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She knew Seung still didn’t want her to power up and go out, especially on her own, Terry on the other hand supported her powering up though he would prefer her with someone else. Seung had tried to hide her henshin pen, Hyeon had stopped him, and so she had her pen but with the warning that she should always be with someone else.
She knew she should be, she even agreed, but she didn’t know anyone else and she didn’t want to always drag one of her family members out, it made her feel a bit guilty that it was always one, or more, of them that she was bothering to get to go out with her. So it was time, in her mind, to make some friends who were senshi or knights. New people for her to ask to join her and possibly people to be friends with outside of being powered. It would be nice to know other powered people as a civilian.
She was, since she was alone, trying to keep away from places she knew from her family to be busy places for powered people - the city park.
Rather she was heading toward the cities only Buddhist temple. Seung had first powered up here, he’d awakened at the temple. He had told her that a youma had been there and had attacked him when he’d gone in late night to pray. She wanted to see if any youma came around here or if that night had been a fluke, which she hoped it was.
Staring, from where she stood on the sidewalk, at the many steps up to the temple she took one deep breath and started on her way up, holding her skirt up with her hands so she didn’t trip and face plant.
She knew she should be, she even agreed, but she didn’t know anyone else and she didn’t want to always drag one of her family members out, it made her feel a bit guilty that it was always one, or more, of them that she was bothering to get to go out with her. So it was time, in her mind, to make some friends who were senshi or knights. New people for her to ask to join her and possibly people to be friends with outside of being powered. It would be nice to know other powered people as a civilian.
She was, since she was alone, trying to keep away from places she knew from her family to be busy places for powered people - the city park.
Rather she was heading toward the cities only Buddhist temple. Seung had first powered up here, he’d awakened at the temple. He had told her that a youma had been there and had attacked him when he’d gone in late night to pray. She wanted to see if any youma came around here or if that night had been a fluke, which she hoped it was.
Staring, from where she stood on the sidewalk, at the many steps up to the temple she took one deep breath and started on her way up, holding her skirt up with her hands so she didn’t trip and face plant.
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Unlike some of his fellow senshi Athene personally had no real patrol route and tended to quite often letting his feet dictate the direction in which to head for on the days when he patrolled alone and whilst this evening was one where he wasn’t alone, his patrol partner - a small and slightly fluffy tabby bobcat with a pale jade star set on his forehead - had been amenable to keeping to the same pattern.
The evening however appeared to be shaping up to be a quiet one and Athene had been contemplating mayhaps breaking the patrol in order to power down and find somewhere to get another hot drink, because the hot chocolate that he had picked up prior to powering up was long finished…
At least he had been contemplating it up until the point where he picked up on the sudden flare of an Order aura.
The evening however appeared to be shaping up to be a quiet one and Athene had been contemplating mayhaps breaking the patrol in order to power down and find somewhere to get another hot drink, because the hot chocolate that he had picked up prior to powering up was long finished…
At least he had been contemplating it up until the point where he picked up on the sudden flare of an Order aura.
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Liryn had picked up on the flare of an Order aura as well, the aura that of a base senshi.
It was the first aura that he had picked up on this evening - if you didn’t count Athene’s aura - and he didn’t.
"We should check that out" he said cheerfully, knowing that Athene would likely be amenable to it because it wasn’t the first time that the two of them had tried to track down Order auras…
And whilst trying to track down auras wasn’t an exact science - this one felt like it was close - well at least relatively so.
It was the first aura that he had picked up on this evening - if you didn’t count Athene’s aura - and he didn’t.
"We should check that out" he said cheerfully, knowing that Athene would likely be amenable to it because it wasn’t the first time that the two of them had tried to track down Order auras…
And whilst trying to track down auras wasn’t an exact science - this one felt like it was close - well at least relatively so.
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While they may have sensed her she hadn’t sensed them, she was still a low level senshi and didn’t have that sort of range. So she was unknowing of the two headed towards her. Not to mention the senshi of talismans was busy making her way up the stone steps to the temple.
Used to walking in shorter dresses she had to hold her skirt up so she didn’t trip, she was not about to trip and then explain that to her two older cousins, as her slippered feet made there way up the steps at a somewhat brisk pace. It was a lot of steps but she wasn’t unaccostomed to walking, a lot, or going up lots of steps. She had been known back home to wander around Seoul at night and the habit had continued when her family had moved here, though Seung had all cautioned her about walking about in this city.
Back home the city was safe, at least safer than this city, and she spoke the language fluently and understood what people were saying. Here she didn’t get everything and still made mistakes in her english and butchered the language some. She also wasn’t used to all these odd phrases people used and didn’t always catch onto how someone really meant something they were saying.
Now though she knew that wasn’t the reason behind her elder cousins concerns. She knew the reason reason he used to caution her, and still did, and she understood it. His reasons were legit and the concern was one she now shared. The negaverse and this whole magical thing was not something harmless or light hearted, like one might find in a good manga or in an anime. It was people getting hurt and killed and other things.
She could even, to a point, understand why Seung had tried to keep her from powering up and hide her henshin pen. She had been glad though that others could talk sense into him, like Hyeon and Terry. Though neither of them would be pleased she was out on her own, something they just wouldn’t find out about.
That in mind she continued up the stairs as she started to hum to herself.
Used to walking in shorter dresses she had to hold her skirt up so she didn’t trip, she was not about to trip and then explain that to her two older cousins, as her slippered feet made there way up the steps at a somewhat brisk pace. It was a lot of steps but she wasn’t unaccostomed to walking, a lot, or going up lots of steps. She had been known back home to wander around Seoul at night and the habit had continued when her family had moved here, though Seung had all cautioned her about walking about in this city.
Back home the city was safe, at least safer than this city, and she spoke the language fluently and understood what people were saying. Here she didn’t get everything and still made mistakes in her english and butchered the language some. She also wasn’t used to all these odd phrases people used and didn’t always catch onto how someone really meant something they were saying.
Now though she knew that wasn’t the reason behind her elder cousins concerns. She knew the reason reason he used to caution her, and still did, and she understood it. His reasons were legit and the concern was one she now shared. The negaverse and this whole magical thing was not something harmless or light hearted, like one might find in a good manga or in an anime. It was people getting hurt and killed and other things.
She could even, to a point, understand why Seung had tried to keep her from powering up and hide her henshin pen. She had been glad though that others could talk sense into him, like Hyeon and Terry. Though neither of them would be pleased she was out on her own, something they just wouldn’t find out about.
That in mind she continued up the stairs as she started to hum to herself.
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Whilst the lack of a personal patrol route meant that Athene generally managed to cover most places, this particular part of the city wasn't one that he came to particularly often either powered or unpowered.
His attempts to try and track down the aura had taken him in this particular direction however and so Athene had gone with it.
The quiet of the evening had continued to hold up, the aura of the other senshi being the only other aura that he was picking up on as he made his way down the sidewalk, Liryn trotting next to him.
His attempts to try and track down the aura had taken him in this particular direction however and so Athene had gone with it.
The quiet of the evening had continued to hold up, the aura of the other senshi being the only other aura that he was picking up on as he made his way down the sidewalk, Liryn trotting next to him.
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The other aura felt closer now - well at least it felt closer than before - although it wasn't a 'on top of' type of close.
Athene had offered to give him a ride via shoulder but Liryn had cheerfully declined because he was happy enough to trot along next to the dark-haired eternal in their attempts to play 'track the aura'.
Although at least they were being aided in their efforts by the fact that aura seemed to be staying relatively 'in place' - at least for the most part.
Athene had offered to give him a ride via shoulder but Liryn had cheerfully declined because he was happy enough to trot along next to the dark-haired eternal in their attempts to play 'track the aura'.
Although at least they were being aided in their efforts by the fact that aura seemed to be staying relatively 'in place' - at least for the most part.
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Since she was climbing stairs to where she was going she was, of course, staying mostly in one small area. Once she reached the top of the stairs she stood there, just under the gate to the temple grounds.
The cool night air blowing at her skirt and tugging at the golden cord about her waist, the talismans there waving back and forth similar to her braids. Looking back, over her shoulder, and down the steps she had just come up she could feel something...something similar but different from her cousins. It didn’t feel bad, like they said chaos would feel. So then what?
Standing there she kept her gaze fixed that way, waiting to see. She could have continued on but she didn’t, too curious about what she felt. She also didn’t want to go back down the steps, just in case.
The cool night air blowing at her skirt and tugging at the golden cord about her waist, the talismans there waving back and forth similar to her braids. Looking back, over her shoulder, and down the steps she had just come up she could feel something...something similar but different from her cousins. It didn’t feel bad, like they said chaos would feel. So then what?
Standing there she kept her gaze fixed that way, waiting to see. She could have continued on but she didn’t, too curious about what she felt. She also didn’t want to go back down the steps, just in case.
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Athene had hesitated slightly at the turn that apparently led towards the Buddhist temple - well at least it did according to the direction sign—
But while Athene vaguely remembered reading somewhere that Destiny City had a Buddhist temple - most likely on a list of the city's different religious institutions or something similar - it wasn't somewhere that he had ever had cause to visit…
And whilst he could sense the aura that he and Liryn were trying to track - it only meant that the aura was in vicinity.
Athene might have turned away if he'd been on his own, might have checked elsewhere…
But he wasn't alone - he was with a tabby furred mauvian—
And said mauvian was in the process of cheerfully trotting towards the temple.
"Hey Liryn wait up" he called as he stepped after, lengthening his stride in order to catch up with the small mauvian.
But while Athene vaguely remembered reading somewhere that Destiny City had a Buddhist temple - most likely on a list of the city's different religious institutions or something similar - it wasn't somewhere that he had ever had cause to visit…
And whilst he could sense the aura that he and Liryn were trying to track - it only meant that the aura was in vicinity.
Athene might have turned away if he'd been on his own, might have checked elsewhere…
But he wasn't alone - he was with a tabby furred mauvian—
And said mauvian was in the process of cheerfully trotting towards the temple.
"Hey Liryn wait up" he called as he stepped after, lengthening his stride in order to catch up with the small mauvian.
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"I think we're really close now" Liryn said cheerfully in answer as the dark-haired eternal caught up to him and then adjusted his pace in order to keep step with him.
"Just a little further I think…"
As it happened, it was a little bit more than 'little' further, but the aura and his certainty that they were both close was enough to spur Liryn on.
It was only after they had slipped into the gates and into the temple grounds proper that his persistence was rewarded however, purplish eyes eventually spotting the figure up on the stairs.
Liryn trotted towards them, a part of him distantly noting that Athene was following him as he continued to his way towards the stairs.
The stairs was his main focus or more specifically the figure - the woman - with the warn aura of a senshi standing on them was his main focus.
"Hello" he called out to her as he got closer, the greeting a cheerful one. "Hope you’re having a good evening.
"Just a little further I think…"
As it happened, it was a little bit more than 'little' further, but the aura and his certainty that they were both close was enough to spur Liryn on.
It was only after they had slipped into the gates and into the temple grounds proper that his persistence was rewarded however, purplish eyes eventually spotting the figure up on the stairs.
Liryn trotted towards them, a part of him distantly noting that Athene was following him as he continued to his way towards the stairs.
The stairs was his main focus or more specifically the figure - the woman - with the warn aura of a senshi standing on them was his main focus.
"Hello" he called out to her as he got closer, the greeting a cheerful one. "Hope you’re having a good evening.
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She had only met one guardian cat, and it had been a brief interaction, this wasn’t the same cat but she was sure the cat was the same sort of cat - not normal. It wasn’t bad though, they could talk and that was cute, the senshi thought it was interesting to have talking cats that possessed some magic. This whole thing was interesting though - so much to learn! Her cousins though didn’t know it all, nor did Erebus, so the hunger for knowledge wasn’t sated.
They had told her that getting answers would create more questions, and that didn’t surprise her really. She still wanted to know things though, anything she could find out, tonight wasn’t a night she was looking to learn such things but it seemed opportunity might have just walked right up to her.
Turning fully she knelt down and with one slender hand reached out to pet the cat. “I’m having a good night. You’re well also I hope?” Her accent was heavy, it was impossible to cover up, but her English was good. She studied hard both in school and outside of school, before and after moving here.
“You have a friend with you?” She asked, referring to the other senshi she had sensed, and could see as well. “I don’t know any other senshi.” Just a few knights, her family, not that it was a bad thing. She adored her family and was glad she wasn’t alone in this, that they were there before her and had experience.
They had told her that getting answers would create more questions, and that didn’t surprise her really. She still wanted to know things though, anything she could find out, tonight wasn’t a night she was looking to learn such things but it seemed opportunity might have just walked right up to her.
Turning fully she knelt down and with one slender hand reached out to pet the cat. “I’m having a good night. You’re well also I hope?” Her accent was heavy, it was impossible to cover up, but her English was good. She studied hard both in school and outside of school, before and after moving here.
“You have a friend with you?” She asked, referring to the other senshi she had sensed, and could see as well. “I don’t know any other senshi.” Just a few knights, her family, not that it was a bad thing. She adored her family and was glad she wasn’t alone in this, that they were there before her and had experience.
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Liryn gave the dark-haired senshi garbed in purple and white a cheerful cat grin as his paws covered the last bit of distance separating them. "I am" he agreed cheerfully as he answered her question - because whilst the evening whilst quiet had been a pleasant one so far–
And was shaping up to be even more pleasant now that he and Athene had managed to track down the source of the aura..
Because Liryn liked meeting new people.
"And I do" he continued in answer to the senshi’s next question, as he gently butted the against the hand that she stretched out in a not so subtle hint - because he had a not so secret fondness for scritches and if some was on offer then he was certainly not going to turn it down.
He waited until Athene had crossed the last of the separating them before adding "I’m Liryn and the senshi with me is Athene - Athene of Beads."
And was shaping up to be even more pleasant now that he and Athene had managed to track down the source of the aura..
Because Liryn liked meeting new people.
"And I do" he continued in answer to the senshi’s next question, as he gently butted the against the hand that she stretched out in a not so subtle hint - because he had a not so secret fondness for scritches and if some was on offer then he was certainly not going to turn it down.
He waited until Athene had crossed the last of the separating them before adding "I’m Liryn and the senshi with me is Athene - Athene of Beads."
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Liryn’s head start meant that he had already managed to reach the senshi whose aura that they had both picked up on before Athene could catch up to him.
He was in time to catch the small tabby bobtail’s introduction, his lips quirking up in a smile that whilst small was genuine as he said quietly "Good evening."
He was in time to catch the small tabby bobtail’s introduction, his lips quirking up in a smile that whilst small was genuine as he said quietly "Good evening."
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Gently petting, and scratching, at the cat she kept her legs closed as she knelt there. Her skirt, long as it was, did an amazing job at covering and hiding everything aside from her slippered feet. It was a bit long for any sort of running or fighting though, and she knew it, but she honestly did like the outfit - it was pretty!
“Hamal...senshi of talismans...I don’t know many others...no other senshi actually.” She said trailing off as she spoke. She wouldn’t mind meeting others, more than just the one standing here with the cat, it would be good to meet others. At least she had her family though, she didn’t know what she would do if not for them.
“I have two cousins...both are knights...one is to marry another knight...his brother too..a knight.” So she wasn’t so clueless but she still didn’t know a lot - still lacked and she knew it. Smiling up at the winged eternal, that she knew about from Venice. He was reluctantly helpful, he was the most against her powering up...the most protective over her.
“Hamal...senshi of talismans...I don’t know many others...no other senshi actually.” She said trailing off as she spoke. She wouldn’t mind meeting others, more than just the one standing here with the cat, it would be good to meet others. At least she had her family though, she didn’t know what she would do if not for them.
“I have two cousins...both are knights...one is to marry another knight...his brother too..a knight.” So she wasn’t so clueless but she still didn’t know a lot - still lacked and she knew it. Smiling up at the winged eternal, that she knew about from Venice. He was reluctantly helpful, he was the most against her powering up...the most protective over her.
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"It’s nice to meet you Hamal" Liryn said, the words coming out in a half purr as her hands continued to gently pet his fur "And you can add two of on to the list of the people that you’ve met."
A purplish eye winked at her as he added "And you can add Athene on to the list of senshi you’ve met."
He purred loudly as her hand found an annoying itch and scritched it before admitting "I don’t know that many knights myself - although Athene knows a fair few. Having family involved sounds pretty neat though." Because at least it meant that Hamal wasn’t completely alone in this.
A purplish eye winked at her as he added "And you can add Athene on to the list of senshi you’ve met."
He purred loudly as her hand found an annoying itch and scritched it before admitting "I don’t know that many knights myself - although Athene knows a fair few. Having family involved sounds pretty neat though." Because at least it meant that Hamal wasn’t completely alone in this.
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Athene nodded "It’s nice to meet you" he agreed quietly, "And wow that’s quite a coincidence having so many people close to you that are also powered."
Or maybe it wasn’t - because whilst Athene himself didn’t have any family that was powered - he did have friends who had turned out to be powered - like Subamara and Camelot and Tsui–
Tsui…
Thought of the senshi of tigers, brought a familiar sense of melancholy, that Athene forced himself to mentally shake away.
His quiet voice turned rueful at Liryn’s comment "I know some knights, although not quite as many as Liryn is implying."
A few moments passed, a thought occurring to him as Athene added "I’m assuming your cousins probably will have covered stuff - but if you have any questions then either Liryn or myself would be happy to try and answer them to the best of our ability."
Or maybe it wasn’t - because whilst Athene himself didn’t have any family that was powered - he did have friends who had turned out to be powered - like Subamara and Camelot and Tsui–
Tsui…
Thought of the senshi of tigers, brought a familiar sense of melancholy, that Athene forced himself to mentally shake away.
His quiet voice turned rueful at Liryn’s comment "I know some knights, although not quite as many as Liryn is implying."
A few moments passed, a thought occurring to him as Athene added "I’m assuming your cousins probably will have covered stuff - but if you have any questions then either Liryn or myself would be happy to try and answer them to the best of our ability."
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"And if you have one of those basic models of senshi phones then I’m happy to have a look at it for you" Liryn added "And upgrade it to the latest model."
Because he was great believer in senshi having access to the latest model of senshi phone.
Because he was great believer in senshi having access to the latest model of senshi phone.
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“I worry for family...even if they are older.” She couldn’t help but worry, they were her family. Older or not age didn’t mean they were better or would come out of a fight better off than she would. Age was a number and spoke of assumed experience, not guaranteed experience. While she knew one of her older cousins had a good amount of experience she didn’t think the eldest of the three had much at all. Even then...it was still them, and their experience and skill, against other people and their experience and skill.
Suffice to say she had every right to worry, especially with how she looked at things.
“Mmm...maybe. Knights come from long line of knights...at least I was told that...So then wouldn’t it be normal to have multiples in a family?” Though her cousin being set to marry another knight...that wasn’t so common she figured, although she wasn’t surprised. Meeting someone in a similar situation, someone you didn’t need to keep such secrets from, it could led to a good relationship.
“I don’t know a lot about senshi...the basics. I only have knights around me...so some information - anything really...would be nice. I don’t know what to ask...as I don’t know what is there to be known.” While her accent was heavy she made sure to be careful, and mindful, of what she said so it wouldn’t be too hard on the others ears.
“Phone….you mean this?” And she did pull out an older model phone. “There is an upgrade for this?” She questioned, perking up at the idea. The idea of something better was very nice indeed, she liked technology...but who didn’t?
Suffice to say she had every right to worry, especially with how she looked at things.
“Mmm...maybe. Knights come from long line of knights...at least I was told that...So then wouldn’t it be normal to have multiples in a family?” Though her cousin being set to marry another knight...that wasn’t so common she figured, although she wasn’t surprised. Meeting someone in a similar situation, someone you didn’t need to keep such secrets from, it could led to a good relationship.
“I don’t know a lot about senshi...the basics. I only have knights around me...so some information - anything really...would be nice. I don’t know what to ask...as I don’t know what is there to be known.” While her accent was heavy she made sure to be careful, and mindful, of what she said so it wouldn’t be too hard on the others ears.
“Phone….you mean this?” And she did pull out an older model phone. “There is an upgrade for this?” She questioned, perking up at the idea. The idea of something better was very nice indeed, she liked technology...but who didn’t?
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"Yes that" purplish eyes glanced at the phone that Hamal pulled out. "That’s the previous version but Ash and ********* came up with a smartphone model which is so much better."
Well at Liryn personally thought it so much better, because the smartphone was so obviously superior to the previous version. "I can upgrade it for you though" he thought about it and then added "At least if you want me too" because whilst Liryn personally thought that every senshi should have access to the most up-to-date model he also knew that some senshi seemed to actually like the old model.
He rather hoped that the Hamal wasn’t one of them as purplish eyes shifted to look at Athene "Athene why don’t you show Hamal your senshi phone."
Well at Liryn personally thought it so much better, because the smartphone was so obviously superior to the previous version. "I can upgrade it for you though" he thought about it and then added "At least if you want me too" because whilst Liryn personally thought that every senshi should have access to the most up-to-date model he also knew that some senshi seemed to actually like the old model.
He rather hoped that the Hamal wasn’t one of them as purplish eyes shifted to look at Athene "Athene why don’t you show Hamal your senshi phone."
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It wasn’t the first time that Liryn had asked him to pull out his senshi phone and Athene’s quirked up in a small smile as he dutifully complied with the tabby mauvian’s request and held out his senshi phone so that Hamal could take a closer look at it as light glinted off the beading that made up the case.
"I can do that" he agreed at Hamal’s request to tell her the basics - at the very least he would try. "And I can also show you the senshi primer has some information on the basics as well as some useful information in general - that is if you want?"
He made the offer a question.
"I can do that" he agreed at Hamal’s request to tell her the basics - at the very least he would try. "And I can also show you the senshi primer has some information on the basics as well as some useful information in general - that is if you want?"
He made the offer a question.
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“Yes please, an upgrade would be nice.” Anything to make her phone better would be nice, she was all about technology and such. She did wish these phones had some of the abilities that normal cell phones did but they didn’t, a shame really.
“The design...is that up to us or magic?” She asked, glancing over the eternal senshi’s phone. Was it some sort of case, something to buy or make, or did they all look like his?
“Primer?” Questioning but she nodded anyway. “Anything I can learn. I can’t learn some things from knights, as much as I love my family.” And she did, very much so. She wasn’t able to learn everything from them, as much as she wished she could. “I’d like to learn whatever I can about what is going on. This isn’t something I knew about really till moving here and even then it was limited.” Her English was, thankfully, better than her elder cousin Seung’s but her accent was still heavy. Her words were at least understandable and not as broken as his was. She wa sure he had a harder time talking to others, though it was getting better for him.
“I think my cousins would like me knowing others like me - senshi. Different information and more safety. Can’t always be with me.”
“The design...is that up to us or magic?” She asked, glancing over the eternal senshi’s phone. Was it some sort of case, something to buy or make, or did they all look like his?
“Primer?” Questioning but she nodded anyway. “Anything I can learn. I can’t learn some things from knights, as much as I love my family.” And she did, very much so. She wasn’t able to learn everything from them, as much as she wished she could. “I’d like to learn whatever I can about what is going on. This isn’t something I knew about really till moving here and even then it was limited.” Her English was, thankfully, better than her elder cousin Seung’s but her accent was still heavy. Her words were at least understandable and not as broken as his was. She wa sure he had a harder time talking to others, though it was getting better for him.
“I think my cousins would like me knowing others like me - senshi. Different information and more safety. Can’t always be with me.”
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"Great" Liryn said cheerfully as he waited for Hamal to hand the phone down to him.
"Athene can talk to you about senshi things whilst I work on it." Not that Liryn was planning to leave it all up to Athene, the small mauvian happy to interject as and when needed.
Although first things first...
Normally he would go with performing a backflip, but with limited space Liryn decided to improvise instead, purplish eyes narrowing slightly in concentration until something fell with a slight clatter onto the steps.
He padded down to retrieve it, before finding himself a place that gave him space to work whilst remaining relatively close to the two senshi.
"Athene can talk to you about senshi things whilst I work on it." Not that Liryn was planning to leave it all up to Athene, the small mauvian happy to interject as and when needed.
Although first things first...
Normally he would go with performing a backflip, but with limited space Liryn decided to improvise instead, purplish eyes narrowing slightly in concentration until something fell with a slight clatter onto the steps.
He padded down to retrieve it, before finding himself a place that gave him space to work whilst remaining relatively close to the two senshi.
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"I think it's a mixture between the mauvians and magic personally" Athene said quietly after considering Hamal’s question about the senshi phone for a few moments and whilst he had noticed her accent he didn’t comment on it.
He had one of his own, the accent a cross between the public school education that he had gone through prior to his move to the States from the UK 6 years prior and the West Country - in particular Bristol.
"The mauvians came up with the design of the phone itself and in fact one of the two mauvians who worked on the upgrade was the mauvian who awakened me" for a moment his lips quirked up in a fond half smile before fading, "But this" and at the word this Athene pointed towards the beading that formed the case of the phone "Seems to vary between phone."
Well at least it was his take on things.
"And the primer is a guide of sorts" he held his phone out so that Hamal could see him select an app with what looked like a book. "It was created by a senshi called Kallichore, but there’s been a few senshi and mauvians who have written articles for it."
He hesitated for a few moments as he thought about the best place to start, before deciding to start at the beginning.
"When I first became a senshi, I was told that I needed to protect people’s soul crystals" he said quietly "But I learnt later that it was rather more than that. Unlike knights who are named for and take their power from their Wonders, senshi are named for and take their power from home worlds."
He had one of his own, the accent a cross between the public school education that he had gone through prior to his move to the States from the UK 6 years prior and the West Country - in particular Bristol.
"The mauvians came up with the design of the phone itself and in fact one of the two mauvians who worked on the upgrade was the mauvian who awakened me" for a moment his lips quirked up in a fond half smile before fading, "But this" and at the word this Athene pointed towards the beading that formed the case of the phone "Seems to vary between phone."
Well at least it was his take on things.
"And the primer is a guide of sorts" he held his phone out so that Hamal could see him select an app with what looked like a book. "It was created by a senshi called Kallichore, but there’s been a few senshi and mauvians who have written articles for it."
He hesitated for a few moments as he thought about the best place to start, before deciding to start at the beginning.
"When I first became a senshi, I was told that I needed to protect people’s soul crystals" he said quietly "But I learnt later that it was rather more than that. Unlike knights who are named for and take their power from their Wonders, senshi are named for and take their power from home worlds."
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Settling her phone onto the ground, trusting it with the talking cat, she did watch for a few moments before turning her focus onto the other senshi. She had seen something appear, from the sky or somewhere, for the cat but she really was hoping to talk to Athene and learn what she could from him.
So then the design wasn’t something she could change at a whim, like with a normal phone - how sad. That was a bit disappointing, as she wouldn’t mind being able to change the phone's appearance when the want to do so hit her. She did tend to change the case for her normal cell phone, and the wallpapers, to match the season or a holiday. Sometimes a favorite idol groups member or a group picture or anything else, if they were having a comeback, she didn’t like it staying the same for too long.
Sadly it didn’t seem like there was a way to change it either.
The mention of the primer though pulled her away from her train of thought, which was heading towards trying to find a way to change these appearances to make her phone look how she wanted when she wanted.
“Ok...that I think I understand. Soul crystals...my cousin said someone tried to take his starseed - is that the same thing?” Or was this something new? Something he hadn’t mentioned to her.
As the wind blew, and tugged at her braids, she brushed her hair from her face while moving to seat herself on the steps, motioning that the other should do the same thing.
So then the design wasn’t something she could change at a whim, like with a normal phone - how sad. That was a bit disappointing, as she wouldn’t mind being able to change the phone's appearance when the want to do so hit her. She did tend to change the case for her normal cell phone, and the wallpapers, to match the season or a holiday. Sometimes a favorite idol groups member or a group picture or anything else, if they were having a comeback, she didn’t like it staying the same for too long.
Sadly it didn’t seem like there was a way to change it either.
The mention of the primer though pulled her away from her train of thought, which was heading towards trying to find a way to change these appearances to make her phone look how she wanted when she wanted.
“Ok...that I think I understand. Soul crystals...my cousin said someone tried to take his starseed - is that the same thing?” Or was this something new? Something he hadn’t mentioned to her.
As the wind blew, and tugged at her braids, she brushed her hair from her face while moving to seat herself on the steps, motioning that the other should do the same thing.
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Liryn had prised off the back of the smartphone that he had summoned and had been in the process of using his claws to delicately prise up the back of the senshi phone that Hamal had given him but at Athene’s comment about the senshi phones his purplish eyes had glanced up and over at the two senshi.
"Well you can always customise the background" he said cheerfully.
"Well you can always customise the background" he said cheerfully.
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Athene nodded at the comment "True" he agreed, because he had forgotten that.
His lips quirked up in another of his small smiles as he took Hamal up the offer to sit down on the steps, although the smile faded at the question "Yes soul crystals and starseeds are one and the same" he admitted "I… I didn’t really know a lot when I first started out and so called them that."
And Athene knew that there were still things that he didn’t know that much about - although he knew a lot more than he had done - a lot of it the hard way.
After all he had been a senshi for almost as long as he had lived in the States.
He carefully placed his phone so that it sat between them so that Hamal could page through the primer whilst they talked - at least if the other senshi wanted to.
His lips drew down in a frown at her mention that someone had tried to take her cousin’s starseed.
"I’m sorry" he said, his words quiet but the sentiment behind them genuine - because he knew how awful that was from personal experience.
Personal unwanted experience. "I’m glad that whoever it was didn’t succeed."
His lips quirked up in another of his small smiles as he took Hamal up the offer to sit down on the steps, although the smile faded at the question "Yes soul crystals and starseeds are one and the same" he admitted "I… I didn’t really know a lot when I first started out and so called them that."
And Athene knew that there were still things that he didn’t know that much about - although he knew a lot more than he had done - a lot of it the hard way.
After all he had been a senshi for almost as long as he had lived in the States.
He carefully placed his phone so that it sat between them so that Hamal could page through the primer whilst they talked - at least if the other senshi wanted to.
His lips drew down in a frown at her mention that someone had tried to take her cousin’s starseed.
"I’m sorry" he said, his words quiet but the sentiment behind them genuine - because he knew how awful that was from personal experience.
Personal unwanted experience. "I’m glad that whoever it was didn’t succeed."
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Her skirt, long as it was, did a good job in covering her legs and what she wore under the skirt. Her slippered feet toed at the steps while she reached out for the other senshis phone in order to glance over things, since it was best to see for herself what would soon be on her own phone for her to use.
“I wonder if knights have something like this…” She hadn’t asked either of her cousins or her cousin in law, though she supposed she really should have. Moving her finger about the screen she glanced back to the talking cat for a moment, to see what was being worked on, before glancing back to the eternal.
“It’s ok...my cousin is fine. It seems there is a lot of risk in this knight and senshi thing….I want to be able to help and keep my cousins safe and my cousin in law. I don’t want them to worry about me so much…” She didn’t want to be the weak spot in the group, she wanted to learn more and be more helpful. She was family and she wanted to keep the others safe...and make some friends along the way.
“Can you tell me, if you know, why this war all started? There has to be a reason...I mean otherwise why would all this be…” Right?
“I wonder if knights have something like this…” She hadn’t asked either of her cousins or her cousin in law, though she supposed she really should have. Moving her finger about the screen she glanced back to the talking cat for a moment, to see what was being worked on, before glancing back to the eternal.
“It’s ok...my cousin is fine. It seems there is a lot of risk in this knight and senshi thing….I want to be able to help and keep my cousins safe and my cousin in law. I don’t want them to worry about me so much…” She didn’t want to be the weak spot in the group, she wanted to learn more and be more helpful. She was family and she wanted to keep the others safe...and make some friends along the way.
“Can you tell me, if you know, why this war all started? There has to be a reason...I mean otherwise why would all this be…” Right?
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"It’s hard to tell" Athene admitted "I’ve been part of all this for six years - Well make that six years give or take..."
A quiet sigh "And the war was already in progress when I got pulled into it, but the mauvian that awakened me told me that I had to protect soul crystals - starseed…"
He paused to pull up the senshi primer and selected the correct article before continuing "However the senshi primer talks about a shared enemy that 'seeks the destruction or enslavement' of everything we hold dear."
He held out the senshi phone to her so that she could better see the relevant section before admitting "But I have also heard talk of a Moon Princess."
A quiet sigh "And the war was already in progress when I got pulled into it, but the mauvian that awakened me told me that I had to protect soul crystals - starseed…"
He paused to pull up the senshi primer and selected the correct article before continuing "However the senshi primer talks about a shared enemy that 'seeks the destruction or enslavement' of everything we hold dear."
He held out the senshi phone to her so that she could better see the relevant section before admitting "But I have also heard talk of a Moon Princess."
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Liryn listened quietly as he used his claws to prise up a part of what would become Hamal’s former phone, his main focus on delicately lifting it up so that he didn't damage the piece, although he spared a glance towards the two senshi as he admitted solemnly "I wasn’t around for the start of the war either, but Athene told me once that he had seen the Moon Princess."
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Athene shook his head as he said quietly "Not quite," before continuing on by way of explanation "One of our royals - Princess Polaris - held an Order meeting for senshi and knights to talk over things."
He gazed at his hands as he admitted "It wasn’t very organised - our meetings never are - but the Negaverse and the Dark Mirror Court gate crashed it.. And then when it was really, really bad we got pulled to the Moon by the ghost of the Moon Princess."
He looked up at Hamal, his eyes full of memories as he said quietly "But that was the first and the last time that I ever saw her."
He gazed at his hands as he admitted "It wasn’t very organised - our meetings never are - but the Negaverse and the Dark Mirror Court gate crashed it.. And then when it was really, really bad we got pulled to the Moon by the ghost of the Moon Princess."
He looked up at Hamal, his eyes full of memories as he said quietly "But that was the first and the last time that I ever saw her."
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“A shared enemy...shared with who? Us and someone else?” She questioned softly, already moving to look over what Athene had pulled up for her to read. Six years though was a long time and it had already been going on then. How long had this city been torn apart by fighting? And why had nothing else, like the government, stepped in? “A Moon princess….” Curious she tilted her head, pigtails moving about like snakes, as she gave the other a curious look. Her gaze then turned back to the phone. “Like the Moon rabbit..in China they say the moon rabbit is with the moon goddess…” Could the goddess be real but instead a princess? It was an idea.
“You saw a princess...but not the moon princess. Polaris….” The name was familiar, she’d heard it before. It took several moments, in which Athene continued to talk, before she remembered where. “My cousin, Venice, said she saved him...from a monster - it would have killed him. So there are other princesses then?” She asked softly.
It seemed magical, all of it, to her - like something from one of the ancient stories told to children when they were growing up. Ohh, she wished she could meet this princess who had saved her cousin...and the Moon Princess also...though she was perhaps only a ghost. Her cousin had mentioned ghosts as well.
“So the moon princess is dead...or maybe she’s been reborn? But if she was a ghost….has her spirit been gone long enough to be reborn...is there a set time one must wait to be reborn?” Or did it differ in amount of time. So many questions and she was sure not enough answers.
“You saw a princess...but not the moon princess. Polaris….” The name was familiar, she’d heard it before. It took several moments, in which Athene continued to talk, before she remembered where. “My cousin, Venice, said she saved him...from a monster - it would have killed him. So there are other princesses then?” She asked softly.
It seemed magical, all of it, to her - like something from one of the ancient stories told to children when they were growing up. Ohh, she wished she could meet this princess who had saved her cousin...and the Moon Princess also...though she was perhaps only a ghost. Her cousin had mentioned ghosts as well.
“So the moon princess is dead...or maybe she’s been reborn? But if she was a ghost….has her spirit been gone long enough to be reborn...is there a set time one must wait to be reborn?” Or did it differ in amount of time. So many questions and she was sure not enough answers.
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"The primer doesn’t really go into detail on it" Athene said keeping the senshi phone tilted so that Hamal could continue to see the screen as he continued to scroll through the relevant bits of the primer as he spoke, "But I can’t help but think that ‘shared’ in this case refers to senshi and knights." The rueful note slipped back into his quiet voice as he admitted "Although I don’t know a lot about the knights apart from the fact that like senshi they stand on the side of Order."
Well at least they technically did.
He nodded as Hamal mentioned that Polaris had saved her cousin from a youma "I could see her doing that - Princess Polaris is very kind" he said quietly, with a smile that managed to be in part fond and in part complicated as he admitted "We were team mates once."
And whilst that was a while back, it didn’t stop him from respecting the woman who had once been his team captain.
Well at least they technically did.
He nodded as Hamal mentioned that Polaris had saved her cousin from a youma "I could see her doing that - Princess Polaris is very kind" he said quietly, with a smile that managed to be in part fond and in part complicated as he admitted "We were team mates once."
And whilst that was a while back, it didn’t stop him from respecting the woman who had once been his team captain.
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Liryn listened quietly as Athene spoke to Hamal, the dark-haired eternal’s time with the Celestial Shepherds something that had happened and been over before he had found the other.
The part that he had been working on carefully prising up was finally up and Liryn moved the short distance over to the smartphone as he lined the part he had removed from what would become Hamal’s former phone and started to carefully slot it back in, snapping it down and into place.
The part that he had been working on carefully prising up was finally up and Liryn moved the short distance over to the smartphone as he lined the part he had removed from what would become Hamal’s former phone and started to carefully slot it back in, snapping it down and into place.
