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 Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:36 pm
Hugbell was sitting on the slide. It wasn't too far from her house to be honest. She was trying not to go too far considering what she'd been told.
She wasn't interested in running into a youma tonight. So she did her best to avoid them, hoping it was easier than it seemed to do. However that didn't mean she didn't want to run into someone to talk to.
Her butter yellow eyes were following random shadows around seeming just slightly worried.
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:54 pm
This particular shadow made every effort to roam as far as possible as he could. Blindly roaming through the city day after day after day was an attempt to stop himself from thinking. Stop from reflecting on the pain and loss of recent weeks and refocus everything on his efforts to better himself. He was a captain but it wasn't enough. He had to get stronger, better, more awesome. Determination fueled him on through restless nights. It wasn't like he was eager to lay down and sleep, he had done that for over a month after all.
She'd likely feel his power before seeing him. Scheelite had felt hers, it's what had drawn him away from his usual random patrolling and to this particular area. It wasn't a massive power source but it was something and he was curious.
Next came the fact that one shadow seemed to be glowing. Glowsticks waved their way through the darkness until their owner finally wandered into the light and fixed his acid gaze on the young Senshi. Oooookay...that was a bit different. Either this was a midget Senshi or they were recruiting really young.
"Don't you know this city isn't exactly -safe- to be walking around alone in?"
He didn't come near. Not yet, at least. He stood nearby and simply watched, body posture immediately giving away that he was extremely tired, but power aura giving away that he wasn't someone to merely brush off.
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:21 pm
Hugbell paused and looked around again. It wasn't an energy she normally felt around senshi and not quite a youma....
Her butter yellow eyes caught the glow with wonder. She was holding onto her teddy bear. "I know..." She said softly the few curls peeking out from under her hood bounced as she moved. She was standing, unsure if this meant she needed to run.
"You... you have glow sticks." She said curiously.
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:25 pm
Now -that- caught him off guard. Scheelite tilted his head a bit, before a tired grin crossed his face.
"Yeah...I do. You like glowsticks huh? I love em, always carry a few with me..."
A hand went down to the chain, idlely poking at the hanging glowsticks a moment before coming to a decision.
"Would...you like one?"
He wasn't quite sure what he was dealing with. This wasn't a normal girl...at least he didn't -think- it was. Normal little girls shouldn't have power auras.
"Just pick a color, and it's yours."
Schee took a few steps closer. Still not moving too close. He didn't want to -scare- her...just earn her trust.
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:32 pm
Hugbell watched him curiously as he answered. "Do you have a pink one?" She asked looking at his colors. She seen one that looked pink but sometimes they ended up being purple instead. She shifted softly.
She could hit him with her teddy bear if he was going to do something stupid. It wouldn't be very effective. She was looking at his outfit. She noticed looking at it that it had stars. "Your outfit is pretty cool." She said still ready to bolt if there he seemed to do something prevy. She knew taking candy from strangers were dangerous, but what about taking glow sticks?
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:44 pm
"Yep, I do! Lemme get it for you..."
He moved, quickly unhooking the pink glowstick from his chain. Once it was in his hand he crouched down and held it out for her to take.
"Your bear's pretty cute. Sooo...what's your name?"
He'd wait to give his until he was asked. Afterall it -quickly- gave away that he was a Negaverser.
"And thanks! If only I could make the outfit -itself- glow huh? It'd be pretty neat."
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:56 pm
Istas held her hand out for it with a soft smile. She might've looked like a wanna be senshi, most had mistaken her for this so far.
"Thank you." She said softly with a pause, "Hugbell, what's yours?" She said after a second. She didn't add chibi or senshi to it, she was curious of his.
She nodded, "That would be cool. I've seen some care bear material that glows." Where had she seen that at anyways. She placed the glowstick he gave her on her bow.
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:20 pm
The blonde grinned a bit as she took the glowstick and affixed it to her outfit. Glowsticks were one thing he'd -always- love, no matter how messed up his life had become. Sharing that love with someone else was always a little comforting.
"Hugbell huh? That's an interesting name."
He stayed kneeling, figuring it was the least threatening pose he could be in. Shoulders sagging, dark circles under his eyes now clearly visible. Oh yeah, he was tired.
"Mine's Scheelite. Captain Scheelite."
Now to see how she reacted to that bit of information.
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:37 pm
Hugbell smiled softly, as he said her name was interesting. "Thank you."
He seemed harmless and a bit run down. She frowned, "You haven't been sleeping?" She asked curiously but paused when he mentioned who he was.
She nibbled her lower lip having been taught Negas were bad, they were like Youma. But this one didn't seem so bad not when he was tired. Maybe all they needed was a hug? She took a breath hoping he wouldn't steal her starseed and wrapped her arms around him in a hug with bear in one hand.
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:52 pm
"Heh, I never liked sleeping much. But nahh...I've been avoiding it lately. Call it a drawback of having slept for a reallyyyyy long time. I'm not very eager to go back to sleep now."
And risk ending up in the nothingness he had before? Sure, the circumstances had been different...but if could happen again. One never knew.
He'd leave out the bit about how he also spent his time hunting down people or just doing general recon. She didn't need to know that.
Then the little one did a rather surprising thing. Rather than run away at the mention of just what he was she moved closer..and closer..and closer still, until she was close enough to give him a hug. At first he tensed up, seeming to ready for an attack or maybe even to run away.
But then he relaxed, for some unknown reason he felt...comfort.
"...T-thank you."
Why the hell was he thanking what was likely a Senshi? He had no idea. But the words were tumbling out of his mouth and his own arms raised to return the hug.
"Thank you."
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:18 pm
Hugbell shook her head, "You'll get sick if you don't." She said softly, she'd heard this from her mother. She paused, "Like sleeping beauty?" She asked suddenly wondering if a really long time was like that.
She smiled as she kept him in a hug until he was ready to let go. Maybe that was all they needed, maybe all the negaverse needed was hugs and they wouldn't be so mean. "It looked like you needed a hug." She said softly butter yellow eyes looking at his acid green ones her hood covered her head, she sorta looked like a teddy bear herself.
She was smiling as well. "A hug might not can fix all problems but they make me feel better when I'm not feeling well." She looked at him, "Does it help you too?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:49 pm
"Yeah, like Sleeping Beauty. Me and others I guess. Some more than others, but hey that's not important. It does, however, explain how I have quite the love/hate relationship with sleep now doens't it?"
Slowly he released the little Senshi, fingers twitching just slightly. It'd be so easy to steal her starseed. So easy to see just what he was dealing with and so easy to skip off to Beryl with his new shiny prize.
But he couldn't. He just....couldn't. Not this one. Not now.
"It helps...but I have to tell you, ya gotta be more careful, ya know?"
Scheelite stood back to his full height, looking down at little Hugbell with a grin. Twitching fingers were shoved into his pockets so it'd be one more barrier between himself and killing this little girl.
"Negaverser and all....gonna hazard a guess that you're some sort of tiny little Senshi. Hugbell's a good name, especially if you go around hugging the enemy. ...Don't worry, I'm not in the mood for a fight. Not tonight."
He sighed, glancing off to the side as he finished his statement.
"But you can't trust us. I can't even trust myself."
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:01 pm
Istas looked up at him, she nodded, "I suppose it does. But you shouldn't let yourself get sick from not sleeping." She said softly.
She watched him as he let go, and seemed to twitch slightly. She tilted her head as she took a few steps back to put some extra space between them. She still had the bear too. He'd be surprised at what it could do if she needed it to.
She tilted her head as he spoke. "I know." She said softly finding it weird he was warning her just like Mellie had. She smiled softly as he said her name was a good one.
She nodded when he said she was a senshi. "I didn't think you'd hurt me so I thought it was okay." She said softly with a bright smile, she knew they were bad and yet she still risked it.
She paused, "I trust you." She said softly, even if he didn't, "Why would you give me your glowstick, and not hurt me if there wasn't some good in you?" She asked softly looking at him, she was just a child. She didn't understand how the negaverse worked, she just knew that most senshi regarded it as bad. "Maybe there's still some hope of all of us getting along one day, right?" She added butter yellow eyes still gazing at him.
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:07 am
"You never know. I've done things, things -you- probably wouldn't like. Your side certainly doesn't like it. But I've done enough to be promoted to captain, that says something right?"
He sighed again, taking his own few steps back to give her her space.
"I...don't know. I like giving people glowsticks, and somedays I'm just not in the mood to do anything. It's a lucky night, I guess. But I can't make promises. I have my orders, I have to -stick- to them...or bad things happen."
Like getting killed. Beryl was not a queen who tolerated many excuses in her kingdom. Did he love being here? Actually...yes, yes he did. But some days he wasn't up to the task. Like tonight, with this little girl.
"Hopefully, if we ever meet again, I'll be in the same mood."
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:29 am
Hugbell listened to him tilting her head curiously, so he was a captain... "So you're stronger than most?" she asked curiously watching him take a few steps back.
Chibi Hugbell smiled, "Well giving people glow sticks is nice, it shows you still have a heart." Hugbell replied with a nod, still convinced he couldn't be all bad. the little girl seemed to pause before curiously asking, "What kind of orders?" Mellie had mentioned something earlier in the month about chibi protecting her starseed... however, she was wondering if that's what the captain was talking about too.
She nodded softly, with a smile. "If we meet again I hope your not as tired too."
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