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With his vision back to the usual level of not great, Chalcanthite went back out on his patrols as normal, alongside the usual check-in he did on the music venue he was partially in charge of. Things seemed calmer in a way, but when he would look up at the sky on clear nights, he felt the tension eek into his posture. Contained, not dead. That was the status of the Calamitous Hollow, and it didn’t sit well with him. There were too many variables, not enough certainty in things for him to be completely comfortable with how it had shaken out.

Hearing his tablet ping from a team notification, he saw that Londonite had been injured and needed assistance. It was frustrating that the two remaining lieutenants of his team had both gotten injured so close together in time. But he knew that the two who hadn’t earned their promotions to captain had other things that were a priority.

Teleporting to the coordinates they’d supplied alongside a photo sent through the tablet, he dusted himself off before turning to the man. “Are you alright?” Looking them over, he could see they weren’t doing well. Their uniform had tears, and he could tell they’d gotten beaten up a bit, but other than that, they were standing at least.

Luckily, there was no one around, not that he could feel anything other than Londonite. Caution was always his priority, so he had his medallion helping to smother his own signature down.

Pulling out a small first aid kit from his subspace, he offered a small gauze pad to twist and help stop their nose from bleeding. While he didn’t particularly enjoy hearing about fights breaking out, he was relieved that this knight at least was easily put off of the chase. Some would no doubt continue on until an agent or corrupt senshi fell unconcious or worse.

“Let me know what you can about them, so we can add them to the database.” Seeing how they were babying their midsection as well, he shook his head slightly. “And you should get checked by our doctors. While most of the knights and senshi have been upholding a slight truce after recent events, I would hazard a guess some never got the memo…”

Moving closer, he offered his hand to help to teleport them at least out of this area for a debriefing. “It may be better for you to drain through my pet project to avoid any additional injuries for the moment. We cannot have you caught out while injured and unable to get back to Tokyoite.” Weighing their partner’s importance to get them to listen more, knowing Londonite was the risk taker and partier of the pair, he knew there was a strong enough connection to have them listen closely to his advice.

Listening to the description and committing it to memory as he went over the details to match it to the database information he had on the types of knights that were listed, he had a few ideas on their classification but without seeing them himself it would be hard to have a completely accurate report.

With a nod, he teleported them both closer to the other’s apartment building but not close enough to cause a connection to be tied to them. Stepping into the alley for a moment, he powered down and adjusted his scarf slightly against the chill of wind that blew down the narrow alleyway.

“Good, it will be better that way, for your health and safety of course.” And for the longevity of those on his team. It wouldn’t do to have them dropping off like flies if he wanted to work towards some of his goals.

“Perhaps they box or something along those lines? It is far from an uncommon hobby in this city so it may have led to that advantage they had even if they were similarly matched otherwise.” Keeping things vaguer while he was powered down, he motioned for the other to lead as he idly pulled his phone out to let Liam know he would be delayed in his return home but that it was related to someone on his team and not a personal injury or trouble.

It wouldn’t take much time for him to get things sorted for the other to be seen and scheduled for some shifts at the venue but he didn’t want to have his partner worry with the wedding coming up in a few days. While there was so much to do, he had to balance everything equally which came easier with the university out for the summer.

Keeping in step with them, he nodded and already looked over things to start planning a few shifts for them. It wouldn’t be hard, considering the upcoming events for summer, now that the university was out and open mic night would be happening again. It would mean more hands on deck and a lot more people coming in to enjoy the break. While profits weren’t his main goal, he knew Melody was already brimming with excitement over the potential profits.

“It might be good to look into it if you are interested in that. It would be good for any close-range problems. Self-defense is important after all in this city, you never know who might bother you while walking home.” Looking up at the building, he didn’t let the small curl of disgust at the place show on his face. Even when he’d been on his own using his finances from being a TA or a professor, he hadn’t been in such a small and uninspired place.

Keeping close, he offered help to the other as needed, noticing that the motions of going upstairs were causing trouble for their injury. By the time they made it up, he couldn’t exactly hide the soft wheeze that came between breaths; such an exercise wasn’t something he preferred to do with his lungs. In the past, he probably wouldn’t have made it up all the stairs, though, so it was a small victory, even if he wouldn’t admit that Liam was right about how the smoking had been killing him.

Fixing himself and discreetly hitting his inhaler while the other fiddled with keys and opening the door, he looked over the plain halls and couldn’t shake off how it reminded him in a way of mirrorspace. “Quaint…” It came out inadvertently, but he did bite back his tone to not seem as harsh. The negaverse, as well as his offered job shifts, would help the pair move to a much more preferable place in time.

“Of course, there are a lot of open shifts that will work with your availability, especially with the new summer events coming up at the Encore.”

Looking inside the small place, he couldn’t even fathom how two people could be comfortable in a small space. It was one thing that he preferred, that smaller room within his own house, but he didn’t have everything he owned in the small space, unlike the two others had.

Nodding slightly as he looked back at the other, he tucked his phone away for now. “No trouble at all, I would rather be reached out to so I can support my team than leave them to fend for themselves. Do see one of our doctors soon, just in case, though.” Waving his hand slightly at the mention of teleporting, he knew he’d be fine walking down the stairs without having to aid someone. Probably.

“Do remember to get a report ready, and I will keep an eye out for them in the future. It would be good to get whatever information we can out of them.” Nodding slightly as he leaned against the doorway, he didn’t want to come in further, given the lack of space.

Once they confirmed things, he nodded and waved goodbye before stepping out of the doorway and beginning the slow walk down all the stairs. While it was very tempting to teleport, with how drained the aid he’d offered made him wouldn’t make it easier to teleport home.

Sighing as he went, he’d make sure to check in soon and to make sure the report was up to his standards. Sometimes they were subpar but not everyone was as prepared to gather every scrap of information they could much as he did. It just meant he would have to follow up on leads occasionally to confirm things and then file addendums. Not that he minded because he would prefer a full picture so that everyone could be prepared if the threat crossed their path.