Goodnight moon(5th/open)

Kalen listened to the reply that Junko gave him. He considered what she said. It was true, even he had heard the reports of how the hollows were in disarray. The Quincy were, for the most part , an organized group and were dangerous beings, it was true they didn't have the numbers to pose any real threat. Then there was her statement about how powerful warriors were taking positions in other squads. It was yet another good point, even though all the heavy hitters were no longer centralized in squad 5, they hadn't all just disappeared. 


He nodded his head in agreement to Junko's conclusions. But then Junko said something he didn't expect..
Was it the alcohol talking, maybe but it made sense. Kalen then recognised that the one he was speaking to had undergone her own struggles. In fact it was quite possible she was still fighting. "everyone's got their own problems," Kalen remembered that phrase, though he knew not from where.

He then heard Junko's last statement, or rather, a request. For the first time that night a smile cracked his lips, one of those cocky smiles you see when someone is really enjoying themselves. Kalen raised his mug to hers and drank deeply, for the first time which brought on a new sensation. It was not a present one and he had to force the drink down to stop from choking.

when their little toast was over he sat for a while, his smile turned to one of contentment. Junko would never know how deeply those words hit him. 

"Thank you, Junko," Kalen didn't quite know what he was thanking her for, the conversation, the company, or was it solely for the words that were exactly what he needed to hear? Kalen got up and said, "Well, i'm going to head out now. I'd be happy to speak again sometime, but for now there are still things I need to take care of and I don't want to stick around and get a hangover before I get to them. My zanpakuto would never let me hear the end of it." And with that Kalen made for the door, and to get whatever sleep he could get before the mission he was told he would be assigned soon. There was only so much time to prepare.


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Junko would give Kalen a nod as he would depart she would say, "Ah yes, duty, have fun" she would raise her mug then down it.

Her attention would turn to the amulet around her neck, her zanpakuto, the one she doesn't have a name for yet. It was curious to her that Kalen had communicated with his, but her mother always told her to not look at how far others were, as we always had different roads to take.

She would sigh, and continue munching on her corn breaded chicken thigh that their captain and brought not caring that she was sitting alone.

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Victoria smiled as Hanako ran her schpeal. Fifteen years of service, eh? Never met before? Well, that last part didn't mean too much. The fifth was a large beast. Numerous in people because the simplicity of its mission so it was completely within reason for them to have never met and it didn't bother the elder female any. If anything that last bit made her smile a bit more than she already was. "Well, fifteen years is nothing considering how long lived we as a people tend to be Ms. Amaya. We're glad to have you regardless of how long you've been with us. Fifth will always need people willing to put their lives on the line for the cause," a brushing of a few stray locks from her face and a quick casting of her ever watchful eyes across the room surveying the people within.

"Tell me Ms. Amaya, if you would, in light of the recent invasion is there anything we in the division can do differently? I ask this as I want to be sure moving forward we're using the best systems we can when it comes to large scale operations. I want to be certain that everyone knows what is expected of them and what needs to happen and when," she straightened her back and swallowed a bit, "Please don't take this as me stating that we did terribly in the events of the recent past. Ultimately we were victorious and drove the enemy from our lands. We did our job as we always have but I wonder if perhaps there are areas where we as a division can make changes to improve overall combat performance."

Turning her head slightly towards Ogawa she smiled the same soft smile she'd been smiling at the girl at the much younger male. "Acting Captain Ogawa, I would also like to hear your comments as well, sir. I'm not attempting to step on any toes or over step my bounds as the divisions Iron Fist in anyway by asking these things. I just want to see where I as an officer and combatives can make improvements in my training and as an officer moving forward, sir."

If change was going to come to her beloved division. If the failings of leaders in the past would be corrected before her second homeland was burnt to cinder and their people eradicated then the changes may as well begin with her. And to know what changes to make and considerations to apply she would first need to hear opinions from the lowest of the low ranked and the one that lead them all. When else but now would she be fortunate enough to have both in the same room at the same time?

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His mind cleared with each puff of his pipe, taking in each warm plume of smoke directly into his lungs. Truth be told smoking was never the purpose, he much rather enjoyed playing with the smoke as he exhaled. Sending rings out into the air before him. While being lost in his own little world, he did manage to hear something that caught his attention. Most of it was lost among the chatter but he clearly heard mention of officers and combatants in the same breath as improvements.

A piqued interest lured the man from his spot near a window to the conversation being held by the Wolf and what seemed to be a regular face. Taking in the sight of the participants Malix picked up on the wanted attention from the Acting Captain. "I have a suggestion Aeserninus." Announcing his presence as he snagged a seat, the spellblade settled in quickly. "Train some of us to employ Kido. It sure saved my ass during the invasion."

Another puff on his pipe as he took pause and extended his hand out to the unfamiliar woman. "Sorry Madam, Malix Katir, the Spellblade of our fine division. And probably the least busy officer amongst us." he joked the last bit despite its truth. The 5th always took more physical approaches with things which is why the position had been empty for upwards of a few centuries. This also meant that he was considered the bottom of the totem pole, and wildly less experienced than the other named seats. Besides being the only person willing to strive for the title, Malix also seemed to be the only open practitioner around. Which lead to a lack of people willing to learn, so he joined the kido club to improve his skillset and possibly pique more peoples interest in the arts within his own division.

"Like I was saying, even in the field, we can use a lot of the spells to limit the enemy's movements or force their attention. For the more defensive fighters, I'm aware of plenty of barriers that could help capture the more dangerous threats or even help give the area new vantage points to open up larger target's otherwise hard to reach weaknesses." His words came out, in the form of thoughts he'd had back while laying in recovery. Hado had helped him steer the enemy movement with fire, though it attracted a more dangerous target. Had he been more skilled in other forms of Kido, perhaps he would of been able to do more. A few barriers to keep himself in the fight longer, or a healing effect to get him back into the action instead of the hiding hole he had to carve. So yes he felt it was all necessary to improve the squad as a whole. And yes he'd take all the shit along the way to implement such changes to the long static melee division.

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