Just two Homies being Homies [Igen, Kyo]

Holy shit. What a wild couple weeks. Naturally, he had kept in contact with Kyo throughout the numerous...happenings of the last couple weeks. But well, with all the shit going on, it seemed they had both been kinda preoccupied with stuff.

But that was THEN. And This was NOW! And WHEW Boy did Igen have a lot to share! Thus did Igen wind up outside the Sawachika estate, smiling from ear to ear and giving the gates a nice FIRM knock. He HAD sent a message to Kyo giving him some heads up, but well, for all he knew Kyo could be in the middle of something. Not that he'd mind. He had all his squadwork done and the night was still young. Humming a little tune to himself as he waited for Kyo to answer.

Igen was.....uh....startled? His eyes widening a little when he VERY much noticed the energy level difference from before. That usual hearty hello instead was so ...toned down? And it frankly showed DIRECTLY across Igen's face, very obviously confused as Kyo greeted him, causing Igen to shuckle just a bit before tilting his head. "Eh? You not get a lot of sleep Kyo? You don't seem too excited to see me." He teased slightly, reaching out and prodding Kyo in the shoulder before shrugging.

"But YES! It has! And that's why we're gonna ...uh... well honestly I was just thinking we could chill here or at my place. You know uh... catch up. It's been a bit hasn't it eh? Eheh... A uh.... a lot has actually happened." He admitted sheepishly before glancing to the right. "Actually, the uh.... first thing on that ol...list of things to talk about. I uh, actually wanted to introduce you to someone." He noted, whistling softly and glancing to the right again.

It would be then that the thing slipped out into the open.

A Tiger.

Just.... a whole ass Tiger prowled out from around a Rock, yawning slowly before lightly nodding it's head toward Kyo and sitting on it's haunches. It was fucking enormous, almost up to Igen's shoulder while it was sitting on it's haunches.

"This is my homie Kyo! Uh.. Kyo? This is Ko. He's my Zanpaku'to."

The feline regarded Kyo calmly enough, glancing between Igen and the larger male before Igen cleared his throat. "Uh, well, yea. It's progress. Sortof? I uh, haven't really been able to Seal my Zanpaku'to since it ...you know...showed up." He admitted, making hsi way over to Ko and promptly petting the top of the feline's head, the big beast simply sitting on it's haunches. Heh~ Damn he could always count on Kyo to.....uh.... hm. Yea, he didn't expect Kyo to be upset or anything. But Igen still couldn't ....shake the fact that something was off.

"Yea sure, Tea sounds good." He replied, giving Ko a pat on the shoulder before the pair of them followe dKyo into the estate. Igen continuing to ...peer a little at Kyo as they went. "So uh.... how ... have you been? It's been a while. And you seem a little....off. Everything alright?"'

Igen perked up and nodded, giving a sheepish chuckle. "Oh yea eheh, that makes sense. Uhh....hmm. Right... Lieutenant Arima...." He murmured, his face lighting up just a little. Dang, it'd been ages since he'd thought of her. But thankfully another subject was already afoot.

One that almost had Igen tripping over his Zanpaku'to. "W-wait what?!" He stammered out! COMPLETELY surprised. "Man.... that sucks." Igen murmured, brushing his hair back behind his ear and reaching up to pat Kyo on the back. It's uh... been a rough week for us both mah dude. I been getting my ass beat a lot." Briefly thinking about Lady Ai. Ahh.... good times. But SCARY times. But that kinda was part of why it was good. Getting the Katori beatdown though ... that was.... less good. He still wasn't sure if she was ... okay. He should probably check on her later actually. Igen sighed, rubbing the back of his head.

"Sounds like we both could use some tea."

Igen chuckled a bit at that and rubbed the back of his neck, watching as Kyo began pouring some tea out for the both of them. Ko proceeding to Prowl around curiously, inspecting the surroundings but ultimately staying fairly close by. "Hehe yea it was pretty wild. Sorry about that." He sighed, rubbing his face for a moment before giving a slight shake of his head.

Erf... how to .... phrase this. "Well, It's kinda funky. Yaknow? It's not like I haven't been having fun. More just that I feel like I ....I dunno. Don't have much in the way of interesting stuff when I'm fighting. People have their cool Shikai and their techniques and stuff. Even your sister has that weird ....soul...mind thing that almost made me puke. But I dunno. I just kinda... go in fists swingin. Which you know, has worked for me! Heck I was surprised I was able to do as well as I did against your Mom." He reasoned, shaking his head.

"But I also kinda feel sucky. A lot of the people I've been fighting also feel like theyve just been holding back on me. Which you know, I'm fine with. A good fight is better than just a stomp. But it makes me kinda feel like it's not as much fun for them. I kinda feel like I'm... boring." He murmured, his shoulders hunching a little as he folded his hands into his lap and hung his head. Thinking about Rio Shihoin. Ex-Captain Shaoling... even the fight with Lady Ai.

He glanced at his Zanpaku'to, which was currently laying on the floor nearby, watching him closely. Erf... ok, he felt a small pang of guilt at talking himself down infront of his Zanpaku'to. But still. Even with his Zanpaku'to. It was kinda.... indirect? He could fight ALONGSIDE his Zanpaku'to sure. But it felt like it didn't do much to make himself any more interesting to fight.

At least the tea made him feel a bit better, a soft sigh escaping him after a long sip. "Maybe I'm overthinking it. Wadda you think?" He asked, entirely unaware of how probably...weird he sounded. Worrying about how FUN he was to fight against, rather than his own strength.