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It was slow. Elpis has managed to escape from computers and her home business to do some patrolling, and with Miss Kitty choosing to stay at home with her human family, Elpis was out alone for the night looking for things to do, maybe some chaos to bust -- although, mostly, Negaverse Lieutenants. Coirrupted Senshi were a bit horrifying, despite the Eternal's power, and she didn't really feel up to enduring the fighting associated with trying to deal with chaos as it was, so she was alert, but not actively seeking a fight. Instead, the senshi was taking a moment to sit, toying with her phone as she considered going to check in on the dead and petrified landscape of the city she found on her world. Sure, petrified wood and stone was creepy, but she'd found her....

Hmm.

Elpis tugged gently on the ancient fabric of The Warlord's proposal. While it wasn't active presently it was a piece of ancient history she felt she owed the fallen son of another world to wear, and gods knew what else was on her homeworld. Styill, she wasn't sure, and the presence of another4 Order aura drew her from thought.

After all, she wasn't hiding from her own faction, and the senshi looked up to follow the sensation, waving as she spotted another senshi.

"Hey!" She greeted. "What brings you out so late?"

Elpis liustened, surprised the other Order Senshi was so forward with information, but also so curious. The Eternal senshi decided this senshi wasa good egg, and nodded.

"I get that. Civilian life's rough sometimes. I like keeping my family safe." The Eternal motioned, and beamed, nodding some as she offered a handshake.,

"Elpis. And I understand. I actually haven't been more than two places." Her homeworld, and her Court's... Base? Something? "Actually, I was thinking of poking arouind my world. If you're curious about places, you could come. Last time I found this. And sometimes I get weird memories too. It's not awful, seeing a new place. You learn more that way."

She smiled encouragingly -- it was up to him, but treat new senshi? Why not?

"That's probably a good plan." Elpis said calmly. The senshi motioned upwards at the stars, squaring her shoulders faintly as if addressing a group.

"I'll warn you, it's quiet up there. I haven't seen anything living except a bunch of plants nd you'll probably see those when we get there, so it'll be really quiet, asidfe from the two of us." Elpis cautioned gently. She didn't want him alarmed -- and even though it wasn't sensory depravation exactly, it was unsettling only hearing one's circulatory system.

"Ready?"

....Elpis wanted to keepo this one, he told good jokes. The Eternal grinned, chuckling.

"Nah, they seem mostly harmless. Definately not like Earth flowres though." Elpis nodded, before lightly placing a hand on Kami's back, preparing to take him along.

It was certainly different from taking Miss Kitty in terms of energy use, but she supposed that was why the shrug-like Warlord's Proposal worked so well -- she sighed a bit as the city disappeared, and slowly Elpis faded into view. The sky was brightly illuminated compared to the night Elpis was accustomed to -- pleasantly confirming the plants got sunlight. Fields of flowers greeted them where they stood outside of an ancient ciuty. The flowers were, themselves, visually similar to Earth's, however, they seemed almost porous like a pumice or other stone, harder, and yet should they touch pliable. It was a cross between stone and flower, many resembling tulips or lilies. Elpis sighed, motioning patiently.

"So these're the flowers, but the city is." Elpis motioned in the direction of the citythen, nodding. "Well, I can't remember her name, just that it was the capital, based on what I know. There's a lot of petrified wood, though. And art." No, she didn't deny the frescoes were interesting, if weird to see. The Eternal hummed then, looking over.

"What do you wanna see first?"

Elpis let her eyes adjust to the sudden day, wincing. She actually hadn't planned for day, used to walking through at night herself, but the sunlight did make some sense -- it wasn't Earth. The orbit was different... And Elpis needed to remember that she supposed. The Eternal hummed thoughtfully, letting Kami speak before motioning.

"Might be fun to go bythe library or Academy for the art." She noted. "Books are illegible, but I do have to admit, seeing the frescoes in daylight might be fun."

And unique. She could check things to see what happened _after_ dying, perhaposd.

Ha. Weird thoiught. Dying up here... Another hgand touched "There's a lot of stuff. However long you're down. I dunno about sleep so..."

"Fair point. I'm fairly sure the books are in dead languages anyhow." Elpis nodded, and moved to begin guiding him into the deserted ghost town. "I'm not offended either way. I mean, there's crashspace in the barracks if we need it, I just don't know if we CAN sleep ir if I should be awake. No big regardless, and no rush. S' nice to share things with someone."

The Eternal grinned to Kami over her shoulder, and moved forward. Entering the city, it was clear the plantlife was in cracks and crevices. There were ivies with yellow star shaped flowers in walls, trying to reclaim ancient sone and petrified wooden buildings, most stone chiselled brisk with glassless window. The road was overgrown in grass, leaving little to show what originally composed them, minus a few stones here and there. Some buildings bore signs in indecipherable text, however every so often a spot of color would be easily seen in public areas. The city seemed almost frozen in time, if damaged before or after the wood had petrified -- as if something had torn throgh, and some walls looked like figures were chiselled out. Elpis seemed to be assessing these, frowning as she sighed.

"Sorry it's somewhat messy, I'm usually here at night, so...." How disappointing, she felt' to see public art damaged. A twinge of a past memory nudged the edge of her eyes, but fleeting -- her people must have been so disappointed. She'd need to talk to Miss Kitty later...

"Doesn't help I think Past-Me ticked off other cultures, I think." She made a face. Recalling the reason she had the shrug... Coiwl.... Thing alone was purely awkward and strange, and the Eternal still felt horrible she'd been an idiot, especially now, fingers lightly touching a wall with a wince.

"Kind of a pity I can't find out how the art was made at least. Though, I'd need to find a magic artist anyhow." She chuckled, then nodded politely, leading Takamizu into the Academy eagerly. Luckily, the damaghe was less within, the building in-situ as it ever was, silently awaiting a new class of students... Eternally, for now. Desks rest in the classrooms, petrified and hardened, the metal bars and braces somehow unrusted. Frescos of combat lewttered the building, lit through the windows at present, shafts of light illuminating points and rooms along the way.

"There's storage in here somewhere we can look in, but it's mostly just old battle supplies and only good for looking at." A sigh. "Found this in there." Elpis motioned to her cowl-shrug, the Warlord's Proposal ever shimmering in the shafts -- Elpis had to wonder how ancient cloth could even stand up to the rigors of time, but, that meant nothing now.

"Pretty sure this place connects to a palace somewhere, too."

"Most of my memories so far relate to thius. It's called the Warlord's Proposal... It was... An engagement gift, and let's just say I lost it on accident." A sigh, the Eternal shaking her head. She didn't know if her warlord too, was reborn, but he may yet deserve a better future if so, forgiving he'd seemed when things fell apart. She supposed a compilation of memories tying to why she'd died was SOMETHING, however. The senshi hummed then, listening intently.

"I've never explored outside of the city. It might not be here. Finding it does sound like a good idea though -- for all we know there might be something new." The senshi seemed thoughtful.

"I'm alright looking for it any time, though -- now or later. I'm my own boss back on Earth, so I know actually working isn't a problem. What about you? I mean, I dunno about food, but all this greenery means there must be water, so...."

She hummed thoughtfully. "I doubt there's edibles in the supply chjambers, though."