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"Lots of things!" Gwendolyn Caspian admitted, as she walked side by side with Anming and looking to be enjoying the trek to someplace new. Gwen always enjoyed trying new things and going to places she's never been before, even if it was simply someone else's house. It made life all the more interesting! She didn't have that many friends outside of her Senshi life, so the few that she did have, even ones that she didn't see often, she held pretty damn close.

Which was why she was trying to keep her senses on alert, or at least the regular ones she had as a normal civilian. She looked cheerful and kept her gaze about, as though to be soaking in the scenery and remembering key landmarks so that she could find her way home again, but she was really just keeping her eyes open for any youma that might have been trying to give them the jump. She wasn't sure how she'd hide Anming long enough to transform, but she was willing to humor the thought. 'Oh, I don't know if I want to transform in a dumpster again... that made my fuku stink for a week!'

She looked down at Anming, trying not to let her see how observant and possibly borderline paranoid she was. After so many patrols and time spent as a Senshi, it was just simply a strange occurrence to be on this side of town and NOT be powered up. "But... a lot of those things are a little weird, and honestly, I... don't know if you're ready to hear any of it just yet. Weird things happen in this city..."

Then again, Anming -was- there when that flame-spitting youma attacked her and Arian... perhaps there'd be no problem in confessing her secret to Anming after all? "Like that monster attack when we first met..."

Yes, best to venture down that path cautiously, just in case she needed to pull out. After all, some people thought the White Moon Senshi to be terrorist... what if Anming was one of them?

The fact that Anming had said something but immediately took it back to say something else was enough to catch Gwen's interest, but she didn't bring it up. Not yet. So what if Anming was going to say 'youma'... she could have easily have heard the word via word of mouth from someone else. That didn't necessarily mean she was part of this whole war, right? Gwen kept to that story- someone was kind and soft as Anming couldn't have been involved in this, though she was hoping to keep her out of it as long as possible.

When Anming threw the question at her, she didn't bother trying to lie. "Oh, several, really. More so than I'm willing to admit to anyone."

The fact that Anming said she didn't agree with the Senshi being called terrorist was a relief, and perhaps, it would have made her confession all the easier to approach. The last thing she would have wanted, besides dragging her friend into the war, was her friend immediately rejecting her should she reveal her true identity to her. Yes, that would have hurt Gwen's feelings more... but hopefully, it would not come to pass.

"However, I've managed to outwit them, or outrun them, even throw a few punches here and there. But yeah, about those 'terrorist'... I think they're heroes. After all, two of them saved my butt once! For them to go out of their way to rescue someone as annoying as me, they can't be bad guys, right?"

"I like to think of them as police officers, with magical powers," Gwen said, her stance bias, of course, but it could easily be construed as someone being naive and seeing the world through rose tinted glasses. Something that Gwen hardly did nowadays, as she felt she had seen the true face of her enemies, but she tried to play up the role of innocent in front of Anming. "You know, doing their job even if it kind of angers some people, mostly people who break the law or seek harm to others and don't want anyone getting in the way of it."

When Anming asked her if she could keep a secret, Gwen did her absolutely best to try not appear as surprised as she felt, and immediately, her curiosity began to pick back up. Anming? What kind of secret would Anming have for her to keep? Did it matter? Her answer would have been the same, regardless of what the secret was, and Gwen gave a confident nod. "Sure I can! I haven't told my sister that I'm seeing someone, as well as keeping a few secrets of my own, so your secret is safe with me!"

She meant every word, though she tried not to jump to any conclusions in her head. What could Anming possibly be about to tell her? She wanted to drop her defenses and just allow herself to be surprised, but she couldn't stop her overactive imagination. Though her mind raced with possibilities, she was quiet, waiting for Anming to continue speaking, trying to be as polite as possible despite how hard it was for her to hold her tongue.

Of all the secrets that one could keep from someone, this one trumped them all without even much trying. Sure, there were a few of them that were pretty high up there: being pregnant, being a long lost sister, being a member of a super secret spy organization or even perhaps the admittance of a possible crush, either to herself or someone else. Yes, those might have been pretty surprising to hear, but this one left Gwen speechless, and that was a miracle for those that knew Gwen well.

She stared at Sailor Minkowski, the same Senshi that had helped save her life along with Athene, way back in the day, before she herself was a Senshi. Suddenly, it had all made sense. Why Minkowski had arrived so quickly after she tried to lure the youma away from them (a foolish move but one she didn't regret, even if it made her look reckless). Yes, this definitely left Gwen speechless, and to say that she was having a bit of hero worship going on in her head was an understatement. Her grin was ear to ear and her eyes lit up something fierce, like a young girl meeting her idol face to face, but there was another reason for her joy, one that she was about to reveal to Minkowski!

"That's... that's so awesome! You saved my life once... well, duh, of course you know that, you were there, obviously! I didn't suspect a thing, either! But it all makes sense... gosh, I'm rambling, aren't I?" Gwen wished she could have come up with the words right now, but her revelation left her scatterbrained, even as she grabbed for her own henshin pen. "Don't even worry about apologizing, because I totally know that feeling... and go figure, we have something in common, besides being short and adorable, anyway."

Without thinking, she revealed her own pen, giving it a twirl and announcing her own transformation phrase, "Tsui Star Power, Make Up!"



Where Gwendolyn Caspian once stood was Super Sailor Tsui, proud Senshi of Tigers and indebted to the Senshi of Butterflies. Though her attire had changed, her smile and enthusiastic demeanor had not, and Tsui held out her hand to formally introduce her true self to Minkowski. "Super Sailor Tsui, Senshi of Tigers and general buttkicker of the bad guys. It's a pleasure to meet you, Minkowski!"

Finding out that Gwen was a senshi as well changed a lot of things for Minkowski, and while she'd need some time to fully process it, she was relieved that she wasn't alone, and that telling the truth had been the right decision.

"Super Sailor Tsui," Minkowski repeated, letting that sink in, "It's... it's nice to meet you as well, Tsui!" The petite senshi if butterflies was about to extend her own hand in greeting, to shake hands, but she quickly rethought that decision as the shruiken whizzed past, catching her offguard.

Sailor Minkowski had never net an officer of the Negaverse before, but that was quickly to change.

"Wh... What was that?" she managed to stammer out, confused.

"Get lost, or else! Pasiphae isn't here to save you this time!"

Bazzite frowned from the shadows. Of course it would give away his position but he had to have confidence in his speed and abilities to make up for it. He couldn't let Tsui taunt him like this! "Pasiphae didn't save me, she helped you smash me into her force field... thing! How would you like your tiger self smashed into a shield?"

Okay so that didn't sound very intimidating. Bazzi didn't have much practice in that arena.

He definitely considered Minkowski a better target than Tsui for Tsui could defend herself quite well and displayed that all over Bazzite's face last time he attacked. Sure they were (relatively) equal in power now but the tiger couldn't be trusted. She could call up friends and bring them in and who knows what. But the butterfly senshi? Much better. Much safer. Probably. Most likely.

And so, after darting about in the shadows for a bit longer to try and confuse the senshi, the little ninja darted out from left field and aimed for Minkowski.

"Yeah, we had a run in once before..." Tsui said with a spat, keeping her position in front of Minkowski intact, even when Bazzite seemed to have vanished from her sight when he fell into the shadows. She did nothing to stop the curse from leaving her lips, and she reached back to grab Minkowski before he had the chance to reappear again. "Dammit, you really think you're a ninja, don't you?"

Given his attire and the rambling from last time, Tsui highly suspected that he believed himself to be one, but if there was one thing that could probably counter a ninja in the stealth department, it was a tiger. In the wild, tigers were kings of stealth, but unlike Bazzite, Tsui was well aware that she wasn't a tiger, though it would have likely given her some advantage in this situation.

For example, a tiger could have easily have twisted around and caught the negaverse captain with its claws when it tried to grab its tail. Tsui had managed to intervene with his lunge, just as Minkowski had barely dodged his attempt. She grabbed onto his shoulders, but unfortunately, there were no fierce tiger claws to dig into him, and the momentum of his charge had sent Tsui flying back against the pavement, desperately clinging to him and trying to take him down with her. Even as her back slammed against the ground and she was left breathless, she took some minor comfort in knowing that he hadn't hurt her friend...