Infinity on High [Joint Training]

[Celes Castellanos]

The Shinigami kept staring up at the mysterious figure who had despite Camila's beliefs, potentially saved their lives. Celes could not help, but sigh a little. This girl was a little much sometimes. Not to say that Celes did not care for her, but this mission was making it clear to the older Shinigami that Camila had a temper. That was not inherently a bad thing. Those with a controllable temper could harness it and focus it into their skills with success. The strong emotion simply gave them focus as they would potentially go to the ends of the earth to seek retribution or finish a mission. 

Celes chuckled as she heard Camila blare loudly. "FUCKING ELITIST PIECE OF SHIT," This one admittedly made Celes blink a little as she chuckled. Camila seemed to continue. "GO KILL-STEAL SOMEWHERE ELSE! ABSORB HOLLOW REIATSU AND DIE ASSHOLE!" This was admittedly a little amusing as this behavior was a little contrary to how Camila was acting prior. Before when Celes reprimanded her, Camila exploded as well, but due to way that Celes was acting. This though was certainly a much different reaction. Celes did not lose her cool often, but this girl seemed to be the opposite.

The 3rd Seat eyed Camila cautiously. There was no need to get off topic and try to hunt down this Quincy. As Celes looked up, she counted both of themselves lucky. The Quincy had simply left. Celes considered themselves lucky due to one simple fact. This did not need to end in unnecessary bloodshed on Camila's part and Celes did not need to knock Camila out. She was perfectly capable of doing so, but her strength came with a virtue she had mentioned prior to Camila. That was temperance. It was then that as Celes became lost in her thoughts that Camila was continuing, but this time, talking to Celes.

"I promise you I'm not temperamental like this normally, today's just been... stressful, to say the least." Celes chuckled a little as she had a hard time believing that. Well..kind of. Celes could tell that this was all a lot for the other Shinigami to take in. Due to this, Celes decided to let this one go. However, she was going to retort to Camila's earlier statement. "It's not that big of a deal really. Although this situation is a little ironic.." She would let that idea sink into Camila a little before she continued. This was where she could hopefully prove a point. Atleast so he hoped.

Celes just continued with a chuckle. "Here we are about to get blasted by a Hollow and then someone, no matter whether their attentions were pure or not saves us from potentially nasty injuries. The way you reacted is just a little...well ironic is all." Celes chuckled. It was not her intention to get under the other Shinigami's skin, but she needed to get this point of hypocrisy across. Earnestly, it was one of Celes' biggest pet peeves, yet her care for Camila outweighed that. Somewhat. Either way, Celes turned and looked around. "Well..what do you propose we do now? Head back to the Soul Society? Or keep looking around? Seems that the worst is behind us with the two Hollows."

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"You're not understanding," Cami began, "that was a quincy. They don't mean well. Ever. I've never once meant, and I'm likely never going to actually meet a Quincy that'll ever mean well. They've done too much wrong, and could never actually change that at all." She looked hurt over this than the event of what had just happened with the hollow; anyone with a semblance of a brain could quite easily realize that she had some sort of history with Quincies. She didn't want to harp on the past, but she couldn't help it here.

Quincy had effectively scarred her past. It was due to these monsters that she had lost her family. It was due to these monsters that she'd lost, well, everything. She didn't want to ever have to deal with these things again. She knew she might've had to, but until that time truly came, she didn't want to actually have to fight a Quincy, interact with a Quincy, or see a Quincy in the slightest. Once again, a tear began to fall down her cheek. 

"If you wouldn't mind, I would very much like to head back. After everything that went down not so long ago, my Captain'll have my head if he were to find out what happened. I'll need to let him know. Thankfully, I see him reacting the same way you did, so it shouldn't be too bad." She forced herself to smile through everything, wanting to avoid showing any kind of "weakness" toward Celes at all. While this wasn't exactly a "weakness" of sorts, she still didn't want to appear emotionally unstable in front of the goal, setting aside how emotionally unstable she might've actually been.

[Celes Castellanos]

Celes narrowed her eyes at Camila when she seemed to get heated about this Quincy. Was it something in the past that happened that let this odd outburst occur. Celes just listened as she looked at Camila while the Shinigami began to rant. "that was a quincy. They don't mean well. Ever. I've never once meant, and I'm likely never going to actually meet a Quincy that'll ever mean well. They've done too much wrong, and could never actually change that at all." Seems that this situation was contrary to her point.

Celes could understand that she and Camila owed this Quincy their lives potentially. She also knew that there was a long history of hostility between the Soul Society and the quincy faction only known as the Vandenreich. Celes was curious as to what that meant, but she would let her curiosity go as she began to focus on Camila once more with an expression that showed disagreement. It seems that their personalities were beginning to diverge. What was going on with the Unseated Shinigami. 

As Celes chuckled a little admittedly she would begin to retort. "Well like it or not, this Quincy resulted in us standing yet another day. Sometimes a common enemy can result in two people's being able to come closer and not shed a single drop of blood." Celes was talking about the common threat of Hollows and Arrancar. In fact, they viewed Hollows the same. Something to be removed, but the way they went about it was different. The Shinigami cleansed while the Quincy eradicated.

It was then that the Third Seat would hear Camila's thoughts about sticking around. "If you wouldn't mind, I would very much like to head back. After everything that went down not so long ago, my Captain'll have my head if he were to find out what happened. I'll need to let him know. Thankfully, I see him reacting the same way you did, so it shouldn't be too bad." The 3rd Seat sighed as she knew that them arguing was not going to get anywhere. Moving a few steps forward, Celes would stick her Zanpakutou before her.

It was then that the air rippled in front of her. As she twisted one of her Zanpakutou like a key, a sliding door often seen in Japanese settlements would appear. This was the entrance to the Senkaimon and Celes looked at Camila offering her to go first. It was then that Celes would follow afterwards, the large door fading into nonexistence as quickly as it was created. After a little treck, both of them ended up by the Senkaimon once more and Celes just could not help, but sigh a little.

As they walked out, Celes was already on her way towards the Squad 11 Barracks. Before she left, she looked back at Camila and smiled. She then offered a little piece of advice. "Camila. There is a time when we can submit to those primal urges that may drive us so we can fight to our fullest without the need of holding back. Once you do so though, you give yourself to your lowest of instincts and when we do that, we lose something greater than our life. We lose our humanity."

With that little piece, she would proceed to walk off, leaving Camila to her own devices. It was soon that Celes was back by the Squad Barracks and after a long hard day she would relish laying down in her bed. Normally she would train, but she didn't have the energy. Not after all that happened. It did give her a lot to think about. Celes was normally level-headed, but the outburst she had with Camila was needed in her eyes. With a sigh, Celes would lay down and rest, simply closing her eyes.

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Camila nodded, simply listening to what the girl had said. She couldn't really comment on it, nor did she really feel like she needed to; what Celes said was right. Submitting to urges like that would easily result in the loss of humanity, and just the thought of that sent shivers down her spine, whether Camila meant it literally or not. She didn't want to even begin to think of losing herself, and yet she couldn't really stop herself from doing so in the end.

Upon arriving in her barracks, Camila followed in suit, throwing herself down upon her bed much like Celes had even if she was in a completely different area. Much like the other shinigami, she had next to no energy to do anything at the moment. She felt kind of like shit, having let all of that happen, but at the same time, she felt at ease, in a sense. Part of her realized what she did was wrong, and felt she needed to repent for it all, but at the same time, she felt like what she did had happened with a purpose; that her not being able to control herself like that came with a reason. 

This was indeed a lesson she'd need to carry into the future with her. Losing herself would surely play a hand in the path yet to come for not only her, but for both girls. Due to both of them being what they were, whether or not they knew it having no matter, keeping control of themselves would easily take the utmost priority in their lives as time went on. Whether or not they would attempt to do so, however, would likely go on to change the course of their futures permanently. 

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

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