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((Backdated to about a week or so after his awakening))

Over the past few days he received quite a bit of information and more than a few shocks. The least of which was that not only was his wif… girl... the mother of his child, a magical being but so were several of her family members. He was quite surprised since none of them really struck him as ‘superheros’. They were just normal people and yet when he and Dessie made it back to their place all kinds of secrets came out of the woodwork. Secrets that he would have to take to his grave, just like his own secret and Dessie’s. It was quite daunting really when one thought about it. There was a lot to think over really. So much information. So many new concepts were thrust upon him in such a short time. It was rather dizzying.

The one thing that he did know was that he wanted to learn everything. He wanted to make sure he was as prepared to step into the shoes he found himself in as he could be if only so he could protect his family when it was needed. He would not be caught unaware like he was about a week ago. In order to facilitate his decision the young man was able to set up a meeting, more like a ‘class’, with his ‘princess’. Ida had offered to teach him that night but between the injuries and the shock and the fact they had to get back to Sarah there hadn’t been any time to do so. But now was the time.

Time enough to fully grasp what was being told. Time to understand and see. Time to analyze and formulate further thought processes. He had been told what was going on from the Jacobs but he wanted to see what Ida’s take on the whole ‘war’ was. How did she see things considering her position and history? He was told that, like in normal wars, this one wasn’t as black and white as it seemed and yet his gut reaction was closer to the opposite of that thought process. What was Ida’s stance? Truthfully, wanting to hear her take on this whole nutty situation was the main reason he was out there waiting for her to arrive, waiting in the shadows of some trees.

A glance at the time on the phone ment she should be here any moment. The night was oddly still, only the distant sounds of the city to break up the silence. He wasn’t entirely sure how he felt about it, it definitely put him on edge but then again the last time he had spent any significant time in a park he was rudely introduced to a world of magic and insanity. If he didn’t need to know how to protect himself or his family from the batty people he was now going to be facing, the young man figured he wouldn’t actually fight. Alas things were never that easy.

He was a page of Ida. Nothing he could do about that. As such he really should know more about Ida and her own philosophy with regards to this insane city. Maybe learn some fighting moves from her as well. The more he knew the better he could protect those that needed protecting.

[quote - tefla]
[quote - Whimsical Blue]

At first blush Illyria could almost ignore that small, persistent, voice at the back of her mind telling her that things were still not hunky dory. Maybe Ida had been affected by the changing of fall into winter and that's why she was more tense, more prone to emotional outbursts. It almost seemed right now that Ida was almost chipper to go out and meet with Sigiriya after the young man's rude awakening into the war that plagued Destiny City. She had Ida had arrived in the nick of time to help fend off those that had sought to do harm to the new page and his senshi friend (girlfriend?) and for that she was grateful. But even as she managed to keep her grip on Ida's fuku as the eternal senshi moved with extreme grace did the Mauvian remember the dazed expression of the one that she had shoved face first into a brick wall. 'If I hadn't done it, Sigiriya might not have survived the night, it was a necessary action.'

It had been a hasty decision but had it been right to do so?

Shaking her head to clear the thoughts that plagued her did Illyria turn her sights on Sigiriya before moving enough that she could drop from Ida's shoulders. Feeling the ground meet her paws did Illyria prowl forward before gently winding herself around the Page's ankles. Who cared if it was probably a little too intrusive for a second meeting? She was greeting the young man in her own fashion and as Ida extended the invitation to go to her world did Illyria pipe up alongside her bonded partner, "I'd agree with her observations that it'd be safer to do this off world, but entirely the choice I think lies with you alone."

Ida smiled as she watched Illyria greeting the Page, feeling all warm inside. While she didn't expect the Mauvian to disapprove of any Ida page, it was still nice to know she did approve. (Plus, she was super cute when she did it)

Ida nodded at Sigirya's response. "Yeah, everyone gives off a power signature when they're powered up. The higher in rank you are, the bigger or stronger the signature is. With practice, you can learn to tell the difference between the different factions, which can be really useful. You can find people on your side, and avoid the ones that might be dangerous. I highly recommend practicing it, when you have the time. Sometimes I find it helpful to close my eyes and concentrate on... things that aren't my feelings, if that makes sense? Its not a precise sense, it doesn't pinpoint where someone is, but its still helpful."

Falling into mentoring was surprisingly easy, once she started. It just rolled out naturally, like she'd never stopped.

"As far as getting there, I'm going to teleport us." Ida said as she offered a hand out to the young man, opening her other to pull her phone from subspace. "It'll be easier for me to take all three of us. When you start out, its hard to bring people along and pretty tiring. Senshi teleport by using their senshi phones."

She held it up to show him. "Its something the Mauvian's make for us. Knights can do it by concentrating on their weapon and saying their oath. I can write it down for you, but everyone I met has sort of just... known that oath from the start, if they to focus on it. All we have to do is make contact with each other for me to take us. Illyria has her own teleportation charm now, so she can go alone, but it really is easy for me to take all of us."

“Yup! I don’t quite understand it logically but then again here I am standing with a cat that can talk and a lady with wings about to go to space using honest to god magic. Pretty sure logic went right out the window.” He smiled, a bit shakily since it was all so very new to him, and shrugged. He would have to give that whole thing a go when he was able, knowing when things were heading his way or around him would be nice. Especially since he planned on being more active now that he knew that Dessie was a part of this whole ‘war’. “Neat! Is there anything that us normies can do or is it only you guardians that can do it?” He asked the cat who was currently looking up at him from his feet.

Sig took Ida’s offered hand and couldn’t help it, “Beam me up Scotty.” He was a nerd after all. He had gotten the rundown on the senshi phones and even their pens, sadly as a knight he didn’t get any of that neat kit… just a ring and a weapon as far as he remembered. Then again he might have missed something, it was all sort of blurring together. “I can lend an arm if it helps,” He offered to Ida and Illyria. Holding on to the cat during transport wasn’t a big deal for him. Not like he was allergic or anything.

Illyria had nestled happily in the crook of Ida's shoulder as final preparations were made for their departure. As the world shimmered around them and then went out of focus for the smallest amount of time did Illyria find herself gripping Ida's fuku tightly before relaxing. There was the typical sense of momentarily needing to adjust ones bearings when the rolling fields of Ida appeared before them. Taking her cue from Ida herself Illyria straightened a little before taking a moment to jump off from her perch before winding around Ida's feet and then looking up and further into the distance.

Almost as if came naturally to her, and maybe it was becoming more natural, did Illyria shed her feline form for the easier mobility afforded to her bipedal human form. It definitely made a difference in the field to be able to not have to work to get through the long grass. As much as she wanted to grab Sigiriya's hand and direct him around the place Illyria held back, wanting this moment to be between Ida and Sigiriya first. It didn't stop her from giving a response to Sigiriya's earlier comment though, "you asked if there were others that could mask energy signatures before. So far I think it's just us Guardian Cats that have that ability."

With a fluid grace Illyria reached down into the grasses at her feet and plucked the smallest of blooms before fastening it amongst her curly hair before tossing a smile back towards Ida. She'd never tire of how peaceful Ida's homeworld was.

The senshi watched his face with shy eagerness, wanting to catch every change of expression as he looked around himself for the first time. It gave her a rush of warm feeling, seeing the wonder there. Wonder for this wonderful, beautiful place she loved so much. She was so pleased she could hardly stand it.

Sigiriya was an Idan knight... and he thought Ida was beautiful.

"Its come a long way." She said with a small smile, winding her fingers together over her stomach. "It used to be just the grass... but its recovered a lot over the years. The trees came back, and all the flowers, and now I've even found some animals and bugs. Its well on its way to being really alive again."

Ida's eyes followed his, moving out over the waving grass to the dark, cool shadows under the trees, dappled in sunshine. It was hard to see the glowing bunches of flowers over the door ways or the winding paths between the buildings, but she knew they were there.

"Your wonder is here, somewhere. I'm not really sure where. I haven't found anything that looks much like a wonder... but maybe they're all shielded from me until their knight comes. That would make sense. Do you want to look around? I started a garden over there, by the tower were I used to live in my last life." Ida said, pointing towards the tree that towered a bit taller than the rest. The faint sound of wind chimes came to them, carried on a soft, gentle breeze. She offered a smile to Illyria too, seeing her in her human form. Reaching, she caught up her hand and squeezed it gently, sharing a little of her excitement and pleasure with her bonded.

Sig absently nodded along as Ida talked about the plantlife, still taking everything in. It kind of boggled his mind that he was in space. On a completely different ecosystem in space. He knew what he had been told, he understood what had been explained, and he logically couldn’t refute his own change but it was still just so odd to be standing on a completely different world over a million miles away from Earth. Just… bloody insane.

“I’ve got to admit that I googled Sigiriya but it's hard to connect the place on Earth with finding a place like that up here,” He gestured to the grasslands and trees. The Wiki page mentioned a big rock plateau and a castle and other stuff that seemed rather illogical on Earth let alone on Ida. Then again Wiki said Ida was a dusty, rocky, asteroid and what he was currently seeing was definitely none of those descriptors, technically only in the sense that there were rocks and dirt. “Yeah,” He corrected himself when Ida asked if he wanted to look around, “Yes please. I would love to learn more in general about everything. I got a run down by Antares and Maia and Shang but well… It's always good to get another take on things and honestly after a while everything just kind of mushed together.” He sheepishly shrugged

((You guys ok with calling this rp done? or in the next few posts at least?))