Renji nodded. He knew kind of how that worked, at least when it came to kids watching each other's backs and the bond that formed. It was important, and not something you could just break. "Okay. I understand. More'n you might guess." He grinned. "You can probably get her to let you be in front eventually, but it helps if you're way better at fighting than she is." That had been the only way he'd ever gotten Rukia to let him take some hits, and even then she'd sure made him pay for it.

But he didn't want to think about that right now.

"The unarmed is going to be ugly. Get her a weapon. Something with some range on it, but still light. Like maybe a broomstick." He considered suggesting that she get the candlestick, but a club-like weapon was probably better used by the older sibling who was probably going to be a lot more aggressive with it. "Something like that's good for keeping the bad stuff at bay. But unarmed is most important, you're right."

Because unarmed with a monster - unless they were way more advanced as students than Renji was willing to bet they were - was all about just getting the hell away from them hen something had already gone really wrong.

If he was going to say anything else, he fell silent when someone knocked on the door. It was probably Lana's sister, considering he heard the muffled sound of a girl's voice. He glanced at Lana, then took the few steps over to the door and opened it, making sure to stand aside so Lana would be visible. He knew he looked kind of off-putting to some people.