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 Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:54 pm
Getting back on the horse was something that Tortali kept telling herself she was going to do, but actually accomplishing the feat was proving to be way too difficult. Especially since it was cold and the fates decided to give her the skimpiest outfit imaginable.
It was cold enough tonight that she was shivering and having to clamp down hard on her teeth to keep them from chattering, and there was nothing. No youma. No villains. No nothing.
She could have spent the night curled up warm in Anella’s arms and instead…here she was. Trying to be better. Trying to stomp on the face of chaos and…
Tortali’s head snapped up when she felt the aura of another senshi, ******** it. At least it would be someone to talk to, and someone to b***h about the cold with. Maybe if she was lucky she could schedule some more patrols with whoever it might be. Could be nice not going out alone all the time.
…But if she would tell Anella, she wouldn’t have to go out alone all the time either but.
Meh.
Hurrying towards the aura, Tortali grinned, lips about to call a greeting, but she skidded to a halt…this…was one of those ******** aliens? The ones who had caused the issue by the hill?
Whatever it was, she wasn’t human, that’s for sure. “What the ******** hell?” Her hands curled into fists and she began advancing slowly. “Give me one good reason I shouldn’t just pound you into the ground, you alien b***h? Was it fun to ******** us all over and corrupt so many of us?”
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:56 pm
Dagon found that she enjoyed...weather. Changes of seasons, snow, even the cold--even though it chilled her, in her light uniform. It was just nice to be on a world that moved again. So she found herself relishing exploring the city, especially since it meant she could be powered up while she did. It would be a long time before she knew Destiny City as well as she knew her home, but...
Well. Things were mostly progressing nicely here.
She could feel another Senshi aura approaching, and she exhaled, standing up and preparing to greet her--but.
This Senshi was coming out winging.
"I'm not a Velencian!" Dagon snapped. It wasn't as if she couldn't understand the anger; the story Encke had told her sat ill in her chest. "I am from Dagon."
Still, she was ready to defend herself, squaring her shoulders and preparing to call on her magic.
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 4:45 pm
Tortali didn’t even bother listening to the words, they didn’t register until her fist had collided with with the soft flesh of the other senshi’s cheek. Even when they did register, she didn’t understand them. Didn’t know what a Velencian was, didn’t really care if she were being honest.
The fact that did make her pause was the fact that this senshi…felt...like a senshi.
Even if she was blue…she looked like a senshi too, with the skirt and the white bodice. The collar.
Tortali jumped a step backwards, hands still raised and expression angry. “I will use my magic on you, but talk. You have one minute. Tell me why I shouldn’t rip your throat out.”
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:12 pm
Dagon took a breath. Held up her hands, and took a step back. She didn't want to be throwing punches with ostensible allies--not when she had so few on Earth. Not when everything about the situation was terrible and confusing.
"The ones who betrayed you. I've hear the story of what they did--how you were all tricked into believing that their leader would help you destroy the Negaverse, and then you were nearly destroyed instead when it turned out to be an ambush. They're called Velencians, and I'm not one of them. I am Sailor Dagon, last survivor of my world, and I arrived here a little over a month ago, by your reckoning. Well after that disaster."
She hoped the other Senshi believed her. Didn't want to take up arms against her own side.
Would, if she had to.
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:32 pm
Tortali hesitated and lowered her hands just slightly, watching the senshi with narrowed eyes. “I don’t know much about them. I was at that battle almost on accident. We got the notice, my girlfriend and I and…” She shrugged. “You…feel like a senshi, at least. Even if you do look like they do. How…”
As her expression softened slightly, curiosity ended up filtering in. “How did you get here? You’re actually…from another planet? How…I mean. How long have…you been a senshi?” Questions began to pop in her head like the machine at the movie theater and she swallowed. “Dagon is…in space then? Like, you say your world? I’ve never…been up to mine. I’ve heard that it’s a thing we can do though…ah. Tell me about it?”
Tortali’s hands had completely lowered now, fists relaxed and eyes far too bright with this information. “...You’re sure you’re not here to mess things up? You’re not like…the second wave of those other…Velencians? Like, The…uh…Dagon-Velencians or something?”
She was pretty sure that wasn’t a thing but. She needed to be sure.
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:24 pm
Good. This other Senshi was backing down, and Dagon was going to be able to avoid hostilities. That was always what she preferred, when it came to her own side.
"I have been Sailor Dagon for...." She thought, for a moment. "Over one thousand, two hundred years. My people were quite long-lived, before we were slaughtered." All but her. The last of a race that should have lived for centuries more. "Though not quite this long.
"I arrived on Earth after feeling a...pull, an energy that called me to this world. My planet is dying--Chaos is destroying it from the core out. I hope to find a solution here."
Hopefully that would assuage the poor girl's doubts.
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:30 pm
“Is there anything I can do to help? I’m sure my girlfriend would be happy to as well.” Tortali hesitated and gave a small smile. “You’re…old yeah? That’s…crazy. You don’t look it, that’s for sure.”
Holding out a hand, her smile grew. “I’m Tortali. Senshi of Grudges. I’m sorry I hit you…is your face okay? You…I mean. I am sorry. And I’d love to help you figure things out if I can. I’ve never been up to my world but. I’m starting to really think that I should go. If you’d ever want to come with me, you’re welcome.”
It wasn’t often that Tortali admitted that she was wrong…but when she did…well.
It felt kind of silly now. You can’t judge a book by its cover, after all…
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Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:43 pm
"I do not know yet," Dagon said, "but I will search. And if you could--perhaps your world, or your girlfriend's, will have some answers?" She knew little about Tortali, and less about this girlfriend she spoke of, but any chance at finding the answers she sought was a better chance than none.
"I am glad to meet you, Sailor Tortali. And you did not do much damage." Dagon snorted, reaching up to rub her cheek with one hand while she shook Tortali's hand with the other. "A solid punch. Effective. But I've had much worse." Pain was....not an obstacle she often let herself think about. Not anymore. "But aim those fists at our enemies, hmm?"
It was clear that now that the situation was resolved, Dagon was less angry, and more entertained.
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:23 am
Tortali grinned and nodded. “Yeah. sounds good to me. I’ll…do you have a phone? Either a senshi phone or like, a real life Earth phone? We can exchange numbers and I’ll invite you for dinner sometime. It’ll be take out, my girlfriend can’t cook to save her life, and you’ve lived so long it would suck to die of food poisoning.”
She had been learning to cook though, and while she couldn’t make anything fantastic, it was nice to have grilled cheese every once in a while instead of the never ending rounds of restaurant foods.
“Yeah, at our enemies, which is what I was trying to do, seriously.” Tortali was glad that Dagon seemed to not be too terribly angry with her and realized that now…
Well, now she’d have to talk to Nell about going back into things…have to confess everything. With a sigh she rubbed the bridge of her nose. “Wish me luck though. I have to confess to my girl that I’ve been powering up again and just. Punching people. I might get dumped for this, all things considered.”
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2022 12:31 pm
"I have a Senshi phone," Dagon said, and she produced the phone Viatrix had given her. "I was lucky enough to run into a helpful Mauvian, and she and her Senshi have helped me get acclimated to this world." To say the very least of what Encke and Viatrix had done for her. They and the Bells had given her a home, safety, and security. The ability to walk freely in this new world she was a part of.
"I would enjoy having dinner with the two of you, and getting to know your girlfriend." Her nose wrinkled, briefly, though. While the word "dumped" wasn't per se familiar--she could guess, from the rest of what Tortali was saying, that it indicated an unpleasant reaction on her partner's part. How strange. "Why would she oppose you being involved? Being a Senshi--it is a duty. A calling. One does not simply put it on a shelf and ignore it. Especially not when there are Chaotic forces on this world, bringing harm to its people. Is it not your duty to fight?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:57 pm
Tortali grinned and pulled out her own phone, snapping a picture of Dagon before she put the device away. “I don’t think she would oppose it. She’s a Knight. A Venus knight, we just…haven’t done much in the last few years…it’s. Honestly, the battle with the Velencians was the first time we’d been out in…good lord. Forever, it feels like.”
She sighed and shrugged. “But you’re right. It is our duty to fight…so that’s what we’ll do. I’ll be in touch, Dagon. We’ll meet up again soon, okay?”
A new ally would be nice, and a great way to try and entice Anella back into the game…now she just had to deal with that, with talking to her and figuring out what to say.
With a small wave, Tortali headed off into the night, letting her powered form drop when she was far enough away and began to plan just how to bribe Anella.
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