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There was only one aspect of Olympics that ever appealed to her, and that was Soccer. However, with how amazing technology had gotten, it was easy to get replays of the various matches that took place.

So when Victoria had texted her, Ellie didn't seem to mind the disruption from her Olympic scheduling. She henshined up, retrieved the message, then sent a reply and headed off to go meet up with the most recently recruited member of the team.

He had picked a relatively empty part of town, though in all honesty, due to the Olympics and it being a weekend, the streets in general were empty. Everyone was glued to their TVs like zombies. So it wasn't hard to find him. She eventually rounded a corner and bam, there he was!

"So... what's up, chicken butt?"

Surprisingly, Iris didn't degrade her teammate about his question. In fact, she was surprisingly forward with the information.

"...Well, it ain't somethin' you'd accidentally do without tryin'... that's fer sure. However, once ya figure it out, it ain't too hard... I mean, I've been to Asteroid Iris... um... more times than I could count t'be honest..." She had at least more than a year to mess around and relearn things about the past.

"...Um... I can show ya if ya want... but... jus' be warned... don't take this sh*t lightly... there's a lot of heavy stuff ya can get inta by doin' this. And sometimes it'll stir up memories of how things were in th'past..." Before he even fully agreed that he wanted to visit his old Asteroid home, the blonde was already whipping out her senshi phone, now complete with a random pearl charm.

"...Basically it takes her phone and a bunch of concentration on yer part..."

She placed her fingers over Victoria's eyes, brushing them in a downward motion so he would close his eyes. "Jus' close yer eyes an' I'll explain it as it was explained t'me." That hand she had just run across his face was soon put firmly on his shoulder, clenching tightly, but not in an uncomfortable manner.

"Ya need t'listen fer th'sound of yer world. Lotsa different sounds in th'universe, but only one out there that is distinctly that of Asteroid Victoria. It might take some time... but once ya find it, ya hit that center button."

There was a pause before she banished her own phone away to subspace. "So yeah, there is a 'magical button' t'push, but it only works if yer concentrating. Gonna shut up now." True to her word, she closed her mouth and just looked intently upon her teammate.

You can do this...

One moment they were in Destiny City, a place that never truly got quiet, even on the quietest of days. Next, they were on the asteroid Victoria. Once the senshi beside her had opened his eyes, the eternal senshi took her hand off of his shoulder and took a couple steps back.

"Welcome to the Asteroid of Victoria..." In all honesty, the surrounding area was familiar to her, but only because the eternal senshi had remembered all of her past life. She had visited here frequently, even lived on this asteroid for a brief period of time. She remembered things, but it wasn't her place to really let Victoria know that.

"...well... go ahead and lead th'way... but... I will warn ya... visitin' this place might remind ya of things... from th'past... kinda stir up memories ya didn't know ya had."

Briefly, the eternal senshi bit at her lip, debating whether or not to say something else. Eventually, she offered "I'll be here for ya... if ya need anything..."

"Except on a rock in space," Iris reminded firmly. The sooner that Victoria could note that this was NOT like some place on Earth, the better.

He stepped forward, towards the ruins, but then his head jerked about quite suddenly. The questions which followed gave the eternal senshi an easy idea as to what had just happened.

"No ghosts... jus' memories... memories of what ya used t'do, but more importantly, memories of who ya used t'be." A few steps and the tomboy was at the redhead's side.

"Whatever it was... I didn't see it... all I know is you had a lot more 't'come home' to than me..." As serious as the statement was, Iris had a way of saying it which was chipper and seemed to request no pity to be had. Extending her pointer and thumb out to make a finger-gun, she aimed it towards the stadium.

"Looks like that used t'be somethin' kinda grand... yeah?" The blonde already knew it was something grand in the past, but again, she was trying to not let on how much she really remembered.

Iris kept about two feet lagging behind Victoria, not because she was unable to keep up, but to give him space. It would probably take him time to remember certain things. She wasn't going to suffocate him with her constant looming presence if she could avoid it.

"Whatever ya wanna do, I'm game for..." If he wanted to check out the stadium, then the stadium would be checked out.

The comment about the quiet and the question about her own world got a prompt response. "The quiet can't be avoided... but I have found that the memories usually liven things up. Ya won't remember everythin' at once... but even gettin' hints of what used t'be... helps."

There was a pause before she clarified something. "Whenever I visit my world, I get dropped off in th'middle of a world-wide desert. No buildings, and since it is summer at the moment... constant sunlight."

"...try all summer... all sunlight... 24-7!" Not quite Alaska by any means. However, her quips got cut short as Victoria finally hit the nail on the head.

She pressed her mouth into a small flat line, looking at him seriously as he seemed to struggle with what he had just witnessed. "Tell me... what do you want me to say, Victoria?" There didn't seem to be any shocked look upon her face, and there was a hint of caution to her tone.

"I can't see what you see... this is your world." Firmly, the blonde set a foot upon a stray piece of pillar that had obviously been cracked down in size since "the end of days." As she stood there, a hint of concern could be noted in her eyes, despite how hard she tried to mask it with a seemingly stern appearance.