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As the creature of her sphere, Eternal Sailor Tsui was quite used to doing her hunts alone, though she made a conscious effort to keep her senshi cellphone close at hand should either of her allies needed her help. There were seldom occasions that she ever received a call, but for those few times that she did, the senshi of Tigers would come running to their aide, moving as fast as her senshi speed and two legs could take her. That wasn't to say that she only relied on her cell phone to come running to someone's rescue, as most of her finds were ones she happened to stumble upon, and it seemed like it was going to be the start of one of those days as the moment she powered up, she could feel a faint Order aura in the far reaches of her radar.

"Hmmmm, so, let me guess, gonna play teacher again tonight? Or sparring buddy?" Tsui said to herself, taking the turn of events lightly after first and not wasting time in moving in that direction. Maybe it was naive of her to be going into the situation with an almost carefree attitude, but if nothing else, she was extremely confident that she'd be able to fight her way out of it if she got over her head. A set of mind that constantly led her to trouble and into hospital rooms, but who would Tsui be if not… well, Tsui? "One way to find out!"

A few minutes later, the Tiger senshi found the source of the Order energy signature, and immediately she felt a pang of guilt for having jokes about the encounter, even if the other senshi wasn't present to hear it. She didn't know what happened to her, but the stance she carried was a clear enough indication that something bad happened, and Tsui was quick to approach her, ready to catch her should she fall. "Hey, are you alright?"

Tsui wasn't blessed with the ability to read other's minds, though she was in the mindset of it being more of something to be thankful for. Sometimes it was best to not know what was going on inside the heads of others, or vice versa, but as dense as Tsui could be at time, she could tell that something was wrong with the other senshi. Was she wounded? Was it something else?

Whatever it was didn't matter to Tsui, as the Tiger senshi continued to approach her, thinking only of wanting to help her out. When she drew close, the other senshi pulled the woolen blanket down, letting Tsui see the tell tale signs of blood, and immediately Tsui's eyes widened with surprise, as her words rung with a powerful note.

"Too late, what do you…" Tsui couldn't stop the words from running out of her mouth, even when she realized exactly what those words had meant. There was obviously a fight, and it didn't take a genius to put two and two together, though for Tsui, it was still a matter of someone maybe needing to explain it to her. "I'm sorry… let's move to some place a little safer, okay? Can you walk, or should I carry you? I'm much stronger than my size lets on…"

"Okay, well, do your best and don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it, okay?" Tsui said, not really too offended that she declined the offer and suspecting that the other senshi had a good reason to refuse. Be it pride, or not wanting to trouble Tsui, she was willing to oblige, and the Tiger senshi kept close, just in case she fell. Whatever happened, it had to have been a rough fight, and if anyone knew what those kind of days felt like, it was Tsui.

Eventually, they made it into the nearest alleyway, away from the open and prying eyes. Tsui still would have preferred to take the higher ground, but she was certain that there'd be no way to insure that without throwing her over her shoulders and scaling it herself. For now, this would have to do, and if anyone dared tried sneaking up on them, then the Tiger senshi was more than willing to give them a taste of her claws. Anything to protect a fellow senshi.

She listened to her tale, swallowing down her initial response which was to gasp and forcing herself silent until Acrucis was done. After hearing of her ordeal, though, Tsui couldn't blame the girl for how she felt. She remembered a certain page during the ambush that had been torn apart before her eyes… no doubt the same feeling of frustration and sorrow was running rampant in her now. She shook her head, though, when she tried to throw the blame on herself, and while she didn't mean to come off as harsh, Tsui couldn't control how things sounded when they came out of her mouth.

"That's wrong, to put the blame on yourself. You know that, right? I mean, you came as soon as you could, and I'm sure you did the best you could, but… you're not the one at fault at this. Nor is it that other Senshi's fault. It's the Negaverse's fault- they're the ones that made the killing blow, not you!" She looked around, wondering why she couldn't feel the other senshi's aura, and she was almost afraid to ask. "Where is he? The other one?"

Tsui wasn't quite sure what she was expecting in response to her rather harsh approach, but it certainly wasn't the the other senshi to give in to the idea so easily. At least, that's the impression that she gave, though anyone with a working brain cell could tell that it was always easier to tell one self that it wasn't their fault and could probably sit back and rationalize their reasoning, but the hardest one to get to believe that was, well… yourself. Tsui wasn't a psychotherapist, but it was something that everyone dealt with in their life. Even her.

"Well, that's one positive, right? You helped him out, so, it's something…" Tsui said, even though she bit her tongue and stopped herself from adding 'even if it's not much'. No, that definitely wouldn't have helped matters at all. This was one of those delicate situations and while many believed tigers to be creatures of equal strength and grace, tigers weren't meant to handle such things, but that didn't mean Tsui couldn't try. She let out a sigh, racking her brain and trying to channel her inner Pasiphae or Valhalla in hopes of helping the situation. What would they have said or done in this kind of predicament? Maybe she should have called them for back up? It was certainly looking like a good option right now. "I know it might not seem like a lot considering… we lost another ally, but you did your best, and I'm sure Thraen did too. Sometimes, that's all you can do…"

Again, not something that Tsui wanted to admit and she wished that she could have told her something more comforting or supportive, but what could she say? There was one thing she could have done, and after a moment, she spoke up. "When I was a first rank senshi, there was this really bad ambush. We were taken off guard by both the Negaverse and the Dark Mirror Court, and we fought hard, but… there were casualties. I watched a page get torn apart by a youma while I was safely behind a shield. It… it's not my favorite story to tell, I'm afraid. But you're not alone… I'm sorry, I don't think I got your name. Mine's Tsui, senshi of Tigers."

The Tiger senshi listened as best as she could, taking in another name and sphere from an ally and never once feeling overwhelmed at just how many of her allies she had yet to meet, nor how wide and vast their abilities and powers seemed to range. "Acrucis of Prayer? Nice to meet you, and don't worry about the demonstration. I'm fit as a fiddle, and with any luck, I won't have to come running to you for help."

Only when those words came out of her mouth did she think of how rude or harsh that might have came out, and Tsui was quick to apologize, even if she fumbled with that. "Not to say I wouldn't, if I needed it. I'm pretty reckless and tend to get into trouble, so I'm sure you'll be seeing me sometime in the future. You got a pretty useful ability... despite... you know."

Tigers were meant for hunting and striking, not to much the talking and consoling, but Tsui still tried at least. She understood loss and that feeling that came out out of. That sense of failure, the question of 'how do I recover from this'? Could one recover from it? They could. Tsui was living proof of that, as well as so many others. Tsui understood what Acrucis was going through, which was why she was confident that the other senshi could overcome this trial, and with her help, she couldn't fail!

"I'm sorry you had to go through that. I'd want to say that we all have to go through that, but then that'd mean that people had to suffer or die, and I don't want that to be a requirement in this job. It doesn't have to be, and it shouldn't, right? But when it does happen... sometimes the best thing to do it just to cry, let it out... give yourself time to grieve and think of how to prevent the next one. I know I never want to feel that way again, so my solution is to my sure I never lose another friend or civilian under my watch."