Parental Figures(Yoruichi/Rio)

Unbeknownst to Rio, the Shihoin was being watched. As she .......trained nondescriptly, a sleek black cat watched with dull interest from the shade of a nearby shrubbery. It was then that she saw the girl plop down after what seemed like exhaustion. Who knew how long the girl had been training before Yoruichi had actually shown up to watch her from the sidelines. And so, seeing the girl at last seeming to have hit her limit, the feline sloooooowly peeled herself from the ground. Stretching herself languidly in a way only a feline's body could contort, before slowly drawing herself up onto her paws, raising her chin high and then suddenly appearing directly in front of the woman as easily as someone else might breathe. It was not the same seamless near-teleport that she was normally capable of, but it was still seamless to the less experienced Shunpo users, seating herself before the woman in her feline form.

Before she spoke.

"FOOLISH mortal. You have disturbed my slumber. Identify yourself at once." She commanded imperiously. There were .... a good number of cat transformers in the family, so Rio would actually likely not be able to pinpoint exactly WHO it was that was speaking to her in such a manner! And boy was she going to be in for a surprise when she found out.

The feline seemed to smile as Rio played along with the little demand.
"Protector of the Shihoin? Interesting to say the least, Mortal." She chimed, an instant before she suddenly would appear on the woman's shoulder, having used Shunpo to shift from her position to her new perch. Even if she wasn't capable of using hakuda and the like in this form, she still had EVERY bit of proficiency in Hoho in this form, and that sudden blinding speed would no doubt catch Rio completely off guard.

"I must say, this seems to be fairly mundane so far as training goes. But I imagine that there is only so much one can do while also confining themselves to the Shihoin estate. If I were to surmise, you probably had much more growth and potential when you were a seated member." She observed calmly enough, now very obviously distinguishing herself past the potential of just being some shihoin child. Not only in her capability with a Shunpo that far outpaced Rio's own, but just how much she seemed to know about the woman.

"And I suppose it is unfortunate that the ....current trials and tribulations of the family aren't things they can simply be protected from."

"Oh?" She noted in that imperious male voice, her little feline head canting slowly to the side as she took a moment to parse her family member's words, she hopped back down to the ground before turning. There was a sudden flash of steam, briefly obscuring the woman and dissipating only just as Yoruichi was suddenly back in the spot, slipping a sweater top on that kept her somewhat modest in front of her family. Before Rio stood the 22nd Head of the Shihoin family.

"The past certainly is in the past, but that doesn't make it any less relevent in the present, don't you think?" She asked with a crooked smile, canting her head to the side. And of course, it would VERY much put into perspective a lot of this current conversation. She made her way over to Rio and patted the woman on the shoulder. "What have you been up to these days? If you don't mind me asking of course." She asked brightly, as if she HADN'T just had an ominous conversation with the woman while in feline form, the notion of such comments of the plights of the shihouin as forgotten as the brief instant that she had to get dressed between when she turned human and the steam dissipated. As Rio had said, the past was in the past. But that didn't make it irrelevant.

Yoruichi couldn't help but smile seeing the look of surprise on Rio's face. She so enjoyed seeing this particular member of her Family, honestly she had taken quite a bit to the notion of seeing them grow up. Rio honestly in some ways felt closer than a lot of others in the clan not just in how closely related they were, but simply to see certain positive aspects in her personality simply made her happy. "How wise of you~ Buuuuuuuuut stuff like that's more suited for trying to seem wise and important I think." She chimed, as if she herself hadn't just dropped one such similar line. All the same, she perked up at hearing Rio frequented the world of the living.

"Oho! Is that right?" She asked with a brightened smirk, as if she didn't already know that bit of information. "Well maybe we should go take a day there together sometime! I'd be very interested to see what sort of things you get up to down there! Lots of rugged loner types down earthside these days, yaknow." She noted with a slightly more sly look. She was well aware that honestly Rio seemed to take more after Yoruichi among the family. LOTS of members had kinda hooked up in one way or another. That was just Noble life. But she honestly felt like Rio could benefit from something like that. No way dis she want Rio to wind up in the situation SHE did. It was bad enough Chidori had gotten as bad as she'd got.

She was pleased to see that budding smile on the girl's face, a growing expression of excitement in response to her suggested course of action. Rio was.....definitely not the same sort of person Yoruichi was. Or at least, she wasn't in the same....mindset. And she could feel that a lot of what had happened with the family probably had something to do with that. She would have liked to imagine that this craziness had been.... recent. But that was just flat out untrue. This was how noble families had always been. Well before the birth of any of this new generation of Shihoin. the Family was something that always had this sort of strain, well before the stress of the Great Noble Families losing influence had become an issue. A necessary issue, at that. It was admirable to see Rio so focused on protecting the family..... but well. As nice as that sounded, that wasn't really a feasible project. Strong as rio was, she wasn't able to protect certain individuals from eachother. Or themselves. And the way Rio spoke, it sounded like she was starting to realize that. Hm.

But none of this reflected in those bright, cheerful eyes and that flashing smile. A knowing, daring look that promised adventure. "Pfft. 'For the Ages' is the kinda stuff old geezers say to make their stories sound more interesting. I'm gonna show you all the stuff Human world ahs to offer!" she noted, giving Rio a playful elbowing as she did, as if she were telling some big secret. "That said-." Her tone shifted to something more ...serious.

"Make sure you let someone know that you'll be heading out to Earth with me. the last thing you want is people worrying about you." She advised. She had every intention of getting Rio interested in the world of the living. Better to ingrain these habits now if Rio was going to be going down there on the reg. She was already .....considering a few options for where they should go heading out. they definitely wanted to go somewhere a bit less..... high profile. THAT ran the risk of being recognized as Shihoin, and being treated like princesses was hardly the experience she wanted for Rio. No no no. The PROPER environment for a Shihoin out on earth was usually low profile. Escape from all that nobility nonsense.