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 Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:55 am
What a damned week. Chariklo huffed slightly as she perched in a tree inside Destiny City Park. Too much had happened. Too much horror, too much blood.
Shaking her head to try and dispel the gloomy thoughts, she leaned back against the tree's trunk and wondered where Amytis was. She wasn't worried yet. She'd give the other girl another five minutes before she went into full blown panic mode. And in the meantime, she would sensibly conserve her energy because who knew what could happen these days.
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Sailor Cruithne, Chibi Senshi of Lavender, was not sure whether or not she should have come out to patrol. She did have school, after all. And patroling was still scaring her silly. But... part of her absolutely relished the strange freedom of being able to sneak out and into the park. The Botanical Gardens were rapidly becoming her favorite place to go once nighttime fell and everyone was home sleeping. She could think there. And the flowers didn't judge her.
With a tiny smile, she ducked and darted through the park, thinking only of the lovely gardens waiting at the end of her trek.
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:58 pm
Amytis was aware that she was behind, and it seemed a poor idea to make her girlfriend wait after everything that had happened recently. Giving Chariklo reason to worry for her would be horribly unfair after all that. So when she got to where she'd agreed to meet the blonde, she was running, and she decided to greet her the best and friendliest way she knew how - specifically by planting a kiss on her girlfriend's lips.
"Sorry I'm late," she said, giving her an awkward smile.
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:43 am
Eyes widened slightly as Amytis landed a kiss on her, but Chariklo quickly settled into a smile, slinging her arm around Amytis' waist and holding her close.
"I like that kind of greeting. And I forgive you since you're all in one piece and as far as I can tell, not a zombie."
Grinning down at her girlfriend, Chariklo couldn't resist a tiny bit of teasing.
"I'd have to seriously re-evaluate this relationship if zombification came into the picture," then, in a lightning fast change of topic, "Anything interesting on your way over?"
As she'd been waiting, Chariklo had been growing increasingly aware of an Order aura coming close. But since it was on the weaker side, she'd decided that it was probably a newbie and for two Super level Dark Mirrors, likely not a threat. Still, she was curious if Amytis had seen anything.
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Cruithne, for her part, had frozen in place as two Chaos auras rolled over her. But they didn't feel the way she'd been told a monster would feel. They actually reminded her a little of the male senshi who'd told her about the Dark Mirror Court in the first place. Perking up a bit, she wondered if one of them might not be him. After she'd fled their first meeting, she'd scolded herself for not staying longer to ask him more questions.
He'd been nice to her and the conversation had been interesting. And, of course, she wanted to know more about the Princesses he'd mentioned. ANd really, that was the sole motivation for getting herself moving again. It wouldn't be as scary if it was the senshi she'd met. And maybe the other aura was one of the Princesses.
She'd always wanted to meet a Princess.
And with that thought, Cruithne was walking again, this time veering slightly to investigate the strange auras.
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:34 pm
She laughed, arms sliding aorund Chariklo's neck. "Definitely not a zombie! No strange bites or hunger for human flesh. I promise." She said. It was nice to be able to be a little light and silly, to relax, to be with her girlfriend, powered up, and not have to be afraid because she was a Super Senshi and they could handle anything side by side.
"I noticed an Order aura but it felt so weak, it didn't seem worth worrying about." Now, though, it was getting closer, and she disentangled herself from Chari because it would be a bit awkward to be dealing with Order while hanging off her girl.
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:03 am
A tiny growl of disappointment made its way out of Chariklo as Amytis' pulled away. But as Chariklo had felt the aura coming closer, she strongly suspected that was why. Couldn't fight very well when cuddling.
Dammit.
Given her last week, Chariklo would have happily blasted the White Moon sensh approaching, but that weak aura held her back. Not everyone on the White Moon side was an evil, murderous a*****e. She had to remind herself of that. Not everyone wanted the Dark Mirrors wiped out.
Still. She edged herself in front of Amytis, just in case and waited, eyes scanning the darkness until they fell on a small, pale face peeking out.
Oh. Well. That accounted for the weaker aura then. Chariklo found herself gaping slightly before nudging Amytis with her elbow and jerking her chin towards their small visitor.
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Cruithne hadn't meant to intrude. She'd just wanted to see if the people she'd sensed were her friend. Her friend whose name she didn't have, but still. He'd been nice to her and tried to explain things so he was a friend. Sort of.
She'd creeped close when she'd first seen the two figures, hiding in the trees and bushes until she'd gotten close enough to see the shorter one hug the taller and laugh before pulling away.
And her heart had nearly stopped when she saw the grim expression on the taller girl's face as she'd scanned the darkness and found Cruithne hiding. Oh, she shouldn't have been so nosy! She should have run, but like a deer trapped by headlights, she'd frozen in place. And they would be mad at her for spying on them and oh bother!
Tears sprang to the chibi's eyes as she tried to figure out what to do. How to explain that she wasn't a threat or a snoop and she'd just wanted to see her friend.
She nearly fainted when the taller girl knelt slightly, eyes still on Cruithne and made a waving gesture. Felt her jaw drop when the girl spoke and the words weren't harsh.
"Okay, kid. C'mon out and let us see you."
Well, what else could she do but comply? Stepping out of the shadows, she hugged herself tightly and tried not to tremble from nerves.
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:53 pm
It was actual effort not to make cooing noises at the small, shy little Senshi who revealed herself. That would probably upset her, and also be condescending. So instead she just bent down a little and beckoned her over.
"Oh, sweetheart, we're not going to hurt you...my name is Amytis," she greeted, her tone sweet and charming. "And this is Chariklo. Your name?" She hoped that if she was sweet and friendly, maybe they'd earn themself a convert. Or, a future convert.
Because that girl did not look old enough to be out at all, much less out as a Senshi. She wanted, mostly, to take this girl home and keep her safe.
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:38 am
Shaking her head slightly and offering the chibi a grin, Chariklo was a little more reserved than her partner. After all, this was still a White Moon senshi. And a source of suspicion at least for a little longer.
Still, she wasn't mouthing off or making any kind of move to attack. So she was probably safe enough. Probably. Though, as a cloud moved to let the moon shine down a little birhgter, Chariklo noticed the tremble and the unshed tears still bright in the kid's eyes. Smile softening as she realized how scared the kid was, she reached out and gave the girl a tiny hair ruffle.
"How old are you, kiddo?" she asked gently. For a moment, she felt sick seeing the girl. Kids did not belong in this war. What the hell was were the White Moon cats thinking when they awakened anyone this young?
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Moving closer, Cruithne was easily within touching range when she stopped and studied the two women warily. Both were smiling and she felt it would be impolite if she didn't try to smile back and talk. So it made it much easier that they started talking first. She could answer questions and not have to worry too much.
"C-cruithne, chibi s-senshi of l-lavender," she stammered slightly. At least these two didn't try to tower over her. She glanced at Amytis and carefully studied her before moving her eyes to Chariklo and getting her hair ruffled. Really, it had happened so quickly that she hadn't had time to flinch away before Chariklo was back to crouching with her arms draped over her knees.
"I'm t-thirteen," she replied and saw a tiny flicker of surprise in Chariklo's eyes before she chuckled.
"H-uh. Haven't hit your growth spurt yet, then?"
Cruithne shook her head, finding herself relaxing a little. Maybe even enough to risk asking these two a question of her own.
"Please. A-are you D-dark Mirrors? I-i met one before. I... he... I n-never got his name," she admitted, looking slightly abashed. Maybe if she described him, they'd know who she meant. "He w-was tall with w-hite hair and he l-looked like a m-medieval courtier. He was nice."
And now for the most important thing. "H-he said you had Princesses," she continued before turning to face Amytis and tilting her head trying to figure out whether or not it was okay to ask before barrelling ahead. "Are you a Princess? Y-you look like you could be. Your hair is so p-pretty."
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 12:14 pm
Amytis had to physically restrain herself from hugging Cruithne to her chest. Poor tiny precious baby, she absolutely needed more protection than she was getting. But at least she wasn't as young as she looked - thirteen wasn't as bad as Amytis had feared.
"Yes, we're Dark Mirrors, but neither of us is a Princess," she confessed, her voice still soft and gentle. She didn't recognize the description Cruithne gave, but no matter - it just meant that their Court was even bigger than she knew. "I've met Princess Leto, though, and she's really amazing."
Alright, and a little terrifying, as one might expect from an aggressive badass Amazon.
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 5:32 am
Okay, now Chariklo was having to work to hide the grin that wanted to spread across her face as she watched Amytis holding back. It was pretty damn cute. The kid was also pretty damn cute. All right, so Chariklo kind of wanted to scoop her up and beep her nose a little bit. But Cruithne's body language gave her plenty of warning. Kid had some social anxiety going on. No sense in terrifying her needlessly.
Still, she had to laugh a bit at some of the kid's questions. Especially when she described the Dark Mirror she'd met before.
"Ah! You've met Fancy Boy!," she exclaimed delightedly. "His name's Celemorrow, honey and he's an all right guy. So he told you all about us, huh? And yeah. Definitely not a Princess. I'm a little too rough around the edges for that sort of stuff."
She gave the chibi a cheerful wink before plopping her butt back on the ground and patting the grass to invite Cruithne to do the same. Might as well be comfortable if they were going to be all friendly. Made a nice change from the Watermelon brat's first impression.
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Cruithne's face fell a little upon learning that these two were not the Princesses she was looking for. Still, they were nice and in spite of the scary mohawk and tattoos, she found herself warming to Chariklo much faster than she would have expected. Especially when she was able to identify Celemorrow.
And even more once she sat down, making it clear that she had no intention of trying to tower and loom over Cruithne. Smiling shyly, she tucked her skirt around her legs and sat down gingerly. Did grass stain senshi fukus? She wasn't entirely sure, but it looked like she would find out.
"Celemorrow is a n-nice name," she decided. "He s-said that we all had planets and stars of our own and that the Dark Mirrors were trying to get back to them. H-have you been to yours?"
Her stammer was already fading as she found herself becoming comfortable with these two women. Curiosity burned in her eyes as she looked from one to the other. She was very curious about her planet. So far she hadn't found anyone to explain it to her, so she was hopeful that Chariklo or Amytis might be able to help clear some things up.
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:06 am
Amytis sat down as well when Chariklo gestured, smoothing her skirt and grinning like a dork. It felt nice to be gently encouraging a Chibi in the right direction, and making her more comfortable around the Court. Maybe they'd even gain a convert out of this? That would be nice!
Cruithne asked about space, and Amytis found her face falling a little. "I've never been," she admitted, and she didn't want to admit that she didn't know how to go, because she'd never tried. "But I'm betting the way we'd get there is different from the way you would."
She really felt like she was disappointing the poor kid, but oh well, it wasn't like she could help it.
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:35 am
Chariklo had never really thought about going to space or trying to find her planet. Somehow, if hadn't seemed very important to her in spite of the collective goal of the Court being to somehow find a way back. And yet, in the face of this kid's clear desire to know more, she found herself actually wondering about her planet for the first time in her career as a Dark Mirror senshi.
"I've never been either," she replied in a musing sort of voice. "Never thought about it much, to be honest with you. One of the older Dark Mirrors might know. Maybe Leto. We can ask anyway."
It felt like a cop out, but under the circumstances, it was the best she could offer. Besides, just because she couldn't get to space didn't mean she should rain on a kid's parade.
"Find someone on your side who knows how to get out there," she suggested. "And if you can, go and visit your planet. Maybe you can teach us, eh?"
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Disappointment warred with hope as Cruithne listened to the two older senshi. She didn't really like the sound of her "side", though. They were all senshi. They should all be on the same side. Shouldn't they?
With a small sigh, Cruithne toyed with a strand of her hair and thought hard. Doubtless she could find someone to tell her about going to space. And if she could learn and teach Chariklo and Amytis, why, she'd be doing a good deed!
"I-I'll try," she murmured. "I p-promise."
She was going to get there somehow. And when she did, she'd do everything she could to help her new friends get there too.
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 12:03 pm
Amytis nodded. "I'd love to go to space with you, Cruithne," she said, a gentle smile on her face. That would be incredible, and she looked forward to the thought of a whole other planet. And maybe if they could get out there, could see what was up there, they would be able to help the Court!
Or even just bring back a few souvenirs, if Cruithne was okay with that. That would be a particularly nice thing.
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 1:09 pm
A faint smile tugged at Chariklo's lips as she reached out again to ruffle Cruithne's hair. It was really too bad she was so young. She'd have taken the kid to Leto in a heartbeat and let her do her Princess thing.
Oh well, there was always later, she supposed. Glancing up at the stars above, she found herself echoing Amytis.
"I'll admit, I wouldn't mind it either, kiddo. But for now, I know you're thirteen and all, but I'm thinking that it's a little late for you to be out. We can always talk again some other time."
Getting to her feet, she held out a hand for Amytis.
"It's time for us to be going too."
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Holding back a tiny sigh of disappointment, Cruithne smiled shyly up at Chariklo and nodded.
"M-mom went out with Dad, b-but they're probably going to get h-home soon, so I guess y-you're right."
She scrambled up and brushed her skirt off before acting on impulse and throwing her arms around both of the older women before blushing, smiling and darting away. As she hurried home, she decided that she was going to do everything she possibly could to learn about getting to her planet. And then she was going to tell them everything.
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