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This was it! Her first night out on patrol and Harmonia couldn't be more excited about the whole thing. Of course she had to wait until her parents had gone to bed. Thankfully neither of them were nights owls. She herself was usually fast asleep by this time but here excitement had done wonders to make sure that there was no chance of sleep happening.

The cold of the night didn't bother Harmonia as she ran down a dark alleyway before jumping onto a fire escape and up onto the roof. She stood there and marveled at what was pretty much a new world for her. The moon's glow lit up the rooftops. Some were spattered with snow while others were fairly clear of the white stuff. With each roof she jumped to Harmonia took care to avoid any parts that looked slick. The last thing she wanted was to slip and hurt herself on ice on her very first night out.

Despite her obvious enthusiasm everything seemed so surreal and Harmonia was having a bit of a hard time wrapping her head around what was all happening. This whole senshi thing was like a hero out of a fantasy novel. -She- was now apparently one of these fighters of justice who's main goal was to keep the bad guys from winning. It all seemed crazy but Harmonia could feel the well of excitement bubble up in her chest. This is going to be so much fun! It's like I am a super hero! She giggled to herself as she hopped from an office's roof onto a home. Harmonia vaguely wondered if the occupants could hear her but only a few steps later and she was already off onto another building.

Harmonia hadn't really been paying attention to where she was going. The possibilities seemed endless with her new abilities and she eventually found herself near Crystal Academy. Oh. I think this is where Roslynn said she went. She vaguely recalled the girl from the museum mentioning that. Curious about the campus Harmonia made the decision to get a better look at it.

Stopping on a building Harmonia looked at the school. The campus itself wasn't as big as her own but it definitely was more beautiful. Even with the blanket of snow on it it was quite obvious that this was a private academy. Maybe if I payed more attention to my studies I could have gone here. It didn't really matter though to her. A school was a school.

With a sigh Harmonia put her hands on her hips and looked around at the other roof tops. "Alright. I am ready for something to happen now." As much as fun as exploring was Harmonia was set to see what else she could do.

Harmonia sensed the power signature heading her direction. It was a weird thing, to sense power signatures, but it also seemed pretty useful. Unfortunately, right now, it was only good as an indicator that someone was coming as she had no past references to base anything off of. The only thing she knew was that it didn't feel...wrong or bad? Oh well. She'd figure it out.

The sound of someone off to her side caught Harmonia's attention and she looked over to see an older boy standing there looking unsure of her. It was that instant that she felt a bit unsure of herself as well and tugged at the skirt of her uniform. Here she was facing someone who, she assumed, was also a senshi. Of course the first person she had to have run into was a boy. Wait...a page? Is he not a senshi?

"Hi." She smiled trying to ease her own uncertainty. "I'm...er...Harmonia, Senshi of Harmony." I need to get better at introductions. "Um, I am sorry, this may be a bit rude but what's a Page? Is that like the boy's version of a Senshi?" This is starting off great for me. I should be more assertive like my fantasy novel characters. Though that's kind of hard when I am so new at all of this.

"Oh! Well I am glad that we are allies!" She smiled broadly. I have so much to learn.

At the mention of Faust Harmonia grinned. "Faust is the one who introduced me to all of this and yea, I am new. This is actually my first patrol." She smiled broadly as she spread her arms and looked out around her. "This is all so amazing and exciting!" She looked back at Corinth. "It's like being a magical hero in a fantasy book."

"Oh! Yes, if you can tell me what has been happening that would be great! As fun as it is to wander the city like this I can imagine it gets boring without any excitement happening."

At this point Harmonia had forgotten her awkwardness and uncertainty for the interest of the topic at hand. Right now she couldn't get enough information. She was just obsessed with this new job of hers and eager to really get to work and do good!

Harmonia took a step backward at the sudden shift in Corinth’s features. Everything he was saying to her just wasn’t computing in her brain. She had already built up this incredible fantasy about her new life as a senshi and this Knight was telling her it was anything but what she imagined. Usually the naive one to accept anything given to her, she was not swallowing this pill of reality. She wanted to hold onto the fantasy she had created for herself. The enemy didn’t even have a face yet to Harmonia. To her they were nothing but fantastical people whom she could only imagine what they looked like.

The bitterness, pain and anger that Corinth was depicting to Harmonia was not something she could fathom and the more he spoke of the pains and near death experiences he had the less she could take. No. No! That’s not what this is!

By his last words Harmonia had taken yet another step backwards and was shaking her head. “Stop. No! I don’t want to hear anymore!” Tears were forming in her eyes as she looked at him. “You sound so angry about all of it but if it’s so bad and terrible why do -you- keep powering up and coming out here? Why do you keep doing what you’re doing? You’re saying you want to save people but you don’t look at all happy or proud of that fact! Being a Senshi or a Knight has to be amazing because you’re doing good for people and I don’t want to hear anything else against that! Let me enjoy what I do!” By the time Chailee finished talking the tears that had welled in her eyes had already trailed down her cheeks.

Wiping away her tears she hadn’t been expecting the kind gesture for Corinth. With the picture he had just painted her she had quickly assumed he didn’t have much care for another persons feelings. She stared at him after her put his jacket on her shoulders and ruffled her hair, not even caring that he probably had messed up her curls. It made her feel...unsure. Maybe there’s more to him than I thought?

And then he explained to her his thoughts and feelings on the matter in a tone she could understand. She didn’t feel attacked or the need to be defensive, she just listened to his words.

It was still hard to completely believe. After all, she was new to all of this and really, as an avid reader who uses books to escape the real world, it’s no wonder that she looked upon this senshi business as another way to escape mundane life. She wanted excitement and adventure and Faust gave that to her. But maybe she didn’t fully realize what she had gotten herself into? Unfortunately for her and Corinth his words would only strike so deep. It’s hard to push out a strongly fed desire from the heart even if it was not something that should be nurtured.

A chuckle escaped Harmonia at the obvious reference to a few books. So he really is a bit like me I guess.

When he tapped her nose she opened her eyes wide in surprise. It was a gesture she wasn’t use to having been raised as an only child. It was odd how the gesture just seemed to platonic and innocent but at the same time comforting.

“I wouldn’t say you’re an old man. Bitter, yes, but not old.” She smiled. “I may not see what you see and that’s probably from experience.” She paused as her hands clutched the collar of the coat. “but I’ll definitely keep all of this in mind. It’s just...difficult to take all of that in. I’ve not seen the face of our enemy yet and so it’s hard to make all of this seem real and...dangerous.”

“I am glad you didn’t sugar coat anything for me.”

But it’s hard to silence that child-like voice in my heart that wants this to be more than you described.

"Oh no! Faust told me a lot. He just, uh...didn't go into it as much as you did. I mean..." She let out a breath. "He didn't seem to have the experience in all of this like you have had." She shrugged. "It wasn't like I would have told him no anyway even if he had told me everything."

She smiled a bit as she thought about Faust and how she had reacted to him. "I really didn't ask too many questions either. It was more of 'Yes I'll do this' and only then did I ask a few things." She shrugged. "My excitement over meeting a talking cat and being gifted this ability to be well...as cliche as it sounds, a magical girl were just too extreme at that point to really think about what I could be getting myself into."

Harmonia clung to the jacket for a moment or two more before walking towards Corinth and slipping the jacket from her shoulders to hand back to him. "Here. Sorry I cried and made you feel bad. I can be a little emotional at times." She smiled warmly as she passed him the coat. "But thank you. It was a nice gesture. You live up to your title as a Knight."

Walking over to the edge of the building Harmonia looked out over the rooftops. "Say what you will about our plight, but, it's kind of amazing what we do and well...get to see." She gestured to the brightly lit city and the millions of roofs and skyscrapers that surrounded them nearby and in the distance. It was truly a unique view of Destiny City.

Harmonia looked quizzical at Corinth as he jumped down from the building. "Wonder where he's going."

Having the roof to herself for a minute or two allowed her to reflect on what she had learned tonight. Faust had given her a good over lay of what to expect and Corinth was giving her insight from a fighter's point of view. If she had spent some more time reading the guide on her phone she may have been a bit better prepared when she came out here tonight but was over all happy with the experience. She made a point though to vow to herself that she'd go home and put more effort into studying that guide. Ya know, after she finished with all of the current homework that she never wanted to do. And this is why I am in a public school and not Crystal Academy

Harmonia looked out over the campus. It's pretty and all but if I went to that school how would I ever find time to be a senshi and stay ahead of my studies. She wrinkled her nose at the thought of devoting all of her waking hours to work or some sort when she heard footsteps behind her.

Turning Corinth was there again and he was writing something down before giving it to her. "Oh!" She replied enthusiastically. "Thank you! I'll make sure to save this." She blushed a bit. "Um, I'd give you mine but I don't have it memorized yet." She laughed more at herself than anything. "The next time we meet up I'll make sure to have it for you." She nodded.

"So... Now do we just kinda of...wait here to see if anything happens? Are a lot of patrols as quiet as this?"

Harmonia smiled and nodded. "Sure. That sounds like a plan! I am sure having company makes the night go quicker."

"I'll make sure to text you then." She was excited to have someone she could lean on for help if she needed it. And he wasn't willing to push for her identity which was another thing she appreciated. Being new to this whole experience wasn't quite ready yet to expose herself to anyone.

"I really hope that whatever their up to isn't too terrible." From what she heard though whatever the Negaverse was up to was likely to be something nasty. She had a partner now. Well, at least for tonight and someone she could call on should she want company. Knowing there was at least one other person at her back made her feel very good.

Maybe we'll even become good friends over time. She smiled at that thought.

"Well, let's get going!" She grinned. "I expect you to show me all the best places to patrol."