Out for a trip [PRIVATE/WISE]

It was time to move.

After his encounter with a certain person in the Karakura Forest, Sou decided to start heading out and travel to Europe - where those bastard Asthavons are. After all, he had just got out of Hell and simply couldn't wait to greet them with a smile on his face to show off that he ain't gonna die so easily yet.

So, where is he now? Somewhere in Fukuoka, Japan. Just per usual, he was going to go there by foot since in the current state of the world, air transportation was going to temporarily shut down one way or another so there wasn't going to be much of a choice for him to move by foot. Still, since it has been so long since he's been somewhere else other than Karakura, Sou couldn't help but look around the place, wondering if there was something interesting going on.

"It certainly feels like going on some business trip."

Among all the Japanese people on the streets, his appearance certainly stands out. Dark red hair, a crutch underneath his right shoulder and fairly tall for an average Japanese man, he also doesn't dress like a salary man either walking around with clothes similar to a bartender's.

Well then, what has changed in these five years?

The war had certainly taken its toll across the world. Several forces of different echelons of power had been thrown into the fray; some to feed, and others to be fed on. As for the regular folk, life was always the same. For the common men and the common women, everything was as good or as shitty as it ever got, and that monotony was visible in the expression of people as they walked by. It was a refreshing take and departure from the ever changing rhythm of the spiritual world and all its bullshit.

As for Sophia she had reluctantly managed to get through her duties at the Vandenreich as early as she realistically could. It was a far more common feeling now, to want to be away from the people and the responsibilities so so fervently longed for at one point. But alas her sense of duty had not yet vanished, choosing to dedicate what time she permitted to the overall betterment of her troops. But at the moment that was neither here nor there. It was still early in the morning and people had the whole day ahead of them. She was still a Human, so for all intents and purposes, so did she.

Her attire wasn’t anything out of the ordinary, though it certainly wasn’t the Quincy uniform she typically wore. The white and gold was far too reminiscent of a strict militaristic style that seemed out of place. She would only wound up further scaring folk that already had a lot of shit to deal with in a world of deranged lunatics. No. Her outfit was a simple blue and white outfit. The skirt which went to about mid thigh length was of a semi dark blue, while the top was mostly white with matching blue accents. It was neither too formal nor too lax, and seemed to fit in just right with the rest of the people. Despite her better attempts to fine tune and control her energy however, just enough would seep out to make her presence obvious. Whether it was the energy or the wild red hair however, it wasn’t long until she turned to gaze on the stranger. It likely wouldn’t be long until their eyes locked too.

"Hmm?"

Eventually, an energy of sorts, determining that it wasn't exactly normal compared to what a typical human possesses, caught his attention. His eyes scanned the area around him, locating the source of that energy and curious to know who or what it was - a threat, friendly or just someone who isn't all that experienced in keeping a decent low profile. Whatever the case was, he is interested in knowing it before his trip to Europe since, you know, curiosity.

Once his eyes locked in to a.. woman? So did her's. Both of them were strangers but it was probably their features is what made them stand out from the rest of the typical salaryman and businesswomen wandering the streets. After identifying that this wasn't anyone that he's familiar with after revisiting the memories in his head, he would give her a friendly wave and start to approach her if she had continued looking at his direction.

Although tempted to act a little rude here and there, Sou had determined that acting rude wasn't going to get him anywhere so for now, he needed information. Details. Everything.

"Sup. I assumed that you're here for some official business? 'Cause I can feel your energy from a mile away."

It was subtle, sure but it was noticeable enough to have caught his attention. That's why he went ahead and asked if she was here for some official business since a city like Fukuoka wasn't exactly a place where a lot of spiritual beings like herself would frequent in, according to what he remembers anyway.