Lose first to gain later [Tsuyoshi/Vayle]

Vayle shrugged. "Tsuyoshi, if there's one thing I've figured out through my career as a shinigami so far... I'm always lucky!" she added with a cocky smirk. "There ain't no way to explain why I ain't up and croaked yet."

As Tsuyoshi glanced down to Jidai, Vayle let out a sigh of concern. it seemed like something had darkened his mood. Tsuyoshi was quick to admit what it was... a feeling of weakness... of being out of sync...

"...That's... hmm." Vayle would answer with a short pause.

"Sorry for sounding like some cryptic fortune cookie, but... while there is no secret, there is no way for me to tell you how to do that." The 20th seat answered with a sigh and a shrug.

She then got out a small blanket, and put it down onto the grass. "Reminds me, I had some food supplies..."

With a quick burst of flash steps, she disappeared from vision for only a moment, before reappearing with a smattering of rice balls, vegetable, fish... a reasonably good meal, if a cold one - before laying it on a small blanket and sitting down. "Figured I'd bring lunch for outside work for the both of us." Vayle would explain, sitting cross-legged, as she sat her zanpakuto next to her.

"...I Can't tell you how to do that, but I might be able to help." Vayle would respond. "I can tell you how Mahoutsukai and I have grown our bond over the years, even if you can't necessarily replicate it one-to-one."