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Yoruichi Shihouin | Bleach

[feline_covert_ops]

[Network]

Okay, maybe I'm not the best at this teaching thing, but honestly, kids? Expected a little more. [Shuffles a stack of papers in her hands, adjusting the glasses perched on her nose. The papers are blank, but you can't see that. And the glasses are fake; she doesn't need them. But it really completes the professorial look, right?]

Or maybe you're borderline flunking on purpose in the hopes of getting some remedial time with your bio teacher? Sorry; I know I'm hot, but I ain't got that kind of time. Might wanna shape up. [Or she might want to get more of a working atmosphere in her classes if she's going to give crazy difficult tests like this. Tomato, tomahto, right?]


[Prose 1]

She might have been snagging a little catnap somewhere. Her own office, another staff member's . . . hell maybe in her own classroom while the kids were taking a test. She might have been. But she wasn't. It just looked that way to outside observers.

What better way to observe the world than to allow it to go by as if you weren't even there? The faculty was far more likely to be able to tell that she was awake than any student.

But just try to slip something past her, kids. She might surprise you.


[Prose 2]

It was a good day to get out and stretch her legs -- all four of them. Yoruichi padded about the grounds in her feline form, recommitting every possible detail to memory. Few were going to think anything amiss with a curious little black cat, and she trotted around with impunity.

If anyone saw her, she would act the part of the proper kitty. She did enjoy a good ear-scratch or little food gifts, after all. And people trusted animals. Talked to them. It was an amazingly useful way to gather information, this form.

[prose 1]

[sogyo_no_kotowari]

Ukitake just stared at her with a near utter look of defeat on his face. This happened far more than he cared to account for in regards to this woman. Really, she'd be the death of him, at this rate. Perhaps literally.

"The couch is for consultations, Yoruichi, not your constant need for naps. Or pretending to nap. Or whatever it is you seem fit to do in my office." Really now.

[feline_covert_ops]

Hey, now. A little sleeping never killed anyone. Unless maybe they took something first. Or somebody broke into their room and knifed them. Not that she would know, or anything. Not like she'd ever killed anybody either way. Really.

She yawned elaborately before giving Ukitake an affected pout. "Oh, but couches are multi-purpose, Jyuushirou. And who says I don't do both?"

It wasn't her fault his office had a such a comfy couch.

[sogyo_no_kotowari]

"I'm pretty sure people start rumors over less," Ukitake sighed, moving further into the room to set down his work on the desk, giving a cursory look around the place. Seemed to be in order...

"At least you haven't raided my candy stash."

[feline_covert_ops]

That got a laugh out of her. Of course people started rumours over less. People were silly. And therefore entertaining.

"I'm sure you could do a lot worse in the rumour department than people thinking the two of us are up to some extracurricular activities in your office." Shame. She had none. And was that really such a terrible image to the man?

She pretended to look offended when he looked to see if she'd messed with anything. "I tell you, I am shocked that you think I would steal from an ailing old man."

Nevermind Ukitake was operating on precedent, here. It wasn't any fun to acknowledge that.

[sogyo_no_kotowari]

"First of all, it's the sort of rumor that can get the Professor's attention and I've had enough awkward talks with Charles to last me a life time. Second of all, you've done it before." The stealing candy part, he meant.

[feline_covert_ops]

"Charlie still drags you in for those?" Why yes she did just call the Professor 'Charlie.' What is this thing called being formal? "All right, all right. I'll stop."

No she wouldn't. But maybe she'd compromise and only curl up on his couch while she was a cat. As long as she remembered not to revert to human form, everything would be fine.

"My sources tell me that tunafish may just distract potential candy thieves. Might be an idea worth testing, you know." An impish grin here? You bet.

[sogyo_no_kotowari]

"Or at least make it known you're going to be in here and for what reason. When you just come here on a whim, it looks odd. Just as odd, in some eyes, as the mail slot full of love confessions from students I get every February. Or more." Which had been a thing even recently. Life was hard, okay?

"I guess I could get you a can of albacore every now and again, but it seems a bit silly seeing as you're perfectly capable of getting your own from the store."

[feline_covert_ops]

She glanced at him playfully. "You mean getting all that stuff in your mail isn't normal? Wow, the things you get used to."

Ukitake needed to remember who he was talking to, here. He wasn't the only teacher that got an overload of "admiration" from the students and faculty. It never seemed to stop. And she kept the really bad ones around for laughs.

Yoruichi finally sat up properly and shrugged. "I could also sleep in my own bed and get my own candy. But that's not as much fun."

[video]

[comparative_insanity]

[Have the very cheerful face of one of your more attentive students, Yoruichi.]

It's always surreal when a teacher says "flunking" and they're actually not talking about me.

[Biology: One of the few academic subjects where he displays a.) interest b.) confidence. Too bad his spelling still sucks.]

Speaking of, I think I'm ready to hand in that lab report, although there was a mild microscope hiccup that kind of messed with the results a bit.

[video]

[feline_covert_ops]

[That the teacher is pretty damn easy on the eyes is a delightful bonus!]

Well then I guess I can't be the problem. [Yes, Yoruichi, you can.]

Make sure you run that thing through a spellchecker, kiddo. Mind-reading isn't in my skillset. And what's this microscope hiccup about?

[video]

[comparative_insanity]

[It really, really is the best bonus. And have Fai wincing slightly and guiltily.]

Yes ma'am! And I'll have my brother look through it for grammar errors before handing it in.

[And another wince, not so slight this time.] My lab partner may or may not have broken the lens of the first microscope. [You know, the most expensive part? No big deal.] And he did it by twisting the knob really hard because he thought it was "stuck", so he ended up messing up one of our samples too.

[video]

[feline_covert_ops]

Good boy. [He's not a dog, Yoruichi.]

[Sigh.] I was wondering how that one got broken. Whatever. Can be replaced. [She doesn't care that it's the most expensive part. If the school doesn't want to pay for it, she might. If she feels like it. She's got the money.]

You guys are gonna need a do-over on that one. And I think you'd better be the one handling the equipment this time. It makes me look bad to have all my stuff get broken, you know.

[video]

[comparative_insanity]

[He just responds with an obedient bark, because what is a very basic sense of humor.]

Oh, I managed to save another sample from someone else, and it does work, it's just... not as neat.

[He laughs a bit helplessly.] And trust me, I'm not letting him close to a microscope again until he learns to not try to solve conflicts with inanimate things with violence.

R[video]

[feline_covert_ops]

[Something Yoruichi appreciates. That's what.]

Well, we'll see how bad that'll hurt you guys on the grading. [Because she's a tough grader, even though she does things like sleep through her own tests.]

Yeah, it's odd how things with no consciousness don't respond to violence, isn't it?

[video]

[comparative_insanity]

[He shrugs, unconcerned.] I can make up for it later, right? Wouldn't want to hurt one of the few grades I've actually managed so far~.

[A small, amused little titter.] And yet sometimes it's very satisfying, I have to admit. Not when it's a sensitive piece of equipment, however.

[video]

[feline_covert_ops]

There's always a later. Unless it's the end of the semester, which it's not.

I dunno; I prefer to take things out on someone who can feel it. Though I do usually try to not hurt that kind of sensitive equipment. [Should she be talking like that with a student? Probably not. But who cares, right?]

2~

[impersonal_space]

One interesting discovery in the cat's rounds would be a small throng of strays that tended to congregate in the early mornings in one corner of the school. They all seem to mill about aimlessly. Or, perhaps, restlessly, as if waiting for something or someone to come by...

There. Those two shallow bowls of cat food were not there two seconds ago, were they? A blink is all it takes to miss how they arrived there, but there might have been the flicker of delicate fingers against a shadowy backdrop in the space against the wall as someone or something set the plates to rest.

It doesn't have to be explained how the mingling cats reacted to such a presentation.

[feline_covert_ops]

Well what a lovely little congregation of cats. Curious herself, Yoruichi weaves her way into the crowd, following all the proper rules of feline ettiquette. Cats are a bit quicker to lash out at a perceived threat than most humans, and she doesn't want to have to hurt any of them.

Oh. Well, those suddenly appearing bowls must be the reason for this little gathering. Seems that someone here enjoys keeping the strays fed. Good on them.

She trots over to one of the dishes, a sleek little creature that might look slightly less rough than some of the other strays. Have a new kitty that's sniffing at the dish to see if this is one of the good brands.

Why yes she does eat cat food. Imagine that.

[impersonal_space]

The group dynamics are not unknown to Yukari, so her keen eye does take note of the newcomer from her perch some distance away. It is after a moment that a woman's footsteps are heard as she steps out of a dark shadow... a shadow that vanishes the instant she is freed.

She has her violet eyes on that newcomer, veiled by the frills on her fancy umbrella. How interesting...