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"I'm sorry, but... but I haven't been a Senshi for two years," Pasiphae stammered, scratching nervously at her glove covered arms. "I've only been a Senshi for... a little more than a year, I guess. So... um... you might need to talk to someone who's been fighting longer than me. I know... let's see, Europa, and Kallichore, and Polaris and... let's see, Ganymede, probably Chaonis and Valhalla? Oh, and Polaris is a Princess too, I forget and-- um, sorry, I'll try and slow down. But, they've all been doing this much longer than I have, and so... and they've all helped me, so I'm sure they'll help you too!"

The Shame Senshi took a deep breath after that unintentional rant. Was this how all of her teachers had felt when they had the responsibility of teaching her? How did they handle the responsibility?! Quieter this time, and more structured, she began to tell Vanadis what she knew, "Since I've been a Senshi... lots of things have happened. Um... probably the most important are these two big battles. One took place in the Surrounding, a few months ago--oh, I'm sorry, the Surrounding is the home of the Zodiacs. They're... um, a special group of Senshi who follow Princess Chronos."

Pausing for a moment to make sure she wasn't forgetting anything important (and also doing a quick check to make sure no other youma or agent of Chaos was following them), she continued, "Anyway... somehow a bunch of civilians got taken up there, and then the Negaverse and the Dark Moon Court came with a Great Youma and--"

Damn. She hadn't even talked about the Dark Moon Court! She blurted out an apology, "I'm sorry, Vanadis! I'm trying... to make sure I tell you everything, so I'm sorry if it's out of order. The Dark Moon Court have a corrupted Princess, Princess Ares, and she... she corruped most of the Blood Moon Court and some of the civlians during that battle into a new kind of corrupted Senshi. She's very, very dangerous, and so are they even if... even if they just say they want to save you. Please, don't forget that."

"So, in the Surrounding, all of the Senshi and Knights came together, and we defeated the Great Youma, and all of the civilians were brought back to life, somehow, and... well, we won, I suppose you could say, but it was very scary, very vicious. Then there was, just recently, an ambush at a big Order meeting. They... they killed and hurt so many, and we were lucky to escape. We all got transported to the moon--not my moon, but the one here, by Earth."

Pasiphae had to stop to wipe away the tears that had sprung unbidden to her eyes, and she apologized again, "I'm... I'm sorry, just... the ambush just happened and I... it was terrible."

Pasiphae couldn't help the way she stiffened in Vanadis's hold, but she did not actively pull away either. It wasn't right. She should be the one comforting the less experienced Senshi, not the one getting comforted. But having to explain all of the things that she had witnessed, experienced, had meant also momentarily reliving them, and the battles had not been kind. "T-Thank you, Vanadis."

"No, they won't say such things. The Dark Moon Court will tell you that they want to 'save' you. The Negaverse... might tell you the same, but more often not. They'll tell you that they want to protect the city and that you're an invader who needs to be removed." The Shame Senshi rubbed her eyes on the back of her glove to stop any further tears, and she turned to indicate she was ready to continue their journey, if the Senshi of Wards was. "Please, Vanadis... please be careful. Most will just outright fight you, but the ones that want to save you... what they call saving is really corrupting. Forcing you to become one of them."

Pasiphae shivered despite the summer heat, but she forced herself to smile as she looked towards her companion again. All of this was probably overwhelming, and... she needed to be encouraging, too. "It;s not all bad news, though. I don't know if you know about Knights, but... but they're allies, just like Senshi. And there are teams, groups of Senshi and Knights who work together. The moon, the Earth one that we got sent to, is also a safe place for us. No forces of Chaos can get in. I'm not sure if the Surrounding has been cleared like that or not."

"No, not a spaceship," Pasiphae said, a half-smile coming to her worried face. Space travel was much easier, and much more pleasant to talk about. She pulled out her cellphone once more, twisting it so that the pearl dangling from the end could be clearly seen. "This little pearl... we got it when we went to the moon. We can use it to go to the moon whenever the moon is full every month. It's sort of like... when you travel to your moon, or star, or... or whatever Vanadis happens to be."

The Shame Senshi continued her explanation as they walked, assuming from the other Senshi's diction that she didn't know how to travel to her homeworld. Which Pasiphae certainly understood--she hadn't known when she first started either! She was just glad that she was able to help, in some small way, after so many others had helped her, "We can travel to our homeworlds, the places from which we draw our power. Um... for example, my moon is Pasiphae; it's one of Jupiter's moons. So what you do is you take your cellphone and concentrate. You'll hear... something. A sound, a song, something that will call out to you--and that'll be Vanadis. Then you press this button here, and you'll be transported there."

She rubbed at her gloved arms, "You can also bring someone else with you, if you want. I dunno... how we can get you a pearl, so you can go to Earth's moon on your own, but... um... we've got lots of allies we can ask! Maybe one of the Guardian Cats would know? Or... or I'll bring you, if you want to go next full moon."

"O-okay! Then, when the next full moon comes, I'll... um, I'll send you a text and we can go together," Pasiphae replied with a larger smile. Vanadis's excitement only excited her in turn, as she was glad to be useful. "About the Guardian Cats--you can use your phone to access some kind of database, and you can contact them through there! I've, um... never actually done it myself, but they told us we could, at the last meeting."

She racked her brain for anything else she could do, or say, for the other Senshi and... well, she had kind of outdone herself. She licked her dry lips and wondered how rude it would be to ask for a glass of water once they reached Vanadis's home? Too rude for her to even consider, truly. "I know it's all... an awful lot to take in, but most of the Senshi and Knights out there are willing to help. And you can always call or text me."

"I'm sure you'll be able to figure it all out, or if not, then we'll figure it out together," the Shame Senshi reassured her. Now that she had gotten all of the information relayed, she felt oddly... better. The weight of having to take the lead, to be the center of attention, was off of her shoulders and made their walk much easier. Vanadis knew as much as she did, now.

"No, thank you," Pasiphae replied politely when invited inside, her smile warm but tired. "It'd probably be dangerous for me to stay much longer--I don't want anyone from the Negaverse or the DMC to hone in on our energy signatures this close to your home. And... I really need to be getting back home myself. Maybe next time?"

Because she was very certain that there would be a next time.