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Since it had worked out so well last time, she had made a new friend and everything, Botein went out again to one of the larger parks that was within decent distance from her house and started to ‘patrol’. By this she meant strolling the park for any ‘ne’er-do-wells’ while listening to a class lecture via her Bluetooth earbud, only in one ear for safety of course, and picking up trash when she saw any. Her puffy jacket was keeping her upper body warm and the occasional squat and other exercise moves kept her legs and feet from freezing all that much. She really should pack snow boots or something in her bag.

She loved her new uniform since it still gave her such a wide range of motion but it really was more for summer, it was something she would have to contemplate over the coming months since her bag wasn’t really all that big. It wasn’t meant to hold much, just some water, a granola bar, a towel, and a first aid kit. What any good Girl Scout would have on hand. Botein was still trying to find something that would work as a treat for any strays she met, human or animal, but all the ‘human consumption’ animal treats she had found were pretty expensive. They were rather out of her price range.

Lucky Botein had found out that there were a few ‘human-friendly’ dog cookies out there so she was going to give that a try next time she had the time for baking. Maybe they could even replace the granola bar in her little bag. It didn’t completely cover all the possibilities but it does help! Now if only she could figure out something for cats.

Botein had decided to take a bit of a break. She didn’t mind going into bushes to retrieve trash or anything like that but it was quite tiring. Especially since her day had been packed full with classes, work, homework, and now patrolling so she thought it was only fair to take a break. It also didn’t hurt that the lecture she had been listening too was from one of her teachers that droned on and on. It was even worse since their voice was just the right pitch and tone to put people to sleep! She had actually seen people doze off in their class. Botein was feeling a bit sleepy just listening to them so she absolutely understood.

Trying to shake off her sleepiness but also taking a break from picking up trash, the super senshi started to do some calisthenics. She was in the middle of doing a few jumping jacks when she stopped and turned towards a very strong aura. Botein had never felt an aura that strong before. “Hello?” She called out, wondering just what kind of new friend she would meet that night.

“What?” She asked, the figure that stepped out from the shadows was all bundled up and looked colder than she felt. Botein could hear them say something but honestly couldn't hear them clearly. The young woman took a step closer just in time to catch the phrase, ‘little senshi’. “I’m not little!” She pouted and frowned before crossing her arms. At five two she was short but she really didn’t like people pointing it out. It was just mean. “Besides! You look to be about my height anyway so why call me little. It’s not nice to say that you know.”

The super senshi sniffed and looked away, still pouting. This little reaction really only lasted a moment before the cold started to get to her again and she started to just absently shift around some. “So, um…. What brought you out tonight? You look really cold. Like even colder than I am and I have some of those reusable chemical hand warmers.” Best twenty bucks she had spent in a long while. “I have a spare one if you want. I haven’t even used it yet.” She offered the strange person, already pulling open her bag to go digging for the little puck that warmed when the metal device inside was pressed. She wasn’t exactly showing fear, nor real concern, but she was keeping her distance for now. The chaos signature meant caution but she had encountered quite a few ‘chaos’ people who were quite pleasant so until this person proved to be a danger she was willing to treat them in a friendly fashion.

Botein frowned and looked up at the other person, the pout once again crossing her face. “I’ll have you know that I’ve been around for a while and I can protect myself just fine! I’m not as weak as you think I am!” She boasted before going back to dig in her bag. “I mean, seriously. I can totally handle myself. I’ve been taking self defense classes for quite a while now. And people are nice enough to practice with me so it's just rude to assume that I’m weak.” She was mostly muttering to herself, quite perturbed to be called out for her apparent lack of skill. She honestly would rather have been called short. At least that wasn’t something she had any control over. Her skill, or lack thereof, was definitely something that she could.

She pulled one of the last hand warmers out with a little triumphant sound even as she focused on the chaotic meanie who called her incompetent. “But it's not actually all that cold out. It's cold, yes, but as long as you stay moving it's not that bad. And it's only for a few hours anyway.” She tilted her head, a quizzical look on her face. It was clear that she completely misunderstood what the dark clothed person meant.

They seemed rather ‘edgy’ as some people said nowadays but Botein wasn’t really concerned, at least not until the spear showed up in their hand. Her eyes widened and she scrambled backwards even as she flung the little reusable hand warmer at the chaos agent. She let out a squeak when the caped figure disappeared only to reappear so, so much closer. The super senshi reacted instinctively and held her bag up as a type of shield, she felt the blade rip into the nylon, shredding the fabric. “My bag,” Botein said softly before tossing the now ruined bag at the officer and turning tail to run.

She had been taking self defense classes, and had even spared a few times with others, including some chaotic officers who were so much friendlier than the person who had just tried to shish kabob her. The super might have thought she could at least hold her own in a pure hand to hand fight but against a blade with reach? She wasn’t naïve enough to think she could pull that off. Not with this person.

Botein ran. She ran hard and she ran fast. She could sense that officer’s aura behind her. They were chasing her! So Botein continued to run. She would have kept running too if she hadn’t missed a dip in the ground, where a few steps would have normally allowed people to safely reach the slightly lower elevation Botein tumbled down them. She got up as fast as she could, ignoring the scrapes and bruises that she now sported but the sharp pain radiating up from her ankle wasn’t something to be disregarded. She had to have twisted it… If she was lucky.

With a gasp of pain the senshi took a few hobbling steps before she paused in the darkness. She couldn’t feel the chaotic aura anymore… but that didn’t mean they weren't there. They weren’t waiting to pounce like some strange animal. But Botein couldn’t run. Not with her ankle in that much pain. Going as fast as she could, she called upon her magic, ‘Amulet of Healing’, and bestowed the necklaces that appeared to herself. Soon the pain that was etched on her face faded and the young woman, after testing her injured foot but felt no pain, quickly took off again. This time with a bit more caution and taking care of the surrounding features.

She burst out of the park, panting, and continued on her way. After quite a while she had found an isolated, and hidden, location where she quickly powered down. The woman exited her hiding spot by another way and rapidly disappeared into the bustle of late night city life. Just another person out late on a chilly winter night. Except her heart was still going a mile a minute and her mind wasn’t far behind.

Just who was that person? And what was their problem?!?!?

((Super Sailor Scout Attack: Amulet of Healing

When the attack is called out 3 ethereal silver amulets, each on a thin chain necklace, appears above her cupped palms. The necklace then disappears then reappears around the target's neck inactive for the next 30 seconds. When the person wearing the amulet sustains any sort of damage the piece of jewelry it will begin to glow with a soft warm radiance then disappear.

The amulets heals any minor to middling cuts, dislocated joint, or strained muscle. Nothing worse than a cut requiring a few stitches. It can be used twice in a battle and if not used within 30 seconds of first calling the attack the amulets fades away and counts as one of the two uses. In the event the target has already sustained an injury the necklace glows then disappears immediately.))