Frigid Climax(Ami, Haruka, Natsume thread)

[Bean Bandit]

Ami smiles and nods a little shyly, proffering the lightsaber she'd retrieved when they left the tower.

"Could you use this?" She asks, blushing a bit. "I'm not much of a Swordsman, unfortunately, and this might help you conserve some energy..."

I hope she...focus, Ami.

[Liddo-kun]

"My pleasure," Haruka returns before what Ptilol says causes a blink then an amused smirk to cross her feature.  "In her arms?" she repeats before a chuckle gets loose.  "That new girl sure works fast.  The tall, mysterious stranger coming in to sweep the maidens off their feet?"

At the eyeroll she gets from Artemis and the amused chuckle from Ptilol, Haruka grins satisfied.  She once more dons her work hat as she regards the merry group.  "We should catch up with the others quickly though, in case there're any more nasty surprises waiting," Haruka says with a serious nod.  "And we wouldn't want them to hog all the fun either," she finishes with a playful wink.

"Now, if everybody is ready," she begins, before turning her attention to Ptilol, "Lead the way?"

Haruka takes a deep breath to gather the energy she'll need for the coming battle.  I hope everybody makes it out of this okay.

[Midnight Sun]

"Oh, thank you," Natsume says, accepting the gift. "This should be a great help."

She briefly studies the device. Hopefully it would not be too difficult to operate....

[Anastasia]

* Hatbot --> "Haruka rolls 2d6+2 to raid the inner energy rations and gets 7."

You feel better now, refreshed and restored. Like a gust of summer wind has chased away the cold. Viluy also looks better, having taken her own inner restoration project underway. Between that and your gift of energy, she looks rosy cheeked and energetic - a good combination for the relative time.

"I can lift us up, if all of you are ready," Ptilol nods, mustering her own energy before beginning to lift you up...up and away to the towertop.

As you fly up, Viluy stays quite close to you. Still smiling a bit and warm, Neptune looks to be quite happy. Artemis stays quiet after expressing his deep thoughts on your Natsume/Ami musings, more interested in the task at hand...

[Bean Bandit]

Ami nods, trying not to seem too flustered, and beckons the other girl forward. "We should get moving...Cypriene is right. Staying in one place will get us found faster."

This is absurd. Why is she affecting me like this? She's probably not even interested in girls like that. Mako-chan was the same way, right? Ami battles the urge to blush as the thoughts run through her head. I need to stop wishful thinking, and concentrate on other things. she chastises herself firmly.

[Midnight Sun]

"Yes, you're right," Natsume agrees, putting her study of the device aside for the moment. Hopefully she would figure it out when the time came. "This Celcia person, could you tell me more about her?"

[Bean Bandit]

Ami squirmed a little, coughing to clear her throat as they moved, and organizing her thoughts. Well. Yes, Data. I'll set my mind in order, and get my focus back. I hope.

"Well, from our encounters so far, we've been able to determine that Celcia is a powerful ice spirit, or being, of some kind, who came into being long, long ago." Ami begins, frowning.  "Unfortunately, she can survive without a body and or reincarnate, we've been unable to determine which."

She pauses to gather her thoughts, and not overload Natsume. "Early on in our...careers, I suppose you'd call them we encountered her briefly...shortly after which she attempted to remake the city in her image, Tokyo as her capital on a frozen Earth.  Perhaps you remember the blizzard she brought down in Japan?" Ami asked, then, without waiting for an answer, went on, her shyness hidden for the moment, as she warmed to her subject.

"We thought Mars' ofuda had dispelled her spirit, after being bodily destroyed by fire, one of her weaknesses. Evidently, we were mistaken." Ami sighed in irritation. "The fact is, we lack a great deal or pertinent information, which is vexing, and complicates the situation creatly..."

[Midnight Sun]

"Hm, so this Celcia person caused that huge blizzard..." Natsume says in contemplation. "If she's so powerful, why would she bother setting up shop in a mall like this? Maybe she's been weakened for some reason?"

[Bean Bandit]

"It's possible." Ami agrees thoughtfully. "But judging by the speed that frost overwhelmed the mall, We shouldn't assume that. From what Uranus and Neptune said, it's also likely her memory of how to use her powers is spotty, and the relatively slow speed means she's testing her own limits."

[Midnight Sun]

"Well, lets just hope she doesn't remember everything anytime soon," she says. "The last thing we need is another blizzard of that magnitude whipping up out of nowhere."

[Anastasia]

As you conversation goes, "Mercury," Artemis calls, as another group comes down the stairs carefully. With him are Neptune and Uranus, as well as the other Twin.

[Midnight Sun]

As the reinforcements approach, Natsume is able to recognize everyone except the senshi coming alongside Haruka. She recalled Uranus becoming particular incensed when she was injured fighting one of the ice creatures.....

[Liddo-kun]

"I'm glad you all seem to be okay," Haruka tells the others, sighing at the memory of how her attempted 'help' flopped so poorly prior.

Looking at each person now, "We're all ready and able to tackle the last level boss, right?" she quips, refering to Celcia, or Miss Nakahime, or whatever she calls herself.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami smiles in relief at the approaching group, still keeping a wary eye out for motion nearby as everyone catches up. "In theory." She agrees, smiling a little. "Though, we still need to enter the final level." she finished, pointing to the sealed off center of the castle.

[Liddo-kun]

Haruka looks to where Ami indicates before turning back to the girl and poses a question, "Is there a way in there or," there's a grin and an odd twinkle in her eyes at this, "do we have to make one?"

On catching the funny look and the amused one from Ptilol, "Oh, come on.  It's a legitimate question," she says with a bit of amused indignation as she tries to defend herself.