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Rashmi Terios Yesterday ended pretty awfully, for a victory. Today? Today has been much better. She got to match a Device with a girl badly in need of her own strength, and in the doing bring the most dadly joy to Mamoru's face humanly possible. Never mind that the result of today's joy will be at least a week and a half of grueling, fiddly work, damn it all it was worth it.

And while she may have been given leave to use the Gates of Time as her personal workshop, she was not above attempting to pay rent. In this case, stopping for curry on the way home. Special care is taken to get all three of the Outers' favorite dishes, and when she knocks on the door and enters swiftly after, it's with a small mountain of take-out, carried with an expert hand. "Setsuchan~! I brought dinner for the house~!" she calls, exchanging her shoes for house slippers, *then* closing the door behind her.
Setsuna Meiou As Rashmi enters through the front door, she might spot signs that Setsuna herself only got home a few minutes before.

The easiest of which to spot is her keychain which is still swinging slightly from where she'd hung it on the wall hook for it.

And, in fact, she can look straight down the short hall to the kitchen to see the woman herself leaning over to look down the hall from where she's sitting at the kitchen island.

And as one gets closer, Setsuna looks...rough.

While she's gotten far enough along to have unbuttoned her labcoat to reveal the cream blouse and black skirt underneath...all three items of clothing look uncharacteristically rumpled. Similarly, her hair has little strands sticking out at all angles...making her look haggard and stressed. A look that is finally completed by the obvious bags under her eyes.

She looks...tired.

After a moment processing all that Rashmi had said, Setsuna manages a smile and waves the younger woman in, "Oh, Rashmi, you absolute angel. I'd kiss you if I thought I could get out of this chair right now. Come in, come in. I was looking to get in touch with you anyway."
Rashmi Terios Rashmi's good cheer faded some, upon seeing Setsuna, her steps slowing for half a second. Then, she squares her shoulders, and strides into the kitchen, setting the takeout bags on the counter, then wrapping her arms around Setsuna's shoulders and just *squeezing.*

"...My turn," she murmurs into her dear friend's ear. "...Though don't expect me to get the dosage right if you need more than melatonin, okay?"
Setsuna Meiou Setsuna gives a small blink as Rashmi marches into her kitchen...then she's getting a hug and she sighs and returns it, "...I'll be fine, Rashmi."

She pauses...then realizes that her wording can easily sound like one of THOSE patients that don't want to bother with any kind of treatment no matter WHAT state they're in...so after a moment, she goes on, "...or more accurately, I'll be fine NOW. Earlier today I got some really, really good news that should let me actually be able to sleep properly."
Rashmi Terios "That's good to hear," Rashmi says, the beginnings of a smile at the almost-bad-patient routine. "What was the news? Don't get up, I'll get you fed first."

And due to long familiarity with this house -- a house she had thought was too fancy to *allow* her, when first she crossed the threshold -- she does indeed just rummage through the cabinets, arranging the clamshells of food, then portioning out into bowls... and by the end of it, Setsuna has in front of her, a full Japanese dinner's worth of food, plated in house tableware, as if someone had cooked it all on site and set it out to celebrate as a fancy little treat.

"Drinks?"
Setsuna Meiou Setsuna smiles as she watches her friend rummage around in the kitchen, briefly recalling a time when she was rattling around this place alone like a washer in a coffee can...and glad she managed to avoid that Fate.

In answer to the younger woman's question, Setsuna waves towards the fridge, "There's Ramune and soda in the fridge...and the machine over there is good for tea, coffee, or cocoa."

She pauses, taps her lips in thought for a moment, then shrugs, "I'll take a ramune, whatever flavor...there's several in there."

Direction given, she then goes back to watching dinner get assembled before she goes on, "...I recently found out from Mamoru-kun that she's still alive in there...and still fighting..."

No mention of who 'she' is...but Setsuna knows that Rashmi will know.
Rashmi Terios And immediately, Rashmi homes in on the fridge, selecting a melon for herself and -- after some deliberation -- an original for Setsuna; lemon-lime seems to pair best with a good curry, it seems. Upon Setsuna's news, Rashmi leans against the counter, closing her eyes as she unpacks the meaning of those words, their implications... and what it might mean for *other* absent friends.

Sure, keeping hope is one thing, but if given *fuel* hope can only burn brighter.

"That's... that's so good to hear," she says, finally. Speaking of Mamo-kun, I just came from there. See... after everything happened, he wanted to make sure I had Luminous Titan. And... well... Now that I've succeeded in building a Device by myself, I figured... Why not help *him* out, *and* someone who could badly use the strength? So... Luminous Titan's my next project. Turns out he's compatible enough with Chibiusa-tan, that they can works together as Device and Master... And the thing that unites them, is how much they want to protect *Hotaru-chan.*"
Setsuna Meiou Setsuna accepts the bottle and absently pops the marble loose, taking a sip before turning to wait for Rashmi to take a seat.

Once she does, the taller woman gives an absent mutter of "...itadakimasu..." before starting in on dinner.

After a few mouthfuls, she pauses eating for a moment to nod, "When I saw him, I asked after Luminous Titan. I wanted to make sure he was okay and see what he wanted to do going forward. Knowing that he's willing to help Chibiusa-chan is also good, since from what I can understand, she could really use the help."

A little more is eaten before she snorts and goes on, "...which reminds me...as I told Mamoru-kun, I still owe Luminous Titan a case of jewelry polish and that Rubeus person a case of murder."

Setsuna smiles, then reaches across the island to touch Rashmi's hand, "...thank you for helping both of them."

She then pauses as a thought obviously occurs, then she focuses on the redhead across from her and asks, "...how's he holding up, by the way?"
Rashmi Terios "...He's willing to consent to be turned into a cape for a five-year-old," Rashmi replies, "because it will both allow him to be turned into a *full* Device, not a medical assistive aid with extras, and to be wielded in defense of the Hotaru he believes he personally failed to protect." Sighing, she lifts a shoulder. "At least with the second thing, he's in good company; we can all be mistaken about that together."

When Setsuna touches her hand, Rashmi smiles warmly. "I couldn't not," she says quietly. "Not and still be me. But I think Luminous Titan will appreciate the jewelry polish... And countless people from Chibiusa-tan's time the murder."
Setsuna Meiou Setsuna then settles in to eating, making short work of the meal's worth of food in front of her.

As she's finishing up by sipping at her ramune, she glances towards the doorway to the back end of the house, "...if Haruka's not here, I imagine she's probably working with her race team again...and Michiru's still on that extended concert tour...don't know exactly when she'll be back..."

After trailing off, the taller woman then looks over to Rashmi, "...I haven't seen Chrono lately...what's he been up to? I imagine you two are still getting along..."
Rashmi Terios "'Getting along," Rashmi echoes, chuckling. "Yeah that's a word for it... We *were* going to go on a date last Sunday, but um... Then that thing riding Molly-chan woke up-- oh! Right! she showed up again last night! ...Generating a kind of superyouma, I guess to get combat data on us. Which... well we obliged the hell out of her, because what else were we gonna do? But as much as I hate her it was a really good field-test for Nicomachea Exia, so..."

Helplessly, Rashmi shrugs. "Chrono and I are still doing good. It's not how much we love *each other* that'll be any kind of problem, it's just how awful *everything around us* gets."
Setsuna Meiou Rashmi's comments about her relationship with Chrono get a soft smile from Setsuna, and the older woman relaxes by propping her chin on the heel of her palm, elbow on the table below her.

She closes her eyes to blink...and...my...that's a LONG blink...

Wait...no...she's passed out sitting there.
Rashmi Terios "...I could almost be insulted by that," Rashmi chuckles softly... then turns to start putting dinner things away, and dirtied dishes into the dishwasher, all the while making a private bet with herself; the odds favor Setsuna staying asleep the whole way through, but there's a good chance her head will fall off her hand and meet the counter... *or,* on the outside, the nap will interrupt itself halfway through, and Rashmi will turn to find the eldest Senshi just watching her be domestic.

Which is the outcome *Rashmi* favors, because she has known the nurse to defy the odds out of sheer statistical contrariness.
Setsuna Meiou The actual answer turns out to be a bit of the last two.

Setsuna's chin slips off her hand...but before her head can impact the counter, she snorts and jerks awake at the sudden movement.

Blearily, she looks around for a few moments before she spots Rashmi cleaning up, and indeed does sit there watching Rashmi be domestic...but only after spending a few moments with face in hands until she can get her expression back under control and make sure she's not visibly blushing from embarrassment.

As the younger woman finishes up, Setsuna says, "...thank you for coming over, Rashmi...but as I think you've noticed...I'd best go collapse on something soft before I just faceplant on the floor."

She frowns, then looks towards the entertainment room, "...actually, I think I'll just put the couches into bed fort mode and just sleep there...it'll save me having to navigate the stairs tonight..."
Rashmi Terios "Yeah," Rashmi says gently, "I noticed... And I think it's a good idea. Also maybe think about taking tomorrow off, too, and spend as much of the day sleeping as possible? You look like you've been trying to crack my record for Longest Fret Without Pause For Sleep, and... honestly if it's all the same to you I'd rather that not be a title anyone else claims, okay?"

Wiping her hands, she circles around the counter once again. "I know," she says, voice quiet. "I know *exactly* what you're feeling... and all I can do is give you some sage advice, that a very tall and very wise nurse once told me. 'Harness it. Focus it. And when you find a worthy target... *Then* you let it out.'"
Setsuna Meiou Setsuna slowly pushes herself to her feet, then steps into the entertainment room and reaches around the corner.

She fiddles with some of the controls on the bookshelf there, and the two sectional couches and footrests shift on little magnetic rails to being one large bed-sized couch with walls around the sides like a pet bed.

Nodding to herself, she looks back over at Rashmi and steps over to hug the shorter woman, "...sounds like someone that knows of what they speak...I'll do what I can to follow her advice..."

She shrugs out of her labcoat and tosses it on one of the chairs, "...and yeah...when the time comes? You'll get to see why I whisper the name for my primary attack..."

She then stands up straight and gives a little 'shooing' wave, "...thanks again for stopping by. Don't worry about the doors, I'll yell at the virtual assistant to lock them when you're gone."

And with that, she steps to a clear spot on the floor, henshins into Sailor Pluto, then flops down on the large bed area and absently flips the television on to one of those channels that plays the sound of rain, "Good night, Rashmi...take care of yourself."