Nanao Ise

[Ai]

Name: Nanao Ise
Age: 106~
Gender: Female
Personality:

She is a very serious and pragmatic person who often puts up with her captain's silly antics, but like all lieutenants, she is extremely respectful of her captain and follows his instructions without hesitation. She is almost always carrying a heavy book. Nanao is often accosted by her captain, whose teasing takes various forms. Nanao's usual reaction is to scold him or hit him with something, usually a fan. When she is particularly annoyed she takes off her glasses, though her face has never been seen while doing so. Apparently this act is quite frightening, as most people who see it are reduced to gibbering wrecks just by witnessing it, even the sadistic cold hearted 12th Division captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi fell victim to this intimidating spectacle.

In her free time, she likes to go shopping, but even more to read, and often visits the library. She is in good terms with fellow reader Momo Hinamori, she even brought her books during her hospitalization. Nanao also has an article serialization in Seireitei Communication, titled "Please be Moderate", which is very popular, especially among the male readers. Nanao is known to be an excellent calculator, a skill very handy, given that she has to do even most of her captain's paperwork. Her favorite food is sweet bean jelly, and she does not like powdered green tea, a trait which is interestingly shared with her captain.

Nanao is the Vice-President of the Shinigami Women's Association, but is usually the one who attempts to maintain and control the meetings due to the juvenile actions and behaviors of president Yachiru Kusajishi. Yet while she attempts to be the main moderator, Yachiru usually has higher say on everything from budget decisions to activities done by the club making any of Nanao's comments or advice worthless. She is also frequently at odds with Shinigami Men's Association leader Tetsuzaemon Iba, of whom she usually forces her superiority and control regarding the influence and power she and the Women's Association have over his group.

Appearance:

Nanao is a youthful girl with black hair normally kept pinned back, she has blue eyes and wears glasses. She notably resembles Lisa Yadōmaru, a member of the Vizards and the person who preceded her position as the 8th Division Lieutenant. The resemblance is likely intentional on her part, as she is hinted to have greatly respected Lisa before she became a Vizard, when Nanao was a child first joining the Gotei 13.

Zanpakuto Spirit:

Unknown

Sealed Zanpakuto:

Her Zanpakutō takes the form of what appears to be either a wakizashi or tantō with a rectangular tsuba, which she conceals within her sleeve.

Shikai Description:

Not yet revealed.

Shikai Abilities:

Not yet revealed.

Bankai Description:

Not yet achieved.

Bankai Abilities:

Not yet achieved.

Skill Level: Kidou: Advanced
Skill Level: Swordsmanship: Intermediate
Skill Level: Shunpou: Advanced
Skill Level: Hand-to-hand: Intermediate
History/Background:

Nanao is notable for being in 8th Division when she was a little girl, and enjoyed being read to by former lieutenant Lisa Yadōmaru, something they did regularly each month around the time of the first. Eventually between the period when Lisa was forced to hide alongside the other transformed Vizards and the present day, she worked her way up from being Shunsui's subordinate to his lieutenant.

Nanao is first seen when Yasutora Sado makes his way to the Eighth Division’s offices. She was talking to Shunsui Kyōraku, who was teasing her, calling her “Nanao-chan!” ("Little Nanao!" in the English Dub) which she hates.

She later spreads flower petals so that Kyōraku can make his grand entrance. But as usual he starts teasing her and she gets mad at him and dumps the rest on him.

During the fight between Kyōraku and Chad she stays out of the picture, and then receives a message from the Onmitsukidō, informing her of the murder of Sōsuke Aizen. She runs to Kyōraku to tell him, and then as they turn to leave, she notices that Chad, who has been cut by Kyōraku, is not dead. She asks permission to deliver the finishing blow, but Kyōraku says no and instead tells her to take him to the Fourth Division.

Much later, during the day of Rukia Kuchiki's execution, she finds Kyōraku at his usual spot up on a roof. She puts up once again with his teasing as she tries to hurry him to the Sōkyoku Stand. As he asks her what he should do, she tells him that no matter what she thinks or advises, he would still do what he wanted to. “Don’t worry,” she also said, “I will stay several steps behind you, so as not to get caught in trouble, but I will follow.”

After the failed execution, Nanao follows Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake to the place where they could battle Yamamoto without getting anyone else implicated. She then describes the spiritual pressure that is Yamamoto, but while trying to take out her Zanpakutō, she is caught in Yamamoto’s stare and is suffocated by his spiritual pressure. Kyōraku breaks the eye contact to save her, and brings her to a safer spot. She then realizes that it is not only difficult to win against Yamamoto even with two Captain's on their side, but it is next to impossible.

RP Sample:

There was stacks of it, endless stacks... paperwork... that a lazy, lackadaisical 8th Division Captain should be doing himself. But no, naturally it falls to the only capable of doing anything administratively within 8th Division, the Vice Captain Nanao Ise. As it always seems to be it is she whom it falls to keep the Division running smoothly as a well oiled machine.

Meanwhile, as she filled out one report after another to make sure it was submitted to 1st Division in a timely manner, the 8th Division Vice-Captain was more than away her Captain was likely either drunk from sake or sleeping; or perhaps the more accurate hypothesis being sleeping because he is drunk from sake. Pushing her geek chic oval rim glasses up the bridge of her nose, Nanao continued her ever diligent work with a scoff as such thoughts bled into her ruminations. Later she will have to reprimand the lecher for his slothful ways... again.

Though, dwelling on such a thoughts by proxy lead to others... memories of a long gone ancient past of a much simpler and tender time. A time of being just a little girl at Lisa's side within the 8th Division Vice-Captain's quarters, being read to by Lisa whom she cared for and looked up to immensely. A sullen gaze washed over her, for it is a time that has been lost and will never return again, a time reduced to a longing memory that ended in heartbreak.

Readjusting her glasses, an unconscious mannerism to regain her composure, Nanao returned to the task before her...

[Ai]

Dropped Nemu.

[Ai]

Work complete.

[Arja]

Approved
Middle Level: Strong