So, did you hear the one about Starrk and the Hallway?

Soki's planning was flawless. Of course, if she had wanted, those wires would cut through even Hierro ; however, she had aimed to simply trap him, as light movements caused him to get cut. The male got out of it, as the wires seemed to fade, Soki having recalled them. There was an almost flowing smile, as she followed the pair. She was not ungracious in victory. She had bowed her head to her superior, and let him lead the way, as the small girl seemed content. ''Vanilla.'' she said softly, to answer his question, as her hand went to her hip. Pulling out a small cloth, she ran it over his face, softly dabbing at his injuries, as she applied a sort of balm to them as well. And within moments, his injuries would heal and stop bleeding, as the brown haired female smiled, taking her cone, and waiting for him. ''Thank you, for letting me win Stark-san.'' she said, making sure it was quiet enough so that Lilynette wouldn't hear it. After all, she knew someone of his caliber would easily and simply outclass her. She was honourable, graceful in defeat and humble in victory.

The woman had made sure that the cuts would not harm him, as she was sure his natural healing would take care of the rest, giving him a gentle kiss on the cheek. After that, she headed towards Lilynette, smiling. ''Ice cream is good, isn't it, Lilynette-chan?'' she said softly, seating herself properly with a gentle smile. The small girl was really growing on her, Soki mused. After all, it wasn't often she would engage herself in such activities for the sake of another ; a graceful and elegant woman never showed her abilities needlessly but only when needed. But for this one, she had gone past that. In a way, this child reminded Soki of.. well, yes that was a long time ago. Perhaps it wasn't just Soki herself, she supposed. It was a strange feeling, but the woman would be content to let the other's energy guide her to the next situation. After all, with Lilynette around, nothing would be boring.

Soki hid her laugh, but there was amusement in her eyes, as she looked at the man before her. Yes, that was definitely amusing, she thought, letting out a softer smile, as Lilynette seemed to be the force behind this man. The male seemed to be scared of Lilynette's reaction and she didn't blame him. For someone like him, Lilynette was perhaps the only reason he wasn't snoring off somewhere in some ditch, or just dead. In fact, once could call her a survival instinct, a conscience. But she wasn't necessarily angry, hateful or even in general disgusted by the fact. She admired it, unlike herself who had a.. more then perfect other self. He seemed to be worried, but Lilynette would probably like if they got along. But the kiss? It was a teasing gesture almost, secretly given by the girl, as she let out a soft giggle at his reaction. But Lilynette soon commanded attention, as Soki watched the smaller girl eat with absolute gusto. For her own case? She ate her own cone with a soft tranquility, lapping at it, and softly sucking on the white substance. Anybody with even a hint of knowledge sexually would definitely find the woman's soft lapping and sucking to be almost enchanting. There was a sensuality with her movements, that chimed in with her grace and beauty that often made people take a second look. But that was something she loved doing, even as Lilynette, whom had consumed hers too fast, was whining of a brain freeze. But Soki knew that patience would wear it thin, and soon enough, the girl was back to her bubbly, bouncing antics. Ah, it was nice to be able to be like that and not even worry about anything other then one's self. But at the same time, she understoo the price of that innocence.

As Lilynette threw some rapid fire questions at Soki, the woman gave another giggle, and just smiled. ''That's assuming most of the leaders are Arrancar, dearest.'' she said with a motherly tone, smiling gently at the girl. ''I know a bit, of course, but none of them personally; they did save me, so I owe them my absolute loyalty.'' she also let out softly, letting the both of them peak at the woman herself, that gentle core of being that was perpetually shifting. ''Without them, I would have probably rotted, and died there. But, I think they are capable leaders and a few them are actually quite powerful, even perhaps enough to make my dream come true. But.. that all turns down to one thing; in the end, the things we desire most is perhaps not the best things. But they are all of various races, and most of all? Some have underlings, and they're also very protective of us, in K-world.'' said the beautiful woman. Her tone was nothing but gentle, and her words nothing but praise. She only wanted to make Lilynette feel like this place was a good one. And in Soki's opinion, it was. Compaired to the Maggot's Nest, or what she had seen of Hueco Mundo once, this was a much, much better place. Kin-sama took care of the ones that followed him, and cared for them. Although they may seem aloof, she was sure all the commanders were such. Though.. maybe Soki held too much faith. They were trying to destroy the old world, in a way. But did that matter? She wanted everyone to be happy.

And to her? It didn't matter how it happened, as long as she protected what was dear to her, like these two were so close to becoming.

Soki understood some things, as a woman's hesitance. The girl's heart was confused; the woman had understood something. This child, and her companion, had never the chance to understand such things as loyalty, and protection. So to them, betrayal was not foreign, nor was it something that was particularly understood from their point of mind. This point referred inside of Soki's mind, and it echoed strongly within the woman, as she softly leaned on her chin, smiling gently at the girl. She was trying really hard, but it was a fundemental concept that the other could not understand. That was the key point in differences, as Soki let out a chuckle. ''Don't strain your thoughts. It'll make worry lines.'' she said playfully, gently stroking her finger through the girl's hair, comfortingly. ''And.. saving me wasn't that glorious, but I guess at the time, it seemed like a knight in shining armor: but more like a devilish knight. It was something that I needed, in any fact.'' she said softly, supplementing her earlier statement. But hopefully, Lilynette would not notice how she avoided specifics of where she was that she needed to be rescued, and why it had happened. That was something she wanted to spare the young girl of, but at the same time? She knew that probably Stark would catch onto it. That was the point in some fashion, as her fingers just started a relaxing massage on the girl's head. She wanted to give Lilynette some relief from the ice cream headache, and give her the idea that someone was just wanting to take care of her, which is what Soki craved to do; elegance brought itself charity to others.

''Our jobs isn't necessarily destroying things; but it may include that. They're protective of us because when we join, we give our dreams, and our hopes to the leaders. We entrust to them those, and then work hard to make it become a reality; we all work hard together to make our dreams come true together. Underlings all have names; everyone is their own person. I don't know much of anyone, since I was out quite often, but I'm sure there's many underlings.. And I am one of them of course.'' she said softly, knowing Lilynette was hopeful. Because she knew Stark would not bring her to meetings; that was something very obvious as the girl would distract the meeting. Soki's foot sneaked out, and lightly kicked Stark out of Lilynette's view, so that his sleeping didn't disturb them. ''But.. people are people. If it's hard to understand, don't worry; it might take time to understand it.'' she said comfortingly, giving an enchanting smile to the young girl. Almost like a perfect wife, or maybe a mother; it was something that only Soki could do. She wanted to make the girl feel better and more comfortable; but did she manage to do it? Were her words heard? The shinigami girl had no idea, but she knew that perhaps, it would become a strong bond in itself. The only hope she could hold, was that some day, Lilynette would be able to bloom beautifully, even as an Arrancar. For even they had a right to life and good will, right?

Soki knew that, and she encouraged it.

The girl before her seemed to enjoy herself; in fact it was like the child was immensely happy just to be around her. This warmed the girl's heart, the thoughts of such making her relatively happy; if only her ugly side never had to show in front of this child, that, that would make her happy. ''Well perhaps..'' she answered mysteriously to the girl's query of her saviour; to be fair, she was barely existent, and the body had been heavily sedated, so it had been hard to tell. The girl seemed so enthused that she accidentally made her companion fall off the bench; the woman could not surpress a giggle at that, but did it in tune with the girl's enthiasm. The girl seemed to be extremely happy, but as she stopped, and looked at the woman, there was a worry that started to ache. Was something wrong? Was her true, ugly self exposed? But the girl would relax easily; the other just need to go to the bathroom. ''Alright then, let me lead you.'' said the woman, smiling gently, as she lifted herself gracefully out of her seat. There was a gentle, almost playful smile, as she walked up to the arrancar girl, and took her hand. By taking that hand, she could feel the warmth and the girl would be lead towards a new area. Well not necessarily new, but they had in fact passed it by on their way for the ice cream; it was right beside the cafeteria, as she brought the girl into the women's bathroom.

''There there, it wasn't so far. Do you wish for me to wait?'' she asked kindly of the girl, almost thinking of her like a child. But discretely, she had let out a wire behind her back, and slipping one hand behind, she tugged at it. Where was it tied? A chair that was sitting behind Starrk, and it fell towards him, bumping his entire body to jolt him awake. The female wondered how he would take them being gone when he woke up? Although.. she mused that wasn't enough for him to wake up. But she sure hoped it did; well it didn't matter, it would still be funny to see Lilynette's expression at Starrk being under a chair. That was something priceless for the Shinigami-Demon hybrid, as she let out a gentle smile at the thought. However, she herself found the need to use the bathroom, and bowed, before taking a stall. Locking the door, she seated herself demurely, her long shirt covering her hips sitting down, as she let herself relax. Perhaps.. she would never have to show that ugly side of hers again. She surely hoped so, knowing that her male self was.. regrettably a bastard, and a manic psycho. It was like she had inherited all of the sanity; or rather the logic and goodness even though she could be considered ruthless and insane in battle. But did it matter for the woman?

She was simply glad to have made a new bond today, as she finished and washed her hands.