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Aegir would have been sad to know that Eros had gone on quite the chase to try and contact him, since he tended to be a really friendly sort and liked being relatively easy to find. Accessible. Useful.

When Eros called out to him, he was patrolling near the Avenue of the Stars and the night was chock full of energy signatures, the air veritably thrummed with it, so it wasn't surprising that someone would call for him. Which was why he turned to Eros with a ready smile. "Oh, Hi there!" Aegir bounced a little on the balls of his feet, kinetic energy keeping him moving even when he was trying to stand still to speak with the pretty gal with the rainbow hair and fuku.

"I might, at that." He offered one gloved hand to Eros, chuckling a bit, "I'm Aegir and I'd be happy to answer any questions or help however I can."

"Likewise, Eros." He saw no reason to be wary of the young woman and her brightly coloured hair, so his entire attitude was interested and fairly relaxed. She reminds me of someone...but I can't place it. Or maybe it's just the dyed hair...there are a lot of people with dyed hair around here...

Aegir listened, nodding a bit; "It took me a few years to really get the feel of things, so don't think you're alone there." Eros wanted to know about his life as a senshi in a sort of exuberant, new puppy sort of way that he found endearing. "I do have a team, but we also patrol on our own...it's pretty lax, except for training."

"Sure, there's a swing and some outside couches on top of the building attached to that theater. I've stopped to rest there once or twice." Was it perhaps stupid to bring someone to his workplace after hours and when powered up? Yeah, but Aegir - for all he'd learned and changed over the years - was still full of hope and the surety that all he spoke with were 'friendly' until proven otherwise.

As someone that appreciated physical contact and also someone that was prone to overt actions meant in a friendly nature, Aegir accepted Eros at his side with a pleased smile. Her hold on him made it much easier to escort her to the DCBC rooftop with it's covered space and outdoor furniture.

"I have, yeah. This place can be really crazy, but I think that's because we've got a more visible war going on with the Negaverse here. I spent a year abroad and it was a lot quieter." He had no problems with allowing the beautiful rainbow hued senshi to take the lead and she was so nice, so easy to talk to! "I wasn't, but I heard about it. Must have been scary for you, to be awoken in the midst of all that chaos."

Rapid-fire questions spoken with high energy and a bright, open smile; Aegir managed to answer them mostly in order without being overwhelmed because he had a lot of experience with such things in his civilian life. His Ballet Masters often barked out long strings of moves that the classes were meant to follow to perfection, so Eros' queries really weren't so bad.

"Sadly, I don't know Puck. Which cat woke you, I might know them." She was thirsty for knowledge and information - Aegir could remember when he too had been like that, newly minted and wanting badly to know everything so he could operate more effectively. Granted, he was still like that, but with familiarity and time came a grace that allowed him to pursue answers more slowly.

"Let's sit here, it'll be more comfortable." His favorite outdoor swing would hold the pair easily and still allow her to keep the contact she seemed inclined towards. Plus, he could swing them slowly, which was always pleasant. "Well, there have been a lot of weird things. There was a huge to-do at the old carnival. That's why it's closed now....and the time we all went into Negaspace and nearly died. I know there was a time when a lot of senshi and knights went into the Surrounding for some reason, but I wasn't there."

"Oh! And once I was patrolling near the riverfront and there was a van where a nasty tentacled youma popped out. It smelled like rotting fish and swamp and was really unpleasant. I figure just about anywhere in Destiny City could end up being full of monsters."

Was his answer helpful to Eros? Aegir couldn't be certain - she'd asked after places and things turning into or being overrun with youma, but mostly his encounters with the Rift borne monsters was in the company of their masters. Still, she was young and any information was good, right?

Aegir joined her, mirroring her position as well as his larger musculature would allow, one booted foot firmly on the rooftop to keep them moving in a slow, gentle rocking motion; he folded an arm across the back of the swing, hand resting toward the center as though he were reaching for her - but not quite - a further sign that he was comfortable being there with Eros.

"Yeah, not in the slightest. It was really friendly in a bad-touch sort of way too. Super unfortunate." He did not feel like going into how the beast had molested his good friend, nor how when he'd rescued said friend the youma had done the same to him; no one needed details on that. It was irrelevant and the monster had been thoroughly dusted. "Gotta wonder if they maybe have a base or something in the city...or maybe like, meeting places. I know our side has a few safe spots, set up by individuals."

Nothing set up on any 'official' basis, but then...they didn't have an overreaching leader the way the Negaverse seemed to, so it kind of made sense that they were less..organized and militant than those following Metallia. Did Eros know about the Primer? About the message board? There was so much information there - not all of it current, but still - plenty to start from if she was looking for basic information and even some of the very safe-houses he had spoken of.

"Well, some have, I think. I don't know that a big effort's ever really been made on this side really...we know they basically all kind of end up in something called Negaspace? And that the youma come from the Rift...and there's a castle in Negaspace...and some barracks. That's about all I know, really. Information's pretty spare on that end, I don't think there's a big component of Order folks trying to buddy up to the Negaverse to get information. It's just too dangerous." Looking out at the cityscape behind Eros, Aegir worried his lower lip a moment; they had captured a number of officers and corrupted senshi once. It hadn't gone well.

He couldn't help looking troubled momentarily, the fact that they'd managed to capture - and hold - members of the Negaverse wasn't a point of pride for Aegir, it was a point of shame. The things that had happened to some of them...the inhumane way many had been treated - it wasn't right. And although he himself had made rounds with water and food, it still hadn't been enough, because in the end...they had been no better than Metallia's own.

"Well, actually...um, our side - I mean, I guess you could call it our side? Order folks? I mean, non-Negaverse folks? Have captured officers and corrupt senshi a couple of times that I'm aware of. Even managed to keep them from teleporting out. It didn't really go well though and in the end they were all rescued by their peers." Except for the ones you set free...and the one you carried out on your back. Don't forget him. You didn't just set him free, you carried him out and that monster even nodded to you like you were a good dog doing your job.

Aegir shifted, clearly uncomfortable, but gave Eros a wan smile, "Nothing's ever easy when you're fighting other people. Comes down to it, they really are just other people, you know?"

Aegir sat quietly for a moment, allowing Eros to process what he'd told her, and to formulate any questions she might have for him. She'd wanted information, it was important to allow her the freedom to explore those avenues, rather than just ramming an rather large info-dump - that she may not even remember most of later - down her throat all at once.

"Mauvians. They can mask and block powered auras, and their technology is really impressive, not just the senshi phones and wands." The senshi of silence winked, his solemn air lifting slightly with the less painful topic of the felid aliens. "I don't know any of the specifics about the technology that made it happen, but I know Guardian Ash was heavily involved with the project that kept the officer's wings clipped."

Mention of Ash softened Aegir's entire expression to something beyond simple fondness, here love shone through.

With such an open expression, it was almost as though Aegir could hear the other senshi's thoughts: a cat!? But not just any cat, a clever and beautiful guardian Mauvian - one responsible for so many amazing things above and beyond just being her. It seemed that despite having been awakened by a Mauvian, Eros' experiences with their feline counterpoints hadn't been as positive as his own. Granted, Aegir had in fact met a few Mauvian with less than stellar attitudes to recommend them, generally they were more impressive than her shocked countenance suggested she'd observed first-hand.

He couldn't help the short laugh that came up and out, "Like I said, the Mauvians are actually really amazing. I don't know which one woke your powers, but...they have a lot of abilities that help us out."

Eros was moving closer, crowding into his personal space so that he could feel the warmth of her body all along one side; her hand on his thigh was a burning brand paired with her suggestive tone. Aegir knew when moves were being pulled on someone, he knew the signs of seduction because he'd used them often enough in the past on others himself. But why? A voice in the back of his mind, low and sounding irritatingly similar to Quenton, warned him: She's up to something. This is a distraction. Be wary, don't trust it.

Her lips found his jaw. Oh come on, not everyone is out to d**k us over. Oh my god I'm arguing with myself. This is stupid. We're not doing this--I'm not doing this. No. He smiled and put a hand over hers on his thigh, smoothly taking it up so that he could press a kiss to the inside of her palm while looking up at her through thick blond lashes. "I'm sure you're more than capable, Eros."

"Of course, I'm happy to help."