One Step At A Time

"Oh, no I totally understand. No need to apologize to me, though you might wanna consider apologizing to your zan some time. As for what she's like, well..."

How exactly did Murasaki put this? Hono certainly seemed friendly enough, and it's not like Murasaki was the type to be rude just for the sake of it anyway. But that whole experience had been...unique?

"She reminds me of you, honestly. Spunky's a good word for it, she's got a lot of will and all that. I think she probably wants to go places as much as you do. The two of you get on the same page and I'm willing to bet you'll probably go super far."

Yeah, that sounded good. Look at you, Murasaki, killin' it.

"Good good. Long as you do your best to patch things up, I think that'll help ya a lot in the long run. I think people forget that your zanpakuto's a reflection of yourself, so as long as you're doin' your best to mend that bridge it should work out."

Murasaki found Hono's energy and optimism refreshing, for lack of any better word. After all, it seemed like the majority of people here in the Gotei were pretty quick to get sad about even the most mundane stuff. This sort of energy about improving was the kind of thing that reminded Murasaki of herself, at least when she was younger.

"Rise up, huh? That's a good outlook. Keep that up and you'll make it far, I bet."