Oiled Silk and Fireworks [Ayako, Development Thread]

[Ayako]

"Or a rocket launcher!" Maybe she could make that one as an attachment for later models, or she could include it as an alternative to the needle-gun if she ever mass produced it! Yeah! That was a super cool idea! Aya produced a notepad from her harness and quickly scribbled down the rocket idea before appraising the parasol again, she pointed to the spokes one by one with a clever smirk on her face! "If the middle point is taken up, we can use these! With enough reinforcement we could add a super-strong cable inside each arm with a hook on the end! With a clever twist of the handle we can laugh 'em!"

Screwdriver! Aya quickly removed the eight arms from the parasol and set them to one side, then set towards making new, improved, and altogether stronger arms! They needed to be able to hold Tomoe's weight, which wasn't such a big deal, but what if she was rescuing someone?! It took about 10 minutes to make the newer and stronger arms, which were made from a special super-secret metal alloy. They were hollow, so Aya attached an elasticated reeling mechanism to one end and threaded the hook-ended wire into the other, once all the arms were wheeled and reeled, she re-attached them back to the parasol and set about making the trigger mechanism!

There were little sliders along each arm, which locked the wire in case Tomoe only needed to use one of them, and the twisting handle (which also had the auto-opening mechanism and the needle-gun trigger on!) was manufactured so that twisting it would make the reeling mechanisms activate and pull the hooked wires back in! Aya dropped onto one knee and presented the parasol to Tomoe once more, her head bowed. "I think the fabric should be ready now, ma'am! Let's get this whole thing wrapped up!"
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Kyuugou Ayako - 3rd Seat - 12th Division

"I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant!"

[Megaton 1.0]

Rocket launcher? Now that would be too much. Already the umbrella was almost an arsenal of sorts. Tomoe watched as Ayako made the new spokes which contained the grappling hooks and installed them in the parasol. Nicely and well done. She had only expected to leave the 12th Division with at most a special battle accessory. Now she was leaving with a bundle of weapons. Well, the new development opened interesting options on the battle field, and Tomoe wasn't complaining.

As Ayako went on one knee and presented her with the parasol, Tomoe bowed as low as possible as she took the device from Ayako's outstretched arms. It was surprisingly light, offering no encumbrance by reason of its weight. Tomoe smiled and headed over to the fabric, tapping it carefully. The feel was dry. She immediately seated herself on a table and set to work judiciously on the parasol frame. Before long, her dexterous fingers had accomplished their work, and she held up the parasol, pressing the button on the handle. The parasol opened up with a dull 'thwack'. "Arigatou gozaimasu, Ayako-dono," she said, turning to the 12th Division Shinigami and bowing deeply again.
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Hotarubi Tomoe - Shinigami - 13th Division

Eagles may soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines, no sir!!!

[Ayako]

"Noooo problem!" Ayako raised her left hand into the air to salute Tomoe, backflipped out of her crouching position and stood with a flourish at the opposite end of the lab! "All I want is to see it when you get to use it in a mission or something, okay??" She fell into a casual lean against the nearby worktop, looking pretty satisfied with herself on a job well done! "It's the least I could do! But y'know... if you ever want an upgrade just give me a call! I've got a million and one ideas for attachments and stuff for it! Like maybe an oil-slick maker, or some explosive bubblegum! Oh my word! Explosive helium bubblegum for reaching high places! I gotta write that down, seriously!"

She set about scribbling more notes into her notepad, hopefully Tomoe wouldn't slip away now that they were done, because Aya wasn't paying that much attention! She was quickly finished with the notes and flash-stepped so she was near Tomoe again! She looked up into the taller shinigami's green eyes with a beaming grin! "You still owe me that hohou training though, y'hear?! Should we start now or d'ya wanna play with your new thing a little bit first! It's toootally understandable if you do!"
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Kyuugou Ayako - 3rd Seat - 12th Division

"I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant!"

[Megaton 1.0]

Ayako wanted to see Tomoe use the umbrella in action. Tomoe smiled and nodded. It was expected, after all. A creator always wanted to know the effectiveness of that which was crafted by their hands. But Ayako did her usual stunning technique. Tomoe just stared at her once again, eyes wide. Explosive helium bubblegum?! She sighed and shook her head as Ayako began scribbling down notes. Ayako would never cease to amaze her.

While the short Shinigami scribbled away, Tomoe removed the holster which bore the sheath of her sword, and drew her zanpakutou. The tsuba of the weapon would have to go. She held the D-shaped guard between her thumb and forefinger. "Sorry, Onisatsu Tamagushi." With a flick of her wrist she clipped it clean off the handle of her katana. Her zanpakutou spirit murmured a complaint, but was other wise not so bothered.

Ayako was done scribbling, and Tomoe turned to face the diminutive Shinigami once more. "I guess we can start training right away. They say business is better than pleasure," she replied.
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Hotarubi Tomoe - Shinigami - 13th Division

Eagles may soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines, no sir!!!

[Ayako]

"Yahoo! Okay! The tenth division zone then? They've got some new totally rad training mods that our sixth seat helped to design!" Aya placed a finger onto her chin, 'cause this needed some serious deciding! Tomoe was in charge sorta, but the little lilac-haired shinigami could still make suggestions, right?! Of course! She'd really wanted to see the umbrella in action after Tomoe had learned to use it a little, and in a real life-or-death situation too, but a training field would do just as well she thought!

Ahh but then there was something else! More exciting! Maybe Tomoe would bite if Aya told the right story! Yeah, that would totally work, it just had to! She clapped her hands together and hopped up and down on the spot a bit, before staring right into Tomoe's eyes as if eye-contact was utterly essential... maybe she was trying to be a hypnotist!
"Megastegabrontodon's brother is on the loose, Tyrankillosaurus! I tracked him down on the hollow-radar yesterday! I was hoping we could all get him as the Goukensentai, but... well you need to test out your battle parasol! Let's go Hotarubi!"
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Kyuugou Ayako - 3rd Seat - 12th Division

"I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant!"

[Megaton 1.0]

The 10th Division training ground was perfectly okay with Tomoe. It would have a lot of space since education in Shinigami ways involved a great deal of training, which was impossible in cramped up quarters. And in as much as she still secretly feared the 12th Division and their gimmicks, her innate curiosity desired to find out the kicks of the 'rad training mods'. But the new twist to the whole story caught Tomoe off guard, which was not too surprising to her as Ayako seemed to have the in born talent for that sort of thing. All the same....

"Megasclero-what?" Tomoe said with a confused look on her face. For a moment, she seemed to be booting information. In a manner of speaking, she was. She didn't know exactly what Ayako was talking about, but she knew that it was a hollow, and if it was a hollow, then....

"Hollows are what we 13th Division folk do. Lead the way, Ayako-dono!" Tomoe announced confidently, interested herself in checking out the parasol and her iaido skill in battle.
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Hotarubi Tomoe - Shinigami - 13th Division

Eagles may soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines, no sir!!!