistakes. Not that there is anything wrong if you do, but you have quite a bit talent from the things I've read about you. Though merely reading about someone can never equate to personally meeting someone and learning about them first hand, I reckon.", the red haired youth stated as he removed his hands from his pockets, one arm moving behind his head, so his hand could rub it.

He doubted he was giving her a good first impression of himself after he had so casually walked away from Karakura after being declined the position of Warden. Maybe he was acting a bit childish? Perhaps that was true, but it did make him feel rather marginalized as he felt he was just as skilled as the others and fit nicely with the personnel that he would be working with moving forward. That marginalization brought him out to this road and this chance encounter, so maybe everything happened for a reason and maybe that reason was for him to see what a Warden was first hand. And to be honest, his first impressions of young lady were quite praise worthy.

"I dealt with some Monsuta forces back in Vastime...they don't really play fair to be honest and to have them get this close to Karakura is kind of unsettling.", he said honestly as he had a momentary flash back to when he had to fight Monsuta forces. It seemed like it was a lifetime ago that he had been so powerless and defenseless in the face of such superior presence and might, but things had been on the up for him lately. He wondered just how he would fair now if he was put in the same situation, if he would approach things any differently, and attempt to do things another way. Hindsight was twenty, twenty. A poke of the nose brought Steiner back to reality and he listened to what the white haired woman had to say to him about failures.

"I kind of agree with that statement...though failing to live up to my own aspirations does fill with me an anger that isn't so easily sated by mere words. Still, I have been challenged my whole life, and have done what I could with what I had. I suppose nothing less could be asked of me.", more honest words from the young man were given to the white haired female. He was surprised by her pulling him in closer, her arms around his neck, and pulling him extremely close to her. He could smell from this distance the residual scent of battle, a mixture of blood, sweat, and the satisfaction of a job well done. He knew those smells well as he too had been in his fair share of skirmishes over his lifetime, still he wondered why she was dragging him so close to her. A slight pink colorization formed on his cheeks as he stared into her eyes as she spoke to him.

The words flowed into him like water into a bucket and much like a bucket he allowed the information to pool up till it was at its' brim. A lot of it was right, though he had never met Genpaku he knew of how important his legacy was, and after meeting Cirno so long ago he knew that she was truly a heroic being. Someone he more than possibly strove to be like regardless of his level of strength or his understanding of the darkness that encroached from all corners of the globe. Though, he did believe she misconstrewed what he was doing here. He wasn't quitting being a hero, he was just walking away from the Vanguard because he felt like they didn't understand what he wanted to do by obtaining the position. He could do more good with a position that would allow him to be more active around the world and then trying to find evil where it lurked. To be so high up would give him access to alerts of major happenings and allow him to protect people on a much more global scale. After all, the Vanguard's role was to protect the world, and that was something he knew he could do if given the chance to prove it.

"I will never give up, I am never going to quit being a hero, and striving to protect others. If the Vanguard didn't exist, I would still be fighting the good fight, and doing what I thought was right to make the world a better place. Though, I'm sure you already know the type of person that I am as I'm sure some kind of file was passed around when my application become public knowledge.", Steiner stated as he listened to the last bit of what she had to say. He paused for a moment, listening to her offer intently, and giving it a great deal of thought as the proposal was quite sound.

Having worked with the Boros Guard before as a member before, he knew all to well their inner workings, and how they operated within the command structure of the Vanguard. The offer of Second Sword did seem enticing, but at the same time merely felt like a consolation prize instead of an promotion to a position. There was an awkward silence as Steiner's brain fought between itself. His anger telling him to tell her to shove the job as he felt that he deserved more, but the heroic part of him told him he would still be doing honorable work and be able to protect people even if it were to a lesser role than what he would have been able to do as a Warden. Still, he knew that to decline would solidify himself as something that he truly wasn't. He was no coward or a quitter, he was the Hero of Honor, someone who had received training from multiple people so that his heroic intentions could become a reality.

"You're absolutely right, that is not the position that I wanted, and though I feel disappointed that my effort to improve myself as a person and as warrior are not good enough for the appointment to Warden...I will accept. But know this, I will not be satisfied as Second Sword, and I will not rest until I am where I think I belong and when I get there...I am going to be the best Warden that the Vanguard has ever had. Mark my words.", Steiner stated with anger and pride, extending his hand to Shatari with a look of determination and frustration on his face.