A Visit to the Sixth [Mizu, Hono]

As she had done with most of the Gotei's illustrious Divisions, Mizu made a day out of visiting the Sixth Squad's barracks. She was here as a liaison of the Eighth Squad, seeking to build relations between her home division, which was still somewhat new at this point, and the Sixth. Her primary method for achieving this was meeting members of other squads and befriending or working with them to give the best first impress of the Eighth possible.

Mizu walked through the long halls of the Sixth's barracks, a little unsure of herself as she did. Unlike the other squads, most of which were only slightly different than her own, this one was often called home to "Soul Society's police". Officially, this squad's duties involve everything related to realm enforcement, including policing the rest of the Gotei. Mizu wasn't worried for herself, and wasn't particularly bothered by this fact, but she was certain other Shinigami weren't quite so understanding.

Oh well Mizu thought as she made her way to the Sixth's training area. In her experience this was usually the best place to meet people in other divisions, particularly individuals likely to be outgoing enough to spare some time for her mission. Mizu stood on the perimeter, her golden eyes observing various Shinigami train with each other and on dummies. Someone would stand out eventually.

As she continued scanning the area for a potential new acquaintance or training buddy, Mizu considered just doing some practice on her own until someone shows up or says hello. But, she thought, [/i]I shouldn't wait for someone else. I should take the initiative.[/i] And take the initiative she did as she noticed a bubblegum-haired young woman arrive and begin striking one of the many training dummies strewn about the training yard. Aha!

Mizu quickly strode up to the new arrival and spoke aloud to get her attention "Sorry to interrupt! I am Morikawa Mizu, Fourth Seat of the Eight Division, and I'm here today to do some training with members of your squad! I noticed you don't have a partner yet, so if you are looking for one I would gladly step in and work with you!" Mizu bowed deeply at the waist, unconcerned with potentially outranking this woman. To her it was simply the respectful thing to do.

Mizu clapped her hands together in excitement. Not only was this woman receptive to her request, but they could also connect over her shared name with her sibling. Upon hearing Hono introduce herself Mizu nodded her head in recognition and greeted her officially this time "It is wonderful to meet you, Kaen-san. I hope we can become fast friends!"

Though she did feel a little badly about startling this young woman, Mizu was still glad she had walked up and introduced herself. Not everyone in the Gotei was so up front and clear about their intentions. Hana meanwhile was openly sharing her goals already and they just met. She wants to beat Yuri and Elyss...Elyss...where do I know that name...Oh! Oh no!! "W-when you say "Elyss", y-you don't mean Captain Kishimoto-sama, do you?!"

Mizu couldn't help her eyes going wide as her companion clarified she really did mean that Elyss. "W-wow...that's amazing! I could not imagine having a Captain as a rival, you must be amazing Kaen-san! I unfortunately have not yet had the pleasure of meeting Captain Kishimoto-sama, but maybe someday!"

Thus far Mizu had only had the honor of meeting Captains Urahara and Ōtoribashi, though she knew if she was ever to reach her goals she was sure she would meet the others as well. She had heard strange troubling stories about the newest Captain, and knew Elyss had killed another Captain in the past, but Mizu would not hold these things against them. As a Gotei officer she place all her trust in these mighty and legendary individuals, figuring, and hoping, they had good reasons for their actions and reputations. Regardless, Mizu was excited about this day's possibilities with Hono.

"So Kaen-san, how would you like to train?"

A little too excitedly, Mizu threw her hands in the air and grinned widely at Hono's question. "Kidō? That's the one thing I AM good at! How lucky is that Kaen-san?" If she had given it any more thought Mizu probably would have realized it isn't that lucky given Kidō might be the skill the most Shinigami struggle with compared to the other parts of Zankensoki.

A sudden look of (overly) seriousness washed over Mizu's face as she dropped her arms and focused intently on Hono. If this was to be training, she would do her absolute best. Not only did she want to stay on task of making a good impression with the Sixth Division, Mizu also wanted to provide the best assistance to Hono possible. "What do you find difficult about Kidō, Kaen-san? Or do you just want to improve overall?"