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Eternal Aegir - PINK DOOR LYFE. FEEL FREE TO POKE HIM

Celsus little 'shh' gesture thrilled Aegir almost as much as Corvus little flirtation, and he played the meet-and-greet game with a bit more pep in his step thanks to both. Adria's braid got a little tweak before the senshi of silence turned his attention more fully to the nervous-soundling Altair. Speaking to a group was fine, for introductions, but it could also be nerve wracking for some...this whole scenario might just have been really distressing for her and Aegir felt a great deal of empathy. "Scalpels? Neat! Must make for some interesting magic...possibly helpful for whatever games Celsus and his Wonder have waiting for us behind those doors."

There were plenty of chibi senshi around and Aegir was very happy this was supposed to be a fun endeavor and not a battle. One - Cadmus, he'd said - was playing with the Mauvian called Sumi, and a few others - Lepus, Rhea, and Megumi were having a bit of an introduction all their own. Over all there was a conversation about Homeworlds and Mag Mell was asking after information. "I don't go often, but I'd be happy to take you. It's kind of a weird place. Adria, if you want to go with some backup to your planet, I'd be happy to join."

He was friendly like that.

And then, there was a flash of familiar face, strong featured and refreshed now where the last they'd seen each other it had been grimy and drawn from exhaustion. Valhalla. Chris Gallo. Ganymede - no, Paris' - husband. Aegir's smile faltered with the flash of memory: Scholomance burnt badly. Everyone wounded, exhausted...dying. Alexandria saying he wasn't worth helping...and then Valhalla tossing him the healing phial. I never thanked him properly for helping...if I get a chance, I should do it here, while things aren't so dire.

Distracted, he did not notice one of his favorite people arriving, so Thraen was saved from being tackled...for the moment.

Mauvian Liryn - Going for the blue door - Interacting with those by the blue door

As it happened, Liryn would have been totally okay with any donations offers of petting, because it wasn't exactly a secret that the small mauvian was into strokes - at least not to those who knew him and whilst Celsus had given him a gentle pat on the head - he wouldn't have have said no to any full on strokes.

He waved a paw back at the red-haired senshi, making a mental as the other gave his name as Caia, before turning his attention to the brown-haired senshi (Minkowski) and giving her a feline grin.

"Oh no I didn't travel here on my own" he admitted, adding cheerfully. "But I wouldn't have missed this for the world - because I don't get to space travel nearly as much as I would like - and Celsus was kind enough to give me a lift."

However whilst Liryn's attention was on the brown-haired senshi it didn't stop the small mauvian from noticing the others gathering in the vicinity of the blue door-

A curly haired senshi in blues and white who gave her name as Duhr, a Uranus Squire - Dallol. A woman in white and red who seemed to know Caia, Phact, a blonde-haired Squire in pinks, gold and greens (Pharos)...

It seemed that the blue door was drawing a fair crowd.

"I'm Liryn" he said cheerfully, adding his name to the other introductions being offered.



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Chibi Super Sailor Oort - Going for the blue door - Being steered in the direction of Skadi by Oberon

Both doors appeared to have a fair amount of people gathered by them, and there were a few star cats too - in addition to Liryn, Oort thought that he had spotted a couple more - although he couldn't say for certain.

He turned his attention towards the blue door proper and then almost jumped as someone suddenly placed their hands on his shoulders.

Well okay maybe he did jump a little - but it wasn't something that he was going to openly admit to.

Half shifting in order to get a better look at the person, Oort's slightly grumpy expression faded somewhat as he recognised the taller senshi "It has been a while Oberon" he admitted as he walked, because to be honest he couldn't really see any real difference between the doors and so blue was as good a choice as any.

"I saw Tomlin a while back - we both got pulled to some sort of tree place with creepy blob clone thingys that attacked us - and he helped me to change to this" he indicated the change in outfit briefly before turning reddish eyes on the other senshi that Oberon introduced.

"Hi Skadi" and whilst he didn't smile, the small nod he gave her was friendly.

Caia is at the Blue Door; Open for interaction

"Of course not, I'm sorry," Caia apologized again, but his smile never left his face. "I admire anyone who has the diligence to do that! I tried--to do the whole gym thing? But I always wind up starving afterwards, and then I sleep for like six hours."

He laughed at himself, perhaps a bit embarrassed at that, but tilted his head at Chariklo and Xibalba.

He'd been so enamored with the conversation--and sort of slightly just so extremely impressed with Aue's muscles, that he'd almost missed the two--and Liryn's introduction.

"Hi! Hello! It's nice to meet you!"

He smiled at the Mauvian and then jutted out one hand to Chariklo and one to Xibalba.

"I'm Caia, Senshi of--did you say Seagulls?" he asked, brimming with enthusiasm. "I'm Cardinals! And I've never been to Mars, but I watched the Road to el Dorado! Is your Wonder covered in gold?"

PINK DOOR

Sailor Altair [She is open for interaction.]

Aegir, Cadmus, Adria, Sumi, Arsinoe, her gaze regularly alternated between those she was sharing conversation with while she also wordlessly endeavored to commit names and individuals to memory. Another part of her also continued in aiming to take in as much of the shifts and details she could also manage to of the area surrounding her, including the presence of Falias, Alphubel, Connie, and Odainsaker, to each she lifted her hand and waved to in silent greeting, in the ranks here by the pink door.

Her soft smile was a bit wider now, having gradually grown thus far since her arrival. Altair was thankful for the encouraging atmosphere of this gathering.

And again her voice offered to the conversation, "In in addition to wanting to figure out what's behind the sense of insecurity I have that's been hindering me from setting foot on my homeworld and getting past such a barrier, I hope following not long after that to, like Celsus, be able to offer to host a gathering like this there. While everything's just beginning, I'm already finding this all fun and I'm looking forward to more shared experiences during our time here and the the discoveries of what our host has in store for us all here today."

However, life in its entirety was not free of challenges and hurt. She knew this and yet, in times like this, a part of Altair wondered why there was so much pain, so much danger, so much trials.

Dallol is sticking with the blue door and open for interactions

For a moment Dallol simply stood there, looking impassively at all the conversations taking place around her as Knights, Senshis and Mauvians alike greeted one another and caught up with those who were familiar to them, feeling very much like the transfer student on his/her first day of school.

It was one thing to not know anyone at all at a mass gathering like this because one was awakened no more than a week ago and therefore new to all this, yet another thing altogether for someone like her who had been around for close to four years now and hardly knew anyone other than Corinth. All her own doing really and if she wanted things to change, she was going to have to try and take the first step.

Looking around herself, the Squire tried to see if she could identify other possibly kindred souls, her gaze eventually settling on a Senshi who was clad in white, brown and yellow (Sailor Aquila). Always safe to start with a girl. Probably easier to find some things in common to talk about.

"Haven't seen you around before. Are you new to this..?"

Super Sailor Phact | Going for the Blue Door

She almost had to laugh at Caia when he realized he had forgotten to let go of the other man's hand. "A bit too much for you?" She said with a smile, squeezing him back with a half hug. Phact knew he meant well but she could see the look on the man, Aue's face. Oh the joys when a social butterfly looking for friends met a wall.

"You wanted to meet people Caia. Well, this is as good a time as any. It's always interesting the faces you will see at gatherings such as..." While she spoke, her eyes were scanning the room. Phact was looking for herself at who all was there. Several faces she knew. Several faces she would not tell others she saw here later unless it was of some importance, though she made a note of their presence. Yet it was the appearance of one man who made her stop cold.

"Thraen?" the word almost seemed foreign on her lips. There was a man she hadn't seen in what, years? In a way she had almost wondered if he was still alive. No news had even crossed her ears about him.

Releasing Caia, she glanced back at the red headed man and gave him a soft but clearly confused smile as she stepped away. "Excuse me Caia. There is someone I must say hello to."

Slipping through the crowd, the senshi of doves headed towards the wall she had seen the senshi of gardens lean towards. When she spoke, Phact was no longer speaking with the energy of the room or the greeting towards the other young senshi. She was more solemn and warm but her smile was still true. "Hello Thraen. It's been a long time."

Pink!

Erytheia wasn't sure what to think when he was invited to come to the Surrounding.

He hadn't known Celsus for very long and he had only ever been to one other knight's wonder and that was a fellow knight of Cosmos. What was he to expect when he arrived there?

Erytheia had been feeling strange for weeks as if in anticipation for something - and he didn't know what - so some distraction was in order.

This, however, was much more than he had bargained for.

The wonder of Celsus was unlike anything he thought a wonder could be. This was a sprawling library with doors in what felt like every direction. What was he to do?

Celsus had said they would need to find a path. It all seemed like arbitrary choices. But he would have to choose.

Erytheia took a deep breath and opened the first door...

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Cassiopeia is over at the Pink Door! Open for Interaction~

Space was amazing and the more places she got to visit, the absolute better and nothing was going to make her think otherwise. So having the chance to come out to the Surrounding, and the wonder of the knight Celsus, well. How could she say no? Her eyes were wide, a grin across her face as she beheld the massive library. At some point, she'd need to speak to Celsus himself, see what he knew of the library, see if it was possible to compare notes with the odd archives and libraries she was finding on her own world.

Of course, there were also a lot of senshi and knights here she'd never met! She offered warm smiles and quick greetings to any whose eyes she met, but when she saw a particularly familiar blonde in a sunset colored uniform, she quickly made her way towards him. Trying not to startle him, Cassiopeia gently tapped on Adria's shoulder, all grins and clear glee as she tried to get his attention. "Hey Adira~! Long time no see, how've you been?"

It'd been a while since she'd seen the Senshi of Sunsets, and she couldn't help but look around and see if Lysithea was around as well, having become rather used to seeing the two around at the same time. It was then she spotted a Cosmos knight that was not super familiar, but she still lifted a hand in greeting towards Odain also near the pink door. "Heya! You look like you fit in here perfectly," she beamed, finding herself starting to relax now that she could recognize a few people in the area.

But. Again, so many she didn't know. Like a knight in a super cute and bright uniform not far from them, and she waited till the knight (Constantinople) might have been looking her way before she waved and pointed to the girl's overall outfit. "That uniform is super cute! Love it! Is it comfy?"


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Themiscyra is over at the Pink Door! Open for Interaction~

She was sort of few and far between in her nights out as Themiscyra. It felt... almost weird to be powered up now, a strange restless sensation that had her on edge, and itching more for a fight than a friendly conversation. Like muscles sore from a lack of use, she was tentative as she surveyed the area. She'd never been to the Surrounding, and had little interaction with Chronos knights in general anyways, but the chance of seeing a new place, and actually having a reason to power up... hell, it was worth it.

There were some sort of familiar faces, though a lot of people weren't remotely familiar to her--a rough edge that made her laugh a little at how long it'd been since she'd been out and about and socializing in this war. If she expected to survive long now that she was coming back out as Themiscyra, it was a problem she was going to need to fix. The Martian had long made it a point to patrol with others in the past, and though her connections had... dwindled, she'd just have to refigure her place.

But there was a familiar face, and the tall Squire's face split into a grin as she beelined for the Jovian Knight, the metal of her bracers glinting as she approached the pink door and, more importantly, Valhalla, with hands raised first to wave, then open in a silent request for permission to embrace her friend. "Val!" She looked him over quickly, having definitely missed the knight she viewed as a friend and mentor back when she first powered up. The golden chain at her hip clinked and she was reminded that they'd met before, and perhaps that only was what added to her affection for the man. "It's been way too long, I'm sorry for not really getting in touch. We'll have to grab lunch some time."


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Morgan is over at the Blue Door! Open for Interaction~

The concept of going to space was uh. A new one. She'd never tried going to her own world--asteroid? Something like that--and the concept of just... teleporting out into space baffled her and kinda concerned her. Especially when she considered her sister running around doing this s**t. So the idea of going to another world, a knight's wonder--why weren't they worlds? How did that s**t work?--appealed to her immensely as a way to poke around and see what it was like.

Not that she was remotely disappointed in the view. She let out a low whistle, eyes bright as she slowly surveyed not only the number of people present, but the size of this library. So many books, so many shelves... how much information was stored here about other places in the galaxy? Surely others had thought about that as well, and considering they weren't there to start analyzing the books made her almost sad.

But hey. Games. Socializing. Not that she jumped at the chance to speak, wandering towards one door and a growing group around it, listening sort of vaguely to what people were saying and just trying to memorize faces while she could. She spent more time as Morgan running around killing youma and picking fights with the Negaverse--socializing with people on the Order side? Hadn't really uh.... occurred much.


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Metis is over at the Blue Door! Open for Interaction~

Metis had never gotten the chance to go to the Surrounding before, though she had heard of some of what had transpired after the fact. That she was given another chance now to visit part of it, and a knight's wonder at that, had her enthusiastic to say the least. It was... a tad alarming though, to be sure, for the Super standing there without Houshi, and she missed her almost painfully. It would be amazing to share this with her, and have the comfort of her there, but she pushed the pouting thoughts away, trying to focus on figuring out who was there.

Copper and tendril lined energies bounced around this way and that, illuminating some of the architecture in her vision, and baffling Metis in terms of its structure. She wanted to explore, and was anxious for the games to begin, excited for the miniature adventure and grateful for the chance.

But she was quiet, feeling awkward to approach others, unsure which figures were who, with many of them blending together in a strange, inhuman way that made her anxious. It was perhaps only by chance that she began to wander towards one door and actually kind of recognize someone. Only when she got sort of close to the tall knight, and her physical eyes squinted on reflex though there was no effect to her magical sight, did she tentatively speak, "Sessrumnir?" She wasn't positive, but something about the brown-tendriled copper figure struck her as familiar, and she offered a sheepish smile. "Sorry if I'm mistaken, or interrupting anything." It'd been a while since she'd seen the Jovian knight, but she couldn't help but be hopeful she'd gotten the identity right.


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Lich is over at the Blue Door! Open for Interaction~

He still wasn't sure what to make of anything happening as a senshi. He still wasn't entirely convinced he wasn't just... dreaming, or something. Of course, the reality of pain outweighed that notion, yet standing there in a breathtaking library, surrounded by unfamiliar faces in equally unfamiliar garb, with the notion of being off planet Earth...

It was a reeling and rather stupefying predicament that left Lich silent as he watched the going ons around him. He'd been wary about the prospect of going into space, he'd only just learned he could go to the world that was his namesake after all, and was astounded by the apparent comfort of others in such a place. Though he did notice equally wide and baffled expressions on some, he made his way towards one of the doors for the game, deciding on nothing more than the blue matched his uniform. He'd no familiar faces to converse with, and so listened in to the conversations already in motion, curious what sort of information he might be able to pick up.