Shiver Me Whiskers! [Social, R, Open]

[Raion Souretsu]

The last three days had been hectic for Squad 9, more so than usual. Despite the normal chaos of dealing with severe budget overuse and an attention-lacking Captain, things had somehow gotten surprisingly worse. Over the last three days, half of the people from Squad 9 hadn't even been seen outside of their barracks, because the entirety of the Squad had been occupied, busy with a mountain of paperwork or running deliveries. Anyone glancing over their shoulders would be surprised to see that they weren't doing anything important, such as breaking codes or deciphering enemy communication, unless said communication came in the form of coded invitations. And each Shinigami in the Squad had a fair-sized stack to go through, writing personal letters, sealing them in envelopes, and setting them aside for other squad members to gather up and deliver. Just what sort of event was going on that required a whole squad's work to organize it? The question was quickly answered by any of the exasperated squad members: Captain Souretsu had a birthday coming up, and wanted to celebrate it with a party.

What was worse was that the Captain had an enormous list of friends, contacts, acquaintances; you name it. The patron of just over ninety bars, Raion had gathered many followers who were thankful for his generosity in building so many places for them to carouse and enjoy themselves. The truth was that a good chunk of that money came from the Squad's budget, but no one had really done anything about it, so it had gone unchecked for a while now, much to Vice Captain Shiba's despair. But either way, because of his kindness, Raion had quite the group of friends, and because of that just about every single man and woman in many of the Rukongai districts had an invitation to the party. Invitations had been sent out to a large number of Shinigami as well, including the entirety of Squad 9, and a general flier had been posted up in several places to cover any stragglers who had been missed.

However, there was a catch to the party; it had a theme. And what better theme than pirates? Raion had decided to do something fun for his birthday, and designated it as a costume party for those who chose to attend. Obviously, costume was mandatory, but as long as it fit the pirate theme, the lion was satisfied. He himself had gone all-out in designing his costume, spending a fair chunk of money on a tailor who had to find materials for such a large figure, and had also gotten a few extras designed and sent out for others to enjoy. Specifically, one such outfit had been sent to Anastasia Solis, his best friend and first mate, in more than one way, wink-wink-nudge-nudge. Raion had taken a lot of time to design that particular outfit!

The party was set to convene at noon that day, at a place called the “Sea Lion's Den.” No one had heard of a tavern or building by that name... well, no one except the residents of Rukongai District 2. Over the last three days, a frantic gathering of individuals had tirelessly worked to create a building just for this party, supervised and headed by Raion himself until it was perfect. The result was astonishing; what looked like an enormous ship parked in the middle of the Rukongai had been built, complete with mast and sails, even oars and—to the worry of those watching—cannons. The front even had a carved figurehead that looked much like Raion... well, it would be Raion if the Captain were half his weight and had hit the gym for the last two centuries or so, considering it was an ideal male body, tastefully censored (much to Raion's dismay, but he couldn't get the architect to budge on the matter) and posed like one of those famous paintings with the man's arm outstretched to God.

The entrance was actually on the second floor of the ship, but there was a long gangplank lowered for partygoers to enter. Really, it was more just a flight of stairs, but Raion called it a gangplank, because it was pirate-themed to do so. At the top were a pair of Squad 9 members who were designated “bouncers;” if anyone dared to come to the party in a non-pirate outfit, they were “escorted” to the first level of the ship, where there were almost four dozen jail cells set up for the “brig.” If anyone was a killjoy or wasn't in costume, they'd find themselves locked up for the remainder of the party, or until they had mended their ways. For those not in costume, that meant they had to pay for a rental. Of course, anyone could leave at any time, but they would not be allowed back into the party.

Raion himself was waiting in a cabin that connected to the deck, which made up the entire third floor. The deck area was massive, easily big enough to fit the majority of the guests, though there was also the mess hall—i.e. the dining hall with several tables loaded with food, though no utensils; everyone was expected to eat with their fingers—as well as three or four cabins similar to Raion's own, albeit several sizes bigger as they were expected to hold thirty or forty people each, smaller party rooms for those who wanted to get away from the deck. Additionally, every room had at least two or three large casks of alcohol, at least one of which was Raion's home-brewed sake, and the deck had dozens of barrels laid out and ready to be tapped for people to really have a good time at the party.

The lion was waiting in his cabin for the guests to arrive and mingle a bit before making his own grand entrance, flourishing a saber and showing off his own customized outfit. Well, at least he had plenty to do in the meantime; with a hidden knothole in the floor connected with some viewing—tele-something... that thing pirates used to see through, like a tube—Raion could watch the guests arrive, and decide through sheer random choice which would receive his “door prize,” a very special costume that he had set aside for a lucky individual to enjoy. After all... it was another custom-designed one, even if it was a little colorful to the point of being gaudy. Who didn't enjoy rainbows, though?

And, even as he thought that, the first guests were arriving! Raion quickly pressed his eye to the lens to watch...

((OOC: Feel free to enter and mingle with one another! Make sure to include a pirate costume or else you'll be thrown in the brig, but aside from that... have fun! It's a drunk lion pirate party!))

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“Evening, boys~”

The Sea Lion’s Den…. Now, she already knew this party was going to be crazy. The Squad 6 Vice-Captain looked up at the wooden figurehead which, she could’ve sworn, was her best buddy Raion Souretsu’s head. She snickered to herself. That was just like him; He was really going all out for this party. Ha. And why shouldn’t he? Every celebration should be remarkably grand. Every day should be remarkably grand! That’s what she loved the most about Raion; He was never afraid to go all out and include the fireworks in the whole shebang. If there was anyone she could count on having a good time with, it was him. She didn’t even need to think about it! The costume he’d sent her for tonight’s party literally took the words right out of her mouth. It was extraordinary! She remembered staring at it on her office floor for hours…Just running her fingers through each beautifully embellished detail..

Not to mention it was one foxy looking’ garment if she may say so herself.

Oh yes. Tonight, if looks could kill, Anastasia Solis-Kuchiki would’ve sent them deep into their watery graves. She was scantily clad. Her blouse, made of white silk just wrapped around her C-cup breasts and.. it wasn’t revealing at all. Well, not very much at least. It just showed the right amount of cleavage. He never forgot that she was the best damn nurse he ever had so up went the big red cross in the center of her top. The fabric clung to her body; showing off her curves in the most complimentary way. Her arms were covered with bangles and bracelets..Gold! Oh it tugged at her heart strings how she couldn’t steal them. Not yet~. One bracelet with 4 bangles to them on each of her arms. The uppermost bangle which was just below her elbow had translucent, sheer pink silk hanging, running down to her wrists and safely secured to her bangles. Her fingers were adored with rings of different gemstones! Rubies, Opal, Sapphires and Topaz! My god it was her dream.

It didn’t stop there. Anastasia’s hips shifted as she watched the bouncer’s faces for a few moments. They’d see her stomach completely exposed and just a little south would be a pair of black short-shorts. The front was completely revealing, exposing toned, sun kissed legs. The back was covered by a white half-skirt with a red fringe which draped down to her ankles; it was almost like a cape that ran from her waist to her ankles and the fringe of the entire thing was red. Her boots ran over her knees; long, black and leather with buckles at her ankles that rang with every step she took, announcing her presence. Her hair was silvery white and long, running down, stopping just above her butt. Her hair was cut to frame her face nicely and her eyes stood out the most; lined and smoked out to make her look like one sultry pirate nurse. A cap sat atop of her head. It was made of white silk and also had the red cross in the center. Her ears were filled with piercings (not too much); abut 3 on each ear and around her neck, coiled like a snake was a lovely stethoscope..

Y’know.. for playing ‘nurse’..

Cherry red lips curled, as she smiled at the bouncers.. but her smile only grew more devious as she saw their expressions; their jaws dropping and those cheeks turning red. Mmm…It truly was a delicious response to the vivacious shinigami. “Don’t have too much fun, mates~” she said calmly as she walked off past the pair and straight through the entrance. It was too much. The girl couldn’t help but snicker. Raion had done a perfect job; making this an all costume party. What was even better was that he specifically tailored her costume for her. And boy, oh boy, was it a knock out! She could only think of his reaction to her wearing it… and a particular night back in Vegas for Rave’s birthday. It made her want to laugh; it was just too damn amusing to the girl. She was really aiming to make the lion drool tonight. Still, it was difficult …trying not to rip the jeweled embellishments and gold pieces off… It took a stern talking to from Shoku-chan to hold off on it. Still, she couldn’t wait for the Birthday Lion too see.. as well as everyone else. She could only imagine their reactions..

Hrm. He wasn’t here…

She pouted. Her heels clacked against the floor slowly as she took idle steps, checking the place out. She whistled. This place was going to crazy in just a bit. She could feel it in her bones! Anastasia quickly found a glass and helped herself to a glass of her favorite lion’s specially brewed sake. Of course, to Anastasia, glass meant giant ass mug and she filled it to the brim. She chugged her first one down because..You have to start somewhere! Anastasia helped herself to a second mug…and then a third mug. She started to slow down now. She was just the right level of tipsy and fuzzy and where the FUCK was Raion?! It was his birthday! It was time to create some hype and some ruckus and to get this party going. She walked over to a table with extra vim and vigor in each step and boldly climbed the table, raising her class.

Anastasia roared happily from the top of her lungs, commanding the attention of many party goers. She wore a wolfish grin, showing she wanted more excitement and hype from everyone. Yes, tonight, Anastasia was bringing her usual nonsense which was a 10 on crazy scale…but now, she felt it was ready to bring it up to an ELEVEN. Eleven was pretty damn hardcore. She shifted her weight to one leg, one very bejeweled hand resting on her hip. “I don’t know where the bloody hell he is, but I wanna wish a big fuckin’ happy birthday to my bestest buddy, Raion! Let’s make it a night we’ll never forget and drink til’ we can’t remember no more~!! Cheers, ye slimy gits!” She started to drink again, stopping when she made it halfway of her now fourth mug. She had to take it just a little easy or else this party was going to end real fast and real soon for her. The night was so young and so ready for mischief. She and no intention of knocking out early. Not yet.

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The closer the boy got to the ship, the darker his mood got; already, there were shadows in the pits of his eyes, and someone could swear there was a storm coming with all the dread that followed him. At his back, there were four other Shinigami, handpicked, loyal, and some of his most trusted officers. Compared to him, they were giants, but they kept their distance from their superior all the same. “Are you sure this is a good idea, Vice-Captain Shiba? It is Captain Souretsu after all…” One of the officers said, a bit hesitant as he noticed the crowd of patrons clear for the uniformed Shinigami. In response, the boy said, his teeth grit, “Of course not… but that lion blew through the budget again, and its time I did something to stop him.” It was true; for the past three days, the whole squad had been reigned in to prepare this massive party for the Captain. Squad members who should have been hard at work were made to make silly invitations, put up decorations, and just… well, not do their job at all! How could I let it get this far? Oh, I remember now! The Captain tricked me! His head throbbed louder, and his mood got a few degrees colder as he remembered just what had happened.


The Captain probably suspected that the Vice-Captain might get in the way of preparing for the party, so he sent him off on a “mission” in the human world for those few days. Oh, but he was back now, and he had a mountain of receipts stacked on his desk; the one that had brought him over the edge, unsurprisingly, was the cost of making that damned ship! It was on that very day that the Vice-Captain of Squad Nine had decided to rain on the Captain’s day, and bring him back to the Squad to get everything back in order. Whether by request or force, Kazuko intended to make Raion answer for all his wanton spending once and for all! Mocking him, the giant “replica” of the Captain watched him approach up the gangplank of the ship, adding fuel to the flame. The boy ran a hand through his brown hair, sending strands out, and making him look a bit more intimidating. Problem with that was… he was 4’ 7” and looked fourteen… so the only people shaking in their boots were the ones trying to keep balance on their peg legs. Anyway, the other officers had already filed behind the boy, as he approached the two bouncers at the entrance of the ship. Getting past these two will be easy, no way they would stop their Vice-Captain.


Kazuko stopped just short of them, and noticed that both of the bouncers were looking over their shoulder back inside the ship; weird thing though, their faces were a deep shade of scarlet, and they couldn’t stop staring at something inside. Since the boy was so short, and the angle of the gangplank was a bit steep, peeking over the wood and bouncers was impossible for him. Guess they’re too afraid to face me. The boy assumed, without at all bothering to think that maybe some woman had them so distracted and not him. He cleared his throat. Ahem. They didn’t turn. Ahem! Still nothing. AHEM! “You think she has a date?” one of the bouncers said to the other, unaware of the steaming boy behind them. “TURN AROUND YOU BASTARDS!" The boy screamed, making the scene bigger than it already was. Both of them jumped up in surprise, turning to face their seething superior. “Vice-Captain Shiba! When did you get here? Where’s your costume, sir?” the other bouncer said, oblivious till now that he had even been there. I’m not getting anywhere like this! I need to get that lion before he can make a break for it!


“That’s it! Enough of this, this party is over!” He gripped the hilt at his back, slowly drawing his zanpakuto. Nothing like something flashy to get everyone running. “Crumble, Gagoi –” He stopped short of finishing his release phrase as a hand wrapped around his mouth, and a set of others went for his limbs. Squirming as he was picked up and held off the ground, Kazuko saw the officers he had brought with him, guilt on their faces, keep him from escalating things any further. “Sorry Vice-Captain Shiba, but the Captain thought you might do something like this and had us watch you just in case… I hope you can forgive us…” And like that, Kazuko was escorted through the entrance and down to the deck below, the four Shinigami making sure to take a less seen route so as too distract from the party. “I don’t know where the bloody hell he is, but I wanna wish a big fuckin’ happy birthday to my bestest buddy, Raion! Let’s make it a night we’ll never forget and drink til’ we can’t remember no more~!! Cheers, ye slimy gits!” Kazuko screamed in rage, but it was not like anyone could have heard him with his mouth covered.


The Vice-Captain, stripped of his zanpakuto and his badge, was left in the brig muttering curses and promises of revenge as soon as he got there. There were dozens of jail cells underneath the rowdy floor of partiers, and the mood down here was the complete opposite of that above. Probably because the boy was the only one there so early in the party. The officers Kazuko had come with, as soon as he had been deposited in one of the cells, had taken off their uniforms, revealing buccaneer costumes underneath. They waves their apologies to their superior and went back up to join the rest of the festivities. “As soon as I get out of here…” The boy began, childish revenge still on his mind. Some other voice broke in, and offered, “You know, if you want to get back to the party, you could rent a costume and have fun like everyone else. No sense in a kid spending all his time down here with just me for company.” The voice belonged to an older looking woman in breeches and a leather jacket, like a traditional pirate would – she even had a fake parrot on her shoulder to boot. “I mean, you had it coming for dressing like a Shinigami, little one. The theme today was ‘pirate’ not anything that serious. If you have some money on you, I can get you into something more fitting? How does that sound?”


Kazuko grinned a little too wickedly at that. Of course, no one believed someone as small, cute, and young as him could ever be a Shinigami, let alone a Vice-Captain, so it was obvious to assume he was playing pretend or something like that. Well, now that he was stuck down there, he might as well work with he had to get himself out and back upstairs. The boy smiled as innocently as he could, making sure to show plenty of teeth, and said, “Really Miss!? You’re so nice! I’m so sorry about this… I thought this was just a regular costume party… I didn’t mean to cause trouble with all those big Shinigami.” He rummaged in his pocket, keeping up the whole sorry little kid act and held out his hand through the bars. “Here Miss! My mommy gave me some money before I left; I hope it’s enough. I just want to go back upstairs and have some fun with my friends, if that’s alright?" The woman smiled affectionately at the boy – he was adorable when he wanted to be – and opened the bars that he was locked up in. “Just a second, Dearie, I have something just for you!”


As she left to go rummage in a closet full of costumes, the boy could only snicker menacingly behind her back. Not only was he going back to the party, but he would go undercover and find that lion without him or anyone else being the wiser! He was brilliant! “Here we go~! Try this on, dearie.” She said smiling as she dropped a box looking thing in front of Kazuko. The boy looked at it for a few seconds, deadpanning, and asked, “I-Is this… all you h-have?” His voice was shaken with a growing fear and embarrassment. The woman nodded, explaining, “Mmhm. I have a few dozen other costumes back there, but this is the only one small enough for you, dearie. Don’t worry though~! You’ll look adorable in it!” And that was what he was afraid of. With no other choice but to wear the costume given to him, he was forced to change out of his uniform and wear it. Surprisingly, it fit well, even though he was so skinny and short… which made him feel that much more embarrassed wearing it.


The Vice-Captain stepped up and out from the brig below and back on the deck with the other partiers. He sandals clicking and clacking as he found a nice spot by one of the tables to watch things at the party. Everyone, to his dismay, would find a small walking treasure box in there midst. The box was a good meter in length and half of that in width; the bottom of the box reached his knees, making him waddle a bit as he walked. Likewise, his forearms could be seen poking out at the sides, covered in brown sleeves. As trimming, there were plastic bolts and studs all around the box, giving it the impression of rot iron, while the core of the costume was made to look like it was made out of wooden planks. To top it all off, the top of the treasure box costume was “open” revealing an assortment of plastic gold coins, jewels, and other precious things. With a cherry red face, Kazuko’s head was in the middle and top of all that treasure, the “prize jewel” of the box. He thought he looked ridiculous! In reality, the boy was quite adorable to look at, and already, woman at a few of the tables were fawning and awing at him. Embarrassed and angry, the boy could only mutter a silent threat to his Captain as he stood watching for his eventual appearance.

[Draco Hansun]

Draco had to admit, he looked good. He was dressed in a widely opened white collared shirt, stripped pants, and a leather vest. A red sash with a belt over it was around his waist, and on that belt hung a cutlass which, despite not being real, would be more than sturdy enough to spar with anyone else who wanted a pirate fight. Come on, what member of squad 10 WOULDN’T want to fight as a pirate, or just plain fight, anyway? Draco tightened the plainly designed red bandana he wore over his head as he left the barracks. He made this outfit work, he thought as he ran towards the location of the party. He wore his mother’s ring on his finger, instead of on the cord around his neck, along with various costume jewelry around his fingers and arms. Despite being fake, the jewelry was pretty realistic and went well with the rest of the costume.
Damn those guys, they left without me! Draco thought as he ran to catch up with some of his buddies that were also heading down to the party, his leather boots beating against the ground. It was a little after noon, the sun still brightly shining in the sky. Draco also brought along a fake pistol that shot blanks, just for the looks. He was grateful to a lot of the squad 10 members for each loaning him a piece or so each for the costume, or rather pitching to buy a piece or two. Thanks to some smart shopping, Draco could give everyone their piece back so they can return it for a refund. It was a win-win situation.
As Draco approached the Sea Lion’s Den, he was uppercut with amazement, pure and simple. It was a giant ship, plain and simple. Draco wouldn’t doubt that if it was dropped into water, Captain Souretsu would have an actual ship on his hands. It was pretty freakin’ amazing, Draco thought, to have a party on a freakin’ pirate ship. It was pretty well made too, but then again, Draco didn’t really know much about what made a ship good or not. Still, it was pretty cool to see as he walked up the stairs, oops, gangplank, sorry.
Draco had no problem with the bouncers, who simply waived him past with barely a thought. They seemed preoccupied with staring at someone. Probably just a girl Draco thought to himself. The party was pretty lively by the time Draco walked in, the alcohol already making plenty of rounds. Draco went into one of the closest cabins and got himself a glass of sake, which was pretty nice and better than usual sake. He sipped occasionally as he observed the party, waiting for when he should start a bit of hoo-hollery with his cutlass. Maybe pop off a few of his blanks for some added wow.
It was just then that Draco heard a girl in the room bellow from atop a table, “I don’t know where the bloody hell he is, but I wanna wish a big fuckin’ happy birthday to my bestest buddy, Raion! Let’s make it a night we’ll never forget and drink til’ we can’t remember no more~!! Cheers, ye slimy gits!”
Draco hollered along with everybody else. He was still a bit new, so he didn’t know who this girl was, but she looked amazing in her costume. If Draco had to guess, he would say that she was Raion’s assistant captain, or maybe 3rd seat, he didn't really know. Draco didn’t really bother paying attention to who anyone was besides the captains and maybe a few others, but not her. Who knows, he might go over and get to know her later. But for the moment, he just yelled his agreement just like everyone else.

[Nakazawa Meian]

Damn, Meian thought to himself as he saw the vessel of his incoming nightmares; Raion had built a whole ship out of nowhere! The man couldn’t avoid thinking of what obscure thought had animated such craziness from the Captain; maybe he was actually attempting to sail on land? Being left in the dark was surely a good thing, in this case. Still, the graduate couldn’t help but fear about those canons aimed at both sides of his beloved Rukongai; knowing the lion, he had certainly made them fully operational for some awkward reason… Nonetheless, Meian had to admit that Raion made an exceptional job at making this party outstanding, though the bill would clearly live up to the boat’s eccentricity… not the good news you’d expect for the Sereitei’s wealth.

The young man slowly walked toward the top of the stairs, or “gangplank” as Raion would say, taking as much time as he could to reach it. He hadn’t willingly came here, after all; a cursed letter was the threshold of this downfall. In appearance, the text may have seemed to be a normal invitation for a birthday, but Meian saw right through it; it was a hellish message, written by the worst demon Hell had in reserve, cleverly disguised as a drunken lion! Unfortunately, when even your own Zanpakutou advise you to avoid pissing off a man who could kill you with a single hug, you’ve got no choice but to comply… so here he was.

Of course, having such a letter in your possession still wasn’t enough to enter the lion’s haven, oh no. Another torture had been imposed on the guests, one that Meian failed at admirably; find a pirate costume. Sadly, such a task was hard for someone who lived in feudal Japan, and never saw a pirate even once in his life. Left with little choice, he had went to the Rukongai a few days ahead, in a quest of finding such a vestige of ancient times. His adventure had obviously been a total failure, though; the black ragged clothes he wore were more reminiscent of a beggar than a pirate, his Zanpakutou being the only thing which distinguished him from a simple commoner. Fortunately for him, the doormen that Raion had left to guard the entrance seemed… ahem… “occupied elsewhere”. Maybe that’d give the young man a chance to blend in the shadows, and be forgotten by the beast responsible for his presence?

Anxiously entering this no man’s land, Meian was soon left to wonder about something; where was Raion? No matter who the young samurai set his gaze on, he was nowhere to be found, and… well, let’s just say a 7 foot high lion should’ve been fairly easy to spot, even in such a gathering. Another theory was soon discarded by the young man; the doorway being above the ground, another “giant keg riding” entry was highly unlikely. But so… where was he? The poor man couldn’t help but shiver at the thought that something even worse may be waiting for them in the future. Furthermore, another sign came to strengthen his doubts. “I don’t know where the bloody hell he is, but I wanna wish a big fuckin’ happy birthday to my bestest buddy, Raion! Let’s make it a night we’ll never forget and drink til’ we can’t remember no more~!! Cheers, ye slimy gits!” This girl, Meian recognized her to be the same he had vaguely seen in his previous party, and which seemed to share the lion’s mad beliefs. In front such warnings, only a disaster could be awaiting, which made Meian nervous; surely the feeling of being constantly watched wasn’t helping either. Unfortunately, though, the man had no choice but to wait for his fate to fall upon him…

[Raion Souretsu]

It was time. Raion had been given plenty of opportunity to observe his guests arrive, and several of them had gotten unique reactions. The first of course was his first mate, Anastasia Solis... and quite frankly, after she arrived, a few minutes of time seemed to simply vanish, ending with Raion waking up on the floor with a moderate nosebleed staining his fur slightly. Even the mental image was enough to make the lion swoon again, though he shook it off quickly; after a few more mugs of alcohol, he'd have enough “liquid courage” inside his belly to at least keep on his feet around her. Well, on his feet when looking at Ana, anyway; there was no accounting for his balance once he was that far gone. There was a reason he had Squad 12 build special guard rails on the sides of the ship, ones that would pop up whenever Raion came too close to them to keep him from stumbling overboard.

The next person to arrive, as expected, was Raion's own Vice-Captain, who was shortly detained and transported to the brig. Everything went as the Captain had predicted on that front, which was why he had planted those men as Kazuko's “help.” They had separated the Shiba youth from his Zanpaktou as well, which was brought up to the cabin ten minutes later for Raion to tuck into his belt; Kazuko wouldn't be unleashing that particular brand of destruction on the ship, and the lion had enough loyalty on his side—it was amazing what a gigantic party like this got you in terms of cooperation—to keep the youth from using too much in the way of Kido. Besides, Raion knew how to force-counter Kazuko through his own use of Kido, provided that he was able to bring his thoughts together enough to actually do so. That would be a problem for another time.

Of course, more people came in, most of which the Captain did not recognize, though trailing in behind one crowd, doing his best to remain hidden, was a very familiar face: the samurai-guy from the Kido Corps party. Raion had forgotten his name, but it was the guy whom he had picked out from the crowd as the only one worthy of dating his favorite little fox-girl Amaya. Either way, the guy was dressed in what looked like black rags... he looked more like a bum than a pirate! Well, Raion could fix that... he had a very special door prize set aside for the person of his choice, and it seemed like the samurai-guy was going to be the day's winner. Of course, he'd enjoy it; it was a very exotic outfit that Raion had spent ages importing the colored feathers for. Who wouldn't enjoy something unusual and eye-catching?

Finally, the lion decided that it was time to make his own entrance; the guests had been waiting long enough judging by Ana's loud shout reverberating throughout the ship's deck. Grinning to himself and adjusting his belt quickly, Raion took a deep breath, and then reached over to a row of buttons set into the wall next to the door. Squad 12 had really gone all-out with their assignment, as requested! The first one was simply labeled with a C, and the one after it with an F, but the Captain knew exactly which did what; he had designed the ideas for this system, if not the mechanics. The first was pressed, and then about eight seconds later, the second was pressed. It was time for things to get really fun at this party!

Outside, everyone would be suddenly silenced at the firing of cannons from either side of the ship, dozens going off in quick succession. Screams would echo in surprise, and there were those who would panic from the sudden gunfire... but no damage was done. All of the shots had been blanks, with no ammunition loaded to damage the Rukongai. Squad 12 had been very thorough in its designs, and had preemptively planned for the possibility of Raion firing the cannons. Still, it certainly silenced most of the conversation going on, which was perfect for what followed afterward. Suddenly, fanfare erupted from hidden speakers all around the deck, once more startling folks, and then a voice came over the speakers.

“Ladies and gentleman, scallywags and pirate wenches, welcome to the five hundred and sixty-fourth celebration of our favorite lion's day of birth! Turn your attention now up to the aft—what, what? Yes, I'm sure aft is the right word, it means the front of the ship... what do you mean we put the cabin at the back of the ship? The captain's cabin is always at the front! Ugh. Someone rewind the tape and we'll re-record—” Suddenly the recording went dead, leaving most people bemused; clearly the wrong tape had been put in for the announcement. What were they supposed to be doing?

“Yar, ye scurvy bilge rats!” A loud, booming voice quickly answered that question as the door to the cabin at the back of the deck was thrown open. A large figure emerged, ducking slightly due to the doorway being an inch or two too short, and straighted out on the deck. Raion Souretsu, the birthday lion himself, had arrived! And he certainly looked the part of the pirate captain. Though he wore a large, sweeping cap with a lion's head and crossbones marked on it, it paled compared to the long braids he had made from his mane, the mass of hair tied to rest around his shoulders and neck with each braid capped by a different gemstone. And of course, what pirate was complete without an eye patch, though Raion's was one-way, once more courtesy of Squad 12; he could see through it, but it looked like an eye patch to anyone else.

Wearing a long coat of red with gold trim along the sleeves and hem, one that was sized to fit his considerable bulk, the lion had it open in a casual manner. Revealed was a white undershirt with the same symbol as his hat stretched across his broad chest, the waistband tucked into a pair of long red trousers and fastened by a single belt. Across that belt was a pair of smaller gun-belts, crossing in an X and each bearing what looked like an antique pistol—no doubt authentic, given how far Raion had gone for this party thus far—and a saber hung from the main belt, along with two other swords, both Zanpaktou by the look of it. One was the Captain's own, the larger sword noticeable compared to the norm, but the smaller one was Kazuko's confiscated blade, tucked in beneath Raion's sword. The ever-present sake jug rested on the other side of his hip, leaving Raion looking as though he were armed to the teeth. Technically he was; those teeth were nothing to laugh at.

Of course, the whole thing was finished by any number of accessories, all in gold. Several necklaces hung down from beneath the braids of Raion's mane, while all of his fingers were decked out in rings. He had finally gotten around to getting the piercing he had promised himself before as well, one of his ears decked out in two gold bands that wrapped around the outer curve of the ear rather than hanging down. He certainly looked the part of a wealthy and prestigious pirate captain... Raion never did go halfway with his ideas, though! Stepping out onto the deck, the lion made quite a stir, his presence hard to miss due to his height.

“Welcome, ye landlubbers! And m'First Mate Ana, of course.” Raion gave his friend a wink, eyes lingering over her costume for a moment. Damn, she looked fabulous! “I'm sure yer all here to get drunk, fill yer bellies, and have a damn good time... well then, get on with it! 'tis a party, ya scallywags, have at it!” The very brief speech was met with a loud roar of approval, and the party started off in full swing again. Raion grinned, happy at both the chaos and the fun that everyone seemed to be having, before he started wading his way through the crowd to Anastasia, who had been so kind as to remain in her position on a table for him to see.

“A-ha, there's me ship's doctor! Welcome, welcome, Ana!” Without giving her a chance to respond, Raion scooped his pal off of the table in his broad paws, spinning her around before catching her in a powerful bear hug that might have been accompanied by the creaking of ribs. And of course, that was followed by a rather unexpected kiss, though fortunately Raion's aim was off and he only caught Ana's cheek rather than her lips. His breath already smelled heavily of alcohol; clearly he had been drinking in anticipation of the event. “So, whatdya think? This the best pirate party ever, or what? All I'm missing now is my... aha, there he is!”

With that, Raion turned and pointed through he crowd at Meian, who stood out in his darker outfit. “That one. Bring him over for me, would ya, dear? I have his 'door prize' waiting for him. Go on now, that's a good gal.” Ana was sent on her way with a pat to the rear, and a half-lecherous grin from the lion. If everything went as well as the opening, this was going to be a damn good party!

[Llusia Domenech]

Llusia stumbled from a bar mumbling and laughing to herself "Llusia, um not to like...alarm you but there is a big ass ship in front of you and it seems to be a party, wanna crash it?" Aisull smiled and dissipated while Llusia stopped looked around at the surrounding people totally unaware of what the hell was going on anymore and then looked at the ship, almost in awe but she smelt it, the smell of beer and fun. The smell of fresh young people for her joy and literally boats of walking blood bags. Everything a drunk Llusia wanted in a little bow, hell all she had to do was walk up and figure out if there was any catch to jumping into the party. The gigai she was wearing along with the shinagami outfit she wore whenever Masayoshi snuck her into the Soul Society for some fun drinking time. Now was a different story, she hadn't found Masayoshi and ended up drinking saki by accident and it only went downhill from there. Now she was borderline naked she approached the ship closer and closer and was slowly undressing as she saw that not only was it a massive party, BUT IT WAS A FUCKING PIRATE PARTY! She quickly ran to her stash of clothes taht was located in Masayoshi's room/quaters and smiled and looked at what she had left, then turning to Masayoshi's stash of free time clothes smiled.

After a couple of minutes she got the outfit together and began stripping down to her red thong "Um lady what are you doing, this is Masayoshi's quarters you're not al-" she was automatically stopped when she say Llusia pale white skin in the moonlight flooding in from the room and her enormous double D cup sized breast bouncing around. Llusia grabbed the girls hand and smiled "Thou does not know what compassion is, but thou shalt not stop the beating of thys heart from the temptation of lust, one such a beauty as yourself" Aisull was in control of the now drunk Llusia and wrapped her arms around the girls waist pulling her close and edging towards a kiss "Wa... wait I dont kn...know about this...I've never done this type of thing be-" Llusia kissed her and the girl was almost intoxicated from lust, pulling away the girl fought to kiss Llusia again but she made the girl painfully wait [color-red]"I am sorry, but I must bid goodnight, I must attend this party, now if you must, help me with my clothes?"[/color] the girl frowned and it almost seemed she were about to cry but she nodded hungrily and helped Llusia into her clothes. She let the girl slide her leather tight black pants that hung low to show the strings of the thing. Then the slid over a white blouse that outlined her hips and breast to a point that even Llusia was embarrassed to look at herself, when the shinagami from before smiled and told her to wait, The sober side of Llusia told her to stop and think about her marriage, think about Masayoshi. Then her drunk side said, fuck it, lets get more drunk and have a good time. Aisull was especially wanting of this and Llusia caved in smiling as the girl came back with a black bikini like top with a skull and cross bones on the left breast. The girl almost rushed to put it on and squeezed her by "accident" making Llusia smile. She looked at her outfit and frowned a bit "it will have to do, but thank you, I shall figure someway to repay you" the girl tried to kiss her but Llusia put a finger on her lips "But im afraid it will have to be after the party" she quickly ran out before the girl could chase after her and walked towards the humongous boat.

As she walk closer and closer tot he boat she saw that her costume was a bit...lack luster, but she saw something that more then caught her eye drew her attention away from the brig. It was a man with a black pirates hat with white frills and a...pink rose? And then he had an over coat that was black and pink, the perfect match for her outfit and she had just the idea to get them off of the man. As he made his way to the boat she quickly tripped in front of him and had her bikini top "Accidental" fell off. She smiled as he immediately helped her up "Ium sur sury, I-I-Ims a tads bit tipsi" she acted and the man blushed looking at her enormous boobs and looked away "um...here you can use my overcoat, I never liked pink..anyways" he put the coat on her and she put her bikini top back on. He smiled and shrugged spinning his hat off and putting it on her "You look cuter in that then me, have a nice day, as I assume your going to the party? maybe ill see you there" she stuck her tongue out at him playfully and he smiled again before she walked off pretending to stumble drunk. As he took her attention off of her she quickly walked normal towards the ship and smiled as she made her way up the gangplank as people were calling it and up to the bouncers. She saw one of them looking at how scandalously dressed she was and she smiled "Oh? do you like what you see? maybe you'll like this cutey" she stood up on her tippy toes and kissed him softly for a second making him blush and not understand what was going on, while the other bouncer looked with wide eyes and an open mouth "ill see you two around" she winked and laughed as the bouncer was still in shock of being kissed by the beautiful girl. Instanly she was thrown into a drinking contest with another girl and she laughed at the weak amount of alcohol on the table for the contest. While the girl struggled to down one, Llusia finished her 3rd and was clearly the winner stopping as the other girl looked sick and put her first mug down. Llusia got an outstanding "YARG!" from the people around, surely to draw some type of attention and she yelled back "The nights young mateys, grab yer beers and CHUG!" downing another drink and putting the cup down. She step down from the chair and left the people chugging saki and laughing. She stood on the deck for a moment with her mug in hand silent for a moment gaining her composure.

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Only the most devious of grins grew on Anastasia’s face when she saw Raion make his grand entrance. She stayed atop the table, getting a bird’s eye view the party and the birthday lion. She couldn’t help but let a small laugh escape her lips when he addressed her as his first mate. Damn right she was here to get drunk and have a hell of a good time! She’d personally throw people overboard if they weren’t enjoying themselves. Well, maybe that was going over board. She’d have to do something else. She’d get those party poopers nice and drunk and happy. Everyone was happy when they were drunk.. unless they were the emotional type of drunk. Then that just plain sucked.

However, Anastasia was determined to bloody enjoy herself and dammit, she will! Before she could get a chance to move, Raion had scooped her off the table and petite pirate couldn’t help but laugh and squee in excitement for her best friend’s birthday. He looked like a captain alright! Well, he was one but tonight he looked like a lion that was made for commandeering ships! Anastasia wrapped her arms around the lovable lug of a lion and hugged him back. Well, she did until his hug got a bit too painful. “B-Buddy! H-Hurts...Just a bit..” she choked out in pain, holding on to her half full mug for dear life. It was times like these where she wondered how on earth she survived that faithful night of shenanigans in Vegas for Rave’s birthday. Hey… No questions asked. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

“The bloody fuckin’ best, mate~! You wen’t above and beyond, aru~.” she said before she was greeted by a drunken lion kiss on her cheek. Hoo…boy…He’s been pre gaming it seems. His breath was leaded with the strong scent of heavy liquor. Slender fingers adorned and bejeweled with rings idly his fur as he spoke. Just as she was going to hit on him, she’d been ordered to carry out a special task. Well, why the hell not?! Tonight, she was first mate of her favorite captain’s ship so she had to be the best damn first mate he ever had! He pointed at a familiar looking man; someone she’d seen at the previous party, er…wedding. Did the fox girl and Taien work out? Wait no… She was clinging to Hokori when he was busy belittling her with some kind of deal…Weird.

Meian stood out like a sore thumb. For one, he was quite obviously sober and quite obviously not dressed for the occasion. She smiled. Oh, Raion was definitely going to fix that. He spun her around and gave her a pat on her butt. To which she could only look at him and smirk amusedly. “Aye, aye~” she said as she strut off into the crowd, mug still in hand. As Anastasia made her way through the crowd however.. she couldn’t help but notice one familiar grumpy little box of treasures. One she couldn’t help but tease mercilessly. The shinigami in rags could wait a moment or two..It was time for a little mischief~! Her sights were set on the miniature Vice Captain. She’d met him briefly on a mission before; he was adorable and had easy feathers to ruffle. No doubt they were already ruffled due the antics of his captain. Anastasia could only make it worse…

Her heels clicked and clacked and each step had a tiny ring from the jewelry she was covered in. When she finally got a good look at him, she raised a hand to her mouth, trying to stifle a laugh.. and failing. “Ahaha!..awwh…” His costume was hilariously perfect. Anastasia spun swiftly, sitting next to him and propping an elbow on the young vice-captain’s shoulder. “Well, if it isn’t my favorite miniature Captain Commander~!” she started, ruffling Kazuko’s hair and lighty pinching his cheeks. He seemed to be the type to boss around and yell at everyone else anyway.. "How do you do, mate~?! You look pfft… golden~ and plastic..” she laughed boisterously. Ha. Get it? Golden cause he was a treasure box full of plastic gold coins and stuff. GET IT!? Anastasia smiled and passed her half full mug over to Kazuko. “ ‘Ere. Drink up.” she said simply, noting his angry expression. “No use in stayin’ mad, cute stuff~ Enjoy yourself~” Giving alcohol to kid? Yeah, that’s a no no like….everywhere however, Kazuko had to have been over 100 years old or something; the rules were different. Not that Anastasia cared. Pirates did whatever the hell they wanted to.

She pushed the mug closer to him. “C’mooon love~! Ye got half a mug ta finish up! It’s not nearly as bad as one full mug!” She said, finally handing it to him and standing up. “I’ve got somethin’ ta do~! Enjoy maaate~!” With that she quickly rushed off to where the samurai in rags was. Anastasia moved quietly this time, wanting to sneak up on the poor unsuspecting animal known as Meian Nakazawa. He was like prey for the predatory lion that was Raion. Yes, Discovery Channel was live. Right here, right now at this very party, Meian was going to meet a fate worse than death. Well, not worse but it was probably humiliating. Anastasia snuck up at Meian from behind and placed a hand on his shoulder. “ ‘Ello handsome~!” she greeted a little too loudly. Her grin was wild but still friendly. “It seems the lion of the hour wishes to see you, my friend~! You’ve won the door prize!…Or…something like that…Lucky you!!” she said, linking arms with him, her chest pressing against his arm.

Did he even have a choice?

Anastasia dragged him over to Raion, shoving her way through massive amounts of people partying about in the most inelegant manner possible. Hey, she didn’t care much for “excuse me”s and “I’m sorry”s at the moment. All that mattered was delivering the poor package that was Meian to Raion. When she finally reached the lion, she spun Meian around and pushed him into Raion. “ ‘Ere ya go, buddy!” she said placing her hands on her hips. She waited for a moment before realizing she was able to actually put her hands on her hips…Meaning, she had both of her hands free….Meaning, she had no drink in either one of her hands…. Meaning, she needed to get another drink! “I’m off to get more drinks!” she said, rushing off to get herself a drink and open to anyone courageous enough to interact with her.

[Llusia Domenech]

Llusia breathed for a moment and Aisull came out an stood next to her "Awesome party! fuckin great, been a while since we could get out alone and have some free time am I right?" She patted Llusia and she was silent for a moment "Everything alright kiddo?" Llusia smiled and nodded "Just I dont know...Deep down I know this is wrong, and even worse what I did, or rather what you did, with that girl, I just fill guilty know what I mean?" Aisull smiled "Then...let me do this, let go off your emotions and let me take hold, I take control so it wont even be you, just like sleep in your subconscious trust me" Llusia looked at her a bit scared but slowly let her guard down and Aisull almost instantly took control.

Moments later she smiled and her eyes were the brightest of red, having her eye's pierce your soul almost. She downed her drink and quickly went for more when she was stopped by a man "Care to fancy a drink madam?" Aisull smiled and put her hand on his chest walking up it with her index and middle finger "As much as i would love, the night is young and one does not want to waste with one single man, onward we must go to drink more then maybe we could fancy more then a drink" she winked and walked away from the opened armed man. He tried to chase after her but lost her in the sea of red heart caught on the snare of her blood red eyes gazing into what he thought was his soul.

She headed towards the drink and tripped forward and suddenly she was face deep in another girls chest, someone almost equal to her size and she fell back wide eye'd "Oh my, I am deeply sorry miss, seems my perception of distance is quite off to nigh-" she looked up at the girl and stood up for a moment "Woah...your really freaking pretty, i'm really sorry to like invade your personal space..." she looked at the girls chest for a second and looked away, picking up a mug and handing it to her "Im like really really really sor-" she was picked up and guys laughed "ARGGG! WE NEED OUR BOOTY, TIME FOR YOU TO DOWN DRINKS AGAIN!" Llusia winked at The women and laughed as she was pulled away awaiting a challenger to come drink with her.

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From his vantage point, the boy watched as more and more partiers and guests arrived, filling the cabin with a cacophonous array of sounds and voices. Leave it to Raion to find another way to give the boy a headache. It was only a wonder that things actually got done with him around. Regardless of that, he had made capture a difficult matter for the Vice-Captain. Without his zanpakuto, and the likelihood that the squad members present were on his side, the odds were stacked against the young Shiba. Still, he had to try, at least while the party was young, to make his move and stop the Captain before he made a fool of himself. No need drudging the name of Squad Nine through the dirt with any “questionable” activities. Kazuko sat on one of the nearby chairs, resting on the hardback spine, and brought his left arm up and level. The palm was aimed directly at the old lion, despite all the stumbling about he did; if anything, the boy probably had one good chance of capturing him and making it outside before he was surrounded. Luckily for him, he had mastered a new step technique, Utsusemi, and the moment was right to test out just how useful it would be. He grinned nefariously, muffling some villainous laughter at the same time as he thought of his plan. Actually… he did the evil laughing part a little too well in all fairness.


He began to incant, “Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into –” And at that moment, he heard a familiar sound to his side right before a weight plopped straight down on his shoulder. N-not her again! In response to his panic, the woman who she knew all too well, piped, “Well, if it isn’t my favorite miniature Captain Commander~! How do you do, mate~?! You look pfft… golden~ and plastic..” Then came the pinching…. Kazuko turned, tugging on the fingers on his cheeks, and found that woman, dawdling on him like some diapered child! His face, of course, was a deep, deep, deep shade of red – whether it was from rage or her looks, it was hard to tell – and he immediately shot back, “I’m not a kid, Anastasia! You can stop pinching my cheeks already!” He jumped back while holding onto the chair, making to move away just enough to get her hands off his cheeks while still sitting down. Maybe Raion had sent her to make sure he didn’t cause any trouble? Well, it was like him to plan ahead like this, but still, using Anastasia was a low blow; especially when she found ways to baby him around!


“‘Ere. Drink up. No use in stayin’ mad, cute stuff~ Enjoy yourself~” She said, pushing a mug along the table toward him. Kazuko eyed her suspiciously, trying to find out what sort of an angle she was playing at. Irritated, the fuming Shiba replied, “That’s not going to work on me! Unlike my drunkard of a Captain, I can actually stay away from this stuff. So there, looks like your great plan failed you!” Again, she pushed the mug closer, as stubborn as ever. “C’mooon love~! Ye got half a mug ta finish up! It’s not nearly as bad as one full mug!” She said, trying to goad a response out of him by making him seem like he couldn’t handle it. “Do you think I’m afraid of some silly alcohol? I’ll have you know, I’ve cleaned up after the Captain so much that the stuff has no effect on me! Here, see!” Kazuko chirped back, indignant, before he downed the whole cup in one gulp. He slammed the cup back down on the table, feeling a victorious… until he started to cough and fell back down in his chair. “I’ve got somethin’ ta do~! Enjoy maaate~!” Anastasia said, feeling quite pleased with herself, and left him feeling duped and miserable.


Like a snuffed flame, the Shiba righted himself off the floor, trying to maintain balance as best he could. S-she tricked me! I underestimated her… to think she could think up such a calculated plan… it shames me knowing someone like her exists in this world!” Feeling ill-tempered and frustrated, the boy looked around, stole a cup of something from a woman nearby – earning himself an indignant “hey!” – and downed the contents of that cup too… and again, he found himself coughing at the odor and taste of the stuff. It was horrible! Or at least he told himself that as he looked for another cup to drown all his pent up frustration. By the time he knew it, more people had showed up, including another foul mannered woman and stick-in-the-mud guy who looked like no fun to him, and he had drank two more cups worth of alcohol. The Vice-Captain never lost sight of what he was there to do, of course, and he soon found that lion again, chatting away to more people. Oh, he would show him! The steaming box of treasure stomped his way forward, pushing through people and aiming to get his little hands around that lion’s throat! Well… if he could reach that is.


Whether Raion noticed him or not, he would soon find his seething Vice-Captain right next time, hand tugging on the tail of his costume. “Got you, you dirty lion!” Immediately after that, the Captain would find six blades of light materialize around him, without warning, and close in on his body: Rikujokoro. Well… that was sort of true. In his tipsy and temperamental state, three of blades missed completely, two landing near his feet on the floor boards, while the third and last flew over and shattered a bowl of punch. The three remaining that were sort of on target would likely hit him around his abdomen and chest, and even that was short lived. The Vice-Captain began hiccupping and then coughing again, falling flat on his rear on the floor from the sudden motion, causing the remaining blades of light to falter and shatter. Oh great! He couldn't even hold a spell right anymore in his condition! That was just great. Icing on the cake, really, but great. With plan "just go for it" out of the bag and gone, there was nothing left but to just look straight up -- literally, he had to look STRAIGHT UP just to look his seven foot tall Captain in the face -- and just glare at him. His eyes were a mixture of both rage, disbelief... and sadness. Oh, but he wouldn't let the lion get off easy even with his attempt to capture him foiled. He would take advantage of the situation and speak his mind while he still could.


“D-darn it, Captain! What’s the big idea? How are we supposed to get anything done with you spending our budget on pirate ships! Oh, and happy birthday… wait, what am I saying!? A god damned pirate ship for crying out loud! I mean, who does that!? Oh! I know! you! I mean, I can understand a small party and stuff, but this takes the cake! Literally! I saw the bill for the cake! We’ll be eating birthday cake for the next month with all this spending! What do you have to say for yourself, huh, Captain? I know you’re in charge and stuff, but come on, you could have at least told me instead of sending me away on some stupid mission… it’s hard getting stuff done alone with you always busy with your shops, and drinking, and sleeping, and, and... oh I give up. Now look at me... I tried to stop you from making a fool of yourself and now I'm doing it... Well, great... that's just great. Fine. Have the stupid party, see what I care. Sorry for trying to keep things sane and stuff.” By the end of his rant, Kazuko was huffing and puffing for breath… and then he started to tear up, moistening his cheeks with the stuff, and just sat there, staring into the floor with blurry eyes… He made it look like he was trying to get stuff out of his eyes, but it wasn't a very good attempt. This was just great! Not only was he dressed up as a treasure box, but he was crying again to boot! Why did he have to cry again? It was bad enough to look up at people in conversations, and be so young that no one took you seriously, but now he was just adding fuel to the flame. He just wanted to close that treasure box up and ball his eyes out right then and there. But he had to save face when there were so many people around, so made his best attempt to settle down before anyone got the wiser.

[Nakazawa Meian]

…Clearly the darn lion had went overboard with this party… again! How stressful do you think it is, for someone who thought the cannons were loaded, to hear them fire? A lot? Think again, it was disastrous! Faster than he had ever been, Meian rushed to the vessel’s side, only to see that the Rukongai hadn’t suffered any noticeable damage. Calamity avoided! …Maybe the birthday lion wasn’t as crazy as Meian first thought, right? Maybe the poor man would actually manage to get some fun here… right?

Yeah… probably not.

The poor Meian could only sigh and turn away as he heard the “announcement”, pitiful in any way it was even possible. How could Raion not be ashamed of himself, after such preposterous and intelligible tales? That was a secret Meian would likely never get to understand, at least not without losing his sanity. Still, the lion was now here, in all the extravagant shreds that were his costume. If there was one thing the boy knew, it was to keep a constant eye on the cursed beast, and fortunately, he now knew exactly where NOT to go!

…Unfortunately, avoiding Raion was a feat even a god couldn’t accomplish. As Meian looked around at all those other party-goers, wondering why he was even here, a palm was felt on his shoulder. “ ‘Ello handsome~!” How was that even possible, the lion was still in his line-of-sight. Who else could’ve attracted his attention like that? Slowly turning around, the answer became clear: That other girl, with a grin which promised nothing good for him… “It seems the lion of the hour wishes to see you, my friend~! You’ve won the door prize!…Or…something like that…Lucky you!!” ...If the poor man wasn’t doomed as-of-yet, now he certainly was…

In front of such a situation, though, the white-haired pirate had made quite a mistake; the proximity she currently had with the poor man fell right into the radar of a “certain someone”, witness of all this mayhem. You better get the hell away, you bitchy temptress! Meian’s a hundred times better than a perv pirate wanna-be. He’s clearly OUTTA your league! FUCK OFF! As if his circumstances weren’t enough of a torture, Meian had to listen to such a rant… For the first time, he’d have wanted to be someone else for a day.

Unfortunately, these torments weren’t nearly over, since another girl, surprisingly even less clothed than the previous one, stumbled upon them, worsening even more Kaimamiru’s current anger. Oh would you look at that! What, calling reinforcements now that you can’t do shit to my Meian? Hnf, pitiful. Where’s miss “Imma give ya boobs” slutty fox now, huh? Lying in wait somewhere? Just fuck off and go have a try with someone ELSE already! Although Meian would be the only witness of all this rage, another sign of this could be seen for those wary enough to notice it; Meian’s eyes had changed to a very, very bright red color, Kaimamiru letting out a threatening stare through them. After all, eyes are said to be the windows of one’s soul, aren’t they?

When Meian finally reached Raion, which, for once, seemed like good news after such a trip, the poor man was pushed by his guide toward the bulky Captain, an action which led him to fall to the ground. “I’m off to get more drinks!”, the girl said, quickly leaving the poor David in front of his very own Goliath. Slowly looking up, his eyes couldn’t lie to him; his worst nightmare was standing right there, with the typical madness that accompanied him. "N-no..." Meian couldn’t remember why that pirate had brought him here, and he didn’t even care! This was a life-or-death situation, and so the poor man tried to run away, desperate to take the former option…

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"This....is it I take it." Came the voice of a amused and confused Raygin as he stared up at the large ship that rested snuggly in the Rukongai. Raygin couldn't help but chuckle as he looked up at the massive construct of wood which supported a large figurehead lion staring off into the distance. Shame it wasn't a mermaid version of a lion. The Shinigami looked down at his hand that held the invitation to the party tightly, making sure it was the right place and that he was in fact allowed in. There was many a party Raygin was banned from simply because...well...Raygin often got a bit too rowdy. Also there was the fact the Kuchikis banned him from ever stepping onto their property again, something to do with socks and pudding. Haha, fun times. But regardless, this wasn't exactly a secluded event since even Raygin got an invite. Did you know Raygin wasn't ever invited to Kawada family gatherings? Well maybe he was but he never went.

Anyways! Raygin decided to give his outfit one more look over before he would go into the party boat and...party? Partying was what he did right? Wait, what kind of party was this? Was this dance on the dance floor dont leave your drink alone kind of party? Or was this just a have fun, tell jokes, and drink kinda party? Or was this one of those adult parties were ever....let's not go down that train of thought. Raygin smiled, giving himself a quick look over to make sure that his costume was decent and good enough to be accepted into the party. Raygins costume was simple and not over the top, after all there was no way he would be able to afford some sort of super costume. His attire was simple, a set of tan colored pants similar to what a crewmate would wear. Covering his chest was no shirt, but a brown leather vest so that his chest and abdomen would be exposed to the pretend salt air. He wore a white sash around his waist as well as a straw hat atop his head. His hair was tied back, giving the back of his head a spiky tuff of hair.

With a final check over Raygin decided to go ahead and head up the gangplank to access the second level of the ship. But before he could access the main deck he was stopped by a rather large man who towered over the smaller Shinigami. "Hi" Raygin said, taking a step back and awkwardly waving to the man. "Thats a pirate costume?" the man asked, giving Raygin a suspicious look. "Aye, it is! It's a crew mans outfit since you probably got a few captains runnin around!" Raygin explained, holding up his invitation. The bouncer frowned before shrugging and stepping aside. Raygin thanked him for his time then, literally, jumped from his spot and landed on the second level of the deck.

So, what exactly was this party about? Apparently is was a birthday celebration for the Captain of Squad...uhm...Seven? Wasn't the lion guy...Souretsu, Captain Souretsu, the leader of Squad 7? The interrogation squad? Raygin didn't know. Ray didn't know a lot of the captains since he hadn't ever met them. So, as Raying looked around across the deck he saw....chaos. He watched as one young Shinigami began to shout at the big old fur ball of a captain, bound by a Bakudo no less. What on earth was going on? Raygin blinked a few times, wondering just what the hell was happening around here. He spied two females as well, decided to head over to them as he kept his eyes on what was going on. Approaching Anastasia and a female he SHOULD have recognized, Raygin waved to them. "Oy! Can one of you tell me whats going on over there?" Raygin laughed, pointing at the spectacle happening with Captain Souretsu and the younger Shinigami. "Oh! I'm bein rude! Names Raygin Sakubara, a simple country bumpkin who someone got his feet on a pirate ship! Who're you two, if I may ask." Raygin asked the two women, noting the smell of alcohol between them.

[Llusia Domenech]

Aisull had come back from the table dead drunk and laughing her ass off enough to see that some shinagami that seemed oddly familiar was talking to the girl from eariler. She quickly began walking in that direction perfectly sober until she reached with in a couple of inches of them and tripped laughing hard. Getting up anyone could help her she winked at the girl "hey beautiful" and then she looked at the man and almost fell over and died. It was none other then the first shinagame that Llusia had met. Llusia was unaware of this yet, but Aisull was still stuck in love with Raygin, which men at that Llusia deepest darkest Wang was to be with Raygin but she would never admit that, Aisull on the other hand would have absolutely no problem with that. Matter of factly she like Raygin over Masayoshi and would gladly tell him off and tell Llusia to go for Raygin instead.

As she came back to reality she looked over at the Captain "that would seem to be the captain and he seemed to be throwing a person who broke the rules and came without a costume, but that's unimportant. More importantly is that you need a drink" she grabbed a drink from some random before kissing him and pushing him back on his path more then confused and handed the drink to Raygin "And I believe that you should go say happy birthday as you're a tad but late for party no, but after that..." she quickly walked up to him before he could protest and smiled wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him deeply. Then letting go and turning herself to go walk "come find me, I'm sure you'll remember who I am after that" she laughed and jumped back into her game of drinking.

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In the midst of her walk to drinks and more drinks, Anastasia was met with something unusual. Something more unusual than having her hands empty and drink-less. A girl appeared to have tripped and magically fallen face first into something…Yeah. Heh. It's something alright.... But it wasn't alcohol..

Someone landed right in the middle of her sweet, C cup ‘sweater puppies’. Well. That’s certainly new. Something like that is usually followed up after having a bit of a chat up with said person. Also mostly happens after a few drinks and some shots… Body shots maybe? But there was no salt and no drinks anywhere near Anastasia at the moment. Not yet at least. Anastasia simply looked at the head of the girl who helped herself. A perplexed expression crept onto Anastasia’s face. ”Oh my, I am deep sorry miss, seems my perception of distance is quite off to nigh-.. Whoa… your really freaking pretty, I’m really sorry to invade your personal space…” She smirked wolfishly. She brought her fingers to the girl’s chin, gently grabbing it and angling it up towards her own face. She brought her face slightly closer to the shorter girl. Her voice was low, husky even from the alcohol. She whispered.

“Off?...Seems more like it’s quite right.”

She let her fingers fall, lightly tracing her collar bone and slowly grazing against her arms until she reached her elbow. Hey. It had a pulse. She couldn't help it. Now that she's done that, it was time for drinks! Anastasia winked, taking a step back, she waved a little goodbye as the girl was carried off for a good time of her own. She was finally going off to get herself a proper drink. A proper drink consisted of plenty of strong rum but she drank that regularly. She wanted something she hadn’t had in a long time! There was literally (pun fully intended) a boat load of liquor. For Anastasia… oh poor Anastasia…She was like a kid in a candy store! Completely unsure of what to get.. Until she saw the shots! Wait no. She didn’t want that. Raion’s sake was better than those measly things. Sake it was!

Anastasia got herself another mug (mug count 5) and slowly drank, working her way back towards what she could see was Kazuko and some failure of a magic spell…and Raion..and that frightened man who won the door prize. She was going to instigate some more but was quickly stopped by a man who introduced himself as ‘Raygin Sakuraba’. She took a gulp of her drink. “Ello ye slimy git! I’m Anastasia Solis-Kuchiki! The woman o’ yer dreams!” She said out loud. She grinned confidently, sticking a thumb at herself. She didn’t know who this girl was but hey, they got acquainted earlier~ “….And here’s the woman o’ mines~ I mean, Hi. ” The female Kuchiki winked at her before taking a drink.

“Oi! Raion!” She called out to the Lion. She pouted. Hm. Seems he had his paws full with children and door prizes. Oh well. She downed another gulp or… at least tried to before she realized she was out again. Looking into her mug, Anastasia’s face screwed into something of disappointment. “Time fer mug 6! I'll be right back!” She lightly pushed Llusia towards Raygin and winked at the both of them. “You kids have fun~” she winked and walked off to get herself yet, another mug of sake. But first she ran over to Kazuko and Meian, shaking them both and shouting from the top of her lungs. She ran at them with lightning speed (well, it felt like it to her. So it's lightning) with the intention of surprising them both. Placing a hand on their shoulders, she shook them vigorously. Tipsy train was here~!

"MAN THE ENGINES! FIRE THE TORPEDOES! ALL HANDS ON DECK!"

...and just like that she walked away from them and off to the kegs and barrels full of sake. Six was such a lucky number~. Which means six, six, six was THREE times luckier than just one six. God. She was so smart..

"....*hic*"

[Raion Souretsu]

Everything seemed to be in full swing by this point, with guests continuing to arrive and having a blast! Raion's grin only grew as he watched the party grow out of control, just as he had planned; after all, what fun was a party without chaos? And to top it all off, his first mate and the best drinking buddy the lion had ever had was out and about further creating mischief, making things even more fun! Raion had to admit, he had outdone himself for this party, but having Anastasia there had only improved things even more. Not only was she as fun as hell, allowing for all sorts of pirate-y shenanigans, but with the outfit that the Captain had gotten for her... wow. Just wow. Raion wanted to just stare at her all day long, to drink in the sight of that lovely nurse as she went from person to person, pouring alcohol into an open treasure chest and dragging the lucky man of the hour up towards the lion.

But sadly, he had other things to do first. Namely, giving out the door prize to a very lucky Meian, who was being hustled up to the back of the ship by Anastasia so that he could receive his prize. And what a prize it was! Raion had though long and hard on his pirate getup, and had realized that he was missing an essential part of it. However, seeing as Squad 13 had something against bringing live animals through the Senkaimon—something about beings from the World of the Living not functioning properly in Soul Society—Raion had been forced to abandon his initial plans. But that was okay; if an exotic creature was unobtainable one way, there was always another, and the Captain had come up with a solution that worked out almost as well.

While Meian was being reluctantly brought up to the front, however, another distraction presented itself in the form of a small box that toddled its way up behind the lion. A flash of light caused Raion to blink for a moment, his alcohol-addled sight already sensitive, but before he could even tell what it was, the light had vanished, dissolving in the space of a moment. Thoroughly confused, as it was not one of the normal things one saw while drunk, the Captain looked around to find its source, only to spot a box at his feet. When had that box gotten there? Raion didn't remember putting it there, but then again, he scarcely remembered what he was doing a few minutes before when he got nice and drunk, and judging from the half-empty keg near him that he had been steadily working on since hte party started, he was pretty damn drunk.

Well, whatever. Raion didn't know what it was for, but the box was handy; as Meian had just been dragged up to the Captain by the world's greatest first mate—Raion made a mental note to put that on a coffee mug and send it to Anastasia at some point—and deposited before the lion. The Captain gave a wide grin, an enormous paw clapping down on the unfortunate Shinigami's shoulder and holding him in place. There was no escape from Raion, not here, and the lion's grin suggested that far worse was in store for the hapless former student who had found himself practically dragged up in front of everyone else. What was a bit of fun, though?

Before he could say anything, Meian would find a small bundle of brightly-colored clothes thrust into his arms, accompanied by a sharp-toothed smile that would remind the smaller Shinigami that he was dealing with an enormous, seven-hundred pound lion, and that refusal of the following demand would probably not be in his best interest. “Congratulations, kiddo! You've won the door prize fer yer timely arrival, which is good considerin' yer...” Raion looked Meian up and down, but rather than an analytic look, it was something more akin to ogling, an eyebrow perking up slightly and a slight twist of the lion's lips suggesting amusement. “...costume. What a drab get-up; we'll have t'get ya something more exotic. So why don't ya change into yer new get-up, and we'll get ya into the party proper, right?”

Of course, Meian didn't get much of an option on this one; if he didn't change right then and there, Raion would have been more than happy to remove the former student's current get-up—and likely most of his clothes as well, considering Raion would have used his claws—and help him into his suit. When Meian was done, he'd find that it was a full-body costume in bright reds and greens, complete with a hood that came with some kind of visor... wait, it wasn't a visor at all. It curved into a point, almost like some sort of a beak. A glance at the arms would show wings, and a mantle almost like a tail spread behind him... “oh no” would probably be the most Meian got out before he'd find himself grabbed by Raion and hoisted up onto the lion's shoulders.

Stepping up onto the box that had appeared nearby, completely missing the blubbering individual reaching out of it, Raion turned to address the crowd. The lone foot he had used to support himself on the chest had pushed the lid shut, with Kazuko likely scrambling to avoid getting his arm crunched in the closing of his costume's top. One foot's worth of weight wasn't enough to cause him trouble, considering that the lid was pretty solid, but it would be enough to keep the chest from opening as long as Raion's considerable weight was put atop the lid. All Kazuko would be able to do was listen from the inside of the chest as his Captain raised his voice, addressing all of those who were present.

“Ladies n' gents, I hope y'all are enjoyin' the party!” Raion's voice boomed across the entire ship, and with a powerful set of lungs meant for a roar mighty enough to belong to the king of the jungle, it could easily be heard. Meian would get it point-blank, which was probably disorienting considering the volume. “I hope yer all havin' a good time, 'cause I know I am! Before the festivities go any further, though, I wanted to introduce ya all to my good friend. What's a pirate without his parrot, am I right? Well, I'd like to introduce y'all...” With that, Meian would find himself grabbed and tugged atop Raion's shoulders, almost piggy-back. His costume would be revealed, a mess of bright green and red feathers that was only too appropriately matching with the parrot head perched over his own. “To Polly! Who's a good parrot? Say hello to the crowd, Polly!”