Gossip in the Garden [Retsu/Byakuya]

Sun Nov 03, 2024 5:50 pm

UNOHANA RETSU | BLOODLETTER

Retsu had been secretly monitoring the schedules of her two collaborators. She was waiting for a very specific opportunity. It was after Byakuya had taken a meeting and Yuuto was nowhere to be seen. He might have been with his former subordinate again. Likely a young romance was blossoming there. And while they were being the cute, young couple, it was time for the adults to talk. This would be a conversation that she had alluded to in the founding of whatever they were founding.

The afternoon sun was setting as Retsu entered the office he had rightfully kept. "Byakuya Kuchiki. The two of us need to speak." She made her way to the desk. She seemingly loomed over the desk—despite barely being above Byakuya's sitting eye level. "There are already cheers amongst less-subtle nobles about how you are championing their cause. I wish to know what your opinion on such rumors is."

Hope is a Disease

Sun Nov 03, 2024 6:55 pm

At last, she was drawing closer. Byakuya had sensed Retsu Unohana hovering just at the edge of his reikaku for some time, yet never fully approaching. Now that his final meeting of the day had concluded, however, she stepped forward. It was clear that Lady Unohana had something she wished to discuss.

"Welcome, Retsu Unohana," he greeted as she entered. "What do you wish to discuss?" Their partnership granted them a level of familiarity; with the gravity of their endeavor, there was no need for rigid formalities between them now.

"Kuukaku came to me recently, wondering something similar," Byakuya responded quickly, standing from his desk. With a wave of his hand, a kido was enacted. A sizeable, round barrier that formed like a ripple outwards, stopping before it hit the walls of the office. They could speak without worry now.

"The nobility have faltered, and anti-noble sentiment infects old bloodlines, breeding a generation both resentful and disloyal. They assert their noble superiority while condemning it in the same breath. The older generations cling stubbornly to outdated ways, while the younger are bitter and reckless, eager to see it all fall. I intend to reshape nobility into something worthy of the name."

Today at 2:32 pm

UNOHANA RETSU | BLOODLETTER

Byakuya was using some might strong language to describe his peers. It was, in fact, true on both accounts. She had heard stodgy elders speak of how they had lost significant income. She had heard the pampered youth complain about their elders' attitudes. It was not universal among either class, but both were the prevailing opinions. And although it was not surprising that Byakuya had picked up on that, it was surprising how direct he was. Nevertheless...

"Is it your intention to beat them down with force—a hammer striking nails until the board is stable? Or will you be showing what it means to be a proper 'noble?' And on that note, what is proper and noble?" Not of noble blood herself, Retsu only had an outsider's opinion. She could provide what she thought such a thing was, but that wouldn't matter. She only could do the former option of the two.

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Gossip in the Garden [Retsu/Byakuya]

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