Why couldn't she have been invisible? It was bad enough that during that final week of school, Ellie had been stuck doing something she had sworn she'd never do, but now on top of it, she ran into someone she hadn't wanted to see. The blonde had attempted to play it like she hadn't seen him while walking home, but unfortunately, he had seen her.
He had seen her, and when she turned away to resume walking down the concrete path, she soon enough felt a hand firmly latched itself to her arm and pull in an effort to get her attention. In a blatantly annoyed tone, she addressed him while still facing the other direction.
"Leave me alone, Louisiana...ain't in th'mood..."
There was silence, but he insistently tugged on her arm again. With what seemed like a snarl curling across her lip, she finally turned to face Waylon. And what he saw would have made nearly anybody she knew laugh. And laugh. And laugh.
In a lame attempt to cover up her sunburn, she had used makeup to cover up the redness. However, the biggest problem was she was very new to the whole idea of wearing makeup. Since the only one in the household who would have had any sort of makeup was her mother, Ellie had decided to use that. Yet, she and her mother had two completely different skintones. So despite covering up the sunburn, her face almost looked like a pale brown panda with two red patches surrounding her eyes. If a person glanced to where her neck and head attached, they could see a definite seam where the makeup was no longer being used.
The blonde warned the Cajun in a growling tone. "Don't laugh!"
Desustruction
Waylon was bored but at least he got a few precious hours way from campus. There wasn't much else he could do besides sit on a wall that had pretty much been designated for smoking by most of the wayward youth of Destiny City. How lucky he was when a familiar hairstyle passed him by. When she didn't stop, he sighed, stomped out his cigarette and followed her. She must have ben angry at him for some reason. Was it because he had been late to the meeting?
Either way, hanging out with her was much less boring than smoking with a bunch of idiots. After two attempts to get her attention, it was clear she was ignoring him. Waylon opened his mouth to speak but quickly closed it when he saw why.
He wanted to laugh. so badly. Every fiber of his being was dedicated to not laughing in her face. Clearing his throat seemed to help a bit. Averting his eyes slightly to the right seemed to work the best. All he had to do was not laugh. "Where have you been Ellie?..." The Sun?
Either way, hanging out with her was much less boring than smoking with a bunch of idiots. After two attempts to get her attention, it was clear she was ignoring him. Waylon opened his mouth to speak but quickly closed it when he saw why.
He wanted to laugh. so badly. Every fiber of his being was dedicated to not laughing in her face. Clearing his throat seemed to help a bit. Averting his eyes slightly to the right seemed to work the best. All he had to do was not laugh. "Where have you been Ellie?..." The Sun?
The obvious answers awaited him. "Been at school an' junk..." There was a bit of a pause as her eyes looked at his, which were obviously trying to look away from her face. "It's th'last week of school an' all..."
The blonde seemed to puff up slightly, as if trying to intimidate her current companion into remaining stifled when it came to laughter. "It ain't like I don't know how god awful I look... one'a th'few times I can say bein' grounded is savin' face..."
That was a rather poor choice of words on her part, but she didn't even seem to think about the fact he could turn that around on her as a joke of some sort.
Desustruction
"You got this baked from the sun streaming into your room? Really?" Was there anywhere that could even do that these days? Besides the sun of course. He didn't remember seeing anyone at Hillworth having that bad of a tan. Maybe a sun burn here and there but that was overkill.
Even that glaring oversight made him want to laugh more. "I find that hard to believe. Seriously. What have you been doing? That's a pretty ridiculous tan." The time for playing around was over. Waylon knew something was up and it was rather obvious considering that it was literally painted all over her face.
Even that glaring oversight made him want to laugh more. "I find that hard to believe. Seriously. What have you been doing? That's a pretty ridiculous tan." The time for playing around was over. Waylon knew something was up and it was rather obvious considering that it was literally painted all over her face.
"Ya didn't ask where I GOT th'burn!" she snapped at him when he seemed to just decide that her answer had something to do with her current skin condition. "That's jus' where I've been!" Her arms were crossed, the tone to her voice was clearly pissed off, her eyes were narrowed and now glaring at him. All good signs that she wasn't happy about the string of events that had led to her current condition.
"Anyways... ya wouldn't believe me if I told ya where I was." She puffed up a bit of hair, then paused. "...Jus' means I gotta show ya!" Despite all of the negativity, it seemed as if she had suddenly come up with an idea. It made sense in her head. Sailor Iris had been to space so many times, but the very first visit she had made, many different people had been to space thanks to that Kurma dude. And, the cat had been able to hitch hike, so why couldn't Parthenope.
"Alright... it's decided... next time I go there, yer comin'!" Quickly, she shrugged her backpack off of her shoulders and unzipped the front pocket. Locating a writing utensil and a scrap of paper, she began to write some things down. "And don't try t'weasel yer way outta this! I'll find yer a** an' kick it about a bit if ya don't show!" She shoved the paper at him. If he looked it over, it had an address and a time.
Desustruction
The hall monitors were normally circling like hawks during lights out to make sure all the stragglers got to their dorms. Getting off Hillworth grounds was going to be difficult. He stayed in bed, pretending to be asleep for as long as he possible could before he thought it was safe. Slowly, he slipped out of bed, trying to sneak past the teal-haired boy that shared his room. If he woke up, there was no way he would ever get out of the dorm. Waylon wasn't used to stepping so softly. He had no time to read this place. He didn't know who could hear what and who couldn't. The uneven steps sounded even louder as he stalked out through the hall.
Since it was dark, there wouldn't be anyone around to witness the transformation with how quick it was. After he left the grounds, he wasn't quite as silent as he probably should have been. Though, it didn't matter much. Anyone who saw him would probably think he was either a bartender or someone who worked at the local steak place. They were known for having dinner and a show. He wasn't sure what Ellie had up her sleeves tonight. It wasn't like Ellie to seem so excited over something he figured was so trivial. Where the heck was she taking him?
Since it was dark, there wouldn't be anyone around to witness the transformation with how quick it was. After he left the grounds, he wasn't quite as silent as he probably should have been. Though, it didn't matter much. Anyone who saw him would probably think he was either a bartender or someone who worked at the local steak place. They were known for having dinner and a show. He wasn't sure what Ellie had up her sleeves tonight. It wasn't like Ellie to seem so excited over something he figured was so trivial. Where the heck was she taking him?
The address she had given the boy was her home address. Her home wasn't exactly anything all that fancy, like some of the homes in Destiny City. It was two stories, but relatively plain on the outside. One of the hints that her household was a busy one was the fact there was no lawn. Her front yard was basically a gravel pit, the lazy man's way to maintaining a front yard. There were stepping stones to the front door, but that wasn't where the blonde teen was hanging out.
There was a light on in the garage towards the side of the house. It was her work place and her sanctuary. Since it was no longer school hours and both of her parents had already gone to bed, so makeup was no longer painted along her face. So now, the full extent of her sunburn could be easily seen, complete with the V-mark for her senshi tiara. Ellie had fortunately learned her lesson from last time and already slathered a bunch of sunblock on her skin. Unfortunately, now the whole area around her smelled potently of sunblock. Her nose crinkled up a bit as the smell began to overwhelm the area. "Dude... when's he gonna get 'ere?" she asked aloud as she fiddled with her henshin pen between her fingers. She wasn't about to transform yet. Not until Parth-Vader showed up.
"Come on... show up already..."
Desustruction
Parthenope honestly had no idea the address would lead to Ellie's house. It wasn't like he'd been there before or anything. He barely knew her. Besides, it seemed strange to him to henshin up in front of your own house. Still, the second he finally found her, it was fairly obvious that it was most likely her place of residence. Maybe her parents weren't home? To save himself the embarrassment of possibly having to explain why he was in such an outfit to whoever opened the door, Waylon slipped into the shadows because casually strolling up to her door in casual dress. He softly knocked on the door, waiting for some sort of answer before knocking a bit harder. The wait was making him anxious. Not to mention the fact that he knew nothing about her family life. How was he supposed to explain to a concerned father that he was just taking his daughter out for a bit? The tall boy that forever smelled like smoke totally looked like a legit.
That was the sound she was waiting for. The moment she heard the knock on the door, Ellie was up, out of the garage, in the house, and at the door. Before he could try knocking a third time even louder, she opened the door. There was barely enough light to make out the mark on her forehead.
"...'bout damned time... follow me!" She entered partially, signaling back to him. It didn't seem like she was concerned about parents, and in all honesty she wasn't. They were both asleep and had long days at work ahead of them. The tomboy paused in step solely to make sure Waylon had entered and shut the door before moving onward. Just the way she had come, she went back to the door that led to the garage, opened it a crack, then all the way.
It probably seemed strange to him that she was leading him to the garage, but it wasn't completely out there. Maybe she was getting her vehicle ready to take them out wherever the hell they were going? However, when he entered, he'd see a rather cluttered garage filled with pieces to a car rather than a full car ready to go. There was a motorcycle tucked away to the side, but it didn't seem to be where Ellie was heading.
"Close tha' door behind ya, then transform... but not too loud, my parents are asleep." She grinned as she pulled out her own henshin pen and waggled it in his direction.
Desustruction
Waylon had been lucky enough to stop knocking before he accidentally knocked against Ellie's face. "Well pardon me, Ellie. It's not like I live in a giant military school that doesn't like it's students running around randomly." He chuckled as he followed her, keeping as quiet as she did as he closed the door. At least Ellie could count on him to be as quiet as possible. He was good at that even if he didn't necessarily need to be. "The garage?..." For a second, he figured that her room might be in there. Lots of people converted their garages into extra rooms if they needed. It even seemed like her to want to sleep in a converted garage rather than a room. It just screamed too kool for skool. When he was greeted with what look like a car exploded in her garage, he finally realized what it was. "So you work in here? I didn't know you were that into cars." He smirked at her before reaching into his pocket, pulling out the pen and reciting the few words that he knew by heart by now. After a flurry of sparkles and fairy dust, he stood before Iris, straightening his tie out of reflex. "So where exactly are you taking me, Iris?"
After transforming as well, the blonde senshi meandered to the washing machine nearby and grabbed a bottle. She then turned and held it out to him.
"We're goin' where I got that f*ckin' sunburn... that's where!" She eyed him expectantly, as if silently suggesting "you will need this". When he didn't take the bottle, she set it on the nearest object about their height, which was the hood of her not-quite-a-masterpiece-yet. There were other things that needed to be brought with them, which she went to gather from the same place she had gotten her sunblock. There were two bottles of water, 1 empty bottle, and a bright yellow boomerang. Apparently wherever they were going, she needed to bring a boomerang with her.
"'Ere! Make yerself useful and hold these!" This time Parthenope didn't get a choice and soon enough had the bottles shoved at him. Iris kept the boomerang to herself.
Out of seemingly nowhere, she pulled out her senshi phone in all of its tacky yellow-and-rainbow glory. For a moment, she looked a preoccupied as she looked over the buttons before giving Parth-vader a momentary glance.
"Grab onto my shoulder and shut up."
Translation. Don't ask me another 10 times where we are going.
Desustruction
Was it like a trip? He still had absolutely no idea where or how they were going to get there and, more specifically, why they needed to power up just to get there. "I guess I won't have to worry about sunburns then!" He chuckled as he caught the bottle she so gracefully hurled at him. The senshi was still beyond confused at to why they even needed stuff like this but Iris seemed so hell bent on leaving that he figured it was better not to questions it. He quickly reached out to grab her shoulder, knowing full well that they could be going anywhere.
Given the right amount of time to concentrate, the senshi was able to focus in on the sound of the asteroid of her namesake. To Parth-Vader, it probably looked like they'd be standing there all night with the way they were just standing in place right now. Yet, the moment the blonde seemed to find what she had been looking for, she flipped open her phone and pushed the button towards the center of the keypad.
One moment they were in Ellie Spectre's garage, the next moment they had vanished from that place and reappeared someplace that Sailor Iris was quite familiar with, but Parthenope had never seen before. The most noticeable change was the time of day that it seemed to be. On Earth, it was night time, the sun vanishing from the sky a few hours ago. Here, the sun was not only up high in the sky, it was giving off an intense heat as if they were in the middle of the desert.
Which was not an inaccurate assessment, seeing as all around them was dark colored sands for what seemed like miles and miles. There were hints of civilization a bit further away, the ruins of some sort of wooden structure. The blonde shooed his hand away from her shoulder after they had arrived, then ruffled her own hair slightly in an effort to get out some of her energy. "So yeah... this is where I went... Welcome t'the asteroid of Iris."
Desustruction
If he wasn't so bored with just standing around with his hand on her shoulder that he started to look around the garage he'd never been in before, he might have noticed her pressing the button on the keypad. He also might have noticed the fact that they suddenly set foot on the strangest place he'd ever been. Parthenope blinked a few times, trying to come to terms with the fact that they weren't in Kansas anymore or rather the Kansas that was her garage. Iris could probably feel his grip tightening on her shoulder with each passing moments before the brightness of the sun forced him to rub his eyes and shield them from the intense light he wasn't and probably never would be familiar with. He was definitely sure this is where she'd gotten that marvelous sunburn.
"What in the hell are you talking about?..." An asteroid? There's no way they could be in space. She must have had a giant green screen that covered her entire garage and a heat lamp because she had a...snake. Of course. Parthenope dug the toes of his shoes into the sand, realizing that there was no way she could get blinding hot sand in her garage without him noticing. He may have been spacey but he wasn't unobservant. "Enlighten me. Please. How exactly did we get to an asteroid in teh middle of space?" He stayed close by her, almost shoulder to shoulder. It was the only indication of how nervous and insecure the senshi actually was.
"What in the hell are you talking about?..." An asteroid? There's no way they could be in space. She must have had a giant green screen that covered her entire garage and a heat lamp because she had a...snake. Of course. Parthenope dug the toes of his shoes into the sand, realizing that there was no way she could get blinding hot sand in her garage without him noticing. He may have been spacey but he wasn't unobservant. "Enlighten me. Please. How exactly did we get to an asteroid in teh middle of space?" He stayed close by her, almost shoulder to shoulder. It was the only indication of how nervous and insecure the senshi actually was.
Almost as if completely ignoring all of the anxiety coming from her teammate, Sailor Iris couldn't help but muse aloud "T'think that 6 months ago, it would have been complete dark at any time ya came t'this rock!" It really was strange how this world seemed to work, but slowly, the blonde was starting to get the idea as to how it all worked. She laughed, then finally seemed to home in on the boy next to her.
"Well... let's see 'ere... like half a year ago now I think... some weird dude called Kurma showed a bunch'a senshi how t'visit... well... this I guess." She attempted a shrug, but she found the hand on her shoulder was gripping a bit tighter than she could have expected. "I think it was generally just a 'how to' on how to visit... well... whatever th'f*ck rock yer named after."
Not being the sort to sugarcoat things, she had to ask "What's th'matter, Vader? Scared sh*tless of th'sandball that I apparently used t'live on? Seriously, there ain't much 'round here." With that question out in the air, she rather suddenly whipped her arm out, flinging her boomerang out and away from them. It didn't make any sense in all honesty why she did it, but she was in space! It didn't matter if she made sense right now or not.
Desustruction
The hand on her shoulder didn't loosen at the explanation of what had happened a good 6 months ago but it was obvious that he had no real intentions of letting her go on his own. Space travel? For real? They were actually in space? He thought that people had to train for years to even get a chance to try out for the space travel program. Either way, he figured that he'd never meet this Kurma she was talking about. She could have been lying or telling the truth but it didn't matter much considering that they were in space.
"So...this is your home planet or asteroid or whatever? Is there a reason why we're even supposed to come up here? Hmm?" The sarcastic quip she made towards his insecurity was lost on him for a moment. Nothing else was important besides the fact that they were. IN. SPACE. Still, one important detail was missing from his infinitely vast knowledge of Iris. "What's with the boomerang?"
"So...this is your home planet or asteroid or whatever? Is there a reason why we're even supposed to come up here? Hmm?" The sarcastic quip she made towards his insecurity was lost on him for a moment. Nothing else was important besides the fact that they were. IN. SPACE. Still, one important detail was missing from his infinitely vast knowledge of Iris. "What's with the boomerang?"
"Let me th'f*ck go, Vader!" She rather sharply pulled his hand off of her shoulder, whether he liked it or not, then shoved his hand away/ By this point in time the boomerang she had thrown away from them was beginning to loop back towards them. "Unless ya wanna get smacked in th'face?" With a grin, she lifted up her hand and as the piece of wood zipped back, she snatched it out of the air. The blonde looked as if she had been doing this all of her life, which was far from the truth. It had taken months of work to get herself to finally understand the way these stupid little Australian toys were used. However, Parthenope didn't need to actually know that.
"Yeah... it's an asteroid... not a planet... there's only 9... er... 8 planets out there..." Stupid scientist who had decided Pluto was not a planet. Screwed up everything Iris had learned in school. "It really ain't all that hard... bet we could probably hop on towards whatever yer asteroid is, Vader!" It almost sounded like a challenge, but then the yellow suited senshi wandered away a few steps, as if abandoning the boy in all of his insecurities. Using the yellow boomerange, she then scratched at her head.
"....yeah... th'boomerang... uh..." There was an awkward pause as she attempted to find the right words on how to explain this to him. "It's... it's jus'... ya don't know what my Senshi attacks are... do ya?" Now if it was anybody's turn to be dealing with some insecurities, it was beginning to become quite a bit more obvious this person would be Sailor Iris. It almost sounded as if she didn't want to share the issue with the boomerang.
Desustruction
Parthenope seemed to jump when she grabbed his hand before quickly regaining his composure. He'd already been uncomfortable enough. No use in making himself look that much more ridiculous. The normal grin that normally accompanied most of his emotions that wasn't blind rage was once again plastered on his face. 'What's the matter Iris? Too close for comfort?" Teasing. It was definitely his go to when he himself was insecure. Nothing like making someone feel worse than you do.
He quickly dodged the boomerang which most likely could have taken his head off with little effort even with the confusing notion of going to his 'home planet.' Asteroid Parthenope? That even existed? He could have sworn most of the asteroid names were made up anyway. It wasn't like asteroid names were plastered throughout science books.
Still, now it was his turn to recognize some insecurity. "I know of your attack but I didn't necessarily see it happen." The thought of her tar covered hands being stuck together made that grin widen even more. "You gonna show me what you can do? Or did you just bring me to this giant ball of sand for no reason?"
He quickly dodged the boomerang which most likely could have taken his head off with little effort even with the confusing notion of going to his 'home planet.' Asteroid Parthenope? That even existed? He could have sworn most of the asteroid names were made up anyway. It wasn't like asteroid names were plastered throughout science books.
Still, now it was his turn to recognize some insecurity. "I know of your attack but I didn't necessarily see it happen." The thought of her tar covered hands being stuck together made that grin widen even more. "You gonna show me what you can do? Or did you just bring me to this giant ball of sand for no reason?"
"I brought ya cause ya asked 'bout where I got th'sunburn!" she snapped in his direction as he began to try messing with her. "Ya wanted t'know and I figgered ya weren't gonna believe me if I didn't flat out show ya!" Who the hell would believe a girl got a sunburn someplace in outerspace? Sailor Iris wouldn't even believe herself under normal circumstances.
With a huff, she turned away, then held out her hands. "I ain't even gonna try this time 'round so ya can see what I've been workin' with..." Even if she tried, it probably wouldn't have worked anyways, or it would have been a fluke. A rather welcome fluke in all honesty. With that, she clapped her hands together, then quickly opened them up in an arch. Between her hands, a rainbow formed. As if to try and cut him off from any potential insults, she uttered "It's gay... I know..."
With a deep breath, she then called out "Iris Rainbow Revenge!!" and flung the rainbow which had just been formed outward. If Parthenope had been expecting the attack to work like a boomerang, he was sorely mistaken. Due to how poorly the attack had been formed, the colors all seemed to chaotically split and go into different directions. All colors eventually landed in the sand with what seemed like absolutely no impact.
The moment the attack had flown through the air, the tomboy of a senshi seemed to notably slump forward a bit. Rather than face her space companion, she turned away silently. It was not something she was proud of.
Desustruction
Considering how bright the sun was, he wasn't surprised that this is where she'd got the sunburn. At this rate, he'd have to be careful as well. The last thing he needed was a conspicuous sunburn at school that looked like a tiara of all things. Parth once again shielded his eyes from the sun. If Iris' attack had anything to do with light then he would be prepared for something even more blinding.
It was amusing to him that he'd never seen Iris' attack before. The last time he'd ever even come close, her hands were quickly made useless. Rainbow Revenge? For a second, he figured that it was just a useless even with the use of her hands and, to his surprise and expectance, it was. The noticeable change in iris' posture was evidence enough that this wasn't how it was supposed to work. "So...it's like a boomerang?..." At least that was what he was able to somewhat gather from the awkward performance of her attack.
Maybe they actually did have to practice their attacks? Maybe he'd just gotten off easy with such an easy attack right off the bat? Still, knowing Iris would even show him was a sign of their friendship. Or rather...not hatred of each other. It would be bad not to at least be somewhat encouraging. "All you need is some practice right? I'm sure it'll be a powerful attack considerin' your power level or rank or whatever it's called."
It was amusing to him that he'd never seen Iris' attack before. The last time he'd ever even come close, her hands were quickly made useless. Rainbow Revenge? For a second, he figured that it was just a useless even with the use of her hands and, to his surprise and expectance, it was. The noticeable change in iris' posture was evidence enough that this wasn't how it was supposed to work. "So...it's like a boomerang?..." At least that was what he was able to somewhat gather from the awkward performance of her attack.
Maybe they actually did have to practice their attacks? Maybe he'd just gotten off easy with such an easy attack right off the bat? Still, knowing Iris would even show him was a sign of their friendship. Or rather...not hatred of each other. It would be bad not to at least be somewhat encouraging. "All you need is some practice right? I'm sure it'll be a powerful attack considerin' your power level or rank or whatever it's called."
The blonde laughed at his attempts to be nice. His words of encouragement were very uneducated to say the least. It was a slightly scornful laugh, but it held a sort of tiredness to it she had somewhat gotten used to after using her Revenge. "Jus' some practice? That's a good one. Do ya realize I've been an Eternal senshi fer over a year?"
Briefly, she paused and rolled her wrist about as if to direct his attention to where she had just thrown her failed attack. "An' I've been practicin' that attack fer a year. Wanna guess how many times I've gotten that attack right?" There was an emphatic pause, but not nearly long enough for Parthenope to actually jump in with a guess. Iris was sure to let him know the accurate answer. "I've gotten it right NEVER."
With another laugh, the girl planted her bottom into the sand, kicking up a slight puff of dark sand into the air. Shoving her elbows against her knees, she leaned forward a bit and placed her forehead against her hands. "Th'cat hasn't been much help though... sure, she got me this boomerang fer practice... but it doesn't help that I can't make that rainbow t'start off with." In fact, the cat tended to be downright cryptic when it came to addressing anything dealing with the Rainbow Revenge.
"Oh, and about your Rainbow Revenge... you should probably try to simplify what you are thinking about when forming the rainbow itself. Where is the energy coming from?" That was what ********* said to her last time they discussed the matter at hand.
In a groan, the yellow suited senshi had to say "That damned cat is so confusin'..."
Desustruction
Parth rolled his eyes, not wanting to lend himself to this fiasco. If she didn't want to take the encouragement then it was back to the way things were. "Well just keep doin' it then. What's the point of even havin' the attack if you can't do it?" Tough love. If ********* wasn't going to do it then he certainly was. Though, it wasn't like he was actually awakened by ********* or anything. Maybe all the cats just liked to be cryptic? Parthenope strode over to where she was sitting, kicking up small clouds of sand as he walked before stopping just a few steps in front of her.
"Get up and do it again. I'm not gonna be part of your little pity party." His tone was as close to stern and parental as he could possibly get. Considering all the trouble he got into, it was a common enough occurrence that he should have been able to do it rather well by now without the added annoyance of being an actual parent. The senshi took a few steps around her, leaning down to grab her collar. "Let's go Missy! I ain' got all day!" A quick yank on her collar and Parthenope had Iris back on her feet, a harsh push against her back accompanying his effort of waking her up from under her little personal rain cloud.
"Get up and do it again. I'm not gonna be part of your little pity party." His tone was as close to stern and parental as he could possibly get. Considering all the trouble he got into, it was a common enough occurrence that he should have been able to do it rather well by now without the added annoyance of being an actual parent. The senshi took a few steps around her, leaning down to grab her collar. "Let's go Missy! I ain' got all day!" A quick yank on her collar and Parthenope had Iris back on her feet, a harsh push against her back accompanying his effort of waking her up from under her little personal rain cloud.
"SON OVA' B*TCH!!!!" she hollered out as she was suddenly jerked out of her thoughts and into standing once again. Despite being on her feet, she had to plant a hand against his shoulder to steady herself with the sudden shift in balance. She wobbled slightly, but eventually she steadied herself, releasing her hold of Parthenope's shoulder when sufficient.
"Yer an a**," she pointed out bluntly after her recovery. Not being the sort to let someone try and walk all over her, she leaned in close to him, her face easily a few inches away from his face. "And... ya don't know what th'F*CK yer talkin' bout!" She jabbed him with a finger against his chest as her curse fell from her lips, then backed away again. With the renewed distance between the two, she shook her head emphatically.
"I can't jus' 'do it again'...it ain't that sorta attack! I can't do it again fer at least another day... sometimes two days. It takes a lot of energy t'make that thing, regardless of how crappy it is or not!" It was part of the reason why her training and practice with this attack had been relatively unsuccessful. With one or two days gap between practices, it was much more difficult to remember the specifics of what she had or hadn't done right the previous times. She sometimes got the jist of what she did right, but it never ever worked out perfectly.
She shook her head again, this time shaking away the stray thoughts. "Whatever, man. I was plannin' t'keep trainin' on this sh*t. Don't ever make it sound like I'm a f*ckin' quitter. Ever again!"
Desustruction
The incessant poking was more annoying than he ever thought it would be. Still, he was able to keep his composure for once. Maybe all that therapy was actually working. With the assault on his chest finally finished and the last bit of anger ebbed away, he was finally able to get a grasp on the situation.
"Well how was I supposed to know? It's not like anyone goes runnin' around telling me that it's actually hard work. You've seen how well my attack seems to work. Why should I think different about everyone else's?" It was true though. Parth hadn't been told the specifics of anything. He'd almost stumbled upon his own attack before the cat even told him how to use it properly. It's all in the wrist or something like that. Imagine you're waving a wand! When the unfortunate reality of the real world not being Hogwarts, he finally got a grasp on what he was supposed to do. Okay...maybe his attack had been harder to perfect than he thought. The senshi just didn't get as tired.
Still, this was his teammate for the time being and her not being able to use her attack was a huge handicap. "There's a difference between quitting and stopping." Path paused for a moment, trying to think of a way to phrase his next sentence so it didn't earn him a punch in the face. "We're going to practice together then until you can do it. You are going to throw that boomerang so much that you'll be doing it in your sleep."
"Well how was I supposed to know? It's not like anyone goes runnin' around telling me that it's actually hard work. You've seen how well my attack seems to work. Why should I think different about everyone else's?" It was true though. Parth hadn't been told the specifics of anything. He'd almost stumbled upon his own attack before the cat even told him how to use it properly. It's all in the wrist or something like that. Imagine you're waving a wand! When the unfortunate reality of the real world not being Hogwarts, he finally got a grasp on what he was supposed to do. Okay...maybe his attack had been harder to perfect than he thought. The senshi just didn't get as tired.
Still, this was his teammate for the time being and her not being able to use her attack was a huge handicap. "There's a difference between quitting and stopping." Path paused for a moment, trying to think of a way to phrase his next sentence so it didn't earn him a punch in the face. "We're going to practice together then until you can do it. You are going to throw that boomerang so much that you'll be doing it in your sleep."
This whole conversation was tiring. However, it probably had something to do with the intense sunlight beating down on the pair as they seemed to argue sh*t out. A few beads of sweat had started to roll down her face, a sign that she should probably rehydrate herself. So while Parth-Vader rambled on about how he didn't know jacksh*t, the other senshi simply took one of the bottles of water she had brought with her and opened it up for a good old fashioned drink. She was still listening, even if she didn't look like she was paying attention. One long, drawn out swig later, she had only half a bottle of water left, but a pretty satisfied look upon her face.
That had totally hit the spot.
"I already can throw that f*ckin' boomerang in my sleep..." she then said aloud, as if she was going to start arguing against his offer. However, that wasn't quite how things ended. "...but I could use a trainer fer this sh*t... since th'cat ain't exactly helpin' me any." Her mouth managed to form a tired grin before she signaled to him to take the other water bottle.
"T'be honest, my other attacks are cake-walks compared t'this one...I'd show ya what I mean... but I'm all tapped out right now..." She ran her gloved arm across her forehead so she could wipe away some of the sweat. Absently, she mentioned "...I got the luck of th'draw and got a f*ckin' desert..."
Desustruction
The sun was finally starting to get to him. The way the heat started to sink into his hair and radiate through his entire body was getting to be unbearable. He wasnt really sure how long they could stay there without one of them passing out even with all the water she brought. "Knowing how to do somethin' means nothin' if you can' use it on another person. First lesson in martial arts." Besides safety of course but safety was kind of a moot point when they had magical powers.
"It's probably just because you're more powerful. I mean, have any of you attacks been like this before? Or did it change completely?" Parth wasn't quite sure of how this stuff worked but having a powerful attack that you dont have the immediate skills for must have been a hard thing to master. He cleared his throat a bit, realizing the heat was drying out much more than his mouth. 'Maybe we shoudl call it a day? We aren't going to be accomplishin' anything here in this heat."
"It's probably just because you're more powerful. I mean, have any of you attacks been like this before? Or did it change completely?" Parth wasn't quite sure of how this stuff worked but having a powerful attack that you dont have the immediate skills for must have been a hard thing to master. He cleared his throat a bit, realizing the heat was drying out much more than his mouth. 'Maybe we shoudl call it a day? We aren't going to be accomplishin' anything here in this heat."
She took another long drink from her water bottle until it was completely drained. Iris didn't really seem attentive, but she was listening in her own way. There was a small bit of moisture on her lips from the bottle, but it evaporated almost instantly in this heat. "Wouldn't know jack sh*t 'bout martial arts. All my sh*t is self taught." Setting the one bottle to the side, she then grabbed the empty bottle.
As she then addressed his next set of questions, she opened up the bottle, then began filling the plastic container with sand. Her white gloves picked up dark sand then drizzled it into the container. "...let's see... Ribbon was gay... jus' sorta like a lasso. And then th'Slicer... it cuts through crap like it was butter. It's based off heat... and it's pretty strong on its own. It's how I've managed t'get by I think all this time without that damned Revenge attack." Once she had about 3/4 of the bottle filled, she seemed satisfied and replaced the cap to the container. She didn't explain why she had just gotten herself a bottle of sand. Then again, why the hell should she tell Parthenope such a thing? It wasn't like he'd understand.
"Alright d**k Face... since ya can't handle th'heat... we'll head back!" Making sure to not leave anything behind, she grabbed up everything she had brought with her. She wasn't going to permit any littering on her dead desert homeworld. She gestured to him that he get closer, and much like before, she shoved a couple objects at him to carry while she pulled out her phone.
Soon enough the pair had vanished from asteroid Iris and reappeared in Ellie Spectre's garage. The two easily faded back to their usual selves, and Ellie dismissed the Hillworth boy out of her garage through the garage door (and telling him to approach the house through there from then forward). It wasn't going to be the last time she saw him.
No, there was training to do.
