The Chosen Path [Elyss/Hana]

This day started off simple, but after a strange meeting with a woman who shared a similar name, Hana was rethinking the decisions she had made days prior. She made her way to Captain Kishimoto's building, planning on catching her Captain before she became busy again. It wasn't easy to catch her between missions.

Hana stood outside of the building her Captain's office was located, the pit in her stomach slowly growing. She made he way inside and to Captain Kishimoto's office. Her original reason for coming here was to resign, to give up on the job of a shinigami. Hannah helped convince her to wait and give the job a better chance.

At the door to her Captain's office, she hesitated a few second before knocking on the door. This was a first meeting, so she had no clue how this would go.

Hana stepped into her Captain's office, her nerves worn clearly on her face and her body language as tense as it could be. This was the first time she had been this close, and her Captain was an intimidating woman. She even looked mad at her. Hana steeled herself, faking the confidence she had before actually arriving here.

"My name is Hana Aoyama," Hana said, but when her voice came out, it was shaky. Embarrassed, and her act broken, Hana lowered her head and stared at the floor while talking. "I was wondering... Well, I'm... Would you... I'm sorry to bother you..."

"I want to be better," Hana said and took a deep breath. "What I mean is, Captain, I want to be a stronger Shinigami, so I was wondering if you were the type of Captain to take on an... apprentice? I guess that's the word I'm looking for here."

Hana did her best to keep eye contact if her Captain ever looked up from her paperwork. Those may not have been the best chosen words, but they were genuine. "I have failed too many times, and I feel my progress stagnating. It's frustrating, and shameful. It needs to change, or I need to, but I don't know how."

All of Hana's will kept her in eye-contact with her Captain, though her heart was racing. Before answering the Captain's question, she thought carefully about her words. She didn't want to come off as a smart ass, but probably would.

"Well, I was hoping you would, Captain." Hana said, her eyes shifting to the right for but a moment, like a nervous tick. "Since you are a Captain, I thought you could do whatever you wanted, or at least so what you thought was worth your time."

Great. So, her Captain was the type of person who only cared about you if you were already impressive. People like this woman were the reason she was experiencing her current problems. Obviously, she picked the wrong Division.. Hana had no plans of wasting anyone's time. She wanted to get stronger and become a better shinigami, but she wasn't going to learn it from someone like her.

"Understood."

Hana turned and left, leaving the Captain to her paperwork.