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 Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:10 pm
The moment they appeared back in the alley and saw nothing but a bloody smear on the wall where Avalon had been, Spinel panicked. In that way, it was good that they’d given themselves a time buffer--because it wasn’t until he saw the results of his good work that it had hit home that Tallulah could literally already be dead, that he could never see his girlfriend again except in a casket, and--how did people function through that much fear? Spinel collapsed in the alley, couldn’t remember how to talk or move or think or anything, until he got himself under control.
He could call Tallulah when he got to the Earth and Space museum. Avalon was obviously not here, she had not put out a summons for him, she was probably at home howling at the moon or doing something cruel to Finn--knowing what she was like inside the Negaverse, he suddenly didn’t doubt she’d be worse to a tenant. If only he dared go warn the guy he was living with a complete psycho… but that would bring down more wrath than just Avalon and whatever General-King she got on her side…
Once he got himself together, they left. He felt emotionally wrung-out, dead inside, but if this could be done tonight it would certainly save his life--and if it couldn’t, hopefully he could keep himself alive until then. Who could be sure?
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:11 pm
Babylon was relieved to see that Avalon had gone by the time they returned to earth, retreated back to wherever hole it was she slunk off to when she wasn’t being an actual literal night terror. Still, it didn’t seem wise to loiter, and he urged Spinel to move quickly to their arranged meeting place. Having not heard anything from Iris one way or another, he could only assume the appointment would keep - otherwise, they were stuck on Earth with no quarter. As the arranged time loomed closer, Babylon scanned the horizon anxiously. He felt no chaos signatures - or no notable ones, at least. No one making their way over to investigate which, considering that he and Spinel were collectively the Negaverse’s most wanted this evening, was a huge relief. But then, he felt no significant order signatures, either- Until, finally, he caught something that could have been Iris - an Eternal senshi, headed unmistakably their way. He looked up, holding his lantern skyward, until finally, he spotted a familiar flash of yellow and pink. “Over here,” he called, waving to the senshi. He waited for her to join them on the ground before continuing, nodding to her, “Your majesty. Thank you for meeting two fugitives like us on such short notice. Spinel, this is Iris.” Babylon’s Letter Princess Iris-
So, it’s been a while. Remember the toilet youma? This is that guy. I’m lying low on Mercury with Corrupt Super Sailor Spinel, and he’s burned just about every bridge there is to burn with the Negaverse and is ready to purify. General Avalon is ready to kill both of us and I was hoping to arrange a meeting with you before things get any worse than they are now. More details in person, I promise - write back via the nearest convenient knight if you’d like to suggest another time, otherwise we’ll meet you behind the Museum of Earth and Space at 1 AM.
-Babylon of Mercury
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:59 pm
(I don't have quotes on, dudes :B )
Why did he have to use the title Princess in that letter? The contents of the letter were urgent and all, but that one detail stuck with her like an itchy tag in a shirt.
It was rather fortunate that this hadn't been a week earlier, otherwise she wouldn't have received the message in time. It was hard to will oneself to henshin up when you barely had enough energy to get out of the damned bed. However, granted what had happened the week prior, it made things different than before.
The blonde senshi had her arms crossed as she got closer to the gathering, side glancing both the knight she was somewhat familiar with, and the corrupted senshi accompanying him.
"No," she said firmly to Babylon. "Yer not callin' me any of those things... no 'Princesses' and no 'Yer majesties'... f*ck formalities!" She turned her head away from the group briefly as she ruffled her own hair in vague irritation.
"...Ya know some of us actually have work in th'mornin'... I missed a sh*tload of work last week... so I need th'hours..." It wasn't so much about the money as it was helping out Hank. She hated having to call out so much and leaving him by himself at shop.
Eventually, she turned straight to Spinel, eyes narrowed and demanding. "...Okay... so spit it out... what's up?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:18 pm
Well, suddenly Babylon knew why he'd never known before that Iris was a princess - namely, she was the most reluctant princess he could possibly imagine. "Alright, alright," he said, eager to appease her. "No more formal titles. Even facetiously. You've got my word." He'd never been one form formality himself, so yeah, sure, this worked.
"We'll make this quick," he promised, sympathizing with Iris's concerns about making it to work tomorrow. He shared similar concerns, but unlike her, he'd given up on making it to bed at all tonight. Too much to do, and all of it was much too important. "Thanks for coming. I owe you, like, a beer or whatever when this is over."
He gestured to Spinel. "We thought we'd have more time with this, but considering he attacked General Avalon in order to save me tonight, the timeline's gotten a bit compressed. I've spoken to Kairatos. I know what you did for him. Spinel's ready to purify, and you're the only person I know of with the power to do that. I'm sorry to drag you out here so late at night, but if we don't get started on this, Avalon's going to kill us both."
He nodded to the senshi beside him. "Anything to add?" he asked.
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:10 am
The Princess did not actually look like one. If pressed, Spinel would've said Eternal senshi. If that. The buttwings could be faked, he was sure, with a skilled enough seamstress. He didn't know, he'd never gotten close enough to Europa's wings to say for sure and he wasn't certain he'd ever met another Eternal that wasn't on his own side of the war. Still, he made a note of it: definitely never call a senshi princess a Princess. He took a deep breath, tried to sort out how to explain in his own head before he even tried to explain.
Babylon, he thought, handled it well. But standing there impassively wasn't going to convince her of his sincerity any more than storytelling was, though to be fair he didn't have much else. He crossed his arms over his chest, because the hole exposing his starseed felt pretty damn vulnerable in that moment, and said, "Avalon's probably henshined down and at home." The problem was just that she wasn't going to stay that way. "She's a corrupt knight. That's why her name's ******** up."
And… well… while he was sinking his own ship… "She'd only kill me, not him. She wants him to join her on the dark side. So I wouldn't blame you if you didn't want to help." Seriously, what reason did she have? Especially if she was as, uh, irritable as she seemed. And she seemed pretty irritable.
"But Babylon said pretty much everything there is to say on the topic."
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:28 pm
There was an undignified snort that escaped the yellow suited senshi. "I don't drink, dude..." He wasn't doing very much to impress her at this point, but she still listened to both Knight and Corrupted Senshi.
Her brows soon enough knit together pretty quickly as they explained their situation. She didn't like any of this. The situation, the timing, and the lack of her own allies with her.
"...I ain't doin' jacksh*t tonight..." she started as she crossed her arms. If she didn't add anything to her statement, it would have sounded as if she was flat out declining.
However, that was not the case.
"...There's a lot more that goes into a purification than you guys could possibly imagine... I won't jus' willy-nilly attempt a purification at a moment's notice. I mean, sucks fer you that yer gonna have t'be careful and junk... but I need to prep as well!" After what had happened with Labyrinthite, there were still some uncertainties she had to deal with, not that she was going to explain that now.
Time wasn't something that they could afford from how they were describing things, but Iris did need time.
"....I need three days..." she said in a low tone as she lifted a finger to her chin to tap it in thought.
Rather suddenly she stated some specifics. "...Three nights from now... midnight... meet at the Park... keep yer a** safe til then. Show me that ya really want this..."
She could have turned to leave, but instead she remained with her eyes looking straight into Spinel's, waiting for a confirmation from the party planning to change over. It was all well and good if Babylon wanted to answer, but that wasn't who she was talking to.
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:52 pm
"A soda, then," suggested Babylon. "Or a burrito." And then, realizing he was probably digging himself deeper, he trailed off and let Iris talk. All things considered, that was probably for the better, since she had some pretty important things to say. He'd never assumed purification was easy, and Kairatos had been perfectly clear just how much the actual act of it took out of the princess. He'd also mentioned that the princess had wanted to see how serious he was, but hadn't mentioned the waiting period. This made sense, though. Even if three days seemed arbitrary - he was just glad it wasn't longer. "We can do three days," he said. He glanced to Spinel. "Right?"
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:00 pm
What she said made sense, though Spinel was half-distracted by Babylon. He wanted to slap a hand over Babylon's mouth, but, uh, that wouldn't help his case. Or would it? He wasn't really sure with this woman, and wasn't sure he could be. "I'll do my utmost," said Spinel, making eye contact with the Princess. He wasn't sure how he could prove how much he needed this--how much he'd wanted it before didn't matter, because right now, his hand was forced. "Thank you."
There wasn't really much else to say, was there?
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Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:07 pm
"Save yer thanks until yer purified..." Even if she wasn't doubting his sincerity at this point, ********* explanations to her had stuck.
Purification wasn't the sure thing that she once thought it was. The eternal senshi had no plans to abandon it. She had seen it work twice now. Even with the one failure, she was still averaging more than 50% now. If she wavered now, she was already admitting failure.
Assuming they were done, she turned to Babylon briefly, instructing "...bring some Taco King wit'ya next time we meet... we'll call it even then..."
Not one for sentimental words of departure, she then left as suddenly as she had arrived.
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Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:27 pm
Well, this had been... relatively easy, thought Babylon, and he flashed Iris a thumbs-up. "Your wish is my command," he said, hoping that did not veer too closely to anything commenting on her royalty, and watched her bound off into the sky.
He turned to Spinel. "Okay," he said. "You heard the woman. Let's get you somewhere safe for the next few days and lie low."
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