Discussion & Developments

[Polarisbear12]

Here is where everything from discussing plot points to character relations shall go! All future events will be discussed here. Along with ideas for what we can do. If you have any questions then feel free to ask them here or send me a private message. This is where shall bring forth our many ideas and work towards putting them into action!! I expect to hear from everyone too!!

[Polarisbear12]

Summary of the Past Five Months
Some of the events have been altered a bit because it’ll take too long to fish for the exact details. If I'm missing anything let me know!

Event Number One:

A small group of Shinigami went into the outskirts of the Rukongai. Granted the members of this group varied on how tipsy they were, they were tasked with searching the area for any abnormalities as there have been reports of strange occurrences and noises lately. A member of the group sat down, only to have a series of animalistic sounds erupt behind him. Drawing his zapakuto in preparation of searching, a white hand burst through the shrubs and took him. Another Shinigami stepped forward to examine the spot his friend had been only to be taken by the same, now bloodied hand. Once the remaining Shinigami heard the sounds of their comrades being torn apart, they ran off, losing another friend along the way. The remaining three entered a clearing, with one of them tasked to relay a message through a Jigokuchō. Unfortunately they were only able to get a few words in before the creature got to them. The Shinigami patrol asked with doing a simple Hollow check perished at the hands of what is to be assumed a Hollow. The Jigokuchō relayed what it heard to its intended audiuence however word spread of what happened. The Thirteenth Squad Capitan, Kira Hinokawa, whose men made up the patrol that had been killed, did her best to calm down her remaining men. With orders from the First Capitan to stand down, they arranged for a meeting to be held by the heads of the Gotei Thirteen.

Event Number Two:

Having heard of the news, the band of recent graduates decided to have a reunion at the Shining Star. Once everyone arrived, they shared a few drinks and swapped stories amongst each other. At the suggestion of Yasei, the group decided their time would be better spent doing their own investigation of what happened to the Nameless Shinigami that died. As they ventured into the general area, the Jigokucho had been called from, the band of friends quickly came to the realization that they had made a grave mistake. They were confronted by six Hollows. The leader of the Hollows had its mask nearly completely eroded away which was unheard of for most Hollows. That night, the band of friends had a gruesome battle with the Hollows, each member sustaining series and life threatening injuries before they were able to take down their opponent. As they gathered in the clearing and before many of them blacked out, they were saved by reinforcements from the Thirteenth Squad. As the Capitan looked down on the state of the band of friends, she was unable to pinpoint the dark presence that was present. The cloaked figure was hidden by strange means and merely watched the battle as a means of retrieving data. Eventually they left with the necessary data to have a more successful test.

Event Number Three:

The group was set on Probation although the specific details such for how long it lasted was up in the air. It was also up to their respective Capitan’s to decide what their punishments would be. During probation many of them chose to build upon their relationships with their zapakuto. The majority was able to acquire the names of their swords but not yet on how to achieve shikai. It was also during this time that the Festival of the Founding of Thirteen Guard Squads was to be held. Once again, the group decided to meet up during the festivities.

A month has passed since the Festival which is where we shall start the role play’s story.

[Polarisbear12]

Ideas for Plot Line & First Post
Just some ideas that I have currently

Idea One

It has been brought to the attention of the Captain Commander that many of the Squads have been quarreling among each other. In order to quell the issue, she has decided that a group of individuals from various squads will venture into the Human World to do some group training exercises. Led by the Lieutenant Hosoi of the Twelfth Division, the training excursion takes an unlikely turn as strange events begin to occur.

Idea Two

There is to be a competition among the Gotei 13 to begin giving members of a squad a seated position within their respective division. Not all participants will be given a seat and they may not even fight those within their squad.
-This idea is more suited for later implementation when it has been closer towards everyone being within their squads for about a year. I will also need to look up how Seats are given, if there are any set rules for how it works. The idea can also be taken as just a competition between the Squads to determine the strongest members of the Gotei 13.

Idea Three

Following in the footsteps of one of the many non canon arcs within Bleach, the zapakuto spirits begin to run rampant. It can go one of two ways. A) Each character deals with their respective spirit individually to provide development. Or B) they as a group, help each other handle their spirit together, meaning character development between characters as they explore the Inner World of their zapakuto

Idea Four

The last of my ideas, this one will simply be a free for all where everyone simply does their own thing. You all will be in charge of interacting with the other characters, building relationships, doing a quick blast to the past, having them train or interact with their zapakuto's spirit or what have you. What happens will be entirely up to you.

[Damioa]

Idea one reaction: I like this. It would give a us a chance to come together without having to do too much of our own thing. However, if this exercise is to quell down fighting, it doesn't make sense that most of them are friends. Though they do spar and I guess destroy things when they do so I suppose from the outside looking in they look like they have beef.

Idea 2 reaction: Agree that it should probably be later. I doubt a seated member wouldn't be able to at least use shikai and if so it may be rare. Though the idea does sound fun and exciting.

Idea ... reaction: I'm glad this is a thing, because I was going to have Joel's spirit literally try to devour him if it's not fed enough. Seems like a thing for after we get Bankai or shikai though, but it could work early on.

Idea IV Reaction: Maybe this can be a thing we do slightly before events and after events to cool off and reflect on said events. Though I can see myself twiddling my thumbs after 3 post of this if it was it's own arc. I still believe we should have main events as well that mold into an overall plot, though this would be good for character arcs and relationships.

[duramon]

I'm leaning towards idea one, it's also well-established in the universe that unseated members fresh from the academy be taken on a human world expedition. Although it seemed to be in a controlled environment on some kind of hollow hunt (Where-in it all went horribly wrong and Hisagi got his scar.) This idea makes the most sense and looks like it has just enough focus to give us direction, whilst still leaving open time to talk and establish relationship, plus what happened during the last 5 months.

The other two ideas seem really interesting, I'm particularly fond of the tournament as it was an element I was excited for in the original renditions, but both look like they'd be even more fun if they were done later. The spirits would be made greater particularly by them going rampant during Bankai training, nothing says drama like an epic confrontation with your soul, and to have your encounter decide your worthiness, and endanger those around you ever more so.

The tournament might actually be good to have just before the excursion if we can get a round or two to establish relationships amongst ourselves before, that way we can have another tournament later on in the RP as a kind of. "This is where we started, this is how things have changed," Sort of thing, which I think would be quite nice to have. Plus at this point, it's almost tradition to have a combat opening.

[Polarisbear12]

Idea One
@Damioa
The whole point of it is to make it seem like everyone can get along. That is why they were chosen to be taken along the excursion to the Human World. There will be a few other members (NPC's) of the Gotei 13 that we may interact with as well.

@duramon
That is the intent! Of course those interactions will last for a little while; we don’t want to jump right into a battle.

There will be ample amount of time for everyone to discuss what else had happened over the past five months that has not already been established. This could be done in the form of flashbacks and would definitely require the respective parties to write out a collaborative post.

Idea Two
You certainly have a point there Damioa. Most, if not everyone, has learned the names of their zapakuto but I don’t think a Shinigami could acquire a seated position in their respective squad without at least being able to release their shikai. Doing so would certainly determine a fight. At the same time it would show just how strong of an opponent they are if they are able to get a seat without the need of releasing their sword. Of course, I don’t think it would be a good idea to give any one of us that sort of position.

I too like the tournament aspect of this idea. I believe we did have something similar to it before however it was between NPC’s as some were still injured at the time. It could very well be a private tournament between the seven of them. Say Ryuu provoked Junko, which to be honest is quite plausible I think, and the two decided to determine who the better swordswoman was.

Idea Three
@Damioa
That would certainly be fun to play off of, Joel’s zanpakuto’s spirit trying to devour him. Now would it be an internal battle or one the others would also be privy too?
@duramon
Hmm it may actually be more plausible for them to encounter this when they have their shikai’s. It could easily happen during bankai training however that may not occur for some time. This could even lead to one hiding the knowledge that they have a bankai.

Now with this idea, it would certainly be interesting to have other characters, not just our own, zanpakuto’s spirits to go on a rampage. First things first though, we would have to determine what would cause such a thing to happen. I never went over that particular arc, so I’m clueless as to what caused the zapakuto’s spirits to manifest.

Again, I would love to hear any and all ideas y’all come up with!

[Damioa]

Well atm it's internal since talking to it( seeing as you said we can hear them) is like talking to a carnivorous beast. I showed some of it in the last rp. It's why Joel keeps a lock on the hilt, for safety reasons. Though in time it'll come out. Most likely as it's used to kill hollows it'll get stronger and try to posses Joel or just take a form of its own. i Kind of see it taking traits from the akujiki from shinobi in some ways.

Having personal tournament would be exciting. I'd like to see who would come out on top and the destruction to the surrounding area caused.

Now that you've explained it, Idea one seems like the best option for the first arc. It could push us forward towards the other ideas quite nicely.

I answered these in 321 instead of 123. Just realized how backwards it was lol.

[Reliquary]

Honestly, all of these sound rad and I feel like incorporating them all in arcs would be hella cool. Trust me, roleplaying as Junko's Zanpakuto in dev. Will be.... Interesting.

But! Fully down for all, just in like arc-form~

[Polarisbear12]

What do you guys think of having a point system go into the human world excursion? By this I mean, it will be a sort of contest to get everyone to reach a certain amount of points. In order to receive those points, a shinigami must kill a Hollow. Those are individual points but there are also participation/teamwork points in which a shinigami must aid a fellow shinigami in the take down of a Hollow. The catch however is that you cannot help someone from your own squad. Each shinigami needs to leave with the same amount of participation points and kill points or the excursion will not end. Of course you can't just help the same person from a different squad each time, you need to make it vary or it will not count.

I hope my explanation will suffice! The excursion will probably go to an area in the Human World that is rampant with Hollows of varying difficulties. I'm still thinking of a method for how these points will be accounted for, but if you have ideas or your opinions to this then let me know! With that being said, I hope to have the first post up by the end of this weekend as I will be busy up until Sunday.

[Damioa]

So it'll be more of a walk around Ally conquest? Sounds pretty tight be me.

[Byte]

Could be interesting. Will this point system be in any way relevant to future plot/character development, though? Or will this be entirely contained to the excursion itself as a way to "keep score"?

[duramon]

Yasei would be keeping his own score anyway, might as well make it official.

So I'm kinda confused about the aspect of " Each shinigami needs to leave with the same amount of participation points and kill points or the excursion will not end. " Does this mean everyone has to have the same total points, or that their participation points must equal their kill points?

[Nekohina]

clearly it means 4th squad cant just heal to farm points xp

[Polarisbear12]

@Byte
The point system will only be relevant towards the excursion as a means of keeping score. Of course the speed at which one gets their points can be used later in the role play as a bragging right.

@duramon
Everyone must reach an equal amount of points for both kill points and participation points.

@Neko
Yeah. Their main purpose is still to heal the wounded and what not, but they should be able to get the same amount of points regardless.