The more Irene thought about it, the more pleased she was to have run into this senshi. Her little nighttime excursions helped her meet people, it was clear, but now she realized how much work they really had to do. Wandering around hoping to bump into new faces would only get her so far. If they wanted to change how things were done, they needed to work together. Until this point, she had thought she was doing that, by working with her team (when she wasn't irrationally avoiding them). But there was so much more than that, so many more who needed a support network, the infrastructure for which simply did not exist yet.
The key word being 'yet.'
"I would greatly enjoy that." The more she spoke with people like this, the father the both of them would be able to go. "And please, call me as well if you need- or want- anything. I'd like to continue our conversation, after I do some more thinking on the points you raised." Teams, networks, cats, leaders... Irene had enough food for thought to sate her for quite some time. As they drew up to the Academy, she stopped and curtsied. "I'm glad I was able to help, if only a little bit. And thank you, for the escort." His protection may not have been needed, but his words were most helpful. Now she just had to decide what to do with them.
Going through the front gate dressed as she was would be asking for trouble. Even if she let her henshin fall, she'd get in trouble for breaking curfew. So Irene had led them around to the service entrance, which was under less guard. "Please take care, and have a good evening." She rose from her curtsy and waved, then took off towards the dorm, staying in the shadow of the wall that encircled the campus until she ducked behind another building, vanishing from sight.
Ivynian
I think we're done!
