It's chilly today. There's a cold bite in the air and the grass is starting to fade. Mercury goes out to the forest alone anyway, following unfrequented paths to some part of it that seems random. Her hair brushes her face in the slight breeze. She carries a pail of water and a broom in one hand, and a cluster of white flowers in the other.
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"You," she says, but the tone is wary even more than angry; guarded. "Sailor Ceres. The nexus brought you?"
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She walks closer to the small shrine, curiosity too strong. She gives a respectful bow and a small moment of silence she asks.
"Who is it that lays here Mercury-san? You don't have to answer me if you wish. I would leave but I'm not sure on how this 'Nexus' works"
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"Kunzite."
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Something like this...the forest, and that stone. The look on Mercury's face...Kunzite?
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Mercury keeps walking anyway, until she comes within a few feet of Jadeite, almost as if she still hadn't noticed and might go on anyway. But she pauses there. "You were watching?"
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"This seems like a strange place for you to be," he comments after a moment, tone quiet, and he gives a glance back to that stone tablet.
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"Is it really strange?" she asks mildly. "Kunzite is here." Or rather, it's a place she can think about a few memories, and what conclusions to draw from the life she watched him life.
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"It's been awhile, Tsukino-san." Her lips curve upward in an ironic smile that holds no real friendliness.
"I don't feel like fighting in a sacred place like this, but you should be careful and not take it too easy, alright?"
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"That's the nature of our friendship," she says. She gives the last word a tiny emphasis that suggests she'll enjoy tearing down its true meaning and redefining it in her own image.
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Venus makes her mind to warn her, but not now. It's improper.
Realizing what she's doing, Venus also folds her hands to pray. It's only proper, after all.
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Whatever brought her here, Mercury seems to have made her peace with it by the time she opens her eyes, seconds after Venus' arrival. She always stays alert.
"Sailor Venus." The nexus must have brought her. "This is a sacred place, not for fighting. But don't think that means I'll treat you easily."
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"A warning for me?" she asks. This should be good.
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