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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:06 pm
Quote: Quote: The Lantern Festival (7) : Scientists have been hard at work trying to understand the strange, glowing qualities of the luminescent caterpillars found in the caves by the reservoir. The caterpillars still shrivel up if they are taken out of the caves but their glowing secretions have been processed into an organic paste that can withstand the outside world. The city is selling paper lanterns infused with various seeds. The glow paste is full of minerals to support healthy plant growth without risking damage to the environment; all lantern purchases come with a small packet of activating power that will heat the paste up enough to mimic the effects of a candle without the concerns of flammability. When the glow paste loses its heat, the lantern will return to the Earth and upon the first rain (or any contact with water) the paper will dissolve and the seeds may begin to grow. All proceeds from the lanterns are put right back into the community to support local conservation and environmental protection efforts. Das Tor TAG. Lantern Festival, Powered Edition Now that Dubhe had time to even power again, she'd snatched up as many lanterns as she could feaseably afford before poweriung up that night in a nice hidden spot, holding the special lanterns close as she leapt with her preciuous parcels onto a rooftopo. The super senshi looked out over Destiny City in silence3, giving a thought not to herself but to the other powered of Destiny City. She strongly doubted the war was close to over, and iut felt like a hopeless, eternal struggle for dominance that she feared might never end in the least. It was - diusheartening. Still, Dubhe wanted to attempt to spread a shoiw of peace and the Star Festival was a splendid time to share peace and harmony wioth the city, including the powered population, and spread peace Dubhe was determined to do. And besides, Super Sailor Dubhe had the benefit opf satisfsction knowing the money went to conservation and good charities for nature, and she approved. And fglowers were always a plus. And most of all, she hoped a lantern landed in the center of her grandfather's bloody back yard and blossomed in a display of flowers. The old man was complaining it was a wanton act ofcarekessbess abd spread plants where thety might not be wanted, and frankly, Dubhe wanted the old man to deal with the fact she and likely thhe rest of the family would guyilt trip the old man into leaviung the flowers or other plants alone. She sincerely loved the old man, sure, he could be soft with the girls in the family, but... He still had this comiung if a lantern landed in his preciues yard! And well, as for other people.... She supposed Unbcle Aloiysus might enjoy if he had some land in his yard. And as foir the powered community... Dubvhe just wanted to spread peace and love. Although of late she was beginning to understand the need to fight. She learned that well before growing stronger. Sailor Dubhe lifdted her first lantern slowly and activated it, gently tossing it into the air before it delicately began to float away, the Senshi nbeaming as the gentle light began to depart.
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 7:37 pm
It was strange, being Subra again. But not in a bad way. It was strange in a comforting kind of way. If that was a good way to put it? She wasn't sure. But hopping across the rooftops of DC again was thrilling and exciting, every step and jump and moment in her fuku bringing her a sense of comfort. It was just as much her as her civilian self was. She paused at the feel of another Order aura, practically perking up at the thought of a potential friend. She was quick to dash towards it, though paused at the sight of a glowing lantern rising into the air.
Oh?
OH!
She approached, now as curious as she was giddy. "Hi there!" She waved to the very pretty-looking senshi, all smiles and cheer. "You're a face I don't remember!"
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 7:47 pm
Oh! Dubhe was surprised when she felt another powered aura, and perked at realizing it was Order - someone around her level. The Super Senshi looked before spying the adorable fur-clad sebnshi with absolutely gorgeous hair --- and Dubhe lit upo, beaming brightly as she waved happily to the new senshi. This looked like a possible new friend and Dubhe was all for it. Was she a senshi with a cold sphere? QUESTIONJS! But Dubhe simply grinned excitedly and waved back. "Hi! I'm Sailor Duibhe." Dubhe introduced. Her hands soon held out a lantern warml;y. "And you? And want to help me send lanterns out? I'm trying to spread hope for peace and maybe flower bomb a few city grumps with pretty flowers. You'd be amazed what kind of people complain." Dubhe sighed. Who hated pretty flowers?!
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 8:19 pm
"Nice to meet you, Dubhe! I'm Subra!" And she couldn't help but grin at the other's 'mission' at the moment. "Oh! I would love to help! I've been wanting to release a few, but my civilian life has been...kind of busy between trying to find an internship for next semester and making sure I've got everything figured out beforehand so my poor boyfriend isn't left doing things on his own while I'm dead from school, internship, and senshi stuff." She took the lantern carefully. "Are you making wishes, too, or just making the night sky pretty?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 8:33 pm
"Ooooohhhhh, I understand that. I've been finishing school and now I work. My company's making a ne3w passenger aircraft to compete with Boeing and Aiurbus, and I swear if one of the others has her say, Boom! but it's good work in Avionics." Dubhe nodded. "You're welcome to join me. I'm not lying. I'm hoping one of these flower-bombs my grandfather's back yard. He actually complained they might land in yards like weeds. So secondary mission is annoy the old fart. Less suispicious than filling a wish on the wishing tree too.," *Eos nodded, holding lanterns out to Subra. "Maybe after these we can power down, buy more, and sneak off, power up., and spread more seeds. It can't hurt. And at least our money gfoes to protecting animals and plants and nature." And to Dubhe... this was... Imnportant.
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 1:00 pm
[ "Dude, that's lit." She knew senshi were from all walks of life, but...someone helping to make PLANES?! That was crazy and amazing! She took the lamps, blinking at the 'secondary mission's of her new friend's plan before giggling. "Oh...oh no. He sounds like one of those 'yells at clouds' old men." She took a breath and sent one of the lanterns up, thinking of a wish as she did so. A wish that it brought a little more peace into someone's life.
"I'm good with that plan. Though I can only stick around for a little. My boyfriend is a senshi, too, but if I'm out all night, he's going to worry." She let out a soft little giggle. "We've been at this since we were kids, and he still fusses over me."
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 1:31 pm
"Grandpa Hadrian is absolutely the typoe who tries to give orders to clouds." Dubhe groaned, setting lanterns between them both, to allow Subra to take her pick of lanterns next as Dubhe grimaced, thinking of the old man. "He can be okay but apparently in his younger days... Ugh. In his younger days Grandfather had a certain bad habit and we found out he has a few bastards around. Aunt Song is at least nice." Dubhe still made a face at her grandfather's... Dalliances. She was from one of her an affair gone sideways when her mother's hisband founds out and... Well... She felt conflicted. "As for being oput, I know what you mean. My cousin s a senshi too. Sailor Susanoo, if you run into him. HJe's a bit intense about hunting chaos but he's a poussycat and easy to manage." Yolie explained, winking coyly. "Tell him you know me and he's a p***y cat. Though he's apparently complained about babysitting a senshi he just found right after they awakened so he might have his new friend with him. Might not. Apparently new ghuy's the type to act like The Villian just to -- I dunno. Help others or... Get people to rethink life choices. We can't tell. He's made an idkle threat to terrorize Grandfather though so apparently, he IS the Drtama." Dubhe smirked.
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 2:05 pm
"Damn...my sympathies. I...can't say I entirely get it, but I do know a little what shitty family is like. My boyfriend's mother disowned him. His Dad is cool though." She let another lantern rise. "Sailor Massalia, if you run across him. He may seem like a grump, but he's really sweet underneath it." She picked up another lantern, looking it over idly.
"Maybe we should all patrol together sometime. Safety in numbers and better chances if we run across something heinous."
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 2:18 pm
"...Well his mother just out-sucked Grandfather. Grandfather's never disowned anyone. Aunt Song hunted him, and he had a hige family dinner welcoming her in. He's the old man yelling at clouds buit even he-- wow. Wow I think I hate your boyfriend's mother. There's no excuyse for that." Dubhe's nose wriunkled immediately in disdain. She came from Italian stock, and it made no sense to her to disown family. Even the ones whom slept around. "Your boyfriend sounds like my cousins. One being Susanoo. They're boall... A lot cranky, all softies. And a groupo patrol might be smart. I can only heal, and Susanoo I think protects." Dibhe fished her phone out to add Siubra's nuimber quickly, nodding. "KLet's do this. Anmd take a lantern home to your boyfriend. He probably won't yell at clouds."
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 2:31 pm
"Her bullshit got Massy's dad to divorce her! And he's got my family now, too. My brother loves him." She was more than happy to exchange numbers, tucking her phone back where it had been. "I think her church shunned her, too. Which...Hispanic Catholic lady. That says a lot, I think." She stretched before nodding.
"Yeah! Let's spread some cheer! And I think if I promise some sappy way to release the lantern together, he'll be all for it." It was very, very hard to not swoon about her boyfriend.
But...she'd made a new friend! And got to help make DC a little prettier! And gotten back out into being a senshi! Progress!
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