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 Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:10 pm
Prompt:Quote: This time of year, snow is common. What’s uncommon is the single, strange snowfall that glistened like tiny diamonds. Everything about the snow seemed normal—it’s cold, wet, and melts just like any other snow, it just also happens to look like tiny little gems are falling from the sky. Depending on who you’re with, it’s either incredibly strange, or incredibly romantic. Cor Caroli decided to patrol on this day because he wanted to get a look at the strangely large snowflakes outside his window. When he got out, he was shocked to discover that the snow was more like tiny little melting ice gems. They were somewhat hypnotic to watch, in a way. He found himself marveling at them, and wondering if he could get that fruitcake high again (without the horrible crash at the end). In the distance, there was a different Order aura in the distance, some sort of senshi by the feel of it. Watching the literal diamond dust melt on his hand as he walked, he approached the aura for no other reason than to discuss what was going on with someone. He wasn't really sure how he felt about other Order auras anymore. Were they all bright sparks, waiting to be snuffed out? Or were they the breath of light and hope for the future? He felt torn. Still, he advanced towards the other aura.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:30 pm
Xenia hadn't expected to spend all that much time outside, but being a Senshi meant spending a lot of time doing things she didn't exactly super want to do, so she patrolled. Her hope, usually, was to run into more officers like Wavellite, but honestly, she would take just aobut anyone for company because the winter chill was...stifling.
Or, well, it had felt stifling right up until it started snowing, little sparkling pieces of diamond dust that brought a bright smile to the Senshi's face. It was something...special, unique, almost magical, and she couldn't help but adore the sight of it. She paused in her patrol to spin around, giggling like the child she still was no matter how much she pretended she was old and wise. It landed on her dress and in her hair, creating little bright points of light that she wanted to run through. It was all so...special, so perfect, so wonderful.
She could feel another Order aura approaching, adn that gave her brief pause, and so she turned to greet whoever was coming over -- an unfamiliar older Senshi, who got a bright laugh and an excited wave.
"Do you see this stuff?" Shye asked, excitedly, bouncing on the toes of her boots. "Look at it, this is...so incredible!" It was all the excitement of a kid on Christmas, honestly, or perhaps more accurately, a kid upon seeing the first snowfall of the year. But this was better than snow, prettier than snow. It was....it was special.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:57 pm
Ah, another bright spark, it seemed. This little girl (well, short girl?) looked so happy that it was hard for Cor Caroli to stay grouchy and reflective. He gave her a pleasant smile. "It really is, isn't it? I've never seen anything like this. It's like... magic snow-hail. It's so hard to explain what it is. It can only be magic, you know?" He scratched his chin, somewhat absentmindedly. "I wonder what's making the snow like this. It's gotta be magic, but what kind?" He was probably thinking too hard and dragging this girl down. He was going to have to apologize if it left an impact on her.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:13 pm
"Magic snow-hail that isn't doing any damage," Xenia said, "so it's even better." She extended her hands and let the flakes collect between them, a pile of glitter-dust that had her staring in delight. "I...can't believe I'm really seeing this, it's so...incredible."
She paused and considered the question. It was an interesting one, and she was reasonably curious about the phenomenon. It was strange, and even though she was pretty sure it wasn't dangerous, there was no reason not to be a little curious.
"I don't think it's a Senshi or a Knight," she said, tapping her foot on the ground, "because I think we'd be able to, you know, see them? Or feel them, at least. I dunno. Christmas miracle?" She offered.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:29 pm
"Yeah, isn't that something? It's literally doing nothing wrong. It's just nice and pretty." The sheer glee in the girl's eyes both warmed Cor Caroli's heart and tore at it. He was meeting so many happy, fresh Order senshi who seemed to be enjoying their lives (okay, well, Nix, but he felt happy enough for several senshi), and it made him wonder whether he wanted to be on the happy side or the winning side. "Mm-hm. We'd definitely feel an aura if it were a senshi or a Knight putting on a show. What if- and I'm going out on a limb here- it's some force that's so big we can't even feel it?" He shook his head. "Eh, maybe it's just something to enjoy. Sometimes, a banana is just a banana, and pretty sparkle diamond snow is just... that. Pretty sparkle diamond snow." It would be nice if not everything had some crazy dark secret behind it.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:56 pm
It was easy for Xenia to want to just...sit back and enjoy all of this. The snow, the pretty lights, the company. Sure, he was a random stranger, but she kinda liked him -- he was nice, and friendly, and hadn't tried to snap at her or attack her or anything, and she was pretty content with that.
"It could be!" She acknowledge,d to his suggestion of something so big they couldn't feel it. "But, yeah. It might also just be something nice and pretty." Something to be admired. Something to enjoy. She paused for a moment, glancing down the street. "Hey, there's a park not far from here with some pretty comfortable benches. Maybe we can just...sit and enjoy." That sounded like a very, very nice way to spend the rest of her patrol.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:37 pm
"You know, that actually sounds pretty nice," Cor said. "I'll follow you there. By the way, I'm Cor Caroli. Senshi of Will. Nice to meet you." He looked off in the direction of where he suspected the park was (whether he was right or not was anyone's guess). "Lead the way, my lady!" He chuckled; that was a little put-upon, he supposed, but good humor and good spirits seemed to abound tonight. It really would be nice to just sit and watch the world and its strange phenomena, and to reflect. Or maybe not reflect at all. Couldn't something just be enjoyed, without any undertones? He had to put it all out of his mind and just take in the scene before him.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:44 pm
Xenia gave a brief little curtsy, laughing as she did. "Sailor Xenia, Senshi of Etiquette. How rude of me not to introduce myself earlier," she said, lightly, and then she beckoned. "Come on, it's just over here."
This was shaping up to be a pretty nice night.
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