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|Date of Scene=2025/11/25
|Location=Plot Room 3
|Synopsis=After defeating Pharaoh 90, most of the fighters retreat to Mamoru's apartment to recover.
|Cast of Characters=38,270,41,72,25,58,131,107,43
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|Poses=:'''{{#var:38|Mamoru Chiba (38)}} has posed:'''<br>It's maybe been 15, 20 minutes since the end of the fight and maybe 10, 15 minutes since people started filtering in-- the first was of course Usagi, deposited carefully on the biggest comfiest couch, and then Kazuo, placed carefully at the far end of that same couch (after telling everyone the Kazuo teleport was second to last if he needed to do any more healing tonight).<br><br>Then he started forcing Kazuo NOT to get the drinks, NOT to get the snacks, because Mamoru didn't get SWALLOWED BY A SLIME TENTACLE and Kazuo ''did''--<br><br>Regardless, now it's a little bit later and there are definitely sodas, hot water, many kinds of tea, hot cocoa, and a tray of improperly arranged pastries and other carbohydrates on the table, and Mamoru has a mouth full of wagashi as he stirs a hot cocoa for Usagi and steeps some russian caravan tea and whatever Kazuo ''actually'' asked for.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:270|Chibiusa Tsukino (270)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chibimoon did not need a ride back. At least, she most certainly did not need a teleport. Despite being a princess, she was not raised to be overly selfish. At least, not selfish enough to demand a free ride when others need it more. So she's taking the long way back to Mamoru's apartment, surveying the damage left by the youma, stopping to help civilians in need.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She's not alone in that, either. Madoka, Laisa, and Souta are somewhere out there in the carnage, in various places of the city, each doing their best in their own way. Likely, they will work until they are exhausted.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chibimoon, however, is already tired, and it doesn't take her much for her brief spurts of energy to run out. She is still able to help in small ways, here or there, but she still has the form of a child and it's not long before someone shoos her back home. So, back home she is going.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She arrives by balcony, gently pushing the sliding glass door open to get inside. Immediately, Diana is at her feet, rubbing against her ankles for emotional support. As Chibimoon drops her henshin, she kneels down to scoot up the kitten, carrying her to the nearest open seat that seems far enough out of the way.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the moment, she's silent. She doesn't want to break Mamoru's concentration with conversation, in case he needs it.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:41|Rashmi Terios (41)}} has posed:'''<br>Rashmi, likewise, was well enough to come in under her own power... But once she came in through the roof entrance, and the smell of *hot cocoa* hit her nose... Well her vector immediately changed to park herself among the drinks, clearly taking up station so Mamoru can concentrate on the important part of a post-existential-crisis fight; tending to the wounded closest to his heart.<br> <br>The fact that this allows her first access to the cocoa, well.<br> <br>Duty has its perks.<br> <br>"How are they?" she asks softly, going where Chibiusas fear to tread? "And does anyone want anything else?'<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:72|Rei Hino (72)}} has posed:'''<br>Much like some of the others here, Rei made her way back on hoof (or heel) rather than taking a teleport. There were a lot of reasons for that, but one of the big ones was the same as many others - there were people to help and things to check on before she could really call today's nonsense fully 'over' in her mind.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Still, now she's walking in through the mahou-roof entrance herself, politely setting her shoes by the door and moving quietly, gracefully into the room. "That was... a lot." she says, upon getting into the main room.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:25|Molly Skyline (25)}} has posed:'''<br>Molly has her priorities in order today; she follows Rashmi directly to the hot cocoa. Because, when you've just helped in an existential fight and you were actually ''on the right side'' for a change, but the fight and the location in particular were emotional, and by the time you get here you're still crying a little bit, there's basically only one thing to do. <br> <br> Drink. Hot. Chocolate. <br> <br> While Molly waits for Rashmi to finish she stuffs her face with some of the incorrectly arranged pastries because carbohydrates are mana, and she needs mana, and when it's her turn to get hot chocolate she takes her time to make sure she doesn't spill it, and when she finally drinks some... oh what a relief. <br> <br> And hey, it keeps her out of the way of Mamoru tending to Usagi and Kazuo. Rashmi sets a good example.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:38|Mamoru Chiba (38)}} has posed:'''<br>"Do not sniff this tea and then drink hot chocolate," Mamoru answers Rashmi, but to a question she did not ask. "They'll be okay," he says, finally, and he looks at Rashmi and his face is the pleasant mask of autopilot with the faintest hint of apology, and it's because he'll lose it in private later. And there's Molly, and he gives her a clinical eye for a second-- but that clinical eye says she'll be all right, too, after some mana, friendship, and sleep.<br><br>"Rei-san, please, come get some carbohydrates. What does it look like out there? Most of the damage and the people who were being drained should be okay now, right? After Usako did the butterfly henshin and Silver Crystalled the city..?" the prince asks, eyes tired behind his glasses.<br><br>He takes Usagi's and Kazuo's proper drinks over and nudges the coffeetable by that particular couch closer, then puts the drinks on it, then surveys the spot on the couch between Usagi and Kazuo. He glances at Chibiusa, then points to the spot and raises his eyebrows as if asking her if he can sit there.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:58|Kazuo Saitou (58)}} has posed:'''<br>Even Kazuo requested hot chocolate. Not coffee. Almost coffee, but hot chocolate was mentioned, and his system, too, went 'heated liquid fuel YES.' That's also when he temporarily stopped trying to do his usual job of fetching the foodsources, and instead concentrated on paying attention to Usagi in Mamoru's absence, asking if she was all right, offering cushions or a shoulder to lean on depending on what state she seemed to be in. Handing her the choicest of improperly arranged pastries, if she didn't descend on them immediately herself.<br><br>Chibiusa's entrance draws his attention, too, and he does a subtle offer of a hand in her direction, but one that's easily pretend-overlooked if she'd prefer to sit with just her and Diana to recover.<br><br>Molly's eating and drinking on her own - good. Good. Let her do that for a minute. He nods toward Rei's entrance instead. "A lot of a lot," he agrees. His voice is still rough, and talking aloud prompts him to turn his head and bury a quick cough in his arm, but it's a distinct improvement from when he was lying on the sand.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:131|Hinoiri Kirara (131)}} has posed:'''<br>Cure La Licorne would have arrived a bit(okay, likely a lot late by her standards, but damn it, she would have beaten the map-app's time. Because she'd had to go around the city a bit, and make sure there weren't any more youma to get high scores on, err, remaining to beat up. But now, well...<br><br>After party! Woo!<br><br>... Okay, she was beat, so when she stepped onto the balcony, she knocked once, twice, then, once she was let in she gave a light wave and a tired smile. "Heyyy," she said. "You know... Your guys world really is wild. I don't know what I'd do if I ever went back home. How would I survive? I'd just get bored after a few months," she joked, as she grabbed a cupcake and a soda, sitting down on a chair with all the exhaustion of a day of fighting youma left her with.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:41|Rashmi Terios (41)}} has posed:'''<br>"Calories first," Rashmi says with gentle humor. "Pleasure later." When Mamoru meets her eye, she answers the apology with the minutest shake of her head. She understands all too well the need to put off all the terrible emotions for later, and the fact that they *will* be all right later, means nothing on how they were hurt and/or wiped out *then.*<br> <br>When Rei is offered snacks, Rashmi wordlessly nods a question to the cup of barley green tea. "A super lot of a lot," she agrees. "And you said Hotaru-chan was at the hospital, before?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:72|Rei Hino (72)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Carbs, right." Rei intones almost zombielike, grabbing hot chocolate. And downing the first cup in rapid speed, before taking a second. "Yeah, I probably needed that." she says, after a moment. "My apologies, though."<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"It looks fine. A lot of people groggily coming to that probably won't remember much tomorrow." Rei says in regards to what it looks like. "Which is good. I don't think they need to know they came within striking distance of being some sort of evil planet's goop-covered hosts." she admits.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rei turns to La Licorne. "I don't know much about your world, but sometimes I wish ours was a little more calm. Mine's been weird since before all of this, and it's brought me a lot of trouble." The raven-haired shrine maiden notes.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:270|Chibiusa Tsukino (270)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chibiusa, being very small with a lap full of small kitten, notices Mamoru's gesture and smiles, scooting slightly aside to offer him room.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chibiusa thinks to herself. How would she describe what she saw? "I mean, I'm sure the Veil will erase most of the trauma in time. I could tell there were a lot of our friends who fought, but I couldn't tell you exactly what their state was. She did purify a lot, though. Sorry, I didn't do a full survey."<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chibiusa holds up a hand to politely refuse Kazuo's offer. She's fine where she is.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:25|Molly Skyline (25)}} has posed:'''<br>"Eh, I could do with boredom for a little while," Molly replies quietly to Hinoiri, before sipping her cup of hot chocolate. "I've had enough action this last year to last for..." She sighs, and sips the cocoa again, "A really really long time." <br> <br> And there'll probably be anotehr fight next week. <br> <br> Molly allows her henshin to drop, and her barrier jacket fades away into her usual, pre-Seriss outfit, without her denim jacket with all its patches. She stuffs another snack in her face, sips the drink, then puts it down so she can wipe her eyes under her spectacles. <br> <br> "Better get home before my Moms miss me, but I can hang out for a bit."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:38|Mamoru Chiba (38)}} has posed:'''<br>Mamoru chuffs out a little laugh, smiling warmly back at Chibiusa, something loosening in his neck or shoulders. He steps over and bends down to kiss her pink head, then put his warm hand there for a moment, a weight of reality and a connection. And also mental images: he'll be up and down, and if he sits, it'll be between Usagi and Kazuo so he can lowkey give them both energy. There's him holding their hands, both clasps glowing faintly. But, in the mental image, there's a Chibiusa-and-Diana-shaped outline blinking with a question mark between himself and Usagi, or on Usagi-- the other side of Kazuo's offer, as it were.<br><br>But then as true as his mental image, he's on his way around to the table again, this time to get himself more wagashi, and also a hot chocolate. He's really too jittery to sit yet, but he brings his plate of stuff over and puts it on the coffeetable in front of Usagi and Kazuo-- and he hugs his arms to himself for a second before picking up the cocoa in both hands and vanishing into the kitchen to get whipped cream. As he passes Hinoiri he smirks at her. "You'd be a magic scientist errant."<br><br>As he passes Molly and Rashmi, he tells Molly, "If you need to clean up before you go home, you can use the master bathroom," then nods to Rashmi. "She's at the hospital, and Haruka-san left at speed to go check on her at the end of the fight. I stabilized her before I got there. It was some kind of magic poison."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:41|Rashmi Terios (41)}} has posed:'''<br>Mouth full of bean-stuffed mochi, Rashmi loops an arm around Molly and hugs briefly, smiling at Hinoiri. "Yeah you'd probably end up traveling the world looking for trouble to get into, calling yourself Doctor Hoof so people don't know who you really are."<br> <br>When Mamoru confirms Hotaru's whereabouts, the redhead nods. "Okay... s I know where I'm going next, then." Talk of a magical poison has her eyes narrowing in speculation, as if where that poison came from has a suspect...<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:58|Kazuo Saitou (58)}} has posed:'''<br>Kazuo lifts a hand to lay it on Mamoru's arm as he's in range - over sleeve, not intruding. Just solid and warm for a moment.<br><br>A moment. Because then his hand is dropping and he is giving Rashmi a ''vastly'' more pained look than he actually had when he was engulfed by acidic slime. (Applause, after all, where it's due.)<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:107|Amy Faust (107)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amy just catches her breath for a moment on the beach. The healing she needs is relatively minor darkness skin-burn; as spread out as the blast attack was, she managed not to make direct contact with the schmooze. Her soul gem is pure because she had the grief seed constantly replying it, but mental contact catches the estimation that she poured maybe two-thirds of her gem into all that back-to-back fighting, and so Sandy's grief seed will last maybe a MOTW or two longer.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If she'd reached the point of low-on-magic that normally gets her friends concerned, that would've been cutting it very close... she'd've held back more, then. On the other hand, that's not accounting for the Ginzuishou, which has left the soul gem slightly glowing. Who knows just how ''that'' works.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After she's rested for a few minutes, back across the city to the tower she goes. She has faith in the Ginzuishou's ability to heal people, after what happened in Paris, so she doesn't go out of her way to keep checking after she sees that some people are fine.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She arrives at the apartment a little after the others, coming in to the smell of hot chocolate and the tail end of a conversation. Snickering a bit at Doctor Hoof.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"You know, I used to think if I got magic or something, that's... kinda how I'd have to try to be? Wandering around helping people and somehow being clever enough to make it all work out.... sounds like a lot of pressure, though... And even the Doctor can't always figure out how to get everyone a happy ending."<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She looks around at the gathered friends she just fought with. "...And he always ends up alone, in the end. I'm glad getting magic was like this, instead." She grins as she gets some hot chocolate. "We don't have to do it alone."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:270|Chibiusa Tsukino (270)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chibiusa smiles up at Mamoru when he comes by to kiss and then touch the top of her head. The wordless telepathic information is exchanged, and the response is something like 'sure, when the time comes'.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For now, Small Lady is big tired and just kinda watching things happen in the room. People start talking about calories and food and most importantly ''hot chocolate'' and she says, "Oh! Is there hot chocolate? I want some!"<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Diana springs off of her lap as she goes to get some refreshments. Yes, she is still tired, but food will help with tired. Especially wagashi, which she arguably takes too much of, but maybe people are too tired to care enough to stop her?<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Diana sits down in the telepathically indicated spot, and Chibiusa eventually walks over to join her. Sipping cocoa and eating sweets.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:131|Hinoiri Kirara (131)}} has posed:'''<br>Cure La Licorne took a small bite of her cupcake and snickered. "Ehhhh. I've never been good at 'calm'. When things get calm *I* cause trouble, then things get really bad." Popping the soda, she takes a drink before leaning back, admittedly... kind of exhausted. Calories. Calories were nice.<br><br>"Oh dear heavens. A magic scientist errant... how would the kingdom survive? I could try and make my own apocalypses..." she mumbled. "... And wait, Doctor Hooves? The guy who fixes clocks? Why would I steal his name?" Hinoiri asked. "I only met the guy like, once. Heck, I'm surprised you even heard of him. Bit of a weirdo if you ask me, kept talking about time stuff while I was in his shop..." ... Okay, she had to be screwing with them.<br><br>"Meh, wandering around and being clever only works so far. Eventually you get cocky, arrogant and think you know everything. Then someone has to smack you upside the flank and remind you you don't know everything or you eat the sun and you got a whole bunch of other problems. Trust me. Friendship, violence and explosions, that's where it's at. Oh, and cupcakes, definitely cupcakes," Hinoiri said before ending her own henshin. "Ugh, I swear I got eaten twice today..."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:43|Sailor Moon (43)}} has posed:'''<br>There's nothing like repeated mentions of the word chocolate and the delicious scent of hot chocolate to rouse a mahoujin from exhaustion - especially when that mahoujin is named Usagi Tsukino and she has a huge sweet tooth. There's a little sniff, and then some shifting, and then Usagi lifts her head a little and asks blearily, "Mamochan, are there marshmallows too... I want hot chocolate..."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:25|Molly Skyline (25)}} has posed:'''<br>Molly leans into the hug from Rashmi, and when there's mention of Hotaru being affected by a magical poison, she immediately looks crestfallen. <br> <br> "Three guesses who's responsible for that," she mumbles. "That must've been after you rescued me from my dreams, so I couldn't warn anyone. I'm so sorry." <br> <br> The purplenette has another sip from her hot chocolate, and when Usagi says she wants one, she looks... mostly hopeful someone else will take care of it on this particular occasion. <br> <br> "Okay but... seriously though, everyone? It felt really ''good'' to be in a fight against a world ending threat, and not ''be'' the threat. That was a nice switch."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:38|Mamoru Chiba (38)}} has posed:'''<br>A hand on his arm, a warm weight, as Mamoru comes back with the whipped cream-- and another little bit of him relaxes as he smiles at Kazuo, eyes prickling as he looks down at him. "Stop being pretty and woeful. No, don't stop, it never happens," he teases, then teases again, and the smile's just a little damp.<br><br>Whipped cream goes on his own cocoa, which he puts on the table between theirs, and then he straightens up and puts the whipped cream down on the table, too. "I'll get the marshmallows," he murmurs to Usagi, hand on her head for a second. ''Warmth, more energy, love. Relief. Gratitude. Lil bit awestruck still.'' "But there's one for you right there that should almost be sipping temperature, and also pastry in front of you, and wagashi, and it's for you."<br><br>He goes to get the marshmallows.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:72|Rei Hino (72)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"In my experience if you wait long enough the trouble will find you. I would like a little more calm, but instead we get 2am zombies and a goo planet invasion." she says, a little annoyed, but there's also the hint of the smile creeping up. "On the other hand, I suppose I wouldn't have met all of you if my life had been simple." she notes.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then she looks to Molly and her smile fades, but it's not out of anger. "Look, whatever you did under the influence of mind control or body control or whatever - that's not your responsibility." Rei says. "But what you did when you weren't - when you're still injured, still trying to find your way back into a world - the fact that during that, you stood up and helped us fight? That's what matters. Don't forget that part. It's way more important." she says before taking a sip of cocoa.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:107|Amy Faust (107)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amy does wonder if Hinoiri is messing with them. A Dr. Hooves always tinkering with clocks ''sounds'' like an implication... could Hinoiri have watched Doctor Who during the timeloops? Time travel stories could easily have come up...<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She lowers the mug of hot chocolate from her lips and nods along as Hinoiri describes thinking you know everything, although then it gets rather more specific... right.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Friendship." She echoes with a smile, raising her mug of hot chocolate a little.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They wouldn't have met if life had been simple; Amy nods to Rei in agreement on that.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And Molly is so glad to be on ''this'' side of a world-ending fight, and Amy's heart goes out to her. She approaches and holds out her non-mug-holding-arm to offer a hug and a smile. "It felt good to have you back, too!"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:58|Kazuo Saitou (58)}} has posed:'''<br>"Believe me," Kazuo says to Molly, "you are in a room full of people who can understand exactly ''how'' good that feels." His smile's quick and wry; his voice sounds a little better after the coughing. "And I think you did better than most of us. It's very good to see you again."<br><br>Then he leans to get pastry transferred the long, long distance from the coffee table to a sleepy Usagi's hands. Or grabbyhands, depending on how awake she is so far. Diana and then Chibiusa are right there to provide warmth and ressurance, there will be marshmallows shortly, there's Rei's voice in the background, and Amy's toast; there are many things to start helping restore a Tsukino.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:43|Sailor Moon (43)}} has posed:'''<br>There is hot chocolate, wagashi, and pastry before her. Well, there ''was'' hot chocolate, wagashi, and pastry in front of her: now there's hot chocolate, a bit of icing sugar, and crumbs, because Kazuo has facilitated the transfer of pastry to hand and Usagi has devoured the sweet treats so swiftly that some might wonder if she even chewed. <br><br>She did, for the record! But it was so fast it might have been happening in a dimension to the left. <br><br>She feels more like a human for it, though, and giggles a little. <br><br>"I think this room has more people who were almost world-ending threats in it than not," she muses, "So don't worry about it, we're all good company. Besides! The important thing is we (yawn) totally wiped the floor with that thing. Bye, bye, Goop Monster In The Sky!"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:25|Molly Skyline (25)}} has posed:'''<br>Molly blushes, and dips her gaze as those around her, starting with Rei, all bouy her spirits. She sips the hot chocolate, and bobs her head. "Thanks, all of you," she replies queitly, "And I'm so grateful for all of you, but there really is no substitute for getting to actually ''fight'' on the right side, as opposed to watching from behind my own eyeballs. It's really good to be back. Even if I jumped into a fight well before I was ready." She pauses, and quriks her lips upwards at the corner, "But I guess if I wasn't the type to do that, Starcrash wouldn't have picked me." <br> <br> So Molly keeps eating snacks and sipping the hot chocolate, and leans against Rashmi. "But, seriously though, if there's anything I can do to ''help'' Hotaru, let me know?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:38|Mamoru Chiba (38)}} has posed:'''<br>Returning with a bag of mini marshmallows and a bag of big marshmallows, Mamoru finally comes around the other side of the coffee table and takes his spot between Usagi and Kazuo, in front of his hot cocoa, and he piles more whip cream on top of it, and he uses his spoon to eat it instead of drinking the cocoa.<br><br>"It really sucks to be used to hurt people," he agrees quietly. He looks up. "It sucks to be used when you didn't volunteer, full stop. Sometimes when you did, too. I'm sorry you went through that. I'm sorry I didn't think it was even a possibility, with what they saw. I'm ''so'' glad you're back."<br><br>Then Mamoru stirs the last of his cream into the cocoa, absently watching himself stir it. "This threat had been going on for so long..." He shakes his head. "All that nonsense Riventon pulled when he worked for that division. I don't... I wish I had..." He shakes his head again. "Hindsight."<br><br>He sips his cocoa, then puts it down, loading whichever kind of marshmallow Usagi doesn't put in first, into his own cocoa. He's fidgeting. "The important thing ''is'' that we wiped the floor with that thing."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:41|Rashmi Terios (41)}} has posed:'''<br>Honestly, it's relieving hearing her own words to Molly, reinforced by nearly every mahoujin present, and for a moment she practically radiates gratitude as she lifts her cup in answer to Amy. "Friendship," she repeats, chuckling at Usagi's humorous summary of the end of this long, long fight.<br> <br>"That *is* the important part, Mamo-san," she says. "And if Hotaru-chan's stable and can recover, then it's a fight that's truly *over.* One less thing to worry about forever."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:72|Rei Hino (72)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"I bet you helped Hotaru-chan a lot by helping us trash that monster." Rei notes. "It was the source of all of that bad stuff, I think."<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"It's been a few years, right? That they were planning for all of this." Rei notes. "I'm pretty sure I was fighting Daimons in some of my first fights." she continues.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Noticed Riventon wasn't exactly standing with us on the beach, either." Rei says, a little clear bitterness.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:58|Kazuo Saitou (58)}} has posed:'''<br>Kazuo doesn't interfere with Mamoru fidgeting. Much. He just reaches for his own cocoa, leaving the marshmallows for the other two, and cups it in both hands the way he so frequently holds his coffee...<br><br>... and then leans on Mamoru's side. Just a little.<br><br>And then blinks and refocuses on Rashmi for a moment. "... ''that'' was the thing that was targeting her?" he asks her and Rei, more than a little incredulous. Hotaru: small, adorable. That thing: interdimensional shapeless rotting planetary ego. It's a little difficult even to think of them at the same time.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:43|Sailor Moon (43)}} has posed:'''<br>"Of course he wasn't," Usagi rolls her eyes, not at Rei but at the target of her statement, "But you can bet he'll be the first to say he did the really important job anyway. It doesn't matter. ''He'' doesn't matter, not today. We... did it. We beat the thing, and whatever it wanted Hotaru for, and it's over now." <br><br>In a rare trace of bitterness, she adds, "If we're lucky, it'll be over for a whole week." <br><br>There's marshmallows, fetched with love, and dunks them into hot chocolate and swishes them around. When she brings her mug to her mouth, it's to nibble at soaked marshmallows.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:131|Hinoiri Kirara (131)}} has posed:'''<br>Hinoiri Kirara lifted her can of soda to the air. "To friendship. And listen to them, Molly. Trust me. After half the junk I pulled, don't kick yourself too much in the flank for what wasn't your own fault. Beat someone else's butt instead, lots more therapeutic," she said before giving a yawn.<br><br>Then finished off the last of her cupcake. Lightly humming to herself... "And... no, he wasn't. Probably somewhere, now. Doing... something. Next on the todo list. Really wish these things wouldn't interfere. As much fun as it is to punch youma, fighting the ooze-man-group's rejects of the week don't make studying the jar any easier. On the upside... Runa and Yuyami said they think they have a spell that's perfect for my needs, so... once I get back home... to the portal... once it opens? I can figure it out... then boom... can start on that."<br><br>"Hotaru is like, that lil gremlin that was working in Riventon's office, right? Was she the one with the scythe, or the one with the glaive?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:107|Amy Faust (107)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amy smiles at the toast, and Mamoru comes back, and Amy sips her hot chocolate at his words to Molly, thinking Amy thoughts, and nodding to Hinoiri's comments.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"...At least it's done now, and you're free." She adds to the words to Molly. "It's wonderful to have you back." she smiles again.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Riventon... worked for them? Huh. She nods at the bit about wiping the floor with the shmooze.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The source of all that bad stuff. "It's why she was so sick...?"<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If we're lucky, it'll be done for a whole week! Amy tries to disguise a bitter chuckle as a cough.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She gives Hinoiri ''such'' a confused look at the mention of Yuyami before remembering oh right, the other one.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"...She's the one with the scythe. Pluto-chan and Uranus-san and Neptune-san basically adopted her. She was running around as Sailor Charon for awhile?"<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And she killed one of her coworkers, Amy doesn't say.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She sips her chocolate, looking at Molly, looking out the window, turning to take a few steps towards the window, looking out at the city they saved, her friends' reflections superimposed on the view.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"How can we make sure nothing like that happens again..."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:41|Rashmi Terios (41)}} has posed:'''<br>"Glaive," Rashmi corrects. "The girl with the scythe is Fate, she's a whole other concern altogether."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:107|Amy Faust (107)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Gah." Amy stammers, "Yeah I... wrong word." She points at her head. "I guess when Hinoiri said it I was picturing like, a warscythe."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:38|Mamoru Chiba (38)}} has posed:'''<br>"The one with the glaive," Mamoru tells Hinoiri, abruptly chugging half his cocoa and setting the cup down on the coffeetable. Then it's not a surprise why he did that-- he leans back into the couch and ''settles'', forming a gravitational well at the center of the couch. See, Kazuo's already leaning in, he anticipated this, clearly.<br><br>Mamoru's dastardly plan: get to be the one to walk a thousand mi-- err, get them both leaning on him!! And then Chibiusa might join them! And eventually Mamoru can fall asleep and no one will make him talk or think anymore.<br><br>"If anybody wants to sleep over here tonight, we'll relocate so someone can have this couch. There's sheets in plastic zipper bags underneath them or you can just crash out."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:43|Sailor Moon (43)}} has posed:'''<br>Enough people have corrected Amy that Usagi doesn't feel a need to join in, instead smiling at Mamoru leaning against Kazuo (and Kazuo leaning against Mamoru!) before considering... and shrugging. <br><br>"I don't think we can prevent any of this from happening... because, we didn't let it happen. It just - did. And we stopped it. So, I think that's what we have to focus on: being able to ''stop'' things." <br><br>She nods at Hinoiri, appreciating the update on Runa and Yuyami and the spell, because that sounds helpful! <br><br>"...I wonder if I can figure out how to do what I did at the end, again. ''That'' would be useful, too."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:25|Molly Skyline (25)}} has posed:'''<br>"Yeah," Molly smiles, "I'm back. I didn't think I was ever gonna be back when I blew up the portal machine and sealed myself in the Dusk Zone, but I couldn't get out and I didn't want you all to get overrun by monsters, and..." <br> <br> She trails off, and looks down at her hot chocolate. This ''is'' supposed to be a victory celebratin, not a history lamentation. <br> <br> "...Anyway, it's good to be back." She bobs her head to Hinoiri too, "I'd love to keep studying with you, if you're cool with that, 'cause... I'm gonna be doing summer school for sure and I need to catch up. And I don't know anything about your homeworld but you've seen TWO PLANETS and I think that's awesome." % <br> <br> And then mention of Fate comes up. <br> <br> "Oh! Yeah! Fate. I fought her once, I told her we'd call it a draw but actually she definitely won and we both knew it, but it doesn't matter. I basically just don't know when to quit apparently."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:72|Rei Hino (72)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"I'll be heading back to the shrine soon enough." Rei says in response to the offer to stay the night. "But I wanted to make sure everybody was okay." she says, and this doesn't just encompass the other Senshi here, but all of the people in the room, who she looks around at. "And make sure I didn't miss out on anything. You know. I've missed a lot of talking..." she says, briefly figiting with her hands.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"If we're lucky we'll at least get the time to celebrate Skyline-san being back, and maybe a few more cocoa meetups, before everything goes all bad again..."<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:58|Kazuo Saitou (58)}} has posed:'''<br>Kazuo's secret plan was to get Mamoru to lean toward Usagi, but having a gravitational well instead of a row of dominos is also good, and less likely to squish a Chibiusa or a kitten.<br><br>He nods to Usagi, after. "Preventing this kind of thing from happening would require, basically, the ability to detect what people were thinking and feeling and planning, and force them not to. It's more effective on the surface, but it's a route into becoming another threat instead. Preserving people against it is better."<br><br>He tilts his head and aims a small smile at Molly. "And not knowing when to quit." The small smile's given to Rei as well, and then Amy, and Rashmi, and Hinoiri...<br><br>Then, for once, his head settles down against Mamoru's shoulder. Hopefully he'll remember to drink his hot chocolate before he zones out completely.<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:107|Amy Faust (107)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amy continues looking at the window. She dehenshins to her school uniform; the hand not holding hot chocolate fidgets with her bow.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kazuo's words get an annoyed grunt, but an assenting one, and she nods in agreement that such a cure would be worse than the disease.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She looks to the other girl's reflection as Usagi speaks. "No one should have to go through that, or even worry about what it's like." She shakes her head, eyes briefly closing. "...But I guess that goes for a lot of what we deal with."<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hinoiri has seen ''two planets'' and at Molly's excited tone Amy turns around again, smiling. "It ''is'' awesome! Next time we go to another world you're coming along, too!"<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She holds a finger to her chin thoughtfully. "Although, we might have to fight zombies, or have someone try to trap us in their kingdom to replace the people lost in an ancient tragedy, you never know. But," Amy's pensive expression lightens to a grin, "I guess that's the adventure of it, huh?"<br> <br>

:'''{{#var:131|Hinoiri Kirara (131)}} has posed:'''<br>Hinoiri Kirara groaned and drank the last of her soda, tossing the can in the recycle bin and the wrapper of her cupcake in the trash. "Okay... I've barely been able to keep up for the last like... two minutes, I'll be honest, I'm a lot more pooped than my rosy, sparkly face and rosy attitude may seem. As much as I would love to keep hanging out with all of you, I'm either going to start walking back to school, one of you ladies are going to have to carry me, or I'm crashing here. And while I like the place, I don't wanna intrude too much on Mamoru's generocity so I'm hoping on the former. So if any of you wanna walk with me, I'm heading out. And of course, Molly, you're more than welcome to keep studying with me. Friends studying together is what they do and what have you," Hinoiri said with a yawn.<br><br>She then headed to the door, waiting just long enough so anyone who wanted to walk with her could walk out with her. Otherwise, she'd head out alone if need be.<br> <br>
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