Session Start: Sat Oct 16 18:00:52 2004 * ... and then they went out for a tasty snack and a sitdown. No, really. Maya's been true to her word, and after having calmed down some, made a point of leading Haruko to the closest shop that serves ice cream and related goodies (with Minami in tow just because). Ordering done, the moment of truth arrives... * Maya looks down at her quadruple-scoop sundae, sneaking a small taste. "So, Haruko... how're you feeling?" * Haruko stops sipping her ice cream soda Pretty good, why? * Minami merely continues sipping away at her bubble tea and listens, for now. Just asking, really. Was going to go ahead and... well, ask about the Warriors and everything. Who they are, how they got to be, all that stuff. I guess we need to know this if we're gonna be a part of each other's lives for a while. Oh, well I'd love to tell you about the Mystic Warriors, but wouldn't you rather hear it from them personally though? * Minami almost chokes on a bubble, but chews it quickly and swallows. "I'm sure there are things that you could tell us that are...more objective than they would admit to." ... that works, too, but... yeah. We're like to hear it from you, first. Ok! Well, should I start from the beginning? * Maya nods, then digs right into dessert. * Minami nods and prepares for a reiteration/refresher. I suppose the very beginning of the Mystical Warriors would be with Norcliff here. * Haruko pats him on his head. He came from the celestial Pet Agency, where they train them all, down to earth, looking for Noble Warriors. * Maya mouths 'Noble Warriors'... then keeps on eating. Aidan Sanders, 'Dani' was assigned to him, and he was supposed to be on the look out for the other girls. To cover up his strange arrival, he actually got mailed to her home, disguised as a present from her parents, who work overseas. * Minami raises her eyebrows. She hasn't heard this part before. Go on, go on... He got dropped off in this cute big bow, which he has refused to wear ever since. * Haruko tussles Norcliff's ears The big baby. Damn skippy. * Maya pauses to chuckle, but it's hard to tell if it's an amused one or not. So. Norcliff arrived on the door step, along with a note, and a Ruby necklace. Aidan took him inside, but when she put on the necklace, the next thing that happened was that swarms of mice came out of the walls! Mice out of the walls? Does this have anything to do with how the Warriors' enemies work? The mice started merging together, into ferocious looking horses, and as if all of this wasn't enough, Norcliff here started talking, telling her to "Transform into Sailor Sunbeam using the powers of the necklace!" * Minami raises her eyebrows. "Mice. Wow." * Minami goes back to sipping and listening. I found it hard to believe at first too. Dani was confused, but tried to do what she needed to do, and lo-and- behold, she became the Mystic Warrior Sailor Sunbeam! So... she transforms and takes care of the problem, I assume? Yes, She defeated the monsters with her Star Tranquil Ovaries. * Maya doesn't laugh. She simply continues to eat sundae goodness. "Mmm... and the others?" Oh, they didn't get found for a little while. They don't live close together you see. Before that, Norcliff told Dani all about how he had been sent to empower her and a group of other girls to defeat The Forces of Darkness and how she, Dani, was supposed to lead these girls. * Maya nods, slowly. "The Dragon King and so on, right?" No, the Dragon King didn't show up until later. The Wicked Stepmother was the one out to enslave the populace first. Hm. Keep going... you can speed it up a little if you like. Want some? * Maya pushes her sundae forward, along with a second spoon. You aren't going to eat any more? * Haruko is just now finishing her ice cream soda. Oh, yeah, I am. Just offering some now. ^_^ I'll take a taste then! So, speed it up you say? I'll try not to skip any important parts, but the fun is really in the details. So, next Dani was out hiking, which she likes to do, and she came across a girl in the woods. Marmara Lindall. Marmara invited Dani back home to talk, since they both liked hiking and such, so they headed back to Crewse, Mara's home. They took the river path back, where they were attacked by an alligator! * Maya leans back a tad and just listens, perhaps actually looking slightly interesting and intrigued. Norcliff revealed in the fight that Mara was another Mystic Warrior, Sailor Waterfall, and gifted her with a necklace too, which she used to transform and help Sunbeam defeat the scaly beast. Norcliff realizes now, that the girls are more widespread than he thought, so he tells the two of them to search all over for them. Mmmm. How widespread are we taking here? Well, their zone contains about 5 cities... something like an 60 mile radius, based on where they are supposed to cover. Only five girls for that much space? I guess I'm too used to how things work for us... Dryer is the center point, that's where Rochelle Pierce, Sailor Landslide is from. She was actually the next one they found too. She offered to help Mara navigate the subways, when Mara was visiting. While they were on the subway, they got attacked by 7 angry dwarves, and Norcliff revealed that Shelli too, was Sailor Landslide She got an emerald necklace to activate her powers. Dwarves? Huh, that's something else. * Maya steals a scoop of melting ice cream. "Mmmn." While all this was happening, Dani was back at the camp where Mara and her had met.. it became the meeting point for the Warriors, since they wanted to hide it from their friends and families, at the time. Dani was guarding the local cities, and she fought a big, bad, wolf. Which Mara and Shelli heard about after they went back there. And the next Warrior...? I'm getting to Kendra Right, right. Sorry... The campsite I had mentioned was no ordinary campsite, it was in territory controlled by the Wicked Witch of the Woods! * Maya makes a '... wuh?' face, spoon hanging limply from her mouth. Who had captured a girl from the nearby city of Redman The Mystical Warriors became aware of this, and went to rescue her, but during the rescue they found out that the captured girl, Kendra Sinclaire, was none other than Sailor Gentle Breeze Together they all fought off the Wicked Witch, in a monumental battle, that eventually freed the forest from her control. That would be four... * Maya reclaims the spoon and chews on it a little, perhaps nervously. Yup. Leila Douglas, Sailor Moonbeam, was the last one they met. They found her on their tour of Cheshire, It was away from any of their own hometowns, but still in the general area that had suffered from the attacks. So they went to inspect the area, to make sure it wasn't in danger. And danger, I bet, is what they found. Not at first. * Maya seems to have gotten the theme here. They saw a girl walking by them, and Norcliff was completely startled, because she looked exactly like his boss, from the agency. The same long blue hair, quiet demeanor, uncanny resemblance. Norcliff wanted them to trail her, and see what she might be up too. After an hour or so of trailing, *that's* when they found danger. She wondered around the city (they later found out she was under a premonition) for a while, ending in a dark ally where she met and intimidating man in black armor. Aaaaand...? Huh. He had a name or anything? He seemed to recognize Leila, and proclaimed himself to be "The Black Knight" He went on to say that it was not his time to defeat her, but the day would soon come when he would. He mysteriously vanished, and out of a the shadows a great black panther attacked. The Warriors transformed, battling the panther, while Norcliff empowered Leila with the opal necklace, to make her into Sailor Moonglow She delivered the final blow to the panther, with her Moon Frivolous Laser, winning the fight and completing the group of Mystic Warriors * Maya nodnods, then smiles a little. "Now... comes the big question I need to ask. Where do you fit in?" Me? * Maya nods. You. I'm... a descendant of Norcliff's boss. Sort of the spiritual successor to maintaining the agency... I'm not very good at it though. I'm the one who Norcliff thought he saw in Leila. They didn't find me for real until later. Until after they defeated the Wicked Stepmother, in fact. Hm. But what's strange is that you're a part of our organization. I wish I knew why. They probably wanted the help of the Mystic Warriors. They do listen to me out of respect for my ancestor, when it doesn't conflict with their other duties. And let me tell you, I was more surprised by this than anyone. I never imagined myself to be anything more than a plain girl. Anyway, enough about me, did you want to hear anything more about the Warriors? Hm... * Maya rubs her chin a little, spoon moving from one side of her mouth to the other. ... Haruko, I.... hm. Yes? * Maya finally smiles. "I hope that we continue to work well together. I guess I don't really need to know anything else for now." Ok! ... but let me tell you, I'd like to avoid becoming a cute animal if I can help it. Just let me know anytime you do want to know anything! Yes, don't we all. Well, except Norcliff. * Maya giggles a bit. "Norcliff's an exception, yes." Thanks for the ice cream! Anything for a friend. ^^ * Minami smiles. It was very...nice to finally hear the whole story. Well, that was only the highlights Ah, of course. Um, if your really that interested, I have the whole thing written down... Oh? I might want to see that some time... You have to promise not to laugh at my writing though, I'm still practicing. * Minami smiles kindly. "That's fine." So tell me, Haruko...if it came down to it, which organization would you work for? The Mystic Warriors, or...us? I think some day I might like to be a journalist ... Do they have to conflict? I would hope not. But if there's anything I've learned from being...who we are, it's that things rarely turn out the way we hope them to. I don't want to choose between honoring my ancestor and helping you all out. I certainly would not envy you the choice... So I take it that you aren't really sure which way you would go, if for some reason you absolutely had to make the decision? * Minami looks innocently curious. Me neither... really, it can't easy. But... just humor us this once, okay? I... really can't say. I'd just try to do the right thing at the time. ...ahh...understandable. * Minami finishes up the last of her bubble tea. * Haruko looks slightly uncomfortable So, you want to come look at the written version? * Haruko tries to change the subject Um, sure, I guess. ... hey, wouldn't hurt. ^^ * Haruko leads them off * Minami follows. "Oh, and by the way...what was the name of that ancestor of yours, anyway?" Um, I'm not sure... Norcliff just referred to her as "The Goddess" but I don't think that's a real name. A goddess, eh? That's...interesting. I think it was an honorific, like "Sword Saint" ...ah. I see. Norcliff...? Oh, He fell asleep, you can ask him later. * Minami nods. * Haruko folds over the top of the pocket Norcliff is snoring gently in. So, to my house! [END]