Siblings on a Mission [Kyo, Nao]

"Ha! Heardly, nee-san. I've been doing very well, as a matter of fact! That's why they trust me to keep an eye on one of the 7th Division's notorious wildcard unseated members, you know."

Kyo stood next to his sister in an equally confident pose, his arms crossed firmly as he looked out over the great expanse before them. It was a tragedy, what had happened here. Every bone in his body, every ounce of reishi in his being, cried out to go and face whatever might have awaited them. But the results of Captain Hisakawa's own reconnaissance told him perfectly well why that wasn't a good idea.

"Of course, I hardly mind. Being able to spend time in the field is good, I need the experience."

"Well, it's definitely strange not having you at home when you're out on patrol! If you think I miss you, you ought to see father! He seems practically antsy when you aren't at home to challenge him to a spar."

Of course, Kyo did genuinely miss his elder sister when she was out and about. He loved all of his family, of course, but anyone could tell he and Nao had something of a special bond. Maybe it was the intense ambition they both had, or just their generally similar demeanors, but he'd always been close to her, and looked up to her as someone he aspired to be like.

"I don't have any intention of falling in there, don't worry. Even if I'd like to find a fight, I'd rather not get in trouble with my captain, or yours, for that matter. But if you're looking for something to eat, I'll see if I can't cook something. Unless you'd rather see what those Vandenreich guys have."

Not that Kyo himself felt strongly one way or the other about the other organization here at the pit. To him, they were just people on Earth, and as long as they were helpful, he'd consider them perfectly pleasant.

"That's quite a claim! But I imagine father would love to hear it."

Kyo could only laugh at his sister so obviously growing excited at the prospect of a meal, considering she'd just been the one dangling it in front of him like some sort of prize. That was roughly what he'd expected, so it was hardly a surprising turn of events or anything like that.

"I've been studying some of the older Gotei deployment recipes from father's time as an officer. Most of it doesn't seem so different from what we're used to at home, really. I imagine mother kept the recipes she knew."

Walking back over to the little camp the two had been assigned, Kyo rifled through some of his supplies, thankful for the more modern equipment that let them keep food cold. He'd rather not need to work with rations to try and cook something decent, especially since he wasn't exactly much of a culinarian.

"I can always try and replicate mother's nikujaga, if you're really as hungry as you look!"

"Perfect, something tells me the two of us together might be able to get at least close to how good mother makes it."

Working in this sort of rough, unrefined place was more Kyo's style than trying to make things work in a fancy kitchen, and that was just fine with him as he got to making the fire. That was the kind of task that got one thinking about other things, and it occurred to him, since he was down here with just his sister, this might as well be a good time to ask for a little advice.

"Hey, nee-san. You don't mind giving me some advice for a nice woman, right?"

His tone wasn't hopeful and pleading, but still confident, fully aware that Nao was the type who would always be more than willing to act as a guiding hand. One could say he was feeding her ego, but Kyo hardly minded that. She was his sister, after all.

Even without seeing her, Kyo could hear the smug grin on Nao's face as she replied, and he sighed good-naturedly as he accepted the tone of this whole conversation. After all, that was how Nao was, and he'd known that was exactly how she'd reply to this sort of thing.

"Yeah, girl advice. I have a date coming up. Morikawa Mizu, the new vice captain for 2nd Division. You know her?"

Realistically, he imagined that was pretty hit or miss. Someone that kept up with things would have known who she was, but Kyo was all too aware that his sister was the sort to ignore anything she didn't really care to know about.

"She's confident, ambitious, driven. Doubt anyone could actually stop her from doing what she wants done. But she's pretty...innocent, I guess you'd say. A real sweetheart. I feel like I kind of blindsided her asking her to dinner, and I'd rather not make her uncomfortable. It kind of seems like she wants to meet mother and father, but, er...well. I don't want to scare her away."