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How not new are you?

"Oh, fairly not new, I suppose. I'm a super senshi now, though I haven't been a senshi for very long. I guess... it comes at a different time for everyone? I don't know - I haven't met anyone else who has... upgraded, for lack of a better word." explained the gray-haired senshi. She could see Grus mulling over her tattered fuku with a bit of an inquisitive look on her face. That was understandable. Kallichore had a hard time coming to terms with it when she first saw it too, especially all the white, but now she'd grown attached to it, odd buckles and all.

The super senshi followed alongside Grus at a leisurely pace. There weren't any enemies nearby, so they were safe to take their time and chat. "I'm glad the cat went into detail with you. The more information, the better." She made a few exasperated gestures. Kallichore didn't hold Derpraline accountable for her own missing information; on the contrary, she thought Derp did the best the kitten could do, given her limitations. "It's understandable to be freaked out. I mean, how else would you react when a talking cat tells you that you're party to a war to protect humanity? I doubt anyone would take that lightly."

Truth be told, her own induction was rather rough too, but she was more of the introspective type. She did her freaking out behind closed doors. And speaking of spheres... "Feathers? Is that how you make the barrier?"

Kallichore shook her head and heaved a quiet sigh. The expression certainly wasn't one of disdain, just one of internal retrospection. "Mine's defensive too. Nothing wrong with having a defensive attack. Don't they say something like, 'the best offense is a good defense'? Or did I get that backwards? Eh, I don't know." She shrugged, the tendrils of her outfit flailing in the wind. She looked a fright, just like she always did. Somehow, that was comforting to Kallichore. It meant she was in her element of sorts.

"Either way, at least you don't have to wait to be hit to react. The one who helped me? She couldn't do a thing until someone else beat her around first. She could mimic someone's attack, but only if she got hit with it and survived. How awful is that?"

At least Grus could henshin in the evening and thank her star/moon/whatever a Grus was that she didn't have to be bitchslapped before doing some bitchslapping herself. "But whatever the case may be, you just do what you have to in order to keep yourself and other people safe. If you're not comfortable with this position yet, don't push yourself." Kallichore probably should have taken her own advice, but truth be told, she loved being a senshi. It gave her life some meaning.

Kallichore nodded in thorough agreement. She felt truly sorry for Albali, and Albali knew the situation was all kinds of messed up. The super senshi didn't once envy her in the least. She was thankful that her power, while not offensive, could be fired off at a moment's notice. She didn't have to wait to be attacked before she could react. That was a terrible position to be in. "It was awful. I forget what she said she was the senshi of specifically... none of those sound right, though. Mimicry? Hmm. I don't remember. That night was rather... interesting, as I'm sure you know."

Oh boy, did Grus have Derp on top of that? Kallichore didn't think so. That was a blessing in and of itself. But her question was a good one - one Kallichore wasn't sure she knew the answer to, but she had a theory. "I once thought it had something to do with your personality, some fundamental portion of the self," she started, gesturing as she spoke. "but Albali kind of dashed that theory because she hated her sphere, or at least how it worked, so I would assume that whole situation would rule out my theory. Other than that, I have no idea. I think I'll do some more research on that."

As they passed houses that all looked the same, Kallichore had a thought. "You know... have you been to space yet?"

Kallichore, unfortunately, didn't know a thing about Pokemon. She wasn't a gamer (she found that it was a waste of time usually) so the joke about Dittos and whatnot went right over her head. She blinked at Grus with a strange look on her face until her next statement made her react. "Ah, so you have a battle cry too? I don't know how that comes to us. Mine seemed kind of silly, but appropriate I guess. If I have any breakthroughs in that department, can I call you?"

With a flip of her wrist, just like Europa showed her, a crimson cellphone appeared in Kallichore's hand. She raised it to aim it at Grus. "There we are. Now I have your information. You don't mind if I call you, do you? You can do the same for me - I don't mind." Flipping the case open, she revealed the button that would send the user into space, just like Europa had explained. Europa was a wealth of information, she decided.

With a curt nod, Kallichore began explaining. "Yes, we are tied to the celestial body of our name, our birth as well. Mine is a moon of Jupiter. Rather small, no one's heard of it, but that's alright. It's my moon." When Grus asked about the lack of air, Kallichore chuckled. "Oh, don't worry. I asked the same exact thing when it was explained to me. You can go into space without oxygen. I don't know how the mechanic works but you can breathe when you go up there. My theory is that it has something to do with your fuku. But I digress... if you want to travel to Grus, you press this button here... and concentrate. You'll soon find yourself there before you know what happened. It's unreal."

After a moment, the super senshi frowned as if in thought. "Though... my first time was rather overwhelming. I definitely believe we used to live up there before we came to Earth."

The gray haired senshi chuckled slightly, waving her hand in front of her face. "That's essentially how I received my phone. Lots of wrist-flicking until something actually appeared. You can do the same with your henshin pen if you are so inclined. Europa taught me about that and about space." Grus had a good question though - how does one land on a constellation? Kallichore was lucky that her moon was quite solid and she didn't want to worry about landing on a giant ball of burning gas. How one would land on it, she wasn't sure. Surely there was some other way?

"Ah... well... Jupiter is a gas giant and yet we somehow held court there. I didn't get a good look at it when I went up to my moon, I mean, aside from it being almost half the sky. Maybe there's a structure inside it or around it? How many stars does your constellation have?" The super senshi was quite curious now, and interested to know how much information the constellation's representative may have. Poor Grus though, overwhelmed already.

Kallichore sighed. "Mm... maybe I should have phrased that differently. Our past selves were born out there. We here in this present time were born on Earth. I hope that makes sense?" Speaking existentially was probably not the way to go with brand new senshi. Terrible idea. "You don't have to remember all of this. Take it slowly. I had to concentrate on not failing junior year because I took on too much with being a senshi. Moderation in all things." With a decisive nod, they continued walking. Jeez, now I sound like a self-help book.

Kallichore placed her hands on her hips and shifted her weight from side to side. "Ah, well, I'm glad I could help, for what it's worth. Maybe you call tell me how Grus works when it's all said and done?" Whether or not the new senshi would ever see Kallichore again was another matter, but she was learning the ropes at a good pace. She wasn't freaking out over all the new information. Grus had to learn it all at some point anyway - better to learn it from someone friendly than from an enemy, when information could be easily manipulated.

Somewhere on this street must've been Grus' house, though Kallichore had no idea which one it was. The super senshi stayed on the sidewalk and looked to Grus. "Well... shall we call it a night?" she asked quietly. Flicking open her cellphone, she made sure Grus was registered in it. "Feel free to call me anytime, especially if you get in trouble. I'll do my best to help."

For some reason, Grus was almost like a student to Kallichore in her mind, and she felt a certain obligation to the younger senshi. Perhaps because Christa could see herself so easily in Grus' shoes. She was in the same position not too long ago, and she could not afford to ever forget what it was like to be new. Everyone had to start at the bottom and work their way up.

Once Grus was on her way down the street, Kallichore shook her head and chuckled. "You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say I was envious of her plucky attitude." A deep and contented sigh escaped her then and the super senshi turned around, intent on heading to her own home. Grus was right - if they did see each other in civilian form, they wouldn't know it. But at least they could be friends as senshi.

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