Author’s Notes: Oh Em Gee! I actually wrote a second chapter! Who am I and what have I done with Solo Loco Ellingson-Rose?

Anyways, here’s the second installment of Kurotsuchi Maryuri musing over his and other peoples lives. ‘Cause we all know (Konjiki) Ashigo Jizō IS actually a living breathing creature. Or is he, because he WAS created from an already dead man… This chapter… really isn’t that good. Please read it anyway though!

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On The Topics of Baby Bankais and Idea of Marriage

Once again, it was another slow day. No, not just slow, boring; boring as hell even. And regardless of all the propaganda about the horrors of hell, Mayuri thought the place sounded rather... mind-numbing. Seriously, the most common vibe he got from hell was that it was fire, fire, fire, torture, fire, pain, fire, fire, etc. How dull was that?

Again, Mayuri had no drive to create; and again, Nemu was at a meeting, so again, he was at his wit’s end for things to do. At this point, Mayuri had had his fill of considering what Nemu did with other people in her free time. He had exhausted the topic to the absolute fullest the last time he had inventor’s block. For a split second, Mayuri started to think about his daughter again, but then it hit him. He had never truly considered it before, but he didn’t only have one child. Even if it was his sword, (Konjiki) Ashigo Jizō was technically his child as well. Sure it was… oddly shaped, and sometimes very large, but it WAS his creation, and as loath as he was to admit such a thing, it deserved to be called his child as much as Nemu did. Even if did have extreme gender anonymity.

Now that he was thinking about it, he really didn’t make that many living creations. Mostly they were just enhancements for himself and other people, such as things dealing with reiatsu. For consistency, Mayuri decided that whenever he created something living from now on, that had a will of its own, regardless of whether he liked it or not, it was his child. But then… that would make the 11th Division’s beast of a captain’s eye patch his child too. But if that were true thenhis kid would be nigh constantly worn on someone’s – not just anyone, Zaraki’s – face, and that didn’t sit too well with Mayuri, so he decided to change the criteria. If it was living, had a will of its own, and had a clearly legible face, then it counted as his child. There, problem solved.

There really wasn’t very much to the creature-sword that was (Konjiki) Ashigo Jizō. They had always worked well together; Mayuri gave orders, and (Konjiki) Ashigo Jizō listened. Except that one time that the big brat had attacked him. Mayuri didn’t care if the giant baby-caterpillar was being externally controlled, it was still his fault. Or at least it was possible to twist into his fault, so Mayuri was happy with his conclusion.

Scoffing, the scientist inspected his blue fingernails. “That’s what self destruct functions are for I suppose...”

Probably the best thing part about creating his “children” was that they were put into an environment in which they were predisposed to get along. On the off-chance that it were even possible for Nemu and (Konjiki) Ashigo Jizō to get in a fight, Mayuri figured the latter would probably win. Though, Nemu would probably put up a good fight; what with all the medicines, poisons, and the like he had stuffed into her.

The two of them were also predisposed to do absolutely everything he said so he would never have to worry about rebellious kids. Or any form of teenaged angst for that matter. It was on this note that Mayuri decided that all parents should design their children, not just create them through how do you say… “conventional” means.

To be honest, Mayuri didn’t really mind being a “parent.” He had a bit of bias in that respect of course, as he had chosen to build his “children” as one would build a circuit board. He had put much thought into how to make his “kids” exactly the way he wanted them. So it makes sense that he wouldn’t mind, as he was mainly just trying to improve his own life.

This train of thought continued for a little while longer, until after chasing its tail in circles again and again, Mayuri began ponder what it would have been like should he have made in children in the natural way.

The main issue was the fact that he would need a mate. There was no one in Soul Society who met his standards – the closest being Unohana, but she to was too damn soft-spoken and polite. He could always go into Rukongai, pick up some unsuspecting female and… but that would be rape. While Mayuri had very few morals regarding the treatment of others, he did not believe in rape – at least if there were any other way to go about getting what was trying for.

He could also be a pansy about it, and put out fliers in Rukongai for the benefit of those who could read, but what would one put on something like that? “Calling all women willing to make an attempt at procreation with Kurotsuchi Mayuri to such and such a place, at such and such a time?” No… too lacking in tact.

There was one thing of which Mayuri was certain. Marriage was not for him. Regardless of whether or not there was ever anyone who managed to catch his fancy, it just wasn’t for him. Besides, every time he’d been interested in something, he always managed to exhaust the topic. Just like experimenting on Quincy, or considering Nemu’s probably non-existent love-life. Things always followed the same pattern for him, of interest, immersion, boredom. Sometimes obsession was thrown into the mix as well, but it always ended the same way at any rate.

For the sake of information gathering, perhaps he should ask Nemu what she thought of having a mother. He had programmed a little emotion into her - as opposed to (Konjiki) Ash ig o Jizō’s total lack of personality – after all, and her reaction could be interesting.

He would have to find out later though, because Nemu was still at a meeting, and Mayuri still had inventor's block.

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Author’s Notes: WHOO! Two chapters! –happy dance- I think this one may be a bit shorter than the last one, and it makes me sad.

I have a problem though. I am at a total loss regarding the topic for the next chapter. So I’m asking for suggestions! Please review anyway (Pretty please?), but perhaps having a stake in the next chapter will give you an incentive? Maybe? I will make sure to give credit in the next chapter to the person who gives me the idea. Please review!