Learning in London (JT Joshua and Irene)

[joshua]

Joshua was sent on his first mission after returning to his duty. They finally allowed him to return to the force after his injuries. He was worried they would suspend him for working while on a medical leave but, surprisingly, he wasn't punished much at all. They just told him it was dangerous and that he shouldn't do it anymore. Nevertheless, he is on duty now and he gladly accepted this mission

Now, he was sent on a mission close to home. He was being sent to London to check up on a shinigami who hasn't responded in a week. This was supposedly a low risk mission so he didn't wear his regular uniform, preferring to wear his normal clothes with his Asauchi and badge. He wondered what the man he was looking for was like. He hoped that he would be nice and maybe just forgetful, forgetful enough to not report back to the Soul Society. 

He found himself already in London, and like it usually was, it was raining. He grabbed an umbrella and opened it to keep dry. Even though it was raining and he was sent on a mission, he took some time to see the sights. He walked up to the Big Ben and admired it from the ground. "It always seemed more beautiful up close." He said with a bright smile. He looked up at the giant hands of the clock and noticed that it was 3 pm exactly.

He remembered the first time he went to see the Big Ben, back when he was alive. His mother had brought him here when he was seven years old. The world seemed much brighter then. He had a somber smile on his face. He wanted to return to that time, with his mother at his side. He missed her so much yet he couldn't find her in the Soul Society. He wondered if she even made it up there. 

He then remembered his father. The man who abused him. He should still be alive in France, somewhere. He wondered how he was doing since the death of his family. He did not seek revenge but a change in his life. He wanted his father to become better than he was before. He hoped that his death gave him the push he needed to do that. Now, he was just standing still, out in the open, lost in his own mind and memories.

[Irene Palmer]

Irene like normal was sitting on one of the bridges in London during the day listening to what was happening around her as her sorrowful memories of existence continued to haunt her existence. She had been through far to much sorrow to ever regain the bright outlook she once held about her life. She had once always believed that if she tired and gave her everything she could that eventually things would turn out fine. That had all been a lie and ever since she had been living her in London an exile of Soul Society.

It wasn't long though until Irene felt what she knew to be a Shinigami. It was normal for a Shinigami to be stationed in all major cities of the human world, but what she was feeling right now was different. This was a Shinigami that was different than the typical one that she always smelt and felt throughout the city. This was different than normal and while Irene wanted to stay out of the spiritual activities believing that she brought only dismay to everything she touched as this new Shinigami stood looking at the land mark of London the Failure would approach in her wheelchair.

"It's quite strange for two Shinigami to be stationed in the same city. Even if it's one as large as this. What are you doing here young man?" Irene asked from her sitting position in her wheelchair. Her long grey hair reached down behind the chair itself while she sat now her hands across her lap as her eyes or where her eyes would have been located was covered by the face piece of metal meant to hide the scars of her failure. She simply wished to know why this young man was here and that was all everything else could be handled by those that wouldn't end in failure.

[joshua]

Joshua was still lost walking down memory lane in his mind when he heard a voice speak up to him. He shook off his thoughts and turned around. He saw a woman, she looked relatively young, maybe around his age or so, except for the gray hair. Though, he can never really know when someone's age is the same as how they look. That really confused him when he arrived in the Soul Society. He found citizens that looked his age that were over a hundred years old! Nevertheless, he returned to the person in front of him.

She was in a wheel chair, sitting with her hands across her lap. She had some piece of metal that covered her eyes and she just sat there, in the rain. Joshua approached her, making sure the umbrella would cover her as well. She asked what he was doing here, especially sicne she was stationed here in London. Joshua smiled at her with a bright and happy expression. "Well, It was nice to see the sights around here. I wanted to see how Big Ben was doing." He said with a slight chuckle. 

Joshua then shifted to a more serious tone and expression. "Though, in all honesty, I was sent here to check on how you were doing. You haven't reported back in a week. So, how are you doing?" He said with a pollite tone. He wanted to be nice and get to know her, honestly, although he had to do his duty first. That always comes first, no matter what. 

[Irene Palmer]

Irene sat in her chair like always and listened to the sound of each rain drop falling around her, on her and on the Shinigami in front of her. Using each rain drop to measure out of the position of everything around her to try and once again see and yet it was fruitless it wasn't anywhere near like looking upon the world with sight from her eyes. She was still nothing, but a failure. The umbrella that the Shinigami was using to keep himself from getting wet was quickly placed over her as well and the tiny sensations of rain drops touching her body was no more. It wasn't really a feeling to be missed, but it was another thing that left Irene and brought further sorrow to her soul even if she hadn't realized it for a moment the sensation had become something of feeling.

She listened as the Shinigami spoke explaining to her that he was here to look over the human city including the giant clock tower that actually caused her a fair amount of pain at each hour as the sound of it's announcements could be heard all the way back in the chapel where she spent her nights and would spend the rest of her existence. This Shinigami though seemed to have her confused with what could only be the Shinigami that she was used to smelling and feeling in London. It seemed that he hadn't reported in for about a week and this Shinigami had been sent to check up on him. "Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not a Shinigami nor am i stationed here in London to aid Soul Society. If you are looking for the Shinigami that normally is then you should have already come across him."

Just after Irene finished speaking to the Shinigami she heard the sound of a weapon being drawn and knew that she was potentially in danger. She wasn't one to get involved in matters of war not anymore, but she couldn't risk suffering damage or else she would kill everyone in London. So releasing her reiatsu the grey heavy fog would seep from her very body and everything around her would quickly feel as if gravity itself was pulling down on them. The Shinigami that was in front of her would feel as if the weight of the world was on his shoulders as he'd immiedately be forced to the ground. The arrow that had been fired off from behind her as well though was slammed onto the bridge floor shattered.

"It seems the reason for the Shinigami's disappearance as revealed itself quite easily." Irene said as she listened all around her and could hear the breathing of what could only be a Quincy roughly ten meters down the bridge looking at Irene and the Shinigami. The grey fog would suddenly move back inside of Irene releasing everything that it had touched allowing the Shinigami to once again stand and move freely. "Fight him if you must, but don't get any of the citizens involved." Irene said in the same tone of voice as normal she wouldn't seem to care in the least about this battle and the truth simply was that she didn't. She had given up on making a difference and wouldn't start again. This Shinigami would have to deal with the Quincy himself.

[joshua]

The woman in front of him seemed unfazed by the umbrella and by anything really. She was still and seemed to have almost no feelings. She then said that she wasn't the Shinigami he was looking for. The normal Shinigami that is stationed around here wasn't around anymore, apparently. She said that she was stationed there but not to aid the Soul Society. He was suddenly on guard, making sure that he was protected at all times. There was a chance that she was working against the Soul Society and he wouldn't take that chance.

However, he was still polite. "I am so sorry, ma'am. I thought you were someone else. I didn't mean to disturb you. However, may I ask who you are? My name is Joshua Froid." He said in a quick burst. He wanted to know who she was in case she became a danger to the Soul Society. His superiors would have his head if he didn't report an enemy to the Soul Society. 

He sighed. He thought he had found the Shinigami he was sent here for. Looks like he has to keep looking. This woman was certainly strange though. She could somehow sense his presence without sight, and he could clearly tell he was a Shinigami. He had many questions for her but those questions may have to wait. He still had a duty so one question stood above all others.

"So, do you know where I could find the Shinigami?" He said with a worried tone. He waited for a response before noticing a gray fog appearing out of the woman. He stepped back in surprise. He dropped the umbrella and went for his Asauchi. He grunted however, as the gravity shifted around them and he was forced to the ground. He felt an intense pain as the pressure pushed him until he was face flat on the ground. 

He thought that they would have to fight now, but then he saw the arrow of spiritual energy just completely shatter under the pressure. He then watched as the fog returned into her. He had no idea how that worked but it did. He stood back up and looked at where the arrow came from. It was a Quincy, trying to take down both of them. Joshua quickly unsheathed his Asauchi and went into his fighting stance. 

He saw the Quincy far away from him and he flash stepped towards him, appearing maybe 10 feet away from the man. He ran, trying to get closer and went for a diagonal slash for the head. This was to test out the abilities of this Quincy. This slash was slower and would not kill. It would be easily dodged or blocked by someone who knew how to fight. He wondered if the woman would come to help, but it didn't matter yet. He still might win this.