Catscratch Reunion [Rangiku, Igen]

Rangiku couldn't help but feel rather touched with Igen's comment, letting out a little aww with a smile and a hand on her chest. She was plenty glad she had such a profound effect on her students, intending to carry that attitude well into her duties. A closer knit, well adjusted Gotei was a better Gotei, in the end.

She'd chuckle, patting his back when he insisted on her picking, "Alright alright, you are treating me after all. How about we hit up a bar for some food and drinks, yeah?"

It definitely was her idea of a good time - some group drinking with some good food was always the way to celebrate!

Rangiku's eyes narrowed in her amusement, "Yeah? Bet you think I lived in the classroom and slept under the desk too, huh?" She'd joke as the two (three?) of them made their way through the Seireitei, her occasionally waving at others and smiling as she made her way through. Eventually they'd make it to one of her usual stops, a nice corner bar that she knew quite well and served some good sake.

"But nah, i'm sure a lot of teachers do this kind of stuff no sweat. I have gotten invited to a few work outings after all." She'd grin as they'd get seated, "Even if they're your teachers, they're still people who wanna take a load off, yknow?"

A soft laugh came in response to his reaction to her facetious words, "You're a funny guy, Igendai."

She was giving a few more greetings to some she recognized before Igen's proclamation caught her attention, a look of surprise dawning her features, "Wait, that was you? I didn't even realize!"

There was a night she recalled when the bar was getting pretty rowdy behind her and she definitely heard the window shatter, but she had a little too much to drink and was a bit to preoccupied to remember much past that too well. Igendai definitely was the type to get into a bar brawl, now that she thought about it - not that it was something she thought lesser of someone. She honestly was surprised she never ran into him here!

Once they were settled and drinks were on the way, she'd grin at Igendai, "So, have ya gotten any girls on your radar? I'd be surprised if none were interested."

She'd give a slight shrug, lounging in her chair as she'd begin eating and drinking, "I don't remember it all too well either, just knew some guy went out a window. Probably was caught up in a conversation or something, on top of drinking of course."

One bar fight amongst many wasn't much to discern in the moment, she'd been witness to a ton of those to the point it really wasn't much to sweat over. She occasionally had a coworker or buddy who seemed concerned but she was always there to reassure that as long as they didn't get pulled into the excitement they'd be fine. Everyone had a moment where they were a drunk dumbass, after all, so she only took the thought of Igen in a brawl in stride, even with some amusement.

And once again the poor kid's bashfulness peeked through as he talked about his track record with dating, or rather not. Huh, she'd think a guy like him would have young ladies gunning for him.

"Well, just keep being your cool guy self and i'm sure you'll get with somebody." She'd give him a thumbs up and a grin.

It felt pretty great to be able to spend some casual time with one of her past students, relaxing over food and talks. She definitely was appreciating Igen's generosity plenty fold, as even if it was a free meal she wouldn't be one to abuse such an opportunity. She always had her reasonable share of drinks and food with these offers; she wasn't willing to take advantage of kindness, especially not from her student! But she was going to let herself enjoy at least.

"Well of course a good body is going to be a part of the works! Gals like having some good looks to peek at yknow? Not that you aren't good looking of course. But that isn't all that's to it, there's more than one way to be a man and that's definitely having some confidence." She'd sip off the rest of her sake, calling the tender for more, before continuing, "So buck up, chin high, chest out, and say whatever you feel's right! Girls smell insecurity from a mile away, like blood to sharks."

She'd speak in a highly jovial tone, patting Igen on the shoulder a bit roughly, though simmering down when he asked his question, "Oh, why Eighth? Well first off I had been requested, and well why would I refuse that? I'd been meaning to hop back in for a good while now, even if my Zanpakuto's been a stubborn hairball about things."

Her brow would twitch, reminiscing of her attempts to get Haineko to at least take her seriously, only to end in pure frustration. Lazy cat didn't wanna do any of the heavy lifting! All that attitude, too! She was surprised she even had the energy to be that sassy with how much of a bum she was!

"Rose seemed like a good captain to work with, I was either unfamiliar with the others or some divisions were just too rowdy for my style. At least it worked out in the end, right?"