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 Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:36 pm
Come to think of it, Psilomelane hadn't formally gone patrolling before. Much of her time was spent in Negaspace, in a holding pattern, waiting for everything to be cleared up between her new name, her new bank account, her new identity, her new CO, her new educational goals. She hadn't minded it but for the few times when she was left to wait.
And now? Now she had just about everything. That included a patrol partner.
Even if she wasn't sure how patrols were supposed to go just yet, or what was meant by patrol, she'd ducked out into the city on occasion to orient herself with it. So much of it was impossibly foreign to her, but now she had a couple familiar spots. She recognized the Destiny City Public Library, now, and could remember its cross streets. She knew where her new condo was, and she she knew DCU since she would begin her classes there on Monday.
Perhaps it was a little bold of her to go learning how to patrol with Sapphirine when she was so close to learning an entirely new routine, but she thought it a productive way to shake her jitters. It gave her an opportunity to learn how to use the tablets, too.
And she had been grateful to Sapphirine — Kalina — for inviting her into her life.
They'd arranged to start patrolling in the early evening. Psilomelane thought it easiest to start with a place she knew, so she opted for the public library. Her bodice was unassuming enough that she could retract her knees to her chest to hide the hole and wait on a bench without too much interference. She'd gotten a couple nice outfits, but nothing to say that people recognized her for what she was. That made it easier to wait.
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:30 pm
Sapphirine wasn’t quite on time, but she wasn’t completely late either. Fashionably late was...well. Anything under half an hour, and she was only late by eleven--no, twelve minutes.
“I’m here! I’m here, I’m so sorry!”
The corrupt skidded to a halt, her overlong skirt? Tail? Train? Whatever it was, dragging the ground behind her.
...Sure, she had gotten a promotion, but god, at what a cost?
“How long have you been waiting? How have you been? I got a promotion!”
Now that she was here, now that she had finally made it, Sapphirine allowed herself to just breathe. “...I’m not sure how I managed it but. Here I am. Super Orcas with the longest tail you can possibly imagine!” Her rear end was shaken for emphasis, the extra fabric moving slightly. “How are you settling in?”
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 9:38 am
Psilomelane felt a Negaverse super senshi approaching, but her friend was a basic, like her. Her brows furrowed, but she figured they must be coming by to tell her to get up and do something with herself.
… Or not — that was Sapphirine. She looked (and felt) much more powerful than she was before, and she thought Sapphirine looked quite formidable previously. Smiling, Psilomelane stood as she clapped, which rattled her inordinate amounts of jewelry. Sapphirine had gotten a promotion, and Psilomelane assumed it was well-deserved.
She hadn't gotten to know her new friend enough to know what she'd done in the past, but Psilomelane assumed she must have served flawlessly to receive a promotion. "Congratulations! Power looks wonderful on you."
She thought she should hug her friend. Before she could think too much about it, she stepped forward and wrapped her arms about the girl's shoulders in a fierce hug.
"I'm doing well, the Negaverse has done so much for me," she answered in the midst of the hug. "As it has for you."
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 5:06 pm
“Yeah!” Sapphirine laughed softly and sighed softly, melting into the hug and returning it, squeezing Psilomelane gently. “I hope that you get the same joy soon, we’ll really be able to tear up the town when that happens!” Reluctantly, she drew away, but kept her hands on the other corrupt’s arms, grinning at her. “Tell me how you’ve been! Have things gotten any easier for you?”
She wanted to keep talking, keep asking but, she wanted to let her friend have a moment to speak too…but.
“Tell me everything! Did you want to walk? I know we had planned to patrol but um. I mean, I’m not great with my knowledge, but I must know something! If you have any questions or anything, I’ll do my best for you. Obviously!” Sapphirine grinned and shook her head. “I’m shutting up now! I promise!”
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:08 pm
Psilomelane nodded enthusiastically. "They said my starseeds's already ready, they just want to make sure I'm well-situated and in a good place to receive the promotion. I've been doing what I can to see myself integrated appropriately." She gave Sapphirine a fond smile.
It felt good, knowing that she was getting a brand-new life together in short order. It felt even better to know that she had good people like Sapphirine checking in on her, too. Casually, she fell into step with her friend with the invitation to start walking. She was happy for it — feeling the breeze on her skin while they exchanged stories. It had her wondering: could she work under Sapphirine now?
Psilomelane raised her arms over her head and stretched as she figured where to start. "Infiltration's gotten my degrees finalized and everything, and I've been working with one of their members to get a practice set up somewhere local. I just need a place to, um, practice. And a way to start making money. I have big plans for it, though — the local University is an untapped market as far as counseling goes. I've been talking with some of the guidance counselors there and they're more than happy to start referring out to me once I get a practice established.
"Plus, I feel like… Most of the senshi we see are about college-aged? And if anyone has a secret to confess, they usually tell it to their counselor for HIPAA and all… We might discover some of the White Moon that way." But that was still a long ways off.
"I was wondering, though." She glanced over at Sapphirine, wondering if she was ready for a question like this. "Since you're a Super now… Can I come work under you? Right now, I'm not assigned to anyone, and I thought, since you've been so nice to me…"
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:36 pm
“Oh!” Sapphirine nodded, thinking that was a fantastic way to gain information on people…the idea of perhaps learning who senshi were…of damn. It was a good thing she had led with the fact that they said her starseed was already ready, because even though she was newly…ish brought over…she was smart...and really good at planning for things.
It made herself want to figure things out. Made herself want to really be worthy of this promotion…
Psilomelane made her want to really try harder…to be more.
What a strange, slightly frightening thought. It was made even more strange by the fact…it didn’t feel as…overwhelming as it had when she had wanted to impress Haumea, that had been…unhealthy, and rather obsessive, and just…well. Not good. She could see that now.
You shouldn’t chase someone who breaks your fingers upon meeting you…
She swallowed and stared at the other corrupt with the question, mouth opening in surprise. “Ah…wait…you want…under…me?”
Sapphirine’s voice raised an octave and she laughed, pleased and humbled and honored…it was…a lot of emotions right now.
“I would…yeah! That…I mean…I’ll do my best for you, seriously! I…wow!”
For a moment, she truly didn’t know what to say, and then she hugged Psilomelane once again, squeezing her tightly. “Of course! I would love that! I’ll learn so quickly and make sure that we shine. Like we deserve to!”
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:17 pm
Psilomelane blinked rapidly when Sapphirine stumbled through her sentence. "Is that okay?" Maybe there was a protocol she missed, or she had to go through a completely different process in order to integrate herself into someone else's chain of command —
Or not —
Psilomelane was still holding her breath when Sapphirine — Super Sapphirine — answered affirmatively. Then Psilomelane smiled a genuine thing, and nodded gratefully for her friend's acceptance. Her friend, who was now going to be her superior. And while Psilomelane didn't know what kind of life she led on the White Moon side, she imagined that it wasn't nearly as promising as this. New career, new boss, new friend, new everything. And she only had higher to climb.
So Psilomelane accepted the hug graciously, listened to her bangles jingle as her hands met under Sapphirine's shoulder blades. "We deserve the best," she assured her. "And you earned this promotion. We'll both look good to the higher-ups as we work together, I promise."
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:22 pm
Sapphirine felt absolutely giddy with how things had turned out, The smile she received, and the fact that her hug was returned just made everything seem a hundred times better. “You are right! We do deserve the best, and I think we deserve to go and celebrate with dinner…we can patrol after, if you’d like? My treat, of course.” Because really, what was the point of having money if you couldn’t lavish it on your friends?
“I heard about a new Indian place that opened up on the other side of town if you’d like to go there? Or we can pick something closer to around here, whatever you like, I just remember you had wanted to try it when you were at my place, and you did seem to like it…”
Drawing away from the hug, Sapphirine chose to link arms with the other corrupt. Her corrupt. Ugh. This being a mentor thing was…
Well. Obviously she would be better than hers had been. She would never break any of Psilomelane’s fingers for starters…and…
“I’ll always be here to help take care of you, I know that’s like, killing the eating mood but…I just wanted to let you know. In case you were worried.”
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 12:53 pm
Sapphirine was the sweetest person she'd met since being rescued in battle. She was sure of it — Cleeia and Mirzam were both kind, even if Cleeia seemed a little frazzled, and Miyamoto was… Distant, certainly, but she supposed he must've cared a little to help bring her back. Of course, Axinite was nice, but also terribly stressed and terribly busy. He was one of the first people she wanted to meet with when she'd finished getting set up for her practice.
But Sapphirine? She was friendly, and warm, and generous, and asked for nothing in return. A cynic might say that she wanted companionship, but was that a cost when they both needed it? Psilomelane didn't think so.
When they'd relaxed out of each others' arms, she nodded to the question. "I'm happy to take you up on that. I forgot to eat before I left this evening…" She wondered, briefly, if she had that problem before. No way to tell now, and no reason to dwell on it.
"I could never turn down Indian food. I can cook it too, if I focus? And focusing is the hard part, since I usually get distracted with an audiobook and forget to check, well, everything." She grimaced, then shrugged. "If you like, I can try to make some for you. We can treat it like a celebration. Most people seem to celebrate their 'wins' for a day, or an evening, and it never feels like enough."
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 4:57 pm
Sapphirine looked thoughtful at that. “I…truly love the idea of getting dinner from you? But I feel that I’ll end up talking with you and everything will burn regardless, I’m not one for helping focus. I think that sounds super fun though, maybe we can buy it tonight and get together tomorrow and cook it? I’ll get whatever you need and we can do it at my place. Maybe you could teach me if you’re feeling up to it!”
Nothing like learning a new skill to be the cherry on the top of the day.
Regardless, she let her glamor fade and tugged on her friend’s hand, towards the restaurant or just towards home. Whatever worked.
“Also, we deserve celebrations and good things. So today I’ll be in charge since now you want me…in charge, and tomorrow it’s you! Fair trade!” Kalina grinned and began walking.Strickenized FIN FOR ME? YOU CAN WRAP IT UP OR WE CAN JUST LEAVE IT HERE? IDK MAN THEY V. CUTE AND MAKE ME HAPPY???
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