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 Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 11:19 am
Amarynthos had put up next to no argument when Ephesus gave him those sweet, pleading eyes, and practically speaking, the more healed up they were, the less anyone could worry about them. He liked Ephesus’ magic more than Caia’s; while the cardinals had been pretty and sounded nice, he was biased and preferred the sweet honey that came with Ephesus.
He’d already felt calm and hopeful before the magic set in, but it only helped.
“Oh, I don’t really live around here. I mean, a bit. Well, my brother and I are looking to move, and there are a few houses in this area. We did a showing earlier today but I wanted to know if it was safe. So I powered up to get a feel for what the night life was like around here. So I might live around here. I mean, if that’s okay. I don’t want to encroach on your territory!”
“I don’t think it works like that,” Amarynthos laughed; he stood carefully and held a hand up to Ephesus so he could get him up. “There are a few people who power up around here. It’s not usually really dangerous, I don’t think? But every now and then something crops up.” Like tonight. But, he was glad to have Caia here to help for that, and he definitely wasn't the authority on if it was okay for someone to move into the area. Michael would know best, anyway. “But we could exchange information and do this again, maybe? I mean, if you ever need help, we know some strong people who probably wouldn’t say no. And we want to get stronger, too.”
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 11:34 am
Ephesus scooped up his boot, tucked his weapon under his arm, and then reached up to take hold of Amarynthos’ hand so he could be helped to his feet. He gave him a warm smile and stayed close to him, although he was cautious about putting too much weight on his ankle at the moment.
Which was absolutely why he linked his arm with Amarynthos’ and rested his head against his shoulder.
“My dads are really strong. They’re out tonight, otherwise I bet they would have showed up to help,” he said with a sigh, despite the smile still on his face. “But we would love the extra help. No territory to worry about, I promise,” he added with a quiet laugh.
“I hope you do get to move to the area. It would be easier to help each other out that way. And it will make Soleiyu’s job easier if we’re all in the same area.” He already knew that Soleiyu did a lot to help as many people as he could.
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 11:41 am
Amarynthos immediately hooked his arm around Ephesus’ waist.
“Don’t get too comfortable, you’re going to hop on my back in a minute. Do you want me to hold your boot and baton? I can help you get your boot back on if you want,” he offered, resisting the urge to kiss Effie’s cheek even if Caia was in front of them.
“Oh, that’s true about Soleiyu, though. His little feet must get tired,” Amarynthos mused. “I’d rather be surrounded by Senshi than Negaverse Agents, anyway. I mean, as long as you’re careful. Because, we have a really good ‘careful’ policy around here. We don’t want anyone bringing trouble into our neighborhood, that’s the only thing that matters, okay? Because, if you’re going to be here, you’re going to be our neighbor, and that means we have to look out for each other.”
“Oh, of course,” Caia said quickly. “My brother has rules, too. I’m careful. He worries a lot, too. I mean, it’s very practical, worrying. I don’t do enough of it, probably, but–you know, that sort of thing is better left to people who know what’s worth worrying about. I just go with the flow. Mostly. But–yes, you can tell your dads that if we move here, I’ll be very careful. Promise. I don’t want to give you any trouble. We’d actually be moving here to get out of trouble. My brother and I have been living in the same apartment for like a decade now, and it’s a little shady. I mean, it was what he could afford, and I moved in for us, and then I guess we just settled, and–well, I mean, it’ll be nice to move somewhere nice. I’m really excited. I won’t do anything to mess it up. For me, or him, or you, or your dads.”
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 11:56 am
“I’m always comfortable with you,” Ephesus smiled at Amarynthos, but was hopefully quiet enough that he didn’t make it weird for Caia. “I can hold my boot and baton, it’s okay. My ankle might still be a little swollen -- oh, but it’s a lot better than it was.” Holding his boot and weapon was the least he could do if Amarynthos was going to be carrying him.
“It’ll be a lot of fun. Well, not trying to run around with monsters and the Negaverse, but being able to hang out. We don’t know many other Knights or Senshi outside of family. And we’ve met some others, but they aren’t that close,” he said thoughtfully. There had been a lot of people on Alastor. And that other place they’d been taken with the robots.
“We really like this park, though. So if you ever wanted to meet up, we’d probably come here. Oh, but we’ll have to make sure it’s far enough from your new house so your energy aura doesn’t draw attention. My dad can uh… sense auras even when he’s not a Knight. He doesn’t know how, but he can.”
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 12:12 pm
“Really?” Caia blurted. “I wish I could learn, that would be so helpful. I can’t even count the amount of times I’ve practically walked right into a youma while I didn’t have my Senshi radar to keep me aware of them. Maybe I will have to meet up with him and ask how he did it. Oh, that would make everything so much easier. There are a lot of good hiding places in this park, I think it would be a good place to visit when I need to swap into Senshi mode. A few streets away from the house, but not too far. And I’ve got long legs,” he gestured to them, and then brushed off some dirt he’d gotten on his knee, “Very good for running, so I could be here in no time If we’re being honest, I’ve lost track of most of my friends. I used to have people I could patrol with, but.”
He let out a winded sigh. “I hope they’re okay. Sometimes things happen, sometimes people decide to move. But I’d like to meet up, that sounds fun. Well, and safe. I don’t know if I’ve ever met Knights that look like you, where does your power come from?”
Amarynthos gave him a thoughtful look, even as he crouched down a bit and tried to make it easy for Ephesus to wriggle up onto his back. He’d already reach backwards so his hands were resting on the back of Ephesus’ thighs so he could hold him, he was just waiting for him to be ready.
“The Moon,” he answered. “We haven’t seen a whole lot of Moon Knights yet, either. If you see any, you’ll have to get their information for us. Effie, I’m ready when you are. Don’t jump too much that you hurt yourself.”
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 12:33 pm
“Yeah you should definitely meet him sometime. If there’s anything he could do to help, I know he would. Maybe he can work with Soleiyu to make something that Senshi and Knights can use. I don’t know if something like that is possible, but I know Soleiyu can work miracles.”
Ephesus had carefully adjusted the hold on his boot and baton so he could carefully ease himself onto Amarynthos’ back. He didn’t want to jump too much and throw him off balance, so he simply wrapped his arms around his shoulders and pulled himself up, although he was also careful about not making it even more difficult to walk than it probably already was.
“Are you okay? You sure I’m not too heavy?” he fussed, rubbing his free hand over Amarynthos’ chest in a comforting and reassuring gesture.
“I guess there aren’t a lot of us because Knights of the Moon didn’t exist before. Or at least that’s what the Code said, I think. But it’s good that you’ve got long legs for running. Amarynthos is really good at running too. I’m um… not that great at running,” he smiled sheepishly, swinging his mostly healed leg a little. “We don’t plan on going anywhere. I hope your friends are okay, but we would like to team up when you’re free.”
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 2:03 pm
“You’re not too heavy,” Amarynthos promised, and adjusted Ephesus only slightly so he could get a better grip on him. He bounced him up a bit to give him a better grip, but he was beaming. “I could carry you like this all night, honest. Just tell me if you get uncomfortable or have to adjust.”
Caia smiled at the two and once more brushed himself off. “That’s really neat. I’ve only ever seen the Moon when there was trouble, so I’m glad to hear that it’s got someone looking out for it. Thank you, Effie.”
He drew out his phone–in an extra case, fumbled it for a second, and then gripped it in both hands to make sure he didn’t drop it. This seemed normal, because he didn’t even bat an eye or seem too flustered by it. “I can add you two real quick, I can send you a message. I don’t know if Moon Knight things work the same way for sending messages back? Oh, or I can give you my cell phone number, my real one. I was going to power down before I left the park, but I don’t want to pressure you two if you’re being careful. If you’re comfortable getting home alone, I won’t crowd you!”
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