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 Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:13 pm
Before the cat could reply to the type of licorice being used, the blonde commented.
"Black licorice is th'only form of licorice I can stomach... th'other crap is too sweet." Iris knew she was in the minority on the subject of black licorice, but it mostly had to do with the fact she didn't really have a sweet tooth at all.
In fact, there was no sweet tooth at all.
"This..." she waved her chunk of bread at Pomona. "This... is good sh*t... I want some'a these 'Pomona Peppers'... I know someone who'd appreciate this sh*t." A cajun boy who liked spicy food.
After gobbling down more cheese, the cat was willing to give the bread another shot. She gave it some more careful nibbles, but again, she found the only solution to be to chew on the cheese again. This had ensured the rainbow senshi was able to finish up speaking before she interjected again.
"So, Pomona... what have you been up to after all of this time? Obviously you have been to space and fought edible youma, but anything else?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:53 pm
“ To each their own. Black licorice is too potent for me, but someone’s gotta eat it.” Of course, even if it had a weaker flavor she probably would’t like it, but the world would never know.
“ Sure, I can get you some. I’ve got a couple left over at my house actually, though they’re getting a tad overripe. If you don’t mind waiting, I can get some more next time I take a trip. I could get some really hot ones then if you want.”
Finding hotter Pomona peppers could be a dangerous prospect, but she’d go armed with plenty of cheese and antacids. That and she’d do a bit more research on Earth peppers, so hopefully she wouldn’t have to actually try to taste-test the fiery buggers.
“ Er, doing? Well…” ********* question had the red-headed Senshi looking a bit uncomfortable as she stalled a bit. “ I’ve killed some youma. Stopped a thief. Got some cats out of trees.”
The youma had been weak, the thief a civilian, the cats ordinary Earth cats, and all of it had been scattered across a 6-month time frame; not exactly impressive.
“ … that sound as lame as I think it did?” Pomona asked ruefully, shaking her head. “ I guess I’ve been… off my game ever since winter and Tanzanite.”
Pomona shuddered theatrically, hiding the real shudder that bringing up that memory had caused. There was probably some psychobabble about repression and needing to face your fears, blah blah blah, but ignoring that night and its implications seemed to work well enough, so that’s what she did.
Of course, it made her look like a wuss – or more of a wuss – so she hastily added, “ I’ve been trying to be more active lately though. Joined a Youma Hunting Contest.”
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:57 am
It seemed as if Sailor Iris liked the idea of getting her some even hotter peppers. However, she held back anything that could be considered overly giddy or girly and tried to play it off as cool. In fact, that was her choice in words for a response. "...that'd be cool." She nodded her head.
The initial answers that ********* received to her question were pretty satisfactory. There was nothing wrong with youma extermination, or fighting the forced of crime, or even stopping to do the smaller things like saving unfortunate animals. Yet, there was a rude interjection from the other senshi in the area.
"...Laaaaaaame...."
"Oh hush Iris!" the feline chirped in. Pomona still wasn't done speaking. She explained the source of her problems, then added a bit more explanation as to her current activities. It was only after that point that ********* spoke up.
"Tanzanite has made quite a name for herself. She is a very intimidating opponent... especially with that strange transformation she's made..." It wasn't everyday that a Negaverse agent was fused with a youma.
"...yeah, what's up with that?" Iris idly asked before stuffing more bread in her mouth. Her face was quite flush now thanks to all of the spice, but it didn't slow her down any. The rainbow senshi, however, couldn't help but think back to the one time she had fought that girl as a Lieutenant. She definitely didn't have that messed up arm thing going on back then. Just that whole being vicious thing and leaving a dead body on top of Iris for when she woke up. Swallowing down the lump of food down her throat, she offered the basic assessment of that officer. "She's a f*ckin' b*tch!"
Maybe if the guardian cat was more involved with the Negaverse, she'd have an answer. *********, however, did not know.
"Your guess is as good as mine. However..." For a moment, the feline abandoned her lump of bread and the piles of cheese and made her way closer to Pomona.
"...it is good to hear you are being more active with your duties. Would you like something that will help you a bit? Maybe give you a bit more confidence?" There was something playful about how she asked these two questions.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:32 pm
Yeah, Pomona knew it was lame, especially since she’d been out of it for this long. It was her guilt that had finally prodded her to get more active again. It was somewhat comforting to know though that Tanzanite was generally found to be a creepier-then-normal opponent.
“ Confidence would be good.” Pomona said, cocking her head slightly at ********* question. “ Have y’all figured out how to make Senshi self-help tapes or something?”
Considering that the cats made cellphones on a regular basis and that she had head a rumor about a cat prone to giving out hats, she figured it wasn’t that silly of a question.
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:51 pm
The senshi stuffed the last part of the bread in her mouth, stuffing her mouth beyond the capacity it should have held and chewed. Chewing such a lump of spicy goodness was a task in itself, but at least it was keeping the blonde quiet for now.
Having a pretty decent sense of humor, the manx giggled at the mention of the self-help tapes. "Oh heavens no... I don't think anybody would want any advice from a cat such as myself. What would I give advice about? How to bat about a ball of yarn?" She giggled a little more, shaking her head before glancing back to Pomona.
"Could you show me your henshin pen please?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:55 pm
“ You never know, could be useful if there’s ever a Nega with a yarnball weapon.” And hey, why not? There was a Nega that had had a toy horse for a weapon, so why not a ball of yarn?
Pomona eyed the Rainbow Senshi’s face, feeling a degree of respect in the face of her endurance of the peppers. A couple bites was nothing, but those peppers did have a fairly potent cumulative kick.
“ My henshin pen? Sure.” Attention now firmly back on the little manx, Pomona nodded bemusedly as she drew out the flashy pen. It was pretty to look at – shiny – and necessary for the whole turning-into-a-magical-evil-fighter thing, but she rarely thought about it beyond that.
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:04 am
For a moment, she ignored the mention of the yarn ball weapon of doom from the Negaverse side. At the moment, she had more important things to tend to. The feline padded up closer to the girl, then requested "Please hold it out to me so I can reach it." ********* easily waited for the girl to do just as she requested before placing both of her forepaws upon the red pen. She closed her eyes and began to concentrate.
It might not have seemed like she was doing anything special, but after a few moments of concentrating on the object beneath her paws, the object began to glow and change shape. It was only when the manx's eyes opened up that the pen ceased to glow, allowing Pomona to see the new form the pen had taken.
"...Pomona... please call out 'Pomona Asteroid Power, Make-up!'"
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:49 pm
So ********* was upgrading her henshin pen? Did that mean she’d get an upgrade too?
“ Alright… Pomona Asteroid Power, Make-up!”
And hey, would ya’ look at that! Presto change-o, new clothes!
“ Ooh, pretty!”
She held her hands out to admire the new gloves. They looked classy and Spanish-y. She twirled about, checking to see how her new uniform felt. The skirts swished well, even if the lace felt different. Her back felt draftier, but she couldn’t see her own back to see why, so she focused on everything else.
“ Nice. Maybe I’ll have a useful attack now! Thank you *********>
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:07 pm
"...does this mean I just watched her strip?"
Leave it up to Iris to ruin a moment with inappropriate questions. Apparently she had finished her piece of bread, and now that the whole chunk of bread was gone, she had moved onto a small piece of cheese. She was hoping nobody would notice.
********* groaned at the blonde before taking a look-see at Pomona's new fuku. It had definitely changed, with more bells and whistles (figuratively speaking) to signify the new power boost.
"...you do not need to use it now, but just remember to use your Pomona Pepper Grenades next time you are in battle. Call that out and you will know what to do from there."
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:34 pm
Iris’ comment didn’t faze Pomona. It was a good point, but one she’d never dwelled on because, well, it’d probably freak her out if her did, and since there was nothing she could do about it, why bother? Instead she just shrugged and said:
“ Public stripping seems to be an occupational hazard in our line of work.”
Or stripping behind a bush. Or behind a dumpster. Or in a dumpster. Or…
“ Grenades? That sounds promising.”
********* words cheered her further. “Grenades” sounded infinitely more dangerous then “Poppers.” She had been throwing appetizers at people, for pity’s sake!
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:21 am
********* couldn't help but laugh at Pomona's way of phrasing the occupational hazard of henshin. The way Iris had brought it up had been obnoxious, but the recovery that the redhead had was far more tasteful with good humor.
"I'd like to think that henshin isn't all that scandalous. However, it really is an occupational hazard. I apologize for the not-so-G-rated way of transforming, girls."
Though it really wasn't ********* fault that it worked out in such a manner, it didn't stop her from offering a sympathetic apology.
Having snuck in her small amount of cheese she needed to aid her thoroughly abused mouth, Iris began to edge away from the basket in hopes that she wouldn't attract any attention.
If only she was so lucky.
"Iris... if you'd like, you can have the rest of my piece of bread. I promise I'll leave you a piece of cheese as well, but I think it is a bit too spicy for my blood."
Green eyes fell upon Pomona again. "Delicious, but I suspect you know how it is. Thank you so much for being so kind though." ********* most definitely had a way of sounding sincere over such trivial little things, such as apologizing over not eating all her bread.
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:52 pm
Pomona gamely resisted the urge to roll her eyes at ********* apologies.
“ Really *********, why are you apologizing to me? You woke me up, got a face full of my attack, and gave me an upgrade; I see nothing that merits an apology.”
In her peripheral vision she could see Iris retreating from the basket, but Pomona figured if the other girl was attempting to be sneaky then she’d let her think she was getting away with it. At least, that had been her plan until ********* addressed her. That was when she finally addressed Iris.
“ If you like it, please keep the rest of the bread and cheese and I’ll try to get you more peppers when I can. Would you mind if I call you when I have them?”
It was either that or hunt down her down again, but Pomona thought it best to ask the prickly Senshi. And speaking of calling…
“ *********, do you have a phone? If I ever have some extra desserts laying around you’d be welcome to them, assuming I could get a hold of you.”
Pomona didn't see a reason why the provider of magic cellphones wouldn't have one herself, but the whole lack of opposable thumbs could understandly make using phones a tad difficult for the feline.
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:44 pm
********* couldn't help but laugh again.
"You know, not everyone is as grateful as you are, Pomona. What might not offend you might offend others."
The eternal senshi shrugged, then without any hesitation, bent over and scooped up the basket. Apparently getting told she could have the bread and cheese meant she could have the basket too.
"...********* doesn't have a phone..." Iris answered for the manx. Unknown to the tomboy, this answer was incorrect, but the feline didn't make any efforts to correct her.
Instead, she offered "You can call Iris, and I will usually get the message. Though, I could just learn where you live and just visit you from time to time as well." That translated to approximately 1 time per week, since ********* had a very full schedule as a stray.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:19 pm
Pomona hadn’t exactly intended to give away the basket, but she wasn’t about the ask for it back. She figured it’d be best just to let Iris have and think of it as a gift of sorts. Besides, baskets weren’t exactly expensive.
“ Er… I live over there.” A gloved hand was waved in the vague direction of home. “ Can you find me from that? I suppose I could send message through Iris as a last resort, but I'd hate to impose.”
Normally Pomona would just blurt out where she lived, but even though Iris was a fellow Senshi, she found herself oddly reluctant to say her address in front of the other girl. She didn’t want to be rude, but, well, she had parents and siblings that needed to be protected as best as possible.
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:40 pm
The cat nodded her head, seeming to understand the dilemma. Considering how private the yellow-suited senshi could be about her civilian identity, it made sense others would be wary about giving out personal information. "That is fine."
Before the conversation had even ended, the eternal senshi nodded, then dashed off with her new belongings.
"Ah... ever so polite as usual!"
********* chuckled a bit before nodding her head to the redhead. "That was enough information though... I should be able to find you should I need to." With that, the cat winked, then turned away. Even though she was the stray, she said in a friendly voice "Don't be a stranger!"
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