This is where all the captains will come for emergency meetings once Sairento has sent the Jigokuchō (地獄蝶, Hell Butterfly). to all the Captains. This meeting room is for Captains and those called to the room only. Intruding upon a Captains Meeting without being called for will result in a strict, and harsh punishment.
Upon the arrival at the meeting room, Sairento took his place at the far back and took his seat. He then sat in silence until the Captains would arrive.
As always, Han entered the Assembly Hall as casually as he could, giving a light (at least respectful enough) bow to the Captain Commander as he took his proper place.
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:40 am
Janus Zwaar Artistic Shinigami
Janus strolled into the room, whistling a short aimless tune. He stopped when he reached his spot in the room. He faced Sairento and said "G'morning Carl, beautiful day isn't it?"
((Short since I don't know enough about Sairento to add more))
The doors creaked open and the hatted form of Carroll slipped into the meeting room. He looked around, noticing the lack of people. "Oh dear, and here I thought I was late. It seems I'm actually a bit early doesn't it?" He commented with a bit of a frown, strolling to the side of the room. He wasn't a Captain anymore, so he actively took a seat away from the center of the room where the rest of the Captains were located. Taking a second, more detailed head count, he realized they were only short two people or so. He wondered what would be holding them up, and where they were. His thoughts immediately jumped to when or if they should show up and if the Commander would start without them. Smiling only for his own amusement, he tipped his hat to the other three present, reaching into his coat and feeling for his book, which he had left on the table in his home. Mentally swearing at himself, he slid his hand back into view and adjusted his clothing, awaiting the news he knew was coming. Just about everyone should have heard the announcement, especially the second one that came in the form of those rays of light.
Sairento watched as the room began to fill, each captain taking their respective place in the room. Upon the captains arrivals, Sairento noticed that not all of the captains had made it to the meeting. Sairento could not delay the meeting anymore, so they would have to be informed wen they returned to the Soul Society. Without saying a word Sairento raised his hand to draw the Captains attention to him.
"I now call this Captain Meeting to Order!". Sairento said as he stood up and looked around the room at all of the captains. "Thank you for making haste here. Due to recent events, I was forced to call this meeting so suddenly. To start off this meeting, for those of you who did not know, or receive the notification, The Soul King has Vanished".
Sairento looked around the room.
"Earlier today we received reports that a thief had broken into the Soul King Palace and had been able to make off with a Piece of the Soul Kings Essence. On top of this Occurrence, there has been a mass murder in the Seireitei Streets. 13 Shinigami from various divisions lay dead in the streets. A message, written in their blood was found on the wall behind them. It read as follows...
" Shattered are the ranks. Desperate are the members. We are failing, we are falling. We must step forward and not look back. To look back is to regret and despair over a simple stage in our evolution. We are better than those who do not wish for us to move on. Like the cavemen, they will die while we thrive. And if we grow bored, we will show them how expendable they are, just to make more. Like lambs to be slaughtered, they are our puppets. We will throw them around like we see fit. Come, join us, at any hour. Show the Shinigami that they will soon be obsolete. The ancient one has kept us in the dark for too long. Bygone eras will resurface, and we will leap forward in power. The monarch will not keep us chained any longer, for we will take the place of ancient beings, and take one giant leap for us all."
As Sairento finished he looked to the other captains.
"This is a dire situation. Along with the disappearance of the Soul King, it appears that there is someone with a vendetta against the Shinigami. We do not know who this person is or if he is acting alone. It is imperative that we find whomever was responsible before things get out of hand." And with that, Sairento opened the floor up to conversation and debate on the current subject.
Han could do naught but watch as the Captain Commander himself relayed once more the message sent to them earlier. Dark purple eyes betrayed nothing but silence and dire seriousness as the words etched their meaning to his mind. The mouth was set in nigh a straight line, and though it is partially out of respect for the talking superior officer, the expression that it brought about was a grave one. It is impossible to even chuckle at such a bad news, after all.
Like all warnings, this one talked of nothing but the want to draw attention to itself and its maker, whoever they may be. Somehow, receiving this kind of message was all too familiar to Han, but he'd rather not dwell on the thought. The second part about the thief was, in all honesty, quite the puzzling one. How could anyone steal an essence of the Soul King's, much less manage to sneak to his palace of all acts?
Hm, indeed.
Han let himself be the first to speak up. The Captain merely raised his gaze, just so he could see all others in attendance, and so did he begin to speak. "If I may, Captain Commander." He then cleared his throat, that his voice may come out slightly louder than before. "Of course, strengthening of security at night is a must, if we are to conserve our forces from any plausible incidents of murder. A lock-down order, for the time being, may suffice until we have enough information from what can be gathered around the scene of the crime to even have a guess on who may be the mastermind behind this. It is also in order for us to think and anticipate a probable event of killings done in a larger scale than before—at the very least, the caution would indubitably instill a higher sense of alertness to prevent such a thing from even happening."
It is, after all, the most straightforward course of action. They could not afford to divert ways unless the path is secure.
"I would also suggest a scouting mission to scour the nearby vicinities of Soul Society—perhaps even the areas of the Living World—for any information, but I believe I will leave the idea until further notice, Sir."
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:12 am
Janus Zwaar Artistic Shinigami
"Hmm..." Janus thought as he rubbed his chin, adjusted his bandanna, then rubbed his fingers against his thumb in a subconscious routine. Finally, he spoke up. "About the Soul King's essence theft... It may be a little rude to say... How is this our problem? The only way we know of to enter the palace is with an ouken. As far as I'm aware, no ouken has been created and the one in the gotei's possession hasn't been stolen. Beyond that, I understand that unless specifically directed, we aren't responsible for preventing thefts and the like. If somebody got in, that means either there was a backdoor into the palace we weren't aware of, or one of the palace guard let the thief in. In any case, we don't know how it happened, who did it, what the perpetrator looked like, or even why. We know next to nothing. I'd say the reasonable course is to raise our guard but otherwise wait for more information to present itself." He went quiet for a minute as he thought some more, his hand going through his unthinking routine; chin, bandanna, thumb. After a minute, he continued. "As for the murders, I don't think we can say for sure they're related. Don't know enough. The best we can say is that a crazy person with a weapon killed a baker's dozen and wrote some vague half-prose on walls. It's not a good idea to assume that two events that occurred simultaneously or near simultaneously indicate a larger conspiracy without at least some form of solid proof. My suggestion would be to treat each problem as an isolated case until we find out more." He yawned. "Dunno if that made sense or not."
Standing off to the side, the man in the hat simply listened, keeping his smile the whole time. After the floor was opened, and the news was redelivered, his colleagues spoke. Both, it appeared, believed in increasing the guard, though their views on them being connected differed. "Before we go doubling the guard or anything, I believe it is of great import that we confirm the problems, both of them, as our own." Carroll spoke up, voicing his thoughts.
After speaking, he seemed to mouth out on shock. "Ah, forgive me, I know I'm not supposed to speak up unless asked, but I feel that this may warrant such actions." He apologized, grinning. "As I said, I think we should check it its our problem, and since it involves the Soul King, I would imagine it is by default, or will be." Taking a step, and then another, he quickly took to the center of the floor, stepping back until all his attending comrades had view of him and vice-versa. "Personally speaking, I think we're dealing with multiple individuals. At least three. Otherwise, I don't think three crimes could have been committed so rapidly. Not to mention, if we presume that the thirteen deceased died near simultaneously, then we'd need a high powered criminal." Carroll paused, performing a one-eighty for dramatic effect. "As for the prose, well that would take the work of a mad man, a fairly strong mad man. We may be dealing with someone who's mentally unstable as well! And, well, I'd like to point out that we have two Captains who aren't showing up, and that out of the people here, none of us know where the others were prior to the message." He turned back around to face the other attendees, still wearing that same smile he always masked his face with.
Sairento listened to each captain as they spoke. The first to step up was Captain Edogawa.
"you have the floor" Sairento said to the man.
Han spoke about how it would be necessary to increase the defenses of the Soul Society and to lock down the area as they looked for clues to the perpetrator, along with acting with caution. Sairento nodded as Captain Edogawa stepped back. Increasing security was a must and they would have to scour the area for clues on who attacked them, but anticipating another attack would be difficult if those responsible can enter the Soul Society by any other means than a Senkaimon.
As Sairento thought about this, Captain Zwaar stepped forward and spoke his mind. when he asked why the matter of the Soul King was there responsibility was there problem, Sairento's eyes narrowed; although he said nothing. His suggestion was also the strengthening of the guard. However, he also spoke of the possibility that the two events may be unrelated, seeing as they had no proof that the two were actually related. Finally, with a yawn he was done.
Next, Captain Adviser Carroll stepped forward. As he apologized for speaking without first being asked, Sairento shook his head.
"No need, If you have any input to share, I will hear it".
Caroll spoke of multiple culprits, at least three in number to have been able to accomplish both the murders of the thirteen Shinigami, and the breaking in and sequential theft of the Soul Kings essence. Sairento thought about the possibility of such a strong individual being able to slip into the Soul Society to accomplish these tasks, to him it seemed unlikely that they wouldn't have noticed someone illegally entering the Soul Society without raising any alarms. However, the idea could not be ruled out.
After Caroll was done, Sairento looked to each Captain in attendance and slowly stood up.
"First off..." Sairento raised his voice and released a large wave of reiatsu into the chamber that shook the room. "This Captains meeting is of the upmost importance. I will not tolerate any slacking while in attendance!" Sairento spoke about Janus's yawn as he gave his input into the situation, and Caroll's dance while he was in the center of the room. The Captain-Commander knew of the personalities of his captains, and of Carolls mental state. While out on there own Sairento did not mind the way they acted as long as they did there jobs as Captains, but while in this room, they would have to shape up.
After Sairento's small outburst Sairento voice calmed down to it's normal state. " To answer Captain Zwarrs question. The protection of the Soul Society is our duty. Anything that threatens the balance of the afterlife will be met with the swift intervention of the Gotei 13. The theft of the Soul King's Essence is our responsibility because we cannot and will not allow those who have stolen the Essence of the Soul King to be able to do what they will with such a thing. To ignore this, or to put it off to the Royal Guard would be a dismissal of our responsibilities as Shinigami. Second, As these two events occurred simultaneously, with the death of the thirteen members and the theft. Until further notice, these events will be treated as connected to each other until a time where evidence can prove they are not". Saireto paused for a moment as he thought about the situation.
"As we have a small trail to follow, any information recovered will be of the most importance. I will assign this duty to Squad 2 to gather information under the advisement of Adviser Caroll. Also, the Seireitei keeps records of every portal entering or leaving the Soul Society. As we have no such record of Senkaimon exiting the Soul Society it would be wise to assume either the culprits have some other means of leaving this world, or they are here still in hiding".
"I also believe that we need to keep a closer eye on the World of the Living for any abnormal actions. I do not know how long it will be until something happens next, but we must be on the look out".
Sairento sat back down in his chair and re opened the floor for additional comments.
As the wave rippled over the room, the Hatter reached back and grabbed his hat, just as it was floating off his head, placing it back atop his honey coloured hair. "Commander, if I may Speak again." Carroll stepped forth, taking the floor once more. "I believe we should begin by confirming where all of our Captains were, and then go from there. Even though I find it unlikely that they all happened to be near each other." He added, his lips turning to a slight frown. "Of course, that being said, there's no way to see if anything is suspicious. Especially since I know I was alone." He smiled again, the corners of his mouth twisting upwards into a slight grin. "However, excellent judgement as always sirs. Still, as a bit of advice, I say that if you run into our missing others, they be questioned heavily for their reasons on missing such a meeting. I myself feel the need to ready myself for my partner in crime, so to speak."
Taking a step back, facing the other Captains, Carroll bowed deeply, holding his hat lest it fall off his head. "I fear I may have to go for a bit, as I stated. But don't worry sirs, if I'm needed, I'll come around eventually. After all, I'm always late." he smiled, a tad wider this time around. For what reason was probably lost in the madness in his mind, but either way, he had his orders. That and his insanity had an urgent matter to attend to: he still had tea to drink and an associate to speak to. He was just assigned to work with Division Two after all, and if memory served, he and that Captain weren't on such good terms. All the more interesting for the mad Hatter. "Don't worry about filling me in either. I'm going to begin my investigations post haste, as since I'm no longer a Captain, I believe it would be fair to say I may be excused to do so, as the information, while important, technically doesn't have any reason to involve me, no?" One more, slightly distrustful flash of a smile, and the Hatter waved his comrades good bye for a bit. Likely, he'd be reprimanded at a later date, but the mad man cared little for that right now, as his pressing matters were growing all the more pressing. [Exit]
>>Probably going to be my only post tonight, maybe one more, so I'll go ahead and move myself out of this meeting, especially since I'll be gone for a trip starting tonight.<<
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:41 pm
Hakora arrived at the meeting hall and bounded the boy with some cuffs that were infused with kido thanks to the Squad 5 Captain. They were designed to sap the reitsu out of the target and dull the senses. He then entered the hall and saw that many were present the meeting had indeed begun. He listened as a few talked as he did not want to interrupt. He was quite shocked by what he heard. Something about murders and the Soul King missing. This didn't seem possible. As the chatter died down, Hakora spoke with his emotionless tone. "Commander, I am sorry for our lateness, it was my fault the Squad 13 Captain was absent. I was in the World of the Living and found a woman who displayed abilities she should not have. Upon further investigation I found two more of her kind and that they had zanpaktuos like us and have been around since the beginning. With much effort I have caught this one and upon your orders I will interrogate him and find out who they are. Only if this is what you wish."Hakora placed the unconscious boy, who should be coming to anytime now, in a chair. There was no need to treat him poorly especially if Hakora was about to interrogate the kid. Hakora prided himself in retrieving information and he had serums that could work out the truth or even heighten a person's sense of pain. Many things Hakora could do to make the creature talk. Hakora then doubled over and clinched his stomach. He looked down and saw nothing, but his stomach felt warm and he knew what this feeling was. It seemed when he got hit by the woman's hammer it had made it in far enough to cause internal bleeding and maybe even damage and organ. Hakora knelled, but did not leave to treat his injury. His duty required him to not leave the Commander's presence without permission.
Voldo eneters the hall tucking documents he had been absorbed in readin in his sleeve and bows. He was often tardy if his research became too interesting. "My apologies I was involved" he smiled and walked to his spot where he stood. his sword wrapped in a crimson sash on his back like a small mummy. He gazed around at the others unsure if much had happened before his arrival. However now that he was here he could figure out what needed to be done.
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Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:34 pm
Sunako Tu-chi Kutaki C a p t a i n o f S q u a d 1 3
This was probably the first in years that he had been late to a meeting, let alone to the point where probably everyone was gone. He felt so ashamed. Walking to those doors scared him to the point he almost doubled over, scared of what might become of him if he entered. Coming up with excuses wasn't any help either. It just made him feel even more guilty then usual, and that was saying something. The last time he had been guilty was when he had killed someone a long time ago that he didn't mean to kill. That was when he was the Captain of Squad 11 back then. Now, as Captain of Squad 13, he tried to keep it under control, but still didn't know what to do. Before the thought of changing his Squad, he walked in with Hakora.
Sunako quickly was ready to say his apologies to the Captain Commander when he realized that Hakora had taken the apology down on himself. Staying quiet as he listened to Hakora talk to the Captain Commander and the remaining Captains, he bowed, showing his apologies before standing up straight again to watch what was playing out before them. Soon, he watched Voldo enter, who was the Captain of Squad 12. Wondering how he was involved as well, he watched the Captain sit down before returning his attention back to the Head Captain. Hopefully they were not in so much trouble. He was also worried about the news laid out to them from the Hell butterflies earlier. It was dangerous to go out there knowing the Soul King had gone missing for what was indeed forever. He was scared of what might become of them with the Soul King missing, but if all of the Soul Society knew, chaos might be brought upon them, and they wouldn't know how to stop it.
Slight opposition—or at least, that's how he first interpreted them to be—to his suggestion is, after all, more than expected. He knew of them to be sound enough, true, but still.
It must've been his pride as a Captain of the Third Division, then. Han ought to have given himself more ample time to think things through before speaking up, but on the other hand, not even he could possibly give the best mode of action for such a crisis. It is good enough. If anything, then at the very least, it was him who opened some more berth for better suggestions. It also seems that the Captain Commander took his idea to heart.
The, ah, delayed arrival of the other Captains was somehow more than sufficient to bring about the raised brow from Han. He was never one for some doubts and arguments, then already on the assumption that Shinari-dono's apology and explanations are sound enough for him. The Captain would always have room for doubt, though; he will just not make such a fuss over it.
About time, then?
So did Han Edogawa raised his hand, then on his cue to step up, and gave the Captains a swift glance. Only after that did his eyes stopped on the Captain Commander in his seat. "I apologize for speaking once more right now, Captain Commander, but what is your say on Shinari-dono's motion and what we've discussed so far? Suffice to say that I agree on his suggestion, but if the others agree as well, then simultaneity is in order. At the very least, Seireitei will be guarded and searched for more information while we also do our part here."
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