50,000 Bushels [Central 46 Assembly]

Kuukaku's presence was probably a big surprise in a forum like this. No less the mantle that hung on her shoulders, signifying her status as the head of a great noble family. How many damn years had it been since she even put this thing on? A few times in recent memory, but she hardly put any thought into it. She was here because for once, this place actually had something of importance going down. Making her way to one of the seats that had been offered to the Non-Central 46 members, she made no effort to look around or make eye contact with the other nobles nor Elders comprising the Central 46 Proper. She wasn't here to be social, and the two large men flanking her: Koganehiko and Shiroganehiko, echoed that seriousness as they promptly stood on either side of her while she took her seat.

She didn't pay much heed to the other nobles that gathered, but once Abalia had spoken up, the woman did garner Kuukaku's gaze as she opened the forum. Naturally she Shiba wouldn't be making a fuss. Goofy as they could be, her Guards knew better than to act up. After all, Ganju had been nice enough to volunteer and guard the estate while they were gone, they knew better than to make her regret that decision.

The Subject had been set. And the floor was promptly opened. And it was at that time that Kuukaku promptly drew attention to herself by peeling the wrappings from her head and set them down on the table, leaving nothing but those dark locks on her crown as she folded them quickly and set them firmly onto the table in front of her before speaking.

"There's no use in beating around the bush. With the disappearance of the current Captain Commander, the fate of the Sereitei is up in the air once again. Given the extent of the changes that have been made in the last two Commanders alone, Soul Society has seen extensive restructuring and change. With the Gotei's new independence, the new commander will decide the landscape for the foreseeable future without a whole lot of constraints. However, as of present, while they have a Stand-in Commander at this time. It's no secret that the remaining Captains, our most viable candidates for a new commander, are a pair of flakers who never had any interest in Captaincy in our current day and age till Murasaki took over, as our acting Captain Rio Shihoin who has found her position no doubt to her own surprise, Acting Captain Julian Vendemiaire, the infamous Elyss Kishimoto who if I'm not mistaken: is stuck in the world of the living, and our Muken Alumni Kanae Nagoshi.

I think a good place to start would be who it is that's likely to take that position without any formal body having the authority to appoint the next commander. As well as just what sort of repercussions we can expect based on who it is that takes that position." She stated firmly and without looking around further. There were certainly a number of other concerns that they could get into.

But Abalia had said it herself right? The primary subject of this forum was: The Future of the Sereitei. And as their Moderator herself had proven, this unfilled position was going to be the biggest deciding factor on what that was gonna look like.

"I'll go ahead and be the crass one and ask: Which one of these potential leaders is gonna suck the least? And how likely do we think that they wind up being the one to step up?"

Was she psyched about being here? No. But this shit was important and she didn't want this forum to drag its feet humming and hawing itself like it had in the past. Nor did she want any of these fresh faces sitting around too scared to speak. She looked at each and every attendant as she spoke, making it clear that she was expecting them to speak.