Kawada and Eagle (Nesr/Raygin, JTT)

[Nesr]

Nesr was getting bored just flying around in the wilderness, not really talking to other people in the outer regions. She had met two shinigami, both completely different in demeanor, but they had just happened upon her by accident. They didn't actively seek her out like a friend would. Thinking on that made her look towards the regions more, trying to figure out how their society acted. So, she started to fly towards one of the regions, swooping low to watch people from a tree branch.

She watched as the people hadn't noticed her yet. They were living their normal lives, walking with each other, carrying out what she learned to be as 'trade.' She was making notes and watching the little ones play together made her think of the word friend again. She didn't know those shinigami very well, but she at least knew them and they now knew of her. It meant, at least in her mind, that they might try to go looking for her, like these people did with others.

It was a nice sentiment, and she smiled while thinking about it. But, she was curious if these people would act like the other two shinigami did. So, she flew down to the ground, landed softly and started to walk into the town. At first, people didn't notice, but the little ones did. They looked up at her and opened their mouths wide in awe of her. Most of the people here hadn't seen a Beast Clan before, so it's not a surprise that the little ones were amazed.

It was when the adults started to notice her that things went crazy. The little ones started to walk towards her and the adults looked towards her, then did a double take. Because they had no idea what she was or what she would do, the adults grabbed their children and ran into their homes, the little ones disappointed that they couldn't say anything to her. The elderly started to run for cover as well as the other adults had different plans in mind.

It seems that Nesr picked a bad region to enter. It seemed this region protected their land on a regular basis from thieves and raiders, so they were used to defending themselves. They were also used to defending against anything unknown, which included Nesr. She watched as they grabbed sharp objects and started to slowly move towards her. She stopped walking and was surprised that they immediately wanted to attack her. They started to run towards her, but she avoided them all by taking off, flying back into the woods, listening to them yelling after her.

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Well, this was certainly different. Normally Ray would have spent his time, you know, doing something revolving around training. But this time around he was doing something a little more...active. There had been reports out in the Rukongai of a strange creature sighting, no doubt some sort of Hollow, but what was odd about it was that it was not attacking anyone. From the story that Ray understood, the creature he was looking for had arrived in the small district town and approached the children. The concerned parents quickly sheltered them, protecting from whatever harm they feared the creature would inflict on them.

But that's were it got weird. The thing, apparently, didn't do anything afterwards. Of course there had been conflicting stories back at the village, but the general story was it showed up, and got scared off. It didn't eat and screw a goat corpse. Weird old man. So here he was, walking through the woods in the middle of the district searching for....whatever the heic it was. They said it looked like a bird, so he was looking for birds. They said it was a big bird. So, he was looking for a big bird. Was the big bird yellow? If it was he was going to lose his mind.

But, there was another reason he was out looking for this thing. If what the reports said were accurate, then what he was looking for wasn't a Hollow. It was something like Ajraka Kuchiki. Though she behaved like any other person, Ajraka was a big ol' walking talking otter. While the creature he was searching for wasn't actually a...otter, she was the same sort of creature. In a way. Not really the same. I mean. Birds aren't otters. But at the same time they sorta were. Not like that. It was that they were the same race, sorta.

They were both members of the Beast Clan, a small race of anthropomorphic animals that lived out in the Rukongai. Oddly enough, Captain Souretsu was not one of them. But, regardless, Ajraka was. The information the Seireitei had on them was small, limited, and so Raygin sought to learn more about them. Perhaps by meeting more of the Beast Clan he could learn a little something more about his friend. Grow to understand her more.

So he walked through these woods, searching for hours. Finally, he stopped. Simply walking around wasn't going to get him anywhere. Pondering a solution, a idea that he swore he was genius came to his head. Raising his hands to his mouth and cupping them, he took a breath before shouting "Cacka!!

"Cacka caaaaacka!" Was it working? "Cacka Cacka tooke tooke tooke!" Well, if that didn't work then Raygin was officially out of ideas. Scratching his head, he decided to keep going deeper into the woods. Who knows, maybe he'd find its poop or something and get a hint as to were to go. Birds pooped, right?

[Nesr]

Nesr had stopped flying fairly deep into the forest, stopping on a high limb to catch her breath. Those people were crazy. She was just walking into the village to say hi. It wasn't her fault that the kids had actually started to walk up to her with their hands outstretched. It seemed like they wanted to say hello so she was going to be nice to them and talk back. Those other people though....

They had no reason to come at her like that! She was just going to play with the kids. She frowned at herself and how they reacted to her. She was a nice enough bird, they just needed to get to know her better. She took a breath and ruffled out her feathers. She was going to compose herself from those crazy people and find something better to do with her time, like catch another rabbit to gnaw on.

She was getting ready to navigate through the tree limbs when she heard something. She cocked her head to the sound and it was someone coming her way. She looked down and saw someone walking through the forest. She leaned her head down as far as she could to hear what he might say. It was then that she saw him start to do something that she had never seen anyone do before.

He cupped his hands around his mouth and started to make these weird sounds. She started to cock her head multiple times while he was making the noises. Was this guy crazy? What was he doing? She was just curious about him. He continued to walk and she slowly started to move with him, reaching lower branches with every step until she was on the ground behind him. Once on the ground she yelled back at him. "Cacccccccccccka Cccccccccaaaaaaaaaaaaackaaaaaaaaaa!" She yelled it, thinking that this was the way he communicated.

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To say that Raygin jumped would have been an understatement. To say that he freaked out would have been more accurate. The young Shinigami let out a surprised yelp, jumping away from the sound behind him. He tripped due to his jump, and as a result he fell to the floor, right on his face. Grumbling a little with a mouth full of dirt, the klutzy Shinigami got to his feet and turned, bright amber eyes widening in surprise as he beheld the creature standing before him. Blinking a little bit and looking her up and down, he couldn't help but grow a derpy smile on his face and say "Hah...you are a big bird, aren't ya? Shame you're not yellow."

He blinked again, taking a hesitant step towards Nesr and extending his hand a bit. He smiled a bright smile that would, actually, have an effect over the animal. Raygin was unaware of his own warmth, a sensation that others felt around him. Others would relax around the young man, open up to him, being to trust him. Ray was a kind man, and others could tell. His Aura, and his Charisma, was the reason behind this. So when Ray extended his hand, with his palm up and open, he gently whispered "Don't worry, I aint gonna hurt you.." In order for him to settle this point home, he slowly, with his free hand, unhooked his weapon sheath and let it drop down to the ground below.

If Nesr did not respond aggressively, Raygin would begin to relax himself. He wasn't sure if it was as intelligent as Ajraka was, having read that the Beast Clan could only have an animals level of intelligence. But even then it was above average. Plus, even animals became calm and relaxed around Raygin. His presence could affect them as well. "My names Raygin. Raygin Kawada, though you can call me Ray if you want." He was assuming it could talk, actually. Looking her over though, Raygin couldn't help but admit that she was something to look at.

Nothing sexual, mind you, but rather she was just a animal he could enjoy watching. A mixture of white and brown colors, with a yellow beak, Rays eyes settled at the metal objects adorning the eagle. He blinked in confusion, inspecting them visually, wondering what they meant for the bird. What sort of animal collected jewelry? Did birds like shiny things or something? An idea suddenly came to his head, something he was sure would actually go well. Reaching into his robe, Ray removed a coin. Nice and shiny, he held it out for Nesr. An offering of friendship, should she take it.

[Nesr]

Nesr stood behind the man, with her head cocked to the side, just staring at him. She had never met someone who actually called out like that before. He was interesting to say the least. She made a quick note of him in her notebook and slide it back to where it was held, in the waistband of her outfit. She did chuckle to herself as he fell face first on the ground.

She had not met anyone that clumsy yet. Though, her chuckle would make more of a squawking sound to Raygin. She then stood up tall as he got up off the ground. She didn't want him to think of her as some stupid, weak thing. He then called her a big bird and was said she wasn't yellow. "Yellow?" She cocked her head to the other side this time. She had no idea what he was talking about.

He then stepped towards her with his hand extended. This was one of the few times that a shinigami actually stepped towards her. Most had just kept their distance and talked instead. He intrigued her. He smiled and she felt weird. She relaxed slightly. She shook her head to try to figure out what was wrong with her, but it didn't help. She just stared at this odd man.

The smile that he gave her made her want to believe every word that he said and to trust him completely. She wouldn't go that far yet, but she was more relaxed as she just stood there and watched the man. When he said he wasn't going to hurt her, she believed him. She thought he wasn't going to do anything to her. She watched him drop something from his waistband.

She knew that all shinigami had one of those things, but she never knew what it was. No shinigami had ever unsheathed their zanpaktou in front of her before, so she really didn't know what it was. She had just heard from the people in Rukongai about them. She cocked her head again, looking at the thing on the ground. She then stared back at the man.

She slowly stepped towards him. She took slow, deliberate steps. She was ready to get the heck out of Dodge if she needed to, by ruffling her wings out so she can easily escape. But, she felt like she didn't need to, but her instincts wouldn't let it by. So, she ruffled her wings as she walked towards the man and took his hand with her clawed right hand. He introduced himself as Raygin Kawada. "Me Nesr."