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Super Sailor Tsui was never one to care much for Thanksgiving. Oh, she loved the pigging out part and the no school aspect, but it wasn't like she really attended school much anyways, much to Maddy's dismay, and her free time that could be spent on relaxing, playing video games or simply doing nothing at all was spent reaffirming her stance in the White Moon Court. She had spent far too much time talking to members of the Dark Mirror Court and allowing them the chance to get into her head, and now, all she wanted to do was seek out a mindless youma and take out her frustration on that. Even if they were once human, even if that made her a...

Her senses picked up two different energy signatures. One of which was a youma, definitely, but the other strong and pure. Another White Moon senshi, perhaps? 'Feels different, though... I wonder who it could possibly be?'

That intrigued her, but not so much as the Chaos aura. This was the chance she needed to take out her pent-up frustration and confirm herself as a member of her court... maybe with the assistance of another, though Tsui was confident that she wouldn't need it. But still, it'd be nice to meet a new face, though hopefully this one she couldn't scare away...

She spotted the youma first, a rather grotesque if not pathetic looking creature lacking in hind legs and dragging itself along the ground. It looked like a mermaid, or merman, that was drug out of water, and Tsui almost felt for attacking it, even if it was to put it out of its misery. Almost, anyway.

"You look like you could use some water... too bad all I have are these fists o'mine!" Tsui said to the youma, all the while looking around for the arrival of the other Senshi. It wouldn't have been the first time she was deceived by the appearance of a youma, and as confident in her own abilities as she was, she was certain that the other would be willing to offer their support in some fashion... if there was anything left of this thing by the time Tsui was done with it!

Tsui was usually a solitary hunter, but she didn't mind the occasional meet up, so when she spotted the other Senshi, the Chibi Senshi, she approached the matter with a bit of optimism, if only to hide some of her surprise. "Oh, a Chibi... I haven't seen one of you in a long time!"

The Senshi of Tigers had good experiences with Chibi senshi. Lenka was more or less her 'jedi master' and saved her life on their first encounter, long before Tsui had even received her henshin pen, and the few that she met at the meeting seemed to understand the responsibility that came with powering up better than some of the adults and teenagers she had dealt with. But never before had she met a Chibi Senshi that, well... looked like she knew EXACTLY what she was doing, charging towards the merman/mermaid youma and launching herself at it with reckless abandon.

It was something that Tsui was used to doing herself, but never really seeing another Senshi, much less a Chibi, do it made her nervous all of a sudden! "Hey, careful with that thing! What if it spews out acid or something really bad?"

Tsui moved in to assist the Chibi, not once realizing that she was going to get a taste of her own medicine this day in the form of the Chibi Senshi of Herbs. The youma was too slow to move from Hygiea's attack, and the moment those little feet came crashing down on its back, it opened its mouth and spit out what Tsui could only guess was its lunch, and the smoke that rose from it told her that she did NOT want to touch that goo. "AH, acid!"

There were times when Tsui thought she'd indulge in being right, and on a normal day, she would have liked to have given the Chibi senshi a smug grin and gloat about how she should have listened to her, but even she knew now was neither the time or place. Especially when the acid-spewing mermaid seemed to have gotten a hold of Hygiea, and that was more then enough to wipe any bit of cockiness off the slate. "Get away from her, you freak!"

The Tiger senshi acted fast, priming her attack and gathering her aura at her arms and fingers. She didn't want to see what that acid could do to human flesh, especially not on a little girl- Tsui was a fighter, not a healer, and she didn't feel like making a trip to the hospital again anytime soon. White aura formed around her arms, as she charged at the mermaid youma while it was distracted with Hygiea's struggles. "Striking Tiger Flurry!"

Tsui thought little of using her attack against the youma. Her intentions were to free the Chibi from its grasp, and she had hoped that the magic would act as a good barrier between herself and the youma, so that she, too, wouldn't get caught. Then there was the matter of hitting her ally, but if that would have freed Hygiea from its grasp, then it was a risk Tsui was willing to take.

The attack may have hit a little too close for Tsui's tastes, but who was she to complain or even apologize when it got the exact results that she wanted? To give the Chibi senshi credit, she had managed to free one of her legs on her own, and the attack was enough to force the youma off completely. Tsui moved to help Hygiea up, figuring it was the least she could do for partially throwing her to the ground, even if it saved her. "Cutting it a little close, but hey, got results, right?"

Tsui may have been at Super rank, but she was still prone to mistakes. One of which being that she had a horrible habit of dropping her guard a little too soon, as her attempt to help Hygiea up was interrupted by the mermaid youma's pained screech, as well as the acid that spit out of its blowhole. It shot into the air and landed right on Tsui's arm, and there was nothing that the battle-hardened Senshi could do to prevent the pained shout from coming out of her mouth.

It may not have burned through her arm entirely, but it certainly felt that way! She gave a loud and long string of curses, even as she jumped back and tried to wipe away the ooze before it had the chance to dig in any deeper. Whose idea was it for her fuku to not come with gloves? "Ow-s**t-that's smart-ow-ow-OW!"

Despite its successful strike, the mermaid was on its last legs, or fin. That much was plain to see, as it tried to recover from the blow and could only lay there, like a fish out of water. And had Tsui not been trying to dull the pain to her arm, she would have gladly tried to finish the job, but the Tiger Senshi couldn't do it. She spat to Hygiea, as she eventually ripped out some grass and tried to cool the burning sensation to her arm, as well as hide the massive dent to her pride. "Finish it!"

In retrospect, Tsui had no right to tell Hygiea anything in regards to foolish acts and crazy stunts and risks taken during a fight. After all, she was the queen of them, once upon a time, and she could recall in vivid detail each time another Senshi or Knight had told her to settle down and watch herself. To tell Hygiea the same would make her a hypocrite, right? Tsui was many things, but a hypocrite was one she wouldn't tolerate.

A wuss would be a second thing, and she tried so hard not to let her pain be seen, but the damage was done. Tsui thought she was strong, but the acid hurt, cutting deep and while not leaving a hole in her arm, it didn't make it hurt any less. Only when the youma dissolved into dust did Tsui take a knee, and she was trying her best not to let the Chibi senshi see the slightest hint of tears that were swelling in the corner of her eyes. If anyone knew Tsui, they knew that she seldom cried.

The best way to hide pain was to smile, or so Tsui was taught, and she actually tried to absorb Hygiea's excitement as she wore the biggest, dumbest smile she could muster when the other senshi approached her. "You can heal?" Tsui parroted the phrase back, and if anything, her smile grew even bigger. "I'm a little jealous! Think you can... patch this up?"

She removed her hand from the wound, hoping it wasn't as bad as it felt. She didn't want to scare Hygiea or gross her out, and she didn't look at it herself for the same reason. She knew she was tough, and she suspected Hygiea was tough too, but everyone had their limits!

"Yeah, but if you get hurt about as often as I do... then healing ain't so bad," Tsui said to the Chibi, holding her hand out and was more than ready to let Hygiea work her magic. Literally. It wasn't often that Tsui openly sought someone healing her, which, if anyone knew Tsui well, that showed them just how painful the acid felt to her that she was practically begging for some kind of relief. Or maybe she was just getting weaker the older she got? It didn't matter, really.

Tsui seldom saw healing magic in play, as the last time it was used on her, she was dazed and hadn't really paid much attention to events around her. Now, she found the yellow orb to be fascinating, and while it didn't completely heal the wound, it was enough to heal the pain and lessen a lot of the grotesque nature of the wound.

The Tiger Senshi gave a sigh of relief, and she inspected Hygiea's good work. "Say what you want about your power, but you're a lot more useful than you think. Not to mention you're pretty kick a**, too..."

Tsui seldom lied or exaggerated when it came to compliments- anyone that knew Tsui would know that she meant what she said all of the time, and while it wasn't completely healed, it was enough that Tsui could stand once more. "I know a lot of Senshi twice your age that don't even have half your spunk! Thanks again..."