JULY 9, 2014.
Post by Gyoko Tano on Mar 17, 2014 17:22:07 GMT -5
New Captain Interview Protocol
Proctor: Ute Kima, Rokuseki no Sanbantai
Subject: Jukan Okutō, Taichō no Sanbantai
Captain Jukan, congratulations on your recent promotion.
Thank you, very much. I'm very glad to be here and to have been promoted to such a lofty position.
So, let's go over some basic facts about you before we go more in-depth. How old are you, and please embellish on all that entails.
Hm... Well, I've lived for quite a bit. A bit longer than most, if I would be perfectly honest. I lived briefly in the mortal world. I made it only as far as sixteen or seventeen, I think. I was quite the troublemaker and one of the boys I grew up with pushed me off a waterfall.
...Whatever for?
It's all a little blurry, but it's something to the effect of me having fucked his girlfriend.
Oh...
But I digress; I awoke in the southern reaches of the Rukongai and spent the better part of three centuries there, fending for myself until I was found.
And who was it that found you?
Well, I was adopted into the Jukan family by Jukan Osei. He found me in the Rukongai at perhaps my lowest state. He described me as a man gone feral and baring his teeth at the sky and earth alike.
Osei must have seen something in you to adopt you, however. The Jukan family is one of the most esteemed in the Seireitei. They don't tend to take in just anyone.
Just so. However, Osei was a gentle heart. We Jukan are known for a near religious tie to our esteemed Soul King. He rationalized it in that way--the Soul King's emissaries, the Shinigami, are purifiers, not judges. And so, when he came across me, he took it upon himself to find the soul that hid under the dirt of the tribulations of three hundred years. I was but a boy to him, and he desired a son.
I spent the next century in his home.
And what exactly did you do for a century under the roof of such an esteemed Shinigami?
I read. I slept and ate and read. I ate with the servants because I was yet to assume the Jukan name. I slept in their quarters and served the Jukan alongside them. The only special treatment I received was that Osei allowed me to read.
By the time the better half of the century had passed into the wind, I'd begun to awaken the latent potential within me--the soul that Osei set out to uncover was seeing light finally. That was when he began to take even more of a special interest in me. He moved me out of the servants' quarters into a small room beside his and he began to train me.
Surely a man who lasted three centuries in the southernmost reaches of the Rukongai could fend for himself? Why did you undergo this training?
I wanted to be a part of something more. Three centuries in the wilds will cause you to lose sight of your humanity. It was only through Osei that I gained mine back. I owed him my life, nonetheless my sword-hand. I pledged to be his instrument to be used as he saw fit; it was for these reasons that I trained night and day at his beck and call. When I wasn't training, I continued to read to bolster my knowledge of the spiritual world and how it works.
I believe it was in the thirtieth year of our formal training that he commanded me to begin attending the Shinōreijutsuin. To this day, I'm not quite sure of the point of that because he'd trained me five times longer than the curriculum at the academy. To add to this, at the conclusion of my fourth year, he formally adopted me and recommended my immediate graduation and placement into the Twelfth Division.
That is certainly interesting. You've gone from wildling in the south to a nobleman in the Twelfth Division in less than a century; that's something most who start off as you cannot even fathom, nonetheless obtain. How about you tell me about what happened next?
That was only twenty years ago, to be honest with you. It seems like it was just yesterday, but of course, given our lifespans, it might as well be. Just so, I worked as expected in the Twelfth, but the most interesting thing is that Osei's training did not relent until his death. It was only five years ago, when he left that fateful night, never to return. He didn't tell me the specifics of his task, or where he was going. He just left... and never came back.
That must have been hard on you, him being your adoptive father and all.
It most certainly was. That's an understatement if anything. But I cannot help but feel somewhat grateful that he never came back. Training with Osei had become so much of a habit that I continued on without him and in my frustration and grief I awoke the power he had been digging for all those years. It was because I lost him that I could upturn the last stone and fully retrieve my humanity in whole. I unlocked my Bankai and honed it in secret, only revealing it when the spot for the Sanbantai Taichō became available. With the recommendation of my former captain, I was granted an audience and I suppose you can call the rest history.
I see. Well, I guess this wraps up the intake interview. We just wanted to get an idea of your past so we could better unite the cohort to serve your purposes as the new captain.
That is very much appreciated. I look forward to being a trustworthy and reliable leader to you all.
His pursuit of knowledge has taken him many years and surprisingly enough, Okutō has never forgotten a single word he's written. This photographic memory transfers to more than just reading and he will be able to make stunning conclusions about a variety of topics by recalling how something operated the last time he encountered it. This plays into all things, from fighting to solving a simple math equation.
One of his most outstanding qualities is his loyalty. He only became a Shinigami to repay a debt to his adopted father. In return for saving him from the wilderness, he pledged his entire life to him. As a Shinigami, he pledges himself to defend the weak and all souls regardless of the cost. Many might call him loyal to a fault however, as he might undermine the chain of command to serve those which he pledges himself to. This can be potentially problematic in some situations and can get him in trouble with his higher-ups.
Okutō has a propensity to drink, perhaps his worse quality; he is often found passed out drunk in the mess hall of the Sanbantai barracks, even after only just assuming the position of captain. When drunk, he tends to make countless sexual advances onto literally anyone to come his way. Okutō adores old western movies and modern human drama movies. He is particularly fond of human techno music and in stark contrast, blues music. His favorite food is pork buns which he drinks with beer.
Played by Tou (Hard)FC drawn by Mogusa Tuneharu (Nameless)
Proctor: Ute Kima, Rokuseki no Sanbantai
Subject: Jukan Okutō, Taichō no Sanbantai
Captain Jukan, congratulations on your recent promotion.
Thank you, very much. I'm very glad to be here and to have been promoted to such a lofty position.
So, let's go over some basic facts about you before we go more in-depth. How old are you, and please embellish on all that entails.
Hm... Well, I've lived for quite a bit. A bit longer than most, if I would be perfectly honest. I lived briefly in the mortal world. I made it only as far as sixteen or seventeen, I think. I was quite the troublemaker and one of the boys I grew up with pushed me off a waterfall.
...Whatever for?
It's all a little blurry, but it's something to the effect of me having fucked his girlfriend.
Oh...
But I digress; I awoke in the southern reaches of the Rukongai and spent the better part of three centuries there, fending for myself until I was found.
And who was it that found you?
Well, I was adopted into the Jukan family by Jukan Osei. He found me in the Rukongai at perhaps my lowest state. He described me as a man gone feral and baring his teeth at the sky and earth alike.
Osei must have seen something in you to adopt you, however. The Jukan family is one of the most esteemed in the Seireitei. They don't tend to take in just anyone.
Just so. However, Osei was a gentle heart. We Jukan are known for a near religious tie to our esteemed Soul King. He rationalized it in that way--the Soul King's emissaries, the Shinigami, are purifiers, not judges. And so, when he came across me, he took it upon himself to find the soul that hid under the dirt of the tribulations of three hundred years. I was but a boy to him, and he desired a son.
I spent the next century in his home.
And what exactly did you do for a century under the roof of such an esteemed Shinigami?
I read. I slept and ate and read. I ate with the servants because I was yet to assume the Jukan name. I slept in their quarters and served the Jukan alongside them. The only special treatment I received was that Osei allowed me to read.
By the time the better half of the century had passed into the wind, I'd begun to awaken the latent potential within me--the soul that Osei set out to uncover was seeing light finally. That was when he began to take even more of a special interest in me. He moved me out of the servants' quarters into a small room beside his and he began to train me.
Surely a man who lasted three centuries in the southernmost reaches of the Rukongai could fend for himself? Why did you undergo this training?
I wanted to be a part of something more. Three centuries in the wilds will cause you to lose sight of your humanity. It was only through Osei that I gained mine back. I owed him my life, nonetheless my sword-hand. I pledged to be his instrument to be used as he saw fit; it was for these reasons that I trained night and day at his beck and call. When I wasn't training, I continued to read to bolster my knowledge of the spiritual world and how it works.
I believe it was in the thirtieth year of our formal training that he commanded me to begin attending the Shinōreijutsuin. To this day, I'm not quite sure of the point of that because he'd trained me five times longer than the curriculum at the academy. To add to this, at the conclusion of my fourth year, he formally adopted me and recommended my immediate graduation and placement into the Twelfth Division.
That is certainly interesting. You've gone from wildling in the south to a nobleman in the Twelfth Division in less than a century; that's something most who start off as you cannot even fathom, nonetheless obtain. How about you tell me about what happened next?
That was only twenty years ago, to be honest with you. It seems like it was just yesterday, but of course, given our lifespans, it might as well be. Just so, I worked as expected in the Twelfth, but the most interesting thing is that Osei's training did not relent until his death. It was only five years ago, when he left that fateful night, never to return. He didn't tell me the specifics of his task, or where he was going. He just left... and never came back.
That must have been hard on you, him being your adoptive father and all.
It most certainly was. That's an understatement if anything. But I cannot help but feel somewhat grateful that he never came back. Training with Osei had become so much of a habit that I continued on without him and in my frustration and grief I awoke the power he had been digging for all those years. It was because I lost him that I could upturn the last stone and fully retrieve my humanity in whole. I unlocked my Bankai and honed it in secret, only revealing it when the spot for the Sanbantai Taichō became available. With the recommendation of my former captain, I was granted an audience and I suppose you can call the rest history.
I see. Well, I guess this wraps up the intake interview. We just wanted to get an idea of your past so we could better unite the cohort to serve your purposes as the new captain.
That is very much appreciated. I look forward to being a trustworthy and reliable leader to you all.
JUKAN OKUTŌ
MITSUO
FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR
ALLIED TO SEIREITEI
BISEXUAL
Okutō is a very silent man, commonly known to keep to himself and try to disturb nothing. He enjoys delving fully into any book that touches his hand and learning from them so he can better understand the world. In this regard, Okutō is a listener above anything else and is more likely to speak after someone than before. His respect for the opinions of all people by virtue of their being alive makes him a commonly sought out figure to those in need of someone to listen to them. This is not to say that Okutō does not have his own opinions and he has a unique brand of honesty that entices people; while he doesn't step around the truth, he has a way of presenting it that is completely non-threatening. MITSUO
FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR
ALLIED TO SEIREITEI
BISEXUAL
His pursuit of knowledge has taken him many years and surprisingly enough, Okutō has never forgotten a single word he's written. This photographic memory transfers to more than just reading and he will be able to make stunning conclusions about a variety of topics by recalling how something operated the last time he encountered it. This plays into all things, from fighting to solving a simple math equation.
One of his most outstanding qualities is his loyalty. He only became a Shinigami to repay a debt to his adopted father. In return for saving him from the wilderness, he pledged his entire life to him. As a Shinigami, he pledges himself to defend the weak and all souls regardless of the cost. Many might call him loyal to a fault however, as he might undermine the chain of command to serve those which he pledges himself to. This can be potentially problematic in some situations and can get him in trouble with his higher-ups.
Okutō has a propensity to drink, perhaps his worse quality; he is often found passed out drunk in the mess hall of the Sanbantai barracks, even after only just assuming the position of captain. When drunk, he tends to make countless sexual advances onto literally anyone to come his way. Okutō adores old western movies and modern human drama movies. He is particularly fond of human techno music and in stark contrast, blues music. His favorite food is pork buns which he drinks with beer.
Played by Tou (Hard)FC drawn by Mogusa Tuneharu (Nameless)
