73/Senshi Reunion!

Senshi Reunion!
Date of Scene:	16 June 2015
Location:	Uminari City - Shopping Strip
Synopsis:	Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter have a friendly chat after Jupiter's awakening, and a revelation.
Cast of Characters:	Makoto Kino, Ami Mizuno

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Ami Mizuno has posed:
After bridezilla was blown out of the store by Sailor Jupiter and Naphrite ran off, Sailor Mercury heard sirens and gasped. "Come on, Sailor Jupiter. We need to get out of here." She says as she grabs onto Jupiter's hand. She wasn't very strong, but she was very insistent upon getting Jupiter out of there. Provided she's successful, she tugs Jupiter into a nearby alleyway where there was nobody around....and no one could see where they were.

Makoto Kino has posed:
Sailor Jupiter is still a little bit floored by how quickly everything has just happened - her own transformation, the storm of petals that came *from her* and somehow ripped the youma to shreds, Nephrite's ominous parting shot and his disappearance into, more or less, thin air. Mostly, the realization that *she* is one of the Sailor Senshi.

When Sailor Mercury grabs her hand and starts to pull her along, though, Makoto follows without protest, until they're in the alley and it seems like they have a chance to stop and catch their breath and talk without attracting inconvenient attention.

"So, uh..." Jupiter begins, awkwardly, not quite sure what to ask first.

Ami Mizuno has posed:
Sailor Mercury is blushing quite hard at this point, especially at how forward she's been to this point. She holds her computer in front of her and looks down. "There is a lot to explain, I believe, Sailor Jupiter." She says with the absence of one of the cats to explain, but Mercury usually knew just about as much as the cats. "Our friend Luna had a bit of a suspicion that you were Sailor Jupiter, but we couldn't be sure. Sailor Moon was off somewhere else, and I happened to.....be....with you when you wandered to the dress shoppe.....Makoto-chan." By now she's really red, embarassed that she couldn't tell her before.

Makoto Kino has posed:
It takes her a few seconds to get it, the lingering effects of the peculiar magic that keeps the mind from connecting a shy blue-haired girl in a sailor fuku from the shy blue-haired girl who has recently come to number among your best friends if you don't actually see her transform... and sometimes not even then.

But Sailor Mercury knows her name, and there was only one person with her when Makoto went to the bridal shop - slightly belatedly, Mako makes the connection and the dawning recognition is clearly visible on her face as she looks at Mercury. "...Ami-chan?"

Now that she sees it, of course, it really makes perfect sense. Funny how that works.

Ami Mizuno has posed:
Sailor Mercury blushes even redder and, nods her head to Jupiter. Lowering her gaze to the ground and holds her hands in front of her. "I'm....sorry I didn't tell you sooner, but I....didn't want to see you hurt, And.....the less you knew, the better." She then huffs out a breath. "I....really am sorry, Mako-chan." she looks on the verge of tears.

Makoto Kino has posed:
An incredulous little laugh escapes Jupiter, a sound somewhat at odds with the look of dismay that's coming over her face at the sight of Ami's distress. "Hey," she says quickly, reaching to pat the other girl reassuringly on the shoulder, "what are you apologizing for? I mean - sure, we're friends, but - this isn't the sort of thing you can be careless about telling other people, right?"

Standing there, she offers Mercury her most encouraging smile. "You didn't know who I was. Heck, I didn't know who I was. There wasn't any reason you needed to tell me before now."

Ami Mizuno has posed:
That little pat on the shoulder is all Ami needed apparently, before she rushes forward and gives Makoto a BIG hug around the waist. "I'm....glad you're also a Sailor Senshi, Mako-chan. I'm also glad you know who you are now." She then smiles up to the much taller Senshi. "Well....let's get out of these Sailor outfits and we can talk more when we meet with Sailor Moon."

Makoto Kino has posed:
This time, as Ami hugs her, Makoto's laughter is warm and heartfelt. An answering hug, another little pat on the shoulder, and then she stes back and nods, grinning hugely. "Sure thing," she agrees cheerfully.

Then, without more than a moment's pause, she adds, "--I'm really glad, too!"

Ami Mizuno has posed:
Sailor Mercury can't help but give a heartfelt grin at Makoto when she says that. "All right. It's not hard to take yourself out of your uniform, Sailor Jupiter." She says somewhat formally, and holding up her pen. "make sure no one gets a hold of yours, or else you can't transform." She then holds the pen out in front of her, and she closes her eyes. She then returns to her 'normal' form of Ami Mizuno. "There. Now you try it, Sailor Jupiter. Just relax, and let all of your emotions return to normal.....You are safe."

Makoto Kino has posed:
She takes a short interval to think about it, but when all's said and done... transforming was as much an act of instinct as anything, and with Mercury's example in front of her eyes, reversing the process is much the same. The air around Sailor Jupiter shivers, a glimmer of green light and a scent like ozone, and within moments Makoto Kino stands where the guardian of thunder once stood, holding her transformation pen in her hand and looking at it thoughtfully.

"That is so weird," is Makoto's comment on all of this.

Ami Mizuno has posed:
"That's the same thing I said when Sailor Moon and Luna explained all of this to me." Ami says with a giggle. She then puts her pen away and smiles. "Oh...when I introduce you to Sailor Moon, I'll be giving you a communicator, so you can call me anytime there is an emergency." She then smiles and hugs Makoto again. "And there are other Magical Girls out there. I know the true form of one, but I'd rather not say her name immediately, Mako-chan. I only want to reveal her if we must. You know how it is."

Makoto Kino has posed:
Makoto nods almost absently, without objection - if Ami feels it better to keep that particular piece of information under her hat, Mako is willing to trust her judgment on the matter. In any case, she has other questions: "You mean... magical girls who aren't Sailors like us?"

Her own question gives her pause for a moment, as it brings up another, related point of curiosity. "--What about Sailor V?" she asks, eyes brightening a little with enthusiasm at the thought that they might have some kind of link to the famous heroine of justice. "She was at the shop tonight, wasn't she? Do we work with her, too?"

Ami Mizuno has posed:
"I'm afraid not, Mako-chan." Ami says with a sigh. "I fear that particular Sailor V was a cosplayer at that game center we were at. She....simply seems to get in the way half the time, but she does seem unusually strong for a simple cosplayer."

She then adresses the first point of Makoto's. "Yes, there are other Magical girls that are not Sailor Senshi like us. One group of them seem to be called 'Pretty Cures'. The only reason I know that name is because someone is hunting them."

Makoto Kino has posed:
"...a cosplayer? You sure?" Makoto briefly wrinkles her nose, looking dubious. "Some of the girls at the contest had some good costumes, sure, but what about those beams of light?"

But then she shuts up, because Ami clearly has important information to share... and some of it is quite serious. "Hunting magical girls?" she echoes, momentary surprise quickly replaced by the beginnings of a sense of anger. "Who's doing that?" Whoever it is has earned a place right below Nephrite on Mako's list of people who need their asses kicked, pronto.

Ami Mizuno has posed:
"Like I said, she seemed very strong for a simple cosplayer. but she hasn't seemed to help us directly yet." Ami says softly as she starts to walk out of the alley. "and yes, he seemed to wish to hunt magical girls, but these 'pretty cures' are the ones he seemed to want to go after primarily. His name is Phantom."

She then seems to stop herself in talking. "and I know of another that doesn't seem to be on the side of good, but Sailor Moon seems to.....have a bit of faith that she can be redeemed into helping us." She then holds her bag in front of her. "She didn't seem like a bad person, just misguided."

Makoto Kino has posed:
Makoto frowns slightly, taking in as much of this information as she can manage to absorb. It's a lot to digest at once, but she figures she'll have some time to get used to it.

"Who's that?" she asks, after Ami's last comments. "That is--" because in retrospect it seems important to clarify that she's not asking for the misguided magical girl's real identity or anything, "--do we know what she calls herself?"

'We,' she says, as though she's been a part of this all along. She may not have been there for everything Ami and Sailor Moon have done up until now, but as far as Makoto's concerned what involves them will, going forward, also involve her.

Ami Mizuno has posed:
"Miss White. that's all I know." Ami explains as they come out of the alleyway, and she peeks around the corner. Sure enough, there were police there, investigating explosions, glass shattering, etc. Ami, deftly, walks in the other direction. "Oh yeah, I should warn that Usagi-Chan is rather......obsessed with beating the Sailor V video game." No, Ami did not drop usagi's name by chance. She gives Makoto a look when she says it.....one that Mako-chan 'MIGHT' catch.

Makoto Kino has posed:
Ami is giving Makoto slightly too much credit here. "Miss White, huh..." she says, mostly to herself - and then stops entirely when Ami mentions Usai, giving her friend a blank look. "I kind of knew that, but what do Usagi-chan and the Sailor V game have to do with anything?"

Ami Mizuno has posed:
Ami smiles a little bit, before she looks behind her, then leans up to whisper into Makoto's ear. "Usagi is Sailor Moon." She says before continuing her walk. "That's about all I know right now, except for Nephrite and Tuxedo Kamen. Tuxedo Kamen seems to help us out a lot whenever we're in trouble, and even protect us."

Makoto Kino has posed:
"Whaaat?" The startled yelp that comes out of Makoto at Ami's whisper is not subtle at all. Good thing nobody's all that close by them at the moment.

She catches herself after that and manages to lower her voice, but she's still goggling at Ami in complete bemusement. "Usagi-chan? Really?" It's hard to wrap her head around the notion... but, after all, Ami would know. It's probably going to take Makoto a while to figure out what she thinks about this. "I... wow."

A moment's pause, then she laughs again. "So," she says. "Tuxedo Kamen is the guy in the formalwear? He definitely helped me out back there."

Ami Mizuno has posed:
Ami Mizuno nods. "I couldn't believe it either." She then giggles a lot. "But she is and is probably the best friend you will ever have.....even if she is a little....out there." She then giggles more. "Yes, Tuxedo Kamen is an ally, and the man in the formal wear. He defended me against one of Nephrite's Youma's attacks. it...hurt a lot, but he did help a lot. He only shows up when we're in trouble though."

Makoto Kino has posed:
"I know," Makoto says regarding Usagi, with a firm and decisive nod. She may not have ever guessed that Usagi might be a magical warrior, but she already had plenty of reason to know what a priceless friend the blonde girl is.

On the subject of Tuxedo Kamen, meanwhile, Mako is soon looking thoughtful again. He only shows up when they're in trouble, Ami says, which raises another interesting question: "How do you think he knows?"

Ami Mizuno has posed:
Ami Mizuno shakes her head. "I have no idea. He's just....able to show up." She then shakes her head. "believe me, if I knew how he knew we were in trouble, I'd want to be able to question him as often as possible. but as often as he shows up, he's gone just that fast." She then tugs out a small datapad that looks.....quite normal nowadays. "It's....really strange the way he shows up......but, at least he does it heroically."

Makoto Kino has posed:
"Hmm..." Makoto draws the sound out, looking up to the sky - clear now, the unexpected stormclouds dissipated as though they'd never been, though Tokyo's light pollution drowns out many of the stars. "Maybe we'll find out one of these days. Anyway, he saw me transform, so it's a good thing he's on our side."

A few strides pass in silence before something else occurs to her. "He was at the shop before we got there. I wonder if he knew something about what Nephrite was up to?"

Ami Mizuno has posed:
"He probably did, Mako-chan. It's why I defended him when you thought he was the thief." Ami says with a smile. "Luna wants us to treat him like an enemy, but....well....you've seen what he does for us, so....the evidence is for him, not against him."

Makoto Kino has posed:
"Hey," Mako protests, laughingly, "it's not like I knew what was going on at the time!" Her grin turns a bit rueful as she stretches her arms upward, crossing them behind her head. "But I guess I do owe him an apology for mistaking him for a burglar."

Ami Mizuno has posed:
"Well, It's not like you're going to be able to simply stop him on the street and say 'I'm sorry for thinking you're a burglar. Since you'd be telling him who you are and all that, and you'd have to know who HE is naturally too." She then giggles. "Yeah...you have to be a little discreet, Mako-chan. People will actively be hunting you now, so try not to let them know who you really are."

Makoto Kino has posed:
To this, Makoto nods. "I got it," she says, although truth be told she does not seem all that concerned about the eventuality of people coming after her. What happens, happens. "Besides, if it gets out who I am, somebody might start thinking they could use me to figure out who the other Sailors are. That'd be trouble for you guys."

Drawing in a deep breath, she extends her arms fully upwards, stretching toward the sky and making a pleased sound. "I kind of want to stop for some ice cream," she decides, apropos of nothing. "What do you think, Ami-chan?"

Ami Mizuno has posed:
"Just promise me you don't tell anyone who you are, Mako-chan." Ami says with a smile, knowing she won't. "and yes. If they figure out who you are, then they'll be able to trace you back to us. So please be careful, Mako-chan." She then looks to the ice cream shop and smiles even broader. "Sure, I would love some ice cream, Mako-chan. Give us time to have some fun." She then giggles and opens the door for Makoto.

Teenage fun times GO!