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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:20 pm
It was a lovely night. The sky was clear and cloudless on the rooftop where the Transcended senshi of the Kraken sat, her legs slung over the edge of a building, heels clacking against the brick as she stared up at the sky. It had rained earlier, so the air was still relatively fresh and clear without the gathered- up pollution. Of course, the soil below was soggy, and the cement was cold with small puddles of rain; thunderstorms had been frequent this summer, and so in places old rain hadn’t fully dried before new rain fell, mixing and mingling and rivulets spilling over. In her lap sat a wooden box. It was simple enough, not decorated in any way to make it stand out; inside, however, was something incredibly valuable to the woman. A relic, from her homeworld, that she had not yet been able to return. It was personal, and precious, and something about returning it made her faintly nervous. It was something that felt like… well. She wished she had reached out to one of her friends, tonight, but at the beginning of the evening when she had made her plan, she had thought she wanted to go alone. Around her shoulder floated a small orb of light; it hadn’t left her side since the night that Destiny City had almost gotten squashed by an 80-foot tall thing- which reminded her that she needed to go have some words with Alma before he ran away. But that wouldn’t be tonight. She had put this off already, and it was time for this Scylla’s funerary statuette to be returned to its rightful place in the Temple. At some point. Tonight. She closed her eyes, leaning her head back and thumping her feet again. NovaCracker ELPIS IS GONNA BE KIDNAPPED BY A SCYLLA AND MEET A HOMEWORLD, OK? OK.
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:39 pm
Infinities ELPIS NEEDS KIDNAPPED THO TO IT'S ALL GOOD. Elpis was on Earth and, really, she didn't want to be, but being human meant responsibilities and her belongings couldn't exactly go to her homeworld. Some required electriucity, and sh thus maintained the smallest possible apartment she could afford in the moment, glad her mother (who stepped in to offer a parent to turn to when her father vanished on her) gave her allowance enough to live rather comfortably. Elpis just... Felt disconnected. Her mother, uncle, and cousin were all she had, which she might've lived with, except her boyfriend alsoi vanished. And dumped her. Earth sucked, and she opted to try living half her life in space wallowing in old memories looking for some way to just... Ease everything. But she was on Earth tonight because she couldn't visit again yet. Not for a week or two, so she walked along her patrol route calmly, arms crossed as she gently touched the sheer shrug-cowl combination that she wore hood down as she walked. After some moments she paused, sensing another Order aura before looking around, blinking as she frowned. "Eh?" Was she trespassing? She had no idea anymore.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:45 pm
Scylla could sense the other aura approaching before she could see them, and focused her attention on it, using it as a distraction to the nerves that seemed to be prevalent tonight. As the other senshi came closer and closer, Scylla let her eyes drift open, and peered down at the other person as they approached. They seemed confused, and so Scylla leaned down from her spot on the edge of the roof, waving one glowing, be-tentacled arm at the other senshi and calling out to them. "Hello~" The wisp swirled around her arm cheerfully, as if it were greeting the other senshi as well. "You're not a familiar face, I'm Scylla." Not a familiar face- could mean company, though not the comfort of an old friend. Could be a new friend, and plus- who didn't like the beach? Even if there might be some creepy creepers creeping in the deep?
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:57 pm
Elpis looked up. She wasn't expecting company, but she also generally assumed her presence wasn't missed. Admittedly though, everything leading to her general effort to live on her homeworld when able wasn't love for her homeworld so much as a strong depression. She still didn't know why her father and brothers abandoned her, in her perspective, but it hurt. It hurt a lot and her drive to involve herself in the war and fight was utterly gone. Now she patrolled in a hollor gesture of 'commitment', and suspected she should probably talk to Petra about things, but she didn't really want Petra dealing with her problems. ....Although she really should check on Samsonite. Hm. Elpis shook her head, clearing her mind a bit from her thoughts before she moved, leaping up effortlessly before waving slowly, nodding. "Hey." She greeted. "Nice to meet you. I'm Elpis."
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:08 pm
The other senshi looked up, and Scylla waved again; as the woman hopped up onto the roof to join her, the senshi of the Kraken beamed cheerfully. "Nice to meet you, Elpis. I'm Scylla." Leaning over, a slim hand patted the concrete ledge in invitation. "Do you patrol this way a lot? I'm not very familiar with who wanders what areas of town or any of that." The wave had been slow, so Scylla could only presume she was an unusual sight in these parts, which... not much of a surprise, really. Scylla adjusted the box where it rested on her legs and reached out to catch the wispy orb as it floated in the other senshi's direction, pulling it back and holding it loosely in her grip.
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:57 pm
Elpis aspproached Scylla with arms crossed, fingers toying with the hem of her sleeved cowl in a habit formed over time and she unfolded her arms to sit where invited, before finally speaking. Elpis wasn't terribly gracefuil and her fuku was largely functional, metal bits entwined with leather, the cowl the only fabric proper besides her collar. The wings at her waist even tinkled with metal accoutremonts, and Elpis picked at the material before she spoke. "Oatrol... Oh! No, no, I'm on Earth for the next week, week and a half and then I'm going back to my world. I'm not used to socializing much, that's all." Elpis smiled awkwardly, motioning before refolding her arms again. "Been better working out some past life things." She didn't want to admit she didn't like Earth at present; she took advantage of being powered to flee to the place, and over time she began socializing less and less, instead enjoying the memories of the past. It was probably poor coping but she stopped caring when she endfed up largely living alone.
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:35 pm
Oh! Scylla blinked as the other senshi said they were only on Earth for a short period of time. "Oh!" her voice was bright with interest. "You're one of the senshi who is trying to live on their planets?" Castor had done it, and Kallichore had done it for a while, and several others had talked about it. Even Scylla herself had vacationed on her planet before, but living long-term wasn't something feasible. Not yet. Not with Hope, or with her siblings- they needed her, and so trying to do more than fill the Temple with supplies would have to wait. Shifting the box, the Transcended considered Elpis with curiosity. "Do you want to come see Scylla?" she asked after a moment. "I have to... do something there. I was getting ready to go, but I had just been thinking I didn't want to be alone. You can enjoy the beach, or come with me if you want a small tour." the cowl that the other wore might not be as comfortable on the beach as Scylla's own uniform, but it sure covered more. Of course, Elpis had said she didn't socialize much, but Scylla wanted to ask anyways. She could only imagine it did, at times, get lonely. Being the only person alive on a world. NovaCracker how do you tag so fast omg
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:34 pm
Infinities Mix of weird sleeping hours and being the house-spouse, I think. Also, Elpis!...I think I forgot her pantsd were only the first two stages, oof. "Trying, but my mother wouldn't take it well if I just vanish." And the lack of electricity, or forget it, she'd just vanish and frame someone. She would much prefer not being on-world, but she knew limits to that, although her mother not awakening was rough. Actually, a lot was since that vision of a horrid future. It left her wondering a lot -- her father died. Once, it distressed her, but Albert's disappearance... Flynn's disappearance... Elpis couldn't help wondering if the real future, or the vision, was worse. Elpis brightened at Scylla's offer, beaming a bit. "Actually, a tour might be fun. I've taken others to my world, so I've never been the tourist. And I can make a short visit to take you to my world once I'm able. More Earth time won't kill me." Because sharing was good, right?....Right? Besides, there was a nice view of the capital and the mix of stone architecture with petrified wood was condusive to preserving pictures!...She took no small pride in those frescoes, even if she had no idea what they meant.
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2021 6:43 pm
"That's fair. I am raising two of my siblings and my daughter, so I can't up and vanish either. Otherwise I would probably spend a lot more time away. All of this can get... tiring. But I do love my internet connection. Fashion blogs. Easy grocery store access. Massive bed. Hot tub. Shower. Running water in general." As Elpis agreed to come and visit her homeworld with her, Scylla could feel her face brighten, which was saying a lot considering she actually glowed, but- "I would love to see Elpis!" she enthused, "I want to see as many homeworlds as possible. They are all so unique, you know? All of them feel different, there's this distinct... energy to them." A long-fingered hand was held out to Elpis, and the box tucked under one arm. "You can grab my arm; I would recommend holding on tightly. My planet has a sense of humor sometimes, and likes to give me a bath when I first arrive- presumably to wash off the stink of Earth pollution." NovaCracker She's pretty! The design is super clean and elegant!
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:00 am
"Hot tub..." Elpis grinned in spite of herself. "My mother has an indoor hot tub, pool, and at keast her boyfriend that I just don't see how they're compatible. Mom's in business with my uncle, and somehow, she picked up the most skittish string bean after my Dad dated her... Years ago." And he was a scrawny noodle that... Nope, Elpis couldn't resist being a tad on the brutish side, and she felt bad with him, but he was a weenie, and Elpis didn't get it. Then she sighed, deciding it fair to be honest. "Though in fairness my old man and brothers just... Disappeared on me last year so Mom's all I got. Unless she has more kids I need to meet..." Her family life was... Interesting when she visited her mother. If her uncle was there, he picked at her, mostly to join the family business and hoo boy. At the homeworold comments, Elpis nodded, shrugging. "I... Don't visit many places, actually, but I'd like to. The plants on Elpis look l;ike Earth plants most of the time but they also are decidedly not plants. I poked one flower? It looks like a yellow five pointed star but it seems edible and has a fruit mouthfeel, but then they drop these vile smelling black nuts months later." Elpis took the offered arm firmly -- mostly just in case -- and held on, head tilting. "It might not be in the wrong doing a quickrinse, really... If you avoid Earth long enough, you can smell smog and smoke. Not classy. Not classy at all."
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:13 am
Scylla couldn't help her laugh. "Once we get a bit closer I'll have to take you by the Big House." It was habit, now, to refer to the mansion by the easier name she had used when Giulia, Aidan and Hope were all younger. "Family home. Generational. My mother made some interesting design choices when she helped with some of the revamps to a more modern era. As for string beans... well. If she's happy." The idea of a tall, skinny, and skittish boyfriend wasn't awful; after the strings of partners Jada had gone through over the years, it would almost certainly be a change of pace. But hearing that Elpis' father and brothers had vanished made the Transcended senshi's face shift to solemn, and something close to sympathy skittered across it briefly. "Well. Just need to make sure Mom's all taken care of, snug as a bug in a rug." She would, perhaps, need to do some prying on that later. But as they had only just met, Jada didn't think that was exactly... appropriate. Elpis took her arm tightly, and Scylla grinned. "I'll ask for someplace only moderately rinseworthy, then; I don't want to get this box fully submerged." She reached out to the energy of Scylla, feeling her homeworld reaching back to her like a beacon, and the two senshi vanished from Earth. It was night, of course, as the two arrived on the beach of Scylla. In the dark, the water glowed; and so did much of the remaining world around them. Specks in the sand, colors on the buildings and pillars of the town and market- and above them, the Grecian-style temple. "That's Scylla's temple." the senshi pointed up to it. "They called it something that I've kind of translated to being the White Temple. For... obvious reasons." The unstained white building was made of something akin to a white coral. "The Scylla lived there with their... wives. This town and market, down here, was meant mostly as a haven for off-worlders, or the Haliai . Most people who came without warning or protection met a rather violent end." The smell of sea brine and sharp metal filled Scylla's nose, and she inhaled deeply. "Feel like washing off some of that Earth stink before we go to the temple?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:57 pm
Happy... Fair. Elpis supposed her mother and uncle both were hppy, and she let herself focus on surroundings as they arrived on Scylla instead. Elpis twisted and turned to take in her efforts to take it all in, glue eyes wide in wonder as she looked about, listening attentively as, away from Earth, the Senshi of Metal lit up, silently appreciating the sights and smells before beaming. "I'm alwats free to swim, really. Let me..." Elpis shrugged her cowl off revbealing only her fuku, the Warlord's Proposal safely placed where it was easy to recover as she beamed excitedly, looking to Scylla. "Offworld too? Maybe some Elpine made it here; I know we traded with other worlds. Ah, this is exciting! All of it!" She liked this seeing other homeworlds thing, yes she did!
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 7:59 pm
Scylla loved seeing the way people first reacted to the world, especially at night. The scent, the glow, the roar of wind and crashing sea. Above the branches of the World Pillar stretched, chunks of land floating amidst its branches; below, the soft glow of centuries of fossils, ground up and crunching underfoot. She kicked off her shoes, letting them rest next to the other woman's cowl. "It's entirely possible! We sent a lot of our warriors off-world as mercenaries, and others from Scylla went off-world against their will. The Nephelai who lived in the islands above were quite different from the Haliai, who lived under the oceans. More conventionally attractive to offworlders." Wading into the waves, Scylla's tattoos seemed almost to help parts of her blend in with water. "Other than flesh, we sent out gems from the depths. Exotic fish. Kraken eggs." Reaching up, she tapped her necklace. "I gathered this gem myself. From out there." she pointed out to the base of the Pillar, the coral twisting up, and up- and up. "It was considerably less dangerous than when things lived down there." Bending, she splashed with her hand, sending a spray of water in Elpis' direction. "Any Elpine who came here should have been here. If they landed elsewhere, they probably didn't last long unless they were rescued and brought here. Our wildlife was not particularly... friendly." There were some surviving art pieces depicting some of the monsters that had lived here. But that was for later; now was for playing in the sea!
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:34 pm
"I can proudly say my people were not slavers!" Elpis was so glad too. "We were militaristic, but not empire builders. Preferred going for resources we lacked, and we didn't find the concept of people as a resource palateable." Elpis was fascinated, thinking before snapping her fingers. "You know, I can take you where I found my cowl. It stores a great many things. We can go through them if we're careful." And she eagerly bolted for the water. Although her boots were heavy, the senshi felt no worries running into the water straight on, jumping iunto a wave bnefore taking a slow, deep breath. The closest to natural water she ventured towards was a river on Elpis, and she wasn't ready to cross it. Here? The Senshi of Metal jumped right into waves and was, for the moment, rather energetic about swimming. "Ha! I really should leave the Capital area and look for an ocean, ribers are NOT good swimming." Elpis grinned, carefully sending some water Scylla's way. "So, tell me more, are you used to finding things washing up? What about imports, or general diet? I'm curious!"
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:48 pm
"If you were too weak to protect yourself, you were prey. I don't know that they thought of it as slavery in the sense you and I would. If the planet didn't kill you, those stronger than you would. There was always another predator to hunt you if the last one failed. My family was killed when I was only a child. Being sent off-world was probably a kinder fate for a child of my age than what would have happened if I had stayed. I lived to return as Scylla, and take back what should have been mine." The snap of Elpis' fingers pulled Scylla back to the now, out of the memories of screams and blood. "Exploring is always good!" Scylla agreed, letting her body sink into the cool water swirling around her. "There's a few things in here that I have yet to go through. Rooms and pathways I haven't remembered how to get into yet. I have found some jewelry, and Andromache's sword." And Andromache's ice-covered body, but that was... not something she shared with new friends. "Rivers can be good swimming!" the senshi of the Kraken protested, "They're much safer than oceans, aren't they? Unless you're talking about a creek or a stream, not a proper river." her voice rose in laughter as the other women sent a spray of water towards her. "I actually haven't found a lot washing up. I imagine a lot of it is pretty well buried or gone by now. As for imports- cattle. Textiles for clothing that wasn't hide. Pre-shaped metals for the powerful, the occasional bits of glass for those who were both powerful and wealthy."
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