Welcome to Gaia! ::

Subamara giggled at his assessment of his uniform, smothering the sound behind her gloved hand. A soft landing pad was one way to look at his outfit. Chara had a comic’s way of finding a good side to things even though he was clearly still angry about them, his eye and his uniform. She wondered what he thought hers was good for. Hardly anything, except maybe the boots. He seemed to have a very high opinion of her, and she wasn’t quite sure what she’d done to deserve it – anyone could have linked him the phone doc.

“Me, a teacher?” She shook her head quickly. “I-I really don’t know that much! I’m just a regular scout too - the Supers and Eternals know much more about it!”

If he thought she was amazing, he really needed to meet Athene or some of the other experienced senshi. Well, he’d find that out quickly enough as he kept reading through the primer. She smiled to herself as she walked with him, companionably quiet as he read his phone. It was a nice night despite the spooky surroundings. When he spoke again, it took her a moment to recognise the shortened version of her senshi name. No-one had ever called her that. It sounded cute - she kind of liked it.

“Definitely!” she agreed. “It’s always a good idea to make sure! But you’re right, I haven’t sensed anything. Shall we call it a night?” She bit her lip, looking at the bandages still holding his face together and added, “If you’re thinking of patrolling again sometime, give me a call, I’m not that far away.”

It was a good thing it was dark, because Subamara could feel a blush threatening at the younger senshi’s insistently kind words. She wanted to protest that not all of the higher-level senshi would ignore them, that she knew a few who’d be happy to help. Like the cat, maybe he’d just met some jerks. But it was a nice feeling to be appreciated – like maybe even if it was in a small way, she was aiding their side, doing some good. Usually she felt so helpless.

“Thank you. I’m so glad I could help.” Small words, but sincerely meant. “You’re pretty amazing too.”

He had a sweet smile when he let himself. It didn’t last long, though, when he checked his phone. Worried parents were something even the most experience senshi couldn’t help him with.

“Uh oh. Well, good luck!” she called, returning a small wave of her own as he bounded off. He didn’t look like a kid who’d just come out of hospital, at least when she couldn’t see the bandages. As he vanished into the night, Subamara turned for home as well. His cat was wrong, he’d be more than okay. And she had a lot of work to do if she wanted to live up to his high opinions of her.