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 Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:24 am
Backdated to before Christmas 2021. "Lysithea, correct?" Jet asked a second or so after passing the Eternal Senshi in the hall, having turned back to give her another look over and make sure he was putting the correct names to faces. He didn't know much about the Eternal Senshi, other than she was apparently now on Faustite's team and there was a Saturn Knight harassing his recruits because of her.
"General Jet. I can't recall seeing you at the orientation meeting. Do you have a few minutes? I just want to get to know you a little better. Since you're new. If not, I can send a request to General Faustite's office to speak with you whenever you're available," he offered, because he wasn't going to corner her and make her talk.
Really, he was just curious. All of these new recruits, thanks to Metallia's will. They'd all been torn from what they knew and placed into a world they knew nothing about. It was only fair to give them a chance to prove themselves. The method itself was not his preference for recruitment, but they would have to live with the consequences of whatever happened, while doing their best to keep the White Moon from brainwashing them again. Orangeish Sherbert Happy Birthday! Here's a start!
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:48 pm
She was thinking of visiting Faustite. Honestly, Lysiteha wanted to visit her brother…but she was still angry. Still upset at how irrational he had been over that senshi. Malus.
Whatever.
Lysithea was about to continue walking on when her brain caught up to her ears and she paused, glancing back at the one speaking. “Oh. Yeah, I’m Lysithea. No, I didn’t go to any meeting…ah. And I don’t need anything sent to Faustite’s office. My brother isn’t my keeper, I do have my own, you know.”
There was an edge to her voice that she tried to smooth over, but the idea of someone thinking that Faustite was above her…right now, it only brought anger.
“Ah. Forgive me. We’re in a bit of a spat. If you want to talk, you can come with me to my office. It’s only a few doors down!” She forced a smile and hoped that he would take the olive branch, even though…quite honestly. She wasn’t in the mood to talk to anyone really. “I think I have some cookies still…I don’t think I ate them all…”
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:48 pm
Lysithea's response was almost enough to catch Jet off guard. He didn't expect someone to snap at someone they didn't even know. A General. Jet frowned in response, even after her apology. Whatever was going on with her and Faustite was clearly enough to cause emotional turmoil that leaked out to her interaction with others.
Probably not a good sign.
"I didn't know you had your own, so I apologize for the misunderstanding. Maybe I'll suggest a directory of everyone's offices be made," he said, because maybe that would have cleared up some confusion. "I wasn't aware offices were being given to those who only just joined, regardless of inherited rank, but I hope you prove worthy of the position."
He didn't care if he was friends with her, or with anyone, but he did expect the rules to be followed and for everyone to keep each other safe. Hopefully Faustite, or whoever was showing her the ropes since she didn't bother to go to the orientation, made that clear to her.
"I won't bother you if you're not in the mood to talk," he said, because if he wasn't welcome, then he didn't want to force the conversation. If anything, this was enough to get to know a little more about her.
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 9:31 am
Worthy of the position. What the hell did that even mean? Worthy of the position. The position of an Eternal? The position she held in the Negaverse? The fact that she had been saved and brought back to reunite with her brother. Her baby brother. She was the eldest. She was strong. She wasn’t someone’s puppet.
“The idea of a directory would be a good one, I bet. It would be nice to know who I could visit easier.” Just joined? She hadn’t just joined. She had been brought back.
This General obviously had a very high opinion of himself, and she truly didn’t…like his attitude. “I’m always in the mood to talk, again. I apologize. My brother and I are having a bit of an argument, that’s all. So the idea of being thought of as just one of his underlings ruffled my feathers. Also, I didn’t just join, I was rescued and brought back, so I think that there’s a bit of a difference. If you would still like to talk, I would love to. I enjoy making new contacts. Meeting new allies.”
…Honestly, she didn’t think there would be a friendship possible with this General.
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 9:54 am
Brother…?
Jet continued to watch the Eternal Senshi carefully. For having experience in the Information Branch, Faustite probably needed to let other people know of his plans if he wanted to keep this story going. Jet could only piece together a little from what Lysithea was telling him, but apparently Faustite was her brother and she was brought back, and yet…
His expression didn’t change as he felt the irritation rise. What did Faustite think he was doing? Setting this Senshi up with some false history and not telling anyone else? Or if he had, Jet had been left out of the loop.
And he’d just been in Faustite’s office, asking him for his help on a mission that could very well result in his death if they weren’t careful. The least Faustite could have done was mention that he was telling Lysithea that she was his brother.
“You might enjoy talking to Lazurite, actually,” he said after a moment. “She’s exceptionally good at making people feel welcome. I’ll ask her to stop by your office when she has time. I imagine it’s been a little disorienting getting used to things again. Because… you wouldn’t be making new allies and contacts since you’ve just been brought back, but your memory seems to be a little off. As expected, of course. I guess that’s a bit of a difference, too,” Jet said, wondering if he had enough time to talk to Axinite without making it obvious that he was planning on a mission behind his back.
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:10 pm
The change of topic made her pause and the unfamiliar name was something she blinked at. “Who is Lazurite? I’d love to meet new people. Um. I’d like that, yeah. And it is really disorienting, yeah…” Lysithea’s expression clouded a bit, and the ever present despair that she worked so hard to keep at bay was nearly visible.
“It’s hard. And my memory is completely gone. The damn White Moon took care of that…and it’s just. Complicated when people know me...and I know nothing when I see them. It’s. I feel bad. And I know they expect things from me but I’m afraid of getting it wrong.”
She swallowed and then plowed on, rather recklessly. “And then there’s my brother who has his own ideas of how to do things, and I know that the White Moon is the enemy but. They should be brought to the truth, not killed. And then he goes about nobody liking him and this white moon brat said that he was Faustite’s friend. And he tried to burn him alive. And I just. Whatever.” She scoffed and turned away, shaking her head. “I would like to keep talking if you’re in the mood. I have snacks and things in my office…but I understand if you. Think I’m too much of a b***h or something. It’s just been a long few days and I’m. Angry.”
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 4:58 pm
Jet held his tongue and his expression when Lysithea commented on how disorienting it was, and while she’d been parroting back his own words, he couldn’t help but wonder if maybe attending the orientation intended for the new, or apparently in this case, rescued recruits.
He certainly hoped this new Corrupt was not being given all of the freedoms of those who had years of experience in the Negaverse, whereas this Senshi had been trying to orient herself for two months.
Maybe that was another conversation he could have with Axinite or even Queen Laurelite. Later, once his mission was complete.
“Lazurite is a Negaverse Senshi, like yourself. You might have seen her around. Long blonde hair in pigtails,” he explained, trying to decide how to describe her. “Smiles a lot. Actually, there’s another Senshi you should meet too, if you want to meet more than one. Cymophane is also blond and smiles a lot. His hair is usually in a braid over top but then ponytail. I’ll send them both your way the next time I talk to them,” he promised.
As for all of the things Faustite was apparently telling her…
“Maybe it would help if I explained some of the things that might be confusing to you. If you’ve ever met General Aquamarine, you’ll know that I’m not scared off by those having a bad day.” Or bad existence, in Aquamarine’s case. Or so he made it seem sometimes.
“Lead the way,” he said with a gesture of his hand towards the hall she’d been heading down. “I’m sorry you’ve been having some trouble with Faustite. I thought he considered me one of his friends, but maybe I’ll have to try harder if he thinks no one likes him.” Although he was a bit irritated that Faustite was keeping important secrets from everyone who would have been able to help him.
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:08 pm
Smiles a lot. Yeah, that sounded nice. She shrugged at his offer to explain things. “It’s just the fact that people know me and I don’t know them that’s confusing. Everything else is coming back easily. But the lack of memories of people isn’t something that can be helped, I don’t think. I appreciate the offer though. And. I think my brother really just likes to feel sorry for himself sometimes. Normally I’d be more. Whatever but. I’m still angry.”
She led the General to her office and offered him a seat on her couch, going to get some cookies and bringing them over.
“I would say not to take it personally but. Sometimes I think he really believes that nobody likes him, when he literally has a whole team that would move heaven and earth for him. A sister who would go to Hell and back, and then there’s you who clearly care about him. I just. He’s stubborn.”
Lysithea shrugged and shoved one of the cookies in her mouth, raising her eyebrows at them to invite Jet to help himself.
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:48 pm
Jet didn’t say anything, but thought it was strange how she felt confused and disoriented about things, but didn’t seem to want any additional help getting settled.
There was only so much Faustite could do, especially as a half youma. Not because Jet thought there was anything wrong with him being half youma, but trying to help a Senshi was probably difficult, given youma instincts towards Senshi.
He sat down on the couch and took a cookie when she offered it to him. Trying to understand what she was talking about was a little difficult. It seemed like she had a lot of thoughts and didn’t know where to start or stop or what to include. A lot of pauses. Jet had to wonder if that was something from the Chaos or if she’d been like that before.
“That’s no one’s fault but his own if he believes no one else likes him,” Jet said between bites of cookie. Faustite wanted approval too much, and then jumped to conclusions. Jet, on the other hand, had already selected who he wanted approval from, and he wasn’t going to beat himself up if he didn’t have approval from anyone else.
“I thought we had a counselor here. He should talk to her instead of dragging you into his problems. It’s probably just down the hall instead of to Hell, if you want to save yourself a trip,” he suggested.
“Did you make these, or are they Axinite’s? I’m going to guess you made them. They’re good,” he said with a nod. Still, what was with the story of her being Faustite’s sister? There were so many things he could say to poke holes into that story. Not that he was going to, but he was trying not to be frustrated about it.
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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:07 pm
“I think he’s just having a hard time adjusting to me being back. I don’t know. I can make excuses for him until I turn blue but if he shuts me out. I can’t change that.” Lysithea had a sudden…rather terrible suspicion that…well. What if that was why the White Moon had taken her to begin with? Had she been weak minded from a fight with her brother?
Ugh. Nasty thought.
“Axinite? Oh, no. They’re mine, but I did make them for the General King. I was on my way to deliver them actually, but you get to taste them first. I’ve heard that he always gives out cookies, so I figured I’d make some for him just for fun. It always helps to have a baking buddy anyway. Do you think he’ll like them?”
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 5:49 pm
“He’ll like them,” Jet said easily. And even if Axinite didn’t like them, he would never say that he didn’t like them. That wasn’t Axinite. He was always concerned for the well-being of others. Maybe it was a good thing that Lysithea planned on talking to him. Especially if she was having a difficult time with Faustite.
Then again, Faustite had been trained differently than himself. He trusted the other General, even if they likely would never see eye to eye on some things. It was why he went to him instead of some of the others. Just as he trusted Ashanite to keep an eye on the status of Kerberos.
“Don’t make excuses for him. Just be yourself. Especially while you’re trying to get used to things. Again,” he added quickly. While he wasn’t sure what Faustite was doing, he didn’t want to ruin any plans he might have had for her.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:52 pm
“Good! I was hoping that would be the case. I’ve only heard good things about him so.” Lysithea watched Jet and then gave a very dramatic, very weary sigh. “...It’s hard not to make excuses for him. He’s my little brother who makes very stupid decisions that I can’t even begin to fathom and. Then he throws temper tantrums. But…I’ll try. It is good advice, I’ll admit. Though, it’s really hard to turn off the whole…protective older sibling…thing. And when it’s not wanted…”
She swallowed hard and shrugged. “Got any siblings? Any sibling advice for me?”
Drowning him wouldn’t work, but there were moments where she wished she could.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 7:34 pm
Jet froze for a moment, his eyes focused somewhere in the room, but not on anything in particular. He made himself look down at the rest of the cookie in his hand, and broke it apart into a smaller bite.
“Older brother,” he admitted, even if he wasn’t able to lift his head just yet. “Well… I’m older now than he was when he was killed.”
Probably not the topic she wanted to talk about, but she asked, and he was trying to be more open about himself after years of avoiding talking about it.
“He was very protective. Responsible. I don’t think he could have done anything wrong. All I wanted to do was make things easier for him. We only had each other after our parents died. And I know for a fact that Chaos isn’t the cause of evil.”
He paused and shook his head, finally lifting his eyes so he could offer her a sympathetic smile.
“He was a Negaverse Captain. Senshi named Penthesilea killed him. I watched it happen. And then I joined the Negaverse. So for advice…? I guess cherish them while you can.”
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 7:49 pm
All of the anger, all of the annoyance she was feeling for Faustite seemed to evaporate as Jet told his story, and she swallowed hard and reached out to pat his shoulder, only a little awkwardly. “...I um…I bet he would be proud of you. Where you’ve come, how far you’ve come. You’re…carrying on his legacy and…that’s amazing. I’m…sure that I’m older than you, and if I’m not, I just want to let you know that, as a certified older sister…um. I’m proud of you. Just. In case it helps to hear that.”
She would have hugged him too, as was her way but. Faustite still had her wary of that affection. If she was rebuffed once again…and why wouldn’t she be? This General was still a complete stranger after all, but…she knew that it would do her absolutely no good.
Still though. The urge was there.
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:03 pm
Even if he didn’t know her, Jet relaxed a little when she placed a hand on his shoulder. And he hoped it wasn’t out of place for him to place his hand on hers in return, giving it a small, grateful squeeze. Aquamarine wasn’t exactly the affectionate type, so Jet didn’t expect it from him, or from anyone. But it wasn’t unwelcome.
“As someone with experience as a troublesome little brother. You’re needed. And wanted,” he said, wishing he’d had a chance to tell his own brother all of the things he felt. But if she was willing to be in the big sibling role, then he supposed he could give it a shot.
He didn’t know what Faustite’s plans were, or maybe she was his older sister that he just never told Jet about. It wasn’t as though he told people about his personal life. Not until very recently.
“Not all siblings are good,” he said after a moment, knowing that his relationship with his brother was what Aquamarine experienced with his own brothers. “So if Faustite doesn’t give you what you need to be a good older sister, let me know. Maybe I’ll adopt you instead.”
Somehow he doubted that would happen. Faustite seemed to be the possessive type. And Jet barely knew her. But at least Aquamarine wouldn’t be jealous since she wasn’t blond, or something ridiculous like that.
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