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Following as quickly as her legs would allow, Desiree kept close to Melpomene so she wouldn’t bump into things while she focused on keeping him hidden. “Yes, shrimp alfredo this time for me.” Watching some of the wandering and stumbling bar patrons, she prickled slightly at the sight of them. They always reminded her of how Aloysius used to be and she didn’t like it one bit.

Turning the corner she froze and pawed at Melpomene’s boot. “I feel a youma nearby, we need to be careful.” She couldn’t tell where it was but she could feel it getting closer. Pressing into his leg, she knew youma were bad news for her. Chalcanthite’s youma had squawked and tried to peck at her and on more than one occasion she had to abort on her wanderings to avoid the things.

“Dessert for him, maybe pasta as well. You know him as well as I do.” Even if he could carry her, she liked having the ability to move around as she pleased but now wasn’t time for that as they spoke in a hushed whisper. Moving carefully, she climbed into his arms and kept still so he wouldn’t have too much trouble as she looked around to try and find the source of that feeling.

“If we need to, can you let Chalcanthite know through the earring?” She knew he wore it when out, the blue crystal earring stood out against the blond’s warmer colored fuku. Their hair also wasn’t long enough to completely hide it like Chal’s did.

Seeing something move out of the corner of her good eye, she saw another stumbling drunk first and then noticed a moving shadow following them. It wasn’t a wraith though and it really wasn’t a shadow the more she looked at it. It was a shadowy snake following the drunk man. “Melpomene, it’s after them. Can you dust it if it doesn’t change it’s target?” A few other youma signatures felt like they were nearby but not nearly as close as the one she now had spotted. They were looking to feast on the bar goers who were now stumbling and wandering around. It was effective if she was being honest and if she wasn’t at risk she’d applaud the opportunistic approach of the things.

“Okay but if the rest get closer we need to leave or call for backup. I don’t like the sound of being eaten by snake youma, to be fair I don’t quite like the run of the mill snakes much either.” Shifting in Melpomene’s grasp, she saw the thing actually striking out at the civilian. She had a bad feeling about it even though she wasn’t quite sure why, maybe it was because she honestly didn’t like witnessing what youma could do to a person.

Hopping from the blond senshi’s arms she scampered towards the man on the ground as the snake wrapped around them and struck out at them. Swatting at the thing, she hopped onto their chest and arched up to hiss at the thing. It was then she felt something different, which she hadn’t notice from them before. It was a weak little ember, not completely there but that could be kindled if given the chance. “Melpomene!” Another swat at the youma and it reared back again to strike as she puffed up to try and intimidate the shadowy snake.

“Little ones in the gardenbox at the city home.” However they had managed to get there, they were there and never liked the scaly things as they curled in the plant box she liked to sit in sometimes.

With the youma dusted, she hissed one more time and settled down on the down civilian’s chest. Making a small circle she stared at the drunk and purred. “Looks like we have an opportunity for this one, for you or for Chalcanthite?” Narrowing her eyes as she looked the man up and down, she thought about how she had enough corrupts to deal with so she hummed and nodded. “So…. through the mirror I think actually, if you’d like?”

Thinking for a moment, remembering that things were different she had another thought as she felt that small flicker in their starseed beneath her paws. “Pardon our rudeness, are you alright?” It was better to get a sense of them first before things happened but she wasn’t sure how long this flicker would last. It was her first time encountering someone older that she was helping, it was also her first time finding someone who wasn’t already aligned one way or another.

Nodding to Melpomene as she purred, she kneaded the man’s chest lightly over his starseed. “Quiet quiet, no need to be rude to the people who saved you.” Settling down on him, her tail flicked in a bit of annoyance until they finally settled down.

“Good boy, now that you’re calm and okay, we can talk. Yes I can talk, I’m a guardian cat and this is a dear friend of mine. My name is Desiree and this is Melpomene, you sir have some potential we’d like to help you with. It would make things a bit safer for you in this city as well but it does require us to move from this alley which I assume you’d enjoy?” Looking up towards Melpomene for a moment, she then looked back towards where the youma had gotten the man. It wasn’t a terrible injury but something a bit harsh if this was their first time being accosted by a youma.

Rubbing the odd medallion with his thumb, Chalcanthite was fond of the effect it seemed to have. It would make things easier to go unnoticed, tamping down his signature a rank so that he could get a bit more breathing room as he set about hiding supply caches and checking one a few things tonight. Getting the message from his fiance had him pausing though, it was going to be a very interesting night it seemed.

Tucking the coin into his breast pocket, he teleported close to the location they had sent him images of. He couldn’t feel their signature which meant that Desiree was there as well. A good thing, something that he was thankful for because it would keep them both safe. He couldn’t have a repeat of what had happened in winter, it wasn’t something his heart could handle.

Taking in the scene, he took slow steps to stand near the other as he looked over the downed man. Since he didn’t know them, he let his fiance know to keep things professional via the earring to keep things safe in case this was someone who shared information freely. It was hard to hide the slight uncomfortableness pulling at his face due to the smell of liquor permiating the downed fellow. If he could avoid touching them he would because it was such a strong smell that that itch which had faded was trying to tickle at the back of his throat even after more than a year without touching things.

“Are you alright? It seems you have met a bit of trouble this evening after your endeavors.” Focusing on Desiree for a moment, he could tell she was enjoying this idea of bringing someone in.

Shifting as carefully as she could in the mans arms as they stood, her back paws sought for a bit more support by slightly digging into their shirt. “That is something I can do, you have potential. A spark of magic in your chest to be exact and either of these two can help that spark ignite and give you a bit of power. Though the blonde here, Melpomene, can do so without as much stringent rules and guidelines to follow which may be a bit better for you we both believe. The other fellow, Chalcanthite, will help make sure we get your injury looked at.”

Finally getting a better position in his arms, her tail flicked as it hung down, bapping the man’s stomach as she looked at the other two. “That was a youma, creatures that roam the city and can bring harm to civilians but with our help you can simple return them to dust without getting harmed. There are also some other benefits but that is their place to explain, though it is a bit much and might not be best to dump it all on you right now.”

Inclining his head as they mentioned their home, he internally nixed that idea but offered the home in the city as an alternative. Their larger home was a safe place and he didn’t want anyone out there, it was enough that Alexandre and Melody knew they were there and came to bother them.

“You are French, are you not?” Noticing the accent between things as they spoke, he wondered a bit about how many out there were late to this war and only found things when they arrived in this city. It had turned out similarly for his sister as well and had become a bit of a side project for him after finding out about things. Waving his hand nonchalantly, he smiled. “We can make sure you get proper medical attention and send you on your way afterward with a bit more understanding of what lies behind the scenes in this city. Melpomene here will be more than able to assist you in the future as well when it comes to answering questions.”