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Alastor’s tip about this neighborhood seeming to attract youma had drawn Sailor Tempesti to patrol it more often. While she had seen what might be a larger amount of youma in the area, none of them led her to anything that might resemble a lead on why they found it so appealing. Still, the youma alone were enough to make it a regular part of her patrol. That she’d spent so much time here of late made the realization that this section of the city had so many grotesque decorations that much more of a surprise. She might have been distracted by youma some of the time, but it was downright bizarre that she’d missed so many. Maybe they were Halloween decorations?

Approaching one, she could almost swear that the thing moved.

Tempesti sensed the other senshi before she saw him, noting the bracers that marked him as a member of the Dark Mirror Court. She had no idea what purpose they actually served but their presence on the wrists of every other Dark Mirror Senshi she’d encountered thus far, it seemed unlikely that they wouldn’t carry at least some significance. It was a relief that the newcomer didn’t display any overt hostility, and though an outwardly friendly demeanor wasn’t quite enough to get her to abandon all caution, she was in no hurry to start a fight that didn’t need to happen.

“Oh, aloha! Hello!” She’d never been to Hawaii, but she was fairly certain that her greeting was redundant. “I was just thinking the same thing. It almost seems like a theme for this neighborhood. Though…I don’t remember seeing anything like these in the Halloween stores.” She wondered if they were handmade, they certainly seemed unique. Against her general preference for not poking at strangers’ belongings, the senshi reached out to touch one that looked like it might be just within her reach.

A jarring, stony sound send Tempesti back a foot or two, allowing her to just barely dodge the creature as it swooped down at her.

Tempesti hissed softly as the static sparked across her skin, quickly jumping out of the way as she watched the Dark Mirror Senshi’s magic engulf the strange…thing. “Thank you!” The sound of stone crumbling within the ash brought with it a brief swell of relief accompanied by a sharp reminder that their comrades remained perched on the buildings. Until they weren’t. Mobilized by the threat posed by the two senshi, two of the more adventurous former decorations hurled themselves from their places on opposing rooftops, descending toward their foes.

They didn’t feel like youma but as curious as she was about what they actually were, she wasn’t about to let them hurt any innocent who happened to stumble by. If there were pieces left, maybe she could get a look at them later.

“Bitter Blast!”

The harpies burst forth, bringing with them wind and lightning which battered the closer of the two gargoyles, hopefully bringing it down before it could hit Storm.

“You got the first one!” She called out, hoping her voice cut through the noise of the stone monsters.

As the teenager managed to demolish the final winged menace, she offered him a smile.

“Good work!”

While part of her remained wary in the presence of a Chaos-aligned senshi, his youth still evoked a degree of sympathy in her. He could very easily have been one of her students and a brief flicker of anger rose within her even as she kept her expression carefully neutral. Chaos didn’t care who it drew into its web, even someone inclined to help a stranger was fair game, apparently.
“I’m Sailor Tempesti, by the way. Nice to meet you.”