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The park was always a nice place to visit for regular citizens, but for Super Sailor Tsui, proud Senshi of Tigers, it reminded her of some very interesting times. The meteor shower, the random encounters with friends and foes alike, and youma. Could not forget the youma, which was one of the things that had now gotten under Tsui's skin, as selfish as it had been. She tried not to let what she was told get to her, tried to think that it was all just a ruse from the Negaverse to throw the White Moon off of their game. And Tsui wasn't going to allow them to get under her skin... but for now, she simply wanted to enjoy the occasional eventless patrol.

Then there was the topic of the Dark Mirror Court, which had done more to throw her off balance than anything else. She believed in Kallichore's judgment, more than she probably should have, but the few she ran into were... civil, reasonable. Maybe deceptively so, but a part of her had little hope in freeing them from Princess Ares' control. Normally, she wouldn't have cared to free them or help them, but she had promised to Sutai that she would.

Speaking of Sutai... she was frustrated in herself. She mumbled aloud, keeping her senses on alert as she tapped a finger to her chin and continued to walk down the sidewalk on her own. "How can I be brave enough to face weapon-wielding Negaverse officers, but too chicken to confess my feelings to another. Gah, how hard can it be?"

Tsui continued on, not as alert as she would normally be as her mind was simply too preoccupied with such a complex thing.

How distracted was Tsui that she didn't notice the other Senshi until she had literally spoke up and not before she had sensed her energy signature? Tsui didn't like to be caught with her britches down, but it seemed that everyone was jumping at the chance to see her reaction to be caught off guard. Tsui looked at the one that spoke to her and immediately rose her fists in preparation before really looking at her, and one didn't need to be a mind reader to see the slight annoyance in her golden eyes.

"Another one? Dark Mirror, right... since I'm not seeing any holes in your head." Tsui may have sounded annoyed, but she didn't want to come off as being too hostile. This Sneshi had the chance to attack her and she wouldn't have been the wiser, but she didn't. She lowered her fists, but not her guard, and she moved closer to the other Senshi. "It's like I turn around and there's another one of you joining their ranks. Who are you?"

'She heard too much... ah, it was STUPID to be talking aloud about something as personal as that!' Tsui thought to herself, hoping that she didn't seem too flustered but figuring it was already too late for that. 'But... maybe she can help? It's too embarrassing to talk about with an ally...'

One Dark Mirror Senshi had already accused her of being a cat girl before, though she wasn't quite prepared for Aurora's response to her appearance. She actually wasn't sure which one startled her more: Chariklo's downright insulting mockery, or being asked to meow for someone else. It was almost insulting... or would have been, had she not apologized immediately after. Then again, the last time she tried to do a retaliatory insult game with a Dark Mirror Senshi, she got her butt handed to her... so this time, Tsui was a little weary in dropping her guard again, despite how genuine this one seemed.

"Tigers don't meow. Especially this one... she roars, with unparalleled might!" Tsui said, her stance becoming more solid, more proud and more likened to how she usually was. She wasn't sure if she was able to pull it off to the Dark Mirror Senshi, but she made herself feel better. "And that's probably why I'm having some issues with handling... lo... romance."

She cleared her throat and placed a hand on her own chest as she identified herself. "The name's Super Sailor Tsui, and I'm the Senshi of Tigers, member of the White Moon Court, as obvious with all the white I have in my attire."

Though, there was some black, but Tsui wasn't the type to get into technicalities. She looked over Aurora and spoke to her, the edge in her voice from earlier gone and replaced with intrigued. "Senshi of Romance, huh? Interesting... you really want to help out me, sworn enemy to your court, or is this another ruse to convince me to switch sides?"

Part of her wanted to drop her guard and believe her, but... she couldn't. She didn't want to drop her guard around the Dark Mirror Court again. They were just too clever, too tempting... but they were also dangerous, especially to the page that she found herself fawning over. She needed help, but she'd never admit to it... not without some convincing. "Because if its the latter, I'm still not interested."

"You wouldn't want to hear me roar," Tsui said, still a perturbed by her request but dropping her defensive act entirely when Aurora explained herself. Perhaps Tsui was still gullible to feel that her words were sincere, or, more likely, she was that desperate for some kind of assistance that the suspicions she should have had were pushed to the wayside immediately. The fact that she wasn't willing to run her through the usual motion in recruiting her was enough for Tsui to drop her guard, for the most part. "Nor would you want to feel my claws. You seem honest enough, so thankfully you won't have to see either."

In response to her last question, Tsui got a little indignant. Her pride was already taking a hard enough blow, and this girl wasn't really helping, though Tsui knew it wasn't her fault. She simply didn't want anyone, friend or foe, to think of her as being weak. "And if I knew exactly what the issue was, I wouldn't be talking to a Dark Mirror Senshi about my problem, right? I'm sorry, I just... feel really uncomfortable about it, and it's not a feeling I'm used to!"

She took in a breath and tried to explain, but trying not to expose too much information. As genuine as she may be, she was still aligned with the enemy, and she couldn't imagine that she'd be able to keep such valuable intel from Ares if asked. "But there's someone I care about... an ally, and it goes deeper then that. I'm trying to think of how to approach her about it... without coming off as a fawning ninny."

"The type of person she is? Well..." Tsui considered this, wondering how much she could say without giving away her 'interest's' identity. She also wanted to talk about her without sounding like a lovesick fool. It was already bad enough that she felt like one, but she didn't need everyone to know that she was fawning over someone else. "She's kind, and bubbly, and really sweet, but deep. Deeper than you'd think, just by looking at her."

'She's the one that got me seeking out purification for Dark Mirror Senshi...' Tsui kept that part to herself, though it would have reflected her determination and compassionate side as well. "I jsut don't want her to get hurt my anyone, or me... and I'm not sure how I'll handle rejection, if it comes to that."

Tsui couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "Percolate?"

She didn't mean to question Aurora; after all, she was the Senshi of Romance, therefor, she should have had a good idea of how all of that stuff worked. A lot more than Tsui, who, admittedly, never really felt that strong of an attraction to anyone before. Tsui, or rather, her civilian alter-ego, had crushes before (one of which was already in a serious relationship and made it easy for her to not take it seriously herself). But never something that she thought to be love...

No, she repeated that word because she simply didn't know what it meant, but she felt like she had a good idea. "So, not to take it too fast, and if she rejects me, which I hope she doesn't... keep at it? Wouldn't that scare her away though?"

How awkward would that be? Tsui was never the thinking type, more of a hands-on kind of gal, but there were times when her imagination ran wild thanks to her petty fears. She couldn't imagine ruining her friendship like this...

"Trust me, if this thing goes south, I'll definitely be on the hunt for you, Aurora," Tsui said, giving a smile of her own though it was no where near as bright and radiant as Aurora's. Hers was a little more reserved than usual, but it was to reflect just how uncomfortable the topic made Tsui, even after all of the useful advice she was given this day. Aurora had done all that she could for her. The only one to do the rest was Tsui herself!

It seemed that, despite their different alignments, there was something that a White Moon Senshi and a Dark Mirror Senshi could find equal grounds on, and that was the topic of love. Tsui couldn't help but feel relieved to have bumped into Aurora... of all people to bump into, it seemed that she finally lucked out and met the one Dark Mirror Senshi that didn't leave her questioning her loyalty to her own court. "Thanks for the advice, though... I'll keep all of that in mind when I see her next. Which will be soon..."

Then she added softly, before turning away to hide the blush the brightened her cheeks. "I hope..."

She waved, deciding to walk away from this encounter without once raising her fists to fight, nor attempting to persuade Aurora over to her side. It was meant as payment for Aurora not trying to recruit her, as well as a waste of her effort. Dark Mirror Senshi were fiercely loyal, and if Aurora was content with her lot in life, then who was she to question it? "I'm going to go finish my patrols elsewhere... it was a pleasure meeting you, Aurora, and I hope we can chat again. Maybe next time I'll have good news?"