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There was a saying that Super Sailor Tsui had heard many times before but never truly respected until now. "There's ain't no rest for the wicked" was the phrase, and Tsui felt that it needed to apply to the 'good' as well. Despite her revelation and hardships, she was always drawn to the fight, and tonight was no different than any other night. The moment she begun her patrols, her senses caught whiff of a dark presence, and without hesitation, Tsui made her way towards it, trying to prepare herself for either of the following: a strong Negaverse officer or their Corrupted Senshi, a Dark Mirror Senshi, or one really big youma.

Just as her luck would have it, it was a large youma, which was great for Tsui. It meant no talks, or offers to join the 'dark side' or pity them. No sentient being to talk to, anyway, thought it still dug under her skin to think that they were once...

Her train of thought was completely derailed when she heard someone shouting, as well as seeing a piece of gravel fly and hit the youma. She spotted the destruction of the cars as well, but Tsui, as reckless as she was, thought little of it. No, her eyes were set on the one that had caught the youma's attention, and she couldn't help but admire the bravery of that Senshi. "Glad to know I'm not the only one picking fights with things out of my league..."

There was no if, ands, or buts about it; Tsui had to help her out! As it drew closer to the other Senshi, Tsui charged it from behind, looking for an opening and kicking at what she suspected (or rather, HOPED) was its tail with a shout. "Hey, back off, car wrecker!"

"I... have a general idea of what I'm doing... most of the time!" Tsui said, indignant that someone, whom she was helping, by the way, had the nerve to suggest otherwise. She participated and survived in many a battles, all for some possible rookie to backsass her? Tsui would have mulled over it a little longer, but the youma seemed to be demanding their full, undivided attention, and any sort of chatting they'd want to do would simply have to wait until this youma was dusted.

The other Senshi had shouted something, and Tsui looked in her direction, just in time to see the magic projectile that was shot at her with no time to duck or dodge. Her shout reached the air before the 'arrow' hit her square in the chest, cutting her words off in mid sentence. "What the heck are you-"

The effect was immediate. Everything about her senses seemed to amplify around her: the sound of the youma's clawed feet scraping against the pavement, see ever pore and muscle twitch on its body... the godawful stench of its body odor. For the first time, Tsui felt like a hunter... a tiger on the prowl, and she was determined to make this youma her prey. As the youma was reeling its arm for another blow, Tsui lunged at the youma, white aura forming in her hands and going straight for the underbelly that was exposed as it lifted his clawed hand. "Striking Tiger Flurry!"

If it hit, the creature would go slamming into the wall and would be stunned, giving the two of them the chance they'd need to dust it. All Tsui could hope for was hitting the target, but given the size of the youma, it shouldn't have been too hard, right?

The heightened senses that Tsui was given had ended, right as the other senshi finished off the youma. It took a moment for Tsui to get used to everything being so normal again, but she wasn't going to complain. When she had given her a compliment, Tsui soaked it in and tried to play herself off as a modest young warrior, though she was never good at fooling anyone, even herself. "I try my best when it comes to fighting, no matter who or what it is. It's really all I'm good at."

Once the dust had settled (and given that it was a big youma, there was a lot to settle), Tsui gave the other Senshi a pat on the back to let her know that she did a great job; without her magic arrow, Tsui wasn't sure if she would have had the concentration to get such a direct hit and help end the fight so quickly. At her confession, Tsui flashed her fellow Senshi a confident smile. "So, you new to this gig then? I was too, about nine, ten months ago. It's okay, you'll get used to it. The name's Super Sailor Tsui, Senshi of Tigers."

She then asked, "Who are you?"

Tsui was never the sharpest knife in the drawer, and because Cybele was a member of her own court, the Senshi of Tigers was surprisingly trusting towards her. Not once did she think that anything Cybele was telling her was an exaggeration of the truth or even a lie, and she felt a sense of 'mentorship' as she addressed the Senshi of the Hunt. "Well, Cybele, for your first youma fight, you did a kickin' job, though, with that ability of yours, you might want to consider doing your hunts in packs. Or maybe learning a few hand-to-hand techniques, though you did pack a nasty punch."

The dusted youma was proof of that. Sure, she helped, but it was Cybele that laid the final blow... did that mean she got all the experience points? Tsui pushed the thought aside- this wasn't a video game! This was serious business! "I fight all the time. Sometimes a little too much, depending on who you ask, but given recent circumstances, I can't afford to sit back and twiddle my thumbs."

She didn't point to it, but the way she held herself made it clear that she was showing off the rips in her clothing, as well as the scars underneath. Tsui wasn't ashamed of them, not in the least, but she felt the need to show them off, if only to give Cybele an idea of what she was getting herself into. "Youmas aren't the worst out there... between them, the Negaverse and the Dark Mirror Court, we got our work cut out for us."

Tsui always like to act that though she were touch, sturdy, that little could surprise her, but she was wrong. She was always wrong, wasn't she? At Cybele's confession, she was a little surprised- perhaps it was because Tsui had sacrificed a lot of her mundane civilian life in favor of her Senshi one that made her surprised. Or perhaps it was her other confession. The part where she said 'it's not like anything bad happened'...

Yes, it was definitely that part. Tsui could not contain herself, her good spirited smile fading into a more surprised, then almost angered expression, and not one to hide her feelings (well), Tsui repeated the phrase. "It's not like anything bad happened...? How busy were you to have missed the ambush?!"

Or rather, lucky. Though, Tsui felt that she was the lucky one to have witnessed, and survived it, if only a little bit jaded. Before that eventful day, Tsui hadn't really considered the Negaverse her enemies (though the same couldn't be said for the DMC), but it was an experience for her. Not only did she get to see the dark side of her enemies in full force, but she had seen the complete and utter disarray of the White Moon Court as well. To think that someone DIDN'T know about the ambush... it simply blew her mind.

"Well, something bad did happen... but that's not your fault for missing it. Let's just say it was a real eye opener as to just how dark our Chaos-following friends can be..." Then, she admitted, with even more disgust. "And just how messed up our Court is. Two princesses and we still can't get along..."

Not that Tsui was the perfect example of teamwork, but after all the colorful characters she met and argued with, she couldn't help but feel detached from the Court, minus the Jovians and a few others. So long as the Jovians and the handful of others were part of the White Moon Court, so was she... for better or for worse.

"That's MY life?" Tsui wasn't angry, at first, but now her surprise was slowly making its transformation into that emotion. How did Cybele think that she was that much different from herself? She pointed to her attire, especially her brooch and the intricate tiara that she was wearing, and she could do nothing to hide the slight anger that was edged in her voice. "Last I checked, the moment you put on the suit, that starts becoming your life too. I guess you were just lucky enough to ignore the calling to have missed all of that..."

She hadn't realized that her hands were shaking until she brushed it against her thigh, and she took a deep breath to calm herself down. Yelling at Cybele wasn't going to make matters any better, and she seemed willing to bear the responsibility and make amends, at least. "Sorry... I didn't mean to snap. But what you should do is catch up to speed with things. A few months is a long time, and a lot of stuff happened in between. A lot of crazy stuff."

She could go on and on about her own ordeals, but she figured that this was already too overwhelming for her. "Over the summer, the White Moon Court gathered for a meeting... there was a lot of infighting and yelling going on. Then, we were ambushed by the Negaverse and their allies... it didn't end well for us."

What she wanted to say was 'people died, Senshi and knights alike', but she had a feeling that would just be too much for her to handle, especially if she was the type to get guilty. "Don't trust the Negaverse, or anyone associated with Chaos, for that matter. They'll try to talk you into switching sides, assuming they don't try to kill you outright, but don't listen to them. They're nothing but a sack of lies and heart ache waiting to happen."

'Easier to just... pretend they're all evil and attack without question.' Tsui thought to herself. 'Or maybe just avoid the conflict all together like Cybele and others have...'

"Is there anything else I can help you with?"

'You're a real pro at making friends, Tsui!' Tsui thought to herself bitterly, seeing how she had upset Cybele despite her best intentions. This was a reminder to Tsui as to why did always did more fighting and left the talking to someone else. She couldn't sympathize with Cybele; the moment she was awakened and this destiny was thrust upon her, Tsui ran with it. She was grateful for the change of pace. She couldn't imagine having a henshin pin in her disposal, but never using it, allowing other things to get in the way. If anything, Tsui's civilian life was suffering from her decision, but who cared about trivial things like school and the mundane life of working for a living that came after school? WHEN YOU HAD A GALAXY TO SAVE?

But getting angry at Cybele would solve nothing. It'd only make Tsui want to punch someone or something, and likely chase the Senshi of the Hunt away. And the White Moon needed as many soldiers and help that they could get. But Tsui just couldn't let that go. "It's not just my court. It's yours too. It sounds to me like you haven't accepted all of this into being your responsibility, and that might be where the problem is."

'Or maybe I'm the idiot for taking all of this so seriously anyway...' Tsui thought, though her sigh made it into the open. She rubbed the bridge of her nose, not realizing how angry she was until the grinding of her teeth had given her a headache. How many times was she going to apologize? It was becoming more frustrating than the thought of ignoring the call for so long. "Yeah, the fight's been going on, even before I suited up. There's a lot of stuff that even -I- don't know about, but there's other Senshi or knights out there that do. I'd suggest going to find them... maybe they'll be more capable of giving you the answers and guidance you need."

When it came to tutoring and guidance, Tsui was one of the worst one could go to. She was a warrior, a fighter. A grunt who might be fighting for a lost cause, but didn't like the alternative at the moment. If Cybele wanted a kind, mentor figure like Obiwan Kenobi or Mufasa, then Tsui was not that person to seek.

"It was a fun fight," Tsui said, trying to focus on the one positive thing, if you could even consider it that, that happened today and not allow her thoughts and her anger get the better of her. "I'm a fighter, through and through- maybe you're not meant for fighting, but that doesn't mean you can't be useful in another aspect of this war. There's intelligence gathering, diplomacy attempts, someone needing to plan strategies... maybe that's more of your forte?"