Spira

Szayel. Marluxia actually paused at the mention of that name and smiled to himself. Vexen had endured an educational morning so far, then. The other name, however, meant nothing to him. "I'm unfamiliar with Professor Hojo," he said, "though I presume he's the one who laid claim to Orochimaru's facilities." Szayel had been most disappointed to be denied them. So had Aizen, which Marluxia had enjoyed a little more than he'd let on. "Szayel, however, is a nuisance, who will attempt to find out sensitive information by whatever means necessary, including spying. Lumi broke his arm once, and the fool persists in pestering us. If you have to freeze him to a wall somewhere, I'm sure no one will complain. Nearly everyone in the Palace has hit him at one point or another. I understand some of the other Arrancar run bets on how long it will take any new recruits to do the same."

Marluxia added a scoop of something to the water in his can before he made for the door again, towards Vexen. "Our primary ally here is Kuja, but it's an alliance of convenience. We refrain from letting him know more than he has to, and I'm sure he extends us the same courtesy."