The tiny warmth on her thigh certainly caught Pasiphae’s attention. She brushed the remaining tears away before allowing Horatio access to her arms. As the two stood, the fluffy cat moved to rest against her chest. The magical dread was completely gone now, leaving in its wake only one embarrassed Eternal Senshi. “I’m sorry…” The stomping was pretty evident as the geta clacked against the dust-coated alley, and Pasiphae subconsciously turned to face the other Senshi. She saw the flailing arms, and although the crippling fear had left her… she was still a concerned at his reaction as he slumped onto the ground. “Oh dear… are you alright?”
“Hm? … oh right, Themisto doesn’t know how to get his fancy clothes off. Hold on.” Horatio closed her eyes and mustered her strength. Sure, she could’ve just asked for Pasiphae to rotate her so she could face the menshi, but where was the fun or the challenge in that?! With a few practice tries, the Himalayan managed to roll over. She stretched out her stockinged paws over the Shame Senshi’s shoulder in order to catch Themisto’s attention as she purred, “Okay, so, it’s really easy. Even easier than becoming a winner. All you have to do is think about being you. You with the prickly pointy ouchie shirt and all and then you’ll be you. Show him, Pasi!”
Pasiphae was not entirely convinced that changing back to his civilian form was really the other Senshi’s end goal, but given how public this youma attack had been the police and news teams would surely be on their way soon. With practiced ease, she allowed her fuku to fall away in the same shimmering beads from which it had come. Soon only Penelope Seneca stood in the alley, a tiny Guardian Cat over her shoulder. She scooped Horatio off her shoulder and into her arms so that both of the could face Themisto at the same time. “Um… basically like that. Do you need a hand standing up?”
She half-knelt to offer him a hand even before he could answer, hoping her gentle smile would reestablish their meeting on the right foot this time. He was obviously new to Senshi life, but had dived in head first to help her. All she could do was hope to return the favor.
