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[ The feed turns on to see a little, small room. There's a candle lit, and a girl's face complexly looking into the feed. A Sunkern in her hand chirps. It's obvious whoever is operating this thing doesn't really have much of an idea on good angles, or how to actually use the video camera. She turns the PCD to the ceiling, where a Woobat and a Shiny Zubat are both sleeping. It then turns again to see an Ekans wrapping itself tight around a sleeping Torchic before it turns back to Momo.

Once she has the feed pointing back at her, Momo blinks twice before beginning. ]

Is this... Is this on? Hello guys! Hmm, let's see! I'm Momo Hinamori! I've been mostly just trying to adjust and learn how to get settled in so I wouldn't ask any questions you guys probably heard a hundred times before! So, now, that I'm settled in, I kinda have a question. It's about Team Rocket...

[ She pauses. ]

They're charitable freelance dentists, right? [ ...Yeah. Leave it to Momo to be so off subject... ]

And, uh, have any of you ever got people from home come here but they're like younger than what they used to be? One of my close friends arrived here, except he was from a time where we were both in school. And then one of my friends showed up here as a little kid and then they both went home really quickly. Why do people show up here and just leave anyways?!

Also! If someone sees Princess Gorgeous - I think that's her name - please let me know I'm looking for her! She looks a lot like Hayate, except she's an impostor. [ She's very timid with this whole network thing. How many things does she talk about? When is it appropriate to end? ]

Ahh! Sorry for all of the questions, I guess I just have a lot on my mind! I'll talk to you guys all later! Thank you for listening! [ She kinda lingers on the feed for half a minute before realizing she needs to turn it off. So she'll fumble around with her pokegear until it actually turns off. ]

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[Oh boy, that sounds new! She thinks she will!]

What's a Sogyoku? Like prison...?

Nope. It's what we use to execute really bad Shinigami. It's sealed by really thick ropes, but, when it's released, a phoenix shoots away from the hill and attacks the offender so harshly that their entire soul is burnt out from existence. They'll never be reincarnated or anything, it's the ultimate punishment. [ It's bad Tenten. Really, really bad. ]

[O...h... yeah she gets that it's bad now.]

That's... huh. That's the only way to permanently die...?

Yep! It's said to have the strength of a thousand zanpakutous, which is like, a thousand of my swords all piercing the same target.

There's another way to die permanently too. If you're a hollow, and you aren't killed by a zanpakutou sword, then you can't be reborn because your soul wasn't purified so you're life ends there. Luckily, that rarely happens.

That sounds... really cool. Except for the die permanently part, the execution of it sounds pretty cool!

[Whoops, unintentional pun there.]

But that's... that sounds pretty scary. And that's the job of a shinigami, to make sure that happens?

I've seen a couple of Sogyoku executions, they're actually really bright and kinda colorful. The entire sky becomes orange and red and it just burns into each other once it's done. [ She's not noticing the pun, instead she's agreeing with Tenten. ] But, it's very scary and the spiritual energy makes it kinda unsettling. I'm glad Captain Aizen was there to reassure me... [ She takes a dreamy sigh before continuing. ]

The job of a Shinigami is to purify hollows with your zanpakutou. It can be terrifying, but it's a necessary thing to do and you shouldn't show fear over it. I mean, I nearly died from my first encounter with a fearful hollow but I got over it and worked my way up to become a lieutenant! You shouldn't have fear for doing the right thing!

So it's like fireworks, just... aimed at people. Well. Fireworks and swords all in one. [Tenten no, it's its own thing, just stop.] But Captain Aizen, you said he was your superior, right...? [What's that sigh, Momo, there's not something going on there, is there~?]

It's like a mission, then. It was pretty scary for my first mission, too, but after that, it gets easier. It's stuff that has to get done for the village, you know?

It's not like fireworks at all. It's like the force of a thousand swords, except it's all poured into a phoenix. A bird made out of fire. [ Or something. ] And yes! Captain Aizen is my superior! He's one of the kindest, gentlest, smartest people I've ever met! They say he's one of the strongest captains ever!

[ She nods her head. ]

It's like that! You have to get it done for the organization. It's scarier to shirk your duties and have your boss yell at you or say "I'm disappointed"... [ Yikes. What a terrifying thought! ]

Sounds like a pretty great guy. You and he aren't...?

[Come on, Momo, tell her that you're involved with the strongest Captain~]

Well... I don't know if I could imagine Sandaime-sama yelling. Gai-sensei would probably cry if we failed, though, and then blame himself for it... oh boy.

[Yeah that would be worse.]

Aren't what...? [ She's not getting it. In so many ways. ]

Hmm... what's Sandaime-sama like? Isn't Gai-sensei the one that wears spandex and trains a lot? Are you sure he wouldn't just make you guys train constantly?

Aren't... you know. Together? [Probably still not specific enough...]

Sandaime-sama is... well, he was a great man. An old guy, always wearing the big Hokage triangle-hat. [She gestures as if to draw that damn hat on top of her head.] He always made time to come to the Academy, see how we were doing. If you really had to talk to him, he'd always find a way to make time. A Hokage is the strongest ninja in a village, after all, but he was a great leader, too.

[~~If only she knew what a royal screw up he'd been...~~]

Together....? Well, I am his lieutenant! We're together everyday! [ Sexually Oblivious Momo is going to become a meme. Just you wait. ]

Hmmm... so it sounds like if he was angry, he'd use a big booming voice and a fierce shaking of the finger! [ She knows this type! At least he sounds more pleasant than "charring you and not giving any fucks" Yamamoto. ]

Right... [Just... facepalming and moving on, okay then Momo.]

I don't know if he ever got angry, though! I mean, that would be pretty scary if he did, but I think what's worse is that if you messed up, he'd just get this disappointed face and sigh.

That reminds me of Unohana-taichou. They say her temper is more dangerous than being burned alive by our head captain's fire attacks and those can erase you from existence. But, at the most, she just sighs and says she's disappointed. [ It's a very very very sad thing. ]

It just hits you where it hurts, you know? Disappointing someone that had faith in you.

Yeah, that's the absolute worst. If I disappointed my sensei...?

[Man, the muscle pain probably wouldn't even compare.]

I don't know what I'd do. It's nice to know there's someone else who feels the same way.

I'm sure you'd be doing so many pushups based on the stories I've heard! I'm sure he's forgiving enough to make the incident forgettable! [ She's optimistic, at least. ]

[She laughs.]

Yeah, I hope so. Either way, wouldn't be a fun thing to have to go through, don't you think?

Of course not! I hope, if our afterlives are the same, that I'd be able to help you out if you were in trouble so you wouldn't have to do pushups! But, I'd have to do it in a way that wouldn't break the Shinigami rules. I don't want to be a target for the Sogyoku, you know.

I think I'd rather take the pushups than have to bother you to the point where you might get the Sogyoku.

[She shakes her head, though she still can't hide the small smile.]

But thanks, Momo.

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