Down To Earth (Tora & Kiriya Kunieda)

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Tora - #1

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It had been a while since Saeko Toramori had been able to see ghosts at night. Ever since meeting BRAINBUSTAH (yes, it has to be said that way every time) she had started seeing more and more drifting through the streets of Tokyo in the dark, broken chains hanging down from their chest. Those she could understand she could help, those she couldn't well... there were still things she could do to help. Like punch those weird mask monsters with the big holes where their chests should have been whenever they showed up because they kept trying to eat the friendly ghosts.

Most of them were big and scary for sure but they weren't expecting to actually have to fight someone, scurrying off like a shark that had been punched in the nose when it was clear that the self-proclaimed young protector wasn't going to back down. She'd always got into scraps with bullies and these monsters were just bullying the poor defenceless ghosts!

But now there was something else in the night skies. It moved too fast to be a ghost, but it didn't look like a monster at all. It still looked like a person, but the fact that she was the only one who could see it drift through crowds in a weird looking black robe was setting off the student's paranormal radar something fierce.

It was time to be fierce back.

She'd watched whoever or whatever this thing was move from rooftop to rooftop in the suburbs over the past few days but every so often she saw the mass of cloth dip down and land on the street to the point where Tora was starting to pick up the pattern well enough to put her plan in motion. Taking BRAINBUSTAH out with her, she caught a glimpse of the robed shadow and set herself up around a street corner to press her back against the wall and letting the Soul seeing pooch take the opposite corner to keep watch off the lead. The plan was: the moment this thing came flying past her dog would growl out a signal so she could spin and swing her schoolbag straight into whatever this thing had for a head. Finally all the studying they were making her do would pay off as the weight of the Calculus textbooks slammed into the figure with a hearty "YAAAAA!"

[Greyson]

Kiriya had been deployed to the human world. It was rare for a mission like this. Most of his duties found him arresting suspected individuals within Seireitei. Of course there were those who ran into the Rukongai but he knew the layout of the outer rims like the back of his hand. He looked down, scratching at a scab on his hand. Where had that come from? He shrugged, breathing in the night air. It was early spring. New sprouts and flowers spreading their pollens and sweet scents. Yet there was still the lingering chill of winter. A reminder of the lifeless season that kept many indoors and huddled around a fire. 

"Right..."

He set out, having been given a tracker. The man had used a Gigai, in pretense of going to the real world on his own mission. Barely having escaped capture. He wouldn't have gotten far.. in fact. Bleep. There, moving ontop the rooves. Kiriya let the platform under his soles disappear, the Senkaimon quickly closing behind him. He landed softly on the ceramic tiles, giving chase to a man dressed like a Shinigami. Beep! 

The man swore loudly, descending from the rooftops and choosing to run inbetween the allies. Trying to cut the line of sight in an unfamiliar area? Smart. but as long as Kiriya had the tracker. Beep. It was too easy. Kiriya rounded a corner, catching the glimpse of black robes. Kiriya upped his pace, cutting through the walls of a house. Kiriya wasn't in a gigai and did not need to care for obstacles such as walls. 

He popped out onto the other side of a wall where his perp was... being assaulted? A bag in his face. He did not know what the situation was nor did he care. He kept running and with the momentum would kick the distracted traitor in the stomach, sending him flying across the street and into a wall. Idiot... using a gigai, humans were sure to see you. Luckily he was invisible. 

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Tora - #2

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"Gotcha!" Tora declared confidently as the figure was left groaning and rolling around on the pavement, having been clotheslined by a canvas-covered textbook on the Meji restoration. Mission accomplished! ...Stage one of the mission accomplished anyway, now it was time to figure out who this creep was and why he was creeping around the city like a creep. Pulling out the lead the normally attached to BRAINBUSTAH's collar, the high school student moved in to make the subduing of this creature more permanent by tying his hands behind his back. So far he just looked like a human guy, but most people didn't skulk around jumping between roofs in fancy outfits. 

BRAINBUSTAH however wasn't so satisfied with the turn of events as his growl turned to frightened whimpers even as Tora stood triumphant and ready to tie this situation up with a neat bow, a warning she should have heeded better before another robed figure jumped in with a kick that launched the guy she'd already hit clear across the street and into a nearby wall "Wah!" She yelped as she stumbled back into her own corner with her dog scampering around to try and get close to her while avoiding this new assailant's wrath or attention "There there, It's gonna be fine." she whispered, rubbing her hand along his neck to calm him down while she thought on what to do next.

It was clear that on some level Saeko had misread the situation pretty hard: The first guy in robes she hit was probably running away from the second guy who had just booted him like a soccer ball, that made sense. And the second robed guy who was also really tall, like it was impossible to hit him in the face without jumping tall, either way it looked like he had been chasing the first guy down and was also the kind of guy who would kick someone when they were down which was an instant Red Flag from her perspective. She wasn't holding any moral high ground at this point, seeing as she'd just sneak attacked someone, but maybe she could make up for that by getting at the new guy in the scene for his dirty fighting... and he looked like he wasn't paying her any attention whatsoever.

Shushing BRAINBUSTAH with a finger to his doggy lips and placing her bag on the ground, Tora's movements turned quiet as she stepped behind the very tall attacker, picking her spot before driving forward, swinging her elbow deep in to what would on a human be the base of his spine.

[Greyson]

Kiriya stuck a finger in his ear, wiggling it as annoyance came over him. This human sure was loud. But then again, it was to be expected. Watching a man get launched across the street from nothing but air. He smirked, he wondered how many 'super-natural' videos online were explain by hollows or shinigami interacting with the human world. His eyes fixated on the downed man, he lied there, as if dead. Ha... he was mighty. He was most likely passed out from being rammed into the world. 

His eyes looked towards the dog, he quickly went from barking to whimpering.  Ah... dogs. Animals could see spirits better than humans. There was something like that. At least the dog knew there was potential danger in the situation. Unlike its own- Where did the little girl go? A sharp pain rose up the base of his spine. Like someone had surgically implanted a tail. He gritted his teeth, grunting as he shuffled a few steps forward. 

"What  in the"

He sucked in air through his teeth, rubbing his back. Annoyed he turned around. Had she attacked him? There was no doubt about it. Spiritually aware. "You can see me?" He grabbed the back of his neck, cracking it left and right. He was sturdy, nothing he couldn't walk off but it did still hurt. He looked down at her, eyes glaring. Why was this crab thing so strong? What did they feed these human kids nowadays? Some kind of a soldier pill in their chicken nuggets? 

"Didn't your parents teach you it's not safe at  night to be wandering around at night and assaulting other people?"




Kiriya - #127af0

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Tora #3

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The first blow landed true enough for Tora, staggering the taller man in the black robe who clearly wasn't expecting to be jumped by a human gremlin with kung fury. "Yeah I can!" She replied with confidence, bouncing up and down on the spot as if she was warming up for the inevitable street fight. A confidence BRAINBUSTAH didn't share as he tried to hide behind a telephone pole.

Then the robed man had the audacity to mention Tora's parents and Oh boy that was it! "Didn't anyone teach you not to kick someone when he's down?" She demanded, slamming her fist into an open palm "That's way worse than ambushing a pair of not-ghost guys being creepy in my neighbourhood! You don't even have chains or masks." She complained.

"So something's going on here and I want answers," Tora declared, stretching out into a combat ready stance "And since you just knocked out the guy I was gonna ask I'm going to get the answers out of you instead!" The schoolgirl roared as she lunged at the Shinigami, her fist shooting out towards his chest. She was clearly in a Punch First Ask Questions Later mood tonight.

[Greyson]

Kiriya looked left and right, half expecting someone to be standing there. Surely someone had misplaced this runt. There wasn't a single person not even someone who had misplaced a coin. He let out a deep sigh, what was with these humans? His mind cycled through a manual. How to deal with a human who is spiritually aware. Well he had confirmed she could see him, she knew he wasn't human. So... Calm her down and explain the situation. This was a bother, if only they could just sprinkle some magic dust on them and make them forget. He scratched his chin, maybe magic dust was an unsavory medium. 

The girl was gearing up, her actions were bombastic and loud. From her stance, words and general body language she was going to fight him? Surely not. Was that the right response to something one had never encountered before? Was fear not the natural response? Curiousity yes but outright aggression? Ha.... She'd fit right in with the 11th division bu- She rushed forward looking to punch him. Reservations left Kiriya, his 20 minute training seminar being thrown out for training ingrained into him over a 300 years. 

Kiriya's hand shot out, longer, faster and more experienced. Large hands would be placed upon her face, grip tightening and arm outstretched to stop her advance. 

"I don't answer to you girl."

With that he'd take a step forward, swinging his legs to sweep hers out from under her. The hand on her face, moving in the opposite direction of his legs to put her on her back. "Relax yourself. I'm here to arr-". The man was gone. Kiriya swore under his breath. He wasn't knocked out, just playing possum to look for an opportunity to run again. Annoyance, a vein in his forehead made itself visible. "Girl, don't police in your world have a rule against interfering??" He raised his voice, fishing in his pockets for the tracker on the phone. Beep! He wasn't far. 

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Tora #4

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There was always an inherent risk when fighting someone bigger than you, especially after making it obvious you were going to get them: The danger was that if they were quick enough they could get you before you got near them. That was what Tora found out when she got a face full of open palm from the Shinigami, holding her at his arms length and letting the punch mildly menace the air between them instead. It felt like she was being held back by an old school bully letting her flail limbs wildly in a futile attempt to fight back and if that had been it... things would probably be going a lot better for her right now.

His long limbs easily swept Tora's legs out from underneath her, between the force on her head and the way her legs were going the only way to go was down with a painful sounding *FWOMP* on the road surface, the schoolgirl grunting in pain from the impact. 

However, if this guy thought dunking her on the ground was enough to keep Saeko Toramori from getting back up for more he was severely mistaken! He might be bigger, faster and maybe a few other things by how quickly he turned the tables on her but that didn't mean Tora wasn't tough as nails in a fight! It didn't take a big gap for the high school delinquent to roll out of his grasp and back on to her feet, and she got it when he turned to look at the space where the guy who had the misfortune of attracting the wrath from both of them previously was. 

"Grrr..." She growled, crouching down on the side of the road, building her strength before she jumped up, not noticing what the Shinigami was trying to say before she was in the air, thrusting her knee towards his head, slamming into the now throbbing vein with enough force to carry Tora over her target and tumbling through the night sky. 

It was then and only then did the words the man had said finally register... after she'd got in a retaliatory blow to his retaliatory throw "Wait... Police?" She asked in mid air, twisting herself to land miraculously on her feet. It had taken a while for the red mist to part and for Tora to start thinking again "You're a cop?" She asked incredulously. Cops didn't dress in robes, that was a judge thing. She remembered that much from the brief civics lessons.