A Little Discipline [Joint Training, PG-13]

[Raion Souretsu]

It had been a rather... unusual day in Seireitei. Unusual in comparison to everyday, ordinary, other places, anyway; events around a specific Captain often ended in chaos and confusion, to say the least. The day had begun simply enough, with only a small fire in the back of the Squad 9 barracks. Fires in the barracks were not uncommon, partially because accidents did happen during training, and partially because the Captain occasionally tried to cook for himself. That was handled with an air of familiarity, water drawn and fires doused only minutes after they started. A large area of the barracks was blackened, but none of the facilities were damaged severely, so repairs were ordered and the day moved forward as if nothing had happened.

But then there had been the strikes of lightning off in one of the Rukongai districts, crashing out of one of the now-numerous taverns that had been set up in the area. The result had left one of the walls missing half of its surface, the next building over missing the entirety of its wall, and a few injured people. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt, but first aid had been required, and one person did have a broken arm from fragments of the wall falling atop him. This incident was not let go as easily as the last, but the culprit was gone before he could be spoken to on the matter. Fortunately, he was not hard to find... though it was just as easy for the same person to cause trouble again only a few times later. This time, there was a severe amount of flood damage that filled several of the streets in Seireitei proper, causing water damage to multiple buildings and putting one at structural risk. The roads would have to be repaved as well, another project that was part of a long-growing list.

That was why a Hell Butterfly had arrived at the Kido Corps Barracks, specifically sent to Kyomei Kuchiki, the Captain of that particular division. The message was simple: Squad One was sending several members over escorting an important individual that needed to be dealt with, and that they would arrive shortly. Indeed, Kyomei was given barely twenty minutes to prepare himself for who knew what had happened before an annoucement came that several members from Squad One had shown up, along with the Captain of Squad 9. The latter had not been announced, though it was obvious that he was the “important individual” that the message had mentioned; atop that, the Captain's reputation preceded him, and would probably give the Kido Corps leader an idea of what he was in for.

It was going to be a very long day.

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“So... yeah, that's what happened...” Raion grinned sheepishly, a bit embarrassed, and the glares from the six Squad One officers who had escorted him were not helping matters. All of them were watching him with a hawk-like stare, unwilling to take their eyes off of the big lion, and for good reason; the Captain had tried to slip away three different times, twice into various bars and once through the window of a nearby building. Of course, the last one had been an abysmal failure, given Raion's size, and he had been forcibly dragged out and down the street before finally agreeing to cooperate, and following his escort to the Kido Corps barracks. Once Kyomei had come to greet them, Raion had been forced to explain just why he was in trouble, particularly the many things that had exploded or caught fire. Naturally there were a few... minor... embellishments here and there, but they were quickly corrected, much to the lion's disadvantage.

“So ya see, ah... they want me to stay with ya for a bit, and ah...” Raion was quickly cut off by one of the other officers, who was tired of waiting for the lion's stories to conclude. “Captain Souretsu was sent to you in order to receive training not just in the art of using his Kido more effectively and less haphazardly, but also to learn some self-control and restraint... and as you are one of the greatest practitioners of Kido, and we do not wish to stifle the Captain's... abilities, but wish to curtail his behavior, it was determined that he would be sent to you for further training. In other words, he's your problem now.” With that, Raion was given a rude shove, which really did little given that he was probably three times the man's weight and had plenty of strength behind it. If anything, it felt more like a consolatory pat on the back to the Captain, but he wasn't worried; he had never had bad relations with Kyomei in the past.

“So ah... hi. Sorry fer droppin' in on such short notice!”

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

The Hell Butterfly almost went unnoticed for a moment. If it had been a letter, or an email, or a telephone call, the Kuchiki would have missed it completely. But instead, it was a living being of reiatsu that flew into his Barracks, which flew right up to the edge of the bathtub that the man was completely immersed in. He was doing his best to maintain the Bakudo that allowed him to hold air in his lungs underwater while also relaxing. He was getting some relaxing done, the kind of soothing that could only come from being awake while also dead to the world, but the constant strain to his chest only reminded him of why he was choosing to be submerged like this.

If Kyo had to be honest, "water" was not an honest term for what he was choosing to be submerged in. Being quite wealthy and noble, he had been able to acquire enough ground Sekki Sekki to bathe in a suspension of the stuff. Getting in there made him dead to the world, and only the fact that his breathing Bakudo was maintained inside him before dipping into the reiatsu cancelling liquid kept it from fizzing out and being in contact with the Sekki Sekki. Inside that tub, there was nothing that Kyomei had to worry about. His growing scar and increasing pain, dulled. His discontent with his own leadership and ability, irrelevant.

Nothing mattered.

However, the Hell Butterfly first landing on the tub wall, then actually disturbing the suspension caused the Commander to be alerted to the message meant for him. He rushed to get dressed and be presentable, picking up his staff to be used as a crutch if he needed to. He exited the building to meet the "important individual", and was surprised to find that it was his fellow Captain, Raion. Six members of the Leadership squad surrounded him, eyes trained on him with glares of frustration and even potentially malice.

The story was simple enough, when the others corrected the furry Captain on his embellishments. The Kuchiki could have been a bigger help during the earlier parts of the day if he hadn't been so focused in blocking out the world and all of his recent dark memories, but the past was the past. What only mattered was the present, and presently, Kyomei had no idea what to do with the lion. Kidou was... a touchy subject for the Shinigami of late, as he had increasing difficulty in doing the common things with Kidou that he used to. He was resigned to doing menial labor menially rather than being able to wave his hand and it be done. It was taking him awhile to get used to his new role in life.

"So, Raion. You're my problem now, apparently? Want to go for a walk? I do like to walk in the fresh air, clear my head and be mostly alone. They don't seem to want you around either."

[Raion Souretsu]

Kyomei met Raion and his “escort” at the door, and the first thing Raion noticed was that the man didn't look particularly well. The Captain of the Kido Corps had always been a hearty fellow, with more tricks up his sleeve than the lion could count—granted, numbers tended to get fuzzy after the third jug of sake—but now he was just looking... off. Raion couldn't place a finger on it, but the man almost looked hung over, between the expression of discomfort on his face, the lines around his eyes, and the way he leaned against a staff, as though it were the only thing holding him up. Kyomei had thrown one heck of a party for some new squad members back in the day, so Raion wouldn't put it past the man to be recovering from a long night, but it felt out of place to assume that here.

At the offer to take a walk, Raion gave his usual cheerful grin, and clapped one huge paw against Kyomei's shoulder with a force that would make any man stagger if not properly braced for impact. “Well then! Let's get goin', shall we? I know a nice bar or three we could stop by; you certainly look like ya could use a stiff drink!” Without waiting for Kyomei's assent, the lion Captain began dragging his companion behind him, one paw grasping the man's sleeve with a grip like iron. “Don' worry! The Roarin' Drunk is around here, an' I can treat ya to some real quality alcohol.”

It seemed that despite Kyomei being the one designated to babysit Raion, the lion had plans of his own, and wasn't going to take no for an answer. The apologetic facade had melted away along with the Captain's escort, allowing him free reign to do as he pleased again unless Kyomei stopped him, and given Raion's strength, that wouldn't be an easy task. Within minutes, the head of the Kido Corps would find himself being practically carried towards the nearest tavern, at which point he would have no power to stop Raion, master of Kido or not. He'd have to act quickly, or resign himself to an afternoon of heavy drinking.

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

"No. No bars." A tendril of orange light coming out of his hand, the Kidou Corps Commander bound Raion with Horin, using it as a leash. With a durability nearly double the lion's strength and reiatsu strength combined, the Captain would have a bit of a struggle ahead of him. Rather than heading in the direction of the Rukongai and all of the alcohol that he wanted so bad, Kyomei started to drag him (literally) in the completely opposite direction. They were headed for the Wilderness, where the Commander could get some fresh air and the Captain could be away from all of the buildings and civilians that he keeps damaging.

This action would most likely cause a fit or some sort of outburst from the lion, but in the case that he payed attention to the Kuchiki, he would potentially notice the light blue glow coming off of his chest. Even while Kyomei was pointed in the other direction, the lion's meager, but existing, Energy Sensory would be able to pick up on an abnormal flow of energy centered around the Kuchiki's chest. This glow was reiatsu being visible through a large scar on the Soul Reaper's torso, glowing as he maintained his Bakudou. It was causing him a little discomfort, but nothing that he wasn't used to at this point in time.

When they had made their way far outside the Rukongai, Kyomei used a second Horin on a tree and used the glue-like properties of the Bakudo to bind Raion to it. Unable to plant his feet on the ground for decent traction, the lion potentially would not have a lot of options besides flailing his arms and legs, and or begging. "So, how drunk were you when these... accidents happened? And why was Kidou your method of property damage today?"