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"I only won because I've been doing this for a year and a half and I'm eternal." Kallichore frowned. "I couldn't do s**t to youma when I was super or a senshi. I had to team up with other people and believe me, I hated it too. I hated not being able to function autonomously without risking my life, but sometimes that's what has to be done. And it took me a while to realize there's no shame in that." Pasiphae. The only thing she can do is shield so she has to team up with people. Just like Irene.

The eternal tilted her head at the purple senshi's voice. It was almost dripping with self-loathing. It concerned Kallichore quite a bit. "Why are you out by yourself if you have a team? Where are they?" Iris was a name she recognized but only peripherally. She crossed her arms. "Cats don't make mistakes, Irene. Pasiphae, one of my team, she can't do anything but shield people. But it's extremely helpful even if she can't kill anything with her magic. She helps the rest of us all the same."

Something about Irene's behavior nagged at the eternal. She didn't like how Irene was ripping herself apart, putting herself down, wrestling with the world on her shoulder. Senshi couldn't live like that. "Irene... why are you so hard on yourself?"

Kallichore frowned a moment, trying to search Irene's face for answers. "...perhaps you haven't figured out how to make a worthwhile contribution, or that you can't see how it is worthwhile yet? What it is your attack does?" Being that Irene didn't include her sphere in her introduction, Kallichore could only guess. The dove on her brooch made her think of feathers, but that was Grus. Maybe birds?

The purple senshi's confession about ********* made the eternal blink twice. "*********? Ah, I've met her once. She helped me format and distribute the primer. What did she promise to help you with? Guidance?" That was what cats were for, or so Kallichore thought. If ********* offered to guide Irene and then failed to do so... someone would have to pick up the slack. There would be much lost if something ever happened to Irene, worthwhile contributions or otherwise.

"I'm not afraid to put in hard work to get what I want. But when I put in the work and nothing happens, then what?"

Kallichore knew the feeling. She'd been working to put a stop to Ares and her minions but it felt like the harder she worked, the further behind she got. Lately she'd almost given up altogether. She bowed her head in response. "Frustration. I know that one like the back of my hand. But... I've found that giving up just pushes my goals further and further away from me. I hate that more than anything." Crossing her arms, the senshi started to slowly pace back and forth in front of Irene.

"While I can't offer you the wisdom a cat may, I'd offer you my protection and teach you what I know about fighting, if that helps you at all."

Irene's sphere didn't seem all that useless to Kallichore if such a thing were possible. If anything it made the senshi of peace sound like an excellent caretaker to those lower level than she, or people that were hurt. Civilians. Irene would make an excellent overseer to such things when the time for retreat was called. She'd be a lifesaver.

But she'd have to become stronger first, perhaps, before she saw the use in it.

"Perhaps carrying a weapon with you would help if your attack isn't offensive?" she offered. Kallichore usually teamed up with other people when she was senshi and super level since all her attack could do was distract something. She wasn't strong enough on her own to do much without help from someone else or the environment. It was certainly worth suggesting. "I'd be willing to help you learn some new techniques or to accompany you into battle until the time comes that you ascend in power."

As an aside, she added, "Running away isn't the same as tactical retreats. Sometimes it's better to run and live to fight another day. I'm sure ********* would be very upset if anything happened to you. The rest of your team as well."