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Super Sailor Tsui, the proud Senshi of Tigers, had embarked upon a quest that she was beginning to feel she could not accomplish, much to her own dismay. She had thought that perhaps the members of the Dark Mirror Court could be 'saved' or in the very least freed from their princess, but her recent run-ins with the likes of Toutalis and Remarque had left her feeling that it was an impossible task. Even Virtus seemed too far into the rabbit hole for her to be able to fish out, and that was perhaps more crushing to her morale than her failures with the other two.

'For a unified force to be reckoned with, they keep their individuality...' Tsui thought to herself as she carried on her nightly patrols. She was still doing her hunts alone, for the most part, but they weren't openly engaging or inviting for trouble. Merely observing patterns and keeping an eye on citizens in case they needed help, even if they didn't want it. 'Maybe there is no way to free them from Ares' grips... except to defeat Ares herself?'

It was a brave and foolhardy notion, but one that even Tsui, as smug and confident in her own abilities as she was, wasn't willing to pursue just yet. She was a Princess, and Tsui was only a Super. Her failed endeavors against generals of the Negaverse and the god damn General-King himself were a rude awakening for Tsui, and until she got stronger, wiser, taking on Ares alone was suicide, simple as that.

Though her underlings were still fair game. Tsui had caught wind of a vaguely familiar aura in the short distance, and her mind raced as to who it could have possibly been. It seemed like a basic rank, but they were just as dangerous when pushed into a corner, or if they were like herself and cared nothing for ranks and had nothing but sheer determination to fuel them. And rage. "Best go check it out... maybe it'll be someone worth talking to. Or in the very least, exchange a few blows..."

So Tsui moved in that direction, preparing herself for either another failed conversation or another throw down with her Chaos counterpart. With Tsui, the latter was more likely.

It took a little longer than she had wanted to track down the Chaos signal, and she arrived with little thought or care for stealth. Though Tsui was the Senshi of Tigers, what was the point when the enemy could easily read her energy signature, as well as she could read theirs? She took a quick glance around the area, noting the darkness and unable to hold back her wry grin as she thought of all the many places the Dark Mirror Senshi could be hiding among them.

"Figures you'd take to lurking in the darkness... does it replenish your strength, like Captain Planet and the sun?" Tsui asked, her question directed towards the Senshi that was hiding in the shadows. She kept her back turned to it, giving the illusion that she was 'unaware', if only to try and lure her out into the open. Of course, it meant that she was exposed, but since when did Tsui allow a little fear to get the best of her? If she (barely) survived an encounter with the General-King, then what fear did she have of a DMC? "Unless you're chicken. Wouldn't blame you, really!"

Her eyes were alert and aware, looking for any sign of the DMC and preparing herself for the possible assault. She was willing to talk, for the most part, but if she was anything else like the others, it was likely that it'd just turn into a brawl. Either way, Tsui felt she was ready of either or.

Tsui wasn't sure what she was expecting to see when the Dark Mirror Senshi called her out and revealed herself, but to say that she was startled was an understatement. Not afraid or frightened by her sudden appearance, or rather her appearance in general, but her behavior was completely unexpected, given her... well... alignment and her appearance. Tsui never once thought or cared that the girl was trying to insult her; to get angry over her reaction would have given that strange action justification. Instead, all Tsui could do was laugh.

She laughed hard.

She wasn't even sure why she was laughing. Perhaps because she was simply caught off guard, or just how ridiculous the girl looked in her little show. Or maybe she was laughing at the very notion that it was meant to offend her in some manner, but Tsui was too humored by the strange display to be angry. No, all she did was laugh.

"I'm sorry! You look absolutely ridiculous!" Tsui placed a hand over her mouth in a failed attempt to stop her howling laughter, but it was impossible. She had met many different types of characters in the Dark Mirror Court; some cold, some polite, some as nasty as can be. It appeared she finally met the jokester of the group, and it only made her laugh all the more. "I mean, what is even the hell? Princess Ares... she must keep you around to be her court jester or something... hahahahaha!"

Any thoughts that she might have had before coming into this ordeal were simply pushed to the wayside now. All Tsui could do was laugh, long and hard. If that was her enemy's intentions, then it was mission accomplished!

Again, Tsui heard her words and knew that she should have been offended. She rather liked her attire, especially since her upgrade as she now at least looked like the animal of her sphere. She rather liked her metallic head band, the puffs of fur as they offered her some warmth during the incoming chill of the fall, and she really, REALLY loved her boots, as they were stylish and meant for kicking a**.

Something that she was certain she was going to be indulging in within a few moments, as her laughter simply could not be contained. Cat girls are the bane of existence? As is the White Moon Court? Was this Senshi TRYING to troll her, entice her into getting angry and charge forward. That, tied with her mile-high mohawk, only tickled her all the more.

Finally, she was able to stiffen it, at least long enough to figure that this senshi would likely be willing to fight now. She curled her fists and tensed her shoulders, but she was still fighting the chuckles as she stood ready for her assault. "Alright, fine... let's do this, before I do something else that'll get you in a tizzy... though, I don't think I ever laughed this hard since forever... so maybe I will."

There was a saying that Tsui had heard many times before but never truly believed in. That saying was 'Karma's a b***h'. Tsui never believed in karma, until now, anyways. In truth, Tsui felt that she could have dodged the blow- she had dodged quicker blows before, hadn't she? Yet, she had not only underestimated her opponent's speed, but her strength, and just how deceptive her demeanor was before the fight, as she felt that blow hit her at full force, even when she tried to back away from it. Tsui thought that she was a strong Senshi, that being in Super rank would have given her the ability to shrug off blows.

Well, she thought wrong.

The blow was enough to knock not only the laughter out of her but the wind as well, as Tsui slumped forward. If she had breath, she'd make a comment about cracking jokes about the wrong Senshi, or how this would be no laughing matter, but she simply had no breath left. 'Lesson learned... this one doesn't have a sense of humor!'

Once she got her breath back, she'd have to get serious... assuming it ever came back.

"Sea-gulls?" Tsui growled breathlessly, feeling bile rising up in her throat, or perhaps that was blood? She had no time to see which one it was, as she could see Chariklo backing up. It either meant she was going to mock her, or deliver another devastating blow, and Tsui wasn't too surprised to see her do, well, both. Her bite was definitely worse than her bark, and Tsui dropped to the ground in hopes of avoiding the roundhouse kick all together. If her legs were as strong as her fists, then she couldn't afford to take a blow from that kick!

The leg flew over her head but just barely, and though she scraped her knees and a palm on the pavement, Tsui would gladly take bloody knees over the kick. She tried to regain her breath, though her body wasn't able to keep up with her growing anger to have been bested by the other Senshi. She went for a strike of her own, curling her fist and charging at the other Senshi despite being off balance and still trying to catch her breath. She couldn't even stand up straight yet, but she'd be damned if she didn't try! "I-hate-seagulls!"

At first Tsui was humored, eager to fight. She always liked a good fight and in truth, it was far more true than this whole 'talk to DMC' ordeal that she had forced herself to do, for others' sake. But now she was getting angry. Very, very angry. She was ready to push aside all of Sutai's pleas and just strike at this girl, and she wasn't sure if she'd stop...

"Mobbing call? What?" Tsui was clearly unprepared for the attack, and before she could prepare herself, it felt as though there were hundreds of wings, flapping, beating around her head and shoulders and, well, everywhere! She hated seagulls and she was ready to start punching away at them, but there were no seagulls to be seen! This was too familiar to her, too terrifyingly close to a memory when she was younger, on the beach with Maddy and her parents. What was suppose to be a pleasant dessert falling onto the sand was a nightmare for the three year old girl, as seagulls flocked all around her. She gave a scream, much like she had done in the past, but this time there was no caring father that ran into the mob to save her.

She only had herself... and magic of her own. She tried to summon it, even as she tried to duck and dodge out of the attack but to no avail. It was no use! She couldn't concentrate on her magic, not while this one carried on. She tried to look up and see where her opponent had gone, but it was hard to see with her own hair and bangs in her face. "Dammit!"