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 Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 4:01 pm
Why did everything have to be so mucky?
Sinistra was having the worst night. She had just walked through an incredibly dusty and windy part of a construction zone, and had managed to just get all the dust off her skirts by the time she reached the park.
Only to not only step in a surprisingly deep puddle of mud, but slip in it and fall forward, nearly face first. She managed to haul herself backwards enough to land hard on her knees, but they sank into the muddy grass all too quickly.
It was disgusting and the senshi of Brooms felt like crying as she tried to pick herself up out of the mud.
And her knees ached from the fall. Had she scuffed them? She could not tell yet, because it was so messy and covered in mud, and she did not want to touch any of it even though her arms and hands were already pretty covered in it.
There was no way to get this out, though she had learned that powering down and powering up again fixed any damage to an outfit. Not that she could do that right now, in case anyone else was watching.
This was the first night when she was really beginning to think that being a senshi was not as fun as it seemed.
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 5:02 pm
Elvira had managed to sneak out of the house yet again, and was pretty excited that her bedtime had been pushed back both because she was getting older…and because the ‘school year’ was ending. Of course…that normally didn’t matter much when you didn’t go to school…so…honestly she figured that it was just her parents way of being mean and exercising their almighty control over her so she didn’t stay up too late…but.
But her bedtime was extended a lot more during the ‘summer’…so that was good.
And here she was, running around powered up, heading towards someone who felt good, because really…that was who you needed to go towards, the ones who felt good to be around, not the ones who felt all icky.
That’s when she saw it. Some sort of muddy creature…person…
A person in the mud…that was not good at all!
Quickly the chibi rushed over. “Can I help you? Are you stuck? Do you need a hand?”
She didn’t want to get all muddy…but she couldn’t just leave another senshi in the mud like that…what kind of a hero would that make her?
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 5:26 pm
Sinistra looked up when she heard a small voice behind her, and saw a small senshi running toward her. For a moment, her surprise overrode everything else.
"Oh my! You're so small! How old are you?" She was shocked, but she supposed she was not very old, either, in the scheme of things. She was still in high school! But this senshi could not be even that yet, could she?
She blushed a bit, realizing she was not answering the sweet offer thrown her way, and that was not how normal people acted in a conversation. She was so bad at meeting others, and talking to them! Why was being social so difficult?!
"I'm... I'm okay. I just stumbled and now... all this mud. Ugh. I hate getting dirty. I would hate for you to get dirty, too, because of it. Your dress is so lovely, and those bright red colors! It would be a shame to get mud on it. No, no, I'm just fine! Just fine."
She struggled to her feet slowly, trying to brush the mud off of her, but just smearing it around.
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 6:33 pm
“I’m thirteen…and I’m not that small…” Elvira made a face, clearly pouting. She just hadn’t hit her growth spurt yet…that was all. “Seriously I’m not that small…” The chibi sighed heavily and shook her head, realizing that she was being rather rude. “Oh, I am sorry, and don’t worry about getting my outfit dirty! It comes right out when I poof back into myself, so that’s not much of an issue…you know it’ll do the same thing with yours.”
She looked the dirty senshi over…and her outfit might be quite pretty…if she weren’t so muddy. “What are you the senshi of? You have a witch’s hat! That is so cute!”
It was always so cool to see how different the different senshi outfits could be. Her own outfit was pretty cute…but was rather childish…though…she loved her scarf. That was her favorite part.
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 6:43 pm
"Thirteen?!"
Sinistra was surprised to hear that. From her size, she thought the little girl was much younger. Still, thirteen seemed like it was much too young for little soldiers! How young could senshi get?! She was sixteen, after all, and she was not sure even that was old enough for this kind of thing. It did seem like most of the fighters were young, though, so maybe that was just the way of it.
Still...
Sinistra did smile brightly, though, at the compliment of her hat. She reached up to pet it lovingly, but stopped herself because her hands were still a muddy mess and her hat had, so far, avoided the muck. She did not have to drag that into it too.
"I'm the senshi of Brooms! I'm not witchy at all, honestly. At least, not as far as I'm aware. You can tell me if I am, of course. My name is Sinistra. I'd offer to shake your hand, but..."
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 7:01 pm
“Aw shucks.” Elvira stuck out her hand, covered in its glove. “Shake my hand, a little mud never hurt! Or just go back to normal and power back up and the mud’ll disappear. Or we can go and jump in it and roll around a bit…”
That actually sounded kind of fun. Elephants liked it, after all…
“Oh. I’m sorry! I’m Elvira, Chibi senshi of Poinsettias! It’s lovely to meet you.” She was all but bouncing on the balls of her feet, terribly excited for this interaction. Honestly…she just hadn’t met anyone really…and it was just fun to find someone who seemed so friendly.
After a moment, she paused. “What’s wrong with being thirteen? I think I’m doing fine for my age, I’m pretty awesome, at least I think so. How long have you been a senshi? I’ve been doing this for a while…but my brother doesn’t like it when I go out…so I don’t get to come and find friends like you very often.”
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 7:10 pm
Sinistra was about to take her hand, but hesitated once again when the younger senshi said she wanted to roll around in all that mud and water. No, that was not something she wanted to do, and she was not sure if the chibi senshi was being serious about it. After a beat, she moved to shake her hand very gingerly, mostly just offering the tip of her fingers.
"Elvira? That's an interesting name!" It sounded a little wicked, but then, so did Sinistra. It was almost sinister, after all, though she did not feel like it was particularly fitting to her character... at least she hoped it wasn't.
It's not like they could choose their powered name, anyway.
But Poinsettias! How lovely. Flowers of any kind were delightful, but poinsettias always made her think of christmas and happy times like that. It was a warm feeling, and she almost forgot how miserable she was at the moment.
"Oh, I didn't mean to imply there was anything wrong with being thirteen. I am just surprised senshi can be so young! I mean. Younger than me, even. Is a Chibi Senshi different than a regular one? Or is it just because you're smaller? Uhm. Younger. Not short. I didn't mean that, either."
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 7:55 pm
Elvira didn’t really like the half hearted handshake and firmly gripped Sinistra’s hand, giving it the best shake she could muster. “It is an interesting name, don’t you think! It is fantastic…and so is yours, yours sounds so…elegant…I’m sort of jealous!” And she was, but…she wasn’t that jealous…it was just a name, and Elvira suited her just fine.
“Well, I think Chibis are just…younger. I think. I’m actually really not that sure? I’ve been a senshi since I was eleven…but like I said…my brother doesn’t let me out much…in fact…he steals my henshin pen whenever he gets the chance though…I’ve gotten pretty good at hiding it. He hasn’t found it yet, and I stole it back about a week ago.”
She grinned, looking just slightly proud of herself. “Hey! Hey Sini…can I call you Sini? I think that’s really adorable. Oh! Or I can call you Nissy! Anyway…do you wanna be friends and patrol around? WE can watch each other’s backs and help each other out!”
The curly haired chibi was pretty sure Arias wouldn’t be that mad if she was with an older, more responsible girl…this was perfect. She could really be productive this summer if she had a buddy!
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 8:10 pm
Sinistra was surprised by the hearty hand shake, dainty at the best of times, and even while clean. She blushed a bit, since the shorter girl almost knocked her off her feet with the force of it, but she did not really want to admit it.
She blushed and kept her thoughts to herself.
"I'm sorry your brother doesn't let you out much. Would you like me to talk to him, to tell him you were with me and safe? Oh, well. I don't suppose I could talk to him, could I? Well. I wouldn't like you to get in trouble tonight! Wait, he takes your henshin pen? So he knows you're a senshi? I thought... I thought we weren't supposed to tell others our identities..."
Sinistra was a very good student, but with that came a very 'by the book' attitude toward most things. She wanted to be the best she could, after all, and rules were there to help and guide them, and she wanted to follow everything she learned to the best of her ability.
Except it seemed a lot of the other senshi tended to bend any of the 'rules' Sinistra managed to learn...
"Oh, I would love to patrol with you, though! I think it is much better to patrol with a partner, though I can be a little embarrassed and awkward at times... but if you don't mind that, or any of this... horrible mud... then I think we could have good patrols!"
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 5:49 pm
Elvira nodded happily. “He does know I’m a senshi, ‘cause we both got powered up the same night…there was a youma…and he’s a knight, so…so it works like that, you know? We got rid of the youma with help from a cat who shot it with her laser and it was pretty cool, it really was!” She paused. “And he only takes my pen because he doesn’t want me getting hurt or anything, it’s not like he doesn’t like me, he just worries alllllllll the time.”
She flopped her head to the side, showing her frustration. “…Of course, when I think about it…I might just forget where I hid the pen from him, so he might not be taking it at all…but I’m pretty sure that he is so…”
The chibi shrugged. “I’ll tell him that we’re patrolling together, and I think he’ll be really happy with that, and you need to stop worrying about the mud! It’ll go away soon enough…you can’t let a little dirt keep bothering you, Nissy!”
This girl was her new best friend, for real. Even if she didn’t want to be…she had just gotten that title, so that was that.
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 6:28 pm
"Oh, that's fascinating! I don't know many knights, but from what I've seen so far, they're very nice! I really do like them, and other senshi. But I have not met many who aren't nice, if I'm honest, which is a relief!"
She was babbling a bit, but she supposed she was a little nervous. She always was. Even with kids, or people her own age, or adults: social situations were not her best setting. Though she was certainly trying, and being able to hide behind a powered up identity, someone that was not Samantha, was definitely helping. No one knew her to be the quiet bookworm like everyone at school did.
It was a chance to start over, kind of.
"But I don't blame him for worrying. I worry all the time, too, and it's just me to worry about. I'd be very concerned for a younger sibling, if I knew they were in a war! I can hardly imagine. Oh, how terrible it must be! But you seem very confident, and you were very kind to offer me some help."
She smiled at Elvira sweetly, curtseying a bit to add to her thanks.
"I'll do my best to... pretend the mud is not here... ah. Well, are you heading somewhere or did I interrupt your patrol? I could help you finish it, if you'd like, or walk you home so your brother doesn't worry."
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 7:34 pm
Elvira was just tickled pink. She was just so happy right this moment. Laughing, she grabbed Sinistras’ hand and began walking. “You can totally walk me home if you want, I wouldn’t mind that at all!” She looked around and let her powered form fade away.
“I don’t wanna lead anyone bad to my house though, so I’m just going to walk like this to be safe.”
They weren’t that far from her house…and the last thing she needed was some crazy bad guy finding out where she lived and coming to hurt her or her parents…because that would literally be the worst thing in the whole world…
“Maybe you can even come over again sometime and we can hang out…I would really like that, I think.” Of course, the girl was older…and sure she wanted to patrol more with her…but that was different than being real life friends…right? Right.
At least she was making an effort! Her mom liked to always remind her that making an effort was the most important thing to do. It showed you cared.
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 8:32 am
Sinistra smiled at her new friend, nodding her head and feeling rather light hearted. Elvira's good mood was infectious, and it made her feel much more comfortable than she usually would. When the other senshi powered down, though, Sinistra looked startled.
"Oh! I thought... I thought we weren't supposed..."
Sinistra was very by the book, and when someone told her to do something, she listened. One of the first lessons she got was to not power down or give anyone her identity... but she supposed since this was another senshi and they were on the same team... it was okay?
She was hesitant, but she also did not want to draw any trouble to Elvira's house, so she had no choice. She powered down, looking a bit nervous afterwards, but offered a timid smile.
"Of course we can hang out! I don't... think I've ever been invited to do so before but, uhm. Well, I would like that too. My name is Samantha, by the way. Since we're... we're not powered up any more."
She smiled and let the younger girl lead the way, walking with her and keeping an eye out for anything dangerous looking, just in case. She did agree to walk her home under the pretense of keeping her safe, after all, so she felt obligated to at least try.
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 5:25 pm
Carlee just gave Sinistra a look as she started to protest something…though she wasn’t sure what she was going to say…regardless, not but a moment later the other senshi had powered down and announced that her name was Samantha! That was a lovely name.
“Samantha, hm? I’m Carlee!” She was just…ugh. So happy.
She held onto Samantha’s hand until they reached her house and finally she pulled away. “Okay, I suppose I have to sneak back in now, but I’ll see you again…please feel free to come over whenever you want! And we can go patrolling and kick some butt! Lots of butt!”
…Not that she had ever kicked any sort of butt before in her life. Seriously.
The curly haired girl ran towards her house and waved just as she reached her window, and after a moment she was inside, safe for the rest of the night, but clearly…plus one in friendship. Score.
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 11:26 am
"Have a good night, Carlee," Samantha said, once they reached the girl's house. She was looking forward to meeting up with her again, though maybe not to kick butt.
Kicking butt was mostly likely well outside of Samantha's, and Sinistra's, skill set.
She waved and watched the younger girl crawl in to the window, hoping that her brother would not be too upset if he caught her sneaking back in. Sighing happily, feeling surprised and glad to have managed to make another friend, Samantha turned and started to head back the way she came, so she could then make her way back to her home.
Or maybe she should continue her patrol?
But there was a chance something bad could happen, and that would ruin the night. Maybe she would just stay out a bit longer tomorrow to make up for it.
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