#Mention of Bambietta Basterbine

[starcatcher144]

Storm Brewing (Part 2)

Another request! I apologize for the wait! Cang Du Lives Au request granted and continued!

Character(s):

Bazz B

Cang Du

Giselle Gewelle

Candice Catnipp

Liltotto Lamperd

Meninas Mcallon

Mention of Bambietta Basterbine

Toshiro Hitsugaya

Rangiku Matsumoto

Gremmy Thoumeaux

Kenpachi

Mention of As Nodt

Tag(s):

Mention of Character Death(s)

Character Death

Uncomfortable Character Dialogue "

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Bazz B stared at Cang Du, who seemed to stare at the dead captain and lieutenant. He felt confused as to why he let him fight against the captain. He knew Cang Du was a loyal soldier towards Yhwach, so why?

Cang Du seemed to have read his mind and turned to stare at him. Cang Du blinked at him before resuming staring at their kill. Their... What a funny word. He scowled, expecting for Cang Du to answer. To his surprise, he did.

"He was suppose to be my target. Why did you take my kill. His majesty had orders for us to kill the captains with their stolen Bankai," Cang Du said. "At least you could have gone for his lieutenant."

"Seem like I care!? I could have stolen anyone's kill but you stole an interesting kill! So I had to take it!"

Cang Du looked at him and gave him a hard glare. "You had no right but to follow his orders."

"Oh! So why didn't you interfer!? Is it because of your damn belief?! Philosophy!?" Bazz B spat, his voice rising as well as his annoyance.

"His Majesty's orders. Follow what you are told. It is very simple. As for my philosophy, I reenforce it when necessary."

Bazz B grit his death and glared at him, wanting to burn a hole on his neck or pick up a fight with him. For him, the battle was just a breeze against the captain. He had enough energy to fight him.

Cang Du must have sensed him because he gave him a stern glare. "This battle is not against each other but the captains."

It pissed Bazz B that Cang Du had not snapped at him back and keeping his temper down, if he had any.

"W-Well your welcome!! I don't give a damn if you live or not!" Bazz B snapped and turned around, ready to departure and join battle.

Cang Du turned his attention towards the opposite direction, though he was guessing he was going to fight other captains. Bazz B clicked his tongue in annoyance and left Cang Du alone with the captain and lieutenant, both of them resting, together. He rolled his eyes at the cold thinking of Cang Du yet began to question why he believed it. He shook his head and continued to venture off to another battle.

He stopped to rest a bit and began to scout, killing enemies in sight, after killing soul reapers (sadly, those that crossed him) he felt everything shake. He stopped and stared at Gremmy fighting. He scowled as he saw him fighting the strongest of the captains, Kenpachi.

That is what you get for stealing someone's prey instead of waiting patiently... he thought, scowling to himself.

He stopped his train of thoughts when he noticed a fireball, large enough to crush what used to be Seireitei. His eyes widened and gritted his teeth.

"THE HELL THOSE THAT IDIOT GREMMY THINK HE'S DOING!?"

He watched as the fireball grew closer and closer, until the small figure of Kenpachi jumped and sliced it in half. He watched as the battle continued, seeing that Kenpachi was truly a monster. He felt his annoyance growing inside of him like the flames he creates.

Finally, he watched as Gremmy somehow got the opportunity to suffocate Kenpachi, killing him. He huffed, turned around and continued his journey. He stopped abruptly when he was the Female Sternritters. He frowned slightly when he noticed that one of them was missing.

Bambietta... Must have died in battle... he thought to himself.

He appeared behind them, watching them stand where Kenpachi's body was. He frowned slightly.

"The hell are you guys doing?! Aren't you all supposed to go hunting for Soul Reapers!? If you "

"Shut up Bazz B! We are deciding if Gigi should use her ability on him. He could be an advantage!" Candice snapped.

"Though I think I should get the credit and decide if you should do so," a voice said from behind.

They all turned around and saw Gremmy, smiling at them. He knew that smile was not sincere and was only send chills down your spine.

"Gremmy! You idiot! We could have all died!!" Bazz B snapped, a vein popping.

"But did you die, I see you more than alive," he said coolly, unaffected by their expressions.

Bazz B clicked his tongue in annoyance.

"When this war is over, I will have time to relieve all the stress that I feel. For example, Candice, would you?"

Candice gave him a look of disgust, not wanting to know what he was referring to. Bazz B shook his head.

"Getting the ladies riled up, aren't you?!" Bazz B snapped.

"Don't worry, I can make anything happen and soon enough, you shall understand," Gremmy said eerily.

Meninas shuttered, now feeling fear, now wondering where As Nodt was. They heard an explosion, bringing their attention to it. Their eyes widened when they saw who it was.

Ichigo Kurosaki.

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A/N: Sorry for taking too long but here it is! Enjoy! :3

Also, sorry for the long list of tags...

[windstormwielding]

How did you come up with Kotaro's zanpakuto? (i really love the bird theme of his attacks!) did you go through a lot of changes when coming up with names, abilities, and the general concept?

{ ooc } bUCKLE UP KIDDOS ‘CAUSE IT’S TIME FOR SOME LONG OVERDUE GODDAMNED KŌTA META-

Kōta’s zanpakutō was essentially conceived out of my own love for great big storms and heavy winds – and yes, I have a story to go with that! On one occasion many years ago, I hopped on a bus to visit a friend in town, but I was ill-prepared in that it was about to rain heavily and I had jack shit but a jacket. No raincoat and not even an umbrella. I thought I would make it there on time, buuuuut evidently, I did not. It already started raining and thundering hard by the time I walked out of the bus and had to walk a few blocks by myself.

And honestly, Plouton, looking back? I would not have changed a single little detail that day. Those several minutes I spent outside at the mercy of a live thunderstorm left such a huge impression on me! The incessant rain keeping me tethered to the ground, the sheer volume of deafening thunder cracking so hard and so loudly that the air around me quaked... pair that with times I’ve enjoyed feeling myself at the mercy of heavy winds, or even the smell of the outside after rain falls...

...pretty much all of that served as the biggest source of inspiration behind the wind and storm-oriented zanpakutō, and I wanted Kōta to embody that himself.

Besides, aside from Senna herself in Memories of Nobody, the Gotei 13 lacked a dedicated air-manipulating shinigami barring Kensei’s unique take on the topic with Tachikaze, and we’ve only seen antagonists use this power (Dordoni of the Arrancar within the main story, Kariya if you want to go filler with the Bounts... whom I’ve honestly forgotten about prior to creating Kōta WHOOPS) in the traditional sense. Not to mention, air as an element is SUPER malleable and there’s so much you can do with it if you get creative?? So, given we’ve got some real powerful element-leaning shinigami already with water (lbr Kaien would’ve been a beast had he not been nixed), fire (Yama), snow (Tosh), and electricity (Sasakibe), why not keep adding to the idea?

With that, we’ve got the main concept locked down. Powers and general theme? Check. Bird-like zanpakutō spirit? Check. Defined attacks? ...noooooot quite there yet—in fact, those were a fairly late addition well after the blog reboot. As for what led to it, this never took off since the other mun blipped on an indefinite hiatus, but our thread would have likely turned into a fight thread between our muses and uh...

...yeah, I realized named techniques are kind of an important thing to have, especially when writing within the context of an action-oriented series like Bleach. It wasn’t just about the cool factor, but having a readily available kit for reference (for myself, my writing partners, and folks reading in) was a must, not to mention it helped better define just what his main friggin’ weapon is capable of like those of most of the existing cast. In case a fight thread does come around in the future, it’d be an ideal thing to have ready to go and bring him further up to par with other fighters!

Just like that, I subjected myself to extra homework. Coming up with the moves themselves came to me simply enough, in seeing how air was played with in other media I was familiar with (key ones being Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Zelda, and Avatar: The Last Airbender) and fashioning some of my own spins on top of some original ideas. I knew I wanted to lean hard on the bird motif since his zan spirit is a tengu, and given the wide variety of things the element of air/wind can do, I thought to make full connections between the two by theming each special move after certain species of bird! Creating those moves and naming them were the easy parts.

Naming them, that is, in English. Naming them all in Japanese was, by far, the hardest part. Why? Parce que je ne suis pas japonais, et aussi parce que je ne parle pas la langue, you see. On top of language barriers, the Japanese tongue operates on a whole other set of rules, compared to the Latin/Germanic-based ones I’ve grown used to with English, French, and (at one point) German. I did take some Japanese classes as an elective back in university, but that was only in first year – my own understanding, as a result, was threadbare and surface level at best, so that was not going to get me anywhere. I did not want to half-ass it with romaji and I love Bleach too much to not want to do these ideas justice.

I am a stickler when it comes to detail and canon-compliance, so getting the naming right by abiding to the proper conventions as best as I possibly could became my topmost priority. Google Translate was not going to fly because lord knows it’s no good without proper context between wholly different languages in English and Japanese, and it only gets wilder once you throw Chinese into the mix, given I’m supposed to use kanji. Thus, the name of the game here turned out to be “reverse engineering,” and I had to go in accepting I probably wasn’t going to get it 100% right the first time.

“What rules do zanpakutō names and special attack names follow?” “How do I apply on- or kun-reading in spelling out a group of certain kanji?” “Where are the common denominators in those rules that I can identify?” “Which language conventions have I already picked up from watching god knows how much anime over the years that I can replicate?” “Which set of words best conveys this particular English word that has no direct Japanese translation?” “How does [x] roll off the tongue? Does it sound right and fluid enough, or does it still feel super stilted and weird?” It was a loooooooot of this until I was finally satisfied with each individual end result!

Tl;dr: Jisho.org and Wikipedia were godsends during this whole process. I also want to thank @tigrextoque who gave me some helpful pointers after the fact!

ALSO... the ones on the Battle Info page aren’t even all of the ones I’ve thought about. Because I’m a glutton for punishment apparently, I purposely went and submitted a request for a certain ask meme on an ask meme source blog, JUST so I could play around with more ideas that came or would come to mind. This time, however, it was through the form of COMBINATION ATTACKS (which, by virtue alone, are honestly peak awesomeness). Those that implicated other shinigami got new bird motifs to meld the aesthetics of both muses, while I did get a couple of Quincy ones (with their referenced attacks actually using romaji as a base! Whoo-hoo for saving me the effort!) as a bonus to mix things up!

I’ll link them all right here (and later on the Battle Info page) for your convenience:

Noboru no mai, Shiro Fukurō (騰の舞・白梟, Rising Dance, Snowy Owl), with Rukia Kuchiki

Ahōdori Kyōka: Flying Battery (群烏強化: フライング バッテリー, Albatross Strengthening: Flying Battery) with Bambietta Basterbine

Muragarasu Kyōka: Galvano Volley (群烏強化: ガルヴァノ ボレー, Flock of Crows Strengthening: Galvano Volley), plus upgraded variant Muragarasu Kyōka: Galvano Storm (群烏強化: ガルヴァノ ストーム, Flock of Crows Strengthening: Galvano Storm), with Candice Catnipp

Hagetaka Rinbu (禿鷹輪舞, Vulture Round Dance) with Rangiku Matsumoto

Senkō-fū: Kitsutsuki (穿孔風: 啄木鳥, Drilling Wind: Woodpecker) with Nemu Kurotsuchi

Gyaku-fū Fūsa: Benizuru (逆風封鎖: 紅鶴, Headwind Blockade: Flamingo) with Byakuya Kuchiki

Hikuidori Hinshō (火食鳥 頻傷, Cassowary Frequent Cuts) with Ueno Chie​

Yes, “Flying Battery” was a deliberately written Sonic the Hedgehog reference. No, I will never apologize for that.

...might I reblog that meme again in the future though...?

...probably not right away.

So, uh... Plou, I should probably apologize for giving you a lot more than you likely bargained for, but hey, I just didn’t want to leave any stone unturned! Thank you so much for sending me your three questions, I enjoyed writing these little deep dives into my Bleach OC, and thanks for taking interest in Kōta! I hope all of my responses have been both enlightening and to your satisfaction.

[midnightactual]

Anonymous wrote in:

Is she currently in a relationship? ❤️

Keeping in mind that Yoruichi’s a separate-continuity multiship muse, at present:

She has a storied, deeply emotionally attached, and sometimes sensual relationship with @mysteriousshopkeeper‘s Kisuke Urahara (which isn’t currently physical, though we both assume it once was to some extent).

She has a new and developing, largely physical and sensual (but increasingly emotionally attached) relationship with @sprengfrau‘s Bambietta Basterbine, initially based on mutual teasing and attraction.

Neither of these is (yet?) anything very defined or outright declared. So, technically no? But practically... kinda?

A special mention also goes out to @windstormwielding​‘s Kōtarō Ryōhei, who is the current recipient of most of Yoruichi’s (increasingly suggestive) teasing, although she isn’t really interested in him that way.

[blue-scorpion-king]

The Zolubu Manor VS Vandenreich

//An What if battle I typed up on my Notepad and thought to show it., raw from the Notepad, expect with bold and italics. ovo -The Zolubu Servants-

(The Sternritters, of the Wandenreich, mentioned here are made out of most of the canon Sternritters, and those that were chosen in Tekking101's Quincy Alphabet contest [X].)

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=The 45 Sternritters who would attempt to invade the 9 floors, and get the 5 traitors; Bambietta and her crew of 4, while Earl, his spouses, his kids, Dorothy, the 5 head servants, and the 2 Zolubu bodyguards are away to see an boxing tournament. =While the outside has the lower tier servants, the Zolubu robot animals, and the 8 Pleiades maids, battle the infantry and cavalry Quincies, and Nitori goes into 'Solid Kappa' behind the enemy's main command in an stealthy manner.

Floor 1: Driscoll Berci "The Overkill", Loyd Lloyd "The Yourself", Royd Lloyd "The Yourself", disguised as the late Rosine, 'revived and under Quincy control', Tomoko Stano "E2"/"The Entropy", Legion Longstride "J2"/"The Journey", and Dientlynne Deiweiber "U2"/"The Utopian". = V.S. Sasha Blouse [Togruta ex-BLU Bluth!AU], Tusk, D.Va, Don Krieg, and Riptor {Surprise}. Floor 2: Robert Accutrone "N", Nianzol Weizol "The Wind", Sideyatosiya Kirmie "H2"/"The Hive Mind", Eric Koertig "R2"/"The Reaper", and Clarimond Amsel "T2"/"The Twilight". = V.S. T'ai Fu, 30-30, Undyne, Kaku, Charles MacDonald, T-Bone, Hitomi Uzuki, and Check "Grin" Hardwing {Surprise}. Floor 3: Gerard Valkyrie "The Miracle", Jerome Guizbatt "The Roar",  Gillaume DaVinci "F2"/"The Friction", Haans Lander "P2"/"The Psycho-Path", and Gabriele Geschlechtliche "V2"/"The Vampire". = V.S. Shalltear Bloodfallen, Peacock, Maihime Tenkawa, Hotaru Rindou, Bad Girl, Margaret Moonlight, Miyabi Hotaka, Kin Tsuchi, Iczer-2, and Catherine Kyohbashi {Surprise}.

Floor 4: PePe Waccabrada "The Love", Gremmy Thoumeaux "The Visionary", Nina Redwing "B2"/"The Blood", Ruhtro Dragonpen "K2"/"The Knight", and Aya Herz "S2"/"The Stained-Glass".

= V.S. Shovel Knight, Shield Knight, Shinmyoumaru, Rin Rin, Fei Rin, Ai Rin, Akame, Ulquiorra Cifer [Bleach AU!Female], Sparrow, Mikoto Misaka, four 7 foot tall automatons, Machine Gundan Blaster; Robocles, Bullceaser, Sandaioh, & Bosspaider, Bambietta ‘E’ Basterbine/'Explosive’, Candice ’T’ Catnipp/'Thunder’, Meninas 'P’ McAllon/'Power’, Liltotto 'G’ Lamperd /'Glutton’, and Giselle 'Z’ Gewelle /'Zombie’ [The 5 Quincy 'traitors'], and Temujin {Surprise}. Floor 5: Pernida Parnkgjas "The Compulsory", Quilge Opie "The Jail", Lille Barro "The X-Axis", Jamina Jazdera "I2"/"The Injection", Joseph Fehler "M2"/"The Mistake", and Balder Blitzkrieg "W2"/"The Warlord". = V.S. Scorpion/Hanzo Hasashi, Suika Ibuki, Yuugi Hoshiguma, Miss Candle [Formerly Mr. 3 of Baroque Works/Galdina], Ragna the Bloodedge, Herr Frederick von Twirlenkiller, Kiyomasa Senji/formerly “Crow”/Electric Crow, Victor Freeman/Blaster Knuckle, Miyuki Ayukawa, Kallen ‘Stadtfield’/Kozuki, Juri Han, and Rash Battletoad {Surprise}. Floor 6: BG9 "K", Mask De Masculine "The Superstar", Lenora Poultery "C2"/"The Conqueror", Asuma Godai "L2"/"The Lunar", and Adelaid Gotshock "X2"/"The Xylyl". = V.S. Youmu Konpaku, Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sanae Kochiya, Alice Margatroid, Sugar, Burai, and Stick Straw, the blue Ninja Baseball Batman {Surprise} + The Harvest Dreadnaughts: Gibril/"Cruor", Milas/"Thalassa", Teseo/"Dijiteol", Tenjian/"Bing", Ghauri/"Chattaan", Desna/"Volosy", and Asroc/"Mécanique la Ficelle", or "M.F.". Floor 7: Bazz B "The Heat", Cang Du "The Iron",  Onmar Gunther "G2"/"The Gravity", Sylvanus Athala "N2"/The Nature", and Mann Ell "Z"/"The Zone". = V.S. Grunbeld, Locus, Irvine, Pica, Big Bull/Wielkei Byk, Tor, Julia, Nanaba ????? [Draenei ex-BLU Bluth!AU], and Fulgore {Surprise}. Floor 8: As Nodt "The Fear", NaNaNa Najahkoop "The Underbelly", Basilisk Jones "D2"/"The Dimension", and Ferdinand Savagne "Q2"/"The Quick". = V.S. Deathwing, Alice Twilight, Hsein-Ko, Squigly, Yoshika Miyako, Seika Kijin, Elise, Leatherface, and {Shin} Hisako {Surprise}. & Floor 9: Berenice "The Question", Askin Nakk Le Vaar "The Deathdealing", Beraht Kailash Wakahisa "A2"/"The Awakening", Zeit Mehre "O2"/"The Omni-Direction", and Snow "Y2"/"The Yuki-Oni". = V.S. Aufus, Kanako Yasaka, Suwako Moriya, Elaine/Genocyber, Konan, the ‘Yale Paper Eagle’, Genas [Female Genos!AU], Nanase {Surprise}, and Albedo, Chief Guardian + Head Nanny Pandora Heinstein Zolubu.

- The Zolubu switch up plan: Switch the Sternritter groups suddenly from the next floor up/down through portals by Patchouli Knowledge, the 9th floor's librarian. -

Floor 1: Bazz B "The Heat", Cang Du "The Iron",  Onmar Gunther "G2"/"The Gravity", Sylvanus Athala "N2"/The Nature", and Mann Ell "Z"/"The Zone". = V.S. Sasha Blouse [Togruta!AU], Tusk, D.Va, Don Krieg, and Riptor {Surprise}. Floor 2: Driscoll Berci "The Overkill", Loyd Lloyd "The Yourself" (Killed off during the swap), Royd Lloyd "The Yourself", disguised as the late Rosine, 'revived and under Quincy control' (Killed off during the swap), Tomoko Stano "E2"/"The Entropy", Legion Longstride "J2"/"The Journey", and Dientlynne Deiweiber "U2"/"The Utopian". = V.S. T'ai Fu, 30-30, Undyne, Kaku, Charles MacDonald, T-Bone, Hitomi Uzuki, and Check "Grin" Hardwing {Surprise}. Floor 3: Berenice "The Question" (Killed off before the swap), Askin Nakk Le Vaar "The Deathdealing", Beraht Kailash Wakahisa "A2"/"The Awakening", Zeit Mehre "O2"/"The Omni-Direction", and Snow "Y2"/"The Yuki-Oni". = V.S. Shalltear Bloodfallen, Peacock, Maihime Tenkawa, Hotaru Rindou, Bad Girl, Margaret Moonlight, Miyabi Hotaka, Kin Tsuchi, Iczer-2, and Catherine Kyohbashi {Surprise}. Floor 4: Robert Accutrone "N" (Killed off after the swap), Nianzol Weizol "The Wind",  Sideyatosiya Kirmie "H2"/"The Hive Mind", Eric Koertig "R2"/"The Reaper", and Clarimond Amsel "T2"/"The Twilight". = V.S. Shovel Knight, Shield Knight, Shinmyoumaru, Rin Rin, Fei Rin, Ai Rin, Akame, Ulquiorra Cifer [Bleach AU!Female], Sparrow, Mikoto Misaka, four 7 foot tall automatons, Machine Gundan Blaster; Robocles, Bullceaser, Sandaioh, & Bosspaider, Bambietta ‘E’ Basterbine/'Explosive’, Candice ’T’ Catnipp/'Thunder’, Meninas 'P’ McAllon/'Power’, Liltotto 'G’ Lamperd /'Glutton’, and Giselle 'Z’ Gewelle /'Zombie’ [The 5 Quincy 'traitors'], and Temujin {Surprise}. Floor 5: Gerard Valkyrie "The Miracle", Jerome Guizbatt "The Roar" (Killed off before the swap), Gillaume DaVinci "F2"/"The Friction", Haans Lander "P2"/"The Psycho-Path", and Gabriele Geschlechtliche "V2"/"The Vampire". = V.S. Scorpion/Hanzo Hasashi, Suika Ibuki, Yuugi Hoshiguma, Miss Candle [Formerly Mr. 3 of Baroque Works/Galdina], Ragna the Bloodedge, Herr Frederick von Twirlenkiller, Kiyomasa Senji/formerly “Crow”/Electric Crow, Victor Freeman/Blaster Knuckle, Miyuki Ayukawa, Kallen ‘Stadtfield’/Kozuki, Juri Han, and Rash Battletoad {Surprise}. Floor 6: PePe Waccabrada "The Love" (Killed off just right after the swap), Gremmy Thoumeaux "The Visionary" (Killed himself off shockingly after trying to imagine an body to match Earl at 102%), Nina Redwing "B2"/"The Blood", Ruhtro Dragonpen "K2"/"The Knight", and Aya Herz "S2"/"The Stained-Glass". = V.S. Youmu Konpaku, Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sanae Kochiya, Alice Margatroid, Sugar, Burai, and Stick Straw, the blue Ninja Baseball Batman {Surprise} + The Harvest Dreadnaughts: Gibril/"Cruor", Milas/"Thalassa", Teseo/"Dijiteol", Tenjian/"Bing", Ghauri/"Chattaan", Desna/"Volosy", and Asroc/"Mécanique la Ficelle", or "M.F.". Floor 7: As Nodt "The Fear", NaNaNa Najahkoop "The Underbelly", Basilisk Jones "D2"/"The Dimension", and Ferdinand Savagne "Q2"/"The Quick". = V.S. Grunbeld, Locus, Irvine, Pica, Big Bull/Wielkei Byk, Tor, Julia, Nanaba ????? [Draenei ex-BLU Bluth!AU], and Fulgore {Surprise}. Floor 8: BG9 "K", Mask De Masculine "The Superstar", Lenora Poultery "C2"/"The Conqueror", Asuma Godai "L2"/"The Lunar", and Adelaid Gotshock "X2"/"The Xylyl". = V.S. Deathwing, Alice Twilight, Hsein-Ko, Squigly, Yoshika Miyako, Seika Kijin, Elise, Leatherface, and {Shin} Hisako {Surprise}. & Floor 9: Pernida "The Compulsory", Quilge Opie "The Jail" (The first one to get killed off), Lille Barro "The X-Axis", Jamina Jazdera "I2"/"The Injection", Joseph Fehler "M2"/"The Mistake", and Balder Blitzkrieg "W2"/"The Warlord". = V.S. Aufus, Kanako Yasaka, Suwako Moriya, Elaine/Genocyber, Konan, the ‘Yale Paper Eagle’, Genas [Female Genos!AU], Nanase {Surprise}, and Albedo, Chief Guardian + Head Nanny Pandora Heinstein Zolubu.

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Who knows? ovo This could be the basis of an discussion.

~The Bat~

[starcatcher144]

Common Mistake

Quilge:Alright troops, go back and inform his majesty that there was no need for Plan B Bambietta: Actually, I think the plan changed... Quilge: Why would that be? Bambietta: Bazz B, this time I was not a part of it! Candice: Right... Not like you killed people Bambietta: I had self control this time!! Meninas: If you mean right now and not a few minutes ago, then yes