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Meeting up for the second time had been far more pleasant, and this time they'd come with a plan--and armed with cleaning supplies. They'd met up in the park again and this time their Sailor Teleport had been deliberate. They returned to the strange room they'd found before, only this time something was different. The room might have still been dusty and needed a good clean but it smelled fresher. There was a cool breeze, refreshing and comfortable, and the stronger smell of flowers. The water from the fountain was still flowing and at first, it didn't seem like anything had changed. Except for the bulbs. The once dried, husky bulbs that had laid at the waterless bed of the fountain now floated around--still closed, but now brimming with color. The leaves were iridescent and pastel; they looked more like small pieces of art than any natural flower. They had a natural light about them--like something was radiating from within.

Lysithea looked around the room, beaming and breathing in the sweet, floral scent the permeated the place.

“Well! Here we are, back again…and now we know how to actually get here, so that’s a good thing…and…would you look those bulbs now!”

The senshi walked over and picked one up, one that was a beautiful like purple, much like the purple of her own fuku. “This place really is ours, my friends…It’s ours and I love it.” She had such a sense of pride and accomplishment with being there, and now they just had to make it a place that was even more…magical and perfect.

…With a good cleaning.

Elpis was far less awkward this time, stretching as they returned, and setting down her bag of supplies. There was a slight spring in her step, and the senshi hummed as she walked to look around cheerily, admiring the atmosphere. It was nice; and felt crisper. Calmer. Especially compared to her room, where she'd spent several days looking into fountain and plant care, with interest in bringing plants to the room, but being back brought a smile to her face and she hummed, walking over curiously as she watched the bulbs bloom, head tilting.

"I think so, if buy magic. There's a tulip-like flower on my homeworld that's rocky. It's possible these are plants too. Otherwise... Mmmagic."

She shrugged, kneeling to idly poke at the bulbs with idle curiousity and a calm look, humming.

"Pretty, though."

The bulbs weren't just bulbs anymore. Subra let out what could only be called a squee of delight, putting the cleaning supplies she'd brought down and moving to pick up a bulb that was in her colors. "Oh! Oh, these are so much prettier than I thought they might be!" And the flowers, not-flowers, whatever they were...they were theirs. They were proof that this place, this gorgeous place, was THEIRS. Their own little place. "Whatever we're supposed to do with them, it's got to be something pretty! I mean...just look at the flowers!" She giggled, then squeaked.

"Oh! Right, we're here to get this place clean! Uhm..." She fidgeted a bit. "Should I put this back in the water, or somewhere else..." She didn't want to ruin anything! After all, they were there to make it better, not worse!

The symbol on the door flickered at the same time the wand did; suddenly, the giant slab of rock slid away into the wall, revealing the room they hadn't been able to access before.

As they had expected, the fountain that rain through the main room ran through this one as well. This room was as beautiful as the last--but in an entirely different way. The pleasant smell seemed to be coming from here--a room that had come to life with flowers and exotic plans. The running water seemed to have put them into full bloom--and while many plans seemed to be freshly sprouting seeds, there were gorgeous vines speckled with flowers growing across the furthest wall. To their left, more beautiful stained glass that cast an eerie, but comforting imagine of soft pastels on the ground. Across from the stained glass, more vines and growing plants, but also a trunk that look like it has rusted over.

In the center of the room were two chairs: a chaise lounge chair and an equally comfortable, albeit dusty looking chair across from it.

There were several empty flower beds, and some filled with dirt but which didn't seem to be sprouting anything.

Instantly, the smell of fresh flowers hit the group of Senshi.

Adria had been scrubbing some old dirt out of the tiles when Lysithea opened up the door; he'd been entranced with the way the wand seemed to light up when the little baubles had been attached, but he was more impressed that the door actually opened--and that the key had been the wand from the statue.

He dropped the sponge he'd been cleaning with and rose to his feet, tilting his head into the room from behind Lysithea.

He didn't want to ask how she did it--he'd seen it all happen, and he wasn't sure she'd have known any better than he did.

He couldn't even think to speak, just peered into the room and seemed impressed. All of this was supposed to be theirs? What were they doing in a past life to need a place like this?

What were they doing in this life to deserve it?

... Okay. So the staff was a key. A key...staff. Forte wondered briefly if they really were living some kind of silly video game, but thoughts of that kind vanished when she followed the group in and looked around at the new room. It was... it was ... Well, it was something, even though the words for just what that something was were escaping her.

"'s pretty," she mumbled, moving over to poke at and inspect one of the vines. "Think it's like a meditation place? It's too organic to be a church..." Though with that stained-glass, who knew? She tugged a little at the vine she held, then let it go and moved to peer at the windows - stained glass on earth sometimes had specific pictures in it, but she didn't know if any of these would, or if she'd be able to recognize them even if they did.

"Are we supposed to do something with it? It doesn't look like a meeting room or anything..."

A room for mediation…a place to relax, to unwind. Lysithea nodded, grinning and…and this…

Her eyes looked down at the small staff in her hand…or...was it a wand? She seemed to be getting an array of wands now, first that one she found on her homeworld…and now this one that she had made with the help of her friends. Her closest friends and allies.

The orbs on the wand seemed to glow in response to her very thoughts about her friends, and that made her feel very good about this. They were meant to be. Everything was letting her know this, more and more. “We can really help people here. This…this oasis…this safe place…we can really…truly begin to help people here. Everyone. Especially those senshi who are hurting…who are conflicted…perhaps those that are feeling a pull to chaos…we…”

The rag she had been holding lay forgotten at her feet and she looked around, grinning. “We have the ability to do so much now…so, so much…and…”

She held the wand up, her joy only growing as the orbs once again began glowing. “This is the key to everything! I feel it!”

"I'm getting work done because I want to use this nice couch and maybe plan some plants." Elpis pouted, but she was grinning befoe she turned. She styudied Lyaithea's staff, and blinked, head tilting as she considered the look, and then began mulling the words over in her mind. Slowly, one thing came to the forefront of her mind, and one thing only, and the senshi suddrenly began to snicker, then laugh several moments. Nobody else might get her joke, but...

"We've found the keyblade! It's taking us to Kingdom Hearts!" Elpis quipped. She was laughing though -- a hearty, good natured laugh that sounded like it was desperately needed, and not at all being fought. After several moments, Elpis seemed to calm, smiling in amusement at Lysithea before nodding, still amused as she did a terrible accent for another joke.

"Does this mean you are now Fearless Leadr and we are looking for moose and squirrel?" The senshi chuckled again, smiling before she moved to Lysithea, giving her a pat on the back warmly. It was a good time-- certainly a good day, at least, and the metal senshi moved to collect some cleaning supplies. It was indeed a good day -- even if Elpis had to clean -- something she did carefully. While normally not one of her favorite activities, she did enjoy it this time-- ONLY this time, because the room was nice, and having friends was nice, and the calm was nice, and for once?

Elpis was in a good mood for the first time in a rather long time. Sure, it was no 'Loki of Asgard' moment -- especially not with how down she'd been worrying, but things seemed to finally be looking up, and well, and the senshi sighed some, relaxing contentedly as she turned to move and clean.

"Do you think there's youma that look like Heartless?" With all the mentions of keys and Kingdom Hearts...well, she couldn't help but wonder now! It was a perfectly logical train of thought! But for the moment...they had no real idea as to the purpose of everything, other than it was theirs. How it was theirs, she didn't know...but it was, and it made her heart soar a little. Subra looked over at Forte curiously when music was mentioned, then nodded as she got back to sweeping. "I could bring something that runs on batteries next time! That way we don't have to worry about plugging anything in, and we'll have music! Whistle while you work~ after all!"

Her voice wasn't the best, but it wasn't anywhere near horrible either; just the voice of a girl who had seen way too many Disney movies and loved them to pieces. It was really the only time she piped up in song, though. But the next few hours of cleaning and chatting and just...being part of something were amazing, and by the time they all went back to Earth and went their separate ways, Subra was in high spirits, ideas in her head and her heart much lighter than it had been since the horrible dreams of the not-future. Everything was becoming right with the world, her fears and anxieties melted away for the moment.