Sablier Etzel's G/FX tests

"Just a few changes, that's all, mostly additions but they should all be improvements!"


Telling Yuel to ask the research department was like telling her to "go ahead"; as far as Yuel was concerned, this was permission, and immediately she felt rejuvenated. Though the girl wondered on what authority the girl was speaking at, she placed some faith in what she said, and--though cocky--Yuel felt absolutely confident that they'd take her offer to help out. Free help from an ally is free help, after all; maybe if it were someone else, they might have some ulterior motives to be so hands-on with helping the Gotei develop and improve their defenses, but this was Yuel Duulheim.

In spite of her earlier gleeful tone at the mention of their research department, Yuel was quick as ever to switch speaking patterns, especially with the discussion of different topics. She used different manners of speech to most appropriately suit the tone of the discussion, with something like "fate" and its origins being a serious enough subject to speak more enunciated and firmly. Which was odd, considering this implied a level of implicit understanding towards the flow of a conversation, and in spite of that Yuel constantly did things her own way, in her own flow, and seemingly without consideration for her conversational partner a lot of the time.

"No-no, I'm a firm believer of logic and reason. Fate has this intonation of mysticism, and as far as I'm concerned is the poor man's lazy alternative to causality and probability. Those that believe their destiny is dictated by some higher power has also assented all control over their path in life, and that's a despicable thing. Pull up your bootstraps, common man! The future is seized through competence, effort, and opportunity!"

Yuel raised her chin up proudly, confident in the reasoning of her words. She may not be fully grown, but the girl certainly thought her beliefs were wise beyond her years. That raised chin only leveled once Ibiki mentioned her name. Rather, the fact that she was the Captain Commander of the Gotei and head of the Suika; the horned ginger never mentioned her given name, but just as Ibiki could discern who Yuel was, Yuel put two and two together and finally recognised the woman. Now she knew why this woman talked about having "her goons do this and that" and generally spoke with a sense of authority. Such that, now knowing who she was talking to, Yuel quickly offered a more formal greeting, a tinge of nervousness in hand. She did a deep and respectful bow having now come to the realisation of their difference in status.

"O-ou, m-moshi moshi, Suika-dono thank you for having memynameisYuelDuulheimoftheYayjuu."

That same nervousness--and Yuel's natural idiosyncrasies and peculiar sense of vocabulary--served to botch her introduction, failing to use proper greeting words, odd honorifics, and at the end trail off her voice whilst speaking faster and rushing to the end. Only then did the girl remember that it was the Captain Commander who gave her permission to visit the Research Department of the Gotei, and with this in mind she felt there was total allowance to work with them, not just "visit". With this realisation, Yuel sprung her body up to a proper stature, that air of nervousness completely gone from her body. What was replaced was an aura of jubilation as Yuel's future prospects seemed bright. With this, Yuel had access to the research departments of three different organisations. Just the thought of all the possibilities had her nearly salivating.

"Thank you very much, Suika-dono! This Hooky Pa--Duulheim surely won't disappoint any expectations!"

Yuel offered another bow in thanks, this one quick and excited. Excited enough for the girl to not realise Ibiki extracting some energy from her, though even if she focused Yuel wouldn't recognise this interaction; she was basically spiritually powerless, after all. Only when her bow completed and she picked her head up did Yuel notice the orange mists, questions forming in her mind that through some deductions she quickly answered herself. Not wanting to interfere with the process, and also having the itching desire to sneeze, Yuel held herself still and waited to provide a resounding "HACHUU!" after all the mist exited her nose.

"Mmm, I bent by body ithn't qui--*sniffle*--buuh, I meant my body isn't quite 'unique' so much as enigmatic. There's something in it that--"

Yuel paused to take note that Ibiki was getting more comfortable and followed suit, sitting on the floor just beside the shinigami with her legs apple-sauce crossed. The girl took a seat and remembered the gourd she always kept on her hip that her grandmother gifted her. This thought was accompanied by the sudden transition of Yuel's appearance to her younger years, which offered a striking resemblance to Ibiki in many ways. From their rather wild vibrant yellow-orange hair, diminutive stature, or even their gourds. Though she never really established why, the Duulheim was always fond of this appearance, her messy relaxed kimono, tiger skin, and gourd on hip; none of it ever seemed to have significant meaning, but the girl thought this attire was "cool". Unfortunately, as Yuel rose in position and status, the need to look more professional came about, so outside of in the comfort of her own home, there wasn't many opportunities for her to wear this.

"does things like this. It's not a stable interaction, and presumably not controllable. I'm sort of like a singularity in space-time; it's hard to explain, honestly."

This sudden change of appearance was naturally due to the Keter Particle and its tendency to have Yuel travel throughout time and space, and on occasion switch her body at a given time with a body of hers from the past, future, or alternative present. It was a frequent enough circumstance that, provided no memories of her changed or none of these changes interfered with what she was doing, Yuel just ignored the changes. In the process, due to having switched bodies the alcohol and latent spiritual energy faded away, hence her speech pattern now more clear and enunciated. Furthermore, when she heard Ibiki suggest their relation, the much more aware Yuel offered a look that harbored doubt, but deep curiosity as to what could've put the Suika under this impression.

"Again, I'm not really too fond of using the term "fate"; even if we were sisters, I'm sure there'd be something more than just "it was meant to be" that might've drawn us together; nonetheless, what makes you think we could be related?"

Having mentioned their relation, Yuel started considering all these physical similarities the two had, and maybe some other commonalities they had on other matters. Yuel's physical appearance offered a striking resemblance to Ibiki's sister from her youth--the one always incubated in the labs of the Research Department for reasons her parents may or may not have discussed with her. It was around the time Ibiki was probably just barely a toddler, the growing body hooked up to various equipments and tubes, suggesting that the machinery was her lifeline. Ibiki might've started to remember these times, and since becoming a captain and further ascending in status and position, the Suika may have further looked into the matters of the sister she would never grow up with.

Thus, once the grey-eyed youth left and Ibiki spoke up with confirmation on this, Yuel's eyes widened in confusion, though not necessarily surprise.

"Uh, I'm not quite sure how that's possible, though? I'm definitely human, through and through, born to a human male and human female, with human parents of their own. As for how we... move forward from here?"

Yuel paused for a moment, thinking of what was to happen next; usually, she'd prefer to try and establish the fact when faced with a predicament, but this wasn't necessarily a predicament? It could be, though; there are a lot of implications and things to discuss with this sort of thing established. Enough that, though Yuel continued to unceasingly make calculations, her sober mind started looking for external methods. Like getting drunk again.

"I guess we could start with some more sake? And questions, ask a lot of questions."