Purpose [Shura/Rangiku]

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Shura spent most of her time within the barracks lately, though such things weren't surprising anymore for those within the Fourth. Many things had happened both to and against Shura lately, most of which were still unknown, on purpose of course. However this also meant she heard things floating around the barracks, things that peaked her ears... Like another member of the 8th having come to the 4th. It'd be a blatant lie if she said she didn't still feel sting that happened when the last 8th member came here.

This time, however, she wasn't in the pathetic rut she had been in... And this time she made her way to the training grounds not out of a feeling that she needed too... But because she had too. However when she opened the doors and stepped out, the person she saw was... not who she expected. She thought Shishiyuki had returned, perhaps to mock them again... Yet it was another member, one she knew of though had rarely spoken too if ever. However it was with a single Shunpo that she made her way forward, only to stop a few feet from Rangiku.


Her arms remained relaxed at her sides, though her eyes were trained on Rangiku and her tone, while not aggressive, she was being very assertive both in tone and positioning. Perhaps her mind was still a bit clouded by the prior encounter with Shishiyuki... or perhaps something else had tainted her views... Either way she was clearly not exactly 'chipper' to see her.

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Spars? Hm... Perhaps she'd missed more things than she'd thought, or perhaps it was something else. Either way it didn't matter now, their reasoning for being here wasn't the same as Shishiyuki's had been. "I see... My apologies, I was unaware of your scheduled arrival today. How is Ranma doing? He's a good fighter, though a bit green around the gils on some things."

Her demeanor relaxed now, still somewhat guarded but not as guarded as it had been a moment ago. "Next time you come around, you should bring him with ya. It'd be good for him to get some combat experience from the Fourth, I'm sure you understand the importance of such things, yes?"

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Hm... Well that just wouldn't do, Shura was confident the little runt could handle himself well enough... But perhaps she was giving him too much credit. She had only met him the one time and their spar had been admittedly rather brief, and Rangiku was his Lieutenant so she likely had a better understanding of her own squad mates than she might've especially given the circumstances.

So Shura just shrugged instead and put her arms up with her palms up "Ah well, fair enough... I imagine you probably know your own squad better than I do, though I gotta say if you ain't gonna bring him here then I guess I'll just have to settle for you instead." A bit provocative sure, but such was the nature of the Kurata, after all it was now Rangiku's fault that Ranma wouldn't be coming anytime soon.

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Asking a member of the Fourth how far they wanted to push a spar was like asking a child if they wanted candy. The answer wasn't simply 'far' or 'all the way', especially not for the higher seated members. Although Shura was more unique that most of any of those, she'd came from the 11th Squad... She came from a history of violence. So when she heard Rangiku ask how far she wanted to push it, she couldn't help but burst into laughter


A moment or two later when she stopped she shook her head with a rather wide smile on her face "Oh god I'm so sorry... That's just not a uh... heh... question we're asked often... hehehe...." She clearly still had a few giggles left in her, although truth be told... this had been the first time she'd shown any kind of positive emotion in awhile so perhaps it was a good thing in the end.

Shura waved her hand in front of her face before drawing her Zanpakuto from its sheath "As to your question, Unless you're a newer member of the 4th or one the particularly... peculiar members, a spar does not end until either one or both sides cannot move."

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Good, Rangiku picked up on what she said quickly, others might've tried reasoning with Shura. "Listen, while I don't expect someone from another division to understand our methodology or reasons, before we begin allow me to try to explain as understanding such things will ensure you truly fight against me and not spar. In the 11th Strength was everything, that is because we are the first ones deployed when shit hits the fan, that's why it was called the Combat Division. In battle, a Hollow will not spare you. They will not take it easy on you. They will try to kill you. This guiding philosophy is the same reason the Fourth works as it does, We are called the Death Division for a reason. While some fight for the thrill, and some fight for those who cannot, the one thing that is still true is that we are the first into combat. If we, above all others, are not willing to fight at our strongest at all times then we cannot be prepared for another invasion."

Shura took a moment to take a few breathes "Or if you still cannot comprehend our reasonings then allow me to explain it in a way you will understand. Imagine if Hitsugaya, prodigy that he is, had trained from the moment he became a Shinigami. Imagine he pushed himself to his limits and kept going... If that prodigy of a boy had actually worked instead of being an administrator...." Shura paused for a moment before narrowing her eyes "Then perhaps he'd of been able to actually do something against Aizen."

Admittedly her last sentence was intentionally provocative, her goal was to provoke Rangiku. She understood how close her and Hitsugaya were as Captain and Lieutenant, and she aimed to leverage that.

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