It's been a long time since I posted anything. This isn't much, but the premise amuses me. I'm entirely open to adding more as the manga progresses, thus it's being left marked In-Progress for now. :)
UNLIFE AS A ZOMBIE
I never had much interest in zombie movies while we hid away in the living world. Never saw them as much in the way of artistic expression beyond as a vehicle to get away with unrepentant gore and sorry attempts at horror. Really, they fell much more into the purview of Hiyori and Shinji, or even my dear friend, Love.
Now, though, I discover I perhaps should have paid them a bit more attention. One does not normally consider that their path might lead them into an unlife as a zombie, after all. Of course, from what my colleagues have told me about the movies, I might not have been able to glean much information that was correct considering the actual state of my zombification. I would ask my fellow zombified Gotei soldiers about their own experiences thus far, but I have come across a bit of a problem with the act of vocalization beyond rather unattractive groans and growls. Is this something that can be overcome? I do seem to recall that Captain Histugaya uttered a few words as Kensei, myself, and Lieutenant Matsumoto came upon him and Captain Kurotsuchi. Under the brunt of an attack by those unexpected Arrancar, though, I'm not entirely certain if I heard correctly.
Interestingly, on that note, my attempts at communication with Kensei have failed to the degree that he doesn't even attempt to respond. I wonder if this might be due to his reluctance to interact with anyone in general, whether a zombie or not.
All that aside, I do hope we run into Urahara before long. I'm so very not of the inclination to remain a zombie and I don't trust this Kurotsuchi fellow even the smallest bit. As terrible a trickster as Urahara is, I can at least rely on his ultimately doing his best to rectify a bad situation. And this is a horrible, awful, gigantically bad situation. Look, my haori is in tatters and my hair is a rat's nest of a mess. We'll not even mention the state of my skin! I am entirely unpresentable. There is no art in this!
What's going on, Kensei? Why are we stopping here? Oh, it's the young Kuchiki heir. Byakuya, so lovely, but so cold. It sometimes makes me wonder why your sweet little sister is the one with the ice zanpakuto! Perhaps, though, that might have made you too cold, I suppose.
Are we fighting again? Good. I do so feel the need to work off some of this stress I'm dealing with right now. Oh, Kensei, I do think you're going to leave quite the bruise on your lieutenant. I sincerely hope I'm nearby when you apologize as there's little more amusing than watching that. Oh, ugh. What is that? I don't know if I've ever seen a more repulsive toad than this Quincy.
Kensei, be a dear, please?