Squad One Spirit! [Kei, Igen]

Igen couldn't help but smile sheepishly at that and glance toward Kei. "I guess you could say I don't exactly have ... an ambition. Or I wouldn't call it that." He admitted, folding his arms and thinking about it for a moment. "I mean, it's not like I plan on TAKING the position from Commander Murasaki. Or really that what I want is the job itself maybe. What I want is to be WORTHY of the position. Wether or not I actually get called upon to hold that position is irrelevant. Above all else. I want to be ready and ABLE to take up that mantle should the need arise." He stated firmly. Before giving another sheepish smile. "BEsides. It's not really about HOLDING the position. It's about helping others the best way that I can. And that means being able to do whatever job is needed of me, including the position of Captain Commander." He stated simply.

The information about the Kido squad went a little...next to his head. He did understand some aspects of Kido the woman was discussing. He was in fact quite versed in Kido, though it certainly was a bit dizzying to hear about how the woman described where she'd come from.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear about your loss." He blurted out when he heard about the passing of the woman's mother. Certainly he'd lost his parents when he was a bit on the old side, but it still felt so long ago that it was a distant memory if anything. But certainly he knew how that could affect people. He ..... slowly nodded as she explained the rest. Ah, he didn't know jack all about that noble stuff. "Eheh, I think there's a lot more regulations involved with the gotei than a family. But I admit I'm from the Rukongai so I don't know how Noble families handle that stuff. But hey, I'm certainly glad to have someone dedicated to the cause on board!" He asserted, perking up in his chair and glancing around.

"Though really, I don't know if I'd call our job boring. Sure there's a fair bit of paperwork to be done. But so long as things are being delegated properly, paperwork SHOULDN'T be piling up. Most of it is speaking with other members of the Gotei and making sure things are properly communicated and executed in the squads. As a matter of fact I'd say we probably see more field work than a few of the other more specialized squads since we also can oversee missions." He noted thoughtfully. Certainly the Lieutenant had been a big part of the recent mission in the Africa Incident. "So I certainly hope that you'll find it a bit more exciting and enjoyable than your last squad." He noted, promptly adopting his usual well-meaning earnest smile.

Igen tilted his head a little as Kei gave her response and thoughts about what it took to run a noble house. Simple enough. At uh.... least until she got into the finer details of the staffing. His brows furrowing just a little. Were the staff really in such a state that they couldn't be trusted to behave professionally despite interpersonal problems and ....well...relations? Sure there had been some issues over the years, but squad members had been expected to conduct their jobs despite any such issues. Then again, maybe things were a bit looser with Nobles. He had really no idea what ...well...went INTO the staff for a Noble's house. So he decided to keep his thoughts to himself on that.

"Huh. I see. Admittedly Direct management of people is kinda the Squads jobs to do themselves. First Division doesn't exactly hold everyone's hand or anything. In terms of our own division we handle that stuff, but our job as far as the other squads mostly has to do with just protocols, information, and making sure everyone knows what's going on." He murmured. Which was a pretty aggressive simplification, but well, they'd be here all day if he went into specifics.

"Oh, well I'd be happy to give advice if you ever need it! I'm just a Twentieth Seat so if they needed an eye out in the field, I was usually one of the first people sent out." He noted with a sheepish smile, certainly rather pleased that the woman had something she'd be looking to him to help with! Certainly as their new upper level officer, he'd want to do his best so that she could do her job as best she could. He didn't even catch the ring of superiority in her voice.
"Uh.... no not really? At least nobody comes to mind in the squad itself. Why do you ask?"

Frankly he couldn't imagine any issues lasting for very long under Lieutenant Masamune's watch. Anything that got in the way of getting their work done was usually dealt with pretty quickly.

Igen smiled, remaining largely unaware of the impression that he had given in regards to First Division's activities as a combat squad. All the same, he nodded along as she started to .... further delve into the realm of ... rumors? He tilted his head ever so slightly and found himself to be briefly a little perplexed. Certainly, he understood what it was she was asking him. This was a sensation so very familiar to what he'd experienced in the Acadamy. Some people liked to ask about rumors and gossip, though certainly that had fallen off a bit once he'd joined the gotei. OR at least it had for the most part. Though not entirely it'd seem. But then again, nobles.

"Ah I see. Well uh, I don't really know anything about what's going on in the division. Everyone's been pretty busy between the New Recent addition of the Eigth Division, as well as overseeing the incident in Africa. Myself and Lieutenant Masamune actually handled things personaly. I imagine you'll likely be called in as well eheh. I guess there's also the investigation in regards to the Incident in the City of Lights concerning Ichigo Kurosaki, though I think Seventh and Fifth have taken over that end of things. Still, I imagine it probably won't be long until you're called on to see a bit of action, especially in Africa. Uh.... we've had a lot happen lately. There kinda really hasn't been any time for gossip lately." HE noted with a sheepish smile. Then pausing to tilt his head to the side.

"I admit, I certainly look forward to seeing you active in the field. I've never actually seen a proper kido user in action before. Though I've been training myself a lot with it lately. I'd love to see what you can do sometime." He added with a good-natured ear to ear smile. After all, she DID come in as a Third Seat. He was certainly curious to see what her level of combat capability was.

Igen nodded as she aknowledged she'd heard about the incidents themselves, though when she made the comment about Captains being deployed he couldn't help but chuckle lightly. "It was the initial strike force that could be put together on short notice. So far Lieutenant and other lower seated officers have been sufficient to control the area, but it's an ongoing situation." He noted though certainly he might argue that Erika was a little closer to Captain level than Lieutenant level. But well, its not like he had a full understanding of the strength of the current gotei captains as it were. There certainly were a lot of grey areas these days.

Though as the subject moved onto training Igen promptly brightened up! A smile flashing across his face as he puffed his chest a little. "OH! Well I've been training a lot lately actually! I sortof am a little unsure of what to do with Ko." He noted, turning to glance toward his Zanpaku'to spirit, whom had fallen asleep off to the side for the time being. Apparently she hadn't found the conversation very stimulating. "At this point I WOULD manifest her and train for Bankai. But uh... she's kinda just always just been out and about. So I've just been continuing as normal. I have gotten quite a bit better at fighting with her though. But that aside, I've been mostly working on my Kido and Hakuda skills." He noted before promptly indicating his bared back and shoulders with his thumb.

True, Igen's choice of uniform did come off a bit ....well...girly. His bright pink hair, his feminine physique, and of course the modified uniform certainly gave that impression. But aesthetics was hardly why he had it on. "I've been training my butt off for a while now to try and learn Shunko! I've gotten pretty close as of late, I don't even burn myself when I try to use it, I'm really hoping I'll be able to pull it off properly soon. Though uh... it's been a little rough, I'm not really used to using so much energy, so I usually pass out whenever I pull it out. But I'm making progress on my stamina." He added, a hint of embarassment to that point. But well, if Kei was any kind of expert on Kido, she'd be well aware of the complexity of what he was trying to achieve. Kido by itself was very hard to pull off, trying to mix it with Hakuda was not only much harder, but rarer to actually pull off, with a mere handful of Shunko users in the past.

IF nothing else, the young man was ambitious, and that showed clear as day on that big smiling face of his.

Kei's explanation certainly made sense. His head canted a bit to the side as she explained how such an alteration of the technique would likely never be something she partook in. And he certainly supposed that that made sense. For most who excelled in Kido, Hakuda wasn't really in their forte, and vice versa. They weren't schools of exercise one usually mixed so easily, and he had to admit that it was an interesting mix of capabilities that produced such a technique, unique if he'd ever thought so. "I DID actually learn a bit about that. I wound up trying a few different uhhhhh....I guess you could call them...blueprints? I admit it's....still led to mixed results. I don't even really know if I've found one that works. Or really even if what I've been doing could be called Shunko. But I'd certainly appreciate a bit of help finding what fits." He noted with a pleased smile and a nod.

The mention of the woman's brother did make him perk up. "Oh, you joined together? That's awesome! Is he going for a seated position as well?"" He ventured. Certainly there was no reason to make assumptions, but it didn't hurt to ask, certainly. "As for uh... help? I'm not really in any hurry. After all Zanjutsu is all about your relationship with your Zanpaku'to right? Well, I think I probably have one of the best ways to improve that anyway. I pretty much spend all day with Ko. It's practically like I'm in Jinzen twenty four seven." He reasoned with a smile, glancing fondly over to the zanpaku'to as she napped. He had to admit, he had been a little....scared after what Katori had explained to him. It was ..... rough.

But now with what he was doing with Ko? He couldn't imagine a better partner he could have asked for.