Dong-What? Where the Fuck Am I?

[Kiera Bright]

Thread Title: Dong-What? Where the Fuck Am I
Participants: Keira vs Ludwig
World: Soul Society
Death Setting: Non Death Enabled
Rating: R
Location: Somewhere deep in the Dongai unknown to many beings.
Special Conditions:
Circumstances: Ludwig was busy mapping out the Dongai, when in pops a feiry tempered, glowing, scientist looking to find her way into the Soul Society.

[Kiera Bright]

Keira cackled like a mad scientist, as she put the finishing touches on her new and improved Soulporter, name pending, mark 2! It took her a long time, but she was finally able to not only fully make the technology work, but also make it compact enough to carry around with any degree of efficiency. The pink haired scientist never smiled so widely. There was a mad twitch to her eye which was hard to determine if it was madness finally setting in, or the multitude of nights without sleep. It might be the lack of sleep though to be completely honest. Her pale skin, which usually glowed like moonlight, was now a deep green from the light of the large, computer-like contraption strapped to her slender arm. She almost wished that she had an assistant to brag with. Then she wouldn't look so crazy as she congratulated herself her. Oh well, maybe she can pick something up when she get to the soul society. 

Keira nearly blacked out right then and there, but just managed to catch herself with her reiatsu arm. The large, dark purple, construct held her gently, and repositioned her to lay in the center of the palm. There was no way that she was going to be able to use the devise in a safe enough fashion in her current state. She wasn't even able to make herself go to bed. She lazily made her reiatsu arm carry her to bed and carefully place her down. With that done, she de-summoned the arm and pulled the sheet over her body. Tomorrow, will be the day that she finally makes it into the soul society. Maybe she should bring Aramis a little gift when she gets there. 

The excitement wouldn't allow her to sleep for a number of hours, but finally she drifted off into slumber. It still felt like time dragged on even in slumber. Like she was fully aware of the world around her. Not fully asleep, but not awake either. She could only imagine what she might find there. The fauna, and flora only found in the Soul Society. The composition of the soul that reside there. Do they need to eat, or sleep like normal people? All the questions filled her mind, and quickly left as she tried to calm herself. Finally her alarm rang. Her eyes shot open, waiting for this very moment. She was so exited that she accidently made one of her arms smash the clock completely. Doesn't matter, she can make a better one. 

She made her way outside of the asylum that she called a laboratory. She wanted to be far enough away where if something went wrong, and she exploded, she wouldn't harm any of the experiments inside. Wait, on second thought...She backed herself up so that if something did happen, she would take it out, and no one would be able to replicate anything that she was working on. Perfect. She was such a genius sometimes. It was such a genius move that it scared her a bit. No time for fear! There is science to be done! She tried to get the coordinates for Aramis' exact location. She wanted to teleport, and wind up beside him, the exact same location, could telefrag one of them, and blow the rest of the place at worst. 

Her slender fingers darted across the face of the computer screen. Coordinates set, energy signature found. Now it was time to commence a countdown. She didn't know why, but countdown's just made everything more epic. Once the countdown hit zero, a dark dome surrounded her teleporting her from her current plane of existence, to that of the Soul Society...or so she thought. She was aware that she in a sort of space between worlds. She looked around at the maze like walls and interesting texture of the ground. If this was the Soul Society, she wasn't sure what was so great about it. This place looked more like a dumping ground. Then she stopped to think. 

Anger filled her bright pink eyes. Her dull pink hair seemed to float with the sheer amount of power that she was radiating out of sheer rage. "FUUUUUUUUUUCK!" She shouted into the darkness. "WHY THE HELL AM I HERE?! I THOUGHT I IMPUTED THE DAMN COORDINATES CORRECTLY! WHERE THE FUCK AM I!?" she let out a steady stream of curses, as she summoned one of her reiatsu hands smashing it agianst the wall. After a moment, she sighed looking at the contraption on her wrist. "Maybe I imputed something wrong...Or maybe i need to traverse this...in between zone, to get to his destination." She continued to mutter to herself lost in her own train of thought. 

[Ludwig Verrlicht]

Another day, another time where Ludwig was busy investigating the Dangai. He’d pitched his idea to the Captain Commander and somehow had got it acknowledged that there was far more value in it than was perhaps seen at first glance. Thus Ludwig had since been attempting to map out the entire thing. Which was . . . confusing to say the least. He was able to enter it at nearly any point he wanted just due to the use of his Dimension Door but where the pathways led after that point was always a bit more confusing. Really sometimes it was more of a hassle than perhaps it was worth. Today was another one of those days as Ludwig was simply walking down one of the various pathways to exist in the Dangai. Thankfully this one was somewhat spacious at about 25 feet in either direction, giving him quite a wide berth to avoid the walls. No one else needed to get slammed into the walls.

Ludwig shuddered a bit. Never again. Especially if it will send me to the Vandenreich's home again. Ugh, if I EVER see that red haired quincy again it’ll be too soon. Now how far exactly have I gone? Surely I’ve caught up to about where I was yesterday. Ludwig let out a gentle hum as he pulled out his makeshift map, aka his notebook. It wasn’t the most amazing thing as the map was simply notes talking about the directions he took and any other important details about the specific hallway he was investigating. The only notable exception being the massive open “field” he’d found months back. But he was pretty far off so even that wasn’t worth mentioning at this point since he’d have to go back to the Soul Society prior to opening yet another door just to reach it. That however was when he heard it. A voice. Not horribly far off, but definitely far enough that he couldn’t see them but he could hear the pure anger present. And if the dangai had a personality it seemed even it would rather not be present as Ludwig swore he saw the waterfall walls shy away from down the hall.

Okay so that’s nothing good to hear. None of the squad are here with me and I should be far enough away that even the general use portion of the Senkaimon and the Dangai should be pretty far off. So this means only one thing. Something or in this case maybe someONE stumbled in. Now if my theory is correct this could include Hueco Mundo, the Human World, or at worst the Silbern or even, and gods forbid. Hell. So what are the options before me? 1. Ignore it and walk somewhere else. Very simple. Very easy. And best of all if I keep my reiatsu input down I’ll be nigh unfindable in this chaotic zone. 2. I can walk towards it and engage, preferably, in a talk with whatever that is. Worst case a fight breaks out. 3. I can open a door, alert them to my presence, and then subsequently ignore it like the plague or return.

He sighed to himself. As a captain of the Gotei 13, not to mention the captain PRESIDING over the Dangai, Senkaimon, all things included in them, this was in fact very much his problem. And if they found an exit that did allow them into the Soul Society it would be his head on the chopping block. There’s really no other answer. I have to engage, and if they want a fight or are a threat it’s up to me to clean house. If they are not a threat or are willing to talk we could even resolve why they are present in the first place. Regardless I’ve gotta go figure out what’s going on. God’s above I wish I didn’t need to though. Might as well go in expecting a threat and be prepared. Draw out your soul’s desires, Karvaldia.

Within seconds his dagger disappeared and in his hand was a #2 pencil instead. In his left coat pocket was his zanpakuto for real and it was a simple black covered notebook. Meanwhile Ludwig enjoyed the immediate high of his reiatsu exploding outward and causing some ripples into the dangai’s waterfall walls. His other internal barrier that broke was tied to his stamina and just hopping back and forth for a second and he could feel the difference. It was like being a lead block and then changing to a feather. Free, directionless, and ultimately damn near able to glide. And best of all his mindset was already clearing up and he could feel the inherent almost overwhelming confidence come back again. It was always a joy to see it and this was easily shown on his face as a casual sly grin made it’s way on his face.

“Ah I do love being back to my best self. That moping overly concerned alter ego is incredibly draining. I swear he never lets himself have any fun. Speaking of fun let’s go meet our new friend!~” If there was a way to strut down a hallway like a fashionista while only being in sandals, socks, and a shikasho then Ludwig had managed to pull it off flawlessly. He wasn’t even bothering to hide himself, certain his new friend wouldn’t disappear so quickly but just in case he’d quickly and quietly cast Saznami with it’s incantation. Luckily that was a technique that even those blessed with the ability to sense energy wouldn’t find but he’d be able to see them in his mind’s eye ever so clearly. And what a curious visage he was granted, an average to smaller sized woman with a floating hand near her. He even got to see it punch the wall and come back. A feat considering the walls were incredibly adhesive under normal circumstances. He’d have to ask about that.

Last but not least he would pull out his notebook and quickly draw a couple things just to have some “ammunition” to throw out at a moment’s notice. A baked pie, an acme anvil, a black circle, and what better to have than a couple of faithful hounds at one’s side? And what better hounds than Snoopy and Courage. The two were something fierce in their respective cartoons, they should be more than likely able to handle whatever was before them. As Ludwig would be walking into view he’d simply be drawing up the last details on Courage, raising his hand only momentarily to wave at Kiera before addressing her. “Good day my dear, sorry to bother but I do have to ask what brings such a fiery soul such as yourself to the Dangai? Especially to such a far off portion of the dangai, it’s not exactly on it’s way to the main gate afterall. Though lord knows there’s a number of dreadful things there no one wants to deal with so perhaps that’s why but I digress. Oh also before I forget, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Ludwig Eisenhart, who might you be? After saying his name he’d give a mock half bow in her direction, the sly smile ever present on his face. This would be when his eyes finally looked at her directly and he was curious to say the least. Something about her nagged the back of his mind but he wasn’t sure why. It was probably nothing, at least nothing quite worth remembering at this point.

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[Kiera Bright]

Keira began to calm down once she started to get into her own head. Her hands stilled to a more restful position allowing her to walk to one sitting down in it. She started to fiddle with the device strapped to her wrist, when a voice called out to her. With an irritated sigh, she looked up seeing a person appearing from the darkness of whatever-this-place-is. She could tell by his greeting that this wasn't going to be the best of interactions. It wasn't disrespectful prese, but it was a far cry from the respect that Aramis showed her. For now she steeled herself and tried to put on a pleasant enough face. Though she was happy not to be completely alone in this place.

He did ask quite a few questions. She noted watching his curiously. She could already feel that this shinigami had already released. Was he expecting to fight her, or was there other things in here that were more concerning than being lost, and herself. She wouldn't call him out on it quite yet. He did make that note for her,  so that did confirm her suspicious, though she might need to keep her temper in check so she didn't draw anything to her. At least he was kind enough to introduce himself, maybe this wouldn't be so bad. "My name is Doctor, Keira Bright. I seem to be a bit lost in this place seeing is it isn't where I wanted to end up. I was hoping to surprise a friend nothing more." She decided to elaborate why she was trying to get somewhere. She smiled an impish grin. "Did you release for little old me, or were you dealing with said dreadful thing on the way here?" She inquired nonchalantly. 

[Ludwig Verrlicht]

Ludwig's eyebrows shot up some at the title. Well well well! A doctor huh? What a lovely surprise to find in this place. Depending on the kind of doctor she is that could explain everything. Aramis had tried to do his own research or more accurately sent his men to do some research in my domain. So someone else curious enough to check it would make a lot of sense. But why visit a friend here? Unless of course there was a mistake. Hmmmm I'm genuinely not sure how to interpret this. Let's see where our conversation will go.

At the mention of his release he too showed her a smile, arguably a tad more smug than he would have normally had but he was still enjoying his high in it's last few moments from finally letting out his reiatsu from it's metaphorical chains. Without missing a beat however Ludwig absolutely answered her question truthfully. "Why yes, infact, it was just for you. Though in my defense when someone yells "WHY THE HELL AM I HERE?! I THOUGHT I IMPUTED THE DAMN COORDINATES CORRECTLY! WHERE THE FUCK AM I!?" with enough anger to make the walls shy away from you it doesn't exactly bode well." This is where his smile dropped for a moment for an oddly serious comment. "Especially when there has been several creatures lurking around the dangai. Normally hollows at the Aduchjas level but I've heard reports of Vasto Lorde amongst other "entities" walking around. So better safe than sorry in places like the Dangai."

His smile had returned although noticeably less smug and now just relaxed but confident. Serious moments really weren't Ludwigs style while he was released. His prior self was serious. Dreadfully so. He preferred to enjoy himself, his fights, and really just whatever he happened to be doing at the time. It made things so much more memorable and fun. Though depending on why Kiera was here this might not be nearly as fun as he'd like it to be. Gods knew if there was a fight to be had it could very readily get dangerous in these parts. "So. . . Kiera, I've got to ask the elephant in the room. Who are you trying to meet? I guarantee you no one is in the dangai, that isn't myself, willingly. And if it's someone in the Soul Society I could help you get there. I do happen to know how this portion and those surrounding the Soul Society wind about. It would be infinitely easier than trying to figure it out yourself." 


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