Huh, you look different [Asami, Lerna]

I was....not often that Lerna experienced such radical changes in her life. Honestly, coming to the soul society had been one of the bigger ones. But feeling this ....new.... form. Her TRUE form. However derived it may have been. She had the best sleep she'd had in...quite a long time. And when she had finally woken up, it was almost alarming how nice and clear everything was, until she remembered. Ah..... she was supposed to have breakfast with Asami.

It had been a whirlwind of a time the other day. She'd first touched base with Murasaki, there was a bit of .....a fun time to be had sorting things through. She would be meeting with the Shino Academy officials later for verification and some other things. But otherwise she ...more or less had VERY few people who knew about her current form. Annnnnnnnd that was Asami's spiritual pressure. She could sense the woman on her way. Lerna bolted upright, having overslept a bit, and promptly got herself dressed as quickly as possible!

A bit of scuffling about, but eventually she got herself squeezed into her old uniform, definitely might have to fix that up later. But for now, she tied her Zanpaku'to to her hip and slipped out of her room just as she spotted Asami in the distance, waiting patiently. Hoo boy....

She took just a moment, making sure she was .....not TOO ruffled, and promptly put on a calm confident smile, the same one she always wore, and made her way over to the woman.
"Gmorning Sensei!" She'd greet. Same voice as always.That at least was the same.

Lerna couldn't help but smile just a little at the sight of Asami getting absolutely super flustergasted. Or was she just a bit confused? Truly the mystery of non mod soul facial expressions. She still gave a gentle chuckle when she made note of the woman's confusion. Hm, voice wasn't enough huh? She noticed the brief dart of eyes toward her zanpaku'to. AH, she supposed that would obscure things a bit. "It's me, Sensei. Lerna. Substitute Shinigami and Intern of Seventh Division. I uh..... learning the name of my Zanpaku'to had some......side effects. You'll probably have like a memo about it. But uh........surprise? We should probably have the rest of this conversation over the pancakes." She noted with a sheepish smile.

No doubt Asami was going to be rolled, and a LOT of thoughts would be going through her mind. Lerna was intent on getting the girl in a chair and with some food in front of her so she could digest the information.

Lerna paused for a bit at that and chuckled, smiling calmly as she watched the woman reel a little from this new bout of information. Which, to be fair, why wouldn't she? Lerna reached up and gently scratched the back of her head sheepishly, shifting her hair back behind her ears a little before looking off to the side. "It's certainly gotten a lot of uh..... looks as a result. But it's still me under all this." She pointed out, and paused, looking at Asami for a few long moments before she reached out and gently rested her hand on the woman's shoulder, to try and get her to.....recenter.

"That's not all that's been going on though, Sensei. Actually, there's something I should probably tell you. Something.....I was afraid that ANYONE would know or ...find out when I came here." She noted softly, "Something...I'd rather tell you than you just ....get it along with the memo." She sighed, taking a deep breath. She was.....fine right? Murasaki herself had said that she wouldn't let anything happen to her. But .....that didn't mean people's opinions wouldn't change in regards to her. Would Asami think less of her? That she was .... a tool.... not a person? She wasn't sure.

"I'm not .... just some human. I'm a Mod Soul."

Lerna was.....surprised. It wasn't as if the reaction was unexpected, but it was just so....fast. Asami took it all in stride and seemed just....completely unbothered by it. And she couldn't help but ....smile sheepishly at that. "Yea. The look I had before. Was just sortof... my best whatever. Of putting a body together. But well, with my Zanpaku'to's help. This is ..... as Me as it gets. Outside of just being my bare pill." She noted with a sheepish smile, letting out a HAH in response to the woman's comment about holding back. And she was .....happy.

"You don't seem that surprised at all. I .....I mean I know you're a teacher and all that but . I dunno. You aren't the first person I've run into today... and it's been..... kinda all over the place..." She noted softly, sighing as she slumped her shoulders. "Some people seemed just...confused. One or two seemed....angry. Some just seemed.....afraid of me." She looked back to the woman and put on a relieved smile.

"I'm glad you don't seem bothered by it." She noted and promptly stood upright, having followed Asami's gaze she chuckled. "We should probably get going. We don't wnna miss out on breakfast hours after all, right?" She offered. Hopefully a little food would help her calm down.

Lerna.....nodded softly and allowed herself a little sly chuckle as the woman definitely was WAY more on the back foot than she usually was. "Well, I had considered that. But well...you were a teacher. And aren't you like...a n officer? I don't even know what squad you're in. Sure it would have been....nice....and liberating to have told you. But I ....I couldn't really risk that." she noted with a sigh. And with that.....she offered a ...gentle....soft smile. Nodding her head as they made their way into the establishment.

Of course she didn't let recent events harm her appetite, and she got herself several pancakes with a nice little smattering of justr ...plain with syrup. and one or two suggestions that Asami had promised would be good. She ate for a moment. Focusing on the pancakes which....honestly were nicer than she expected. But ....now and then, she'd look up at her teacher. Thinking about what she'd said. About wanting to know sooner. And she was done with.....two of her pancakes when she ....considered something.

"Hm. What you said. Just now. I'm curious. If I said that I had something else to share. I can't help but wonder if you'd think .......different about me." She noted..... seeming to ....chew the idea. It wasn't as if Captain murasaki would allow anyone to fuck around with her. She'd even revealed her origins to the woman. So ....she couldn't....entirely hide behind fear. But there was also the notion. Would Asami....think of her differently?

"Do you remember, when you guessed who I was. In the Story of Susanoo's Blade?" She asked quietly.