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Super Sailor Kallichore stood on the precipice of a nearby building, unsure of what it meant to be upgraded now. Her fuku was much different now, and as difficult as it looked with one loose boot, she could still run as much as she did before. Kallichore decided not to try and figure it out this time. Senshi magic and whatnot didn't seem to follow any real rules that she could come up with. She pulled out her phone to do a quick scan of the surrounding environment. Whether or not the phone could tell who was what power level was still unknown to her, but she didn't have much time to contemplate. Someone was very near a youma and nothing seemed to be happening between the two. She didn't want to barge in on someone's fight if it wasn't necessary - that was bad form. So the senshi of madness decided to take a look.

And she was suddenly very glad she did.

There was a youma, very tall and lanky perhaps, throwing all manner of garbage and debris at a car. The car had definitely seen better days, and was now missing a windshield and the door looked like a crater. Kallichore leaped to another building to get a look at the senshi she felt nearby - was she hiding to prepare an attack or something? Upon closer inspection, it certainly didn't look that way. Maybe she should help? Shaking her head, Kallichore dropped to street level and began running. Her new fuku additions certainly didn't make her aerodynamic like she had hoped, but what could you do?

After reaching the best speed she could, the senshi barged into the youma with her shoulder in an attempt to knock it off balance. The flying debris stopped for a moment and the youma let out a shriek of surprise. As it stumbled, Kallichore called to the senshi behind the car. "Are you alright?!"

Kallichore half expected the senshi to run out, cast her attack and be done with the youma, but such was not the case. The senshi stared at the youma with a look of apprehension as the beast tried to right itself. Kallichore looked puzzled. She thought the girl only needed the opportunity to attack, but perhaps she was new like Nunki? She taught Nunki some new things as well. Since the girl looked quite clueless, Kallichore placed herself in between the youma and the new senshi.

The super senshi (she had to remember to call herself that now) spoke over her shoulder. "I don't suppose you're new at this? I'm Super Sailor Kallichore. Pleasure to meet you." The gray haired senshi turned to watch the youma right itself finally. It looked like a lankier, weaker version of something she'd been chasing earlier. Did this piece break off and gain sentience or something? "Do you need help with this thing? If so, let me help you take it down."

I've wanted to fire off my new attack for a while, but if she's never done this before, it would serve her better to try it herself. thought the senshi, frowning. She didn't even know the girl's name, but that would change in time.

She was new? Fine, that made sense. Everyone had to be new at some point. It wasn't too long ago that Kallichore herself was new.

But her attack being defensive too?

Kallichore shook her head. "If your attack is defensive, then we'll need to figure out another way to take this thing out." she explained, holding up her forearms to try and deflect the incoming rocks and trash. She wouldn't give up her position in between the youma and Grus, not for anything. Looking around, she saw the car Grus was kneeling behind was now missing the window glass and had several items in the backseat - including a baseball bat. When the opportunity presented itself, Kallichore pointed it out.

"When you're out of options, try and find an alternative." Stepping up, the super senshi called up her attack. "Surge of the Maddened!" Swinging her arms, a smokelike mist swirled up around her and flew at the youma, engulfing it. Soon, the youma would be distracted with several other targets only it could see, giving the senshi the opportunity to land a real blow. The super senshi ducked into the car window and took out the baseball bat and a crowbar she found on the floor of the vehicle. Handing the bat to Grus, Kallichore made a move towards the youma.

"Now we can strike."

Kallichore could see the nervousness on Grus' face. It was not unlike the anxiety she herself once felt, and the same that she saw on other senshi's faces. Not everyone was as willing to fight as she was. Christa had a great deal of things she was fighting for - Serpentarius, the Blood Moon Court, her family... Perhaps that's what Grus needed.

But that could be decided later. came a thought as the crowbar lodged itself in what appeared to be the youma's lower jaw. Kallichore tried to dodge the swings of the creature's arms as she pulled, trying to rip what she could off of the monster. The fewer parts it had, the less likely it could cause damage. It was brutal, but since her acceptance into the Blood Moon, she couldn't afford to waste time thinking of the creature as anything more than a monster born out of darkness. All it was tryin gto do was kill people, and she couldn't allow that.

A few more good swings brought the youma to its knees. Kallichore knew it was only a matter of time then. She looked up at Grus. "Sometimes you have to use the environment to your advantage if you want to win." she explained, holding the crowbar threateningly under the youma's neck area. "But you can't back down. If you do, other people without powers will get hurt."

A swift CRACK indicated that the youma was no more, and was beginning to dissipate. Kallichore's face did not soften for Grus very much though. She needed training, and whether or not the super senshi was the person to do that would be up in the air. "Are you alright?"

Kallichore trotted over to Grus when she saw the look on the girl's face. That was a familiar look, the one of over anxiety. The senshi in red passed by her quickly and went over to the parked car. She was definitely sick by the sound of things, which concerned the super senshi. Leaning on the side of the car, Kallichore tried not to look. If she looked, she might get sick too.

"Grus? Are you okay?"

Youma being monsters was nothing new to the senshi of madness. It didn't bother her in the slightest to kill them since all they wanted to do was kill other innocent people. She couldn't have that, not while she had the power to put a stop to it. Her heels clicked against the ground as she waited, watching as a few people were brave enough to come out of their houses to see what was happening. Were youma attacks becoming more frequent? Kallichore decided she needed to watch the news to find out whether the frequency was being stepped up.

"If you need me to, I can take you home." she offered, feeling like she had been too hard on the girl. Perhaps she should have taken the youma somewhere else? Hindsight was 20/20... Kallichore shook her head and sighed. "If you don't live too far from here, I can escort you back. Make sure nothing happens to you."

Folding her hands over her stomach, Kallichore watched Grus with a critical eye. Would she come to grown into being a senshi, or will she give it up? Could someone give up something like this? Kallichore knew she couldn't put down the henshin pen even if she wanted to. "We don't have to tell each other our identities, no." she explained with a shake of her head. "That's up to the individual. Sometimes I think it's best to let sleeping dogs lie, so to speak."

The super senshi backed up a ways, allowing Grus some room to maneuver and breathe. If she wanted to be escorted home, that would be no problem at all. "Maybe after you've gotten more used to this, I can introduce you to some friends of mine. We watch each other's backs - all for one and one for all, and all that." Heels clicking against the moistened pavement, Kallichore started a slow walk in no real direction. She didn't know where Grus lived and would begin to move with prompting, should Grus decide.

Upon hearing the request to wait, the gray haired senshi turned to look over her should. Her face was placid and she turned in place to face her red counterpart. Grus explained she wanted someone to accompany her, which was completely fine by the super senshi's standards. "Very well," she said with a nod and a slight smile, "just point me in the right direction and I'll get you home safely."

Crossing her arms behind her back, Kallichore maintained speed with Grus in order to speak with her as they walked. "You're not being rude." came a reply. "Everyone was new at some point. Even me." Even me not too long ago, actually. The weight of the cosmic war they were all involved in still hadn't quite settled on Kallichore's shoulders. She wasn't sure when it would be, but she knew the longer she participated, the more open her scope would become. She'd learn to see everything, to know her place and her ultimate goal.

Grus would eventually do the same, she thought. "Don't feel bad about not knowing. How much did the cat tell you?"