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Sailor Tsui might not have found her true calling as a Senshi, but she was eventually going to figure it out someday. The days in between were spent in class, or out in the streets, patrolling the area and on the look out for the usual bit of trouble. Youma, Negaverse lieutenants and even Dark Mirror Senshi were on the prowl somewhere in the city, and Tsui was determined that even if she couldn't figure out what her long term goal was, her short term one would be to keep the streets and citizens of Destiny City safe from the forces of Chaos.

'I should wear a mask and have a cape, and then I could be like Batman!' Tsui thought to herself, standing on the edge of the building and observing the city below. She never really thought of herself as a hero... then laughed, because that was a complete lie. Of course she thought of herself as a hero; she ran about the city, fighting the nefarious forces of Chaos and claimed to be protecting the innocent; if that didn't make her a classic comic book hero, she wasn't sure what did. 'Okay, no capes. If there was one thing I learned from The Incredibles, is that capes are bad. Very bad.'

The thought of being sucked into an airplane engine was present in her mind, despite the fact that she, Senshi of Tigers, could not fly and likely never would. Still, she could only imagine the horrors of wearing a cape and how'd it'd get caught onto EVERYTHING, and that was more than enough to convince her to forget the subject all together.

As well as the sight of a a yound adult female, probably in her early to mid twenties, walking down the night street alone. She thought to herself what an easy picking that woman could be to not only a potential criminal, but to an agent of Chaos, and she followed the woman's progress from the rooftop, leaping from one building to the next and trying to be as silent as... well, a tiger, of course.

'Never thought I'd be the type to stalk, but I want to make sure you'll be safe...' Tsui thought to herself, putting out her 'feelers' and trying to sense if there were any dark energy nearby. She could sense it, but just barely, but it was enough to keep her following the lone woman, watching her pass through a desolated street to take a shortcut. If there was an agent of Chaos out there, that's where they might be...

The young woman was startled by the sudden appearance of Carnelian, and it was obvious that she was a bit suspicious (likely, the gaping holes in their chest and forehead were meant to be noticed). Perhaps they were simply tattoos, completely realistic looking tattoos? The woman took a step back but didn't run away, and she was about to address him when Tsui decided to make her entrance. Like hell she'd allow an innocent citizen to be hurt!

"I'd step away from him, if I were you, ma'am!" Tsui said rather loudly, announcing herself not only to the possible victim and the other senshi. She didn't recognize him, but she couldn't ignore her senses or the tingling on the back of her neck. She didn't know who he was, but she didn't have a good feeling about him. As the woman turned to look at her, she pointed a firm finger at Carnelian, waiting to get a better look at him until she was safely out of his reach. "And you, whoever you are! Don't you dare think of hurting a single hair on her body!"

She didn't understand the look of fear in the woman's eyes when they flashed over to her, and she was relieved to see that she was moving away from Carnelian, until her panicked shout reached her ears. "Wait- aren't you... one of them? Those Sailor Scouts? EIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"

Without warning, she screeched and ran, away from Carnelian and away from a very, very confused Tsui. She asked aloud, but not to Carnelian specifically. "Wait, what? What's up with that response?"

"'Miss Terrorist'?"

Sailor Tsui was taken back by the word, and that was only the beginning of his rather harsh verbal assault. She stood there, thankful that the woman seemed to have escaped (despite her rather rude behavior towards her), but now she was in complete silence and awe at this other Senshi's audacity. He was the one that was going to harm her, and he had the nerve to call her a terrorist?

She took in his words, feeling the familiar confusion she felt from the time she met with Sailor Remarque present, but slowly being clouded by anger. What the hell was he going on about? See the light? Silly war? The citizens fearing the Senshi? She didn't even bother to introduce herself, pointing at the other Senshi and letting him know that she was NOT going to put up with his insults silently (as well as her inexperience). "Afraid of us? We're not the ones sending out youma to collect energy or kill innocent civilians like the Negaverse! And you... you got some nerve, talking to me about seeing the light!"

She stepped closer to him to get a better look at the senshi, seeing the black holes in his chest and forehead and unable to ignore them, despite her boiling hot anger. She knew right off the bat that he wasn't like Remarque, as he was, well, whole, and this guy was obviously missing something in those two locations. Finally, her curiosity got the better of her anger, and she asked, not making any motions to attack him but remaining alert and aware. "What's with the holes? Tattoo service in the Dark Mirror Court takes things to the extreme or what?"

Anything that Carnelian said before poking his hand and finger into the holes were almost forgotten, and Tsui was visibly startled by this feat. What she thought were realistic tattoos were actual holes; what sorcery is this?! She remained where she was, stopping her advance but making it absolutely clear that she wasn't going anywhere, which wasn't necessarily a good sign for Carnelian. "What... what the hell is up with that? How can you even be alive with those holes in you?"

In truth, maybe she didn't want to know. Her mind shifted from the unnatural orifices to the topic of terrorism, and her anger overrode her curiosity again. "The city's under siege by the Negaverse, and we're the ones defending it. How confused are you?"

In truth, she never bothered with the media; she was only a teenager and what use did she have for such politics? It was too complicated, too heavy; she'd worry about that when she got older, she told herself. For now, she focused on the present, and she threw another question to the not-a-member-of-the-DMC senshi. "If you're not a member of the Dark Mirror Court, then who are you?"

"A senshi... that works for the Negaverse?" Tsui was more surprised by this fact that she was with him showing off his holes, and finally, it seemed that her initial anger was quelled, if only for a moment to take in all that he had said. How could a Senshi work for the Negaverse? Weren't they the sworn enemies of the Senshi? And what was he going on about with this alien invasion?

She brought this up, anger in her voice still but masked greatly by her confusion (which she didn't even bother to hide). "What are you talking about with this alien invasion? I don't recall ever being told to conquer this planet when I was awakened; just told to wait out my leader's arrival. And I'm pretty sure she has no plans of world domination when she returns..."

The thought of that actually kind of made her chuckle on the inside. What if she was waiting on the moon, and one day came out screaming like Rita Repulsa? The thought was humorous, but she was certain that it wouldn't be the case. Why would she want to conquer Earth? Wasn't she meant to be Order? She... didn't get it.

"I think we have a pretty big misunderstanding here, Carnelian," Tsui said, hands on hip and firm in her stance, but not approaching the taller senshi anymore. "We're just here on Earth to defend this city from the forces of Chaos and evil, and I'm sure once our queen does show up, then we'll gladly either take our leave. Assuming the forces of chaos don't try to destroy this planet or something."

She knew she sounded naive, but what else could she do? She was still young, didn't know the complete inner workings of the White Moon Court, much less that of the enemy's, but she was absolutely certain that wherever her leader was, she wasn't planning on conquering this planet. That just wouldn't seem very Orderly of her...

"Name's Sailor Tsui, Senshi of Tigers, by the way. Figured since you were nice enough to introduce yourself, I'd do the same." She looked at those holes again, honest curiosity getting the better of her. "How did you get those, by the way? Did... someone else do it?"

Tsui had taken in all that he said, going back and forth between crossing her arms to resting them on her hips, and when the other senshi had the nerve to leave, that REALLY set her off. How dare he insult his Court and say such lies and then try to run away before she could even get a word in otherwise? Despite her better judgment, she followed after him, thankful for the athletic training she had and the increased speed from her henshin that she was certain that she'd keep up with him, despite his longer stride. She called out after him, giving him a fair warning before she pulled off the little stunt, running towards the wall and leaping onto the trashcans and pushing herself off. "I'm not done talking to you yet!"

She timed her landing perfectly, twisting in midair and landing right in front of the retreating Negaverse senshi. She didn't call forth her white aura to strike, yet, but with the way she pushed out her hand towards him showed that she wasn't going to just let him get away. Not yet.

"You got some nerve to badmouth my court without even giving me the chance to defend it. That kind of stuff my fly on the internet, but not here," Tsui said, holding her ground and preparing to give chase again in case he darted around her. She wasn't very tall and she knew she couldn't block the entire street, but she'd be damned if she didn't try to appear menacing. "Now what's this about my queen supposedly being responsible for destroying a civilization?"

Tsui didn't know who Zinkenite nor Tanzanite were, but she assumed that they had been high ranking officers within the Negaverse if they had the ability to recruit others to their cause. Which meant that Carnelian's loyalty was to the Negaverse, and that... honestly interested Tsui. She had no idea that Senshi could be recruited into the Negaverse, but she was still young, still new to this business, so her not knowing this didn't surprise her too much.

What did surprise her was the thought of a member of her OWN court hurting a civilian, and Tsui simply couldn't believe it. She allowed her disbelief to be seen, but she tried to chose her words carefully; after all, she didn't want to call Carnelian a liar, as he was there during that particular event and she, however, was not. "That... doesn't seem right at all. I don't know any member of the White Moon court that would even DREAM of hurting a civilian... when I was awakened, I was told that my duty was to protect the innocent from evil. And the media reports wrong information all the time, so I wouldn't use them as a valid source of information, if I were you."

She brought a hand to her chin, considering the possibility, even though the thought was rather radical, even to her own ears. "Maybe that Senshi in particular didn't get the same kind of awakening that I did... but that doesn't seem right at all."

And then there was the talk about space, and once again, Tsui's curiosity got the better of her. Now she couldn't let this Carnelian leave, not when she felt that she was learning a lot about him and just how completely different he was, despite being a Senshi like herself. "Well, how do you imagine we'd be able to get back to our homes in space? Last I checked, they closed down the NASA program, and unless you feel like donating a lot of money to the 'Send our asses home' drive, then I think we're stuck here."

But the idea of space travel DID interest Tsui greatly, and she was so caught up on the thought of visiting her own homeworld constellation that she failed to see how he was moving into a combative position until he spoke up again. In truth, the thought of fighting him was long since quelled, in lieu of gathering more information from him, but she wasn't going to leave. "No, I don't think I'll leave yet. You're telling me an awful lot of interesting things that I find really useful, and allowing you to leave when you have the completely wrong idea about the lot of us White Moon Senshi would be a shame."

She didn't raise her fists to strike, but she did stand her ground, and if he ran, she'd simply give chase. But like hell would Sailor Tsui turn her back to anyone and flee. That simply wasn't her style.

Tsui was willing to fight, but she was more eager to find out more about the Negaverse and the Bizarro Senshi that was standing before her, along with the bizarro story about how she was apparently evil. And yet, she only had herself to blame for pushing Carnelian too far, as the moment those words left his mouth, she had managed a single step forward to strike him when the muscles in her thigh began to spaz. Tsui was not a weakling, not by any stretch of the word, as a lifetime of being physically active and her gymnastic training, as well as schoolyard fights, had made her rather resilient to pain.

Or so she thought, until now.

She could not hold back her pained yelp, and despite how much she prided herself for her perfect balance and strength, her leg had given out from beneath her and she hit the pavement at his feet with a grunt. As the pain consumed her thigh, she couldn't help but want to laugh at herself for being so stubborn, for being so interested in chatting that she didn't dodge the attack. She tried to hide some of her discomfort, as she glared up at him and spoke through gritted teeth, but she was certain that she was failing miserably. "O-OH... you... better run then... because if I-ever get feeling back in this leg... I'll rip you to pieces!"