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The night was relatively young in Kallichore's mind. She'd been watching the city from a position on a high building. Probably some kind of apartment complex, though she didn't look for sure. What mattered was that she had the vantage point to conduct some scans. Her mental scanning ability had improved with her upgrade, but things were still new to her. Her brown eyes narrowed as she counted the dimming lights of the city.

Europa had given her some food for thought - the other moons of Jupiter were out there somewhere, and many more were still sleeping. Her research yielded the idea that there were sixty or so moons that orbited Jupiter, her own being one of the smallest. Europa had obtained Eternal form, and had said she met one other moon of Jupiter - Ganymede. While he wasn't very fighting-forward, he could provide some information. Ganymede had been awakened before Kallichore. Therefore, she sought him out night after night.

Pinpointing his energy signature without knowing him personally made it difficult, but she narrowed down where he might be. Watching from her position on the tall building, he seemed to do the same as she - watching and waiting. Perhaps he was doing some research as well? There was only one way to find out. Descending from her perch, Kallichore started to make her way towards the other senshi, knowing a scan would reveal her instantly.

She knew he'd seen her, which was her intention. Ascending to stand level with him, the full force of his rather stylish regalia hit her like a rogue wave. She had not prepared for what Ganymede would look like. Kallichore never thought she'd judge a book by its cover but wow. That outfit could not have been comfortable. The super senshi tried not to let the look of shock play across her face too much. No doubt Ganymede was used to that.

"I wouldn't call it stalking." she explained after a moment, steadying herself on a new perch near him. She sat with her legs beneath her. No doubt, compared to him, she looked positively frightening (and not in a good way). "I've been trailing you because Europa said you were another moon of Jupiter like myself. I thought maybe you'd know something I didn't."

Judging by his fuku, she wouldn't have guessed he was a senshi still. From her experience, one's outfit became more elaborate. How would Ganymede's become more elaborate than the burlesque thing he had on now?

Whose idea was that fuku?

Kallichore tilted her head. She knew staring was rude. She just couldn't believe the fuku on this boy. Perhaps his sphere was can can dancing or something, and then the whole getup would make sense. The gray haired senshi pushed that train of thought to the back of her mind. She didn't want to be rude to someone she may have known in the past. Europa did mention knowing Ganymede in the past to some degree, so the super senshi knew such a thing was possible. How possible was something she hadn't explored yet. Shifting her weight, she answered him.

"I'm Sailor Kallichore. Europa gave me your information." The senshi crossed her arms and maintained a rather stoic expression. Ganymede didn't seem very receptive to the whole idea of the senshi. His past and background was completely foreign to her, and she wasn't sure how interested she was. "I'm assuming something bad happened to you when you met Europa?"

She could get into the whole 'we're both moons of Jupiter, gee I wonder what that means' later, after the ice was broken. Kallichore was rather self conscious of her outfit when she stood near him, wondering if she'd had a different sphere, would she have gotten a nicer fuku? No use crying over spilled milk.

"I asked Europa about the other moons of Jupiter and your name came up, that was all." she breathed, voice flat. Ganymede apparently didn't like Europa very much, or the circumstances surrounding his meeting with her. She thought he should be thankful he was still alive, but didn't find anything of the sort from him. Sore subject, she supposed.

Kallichore pursed her lips as he explained what happened to him. Someone came after his starseed? She'd seen a few Negaverse agents try the same thing, but how they could get their hands on something a senshi themselves could not still eluded her. More research would need to be done to stop this from happening. Eupora had said some things about Ganymede she remembered, like his appearance, but said nothing about his attitude. Sure, nearly being killed could rattle someone, but Kallichore had nearly been killed several times. It was old hat by now.

Stepping forward, she could hear her heels crunching the bits of rock and gravel on the roof. "I have no doubt Europa did the best she could. But you could also be getting stronger since then. You said it was your second battle. With practice comes perfection." It wasn't meant to be a lecture, just an observation Kallichore had made. The more time she spent with Ganymede, the less sure of him she was.

Obviously Ganymede wasn't very happy about being a senshi. The news plastered their images all over with captions of 'terrorist' over video of the latest property damage. Kallichore learned to ignore it because she desperately wanted to be part of something greater than she was individually. Being a senshi gave her something she didn't allow herself to have before - acceptance. She had a cousin in the fray and she was, slowly but surely, making alliances. The Blood Moon Court afforded her protection and an outlet for her abilities. It gave her a purpose, and for that she was eternally grateful.

"It goes on until it's finished." came a simple reply. The gray haired senshi had a feeling they would do nothing except butt heads at this juncture, but Kallichore had an insatiable need to know. There had to be some significance to Ganymede being here. There had to be a reasoning behind Europa being around as well. But she still couldn't figure it out. Crossing her arms behind her back, the senshi of madness walked past Ganymede and stood with her back to him. "I intend to stay the course. I couldn't forgive myself if something happened to someone I loved and I had the power to stop it."

For a while, she pondered what lengths she would go to in order to stop the Negaverse from taking someone from her, or from taking someone from anyone. She was still not strong enough to face a general, but with time came experience. She was dedicated to the cause above and beyond most anything else. She was dedicated to Serpentarius. "I want to tip the scales in our favor, I suppose. I guess I'm finally getting used to my powers." Lifting a torn sleeve, it was obvious she would only deteriorate from here if she got more powerful, but the strait jacket look suited her. Kallichore smiled.

What puzzled Kallichore was this -- if Ganymede was so concerned about being normal, why did he henshin in the first place? Doing so only invited problems since others could detect him in powered form. It didn't make any sense. The gray haired senshi turned to him with a stoic look on her face. Being a part of something greater than a standard human was thrilling to say the very least. "What if this is normal? We're from outer space, you know."

She twined her fingers together and rested them on her stomach. "Have you been back? To your planet? Normal people can't do that. Isn't it exhilarating? It's a blessing that we can go to far off places no one else would be able to see." Kallichore's brown eyes looked up to the sky where the moon hung high on a silver cord. She didn't care about the moon princess -- she thought the girl would have been found long ago if she was going to be found at all. But she cared deeply about Jupiter. "Now that I know about it, I don't want to go back."

Sure, there were senshi that no doubt left the henshin pen well enough long, but the power was addicting. Being different than your peers was a kind of thrill that was indescribable. The night air in her face high above the city... nothing could replicate that. "Why don't you want to be a senshi?"

The senshi of madness tilted her head. Certainly their bodies were born here on the earth, that much was a fact. But that didn't account for their souls, their memories of places and times these bodies could not have experienced. She learned that much from Europa. "Your soul came from out there." she said, pointing to the sky. If she knew where Jupiter was, she'd be pointing in its direction right now. "Just like my soul did. We were born here, yes, and we have family here. We also may have family out there. Who knows, maybe you could have been a sibling of mine in the past? I have no idea." Leaning on her other foot, Kallichore watched as Gaymede became slightly upset.

"I can understand and appreciate how you don't want to be involved, but powering up like this, hiding or not, will still get you noticed. I don't know if you've fought any Negaverse generals, but most don't take kindly to senshi whether you threw the first punch or not." Battles and conflict was what got people killed. Several died on both sides during Operation Rota, and civilians die every night to the machinations of the Negaverse. "Yes, people die in this war. But people die by 'normal' people's hands all the time. Kidnappings, murders, rape, drugs... you name it. Even disease. Believe me, I am fully aware people die. I lost someone dear to me not too long ago. But that's why I can stay the course."

She turned away from him, frowning at her mention of Bradley. It was too soon to mention him again. "I can't prevent normal humans from killing each other, but you can bet that I'll do whatever I can to stop powered humans from harming innocent people."

Gaymede was looking quite uncomfortable, which was something Kallichore had sort of prepared herself for. Truth be told, she was sputtering and completely floored the first time she heard the story from Derpraline and Albali. But the more she participated in the war, the more information she had that verified their stories. And she had been to the moon. Her moon, and that made it sink in.

The boy's stance on killing was not one she shared, but she could respect the decision. She shook her head at his insistence that killing wasn't right. She had successfully stopped Negaverse agents with her power alone - without having to shed blood. But since the one with the spear had drawn her blood, that was crossing the line. She would kill if the need arose. Whether or not she would feel terrible about it later was left to be seen. "How do I expect to be able to stop the powered humans?" she parroted, taking several seething steps towards him. She wouldn't strike another senshi unless it was for self-defense, and somehow she didn't think Ganymede was up for a confrontation. "I've stopped them before. I have more power now than when I started."

She opened her hands to him and lifted her arms as if displaying her fuku. It clung to her in tattered pieces, belt buckles and loose ends everywhere. "Killing is wrong in some instances, but necessary. We couldn't have stopped two World Wars without killing. We couldn't have unified our country without killing. And we won't be able to save the world without killing. It's as simple as that." Lowering her arms, Kallichore slowly walked past Gaymede again to stand on the edge of the building, looking out.

"And if I can get them to kill themselves, well... makes the job easier, I suppose."