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The meeting had ended. Beryl had sent all the officers of the Negaverse off on their separate ways, leaving the vast throne room empty and silent once again. Or, that is, except for a select few people: among them the newly-introduced officers who were apparently now expected to be treated and respected as leaders, two of which had stalked off to attend to whatever work they had to do now that they had arrived and had finished up with their formalities.

General-Queen Laurelite remained, pacing placidly across the floor, until she was an arm's length away from the one Lieutenant and the one Captain who'd been left for her to attend to.

"Captain Zinkenite... Lieutenant Mica." Their names were spoken in a personable, careful tone, as if she was testing how they felt on her lips. "The Queen told me of the victories you claimed for our cause, and for that I congratulate you. And certainly, they will help us in more victories to come."

Mica was, as usual, bland in her actions. She gave the expected bow, her eyes flicking down briefly before she returned to an attentive posture. There were not many things Mica could claim to genuinely respect, power and competence being two of the few; as a General-Queen, Laurelite was both.

“ I also admit a lack of success.”

Mica’s lips thinned in annoyance. She had wanted to join the Negaverse, wanted it like she had wanted little before, and was determined to be successful. Whatever pride she may have felt in securing the crystal had quickly been replaced with frustration at her inability to command it. That a crystal should be a source of failure was unacceptable, regardless of what that crystal was. The only vaguely comforting thought was that Zinkenite, a Captain, had had no more success then she.

Zinkenite pondered for a long moment considering his crystal. "I had a meeting with the queen in regards to it, she said that it had... 'attuned' itself to me, 'bonded' if you will. It, diminished in intensity when the Queen took it from me. In fact it seemed to stop glowing almost entirely, which is I believe why she said it had...bonded, with me."

He said the word very carefully as though the word itself were almost curious and as offensive as displaying ones underwear in public.

"How interesting," Laurelite mused, eyes alight with mild curiosity at Zinkenite's expression. Turning her gaze to look at Mica, she asked, "I'll assume we have a similar case in your Crystal shard as well?" The implications of it were obvious, but with a slow, pondering nod she went on to explain them anyway. "Bonded is definitely the right word for that... you are the only ones your respective shards will obey."

She turned on her feet with a small beckoning motion and began walking over the mirrored floor, presumably leading them somewhere. "However... instead of feeling shame or remorse over that fact, you should consider yourself fortunate that you can serve the Negaverse in such a way that your comrades cannot. I have high expectations for you both." After a few more moments they'd found an empty, cozy room that they shuffled themselves into.

With no pedestals or raised floors for her to stand on, it was apparent that Laurelite wasn't imposingly tall like Beryl or even Apatite was. Though she still had least an inch or two on Zinkenite, it was still sort of odd to be able to make eye contact with her without creating neck strain, or even by having to look down a bit. She wore a calm little smile and gently outstretched a hand, saying, "Have you learned to summon them, however? May I see them?"

She shook her head silently; the thought had not even crossed her mind. Mica had thought it safer to keep the crystal in her sight at all times. In civilian form she'd been keeping it in her pocket in an empty film container. It wasn't the best idea though, especially when she transformed. Her uniform had no pockets, which meant she had to keep it in her boot; never again would she complain about rocks in her shoes.

She knelt briefly, slipping her fingers into her boot to fish out the crystal from where it had lodged beneath her ankle. When she stood, she turned her hand up, Amber Crystal resting in her palm. Learning how to summon the crystal would be most useful, and her feet would certainly be thankful.

Zink made a small hmm of his own disapproving at the idea of having so exposed himself. How could he not have noticed such a thing, careless... really careless of him.
Still... combining sling shot and crystal... if it worked should solve much of his trouble right? The idea of manipulating his energy was strange to him but he summoned the metal sling shot and pressed it carefully against the handle. He took a deep breath and tried to concentrate on what she had described.

Laurelite watched silently as the two officers tried their best to follow her orders, a hand idly reaching up to toy with her own hair for a moment before returning behind her back. She could feel it, seemingly, as well as see it when first Zinkenite's, and then Mica's endeavors both met with success, their Crystals seamlessly clicking into place.

"Very good... you should have no trouble channeling their power now. All that's left is to figure out how to invoke it."

Her eyes went half-lidded as she continued her explanation, as if recalling a mental image the other two couldn't see. "In the past, when Queen Serenity used the Silver Crystal, she called its name with conviction and determination in order to perform the feats she did with it. I think you'll have to do something similar, with the names of your fragments..." Laurelite's gaze dipped downward for a moment, looking first at one Crystal, then the other, than speaking again. "Zinkenite, try holding up yours and saying, 'Crimson Crystal Power!' Hopefully, the ability it possesses will come to you. Mica, you do the same, except your color would be Amber."

The idea of using shouting silly phrases like a Senshi bothered Mica, but she supposed that if it got the desired results then she had no room to complain. She watched as Zinkenite attempted to invoke his crystal’s power, eyebrow staying firmly lodged up as a phony General-Queen appeared before her eyes. Interesting. Interesting and useful; Mica could think of many uses for such an ability.

“ Amber Crystal Power.” She said firmly, watching as a faint, amber-hued bubble appeared around her.

“ A shield.” She said, eyeing it.

Not what she had expected after seeing the Crimson Crystal’s power, but still useful.