The Blade and I (Murasaki/Elyss)

"Real bold of you to strut in here like that, especially after the last time that zanpakuto and I had a run in."

Murasaki set her zanpakuto down for now, having been focused on it quite intently until Elyss' entrance. Her focus of late hadn't been to much end, and that had her in a faintly more sour mood than she typically was. She normally wouldn't have let that creep into her tone of voice, or her choice of words, but this particular topic was one that already didn't sit right with her. After all, Elyss' zanpakuto was nothing but trouble.

"Well, go ahead. If you're coming in that confidently, I'll assume you've got things you wanna say first."

"Yeah, I figured as much. Captain Commander wouldn't actually let me into the investigation at all even though I'm your captain, but I'm not stupid. You're right, I have dealt with it before, so it seemed pretty obvious to me that caused it."

Murasaki didn't bother to mention that she probably would have been able to help expedite the investigation pretty significantly if Abalia had actually listened to her and let her participate. After all, even if she was annoyed by it, that particular problem wasn't Elyss' fault. Pouring a cup of plum sake for herself, Murasaki thought for a moment as she sipped from it.

"I don't think I'm the best person for it, actually. I know more'n almost anyone down here about zanpakuto, that's true, and I've got no doubt I can help. But I'll be honest, I've got a good relationship with mine. This kinda thing..."

Sighting as she rubbed her forehead briefly, Murasaki slammed back the rest of the sake before looking to Elyss with a fairly serious, almost grave expression.

"I know probably the best person alive to help you out with this, and I can send you her way if you want. Up to you."

"Definitely. I know tons about getting the most out of your zanpakuto, bonding with it, but getting it under control? You're gonna want to talk to my mom about that one."

Murasaki honestly didn't know how she felt about two people she cared about studying under her mother now, but at least in Elyss' case, she understood there really wasn't anyone who would be better for it. Could it go badly? Well, sure, maybe. But it was still a lot more than Murasaki herself could provide.

"She made me, after all, and ya can't say there's many people who've ever made a zanpakuto. I can send you to her, she's been staying down here in the Seireitei for a while now. Don't really know why, but I don't think it's a good idea to ask anyone in Zero Division why they're down here."

Shrugging, she simply poured herself another cup of sake, before she continued to speak.

"It's up to you. You know I'm happy to help if you'd rather it be me, but I know for a fact my mom can do a lot more for you than I ever could."

"Well, you're not wrong about that, he's definitely not what I'd call a sweetheart."

Murasaki smiled as she said that, though there was a certain sense of bitterness to her voice all the same. After all, she'd dealt with the harshness of her father firsthand, and even if she'd never stop seeing him as her dad, she'd be lying if she said that hadn't changed their dynamic a little bit in her eyes.

"Anyway, that's totally fair. She's been staying at one of the nice inns in the Seireitei, it's called...oh, what's it called..."

Tapping her finger on her desk in annoyance that she couldn't remember, Murasaki took a moment or two to think before snapping her fingers.

"The Onyx Fountain Inn, that's it. Odds are she'll be sitting at the bar smoking, you'll probably know her when you see her. Black hair, dresses real fancy. Looks like me. Tell her I sent you, she shouldn't give ya any trouble."

If nothing else, Murasaki felt like she knew her mom pretty well, so she didn't see this going too terribly.

In all actuality, it wasn't particularly difficult to find Midori at all. Much like Murasaki had said, she was simply sitting at the bar, a glass in front of her as she held her kiseru idly in one hand. She'd already finished the reports for the day, and as much as she'd have liked to find something to do, she couldn't exactly go around causing problems.

Well, she could have. But it wouldn't have been especially good for her daughter's reputation, or for the Zero Division's. Despite her lax personality, she wasn't an idiot, and she cared enough about her own career, and Murasaki's, to try and maintain a good reputation.

Nothing to do but hang around, then.