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 Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:34 pm
Wanted Wisps (11) : Small, wispy orbs are floating through the city. They can be found during the day but are far more visible at night. They seem to bob along a few feet off the ground and sometimes flicker in and out of sight. They are warm to the touch and seem to be somewhat magical in nature. Anyone can gather them in their hands; they do not quite feel solid but cannot slip through fingers or escape any container. There were only a small number of rules that almost-eleven-year-old Super Awesome ‘Chibi’ Sailor Charybdis was expected to follow in order to go on patrol without having an older partner senshi hovering over her shoulder. Among those rules, chief was a rule that she had made up all on her own: Don’t tell anyone exactly when you’re planning to go out on patrol. The reason for that was simple: Jada did NOT willingly leave her little sister to patrol alone no matter what. It made feeling like an adult EXCEEDINGLY difficult. However, there were times that Scylla had to see to her own patrols, or travel for business, and that was when Charybdis would go on an adventure. This was one such night; hardly had the older woman left than Giulia threw open the window and dropped down to the ground. There were advantages to having a home inside the city itself, instead of only living in that drafty old mansion on the outskirts- one of them was easy access to all the adventures! And Charybdis was not deterred by the constantly present danger. Where there was danger, there was something to be gained! Sometimes it was friends, sometimes it was a bump on the head, but thus far Charybdis had never come back empty-handed after one of her (increasingly rare) solo adventures. It was, frankly, the absolute and continued naivete Chibi Senshi of Seals, even after having endured several years now of being a ‘powered’ member of Destiny City’s seedy underbelly (and having become a Super Senshi) that had her family in a tiff. Somehow the actual threat of danger didn’t seem to faze her in the least. Perhaps it was because she hadn’t fully encountered such a danger? Perhaps it was because she had always been saved in the past and didn’t realize just how lucky she truly had been. Tonight, she was seeking something specific. Not looking for any danger, not intending to get in a fight. Her chibi legs could run fast, though, and she could do good jumping and stuff, and Pup was there just in case she ran into anything else. It was going to be fine. Jada wouldn’t even know Giulia had snuck out until after the blonde was home. Probably. As per Giulia’s usual procedure, she powered up a few streets away from where she lived, near one of the playgrounds that littered the neighborhood. And then she moved away from her home, looking for a concentration of the little lights that had been visible at night lately. They didn’t seem like fireflies. They flickered in and out, but they weren’t the right kind of glow. They seemed to be everywhere, it was just a matter of actually collecting them. In her hand she clutched a small, empty jar- plastic Tupperware that had a singular hole cut in the lid to let air in and out. Just in case the wisps actually were bugs. Not that she thought they were, but Giulia didn’t want to be responsible for buggy murder- most flying insects weren’t nasty and gross, and a lot of bugs were actually useful according to all the nature movies she’d watched. She was nearing her school when she spotted her target: the glow of a group of orbs, dancing ahead of her, flickering in and out softly. Opening the lid on her jar, Charybdis crept forward slowly, magical ballet slippers making her steps a bit more on the silent side. I’m going to get you, you weird little magic not-bugs!
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 6:07 pm
It was getting easier once again to do all of this. To go out. To pretend that she cared at all about...any of this. Of course, she didn’t but...that wasn’t something she could simply shout from the rooftops. Still though...Sapphirne was good at playing pretend, and thus far nobody had come to yell at her, break her fingers or just get her into trouble so...seems like it was so far so good!
After a few minutes time outside and powered up, the corrupt felt the sickly sweet bright flutter of an order aura and she sighed, moving towards it and seeing a strange, flickering sight that made her pause.
Fireflies? Strange but...not too unexpected.
Her eyes fell on the senshi who seemed to be trying to catch the...whatever they were and with a soft scoff she moved over to her and held out a leg to trip the girl as she carefully tried to capture her target.
Kids that small shouldn’t be out at this time of the night. Fireflies or no fireflies.
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 9:20 pm
Slowly, the senshi slid closer and closer to her target on quiet, stealthy feet. The orb didn't seem to notice her, and she lifted the cup upwards and higher, blue eyes gleaming bright, gloved hands gripping the plastic tupperware cup high in one hand, the other reaching out to try and maintain her balance as she moved. She should have known. Charybdis was a mere inch away from catching one of the orbs when a foot appeared- and the Chibi was shocked, absolutely shocked, to realize she hadn't been paying attention to the auras around her and was stumbling over a foot. How Rude! But- oooh, there was a star charm on the ground near where she had fallen, so Charybdis grabbed the slightly-dirtied Golden charm before she pushed herself back up to her feet. "Rude!" Giulia decreed, smacking her gloved hands together. "I have been hunting these things for like... ten minutes now, and I was just about to get one." This nasty, nasty butt had clearly tripped Giulia on purpose, and the Chibi slammed her hands to her hips, glaring at the other senshi with all the disgust a pre-teen could muster. "Go pick on someone your own size and leave me alone."
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:54 pm
“Ten whole minutes? My goodness. What a long time practicing your stalking little girl. What are these things anyway? What’s the point of catching them? Also, there’s nobody around who’s my size so I’m going to keep picking on you since..you’re the one who’s here, and I’m feeling particularly pick able.”
Or...whatever. Vocabulary wasn’t the important thing here, and Sapphirine let her attention focus on the floating orb of light for a moment.
“You can’t be old enough to be in this war anyway, can you? You’re what…? Eleven? Twelve? God, you should be...I don’t know. Doing something...kid like or whatever. Playing...uh. I don’t know. Games. Whatever kids do nowadays. I can’t keep up.”
It hadn’t been that long but...long enough. Especially with how quickly things changed nowadays.
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Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:03 pm
The Super (Fantastic) Chibi Charybdis could feel the sarcasm, and her face started slowly forming a pout. "Well," she said with politeness, remembering that you were supposed to be nice to old people even though they weren't always nice to you, "I don't know what they are, which is why I'm stalking them. And if there's no one around who is your size, you should just leave. I'm not supposed to hang out with strangers." And this negaverse person felt very, very strange. "I'm not going to tell you my age." Charybdis squinted at her. "And I am doing something kid like. This is a type of science. I'm observing the wisps, and I am gonna catch it and do tests on it like... see if it can go through jars, or like... is warm to the touch and stuff. I have a magnifying glass at home, and I can see like... germs on leaves, so maybe I can see what the wisp is made out of." Right!
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:14 pm
Sapphirine stared at the child and just...shook her head. “...You won’t see germs with a magnifying glass...you’d need a microscope, dummy. Are you going to flatten the wisp with a microscope? What if you kill it or jelly pops out or something...did you even think this through?”
Or it could gush blood but...that wasn’t something she wanted to think of...and they looked kind of like jellyfish...and moved like them too. Just...floating aimlessly.
“What if it stings you? Why aren’t you wearing…” Her eyes flickered to the senshi’s hands and she shrugged. “Well you are wearing gloves but. Are they sturdy? You don’t know what these things are, and if you’re not supposed to hang out with strangers, I doubt you’re allowed to bring home ghosts of jellyfish either. Just a hunch.”
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:19 pm
She was being made fun of, and Charybdis puffed up with increasing indignation with every word out of the Bad Lady's mouth. So what if she forgot what a microscope was called? So what if- if jelly popped out? Or- well, if she brought home ghosts it wasn't like they were particularly mean! They just floated, and lit up like little garden lights. "You," Charybdis informed the older woman with a shaking, annoyed voice, " Tripped me. That makes this ghost much better than you already." Drawing herself up to her full height, the Chibi declared: "I am Charybdis, Senshi of Seals, and I'm gonna punish you for your naughtiness! Seal Pup!" It was her basic 'attack'- more to serve as a distraction while Charybdis went to grab the wisp. She could worry about being more aggressive with her magic later, because Seal Pup would definitely get this naughty senshi to put their guard down for a Shiny Pup later... right? Orangeish Sherbert Charybdis creates what looks to be a baby seal. It is clearly magical. It is very cute, and the soft little squeaks it makes encourage everyone to look at it. And not at Charybdis herself. It is precious and pure. With very big, wet, cute eyes. It can remain in a 10 foot area of where Charybdis cast the ability, flopping aimlessly towards her enemies and making soft little chuffy-whuffy noises. Seal Pup can be used 3 times and it is effing adorable. The seal remains for 20 seconds unless viciously attacked; once attacked, it cries for 5 seconds and vanishes (either at the end of the 5 seconds or at the end of its duration if attacked late). (TL;DR: Look! A Distraction!)
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:55 pm
Sapphirine blinked slowly. “Yeah I tripped you but--” Good lord. This kid was going crazy. Talking about punishing her...talking about…
...Seals?
Suddenly there was a tiny, round seal and Sapphirine blinked a bit more rapidly, staring at it in utter confusion. Holy s**t it was cute. It was just there making cute little noises and the corrupt had to bite hard on her tongue to keep from making a noise of pure adoration. Oh god. She wanted to hug it.
Carefully, the sneshi utterly forgotten, she made her way over to the seal and reached out a hand, making a soft shushing noise, her mind not even registering that this was simply a senshi magic. That this wasn’t real. That this...might be a trap, honestly.
Nothing mattered except petting the orking thing and loving it forever.
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:33 am
Good! The villain acknowledged their crime! That was- that was self incrimination, and Charybdis would-- Dive for the wisp, grasping it in a gloved hand and tucking it away where it couldn't escape. Seal Pup was, of course, doing an absolutely brilliant job of distracting the Bad Lady. Her wonderful, reliable Baby Seal. But it was nearing time for Charybdis to fully book it, and this little Seal wouldn't help ensure that the Bad Senshi couldn't follow her. As Seal Pup began to fade, Charybdis whispered "Shiny Pup" under her breath. Bad Lady wanted to love the little baby? Charybdis would make sure she couldn't see aaaaanything else for a bit. Orangeish Sherbert The Seal pup that Charybdis makes, once it has some attention (defined as being within/having eye contact with an enemy within 5 feet, or being within 5 feet of 2+ Chaos agents), essentially turns into a flash-bang; It shines incredibly brightly, the brightness reaching out to a 10-foot radius, and the sweet little whiny orks and grunts it was making as it wriggled closer to the Chaos members turns to a high-pitched shriek that affects anyone in a 5 foot radius. Unfortunate allies may be affected by this, though Charybdis herself will not- it is her escape mechanism! The seal can remain for up to 15 seconds before it goes off; this attack can be used 3 times, and causes no damage. (TL;DR: Look! A small screaming sun!) Charybdis is making a break for it. I sense a FIN drawing near.
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:10 pm
The seal vanished before Sapphirine had the chance to pet it, and another one took its place. She gave another soft coo and took a step towards it, but it...it exploded, and the sweet adorable sounds turned shrill and loud. Quickly, the corrupt shut her eyes and covered her ears with her hands, letting out a startled noise of her own, and when the screaming stopped, when the light had faded, she looked around, aggravated by the fact that the brat has used magic on her twice.
And when she had honestly been trying to help too!
She looked around for the young senshi and scoffed when the girl was nowhere to be seen.
Well. ******** her. She hoped whatever that air jellyfish was peed on her. And hoped the pee was acid.
...but maybe it was time for a trip to the aquarium...she wanted to see some seals.
...the not exploding kind.
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