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Tsui considered what he had to say and mused silently to herself. She hadn't even heard anything about a war that went on; who had laid the first punch? What started it? Surely not a silly romance... sure, she was young, her hormones were growing and she had an interest in hooking up with a guy, or even a girl, herself, but to wage a war over it? In regards to that part, she spat. "That's a stupid reason to wage war, don't you think? Not because the people of Earth felt like second class citizens- I get that. But over the Moon Princess falling in love with the Earth's Prince? What is this, Romeo and Juliet? When will people get past that?"

Then, she grew more serious; that couldn't have been the main reason. It was the whole 'Evil Moon Queen' and her 'evil' rule over the Earth, right? That part was new to her, and Tsui wasn't afraid to let that much show. No point in pretending when she knew that he was aware of her inexperience and, to put it bluntly, cluelessness. "But as for the second class citizen part. Did the people of Earth address this to her like responsible adults or did they just kicked the doors down and came after her with pitchfolks and torches? Because, you know, if I was a queen sitting in my throne room, completely clueless to how the people on another planet were acting, and suddenly they're in my garden threatening to kill me and my daughter, I'd be a little defensive too."

She shrugged. "Just saying. Sure it didn't happen that way, but maybe if the two sides had just sat down and discussed the issue, then maybe there wouldn't have been a problem. Right?"

Then it was the talk of space, and Tsui was partially joking about the whole 'load them into a rocket' part, but his reply seemed to indicate that there was the possibility of that. That interested her more than the war and such, and it shown in her eyes as she looked back up at the stars. "So, everyone can go into space? White Court, Dark Mirror... even the Negaverse? Well, if everyone can go into space, then why stick around on boring Earth?"

Now she wanted to see Tsui, though the thought was impossible, even for her. Tsui was a constellation of three stars... the thought of walking around on a burning star didn't sound too appealing to Tsui, but she couldn't ignore the excitement she felt. So now, she looked to the Negaverse general, stretching her legs but remaining seated. "Is that why you and the Youma have been collecting energy? To get to space? Or is it to wage another war?"

The Senshi of Tigers mused silently to herself, holding back her excitement on the prospect of space travel to consider the story, the Queen and the two lovers that had inadvertently caused a war. In truth, it really didn't sound like they had anything to do with it and it was more of an issue with the Queen herself. And Tsui, admittedly, knew NOTHING about the Queen. From the way the Negaverse General had described her, she seemed like an overbearing, if not over protective and possibly paranoid individual, but Tsui couldn't imagine that all of the members of the White Moon Court would willingly follow her for that reason. There had to be something else, something that the Negaverse either didn't know or refused to believe.

She wasn't going to get the full story from him; Tsui knew that for a fact, but at least she had some kind of understanding now, even if it was a misunderstanding on either end. Not wanting to leave him in the dark, Tsui voiced her opinion on the matter, and the softness of her voice did reflected how his words affected her, and reached her, despite her pride and naivety. "Alright, so the Queen did something terrible many, many years ago. And now, she's missing, or hiding, or even dead. I think she's paid the price for her actions with her life, if that's the case, right?"

Did this make Tsui a traitor to the White Moon Court, to had little to no hope in the Queen being alive? If it did, then Tsui would just have to carry that make of shame with her, because if what Beniotite said was true, then she didn't regret her words. No matter how powerful someone was, they had no right to subjugate an entire populace and then treat them as dirt. There were no other members of her court around for her to save face, so why bother hiding it.

"Yeah, that leaves the rest of us in the White Moon Court for you to deal with, but hey, you're sitting down and having a chat with one right now, and all you had to do was NOT venture out and steal an unsuspecting victim's energy." Tsui said with a shrug, growing bored with just sitting and standing on top of the dumpster, stretching out her toned legs and kicking off a piece of paper that had gotten stuck to the bottom of her boot. "Most of the ones I've met seem perfectly content with peace; I don't even think much of them care or know who this Queen was. I patrol the streets for any youma, or DMC or even Negaverse lieutenants that are out harming the civilians. Not really looking for trouble, but if I don't see anyone making trouble, then I consider it a good night and go home."

When shaking didn't do anything, she reached down and plucked it off, seemingly too occupied with keeping up her fuku but also using the height to keep an eye on the surroundings. She didn't feel as though she were in any danger, but just because this general was willing to chat, she didn't want a youma, or one of his allies to get the wrong idea. "So, question about the youma. Do you guys directly control them, or do they just wander around? Are they sentient? Or are they animals?"

There was one thing he said that she definitely didn't like. He said they had gathered enough energy from Earth, and the thought of what they were planning on doing with that energy worried her. She was no strategist or general of war, but it was never a good sign when the opposing side was stockpiling supplies, or when they felt that they had enough... what were they up to now?

Sailor Tsui didn't like what she heard. A Queen that she, as a member of the White Moon Court, was suppose to be searching for and following without question, had sounded like she was a powerhungry maniac that had brought slavery and suffering to the people of Earth, creating the youma and the organization that she was being forced to deal with today. The Prince of Earth and Princess of the moon were no where to be found, and knowing more about the youma that she practically prided herself in hunting down, for doing what they needed to do to survive. No, this was certainly not boosting her morale, but she refused to let him see it.

So, when the Negaverse general questioned her identity, she was more than happy to oblige, and she sounded more proud of herself that she truly felt at that moment. "I'm Sailor Tsui, Senshi of Tigers. I'm afraid I don't have much of a long-winded story to tell you, as you've already guessed that I'm newly awakened and all. Pretty much all I do is patrol the streets at night and prowl around for any youma or anything else that would hurt the citizens or my fellow senshi and knights."

Then, she stopped her pacing, and now that she mentioned her senshi and knights, she couldn't ignore what he had said earlier. "Look, I haven't met a lot of Senshi myself. I've actually encountered more of the DMC than I have with the White Moon court, and not a single one has mentioned finding the Queen, or even mentioning her at all. And really, if what you said holds any truth, then I definitely don't want to find her again either... seems more productive if we had a different leader instead, maybe one less power hungry and more willing to make peace with Earth instead of enslave it."

She gave a shrug, recalling the one princess that Kallichore had mentioned and wondering if she would be the one that the White Moon Court could unite under. It was all too heavy for her to comprehend right now, and she wasn't afraid to show it. She looked down at the Negaverse general and placed a hand on her hip, and she asked, "So, what's your name, besides General? I told you mine, so it's only fair that you tell me yours."

'Benitoite, finally a name to put to the guy I was crushing on since that dance...' Tsui thought with a smile, though she was certain that he would catch onto it and know something was on the young Senshi's mind, so she quickly hid it behind a simple swipe at her white bangs. It wasn't often that Tsui engaged in such vain acts, but then again, it wasn't often that she'd find herself having a civilized conversation with a Negaverse general. "That's a nice name, though, would you hold it against me if I called you Ben? Or Beni? Or is that too informal for a general?"

It was a playful gesture and she hoped he wouldn't take offense to it. The thought of talking with him again made her all giddy inside, and she didn't think it would have been traitorous to either the White Moon Court, or the elusive Zoo, that she'd be planning another visit with Benitoite. The more she learned about the Negaverse, the easier it'd be to find some sort of even ground between the two fractions, and a way to patch things up between the DMC and White Moon? It was worth a try...

"It's getting late, even for me, so I'll have to be going along my way. I'm going to stick to my patrols, as it's my duty to keep my neighborhood and allies safe," Tsui said, standing her ground on the dumpster and remaining firm in her stance, though her golden eyes were soft, nothing at all like her stance. "But, I will keep everything you said in mind, and I'll simply observe unless I see a youma attacking a civilian or an ally. I'm sure you understand, right?"

Tsui could not read the disgust he had for the nickname, but she did take the hint when he had mentioned not wanting it to be known to others. As much as her devious side had wanted to call another Senshi on her phone, she suspected that he would have been merciless in making her and those brave enough to call him 'Beni' suffer. She gave a pointed nod in reply, and the way she held one hand to her chest and held the other up was reminiscent of a scout citing an code of honor. "As proof of my good intentions, I promise that I will tell -no one- of this nickname."

With that being said, she leaped off of the dumpster and made a perfect landing a few feet away from the general, but she didn't waste time priding herself with her own sense of balance this time around. She turned to give him a wave, certain that the two would encounter each other in the future. Perhaps the next time she ran across him, she could weasel out a little more information out of him about the Negaverse, and perhaps she'd be stronger as well. She kept these thoughts to herself, flashing him nothing short of a kind and polite smile before dashing down the alleyway.

"You be careful too, General Beni. The crazies are out at this time of night..." She called back, certain that there were no other White Moon senshi in the area to hear the nickname but not once slowing down her pace. The streets weren't going to patrol themselves, but at least now she seemed to have some sort of understanding with a Negaverse general. That's more than she had at the beginning of the night... she'd take whatever she could get.