The Philanthropists' Association[R, NDE, Hard]

[Zou ۞]

OOC: I don't think Izuki will be posting for a while. Your choice of whether or not to skip him.

[Manabu Brock]

OOC: Shiro and I will be skipped. Jin's post.

[Jin Yamada]

Jin stared at Mr. Bostich. For some reason, he had become speechless after Jin had told him his age. Jin hadn't been thinking too much about it when he had said it. Mr. Bostich was a human, even if he knew about Soul Society. He had only recently heard of the Bount through Jin, and so he wouldn't know anything about the Bount race's longevity. Only then did Jin actually realize why Mr. Bostich had been speechless and why the voice just now had proclaimed Jin to be the most fascinating person any of them had ever met. None of them had ever actually met a Bount, and the thought of Bount being able to survive for centuries would be even more astounding to them.

Jin could hear the whispers going on around the room. His senses were quite great. Alot better than the senses of an average human. They were on par with a wild animal's. Because of this, he was able to hear the words circulating around the room. Questions on whether Jin had known relatives, lived during the time of one of the Kings George, known about the wars. So many questions that Jin would expect to hear from people when they realize that someone standing before them has lived for centuries. Jin didn't know where to start answering them, or if he even should. He decided to just let them whisper amongst themselves, and he did as he was then ushered to the table and handed his glass of water. Jin took it and thanked the man who had brought it. He then sipped it as he listened to Mr. Dagger's words.

"I believe you are the only person in this room qualified to make a proper judgment. Will you help us?"

Jin took in everything that was said, and when Mr. Dagger finally finished speaking, Jin remained silent for some time, simply staring at the man seated before him. When he had finally gathered his thoughts, he decided to speak and answer Mr. Dagger's question. He began speaking with his trademark smile visible on his face. "Mr. Naito is in fact, absolutely correct..." Jin began. "The system that the Soul Society has now is extremely beneficial to your race. Shinigami, who come from the Soul Society, are what protect your race from the Hollow that attack humans. Without Soul Society, without Shinigami, humans would be easy prey for the Hollow since none of your race can see them. However, there are exceptions, which are you all seated before me." Jin said, gesturing around him at his last statement. "You all are only exceptions because of the strong reiatsu you possess. That is what allows you to see these Hollow. Without strong reiatsu, you would not be able to see them. Shinigami know this, and so they protect humans, and human spirits from Hollow attacks. If they weren't there to protect human spirits, the balance would tip, and those spirits could never reincarnate to populate the earth later." Jin said. "Do you understand it now?" he asked, staring into Mr. Dagger's face. "In response to your question of helping you, I will do so. I have my grudges against Soul Society for what they did to me and to my race, but in the end, they are necessary, and I have come to realize that over the years. Even if you wanted to destroy the Soul Society, you would never be able to with such small numbers. The Soul Society is powerful...and that is why I will never again try to do so..." Jin finished.

He continued staring at Mr. Dagger until he saw his body seem to fade in and out. Jin's eyebrow cocked upwards in question as to what was going on before Mr. Bostich came forward and began apologizing to him. It turned out that Jin had been speaking to projections. "It is okay Mr. Bostich. My patience is quite large. I will gladly repeat what I have said if Mr. Dagger and Mr. Lantern would me to do so." Jin said as he clasped his hands together over the table while in wait for Mr. Dagger and Mr. Lantern's return.

[Manabu Brock]

OOC: Please note that no character has mentioned Lantern's name, nor has anyone seen Lantern in enough light to discern any characteristics.

IC: The projections returned just a few moments later. "It seems I must apologize once again. As Mr. Bostich explained, I am not actually in front of you. When you arrived, I had already left to pursue one of my subordinates who was being dangerously insubordinate."

Dagger went on to explain the entire situation from Hothead's being a hot head to his current conversation with Kuroi. The brief combat had made it necessary to discontinue the projections. "That brings us to the next point. It seems that all knowledgeable, involved parties believe that Soul Society and its Shinigami are beneficial to humanity. From now on, we will at least not show aggression towards them. What should our policy be towards Hueco Mundo and its hollows?"

[Zou ۞]

Kuroi was about to deal with Hothead. Things were looking suicidal for her, or worse. She was going to try and take him down with some huge explosion. But, defeating it wouldn't be a problem. Kuroi had seen plenty of enemies like this. He wasn't the strongest Espada for no reason. And then, the two leaders of TPA showed up, taking out Kuroi's enemy instantly. He felt a tinge of irritation. While it was good of them to clean up after insubordination, it was annoying that they had taken his prey. He could kill the both of them right here if he wanted to, but he already knew that this would incur the wrath of the rest of the organization. While Las Noches could take them out too, it was going to be annoying to have to do so, and Kuroi was known to make rational decisions. This logic he was going with told him that Kouhai would further approve if he let these ones live today. But, he wouldn't let them off without warning.

"There was no need for your arrival." Kuroi said. "Killing such a low level enemy is child's play. I had no intention of pursuing you after she was finished." His hands were pocketed, and he was staring at them both. He was analyzing them. They were weak. For humans, they could be considered significantly strong. But they both appeared to be of that dying branch of reiatsu based humans. Daemon and Aeta both had been nicknamed. In this day and age, Lantern and Dagger were nothing but relics, and defeating them for anyone would be child's play at the right level. In honesty, Kuroi doubted that either would be able to hold a candlestick to even one of his Fraccion. That was his judgment of them. From Kuroi's judgment, Dagger was the weaker of the two. He's already slightly fatigued just from a small exertion? He's one of those types. Strong for a short period. He finishes things quickly, and then has to retire or fight indirectly.

He looked at Lantern then, noticing that the man was clearly physically handicapped. His reiatsu strength and spiritual pressure far exceed mine. But his physical body appears to be highly incapable. He will fight with a minion or from a distance, depending on what his ability is. He can't fight melee based enemies like me. In my release, I'd silence both of them in under a second. That was Kuroi's observation. Meaning that, in his current position, he wouldn't have to attack them, unless they attacked him. He sensed no hostility. It seemed there wouldn't be a battle today. Kuroi however, decided to give advice. "Do not attack the Soul Society." Kuroi declared. "The Shinigami Force, the Gotei Thirteen, is incredibly powerful. They would destroy you. Their Captains are very competent, for the most part. And their Leader, the Captain Commander, is capable of reducing entire provinces, sometimes even countries to ash in a single instant with his blade. You wouldn't even see it coming if he tried to kill you." Kuroi had given the truth there.

He'd heard the rumors of Ryuujin Jakka's Bankai. Ryuujin Jigoku, the black flames that obliterated a hundred miles within a single second, and filled the sky with fire and ash. It was impossible for mere humans to ever comprehend it. "And...never attack my own home, Hueco Mundo. Human corruption causes hollowfication. In reality, hollows can grow far beyond expectations, especially in a fight for survival. And, our King, Sonken Kouhai, is dangerous. He can force you to live in any existence that he chooses, and keep you there for years in his own world, even if only a second passes in this one." Kuroi was referring of course to Kouhai's ability to create illusions. He could put Lantern and Dagger, or anyone really, in illusions that lasted for years. Some people recalled being there for years. Kuroi had once met someone that Kouhai had imprisoned in a century of torture in the course of a minute.


Kuroi's Remaining Reiatsu: 2475 Reiatsu

Pesquisa: 3/5

[Manabu Brock]

"I greatly appreciate that. However, I wanted to personally ensure that nobody got hurt as a result of her idiocy." Dagger wasn't often impressed, but he was with Kuroi. He had never met someone nearly as unshakable as himself before tonight. Now they were practically crawling out of the woodwork. This had been quite a night so far.

Kuroi's opinion of them was a tad uninformed. For one thing, even with Kuroi's Pesquisa, Lantern was undetectable. Lantern was rather powerful and adept at manipulating reiatsu. Indeed, Lantern was the source of a great deal of the Association's power as well as its best kept secret. Dagger was the only one who really knew anything about Lantern. All that, however, is a story for another time.

Dagger thanked Kuroi for his advice about Soul Society. He even went so far as to inform him of the new policies as well as Jin Yamada's involvement. Simultaneously, his projection was updating Jin on everything happening with Kuroi.

"We need to reexamine our policy towards hollows and Hueco Mundo. I don't believe fighting you is in the best interest of humanity. You don't seem interested in harming any humans, and I imagine innocent bystanders would be hurt if we did fight. On top of that, I don't even know that I could kill you if I wanted to. Would you be interested in coming to the office to speak with us and Mr. Yamada in person to give input while we form our hollow policies?"

Dagger hoped that the other powerful hollows would be like Kuroi. If they didn't really threaten the human world directly, they wouldn't need to be targeted. The less combat the better, especially if Hueco Mundo was really as dangerous as Kuroi had said.