Romeo and Juliet

**Date Started:** 28 November, 2021
**Date Completed:** Ongoing
**Next Role-Play**: N/A
**Users Involved:** User:TheGoldenBuddha, User:GoldenPiece, User:Sir Ice Man
**Setting:** Seireitei,
**Characters Involved**:
* **Present:** Kiokushi Hotsuka, Kirumi Secho

*What is love?.*

*Is it being attracted to someone for sexual advances?.*

*To show somebody affection out of a need of respect?.*

*Giving attention to a family member or loved one?.*

*There's multiple ways and techniques, we've come up with to explain how social compatibility works, and what's most important in a romantic relationship.*

*But in reality, all it comes down to is pheromones doing their job.*

## Memories Made in the Coldest Winter.

Today was a colder day than usual, probably because of the transition into more winter times. But even for the Seireitei which doesn't experience much changes in weather, the influence of the cold brimmed upon the entirety of the Soul Society, forcing most citizens and Shinigami to stay indoors for now making doing jobs outside harder.

Although this wasn't the case for the active Shinigami, who no matter what's going on within the heavens, still commit to their duty. "Man." A woman says in a chilled tone. The lady is in a shihakusho showing that she is a member of the Gotei 13, with long blue hair that fits the snow around her, and green eyes that resembled those of rare emeralds. "It's cold as a bih can get right, Nobunaga?" she blurs out with her teeth shaking.

Nobunaga looked on into the distance, numb as one can be. Nothing could really excite him anymore after what happened days prior. The meeting in the barracks of the Eleventh Division. As fun as the day was, terrible was the night for Nobunaga. But today was not about Nobunaga. It was about his Lieutenant, and her foray into romance. Nobunaga had made his own forays into romance centuries prior, so he knew a thing about the easily dreadful, easily wonderful experience known in the Human world as… dating.

Human lives are brief, but dating is a consummate activity in Soul Society, where romances, courtships and marriages last hundreds of years, far more than the longest of human lifespans.

“Oh, I have seen colder days,” spoke Nobunaga. Days ago, he would have gone over a rant about how 'prickly' winters can get in Hokutan, but he had been strangely laconic over the last few days. However, this writer insists that this story is not about Nobunaga, but rather about his lieutenant.

“You sure about this date thing, Lieut?” asked Nobunaga, “That, too, with that person? I mean, you can land a captain if you want, like that Shihōin guy. You want to go out with this, what is her name again? And how did you meet her? And what did you see in her?”

"Kamui?.." Kiokushi says responding back to Nobunaga, she then starts laughing out loud "That jit a whole nutcase, he ain't never gon pull no bitches with his type of attitude and lifestyle." She points out regarding Kamui's heartless demeanor. "Anyways, I think I've really found ***gold*** with this girl." She says smiling already, feeling giddy just thinking about her.

As they walk towards the Sixth Division's barracks to pick up Kirumi, they went to a few stops with Kiokushi trying to pick up some gifts or presents to surprise Kirumi with. They finally went inside of this one shop that commissions jewelry and other items. "Yo! oldie? you got sum' I could buy for sale like an engagement ring?" Kiokushi says in her ever so brash voice

"Yeah, I think I've got some left overs from a while, but since you're a high ranking member of the Gotei 13, you'll have to pay more money than the others because I know y'all be making bank." The old man replies back in his raspy sounding voice. Kiokushi then smacks her lips and says "You think you gon' expect me to pay that much just for a ring, you know I'm not a fool. I value my money as someone who's lived in the slums before, I ain't gonna let you take it so easily." Kiokushi responds. "Well then how about **800**" The man says. "No." "700? 600? 500? 300? 200? 100!?" He keeps saying lowering the price as Kiokishi keeps denying for a bargain. "FINE! JUST TAKE IT I DON'T GET PAID ENOUGH FOR THIS ANYWAYS." The old man screams out throwing the ring and box towards Kiokushi with her catching it mid air.

“Lieut!” said an exasperated Nobunaga, “That is not how you buy gifts! Let me tell you what I did when I met my girl. I went to buy a gift, but all the shops were closed. There was this one guy selling pears. Each pear worth 1 coin. I said, ‘Imagine if Adam ate a pear instead of an apple. Now tell me how much.’ 10 coins, the guy said. I said, ‘Imagine that kings wear turbans made out of pears instead of crowns. Now tell me how much.’ 100 coins, the guy said. I said, ‘You bloody prick, imagine if this is the last pear in the world. No more pears after this one! Now tell me how much.’ 1000 coins, the guy said, and I brought. I could not find anything expensive for her, so I took what was cheap, and bought it expensive. I took what was worth 1 coin, and bought it for 1000 coins. Why? Because it was worth it! Because I found gold with that girl!”

"Shit, honestly?" Replied Kiokushi to Nobunaga's remarks on how he chose a present for his his own fiancé, Sakata. "Thats lowkey kinda genius not finna cap." Kiokushi says with her cracking her hands then placing her left hand on her chin trying to think. "I think that this ring will do it though. I'll surprise her during the least expected moment with it." She says to Nobunaga telling him her plan.

They then head off straight to the Sixth Division's barracks where Kirumi Secho is residing in, once they arrived Kiokushi started feeling a little nervous and anxious with butterflies in her stomach. She didn't attempt to knock on the doors, and instead let Nobunaga do it for her.

“Alright,” spoke Nobunaga, “Lieut. Wanna show her a good time? Get her bloody drunk. Wanna show her a ''really'' good time? Just walk, talk, and later on, sit under the stars and have a great smoke. I will text you a cigar guy and a opium guy. Your choice. Now, go get her. Good luck. Tell me 'bout it.” He hot-footed out of there, leaving Kiokushi alone for Kirumi to answer the door.