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Susanoo was finishing his patrol tonight. Honestly his mind was on the recent visit to his hopmeworld, and on his schooling - his experience helping others under supervision was going well, but the peace opf his homeworld was absolutely the reprieve he hadn't realized he'd needed, He was patrolling, hioping to run into someone he knew to tell about it. Maybe Cardinal, maybe Duibhe, or Oumuamua, or maybe it might kick Gagarin in the a** to visit his homeworld. Regardless he didn't see why Dubhe was so worried. His was delightful not... Horrifying. The sounds of the wind-boxes playing music still pleased him, the senshi humming, until he paused, feeling an aura he couldn't place, and he froze.

La Brea did not need Eos asking him about his patropls, but at the same trime he kind of understood. He was still hunting monstrosities like what recently huinted them walking. The black feathered... Gaiured... Thing was still fresh on his mind and he was walking with his eyes peeled for youma, or worse, chaos agents, arms folded behind his back, his rose stowed in his lapel. Sort of? La Brea didn't use it for anything really. It ewas just a black rose. An item that sometimes reminded him of his wife's last moiments trying to corrupot the children. The cold hatred. La Brea shivered. He'd done what he had to do.

Thjat's what he told himself. La Brea felt an auyra in the cuity below, and hummed, leaning over on a five story building and watched a senshi looking about, gyarded and wary, and smiled.

Susanoo jumped a moment, blinking. Odainsaker was... New. For a moment he even wondered if she was a senshi, but, Susanoo wasn't entirely sure she was... Something.

He wasn't sure what faction this was. She looked too human for an alien. The lack of collar alone told him she wasn't senshi. Could the NBegaverse be in light colors? Was he in danger? This was.... Was this the Negaverse? DSubhe mentioned some could be alright.

"....Hello..." susanoo greeted warily. He was nervous and looked around. Her aura was the same strength as Ichnuisaite's, Plus there was another aura and he didn't see the source. Was this an ambush? Slowly, Susanoo's hands rose defensively, almost tempted to call Dubhe.

La Brea watched Susanoo from above and blinked. Oh. Oh dear, the poor senshi before him was... Had he never seen a knight before. It wasn't his dauighter, but he waSn't convinced this wouldn't end in an accident and he moved. In oine surpriosing moment of grace, La Brea leapt from his perch observing the interaction to land neatloin the sidewalk with minor flourish.

"He--" La Brea beginsa. With a moment of motion, Susanoo offered a weak chuckle, nervous, and threw a bead, summoining a small tengu at his feet. Susanoo was visibly nervous and La Brea blinked, then looked down.

"Ah." La Brea looked to Odainsaker. "Well hello." He greeted, sighing a bit. "My apologies. I didn't mean to---"

But he HAD made Susanoo panic, based on the small creature eying both of the knights like it was sizing them, uop. Susanoo had startled.

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Sailor Scout Attack: Kotengu's Protection
Sailor Susanoo triggers his magic by chuckling and removing a bead from thin air, tossing it in front of one ally up to five feet away. The bead explodes into a small tengu, half small bird half man, standing between the target and one enemy at all times for thirty seconds before disappearing. If left alone, the tengu does nothing, but if the enemy targeted attacks the ally, the small tengu will lunge, passing through the enemy and causing the sensasion of being attacked by small pebbles. This feeling stings at worst but does no damage and offers a deterreant -- Susanoo cab also summon this tengu to protect himself. Susanoo can only summon a small tengu three times a day before he's out of uses.

"La Brea. Page of Saturn." La Brea boiwed respectfully to Odainsaker, the blonde knight offering a frail, feeble smile. He was barely in his fourties, but he wasn't trying to cause problems, but... All of this honestly seemed too fascinating to keep to the side.

Susanoo however was far more wary. His eyes tracked OPdainsaker warily. Cautiously. He was stiff and ghuarded. Back straight, eyes sharpo. Keen. He wasn't quite as threatening as if his twin had transformed into a chaos something in front of him, no. Instead, Susabnoo watched with the uncertainty of a cornered lion, His muscles clenched. Their titles were... Not what he kjnew of the Negaverse but still.... This sounded like some kind of European medieval... Something.

"Sailor Susanoo." Susanoo said shortly. Warily.

"Ag, ifd I'm honest you're the first knight I've met beside myself." La Brea beamed kindly. He motioned, drawing his rose from styorage, the black blosson simple and plain. "I admiot I've run into chjaos... Too personally. My oldest daughter is a senshi, however." La Brea sai9d it to try calming Susanoo.

It did help, Susanoo listening intently and silently before examining Odainsaker's arrow with surprising interest.

"An arrow. That's dangerous used right." Susanoo admitted, even as hius magic ended., He shifted cautiously, slowly listening. The senshi shifted slowly, approaching Odainsaker a moment, hesitant./ La Brea mentioned chaos, but not that he was part of it. And another senshi.... So he knew wht Susanoo was. Finally, he exhakled slowly.

"I can spar." He admitted. La Brea nodded.

"I have experience. Not weaponiozed, I fear." La Brea delicately help up his rose, chuckling. "But..."

Susanoo noted La Brea was masking something painful and nodded slowly. He understood. His own family flashed in his mind.

"I can withold my magic. Keep it more even. I'm used to fighting." Suisanoo admitted softly.

La Brea listened - sincerely so, the man nodding slowly. He was soaking in his information with the patience he showed his work in science, and at the fragility of Odainsaker's weapon, La Brea smiked, chuckling.

"WEell I admit, a black rose isn't much of a weapon either, but based on your mention of magic, it's more likely they're a foci, something a senshi would not require in my understanding. A foci is useful."

It was a theory, but La Brea was smiling a kind, warm smile that faltered once on the man's face at the mention of the Negaverse. Horror. Anger., Paion. Relief.

"I've seen a captain with a chakram." Susanoo admitted. He recall4ed chasing Ichnusaite away from OPumuamua. His tiny senshi sister from another mister was still rattled by it, but Susanoo was happy to trade information. "Admittedly, she wasn't exactly pleasant. Bullying a friend of mine. If you ever meet some senshi named Oumuamua, she's good company." Susanoio offered. La Brea shook silently, quiet a moment longer before snapping out of it.

"My wife was in the Negaverse." La Brea saiud wioth a sudden, quiet pain. "She wanted to corrupt our sons. She's..." He trembled. "I did what I needed to protect my children."

Silence. Susanopo paused, looking at La Brea, one brow arching buit not unsympathetically. He simply saw the pain etched on La Brea's face and motioned to the man.

"Oh no magic and he's definitely not allowed vital points. And I guess if an arrow is fragile I can see why it's harmless. I mean, blunt doesn't stop some. Fragile can." Susanoo noted without missing a beat. La Brea blinked.

Surprised, really. Nobody judged him a monster. Nobody... Hated him, and he looked... Surprised the tiopic, at least wioth Susanoo, carried one. But that comment -- and he looked to Odaiunsaker.

"Perhaps he makes a good point. Onec can be dangerous regardless of weapon. It's ab out force and knowing where to hit." The over fourty man approached her, hands visible, and gently touched some vital pioints. Maybe... His experience could help.

"Here. And here. Protect these." La Brea offered kindly. Susanoo nodded, arms folding as he added.

"Arteries need protected against sharp weapons too." Susanoo offered quietly. "You sdon't need a weapon to be a weapon."

"Thank you." La Brea said quietly. He.. Was nursing the hurt, but he motioned, smiling gently.

"Would you like to show me what you can do?" The page offered kindly.

Susanoo folded his arms, smiling thingly.

"...I suppose I can help practice fighting senshi. I hear there's chaos senshi, so it might be useful?" Susanoo offered, trying to help bring things back on target.

La Brea stepped back for now top watch. Quiet, and curious.

Susanoo however shiofted rapidly, taking a battle stance.

"Okay." Susanoo nodded. "Hit me. Show me your best blow." Susanoo nodded. "It'll give me a base line."

"That's alright." Suusanoo said patiently. "Hand to hand is not always an option. Environment helps. Weaponizing leverage, items around you. The hand to hand I knopw is one part self defense, one part street style because ah." A sigh. "NMy twin and I foight for fun a lot growing up. Neither of us held back. I just.... Matured, I giess."

"Heavy items." La Brea offered patiently. "I don't do hand to hand well really. But tthere's always items to consider in the environment."