Buenos Dias Santa [Tier, Santa]

Ah...how long had it been since she was last here? Not long enough, but she always found herself back her. But if nothing else, Santa had a destination in mind as she made her way through the sands, sniffing out that familiar spiritual energy that she had come to become so familiar with.

She'd slowly come to know more and more how best to find Tier when she wanted to find the woman. Only...for once, she had something on her mind as she searched for the Shark. She strode through the sand with purpose greater than usual. A goal set in her mind.

Santa blinked, perking up for a moment before glancing over her shoulder just as she noticed Tier's sudden arrival. A smile forming on her lips as she gave Tier an even look. What had once been a warm, practically electric sort of greeting was much more subdued as she nodded to the woman. "Only rare for you to notice." She gave Tier a little wink before folding her arms and raising her chin up.

"I hope I'm not bothering you or anything, but I actually...had something I wanted to ask you about. A ... a lot's been happening on earth lately. Especially in that one place..." She noted softly, they would both know the place she meant. Africa, naturally enough. "I.....I've noticed all the fighting that's gone on there. And I've ...wanted to go there. And do something. But I know I'm not really strong enough to do anything there." She noted quietly, lowering her head slightly, but she did not seem crestfallen. Rather she seemed....contemplative. As she seemed to mull it over in her head. "Which...is why I wanted to talk to you. I know in the past, you didn't really want me getting involved with stuff. And that was because of how weak I am....right?" She ventured, as she looked up to meet Tier's gaze. An earnest look in her eyes as she waited for Tier's answer.

Santa expected the response the received. Especially the look on Tier's face, and she gave a nod and a sheepish little smile, a sigh escaping her, tired and drawn out. "I suppose it's a little obvious. I've never been good at hiding what I want. Yes, I want you to train me." She confirmed, closing the distance between herself and Tier, towering over the woman, but hardly for any intimidation factor, she looked to Tier with nothing but respect.

"You're the strongest person I know. And I know that being stronger won't solve all of my problems." She noted softly. So many of her friends... her loved ones, had been stronger than Tier, stronger than almost anyone else. And it hadn't saved them. She knew Strength wouldn't solve everything. But she knew that it could help.

"Would you help me......please?" She asked, her voice growing soft and hopeful in that last word.

Santa gave a fond little smile as she watched Tier's eyes wander off. As much as it did stoke.... a small bit of fear in her. Knowing how frightening Tier could be. It still felt nice that even after everything, Tier still worried about her. And so when Tier turned back to Santa, she'd pretty much just see chest as the Arrancar moved in and gently wrapped her arms around Tier's shoulders.

In the past she would have gotten overexcited. Probably picked Tier clean up off the ground and bear hugged her. But in this moment, she was trying to xpress her growth, and her genuine desires to grow stronger. Not out of some naive notion that it would solve all her problems, but because she knew that it was something that needed to happen. And so Tier would be briefly enveloped by the taller arrancar, smiling as she gave a little squeeze of the woman before gently loosening her grip.

"Thank you Tier. I admit I only really know how to push myself to my limits. But I'm willing to do as you say. Whatever manner you feel will help me most, I'll try. I don't want to just train. I'm here to learn too." She insisted.

Santa was pleasantly surprised to see Tier looking a bit less bewildered than she had been the last time they had embraced. That smile of hers widening slightly, something of a knowing look as she smirked down at Tier. But she made no comment for now~

Instead, she perked up and gave a tilt of her head as the woman went into what it is that Santa actually wanted to improve. She considered that for several long moments and thought about what it was that had always gotten in her way in the past. She'd always been vicious. Unrelenting. But she couldn't contend with the sheer spiritual might that others had. What was it she wanted to improve? She gently flexed her palm for a moment and thought about her skills. Being a part of Ajora had opened her eyes to ... a lot.

She had always had instincts, but with Ajora, she'd gotten a taste of what it was truly like to understand a fight. Memories from when Ajora had sparred with Liltotto, and even the small skirmishes they had gotten in here and there bubbled to the surface. Remembering what it was that Ajora had felt most needed improvement. She narrowed her eyes a bit and wracked her brain.

"I need to be a bit faster, Ajora always said that I was sloppy when it came to techniques, and that I could do a lot better. But more than that. She said that I had pathetic energy. I've always struggled, maybe its because I try not to fight much, or I just rely on my physical body so much. But I can't put out much energy. So ...is there a way we can work on that?" She ventured, raising her head as she looked to Tier, curious to see what she thought of the assessment, secondhand as it may have been.