It's Just Business [JT, NDE]

[Blair Aldaine ❅]

The call had come in earlier that night. It had been such a long time since she'd gotten any orders, and this one was much more intense than anything else she'd ever received. Normally, Blair was asked to do fairly standard tasks and gather information on other people to add to the database. Xcution had a fairly extensive system that outlined the abilities of several other spiritual beings and races, which meant she had a ton of studying to do if she ever wanted to get on Shizuka's level. Blair had been recruited by her years ago back when they were both still young. It was so strange to think that the two women were the same age, actually. Blair was much shorter, so she was frequently mistaken as being younger. Such was life, she supposed. But being small made some things pretty easy for her.

For example, it was simple to go unnoticed when she entered an abandoned building where some sort of arms deal was going on. It was easy to conceal herself amongst the shadows as she'd been trained to do and go completely undetected by normal humans like these two men were. It was never a challenge for her to plan accordingly, knowing that her powers wouldn't be needed to take these two out. Blair was hired by a local gang, according to her boss, to remove these two from their dealing system. Apparently, they were buying and selling repurchased goods off an underground black market that was completely disconnected from Xcution's business. By nature, Blair's abilities were actually super loud. Well, with what she knew about them, anyway. She was taught that even Fullbring can evolve once it became stronger and she didn't have enough experience with hers yet.

Perched on top of one of the support beams in the ceiling of the building, the blonde glanced down and smiled to herself as she listened to her victims' conversation. They were actually speaking pretty casually, and Blair eyed a gun that was in one of their pockets. That was standard. Any time she was asked to spy for any reason, Blair had a tendency to try to observe her surroundings as much as possible. That gun might not be able to move faster than she could, but it would still be dangerous. That is, if she didn't get a hold of it. At least they couldn't see her from where she was, and her black hoodie, blue denim shorts, and black leggings underneath made her blend in decently enough. To say she felt like Spider-woman was an understatement. This was something she could totally see any Spider-person doing.

"Boss doesn't need'ta know ya got these, ah'right?" The accent sounded so very 'Brooklyn' that it made Blair laugh quietly to herself. "Now just lemme have the money. I gotta get outta here."

"Yeah, yeah. I got it," said the man with the gun. "Ya don't need'ta tell me twice, y'know."

Blair was laying on her stomach with her chin resting in both of her palms, her feet swinging in the air. She looked just like a child watching a movie and decided it was about time to interfere. Getting herself up, she jumped down from the support beam and landed just behind the gunned man, startling them both. With looks of shock painting their faces, Blair smiled and walked towards the two of them. The one man drew his gun from his pocket and Blair heard its distinctive click that told her it was loaded and ready. Well, the good news for her was that it didn't matter if they were ready to fight. The bad news for them was that they wouldn't be able to land a hit on her. The trigger was pulled quickly, but Blair's reaction time was too fast. Her lips lifted into a smirk as the bullet stopped mere inches away from her face as Soul Command, the innate ability of every Fullbringer, took effect.

"If I were anybody else, you would have gotten me. But, lucky for me, that's not gonna happen."

The bullet dropped on the ground in front of her, the distinct sound of metal ringing out into the open as the sound eerily bounced from wall to wall before dissipating. The heavy breaths from the two men before her were all that could be heard along with another click from the gun. Blair sighed as the trigger was pulled once again, using Soul Command to stop the bullet the same way she had before. Truthfully, she could have even snatched the gun out from the guy's hands, but she chose not to. He'd learn his lesson one way or another, and Blair had no problems being the one to teach it. With a shrug and a few more steps, she closed the distance between herself and the two of them. The height difference was laughable since both men were easily over six feet tall and she wasn't even five feet. Yet, despite this, she still managed to make them take a few staggering steps away from her.

"Normally, I'd say that's a smart move. You don't want to be close to danger, right? But you don't have a choice. That 'Boss' you're talking about hired me to kill you both. He's not stupid, as it turns out." Using Soul Command once again, she tore the gun from the one man's hands and caught it in her own. "I'll do this kinda quick so you don't have to suffer. Sound good?"

But just as Blair was about to pull the trigger, something caught her attention. The other two men redirected their gazes, as well, towards the main door to this warehouse. So it wasn't just the three of them here, after all.

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{Blair's Stats}

Strength - [300] = 200 Points

Speed - 300 Points

Spiritual Pressure - [400] = 600 Points

Reiatsu Strength - 300 Points

Light Aura - 50 Points

Dark Aura - 50 Points

Instinct - 50 Points

Senses - 50 Points

Energy Sensory - 0 Points

Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Total SP: 1400 Points

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{Blair's Skills}

[Weapon: Explosives] {3}

[Strength of Will] {3}

[Battle Analysis] {2}

[Analyzing] {2}

[Martial Arts: MMA] {2}

[Acrobatics] {2}

[Pain Tolerance] {2}

[Tamashi Yuki]

One of the many advantages of being a Mod Soul is that your actual body is a pill, meaning you don't really need to sleep or do the stuff normal people do, which means more time to go out at night and look for hollows or other threats to stop while others aren't available, for that same reason Yuki prefers to use their plush at night since it's a way smaller body they can just squeeze around small spaces and hide in plain sight, also helps that no one would believe a small penguin plush was walking around and talking (unlike her Giga which risk running into some of their highschool classmates which will raise questions if they see them using their powers)

To tell the truth it has been a very uneventful night at least the usual spots were somehow Hollow free, good thing but considering they hve like five more hours before they even need to get ready to school a bit more action would be appreciated, since the parks and downtown were quiet the Mod Soul thought about moving to not so common spots for Hollow attacks, a fellow Mod Soul usually wanders around construction sites and warehouses so that's an idea!

The little Penguin made their way to the nearest warehouse keeping their eyes open looking for anything really, small body also meant that they were easy to pick up and stray dogs do often mistake them by chewtoys so better to be alert at all times, that said it didn't take long for something to happen as the penguin heard gunshots which prompt them to move faster, normally they wouldn't follow through this as their main goal is taking down hollows, but being that there's no threat at the moment so if they can help an innocent being threatened at gun point they'll do it.

"And I normally would not care for what happens here, yet I cannot ignore such unncessary use of violence" The small penguin was standingin the front door of the Warehouse addressing the girl with the gun completely ignoring the other two men. "I would kindly requas─ EHEM Ask to lower the gun and solve this in a more civilized matter" Of course Yuki lacked all the context on how this scenario happen but to her eyes this girl is pointing a gun to two unarmed and clearly scared men. "I advice you two to leave now, overcome the surprise and shock of a talking plush and listen to your survival instict and run" The penguin told the men keeping their gaze focus on Blair sizing her up.

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{Stats}Strength: 100 (67)

Speed: 100

Reiatsu Strength: 180 (270)

Spirit Pressure: 200

Light Aura: 100

Dark Aura: 0

Senses: 40

Instinct: 50 (33)

Energy Sensory: 80 (27)

Healing Expertise: 250 (375)

Total:1000/1000

Type:Prodigy V2 (50% Increase to RS and HE, 33% decrease to Strength and Instinct, 66% decrease to Energy Sensor)

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{Skills}─Memory:1
─Analyzing:1
─Learning: 1
─Weapons (Rapier): 1
─Pain Tolerance: 1
─Heat Tolerance: 1
─Anti-Stealth: 1
─Crafting: 1
─Acting: 1

[Blair Aldaine ❅]

Blair raised an eyebrow and looked over her shoulder at whoever was talking to her. The voice was unfamiliar, and that initially made her jump a bit from being startled. That was a dumb behavior, especially since she was supposed to be an assassin. Well, training to be one. She hadn't been ingrained in Xcution's job board for very long, of course, so most of what she'd been doing up until now was just random stuff. She wasn't totally used to being out in the open like this, though part of her found it kind of entertaining. She enjoyed the fear she felt from the two who stood at the other end of her gun. She felt pretty powerful, and that was nice. But something that she never would have expected out of this was to see a small penguin standing and talking to her, prompting the mob members to lean to their right in order to get a good look around Blair at whatever this thing was.

"Well, I don't know if I've ever properly seen something like you in my life, but I can't have you interrupting my job. I get paid to do this, you know."

The blonde's grip on the gun was solid and relentless as she moved her index finger around the trigger. With a quick motion, the trigger was pulled and a bullet shot out of the short barrel straight into the chest of one of the men. He fell to the ground, unfortunately not yet dead, and Blair came to realize that she'd actually slightly missed. It wasn't his chest that she'd shot, but it was his left shoulder. Rolling her eyes, she turned to face away from the two of them and took a few steps towards the penguin plush, still wondering what the heck it could possibly be. She hadn't been trained too well when it came to other races because every time she was told to do some studying up on them, she went off and did her own thing instead. So it was entirely her own fault, but she still felt like she should blame literally anyone else.

"Listen. I could literally kick you across the room right now. I mean, you're just so tiny. But I won't do that, because despite the fact that you interrupted me, you're also adorable and I don't want to ruin your stuffing."

Blair's cheeks turned a light shade of pink as she awkwardly glanced to the side. The moment only lasted for a second before she turned back to face the two men and fired another bullet at the same one she'd shot before. This time, she didn't miss. He had been whining about the pain and the blood, but no noise could be heard from him anymore as Blair got lucky and the bullet went straight through the man's forehead. The other guy who had been initiating the illegal sale earlier started to panic, screaming out his partner's name as if trying to get his attention. That was pointless, though. His partner wouldn't be able to hear anything since he was dead. These thoughts started to cloud Blair's mind only a moment before she started to feel a small pang of guilt, not quite understanding why. If Shizuka could do this without feeling bad, then she could, too. Right?

Still, as the other man freaked out and tried to look for an escape, Blair used Soul Command once again to close and lock the doors. The windows were also too high for him to climb out successfully, and since he was a normal human, he wouldn't be able to use Air Ground like she and the rest of the spiritual world could. Running around the warehouse, Blair tilted her head and watched him frantically look for a way out. She sighed, knowing how useless it was for him to even try, but cracked a smile when she realized it was kind of funny. This must be how other assassins in Xcution felt whenever they were hired for a job. They felt big, important, and useful. All three were what Blair felt now, but she couldn't manage to push aside that stupid guilt. Why was it tormenting her? These were bad guys anyway. Shizuka taught Blair a long time ago that it's fine since they're also bad. So why did the guilt hit anyway?

"Since he's otherwise occupied, I guess, I have a little time for ya." Turning her attention back at the penguin, Blair knelt down and inspected it. They were awfully cute and so clearly alive somehow. It took quite a large amount of self-control to keep her from picking the penguin up, but she managed. "Why the heck do you care about whether or not these two die? Or, well, whether or not this one dies. The other guy's done."

[Tamashi Yuki]

Yuki paid attention when the girl talked to her, the mod soul thought that maybe there was a chance to solve this without anyone getting hurt but sadly they were mistaken, this person was getting payed to get rid of those two so there was no way they could find a peaceful solution, yet as long as she doesn't pull the trigger surely Yuki would find a way to descalate the situation after all no matter how cold blooded one looks on the exterior deep down they may not be as bad, that's something the mod soul learn from observing humans.

"Ah I see, a hired gun" The mod soul nodded and flap their little wings "Wellthat's fine but... Is this not beneath you?" They said looking at Blair in the eyes trying to see if maybe the girl was putting an act, after all eyes are the windows to the soul they never lie "I would understand if those two were soul reapers or Quincies, but they are just normal people, is this not a waste of your abilities?"

Yuki was trying two things with their questioning of Blair, first read what kind of person she was and secondly buy time for the two mobs to make a run for it, surely talking to the plush penguin would be more interesting than shooting two people, right? Wrong as before addressing Yuki again Blair pull the trigger and injure one of the mobs, when that happen Blair would notice a shift on the Penguin's attitude, they stopped flapping their wings and there was a more serious air about them overall, their voice had a lower tone as well.

"I requested for you to lower the gun and you did the exact oppossite, I believe the time for a civilized talk is over" Even Blair's comment about punting them went unnoticed as the Mod Soul was now thinking on how to deal with her before the two men get into even more danger, unfortunately it didn't take long for Blair to pull the trigger again and finally kill one of the mobs and quickly close any possible escape route the other one had.

Yuki would look up as Blair got closer and knelt closer to them most likely to inspect them, the Penguin would just listen and tilt their head to a side like a puppy listening to their owner as she question them why do they care? And being honest they didn't until Blair shoot, now she's a threat an unnarmed person and most importantly someone that has no spiritual abilities, there's an obvious advantage on Blair's and Yuki won't let this abuse of power go unpunished.

"Because my duty is to defenprotect regular people from Hollows and other threats" They said as they began walking past Blair and towards the already dead mobster. "Now I am not sure if I can prevent you from hurting the other man, this frame is small and not as best suited for trying to play defender" They finally stop in front of the dead mobster as the pool of blood was forming, the penguin made sure that one of their feet was in contact with the blood before turning to Blair. "But what I can assure you is that the more blood you spill, the worst it will go for you" The corners of the plush's beak slightly curl upwards making it seem like the penguin was smirking, Yuki isn't sure how the fight will go but at the very least Blair give them a way to use their mod soul powers if it does come to that.

[Blair Aldaine ❅]

"Alright."

Blair closed the gap between herself and the small talking penguin plush much quicker than she originally thought she would. She was already quite close to start, but she got down on the penguin's level, reached out to pick them up by the nape of the neck, and stood back up with the penguin in-hand. Thinking about the research she had been able to do during her free time, she had a few guesses as to what this little thing could be but no proper Energy Sensory to confirm it. At the moment, her guess was that this was a Mod Soul. It fit the most checked boxes, but without being able to be sure, she didn't want to say anything out loud and look like an idiot.

"You have my attention now. Even though you interrupted my job, distracted my target, have him running all over this place with nowhere to go-" Blair emphasized that last bit in the direction of the gang member. "I guess I can listen to you anyway. At least, I can do that before I try to take you out, too."

The Fullbringer was throwing an empty threat but did her best to look as confident as possible. She had no intention of hurting someone she wasn't hired to kill. Despite who she worked for, there was a huge emphasis on only taking out people who deserved it. This was clearly the penguin's attempt to save someone even if he wasn't worth saving, and Blair respected that. Still, she was paid to do this. She needed to do this. She had to save up her own money if she had any hope of getting her sister back, and no amount of odd jobs here and there paid as well as Xcution's assassin jobs. She didn't feel like she had a choice.

Eyeing the man who was now panicking on the ground next to a wall, Blair considered finishing the job now. She placed the penguin back down on the ground - if she was able to pick them up in the first place - and walked back to the gang member. He was cowering and staring back and forth between his dead partner, Blair, and the stuffed animal plush. It was clear that he didn't know anything about the spiritual world, and that was fine. Blair wasn't going to give him a lesson on any of this stuff because he wouldn't be alive much longer anyway. No use in wasting her time, after all.

"Hand me the case. You've got money in there, right? Well, gimme."

He didn't move at first. He was crying out of fear and it got to the point where it was pretty annoying. Still, she found it kind of funny. She wasn't sure if the laughs she felt well up inside were because of genuine humor or if it was like a defense mechanism. Blair should have been done with her job by now but she was getting too side-tracked. She was more interested in talking to a cute toy than actually finishing all of this up, which would reflect poorly on herself if they had any kind of evaluations. Luckily, that wouldn't be the case. She was free to get side-tracked all she wanted. Still, now she was just trying to see what the penguin would do.

[Tamashi Yuki]

Of all the things Yuki was expecting to happen, Blair picking them up by the nape like some doll on a claw machine was definitely not one of them, this girl was really bold or really did not think this through as picking someone like this without knowing what they are capable is just begging to be sucker punched, that said Yuki did nothing mainly because despite everything they didn't feel an ill intent on Blair and she place them back down soon after, the penguin coulnd't help but smile at the threat it was clear that the girl wasn't taking them seriously which was something the mod soul could use in their favor.

"You are really too comfortable with my little doll form, I do not think you would be this careless otherwise, or at least that is what I want to believe" Granted Yuki doesn't know much about being a hired assassin but surely wasting time and toying like this is not something a professional would do. That said Yuki wouldn't move from the spot Blair left them, just took a little step to the side to make sure they were touching the blood of the dead man to activate their power, as Blair was distracted talking to the scared mobster the blood will slowly creep towards her, if Blair turns back to look at the penguin they would stop moving the blood hoping she didn't notice it, they'll even wave their little wing and smile acting all nice and innocent.

"Will you take the money and leave?" The penguin ask just buying some little more time before they decide whether to attack her or to break a window and push the scared man off it, fighting a fullbringer will be something new to Yuki so they'll take their time to figure out what Blair is capable of and keeping her with that fake sense of safety because they are a little doll would be benefitial. "I cannot help to think this is still underbeneath you, does being a hired gun for normal people really pays that good?"

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Rieatsu: 1900/2000 (Activating Mod Soul power level 5)

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{Mod Soul Power levels}Level 1 Phase Transition (Basic): The most basic of controls as it can only transition through the three basic states of matter being liquid, solid and gas, as it’s the first stage it only works with water based states such as ice, mist and well… Water, it has an effective range of 3 meters and Yuki must be in contact with what they’re trying to transition, if someone gets caught during the transition from liquid to solid they can break free by having a strongest OS than Yuki’s, it cost 50 reiatsu to activate and 50 more each post to keep it active, in case of not paying the upkeep the power will stop and the matter will return to it's original state (this also applies to the higher versions of Phase Transition)

Level 2 Defensive Control: Like the previous level this one extends up to a 3 meter radius, as long as Yuki is in contact or surrounded by any of the 3 states of matter they can bend and order it to move, this stage is mostly to use as defense and in the most basic way possible, stuff like raising water and freezing it to create a wall of ice, or creating a deep curtain of vapor to hide, a higher OS can break the wall and with 100 in energy sensory you can spot them despite the mist.

Level 3 Phase Transition (Mid): It’s pretty similar to the first level of the power, main difference being the increase in range to 5 meters and if a Yuki is using a Kigen technique the extension of their reach through the technique also count as being in contact with what they’re trying to transition, the cost of activation rises to 100 reiatsu and 100 to keep active.

Level 4 Offensive Control: On this stage their control of their power is upgraded to be use in an offensive way, controlling water to create waves and currents with high pressure, weapons made of ice and moving the mist to try and suffocate their opponent (all of which can be overpowered by having a greater OS)

Level 5 Greater control over matter: So far all of their levels of power only worked with water, from this point on anything that belongs to the stages of matter that an transition is fair game, from blood to smoke and minerals greatly expanding the range of utility of their power, much like the rest of their power Yuki needs to be in contact to which what they want to control and transition, and if they try to affect another person or something belonging to another person as long as they have a higher OS or a class above Yuki, they can overpower their control and prevent them to transition to another stage.

Using the level 5 of their mod soul power to control the blood of the dead man and slowly move it towards Blair

[Blair Aldaine ❅]

The creature had a point. Though what interested Blair was the fact that they said "doll form." So did they have other forms or something? Raising a brow, she turned to face the penguin only to be met with a cute little wave. Blair's cheeks turned rosy as she resisted any urge she had to go cuddle the toy. Seeing the penguin brought back a lot of memories from her childhood, and she had to admit that her childhood was full of a lot of good things. Cute toys lining her bedroom was one of those good things and was also a memory she cherished greatly. Despite how Blair was acting now that she was on a job, she felt very much like the same little girl she used to be.

Flipping her hair, she looked back at the scared man whose pants looked as if they'd been soiled. A bit of guilt washed over Blair once again. This had gone on for too long and the mask she was able to put on while doing this had finally broken. If she didn't act soon, she was going to lose him and the money. Not that it was hers to keep, of course. When the penguin asked if she was going to just take it and leave, Blair held her arms straight at either side of her body and sighed. Her goal here was to eliminate both of these men because they were menaces to society. That's what she had been told by her boss, and she believed it.

"You don't get it. This is something I have to do in order to keep the streets clean. Guys like him don't deserve my pity. And for the record..." Blair raised her free hand and used Soul Command on the case to move it into her grasp, gripping it hard enough to make sure no one could take it. "This money was actually from a massive trafficking deal that these two were a part of. It wasn't just weapons."

Making a quick call, Blair marked the mission as complete. She wasn't required to kill these people, anyway. She was just supposed to take the brief case and deliver it. The reason why she ended up killing the one guy so quickly and easily was because the report she received of him informed her that he had kidnapped no less than 70 children just last year and sold them to very rich families on the other side of the world. They were then shipped off to Russia and other much smaller countries where they were sold as slaves of various kinds. These children were boys and girls, and no one was older than fourteen. That kill was very much intentional.

But the penguin had seen too much anyway. Being an assassin, Blair knew she had to cover her tail somehow. The recovery team would be here soon enough, and with the other criminal the way he was, it's not like he could go anywhere. So that left the toy. Some discomfort crawled up Blair's spine as she imagined what she might need to do to the poor thing, not wanting to damage its cute, small body. But she also didn't feel like she had much of a choice, so she did the only thing she could think of that wouldn't obliterate them. Feeling out the soul of the roof of the building, a loose piece was carved out of the ceiling, only about three feet wide in any direction. Soul Command made quick use of freeing it enough to let gravity take control and allow it to land directly on top of the doll if they didn't move.



Blair's Remaining Reiatsu: 5,900 (-100 for Soul Command x2)

[Tamashi Yuki]

The little penguin tilted their head as they hear Blari talk, it's true they don't know the whole story or who these people are, but to them that doesn't make a difference, two wrongs don't make a right and you can talk like you're in the right after going as far as to take another life, humans are interesting because they are complex and in a complete different scenario Yuki would like to have a conversation with Blair and learn a bit more about her, however things are different as it seems neither of the two will back down, well there's only one thing to do.

"You are correct, I do not understand, to keep the streets clean to me means gettin rid of Hollows, Bounts and other threats to the world of the living, I still do not fully understand morality, but I do know that being a hired gun does not make you any different from them" The penguin kept talkin just stalling a little more for time, their plan was almost ready as the blood kept creeping towards Blair. "You get payed to kill that's still a crime is it not? In any case my intuinstincts tell me that let you leave would be unwise so I cannot allow that" finally the blood touch Blair's feet and with one move of their wing it move upward up to her ankles and freeze it. "Now the question is, will your Soul Command conflict with my powers?"

Yuki has never fought against a Fullbringer so this would be an interesting test of their abilities, especially their Mod Soul Powers since in a way it's similar to Soul Command but with more restrictions, just as they were thinking about that they saw a shadow above them getting bigger and bigger as they look up they'd see a part of the ceiling about to fall on them, had they notice earlier they would've avoid it without much problem, now they are force to use Caelumintro and launch themselves forward at a speed of 800 away from the piece of the ceiling and directly into Blair, the moment the Mod Soul moves and stops touching the blood the ice around Blair's ankles would turn back into regular blood and fall to the floor, if Blair doesn't move Yuki would collide with them which being that they are a soft plush wouldn't hurt that much but still it's a toy launch at high speeds

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Reiatsu pool 1740/1900 (-100 for the upkeep of the mod soul power and -60 from step techinique)

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{Caelumintro}Technique Name: Caelumintro

Class: 4

Technique Type: Other

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects:
This technique is a stepping move. It is unique compared to the others in its own way. The user uses a burst of Reiatsu to move one step. When moving they absorb the spirit particles along their path. This causes the step to increase in speed. The first half of this step uses an 8x increase. While using their own Reiatsu the user cannot change directions. However they can use the absorbed Reiatsu to propel themselves in different directions if needed during the second half of this technique, which is an 11x increase. This technique does not take up a technique slot.

How to use technique:
The user releases Reiatsu to move in a certain direction. While they move they absorb the Reiatsu around them. Then they use the absorbed Reiatsu to move even further. It costs 60 Reiatsu to perform one step. The user can pay 120 Reiatsu however during the second half of the step to REFRESH the step and propel in a given direction. This additional increase would give a 13x increase. During the second half of this step, the user can use the same option, this time for 240 Reiatsu, and a 15x increase, and so on. Essentially continue increasing speed by 2x each time for a doubled cost.

Drawback: Reiatsu cost and exhaustion. Continued doubling of cost. Continued doubling of strain, exhaustion, and muscle pull/wear.

[Blair Aldaine ❅]

What the penguin was saying made sense, but Blair just didn't see it that way. She raised a brow at the penguin's words, realizing that they must just be the super law-abiding type. They didn't understand, though. Doing this stuff would get Blair closer to finding her sister. It would get her closer to figuring out who the criminals were who kidnapped her when they were kids. These same criminals caused so much grief within the Aldaine family that didn't need to happen, and it made Blair so incredibly upset. So, to her, this was justified. If it meant idiots like these two wouldn't do this to anyone else, that was worth it. An eye for an eye.

But before she could act, her foot had gotten frozen in place by what looked like blood. I didn't even see this stuff get close to me! What the heck? Blair's silent thoughts of panic went away quickly when she realized her Soul Command did what it was supposed to do and forced the loose parts of the ceiling to come crashing down. Feeling as if she'd won already, she smiled with triumph and looked down at her ankle quickly with shock when she realized her leg was free again. So they can manipulate blood? That was worth making note of. That ability could be dangerous if Blair got--

"Oof!"

She hadn't moved. The penguin launched themselves in Blair's direction and slammed straight into her stomach. Luckily, probably because they were a plushie, it didn't hurt very much. Still, it was surprising and caused Blair to step back as she instinctively tried to catch the penguin, fumbling a bit before wrapping her arms around their fluffy body so long as they didn't try to escape. If successful, the doll was being held against Blair's chest quite tightly so that they couldn't get away even if they tried. With a sigh, Blair held the plushie beneath their wings as if they were a small baby animal.

"We both don't have a ton of combat experience, huh? It doesn't take a genius to notice that. Or you're just testing me, which could also make sense... But! Either way, I won't let you just take advantage of me. And if the blood turned back into a liquid once you left where you were, then there's a specific trigger needed for controlling this stuff that was broken. You aren't gonna want me to figure out the rest. So why are ya here?" Blair asked, her Jersey accent coming out more heavily toward the end.

[Tamashi Yuki]

To be completely honest Yuki did not think where they were going to throw themselves, the plan was to get away from the falling ceiling ASAP and the faster way was just going forward, crashing into Blair was not some deep intricate plan at all the way she comically fumble them trying to catch them as they flail around avoiding being caught was the sign that getting cuddle on Blair's chest was not the intended way for this whole encounter to go.

"Is that a threat?" The penguin look up from the girl's chest to meet her gaze, figuring out their powers is quite simple but the way the fullbringer worded that phrase made it sound like it was trying to threat or intimidate the penguin, even if the way she was holding them was anything but threatening "I thought I already established my reason to be here earlier, I cannot ignore much less allow such unnecesary use of violence" Morality is a complex thing and Yuki will not act like they understand it as they barely understand what it means to be human so wraping their head around something so complex that even some humans struggle to comprehend like Morality was not an easy task, but to put it simply into words... "You think you have done something here? This is not math were negative plus negative makes a positive, two wrongs do not make a wright, these mobsters... Or at least the one that is left should be handle by the law enforcement, even if you are getting payed for this you are no better nor different" That's more or less the reason behind trying to help the two clear eviler people, but there was an even bigger reason. "Honestfully I do not care who is right or wrong, what I care is the fact what indiscriminate killing accomplishes here, you have done nothing here other than to leave a plus to fend for themselves, flipping a coin on whether they go to soul society or get turn into a Hollow, and that is my problem, whatever these people did or do I do not care, but when a hollow shows up then it becomes my problem and I do not think you are the kind of person to wait around or guide the plus to a Soul Reaper so their soul can be purify and return to the soul cycle"

With that said the Penguin would wait and hold their gaze on Blair waiting for her answer before going back to the prior topic. "I do not fear you learning how my powers work, I am what some would call a swiss army knife" Yuki would rise one of their wings and focus their Pill to alter the shape of the plush wing and turn it into the paw of a lion sharp claws and all, they would swing the newly formed claws to Blair's face and while that was a clear attempt to attack her Yuki only wanted to be free, they just want to scare her to let go, if for some reason Blair doesn't let go they would stop their claws inches away from her face

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Reiatsu pool: 1590/2000 (-50 For using Claw techinique -100 upkeep of mod soul power

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{Claw}Technique Name: Claw (proficient)
Class: 6
Technique Type: Other
Usable By: Mod Souls
Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects: Another ability programmed into Mod Souls at their creation. This technique allows the Mod Soul to change part of their anatomy into claw-like weapons. The effects of this can be as simple as the nails growing out and becoming sharp to their hand fully changing shape and size to resemble another creatures. Stats apply normally when doing damage and the change is instantaneous. Costs 100 Reiatsu to use, no upkeep.

How to use technique: Simply think about the claws the user would like to grow.

Technique Drawbacks: Doesn’t add any extra damage, just allows the user another venue to attack. While the nails may harden so they can deal damage it doesn’t apply towards blocking attacks.
Made By: Cortana/Darkslaugh

[Blair Aldaine ❅]

So cute! Blair's weakness was showing as the penguin looked up from their cuddled hold against the Fullbringer's chest. She blinked hard to hold back the desire to squeeze the plush and snuggle it, realizing that she was almost thirty and had to pretend to be an adult despite her size. One thing that she appreciated was that she could still get away with liking cute things despite her age because of how short she was. People still looked at her as if she was a child. She even got carded at bars! She's been able to drink legally for years! But she could never force herself to say no to plushies. She still had a collection at her apartment and her room was outfitted in everything pastel pink.

So that made this difficult. Blair didn't want to do anything that could hurt the little penguin doll, but they were interfering with her work pretty significantly. She was paid to do this! She got commission! That meant the job had to be done. Still, technically it was, and a quick glance in the remaining man's direction told her that he had passed out from fear. Good enough, she supposed. But since she still held the penguin within her arms, the clawed arm that used to be their wing swung at Blair's face and would have hit it directly if she didn't grab it with her left hand, maintaining her hold with her right.

"You don't wanna fight me, right? Not when I'm stronger and faster than ya. I can see that pretty plainly just by how you attack me." Gently, she placed the penguin down on the ground and crouched down in a low squat to get close to them. "So, fine. I won't hurt the guy. I got what I wanted, anyway."

She wasn't giving up, exactly. She was stalling a bit until one of the assistants that Xcution had following the assassin employees around arrived and took the briefcase. Until then, she didn't want to fully engage in a fight with this poor thing while they were so vulnerable. Blair might work for killers, but she still had a sense of morality. She didn't want to do anything that would risk someone's life who she wasn't assigned to take out. Not again, anyway. She'd been traumatized before by the power she wielded and didn't want to go through something like that again if she didn't have to, so she refused to touch the penguin anymore. Well, unless it was necessary. She'd do what she had to.

"Listen. You're adorable, and I don't wanna rip the stitching out of ya. It would take some time for me to fix you up after that, but I'd do it." Blair's cheeks were red as she averted her gaze awkwardly. "Did you just stumble upon my job or did someone send ya here?"

[Tamashi Yuki]

Yeah, on second thought the claw attack and calling it out by self proclaiming being a swiss army knife probably wasn't the best idea, but there's one thing Blair is right and it's that (at least for now) Yuki doesn't want to hurt her, but they have to at least make her see how things are, they already said their piece about the whole killing a person and leaving there just like that for it to turn later into a hollow, that's big problem and it seems that it didn't go through the girl, fine, the Penguin can deal with that, but they will have to find a middle ground on this situation.

"Is it because I am small, cutedorable and fluffy that you assume you are stronger?" The penguin inquire looking up and tilting their head. "But anyways, I just want you to understand that "THIS" They make emphasis on the word "this" waving their wings in circles "Is not right, I already explain that it may create a hollow which is a problem, maybe not for you nor me, but it is a problem, and I KNOW you are not going to wait for a shinigami to come for the soul, the least you can do if you really think you are doing something good is to call the police and emergencies for the one that is still breathing, at the very least stuff will be done by the human rules and regulations"

Yuki took a deep breath and exhales as they tap their little foot on the ground clearly deep in thought and frustrated that neither seem to find a middleground to get an understanding of each other. "Do not worry for me, I have my own form of regeneration and if needed I can manipulate the reishi particles around us to fix either of my bodies, but I do not think we will reach anywhere by fighting, so as long as you understand where I am coming from we can call it a night and be in our merry ways, I will stick around in case a hollow shows up and stuff, BUT I do ask for a proper meeting when the sun is out to talk,if nothing else because I do not think you are a bad person so a more civilized talk without fingers pointing and high tension could help understand each other" The penguin finish nodding to themselves and placing their wings on their "hips" then looking up at Blair

[Blair Aldaine ❅]

"Is it because I am small, cutedorable and fluffy that you assume you are stronger?"

Blair nodded only twice. It may have been a dumb assumption on her part, but it was an assumption, regardless. She'd thought about it, and her own mental skills were already fairly impressive. Simply by observing the attacks the doll had performed, she'd been able to deduce that their natural speed wasn't at its peak yet. She also was able to figure out that the penguin had some fairly good latent abilities that Blair was certain would grow significantly with training. That's what happened with her, after all. So, yes, of course she automatically made the assumption on the doll's powers and abilities because they were small and cute.

After listening to the penguin speak, Blair tilted her head and sighed. They were right about the Hollow, anyway. Never mind that Blair could take care of it without the help of any Shinigami, but it was more common than normal people thought that Hollows would rampage all over the city. Karakura Town had a bad habit of being a spiritual Mecca, in a way. A lot was going on that drew those types of individuals to the city's heart, and that meant that a lot of work could get complicated very quickly. The formation of a Hollow from the death of a human wasn't unheard of. At the moment, there was no soul to be seen, and Blair did a quick glance around just to make sure of the fact.

"Okay, fine. I don't really care about any police, so I won't be doing that, especially given who I work for. But I did get what I wanted outta this. I just didn't expect to see you here. So..."

With a pout, Blair thought about the doll's proposal. A chat, huh? Yeah, they could try talking later. Blair scratched the back of her head and looked around the warehouse one more time, staring at the dead body for a moment. With a deep breath, she rolled her eyes and stuck her hands within the kangaroo pouch of her hoodie. This was a mess. Someone was destined to find it, but it just looks as if the deal went poorly. Blair would be safe from that perspective, especially since spiritual happenings were already so hard to explain. Looking back at the doll, the woman tried to remain serious and not give in to her desire to pick them up.

"You wanna meet up later? We can meet up later. I'm good with whatever. If ya really wanna talk this out, I'm game. But only because I wanna figure out more about ya."