Vague Ambition [Bambietta, Alastor]

"You really are low-maintenance, huh? That's a good trait to have, especially if you're in 7th Division, I bet. Keeps you on your toes, nice and adaptable."

In a way, Bambietta envied that sort of mentality. She'd been here a while, and she didn't exactly feel as though she'd really acclimated to it at all. Sure, she wore the clothes, spoke the language, did her job as well as she was capable of. But she still felt squarely like she'd yet to actually figure out what she was doing. Of course, she didn't let any of that show. The only thing on her face was the smile of a woman leading the way toward a good izakaya.

"Me, I've always been a little too afraid of losing to adapt that easy. That's why I joined up here. Wanted a fresh start."

She didn't mind opening up to Alastor, given he was really the closest friend she had up here. And, honestly, it wasn't like they were even that close. But Bambietta didn't think it'd be the right call to just give up. She'd done a lot of that already in her life.

"I've thought about it, made a pretty nice effort to make sure I don't lose. So far I've done okay up here, I think. Haven't gotten in trouble at work, at least, so that's a pretty good start I think."

Of course, Bambietta had been playing pretty safe for a while now. She knew if she acted even half as wild as she used to, she'd have ended up dead or in jail again. But that was exactly what she wanted to avoid, given her circumstances. When life gave you an opportunity to have your freedom back, you jumped at it.

"Can't say I'm a winner, but I'm no loser, either. That's a nice medium for now."

Slipping into a small izakaya not far from the 7th division's barracks, Bambietta picked a seat and was already ordering for herself before Alastor would even be able to sit down. She was excited, after all.

"It's just temporary. I'm not gonna be staying at medium forever, now, that's no way to live life. But tossing myself in too fast is just asking to trip, and I've already tripped a few too many times in life. Guess you could say I'm clumsy."

Downing her beer in one swift go, Bambietta grinned widely, clearly having not had too much opportunity to actually go out and enjoy herself with a friend in quite a long while. Not that something like that was terribly surprising, given she had no friends to go out with.

"So for now, it's all about taking good steps instead of quick steps. One day I'll even be a captain, just you wait and see."

She knew wishing for something like a boyfriend or a bunch of friends wasn't the right way to go about things. That'd just make her seem desperate. Despite how much she didn't like it, she knew she'd have to improve herself if she wanted anyone to actually like her.

"Hey, don't laugh! I'm serious!"

Bambietta pouted in a way that was undoubtedly far too childish for a woman of her age, distracting herself momentarily with yakitori before returning her attention to the conversation at hand. His question, thankfully, led her to simply smirk right back at him, confidence shining right through her eyes.

"Yeah, as a matter of fact, I do know its name, thank you very much! It's Zaa Baku!"

She was still wholly confident about that one, blissfully unaware that it was incorrect.

"Wha- yes it is! That's what it told me!"

Bambietta was clearly incensed at being told such a thing, given she'd been able to even manifest her shikai before this. She wasn't the violent sort, but if there was one thing she didn't like, it was someone trying to downplay her accomplishments.

"I can even show you, if you don't believe me!"

She was always happy to show off to anyone who would watch, of course, but this was different. He'd actually wounded her pride a little bit, and she wouldn't tolerate that.