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Super Sailor Pasiphae was heading towards the library for an entirely different reason. Normally she would pop in the library of her own accord in order to grab or to return a book, maybe to use a study room if all the ones at Crystal Academy were full during finals week. Today, however, she was just looking for a place to return to her civilian form; the lace detailing on her gloves were coated in fine, black dust from successful youma fighting. All she wanted to do was become Penelope again and get back to the rest of her day... the library just happened to be the closest location where she was fairly certain no one would see her. It was with these thoughts in mind that she approached the back door of the building.

The sudden appearance of a familiar face, however, both startled and pleased her, and her greeting was punctuated with a somewhat sheepish smile, as she sheepishly greeted the Eternal Senshi, "Hello Chaonis..."

Pasiphae was accutely aware of how long it had been since she had last seen Chaonis, her very first teacher, and the pseudo-disappointment he exuded intitally felt all too real to her as her smile immediately faded into apology. "I'm sorry... I know I've been out of touch. I'm trying to get better at checking in, to make sure everyone is doing okay..." But even as she spoke, the shift in the Danger Senshi's demeanor to a grin made her relax somewhat as well. Her voice softened as she confessed, "And I'm glad to see that you're well, Chaonis."

She was not expecting to hear about space travel, but she listened to it eagerly. It was a relief, honestly, that he didn't comment on her newly updated fuku; Pasiphae had been recieving a lot of attention lately for her new clothes and said attention could be a little... embarassing for her. At least when it came to visiting space she could contribute something of use.

"I went to my moon once; Perseus came with me and taught me how to travel," Pasiphae confirmed, twirling her thick hair nervously between her fingers. She didn't necessarily want to relive the visit, though it was one of the happier memories she had of the pink sphere from which she drew her powers. The most recent nightmare involving the place, though, was fresh in her mind, so she was more than happy to focus more on Chaonis and his desire to go to his planet. "I was... kind of scared to go, but I can't say I regret it."

"I'll be more than happy to tell you what Perseus taught me, but I've only been once... so I'm not the most experienced space traveler," Pasiphae instinctively followed Chaonis's lead, but she felt that she had to voice her concerns. She wanted him to have the best experience possible, and as always she wasn't sure that she was the best person to provide it. But she didn't whip out her Senshi phone to contact Perseus or Europa or some other, more experienced Senshi for two reasons. First, she felt certain that if Chaonis wanted, or needed, to call someone else for help he would do so. He had been a Senshi and making connections longer than she had, afterall.

Second, Pasiphae wanted to be there. Sure, she always wanted to please others, to help them if she could, but this time it was... different. The more time she spent as a Senshi, and perhaps especially now after the events in the Surrounding, the more she was beginning to realize that, unlike her civilian life, she actually had... friends. (Of course she had Harper, but even that relationship was complicated by the war they had both been inducted into.) Friendship was still a new idea to the reserved girl, and she wasn't always sure that she did her best to do it right. But accompanying Chaonis, a friend, a teacher, an ally, to his world, to make sure that he was not alone... that had to be right.

So, as she continued to follow the Eternal Senshi, she gave a brief description of what she had learned, hoping that if anything was lacking then Chaonis would still have the time to call someone else for help, if need be, "You have to be able to hear Chaonis's call to you... and to block out all the calls of the other planets, stars, and moons. When you do that, you hit the 'home' button on your phone. That's... that's all, I think." Pasiphae couldn/t help but blush; It had all sounded so elegant when Perseus had said it. She sounded like a technical manual.

Pasiphae never doubted Chaonis's abilities and knowledge, so while part of her may have been curious as to how he could navigate the library so well, she never uttered a complaint or a question. She readily followed his lead and, after offering what advice she could, merely waited for him to tell her she was ready.

At his question and his tell-tale grin, the Shame Senshi offered a smile of her own and gently placed a hand on one of his shoulder pads, "Ready when you are."

Pasiphae had held her breath during the traveling process, steeling herself against the dizzying effects that she knew would be accompanying the space travel. She released it slowly when she and Chaonis materialized on his planet, eagerly taking in all that was around her. Orange dust. Jagged rock walls. A sky full of stars hovering above them to indicate that they were not on the surface. She bit her lip and looked over to Chaonis. This experience was... different than coming to her own moon. She realized too well that she was a stranger to this place, as it had none of the familiarity that Pasiphae had had. Judging from the male Senshi's expression, however, she was not alone in having apprehensive feelings.

She hid her own doubts, therefore, when he asked her about climbing--that last thing he needed was to worry about her. She had never -tried- rock climbing before... but she had climbed on top of the Great Youma, so maybe it would be similiar? "I'm sure I can manage well enough. I just might be slow." Without further ado, she reached for holds of her own and carefully began the journey up.

Pasiphae accepted the offered hand, half-grunting whenever she and Chaonis worked together to get her over the top. Like him, she was covered in the orange dirt that seemed to permeate the place, but she had been similarly covered in the pink soil of her own moon and had survived. (Such rationalization did not, however, keep her from unconciously patting at her skirt to remove some of the excess). While her companion may have been upset over the lack of interaction with his world, the Shame Senshi found herself gasping at the beauty of the world around them. She had never seen such geography outside of a book, and the towering rocks and ravines created a far more interesting terrain than that of Pasiphae.

When she turned to express such sentiments to Chaonis, she could see a distinct grumpiness in his demeanor. She did not know the cause, and she did not dare hazard a guess, although it was surely something to do in connection with his world. She turned the bracelet on her wrist, disappointed slightly when the familiar clicking sound of pearl and bead were hampered somewhat by the dust. Still, the action was soothing in itself as she asked her fellow Senshi, "Your planet is beautiful... but... is everything okay?"

The Shame Senshi quickly followed where he led; even if they hadn't been on his planet, she would've done so. She had never been to a canyon before and found herself strangely excited by the prospect. But her excitement was dampened somewhat by Chaonis's reactions. She doubted he felt the same way she had when she had first heard about having a moon, doubted he had the same kinds of nightmares. But she didn't want him to be disappointed... to gain nothing from the trip to his planet. So, despite her better judgment... she began to talk.

"My moon, Pasiphae... is very pink," the girl told him quietly as they moved towards the canyon. It wasn't like her to bring up personal information, but she did so now with a reason. Maybe it would make Chaonis feel better to know--that was her intention. "Very flat, dull... nothing at all like this. But I was still scared... scared because of what I had seen, in my dreams."
She paused here, unconciously batting at the orange dust that coated her gray skirt and coughing whenever it puffed up slightly into her face. "Not that I think you're scared, at all. I just mean that... I don't know what you expected to find, Chaonis, but... I hope that you find whatver it is you're looking for."