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[marmoron]

Something like that?

[ Yeah, he's noticed that hedge of an answer, though for now he's not going to press her on it. ]

I do. Is yours meant for combat or is it more ceremonial?

[ Again, the sword just looks a little too pristine and aesthetic to be meant for swinging around on a battlefield. ]

[disciplinaries]

Combat, primarily, even if it may not appear to be so -- and weapon forging is a bit more complicated where I come from.

[ Though it's capable of doing something a little ceremony-like, and her answer isn't wrong, either. At this point, she's not comfortable disclosing her occupation, so she's going to continue to be dodgy. Sorry, Keith. ]

And yours? I'd like to see it, if you have it on you.

[marmoron]

Complicated in what way?

[ But he's not trying to be difficult here, so he'll reach behind him to pull out his Marmora knife, which is... you know Not a sword yet because he hasn't chosen to activate it. ]

This is it. [ A beat. ] I'm Keith, by the way.

[disciplinaries]

That's confidential.

[ She says this with a perfectly leveled smile on her face. She'll tell him eventually -- it's mostly just the awkwardness about being a shinigami coupled with being unsure of how he'd take the information that's keeping her from saying anything. Even so, she looks at his knife and blinks a little. ]

Hm. I don't mean to be rude, but this looks more like a knife than a sword. Does it transform?

[ Because she knows a thing or two about transforming weapons, so! ]

And it's nice to meet you, Keith-san. I'm Rukia.

[marmoron]

[ OKay, so the mysteriousness is 100% intentional then. Got it. Keith's not exactly going to begrudge anyone for keeping some matters private, but it does make him a lil more guarded about this Rukia person. Who... he guesses is from Japan, then?? Some mystery Japan with mystery sword forging techniques.

Why is the multiverse like this. ]

Just Keith is fine. [ Because guess who doesn't really understand the implications of dropping honorifics? This guy right here. ] It's nice to meet you, Rukia.

And it does, yeah. [ Which he demonstrates for her. The knife emits a brief white glow then turns into a longer blade. For now, he turns the handle of it in his hands to keep the actual blade pointed at the ground. ] Does yours transform as well?

[disciplinaries]

[ Mystery Japan, yeah. That sounds about right. ]

Alright, Keith. [ She'll do her best to remember to drop the '-san' with him! But enough about formalities, there's a transformation going on. The knife turns into a longer blade, and Rukia looks at it with slightly widened eyes. ]

Ah. It has such an interesting shape to it -- how did you get it to transform?

[ As for his question, she looks down at her blade, which is covered in white: ] This is its transformed state. Normally, it looks like a standard katana. I was intending on training with it but decided against it.

[ And as she says that, she wills the zanpakuto to go back to its original state. ]

[marmoron]

[ His eyes are on Rukia's sword as it reverts back to a more standard looking katana. He has questions about this, of course, but first he'll answer hers. ]

This knife will transform into a sword for those with Galran heritage. The Galra typically design weapons and technology to activate only when interfacing with a member of the species.

[ All of which gets said rather casually. He has nothing to hide on that front, even if he can already anticipate the follow up question. ]

What's the significance of your sword's transformation?

[disciplinaries]

[ Huh. Is this guy not entirely human, too? Welcome to the squad, Keith. ]

What is a "Galra", exactly?

[ As she asks the question, she starts to sheath her sword. Well, she supposes she can tell him a little about how a zanpakuto works. ]

My sword, known as a zanpakuto, can take on various forms. Mine is named Sode no Shirayuki and utilizes ice for its techniques, hence why it turns white. Not every ice-based zanpakuto has that trait, but its appearance and abilities vary from person to person.