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[The feed starts, showing a rather buxom blonde who appears to be pouting at the device.]

Ehhh? I still think this is some sort of a joke. More like cruel and unusual punishment! And undeserved punishment too! The reports weren't that late... [By her standards.] And I don't want to go to any classes or do research. Is there someone else that can do that and given me a very short version of everything else...Taichoouuuu? I’m sorry? I’ll get right to those reports… in a bit? It’s not my fault the girls got in the way and knocked the ink over the paper! They have a mind of their own! I swear! Listen to them at night! They plot things!

[But those pale blue eyes turn away, and she frowns. She's not an idiot- lazy tendencies aside.]

Ne, but, this isn’t the human world, as it isn't the same as last time… and I might have been drinking a little bit of sake last night, but it wasn’t that much…

[But this is Rangiku. She can drink plenty of people under the table. She leans back a little, shinigami attire perhaps a little strange looking for some, although it may be familiar in style for others, and gives a flick of her hair over her shoulder.]

Oi, hello? Is there anyone out there? It would be pretty boring if there weren’t anyone else… That would mean I would have to talk to myself. I've never heard of a place called Prismatica, let alone a whole different planet... There better be sake here.

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[He chuckles nervously.]

W-well.... I guess that'd be one way to help them feel alive!

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[A pause, before he gets a bigger laugh out of Rangiku.]

One can hope.

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[Now he laughs along more confidently. He's proud that he successfully joked back.]

F-for sure, pal! But here's hoping that's something you don't have to worry about. [The less death going on around here, the better.]

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[Rangiku does enjoy banter.]

Mm. I might like sparkly things, but that doesn't mean I want to become one.

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You already have a shining personality as it is, pal! [He adds with a chuckle.] ...I actually don't know of anything happens if you touch 'em. But better safe than sorry, right?

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Look at you playing all nice~

[She is well aware that she can be pushy and self-centred and lazy, although there are other assets others usually comment on.]

Well, I'd rather not be responsible for anything that might go wrong.

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I don't have to play it, pal! [He brags with a grin! Not many people would brag about complimenting others, but here he is! Of course he doesn't know her that well yet, although at least some things about her do seem worthy of compliments!]

That's another good way of looking at it! I know I wouldn't wanna know it over and accidentally break it! That... that'd be really bad!

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It's a good tip, anyway. This place seems strange enough without having to worry about whether you broke someone in to little pieces by accident...

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Exactly! You get it, pal. That makes one less problem to worry about! You'd need a really heavy-duty dust pan to deal with something like that...!

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[... well, she would probably not clean it up. Let's be honest here. Maybe put a rug over it.]

Somebody would, yes~

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[Rangiku plz.]

Right, anybody would have to! [he says with a nod, not getting that was Rangiku trying to pass even just a hypothetical cleaning duty onto someone else.] Good thing that's one mess we won't have to worry about at all, pal!

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Nope, and I usually don't have any messes to clean up.

[Because others usually do it...]

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Oh yeah? You must be real efficient then, pal! [That must be it.] You sound like great coworker material. What is it that you do, anyway?

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Of course!

[Just not in the way that he is thinking...]

Hmm? Oh, I'm a vice captain in my division- the 10th.

[Which explains next to nothing.]

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[Surely he won't be in for any surprises in his future.]

Oh, that sounds like a high rank! Congratulations!

[A beat.]

...Wait, but a division of what? ...Are you a fellow cop or something? [With those terms there's a lot of options! Police? Army? Dance troop?]

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Second highest in my division.

[Although she may have been there for some time.]

Fellow cop? Does that mean you are one?

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I thought that's what vice-captain mighta meant. Way to go, pal!

[he nods proudly.]

Uh-huh! Back home at least, I'm a homicide detective for the LA PD. And here, I'm one of the Moon Knights! I guess enforcing the law's like my bread and butter!

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Thanks~

[You know, ignoring the fact that she's never reached her bankai, and been in the same position for years. Not that Rangiku minds. Being a captain has a lot more responsibilities.]

So, is that a literal knight with armor and all, or just a name?

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Heh, it's mostly in name. We have a handbook, swear an oath and wear a uniform, but it's not the shiny kinda armor. We're encouraged to use swords too! I'm still learning with that though, pal. Mostly we're just supposed to help keep the peace here!

[He doesn't realize that she never actually answered her question.]

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Sounds a bit like home, actually. We've uniforms and swords.

[So she does actually know how to use one.]

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Really? What, are you a knight? Or- or some kinda samurai?! [Those are the two sword people that come to mind.]

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Well, this is my uniform.

[And enjoy the view... as she sweeps it down to show off that shinigami uniform.]

So no armour. Guardians, I guess, works?

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Oh! [He takes a good look at her! And blushes a bit.]

I- I see! That's... a nice uniform you got there, pal! A guardian, huh? I guess that sounds close enough to being police. But it also has a cooler sound to it!

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[On purpose? Oh, it likely was done on purpose on Rangiku's part. She's never been shy about her body.]

Probably just as much paperwork though.

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[The shyness is all Gumshoe's!

He gives a weary chuckle at the mention of paperwork.]

Oh yeah, paperwork sure is a thing we deal with! Both the police back home and the Moon Knights here. I guess that's one thing that's unfortunately universal...!