Catscratch Reunion [Rangiku, Igen]

Igen was relaxed, thankfully his day had gone pretty well! Ko was even chilling in the corner of his office, practically asleep after a long day of idly pestering Igendai while he was working. No runs had been necessary and so he'd gone without the usual.... worry of having to leave her unattended. His work was done for the day and he could relax~

And then he got another customer! Frankly the day was almost over so he just smiled, promptly sitting up and offering a nod. "Hello! Welcome to Squad One, my n-.... Sensei?!" He sputtered?! Surprise written across his face as of ALL people he found himself looking at one of his old teachers?! Almost immediately he broke out into a smile and stood up! "Matsumoto-Sensei! Yea it's me!~" He practically chimed, smiling from ear to ear as he walked around his desk to get the stack of papers from her and set them down, practically bouncing with excitement! He'd always liked her as one of his instructors, she was one of those unpredictable teachers that always made lessons fun. Especially seeing her crack down on the slackers! Of course Igen had been a pretty ideal student and so he'd always seen these little reprimands from the outside looking in.

"I've been really good! I even unlocked my Shikai!" He chimed and gestured to the snoozing tiger in the corner of his office. Kinda forgetting how weird it was. Completely unaware that they both had feline zanpakuto.Ko, in the meantime, lazily opened her eyes and raised that big head of hers to glance at the Lieutenant that had arrived.
Do you HAVE to start shouting every time a chick with fat tits walks into your office?

Igen almost choked a little, coughing slightly as he threw a dirty look at his Zanpaku'to. THANKFUL at least, that nobody else could hear her. Well, that he knew of. "So what brings you out here? Wait.... did you rejoin the gotei? What squad are you joining?" He asked, eyeing the paperwork that she'd brought in and then glancing back to her.

Igen smiled, pleased to say the least that Matsumoto-sensei didn't like...freak out or anything. Actually now that he thought about it, she really didn't spook very easy. Hmmm. He was so caught up in the thought that he didn't even notice her reaching out to pet Ko until the idle noise escaped the tiger. Those eyes peering up at the woman, but doing nothing to avoid them, lazily allowing the ex-professor to pet them.
Hm. I like her already. Tell the cow that I find her presence permissible.
He thinned his lips and cleared his throat a bit, chuckling nervously. "Well you got Ko's approval. And Oh wow, Eighth huh? I suppose that's what all this is for." He chuckled, glancing at the stack of papers and then blinking when that question came up. Eh?! Okay one or two was not out of line, but why was everyone so surprised about him going to first?!

"Eh?! Why does everyone ... well I mean yea. I do enjoy being active. But we still go on missions and stuff. I just felt like my leadership skills could be put to good use! Besides, best place to learn about running things. I wanna be the Captain Commander one day after all." He pointed out casually enough, smiling from ear to ear as he leafed through the paper stack and began sorting the forms. Most of this was stuff for higher level officers. Most of the "New Squad Eight" stuff was getting handled higher up the line to make sure that everything was done properly. Whereas the lower end officers were kinda dealing with everything else. Duties that were NORMALLY kinda spread throughout the division fell on his shoulders. But it kept things moving without putting a freeze on just about everything else.

She has a point you know. If you were in some other squad , you wouldn't have to lock me in this fucking CAGE all day.
Ah, right. He cleared his throat a bit and reached down to pat Ko's head, only to JOLT his head back when she went to snap at him. "Wh-... tch. Ahem... well yea, it HAS been a little rough with Ko. Since I kinda can't go everywhere with her when I'm out doing paperwork runs. But still. I feel like this is where I have the best shot to use all my skills. S'not like the old days where Only Tenth and Eleventh saw all the action." He reasoned.

Igen was promptly torn. Between being rather proud and happy to hear that Rangiku was so receptive to his ambitions, and a little miffed that for some reason Ko was fine with his old Sensei petting her, but not him. What the heck was with that?! All the same, he did smile and puff out his chest, giving a sheepish cuckle and rubbing the back of his head. "Of course! I'm VERY responsible. Uh.... ish..." He paused and... considered. Maybe not entirely. Goading Shaoling into plowing him into a rock may ... have been a bit much. Guh, his chest still ached sometimes. Oh shit, actually, that date was actually coming up now wasn't it? He paused, glancing at his calendar and itched the back of his neck. He'd have to remember to check on the pickles.

"I'm getting there at least. I know my limits." He noted sagely, before perking up and putting on a big smile when she went and said that. "I'm happy to hear that Matsumoto-sensei. So what position did you take up in Eighth division?" He asked excitedly, SURELY she was at least a seated officer given her backround as a lieutenant, and her tenure as a teacher. But all the same, he was intrigued to find out. After all, there was a lot of factors (coughcaptainfavoritismcough) that went into where someone placed.

Igen couldn't help the shine in his eyes as he was encouraged. Puffing out his chest and raising his chin proudly as he basked in his accomplishments, ignoring the unamused look that Ko was giving him throughout. If nothing else, he enjoyed getting to talk with the woman. And well, once she actually revealed the position she would be taking in the new squad, that smile only widened.

"That's awesome! I knew you'd get a high position, but thats impressive!" He exclaimed. Truth be told, a fair number of the old guard didn't quite stick it for the ...contemporary measures of power. A few of the old captains and lieutenants certainly were around. But things had changed, so he wouldn't have been too surprised, if a bit disappointed, if Miss Matsumoto had gotten a lower seat. But in true blue Rangiku fashion, she had managed to snag a lieutenant position! And that was more than reason for celebration!

"We should celebrate! How does lunch sound? On me of course! To celebrate your new position in the Eighth Division!" He declared with a proud smile. After all, he WAS an officer himself, and even if they weren't especially close, she HAD been one of his favored teachers in the gotei,she had a lot of positivity and energy about her after all. And now they were coworkers! Even if she was a superior, she felt it fitting that he at least extend the offer.

Igen couldn't help but enjoy it all. Matsumoto-Sensei's attitude was always something he aspired to. Positive. Joyous. The way she managed to be playful in every situation was something he quite enjoyed, and even now her encouragement definitely helped amp him up. "I'm only this way thanks to my teachers." He insisted, promptly standing up to his own full height, quite a bit taller than Rangiku for sure. And promptly gave her a thumbs up.

"Of course! But I won't have that. This is a celebration for you after all! You should be the one to pick where we eat." He pointed out. Certainly Generous. But in absolute truth? He usually ate at bars or at food stands. No place worthy of a celebratory meal. Sooooo in a way he sortof did want her to pick the place. A, because well, he wanted her to be able to thoroughly enjoy where they went. And B....well... to avoid revealing how limited his own knowledge of fancy eateries were. Besides, how often would he get to have lunch with one of his old teachers?