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Ako hadn't been settled for long in her new role, but so far, she felt almost confident. She felt like she had purpose and a reason to drive her forward, which she sorely lacked before, from what she could remember. It was all fuzzy still, like trying to think through layers and layers of cotton and gauze to recall a dream. Yet somehow, the gap in her memories didn't bother her much. Instead, it felt somehow refreshing and freeing, though she hadn't really taken the time to sit and evaluate why that was. She could deal with that another time.

Her heels clicked on the pavement as she wandered, keeping an eye out for anything unusual. Her feet eventually brought her past a large park, and as she cut through it, she saw that she was not the only one out so late, and sensed that she was not the only one with magic to them. She tilted her head curiously, approaching the decidedly green colored senshi slowly. As she got closer, she noticed a dandelion in their hand and a yellow petal by the corner of their mouth. Were they... eating the flowers? Her eyes took in the unusual appearance of them and she wondered if this was one of the "deep space" senshi that Chalcanthite had spoken to her about.

"Hello there." Ako's voice was soft and warm, a calm, inviting smile curving her lips as she watched them curiously. She kept a respectable distance away from them, but was close enough to be easily heard.

Ako held her hands up in a "i mean no harm" way before letting them drop back to her sides. "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you. I just....was curious when I saw you eating the flowers. I've heard that dandelions are edible, and you can even make wine from them, but I can't say I've tried them myself. You uh. Have a little petal, off to the side of your mouth by the way." She gave the senshi an awkward little smile and tapped the corner of her mouth to indicate the stray yellow petal. When his antenna moved, her eyes widened a little. She had thought it might have been part of his hair, or perhaps some sort of accessory.

"I really don't mean to stare, I promise. I... have just never seen anyone like you before. Ah, sorry, I'm being rude...." She smiled sheepishly at him before adding, "I'm Ako. And you are?"

Ako was surprised as a flower was offered to her but she reached out and gently took it. She brought the vibrant blossom to her nose and smiled as she smelled it before plucking a few petals off to eat. She let them sit on her tongue for a moment, contemplating the flavor. The taste was mildly sweet and decidedly floral, though not unpleasant. She could certainly see why it was made into tea or wine.

"Do you... not know what wine is?" She looked at him curiously. "Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermenting something, usually fruit. Though I've also heard of dandelion tea as well, which is.... I suppose more or less boiling the flowers, letting it sit in the water, then drinking the water."

When he gave his name, Ako smiled brightly. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Eri. I really am sorry if I startled you. It wasn't my intention at all." She ate a few more of the petals, deciding that she definitely liked them.

Out of curiosity, she couldn't help herself as she tapped the top of her head. "Are those.. antenna on your head?" She seemed genuinely inquisitive as she peered at him. He reminded her of something, though she just couldn't put her finger on it. Something soft and pretty and delicate.

She smiled warmly and nodded as Eri showed her the bottle. "Ohhh a diffuser bottle! Those are really nice. I think I have one of my own somewhere. Have you tried putting fruit in it?"

A soft laugh escaped her and Ako held her hands up again to show she meant no harm. "Don't worry, I won't touch, I promise." She still wondered if they were as soft as they looked, but thought it would have been horribly rude to ask to feel them.

She admittedly felt a little sad when she noted how he leaned back away from her, but she understood the reason. After all, she probably made his skin itchy, if she felt to deep space senshi anything like chaos agents had to her in the past. She politely took a small step back, hoping to give him a bit of relief. "Sorry, it probably feels a little uncomfortable to be too close to me, doesn't it." She gave him a sympathetic smile, genuinely feeling bad for causing him discomfort. "If it's alright to ask, what are you doing all the way out here anyways?" Just because she wasn't Order aligned didn't mean she couldn't worry about someones safety, right?

Ako smiled softly as the little moth pulled fruit out from his sash. There was something so incredibly endearing about him that made her want to just squish his cheeks. She felt a slight twinge of guilt as he said Chaos was sick, however. It wasn't so much that she enjoyed Chaos itself. But it was an escape. That was all she could remember of having chosen it.

His next words made her frown, however. "Wait...wait is someone making you help them?" The frown deepened. "Eri...is someone hurting you?" She knew there wasn't much she herself could do, but if someone from her side was harming someone needlessly, perhaps she could speak with Chal about it. Maybe he could intervene somehow, or perhaps he knew someone else who could.

Ako frowned, still worried about the quiet moth senshi in front of her. "Eri, if someone is taking advantage of you, I want to help." Just because she was Chaos didn't mean she needed to be a bad person, right? She was still allowed to dislike needless violence or someone being used or abused.

His next words made her frown more. Magic broken? Her voice was soft and gentle as she gently prompted him, looking concerned for him. "Whos magic is broken? Yours or theirs?" She didn't know much about Deep Space senshi, having never met one before, so she was quite in the dark about how any of them worked, so for all she knew, maybe he meant himself.

At the very firm refusal to speak about it, Ako frowned. She wasn't sure why she wanted to help this senshi so badly, but she definitely did not want to see him continue to be harmed or used. "Okay, you don't have to talk about it. But I want to make it clear that there are people who can help, alright? You don't have to deal with it alone." She gave him a gentle smile as she spoke, hoping to at least prompt him to speak to someone he perhaps trusted more.

"Oh." His magic did indeed seem broken, though she had no idea what could lead to something like that. "Has it been like that for a long time?" It was sinking in that Eri didn't exactly understand everything she said and she wanted to try and put it into easier words. "Always broken, or new broken?"
 

Huh. Broken magic. She would definitely have to ask Chal about that later. "Can I help it? Do you know how to fix it?" She tried to keep her words simpler for him, hoping that would help with the confused looks.

Ako chewed her lip as she watched him, wishing there was something more she could do, more help she could offer, but she knew that there was quite a limited amount she could do even to begin with. "There's a park on the other side of town." She pointed in the general direction as she spoke. "I'm there a lot. If you need help, come find me there, okay?"