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 Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:06 pm
Gehenna was slacking off, but when wasn't he?
He was perched contently on a brick wall that enclosed some kind of suburban wonderland, meant to protect it from the riffraff of Destiny City. Too bad for the inhabitants, but fate had seen it fit to give the riffraffiest of the riffraff super powers that let him leap tall buildings in a single bound and so on. Normally the residents in such a place would call the cops on him for just walking around in his civilian garb within the borders. Now he could do as he damn well pleased and he certainly meant to.
The ground just over the wall was littered with a mix of sunflower seed shells, soda cans, and candy wrappers. Next to him was a huge bag of assorted gas station goodies that he plucked out at random and tossed onto the manicured lawn of their private garden once he was done with it.
Laying on the opposite side of him was his beaten up, destroyed ipod that he had plugged into one ear. He simply sat there bobbing his head as he drained another can of soda and tossed it through the air, aiming for a sign in the distance that read clearly 'No Littering'.
And if anyone asked? He'd just say he was on night watch. Flawless plan.
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:33 pm
Unlike some people Andromeda was not one to slack off. if she tried Ophelia would have her head. Do your homework, don't forget to study, you have a test in two days you've missed a lot of learning time. Oh, and don't forget you have to patrol tonight. Get into the habit of it! Things like that. Andromeda was fine with it though, she knew Ophelia meant well and besides she liked playing super hero magical girl on the prowl for evil doers! Look out, Negaverse! Andromeda was on patrol! She giggled at her own joke and climbed up onto a wall with surprising ease for someone wearing heels and a bubble skirt, basically doing the ol' one-two-jump method after getting a good grip on part of the wall. Height was a good vantage point for this kind of thing, but rooftops were just way too inconvenient sometimes; the wall would do just fine.
It was a quiet night, huh? If it was so quiet why did she keep hearing crinkling and crackling? It was weird. Halloween was long over there shouldn't be...candy wrappers? She blinked. More candy wrapp--gah! Something was flying at her! The little senshi squeaked and slapped the can back the way it had came with the back of her hand, instinctively taking on a more defensive position. Wait..what was on her glove? She blinked, raising her hand to sniff at it.
...Soda? Who was even still awake at this hour?!
Andromeda looked ahead of her to find where the can had come from, tilting her head and dropping her hands to her sides almost dejectedly. It was just some guy giving off a weird energy. What the heck? "Excuse me, mister?" Andromeda was very stealthy. She walked along the wall with a pout on her lips, watching as he aimed for the no littering sign. "Did the no littering sign kill your parents?" That had to be the only reason someone would disobey a sign!
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:01 pm
Was that a squeak? Gehenna glanced around curiously at the sound, as if he expected to see a mouse (or maybe a rat) crawling along the wall somewhere. When he realized where the noise came from he was even more surprised than he would have been at the sight of a mutant rat. He really had to get this energy signature thing down better. What if she'd been a Negaverser?
"Nope, but mother nature did," he commented casually, shrugging his shoulders and pointedly dropping another candy wrapper that fluttered to the ground. "Don't worry, kid, they pay people to clean this s**t up." He popped the tab of another soda can and took a long gulp, followed with a none-to-pleasant belch. Once he was done being completely rude, he glanced back up at her where she loomed over him in a standing position.
"The Moon Kingdom's robbing cradles now, eh? You're a bit too young to be out on the streets by yourself, kid, super powers or not." And for what it was worth, he actually seemed a little concerned past his digging comments.
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 9:34 pm
What was he? He didn't...feel like a Negaverser, but he definitely didn't look like any senshi she had ever seen. What was he? She had to know. Andromeda continued to step closer and closer until he replied to her question. Oh, crap. Hello foot, will you fit in my mouth? Why thank you! She flushed with embarrassment despite how nonchalant the older guy seemed to be about her apparently tasteless joke. His parents really were dead? "Ah...ha...haha um...wow! Okay! G-guess we should make club t-shirts then because...that makes...uh..." Two of them, apparently. She rubbed at the back of her neck and frowned. "I'm sorry. That was rude. I shouldn't have made a joke like that it was tasteless but you really should be listening to the sign because if you leave this here some poor animal is going to see it and possibly eat it and probably die because of it and then there'll be sick or dead animals everywhere and it all could've been prevented if you'd just not thrown things everywhere. You also did throw a can at me that wasn't very nice I got soda on my glove." Chatting, thy name is Andromeda. The only reason she stopped talking was because he belched. She blinked, eyes wide and mouth set in a hard line. "...Excuse you?"
Eh? Robbing cradles? She frowned and put her hands on her hips. "Nuh uh! I'm sixteen! I'm totally fine!"
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:40 pm
"Don't sweat it kiddo," he mumbled around a mouth of chewy candy, which he promptly spit out on the ground with a disgusted look on his face. He wasn't quite sure how that got in his batch of delicious, sugary amazingness but he was certainly not thrilled. Once he was sure he had thoroughly expressed his disgust to the candy and that it would live the rest of its half-eaten life in misery, he threw his gaze back up at her and held out a fist. "Brofist to misfortune, eh?"
Then he realized she was rambling, and not just rambling, but harping at the same time. Littering, animals, stained gloves. He managed not to sneer at her, mindful that she was probably twelve and that might make her cry, but very carefully removed his ipod bud and began to wrap it just to have something to do. Once he was done and had it tucked (aka: tossed randomly) into the satchel full of caffeine and sugar, he looked back up at her.
"You're right, you have to be at least that old to know how to complain half that well. I definitely agree, you are well on your way to being a fully fledged man-eating woman." He held up a hand and tipped an imaginary hat at her. "Congrats."
Then, as if he hadn't just insulted her, he pushed himself to his feet and grabbed his satchel - looming over her on the wall. From that angle he managed to get a good luck at her and everything that screamed 'underage sailor scout'. He was going to have to talk to those guardian cats about finding some nice, legal women to put in tiny sailor outfits.
"So what are you doing out here, kiddo?"
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:39 pm
He raised a fist to 'brofist to misfortune' and she frowned, hesitantly lifting her hand to bump her knuckles against this strange boy's. She wasn't quite sure this was the appropriate reaction to a conversation like this but...he was weird. Another piece of candy had been thrown to the ground, this time the entire candy not just the wrapper. She would have to collect this trash later if this boy refused to. She didn't realize how much she had annoyed him with her chattering either, not until he insulted her. Hmph! Why she never..! What a jerk! "I-I'm not a man-eater!" She whined, actually clenching her fists and stomping one of her feet like an irritated child. Big jerk. She was tempted to just leave..in fact she had no reason to stay! She'd do just that!
Andromeda had turned to leap off the wall when he finally asked what she was even doing, looking his way to see he was standing now. Geh! He was definitely not just some kid like her. No wonder he was calling her 'kiddo'. Her cheeks puffs and her lips pouted. "My name is Sailor Andromeda. And my cat says I shouldn't talk to strangers." If he insisted on treating her like a child then she was going to act like one, crossing her arms across her chest and turning her back to him with her nose turned up. There was even a small 'hmph!' included in the act.
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:16 am
"You shouldn't talk to cats," he mumbled with a raised brow, watching her curiously as she jumped off the wall and proceeded to have a hissy fit. He followed her down, leaping to the ground with a dull thud of his shoes in the grass and a rustle of his half-full satchel. He eyed her crossed arms and pouty lips. "Cat ladies can't be man eaters, you're right."
He was going to just turn and leave, maybe find somewhere to enjoy his destruction of the environment in peace or perhaps lure Vulcan out of the shadows of her lurking grounds, but even in the haven of suburban wonderland he had a hard time leaving someone like Andromeda all to her lonesome. Really, who was doing the senshi recruiting?
"I'm Gehenna, Page of Mars, it's nice to meet you pipsqueak." He was talking to her back but that was perfectly alright with him. If she refused to acknowledge him then he could at least say he tried and then his random bout of responsibility would be satisfied. "Did your talking cat also tell you that you shouldn't turn your back on a stranger? That's a dangerous move in a town like this."
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:27 pm
Geh! He followed her! The little senshi squeaked and turned around to face him again, stumbling back away from the strange boy as he also jumped down off the wall with hands held up in what she thought was a defensive pose. Her feet were spread..somewhat evenly, one behind her to keep her balanced and the other in just in front of that foot. She could easily be pushed to one side or the other; it was a terrible stance. And then her hands! Oh god! Her hands! Clearly she'd only been watching martial arts movie lately with the way they were balled into fists and held in front of her like some kind of amateur boxer. It was a terrible display of strength that the girl simply did not have. "If you know what I am then you know I'm not crazy when I talk to my cat. Why are you being so mean?"
He turned to leave and she relaxed marginally, lowering her fists and standing more comfortably. She felt ready to fall over from loss of balance with the way she'd been standing before. Good, good. He was leaving..wait no! He was leaving his trash! He needed to clean this up, darnit! Jerk! "Page..? Like, a knight's page?" The only knights she knew of were from stories about medieval kingdoms and how Patrick Stewart, Elton John and Sean Connery were all knighted by the Queen of England or something. But a Page of Mars? She'd never heard of a page of planets before. Huh! Was he like a senshi? But boys could be senshi! She'd seen it! "It's...nice to meet you?" I think. "I'm Sailor Andromeda, senshi of Jellyfish."
Eh heh. His question had her blushing and clearing her throat, wringing her fingers together in her slight embarrassment. It was rather silly of her to turn her back on someone she didn't know was friend or foe. "She..may have mentioned it in passing." More like she had lectured on it more than once.
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:11 am
The comment didn't compute.
"Uh.. do senshi have some magical cat whispering ability or something?" His brow raised both at the implication that there was something he should know and at the ridiculous way that she was standing. She looked like one of those poorly balanced green army men that never stood up quite right. He very slowly crossed his arms over his broad chest, trying to remember if Nemesis had said anything about cats. No, definitely not. He had no idea what she was getting at.
"I guess? We level up to a Knight eventually, though how that happens is beyond me." He shrugged. "I've only ever met one of them." The conversation was already being pushed to the back of his mind as he connected 'jellyfish' to all of the little details of her uniform. He would have laughed if she didn't already look on the verge of freaking out on him, so instead he just smiled very slightly. "Of course. You Senshi do have a way of wearing your name." That was as close to a compliment as he was going to get - she was just lucky he didn't make some kind of bubble butt joke.
He took a few steps to the side, examining her yet again, only this time it had nothing to do with her funny fuku. It was primarily about the stance and the way she held herself. He knew Senshi primarily used their hocus pocus, but he had to believe that they needed to know some kind of basic combat skill to survive. "She probably should have done a better job of telling you not to do that. There are some nasty folks out here, you know, and worse creatures." He stopped his half circle and brought his eyes back up to her face. "And that stance won't save you from anything, you look like a strong wind could blow you down, kid."
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:40 pm
Andromeda looked confused. "Nooooo? She just..she talks...have.." Her brow furrowed and she tilted her head, relaxing a little bit. "Have you never met a senshi guardian cat? They have stars on their foreheads? And they talk? And they can do things like normal people except they're cats so...I mean...she helps me with my homework, even. She's like a mom only with fur and stuff." She was looking at him like he was crazy now. How could he not know? Didn't everyone who knew about senshi know about guardian cats? How silly. He must have been kidding. He had to be. He just...couldn't be serious. No way.
Maybe he was..? Maybe he was a little special. It would certainly make sense considering how much junk food he was eating, and how he thought it was okay to litter. Maybe he was that special cousin no one wanted to really talk about. Oh, Andromeda. Stop that. That is a terribly cruel thought.
"There's more of you?" She'd never met a 'page' before. Well then...this was interesting! Was there more to it? He said they leveled up to knights...so...did they go through the other stages, too? Neat! She would be more interested if he wasn't teasing her and thinking she was weird for talking to her cat, though. What did he mean by 'wearing her name'? She wasn't wearing her name. Maybe it was a figure of speech. But if it was then what did he mean? She'd never...oh. Ohhhhh okay! She pouted. "We don't choose our fukus...though I do like mine." She seemed to completely let her guard down as she lowered her arms and turned this way and that to admire her own puffy fuku with its pristine whiteness and the long, purple bow in the back. It was simple and clean! Just like a real jellyfish! Just how she liked it. "There's nothing wrong with 'wearing our name'! It's like...a sign of pride~!" Andromeda stated with a smile, putting her hands on her hips and standing tall until he moved. Then she was in what she felt was a proper defensive stance again, looking wary of him. He hadn't hurt her yet but she didn't know for sure whose side he was even on!
"She actually tells me every day to be more careful..." What was he looking for? What was he looking at? It was making her uncomfortable. Did she need an adult? Oh god! She needed an adult, didn't she!? Her heart raced as she swallowed hard and took a step back. "Ye-yeah, right. I'm stronger than I look, you know!" She was bluffing. She was exactly as strong as she looked.
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:06 pm
Kam's brows rose a little as she adamantly started to defend her talking cat - by saying things that sounded more and more incredulous. He nodded very slowly, as if he was afraid he might offend her delicate sensibilities by pointing out what he thought was probably a delusion. Did kids her age still have imaginary friends?
"That sounds like something out of one those stupid japanese cartoons. Do you watch a lot of that?" No, he didn't really believe her.
He crossed his arms over his chest and simply stood across from her, where he had stopped his circling. Then, feeling as if he might have offended her a bit too much, or perhaps made her afraid, he inwardly kicked himself. The last thing he needed to do was make a kid cry and signal the rent-a-cops in the area. "No, you're right. Knights actually wear their names in a way." He dropped one hand and tapped lightly at the Mars sign on his belt. "We wear our planet symbol like a jersey number or something."
He replaced his arm and crossed them again as she began to defend herself. Stronger than she looked? He really doubted it.
"Fine, if you're so strong, hit me." He uncrossed his arms and held them out to his sides. "I won't even hit you back. Just hit me."
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