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 Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:46 am
December was a time for scarves. It was a time for mittens and gloves, for hats and sweaters. It was a time when crochet was so in, it was almost criminal. Gale sat on a bench in the park, already decked out in her own handmade hat, scarf, gloves and sweater, working diligently on another scarf for her sister’s Christmas present. Karone had been acting so strange lately and Gale hoped that a nice new scarf would be just the thing to fix whatever was ailing her…
With a sigh, Gale looked away from the scarf she was working on, turning her gaze instead onto the bear trees that populated the park. What could be going on with Karone? Why was she not returning most of her calls or visiting…heck, she was even cancelling their lunchdates…it was starting to make Gale terribly sad and terribly nostalgic for how things had been before.
Oh well.
As the girl daydreamed, the ball of yarn that she had nestled between herself and her crochet bag somehow managed to wiggle itself free, and off it went, going right into a bush.
“Poop…” Gale gave a heavy sigh and flopped off of the bench, first trying to just tug the yarn ball back, and then crawling over to the bush and sticking her head in, trying to see just how tangled up the yarn had gotten.
It was too cold for this…and now the scarf would be all matted and yucky. Bah. Whoever thought that making a scarf outside was a good idea? She needed some hot chocolate now.
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 1:46 pm
Hadaya was purring softly, as was generally the case for him. He tended to always be happy about something, and he liked to share that happiness by being loud about it. When he was really delighted, of course, he turned into a cooing purr monster, but right now the sounds were soft and constant. Like a pleasant little hum in the background of life.
If he had a tail, he would wag it. It was always so much easier for dogs...
Though, he supposed the two puppies he lived with had a hard time of it, too. They didn't have tails either, after all, and they had no ability to purr!
These were the complicated thoughts circling around Hadaya's head as he followed the smell of food, though it had wafted away by now and he was resorting to just prowling around the park in hopes of some scraps. It wasn't food that bumped him on the head as it fell out of the sky, though. It was something almost better (though not quite.) A toy!
As the girl peeked into the bush to see how tangled the yarn had gotten, she would find that it had indeed gotten rather caught up, but not around the bush itself so much as a small, round guardian cat.
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 10:36 am
Gale blinked. Oh. Well…there was a kitty. She supposed that her yarn could have gotten tangled around something worse, that was for sure. Like maybe a rabid raccoon or something like that. That would have been a disaster, that’s for sure.
“Well hey there kitty, what are you doing getting tangled in my yarn? I’m trying to crochet a scarf for my sister, you know…she’ll be kind of annoyed and amused if she gets a cat inside the scarf!” Slowly Gale reached her hands out, grabbing Hadaya and scooping him up, hoping that he wasn’t going to bite or scratch or get himself hurt from some strange person grabbing him…but he was wearing some odd clothing thing?
“I guess you’re a housecat or something kitty, you are cute, I’ll gave you that much.” He was terribly cute. And she kind of wanted to take him home…what if he was lost? What if someone was looking for him? If he liked yarn this much, he would totally love her room with all the baskets of yarn she had.
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 2:31 pm
Hadaya looked at the girl, eyes widening and brightening as he realized this girl had potential. She was that feeling, that wonderful and oddly scary feeling of a senshi that needed awakening. It was there, inside her, and he could help her realize it.
But first, he had to get free of this deliriously fun but very clingy yarn.
She picked him up to help him, and he immediately started purring and rubbing against her chest in appreciation. He was so affectionate, he had no trouble loving a random strange just because they happened to cuddle him for a second.
He nuzzled her with absolutely no sense of anger or a single ounce of a dangerous nature in him. He had no will to scratch or bite anyone. Plus, his little legs did not really lend themselves to swiping anyway.
"I didn't mean to mess up your scarf!" he said, staring at her with wide, innocent eyes.
Because cats talked.
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:18 pm
Oh this was a very nice kitty, and the temptation to just cuddle him forever intensified the moment he started purring against her. She sat down on the bench again, beginning to untangle the fat little creature from the yarn, laughing as his fur tickled her hands.
“Oh, it’s all right. I’ll be able to fix it up, no problem.” At first she didn’t even seem to really notice that he had spoken, and answering the statement had been very easy but after a split second, her hands stopped untangling the yarn.
A moment later she had all but thrown the cat to the ground, scampering up and standing on the bench, staring down at the fat little demon creature with wide eyes. “Did you just…say something to me? And did I just talk back…?”
Gale looked around, frantic and desperate to see someone nearby, someone who was pulling her leg. Though, when she didn’t find anyone, she uttered a whimper. “Oh god I’m losing my mind. I knew it would happen one day.”
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:23 pm
"Yipes!"
Hadaya flopped down onto the ground, unfortunately landing on his back. It was his least favorite position, as he kicked his feet helplessly and found himself rocking back and forth without being able to find purchase on the ground. He yelped as he struggled, his little legs looking like they were swimming.
The doggy paddle was really useless here, though.
"Please! Help!"
He mewed helplessly, rocking until he flopped over onto his side and got to his feet that way. Boy, being round and having short legs really worked against a fella sometimes. He looked up at her, ears dipped back against his head as he shrank down into the ground as low as he could go.
"I'm really sorry I scared you. I... I can explain everything, I promise. Just... don't hurt me. I'm so sorry." He whined the words, looking up at her with the biggest, saddest eyes to ever have looked at anything.
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:45 pm
Gale stared at the poor overturned cat…she hadn’t meant to turn him into a turtle…and she was quite glad when he managed to right himself again. That must be terrible. Like one of those commercials with the older people…Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up and all that jazz.
Slowly she climbed back onto the bench and reached down, scooping the cat back up. “You really can explain how you’re talking…? Am I going crazy…? And are you okay?”
She was a little worried about the talking fat cat…more worried than afraid of him…and that expression he was making…she was wanting to take him home again and squish him and feed him and love him…
…and if he talked…didn’t that just make everything so much better?
“Uh…I’m Gale."
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 3:32 pm
"You're not going crazy," Hadaya purred as she picked him up. He nuzzled against her immediately, forgiving her for dropping him so quickly it was like he almost forgotten it happened. He was just glad to be held, rumbling happily.
"My name is Hadaya! I'm a guardian cat. And you have a power in you that I can help awaken for you! Do you want me to do that?"
He was not the most experienced in awakening senshi. It had only been a couple, so far, but they had gone well enough! He just was not sure how to approach the subject, most of the time, though he was glad at least they could talk about it and did not have to deal with a monster trying to eat them at the same time, or something.
Awakening senshi in the middle of a threat was nearly impossible.
"I'm sure you know there are... weird things going on in this city, right? I'm kind of a part of that. I mean, not the bad stuff! I'm good. You're good! You can help protect people!"
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 9:53 pm
Gale really didn’t have much of a clue as to what the cat was talking about…and she still couldn’t really figure out just why the little furball was talking. He said that he was a guardian cat? What the heck did that even mean? She was quiet for a moment, still holding the cat with one hand, the other raising to twist at one of her pigtails—a nervous habit.
Was there odd things that happened in the city? Well, maybe…but no more than any other city, right? Though…if he was right and she could help make things better…protect people…that actually sounded pretty awesome. Pretty awesome indeed.
“Yeah I guess I’d be interested in you…awakening the power in me. Do I have to go to like…self improvement classes…or are you going to just take me right to the mental hospital…?” There was a big part of her that was starting to figure that she had just…cracked. Finally given in to the pressure of life. Oh well. Sometimes maybe it was better not to fight it…
She would deal with the consequences later.
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:54 pm
"Fantastic!"
Hadaya might not have been good with the recruitment pitch, but at least he had gotten pretty good with making their pens to allow them to power up. He closed his eyes and focused on the pull he felt, that now familiar magic, and the little star on his forehead glowed as he produced the unique pen for the senshi he knew was inside Gale.
He smiled at her brightly once the pen settled on the floor, then bent to pick it up in his little mouth and offer it to her excitedly. He even went up on his back paws to do so, reaching up as far as his stumpy body would allow him to so he could have the honor of handing her the henshin pen directly.
It was a little honor, because he was a little cat, but still.
"Juf say 'Kari power mafe uph'," he tried to say, though the directions might not have been the clearest since he tried to say them while still carrying the pen in his mouth.
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 6:09 pm
Gale took the pen from the round feline and blinked rapidly, still trying to process all of this. “I’m sorry, you wanted me to say what? Kari power…mafe uph? Mafe? What is a mafe? Kari Power Make up? Is that what you’re—“
She was cut off as suddenly out of absolutely nowhere there were sparkles, and lights and other strange things and she didn’t know what was going on…and a moment later they were gone. And her clothes had changed…and she was…oh god, what a cute outfit! 
“Well this is interesting…is…is this what you meant by uh…power or something? I’m adorable.” Her hands reached up and she laughed. “There’s feathers in my pigtails. That’s a new thing. I love feathers. How stylish! Thanks, Hadaya!”
If she was having a mental breakdown…at least it was one that let her keep a great sense of fashion. Sometimes fashion was just super important. This was one of those times.
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 6:19 pm
Hadaya let out a happy mew when she said the thing, glad she managed to figure it out despite his dumb instructions. He bounced up and down on his paws, and would clap if he was physically able to do so, in his excitement.
A new senshi was awakened! And he managed to do it! He was getting SO GOOD at this guardian thing!!
But this wasn't about him: it was all about her. He was so happy to meet her, looking her over once she transformed.
"Oh, you look so fluffy and soft! What a pleasure to meet you! Hello Kari! Sailor Kari! That's you! You're a senshi now! What you did was just henshin up! With your henshin pen! Am I throwing a lot of words at you that you don't know? You're awesome!"
He rubbed her legs back and forth, walking in a figure eight through and around her ankles as she got her bearings and looked over her own new outfit.
"Senshi are guardians of the city! You keep people safe, and you have powers now! Magic! You can do a lot more than you could before!"
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:01 pm
Sailor Kari really, really…really still wasn’t sure about anything that was going on, and she was starting to maybe think that this might not be a mental break after all…or like, maybe she was starting to not want it be. She picked Hadaya up after he finished his walk around her…her wonderful new boots and held the cat right against her face, so they were nose to nose. “You know, I’m really not sure this is real. I’m thinking I finally lost my mind from the pressure of nursing school, and you’re the delusion that’s going to get me committed to the mental facilities at the hospital…but you’re so cute, I don’t even really care!”
She kissed the cats nose and laughed. “But wahoo I guess. Sinking deeper into the crazy…if I had to go crazy, and legit I’ve been thinking this for a while now, I’m glad it was this way. I suppose everyone has wanted to be a super hero at one point or another…”
With a sigh, Kari sat back down on the bench, holding Hadaya gently in her lap, eyes still lingering on her new outfit. Her super hero costume…her whatever.
“…so how do I do it? How do I help keep people safe? What kind of magic are you talking, Haddy?”
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:09 pm
Hadaya went cross eyed as he tried to look at her, wiggling a bit in her hands despite himself. He rumbled in her hands, though, purring despite being a little uncomfortable. He was still being held, which was good!
"This is real! I'm not a delusion, I'm a guardian cat! I've already told you, my name is Hadaya, and I'm as real as you are. I sensed the power in you, and helped you awaken it, so now you're kind of a super hero!"
He smiled at her, though he probably should remember to ask if the senshi he is awakening want to be part of a war before he gave them the power to fight... it was not really fair for him to leave that part out.
Oh God, now he was feeling guilty.
"You're not crazy, I promise. I'm really sorry you think so. I didn't mean to upset you."
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2016 6:53 am
Sailor Kari nodded and really was almost in the mindset of believing him…at least, she had to pretend to…she didn’t want the cat to look sad, she hated when people looked sad around her. It was her job to make them happy again. No matter what. “You didn’t upset me, not at all! I’m quite sure that you couldn’t upset someone if you tried, Hadaya…so…can you tell me how to protect people…or is that something that I’ll have to learn on my own? What should I do to make sure people are safe? Are there more people like me out there?”
When she asked this question, she paused, already knowing the answer sort of. There were. It was on the news a lot, strangely dressed people around the city, doing things that strangely dressed people did…
Oh no. This was real. This was all real…
Her mouth felt very dry and she cleared her throat. “Also, Hadaya…how do I go back to being me? Or are these my new clothes forever…?”
She had to say something to get like this…so maybe she had to say something to get back…
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