Two Serpents (Elyss/Lerna)

IT wasn't very often they got to see the Captain. Truth be told. Lerna really didn't see much of any of the officers in her division. She supposed it came with being a student and an unseated. She was strong, she supposed. But still learning and a bit inexperienced when it all came down to it. But she never allowed that to really bother her when it came to getting things done. And so as the Captain was gracing the squad with her presence, Lerna couldn't help but ....wonder a little as she watched the previous batch of squad members shuffle off to the side.

Was this really fitting for the Seventh division?
Lerna honestly wasn't sure if her sentiments were shared with the other squadmates. But seeing the woman basically just tearing through squad members made her miss Murasaki. What was this accomplishing? No adjustments. No advice. The Captain was just kinda sacking them. All with that cold, menacing expression.
Why HADN'T Elyss just become the Captain of the Fourth Division? This sort of show seemed much more fitting for that squad. But Lerna supposed there was probably a reason for all this.


She walked forward with the next group and cast a sympathetic glance toward the other squad members moving in beside her. They were just down to the unseated now. All the seated officers had mostly taken their turn, and so now, it fell to Lerna and her nervous associates to face off. And well, she already could feel a few sets of eyes shifting to her. She was well aware that she'd be taking point. So she reached for the gourd at her hip and peeled her zanpaku;'to from the neck of the container, the blade itself shining wet with liquor as she moved to the head of the group and put on a calm smile. "Pleasure to meet you Cap. Let's have fun, yea?" She offered, her voice relaxed despite the intensity of the situation.

Uhuh... Lerna raised a brow slightly as the Captain flicked her blade and sheathed it. Taking i easy on the unseateds huh? The other two beside her adjusted their stances slightly as they circled the woman, Lerna moving in front and Center as the other two circled to flank the woman. Though, that prompt offer of a reward did cause the trio to pause. Lerna herself making a bit of a face. Didn't most members of Squad Seven practically live in the world of the living if they were on deployment? Or was she suggesting some kinda vacation trip? Hm. She cast a brief glance toward the other two unseateds.

"Uhhhh.....alright?" Lerna murmured as she promptly sheathed her own zanpaku'to. No point in going all out if Elyss wasn't going to use her own blade. The other two seeming a bit uncertain, but similarly sheathing their blades in solidarity. Almost immediately after, the Unseated member on Elyss's left promptly surged in, closing the distance between himself and the Captain before executing a sharp jab aimed at Elyss's cheek. A mere moment later, the other unseated on her left started to close in. Taking his time, but still drawing a bit of attention to himself. But before he could completely close in. Lerna promptly shot in like a phantom, using a sudden burst of speed, a blur of blonde hair closed in on Elyss. It was only natural that Elyss probably was going to dodge, or counter the attack. The sort of Aura Elyss was giving off didn't exactly scream 'I'm gonna dodge around'. Especially having seen her deal with the seated officers.

And so, Lerna rushed in and aimed to interrupt the woman. Intent on connect with a straight full-bodied punch to the woman's chest with enough force to rip clean through one of the barracks building in a sudden and vicious application of speed and strength. A two pronged attack between herself and the first Unseated. Standard hollow-fighting strategy.

Lerna perked up as the woman snared her fist despite the force she'd put into the swing! Just as Elyss had clamped down on Lerna's wrist, the blonde leered up at the woman, a slight smirk on her lips as the other unseated was promptly thrown over the Captain's shoulder a loud YELP escaping the man as well as a crackle as he attempted to form a reishi platform to stop just behind the woman. But while the man DID have some good reflexes, the force behind the throw simply snapped the platform and he continued to tumble through the air, falling short of the other unseated member.

That question however, DID catch Lerna a bit by surprise. Oh she had no doubt that Elyss knew her name, she was just a bit intrigued that the woman was aslking her such a question. But it was one she wasn't going to answer. Well, not immediately. Rather than a verbal response, Lerna simply locked onto the Captain's wrist with her free hand before letting out a SPRAY right into the woman's face. Having produced some of her Yowaseruhime liquor in her mouth, the Captain would promptly find herself hit full force by a cloud of intoxicating liquor, the fumes alone of which were generally enough to start eroding the focus and sensibilities of those effected. Already the other two unseated had scrambled to their feet and were promptly darting back. And no doubt many of the SQUAD were starting to back off and give the pair more space.

Most in Squad seven were familiar with Lerna's zanpaku'to. Or at least, the version that she showed others. VEry few were actually aware she could make other types of liquor, but this one was more than well known. A Spray that filled the air with intoxicating fumes. Generally with very unpredictable results. And well, they all had enough sense to start making some space now that the potential for Drunk Elyss was in the air.

If this had been a real fight, Lerna would have promptly whip kicked Elyss across the face as soon as she was disoriented. But instead she smiled and backed up as the woman let go of her, taking a few steps back. Giving the booze a bit of time to do it's work before that smile of hers widened when she saw the look crossing over Elyss's face. PERFECT.

"Told you, Cap. I'm just here to have a little fun. I'm not really all that up for vacations or extra pay. I'm here to test my new Captain." She pointed out with a flash of a smile before promptly she charged toward Elyss, her body blurring as she used a sudden series of rapid shunpo. Zig zagging from left to right. After all, this was her Zanpaku'to. She knew exactly how to move to make her assault as disorienting as possible for whenever she was fighting. And just as she closed in with her arm cocked back, she feinted, suddenly ducking down and aiming to promptly plunge her fist upward and into the woman's chest. Only instead of a fist, it was an open palm.

Elyss had already taken a full force punch without even a twitch of her wrist. The woman was sturdy. Which is why instead of a punch, she aimed to grab Elyss by the front of her uniform and promptly THROW her over her shoulder to slam her onto her back. No doubt adding to the woman's disorientation once the world went spinning around her. Well, IF Lerna actually managed to lift the woman off the ground and didn't get swatted on the way in. But Lerna was fine with that. Victory wasn't the goal. She just wanted to get to know this new Captain. And well...

Lerna had to admit, she really liked the look on Elyss' face so far. Much better than that stern, serious thing she'd been doing before.

Lerna had to admit, she was a little impressed to see Elyss's body twist in her grip as she threw the woman to the ground as Elyss promptly shed her Haori and kosode in one fell swoop, leaving Lerna raising her brows as she eyed the clothes now in her grasp for a split second before smirking as she vaguely thought about the guys back down on earth. They woulda loved seeing a fight like this. "You move pretty good when you're smashed, Cap. Been in a lot of bar fights?" She ventured, before darting in, this time not bothering to use Shunpo, instead jumping straight toward the woman and aiming a strong center-mass punch aimed to the woman's chest, though a bit higher than normal. intent on more knocking Elyss down by exploiting her deteriorated sense of balance than actually trying to put a dent in the woman.

A Punch immediately followed by Lerna's left leg swinging up completely vertical, a sudden feat of flexibility as she'd then drop her heel and execute a sharp Axe kick. Dropping her heel on the woman's shoulder to try and further capitalize on any damage to the woman's stance, if not pummeling her into the ground if the Mod Soul had actually managed to stagger the woman. After all, as much as she was enjoying herself. This was still an official spar, with a lot of spectators. And so Lerna was being a bit more reserved. Refraining from commenting on the Captains' wrap, nor her interesting demeanor when drunk. Nah, she'd save that for when they didn't have an audience. For now, she just focused on trying to knock the woman to the ground. Shifting from that dodgy,feinting tactic to a sudden and direct assault. She needed to get in as much as she could before the alcohol wore off, after all.