Four Ways to Smile [Lerna, Hono]

Lerna certainly picked up on who the 'cute blonde girl' was supposed to be, causing her to raise a brow ever so slightly. Not at all surprised given it was Elyss's partner. That said, she WAS a bit surprised to hear the woman was intent on transferring. Which, sure she heard about, but it wasn't something she actually put much thought into happening. After all, she was kindof locked into her own division, something that grew increasingly more irritating thanks to recent events, but it was simply really the only division that fit her for the time being. That said, it wasn't like she had never thought of transferring.

"It's not exactly te good kind of exciting usually, to be honest. But well, I guess uner normal circumstances it's nice. Deployment to the human world is pretty unique. Though it can be a bit hectic, especially with my trying to balance my job and Division duties. So going back and forth between missions in the world of the living and the Academy for my studies can be a bit challenging." She noted softly. And likely might be why her Hakuda skills were suffering a little.

"Me?" She blinked, tilting er head slightly as she eyed Hono. Strong? That might be a bit of an overstatement. She had only really done as well as she had against Elyss because the woman had been careless enough to let Lerna grapple her and get her into a chokehold. And even then she hadn't really seemed to gain much ground with that fucking mule of a woman. Then again, thinking things over, she supposed she was a bit on the stronger side of things, if only because of her particular talents. Being so durable. And her Zanpaku'to did lend itself to helping her quite a bit in fights. "I guess, I wouldn't really call it training though. So far as I've seen she doesnt have much in the ways of actually teaching people. Closest thing I've seen was just her beating the tar out of some seated officers." She noted, her voice laced with a tone which betrayed how unimpressed she'd been with the example.

"Uh. No, I'm from the world of the living. I'm actually a substitute shinigami, one of the main reasons I'm in Seventh Division actually."

Lerna raised a brow ever so slightly and chuckled slightly at thwat the girl had to say about earth. She had no idea what a peanut butter burger was but she was at least glad that the shinigami seemed interested in such things, resting a hand on her hip as she took a moment to eye the smaller woman. She made no comment about Elyss's methods. On some level she understood that perhaps what she had enjoyed about Murasaki's reign as captain wasn't particularly necessary for the position. She just didn't like it, and had much preferred Murasaki's mannerisms. She supposed in some regard, they still had Shishiyuki for that kind of thing. But it still felt like such a tremendous loss for the Squad. And actually it reminded her of the way she had heard Shishiyuki talk about the Fourth Division.

Did the current fourth division Captain get the job that the Fourth Division captain should be doing? Certainly. But Shishiyuki still just didn't like the way things were run over there. In much the same way, she felt that Seventh was just worse off now. It didn't matter that Elyss was, technically speaking, doing her job as Captain. She just couldn't measure up to Murasaki, and that was the plain and simple of it.

Admittedly she did get a bit...distracted by the line of thought, and she only snapped back when she noticed Hono checking her out and bringing up the notion of a Spar. And a little voice did warn her that this girl was dating Elyss. Maybe she wasn't all the way hinged. But she ignored it for the time being, and offered a calm smile.

"Sure, I certainly wouldn't mind. I was thinking of getting some training in today."

Lerna raised a brow slightly at that and smiled just a bit wider, canting her head a little to the side as she regarded Hono. Someone closer to her level huh. She wondered if that were the case. "Well as an Academy student, I usually train in the academy. But when I get pulled into Squad Seven stuff, I usually train over there. I don't really mind which spot we go to." She stated calmly enough. Not like it mattered much to her.

"Even so, I'm not sure if I'll be able to give much of a challenge. But hopefully we can both learn a little something and get a good workout in." She of course knew that she probably might be able to overwhelm the woman. Potentially at least. It stood to reason that Hono might be a bit on the strong side, given she apparently tusseled with Elyss on a regular basis. But well, Lerna had also tussled with the woman, and knew that you could probably fight the woman and not really get anything meaningful out of the experience. So it could go either way.

Lerna raised a brow slightly as she took a moment to eye Hono as they gave their own idea of a proper workout. Well, a bit old fashioned she supposed, the kindof stuff she saw on earth. Then again she supposed some shinigami really got into that. "Up to you. PT around the Academy usually seems to take the form of drills and such. Full motion repetition and that sort of thing. I guess the curriculum doesn't focus much on strength training when you can just reinforce yourself with Reiryoku without having to bulk up." Certainly she'd noticed that her own ...physique garnered a bit of attention. A few of those noble guys seemed especially taken aback by it.

"If you're feeling more like a proper workout than a spar. I'm sure we could do that instead. Find a few training dummies and have at it." Certainly she knew the feeling of having to be careful with the use of her Zanpaku'to.

"It depends on what it is you look to accomplish. Sometimes bulking up can help, but well some of the strongest people in the gotei don't have a ton of muscle. Your spiritual energy can carry you pretty far, and honestly you can get strong without that kinda stuff. I've heard Captain Kuchiki can fold a building and she's pretty slim. So as far as spirits go. I guess bulk is really just for aesthetics." She chuckled, folding her arms and then pausing as Hono provided a bit more ...insight into her motivations. Hmmm, evening out her skills.

"Well, I'm no expert in some areas. But I do have to use a lot of different skills. Why don't you tell me what sort of things you struggle with and I can see about maybe giving some advice? Then we can see about putting it into practice." She ventured. After all, while she wasn't the greatest with some abilities, she DID need to work and augment her skills at times. She was trash at Hakuda, but it still could come in handy. And she used Kido fairly regularly. So if nothing else, she could help Hono utilize what she had.