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 Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:46 pm
New as she may be, the guardian's time in the negaverse had not been unproductive. Sure she hadn't done anything amazing yet, anything really worth proving herself, but the days were young and already she was mixing her paws in here and there.
Meeting and creating connections with both senshi and nonsenshi members of the group. Participation in her first official mission. Seeking out the information and getting to see energy collection with her own eyes. Gaining homes and places to stay around the city.. even scoping out people and places that might work as a good place for finding recruits or draining energy. Despite the fact that she was often found grooming herself Dahlia had not been unindustrious over the past few weeks.
Today was no different. Lounging contentedly and perhaps even lazily to the untrained eye Dahlia carefully licked at her paws before rubbing her tall ears softly. Her mind on the other hand was working a mile and minute, at the moment trying to find the best way to hunt down any members of the Hillsworth school already in their group. She had been surprised by the resistance to share their real life selves with her. She did not recall senshi ever being.. weary of the cats. But then.. perhaps that was just the feeling Carnelian had been complaining of.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:03 pm
"Dahlia" The voice by now should be familiar, young but soft when it should be. He used a familiar tone of an old friend to another as though you had known each other for ages. "I heard you've been quite out and about..." He strode forward his boots tapping against the dark crystal beneath their feet only to stop and stoop to offer to scratch just there behind he ears.
"I found a civilian... or rather he found me, asked me.. in a non professional capacity to take a toll on a few young fools who tried to strap fire crackers to your tail..."
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:32 pm
A voice called to her, soft and sweet, the tone pleasant and familiar. It was a nice sound that drew her eyes up from her task to find the source, even though she was already quite certain who the voice belonged to. "General Zinkenite" The greeting was sweet, more like a contented sigh then anything else. Ecspecially as his fingers found that sweet spot behind her ears, leaning gently towards the affection.
The sweet expression however was quick to fade when his words touched her ears. Said ears dipping softly, eyes narrowing for a second before they widened unhappily.
Being captured and tormented by a bunch of little brats was... not the proudest day in the guardians life. As a cat and mauvian it was bad enough but in the society that was the negaverse.. it seemed all the more weak.. dissapointing.. horribly embarassing. Her horrible little secret.
She had hoped noone would ever hear of it. Had prayed that she'd even be able to forget the little blow to her ego. And yet.. here was Zinkenite.. quite privy to the incident. How? Had they been tailing her? If so why in the world hadn't THEY stepped in and helped?
"It was not my proudest day.." She admitted unhappily.
Despite her flustered embarasment she finally pieced together his complete statement. Wait.. wait? HE had come to Zink? Her connection to Hillsworth had been this close all the time? AND her cat loving, motorcycle riding, knight in shining armor had cared enough to try and seek out revenge for her? Her whiskers flared. Her expression shifting once more. Soft, her eyes staring past Zink in a way that was almost dreamlike.
He might not notice it, considering they hadn't known each other that long, but the lack of control and clearly shown emotions were a bit out of the ordinary for Dahlia. And after a long moment she finally drew it all back, attempting to play off the show he'd just received.
"You know him then? And them?"
Oh how the idea of torturing the little bastards appealed to her. For someone as powerful as Zinkenite to do it to... her tail had began to sway with delight. But there was something more important then that right now.
The man she'd been stalking after and hunting down ever since the horrible occurrance. The one she'd grown increasingly fond of... "What is his name?" She tried hard to keep the excitement out of her voice.
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:06 am
Amusement crept over his features but he didn't toy with it this time, at least not in any evident way. "He's a Professor...of sorts. Teaches shop class.
He waved a hand almost casual, almost thoughtful. "I thought...as I'm studying a few methods to make them regret ever having done such a foolish thing, and to return their property to them... that I might invite you along to see. Mr. Marks is very concerned about your well being." He said with a heavy emphasis on the world 'very'
"It will of course take some time to finish preparations as I have other things to take care of as well but... seeing as he'll be there.
He paused lingering over another thought as well. "Seeing as the man is quiet adept at machinery, and observant too... perhaps we should consider other invitations for that day as well, what do you think?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:27 pm
Dahlia had been correct it seemed in her guess that he was a teacher and not a student, and her tail flicked in soft satisfaction.
The words that came next though, almost flippantly from the General, caused her to stand up on her hind legs in excitement, before falling back once more onto all four. He was planning on punishing those boys? And he, Mr. Marks, was concerned about her? AND she was being given another oppurtunity to see him?
Over the moon was not a strong enough word.
She ate up his words eagerly, hardly believing them as sounded, it took the word invitation for her to draw her wits about her. It was what she wanted after all, for her to be able to actually talk to him. Not just silently stalk after him. To leave no possibility for him to be scooped up by the senshi and their cohorts.. or killed even in some energy harvesting scheme.
"He's very intimidating too. And fierce, strong. The things he said to those boys...." A soft purr resonated as she thought back to that day.
"I'm quite certain if he wouldn't have lost his job over it he would have went through with them. He seems very capable. And his position at Hillsworth leaves him the perfect opportunity to find more recruits or gather energy among the ruffians."
Since Zinkenite was already thinking of it, she didn't really need to try so hard to sell him on it, but she couldn't seem to help herself. Dahlia just wanted it so badly.. And what a better way to thank him then to give him power.. and a place to fight. A position in this war other than energy lamb.
"I think the Negaverse would be amiss to pass up on such a perfect opportunity" She insisted with a flick of her ear.
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:42 am
He gave a small chuckle, amused at her enthusiasm. "You seem very invested in this one. Perhaps we should bring him on just for your enthusiasm. He must rather have made an impression for you to be so...enamored."
He paused witha slight frown considering his track record for finding people who were -not- senshi. To date he'd uncovered three senshi and...recruited only two legitimate soldiers to the cause. Worse he was related to two of them...he shuddered slightly. They couldn't help what they were but... still.
"I will put some serious thought into it..." He said again, "I think you're right... he could be Lieutenant, he'd be in a good place to collect energy as well, I think I heard he likes racing sport bikes as well. His job and hobbies put him in some rather ideal positions."
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:56 am
It was her turn to laugh a little, a mixture of excitement and amusement with his response, a purr rattling through her as she teased. "Recruiting people just for my amusement and enjoyment? You should have mentioned that in recruitment benefits, I'm sure I'd have come to my senses much quicker."
Racing sports bikes? It made some sense she supposed.. considering his choice of transportation to and from work. An exhilirating sport. He was right, it would be a good place to gather energy.
Her attention perked a little as his expression shifted softly, not privy to the worries.. or misfortune that the general was thinking about. Should she ask? She supposed it couldn't hurt. He'd already mentioned his.. lack of love for cats, but she offered her back towards him nonetheless. "Something troubles you?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:10 am
A soft sound again, almost a laugh as he reached out offering to rub her ears or smooth the long silky fur along her back. "It's nothing... I was just considering my rather 'outstanding' record for finding senshi not yet awakened. Good for them I suppose but it can be rather frustrating when you're searching for a new Lieutenant. Not all of them have the..." He hesitated, if only because he did not wish to insult his own half sister.
"The qualifications that Alkaid possesses." He offered a genuine but tired smile half veiled by the cloth that covered so much of his face.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:47 am
She was actually a little surprised to hear the words come from him, and her ears twitched just a little in said surprise. Multiple senshi has brought to her attention the fact that they're nonsenshi allies were often... wary of them.. or treated them differently. But Zinkenite... from everything she'd seen so far... he'd seemed like one of the few exceptions...
Maybe he didn't mean it that way though. She gave him the benefit of the doubt as she leaned into his soft affection. Even if things went okay.. it didn't necessarily mean you couldn't be dissapointed if you were hoping for another outcome. Perhaps he'd been looking directly for someone to perform a certain task.. one that.. the senshi weren't quite as capable of.
Alkaid? Dahlia had heard the name before.. from Masahiro wasn't it? She'd yet to find out the reasoning behind the General's words though.. to see a senshi who had given up what she was to become more like 'them'.
"While I can't say that his sex would make it any less likely he were a senshi or not... I can say that I've never seen one of his age before."
"If he were a senshi I'm certain he would have been awakened by now. I think you will have better luck this time" Okay.. not 100% certain.. but that didn't stop her from trying to convince him it was a fact. To try and sooth his worries and feelings.
"Any ally, senshi or Lt is an added strength to us as a whole and should be celebrated. But nonetheless.. I'm sure your luck will change."
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:22 am
He nodded his agreement to her words. “They do seem to like them very young. Whatever it Is that draws the cats to them on that ‘side’ of things… I will never stop being appalled at their ‘chibi’ senshi though.” His eyes narrowed into dagger thin slits at the very idea of throwing someone so young into a war. Surely high school was ‘bad enough’.
“Don’t worry…” He said rubbing at her ears. “I’ll put him to task soon, I’ll finish my little ‘favor’ for your would be assailants and after that…” He grinned for a moment behind the mask. “Then we will see what he’s made of.”
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:27 pm
Chibi. Despite having not seen one anytime lately she knew the term somehow.. what it meant. Tiny prepubescent senshi. She wanted to see one now that it had been mentioned though. Surely they were harmless enough. She could only nod to his thoughts on the criteria of moon cats. It wasn't ever anything about whether a person deserved it or if they'd be a good warrior, it was only about being reborn, about having an extra special starseed.
The negaverse had a far more logical system in place. It was easy enough to see in everyday life that just being born into something didn't make you the worthiest of it. It was why whiny little brats ran great businesses and kingdoms into the ground.. because they'd been handed something on a platter without having to earn it.
It was his turn for comforting and a soft purr began to rattle through the cat at his word. Hopefully it wouldn't take too long.. now that he'd offered it.. every moment seemed like too long to wait for the conclusion. To have those little bastards dealt with. To have her shining knight. "You have my gratitude General. One day you'll have to let me repay the favor"
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 5:44 am
"I am sure that one day I will have need of you, perhaps more than once... tit for tat as they once said.” He gave her a small nod and stood with a weariness that he quickly brushed away. They were so greatly outnumbered that he suspected none of the officers had as much sleep as they could have used. It was a question of necessity versus desire.
He desired sleep but he needed to work. One more thing to do, not so bad he told himself.
He gave her a small bow just then, an amused look in his eyes as he through about bringing a Man to the Negaverse just for the sake of a cat who fancied him. Still… the man had skills they could use and they could always use another pair of capable hands.
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