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[ Traverse Town - Late Night - Open for Action Only but the Video can be watched by the entire Network]

[Some one had compared him to a helpless flower that had taken root here… ]

The large body heartless beat its fists against its chest as the girl screamed. She recoiled away from the monster accidentally hitting the record feature when she bumped against the wall of the building behind her. The device instantly began capturing video, the very video that was being shown now.
She had no defense and no way to escape pinned to the wall as she was. The heartless had the advantage and it knew it. That was why is charged forward with wild abandon fully expecting a quick victory and a freshly stolen heart.
Instead it met a swift end as in a flurry of petals a single rose landed in the creature’s neck causing it to dissolve into colorful balls of supplies.
The girl gasped and clasped her hands over her mouth as she was saved. Right before the video ended she yelled something about being saved by a handsome man dressed in black wearing a white mask.

[ Disney Castle - Morning - Open for Video/Text/Action ]

[ Chloe stands near a group of trees in the backyard of the small ‘White Rose’ florist and gift shop. One hand gently rests against the trunk of a tree while the other holds a crucifix that hangs from a necklace he wears around his neck. ]

…forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy.

[ Praying to God for forgiveness, redemption, and the strength to make the right decisions now that he had no one else to stop him if he broke his oath and stepped too far into the growing darkness. Hopefully he would be strong enough to continue fighting against the darkness without falling prey to it. ]

Amen.

[ A flower that had taken root here, was he? Then he was a flower with hidden thorns. ]

[OOC: Tuxedo Kamen?!
Well, no, not quiet. I couldn’t resist making the comparison between Chloe and Tuxedo Kamen. They both fight with rose weapons, dress in black and wear white masks. So, Sailor Moon people if you want to think it might be Tuxedo Kamen, that mistaken identity would be awesome.

All characters can see the NPC video but no one can reply to that section unless you want to do an action post. Chloe wouldn’t be using his communicator that would give his identity away!
You can use any kind of reply to the prayer section below that one. I wanted to give a little taste of what Chloe gets into while no one is paying attention without giving the whole game away. ]

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( a man in black wearing a mask? and that rose used as a weapon... that was enough to alert sailorneptune to what it could mean. rather than consulting with the others and getting their hopes up under false pretenses... neptune had opted to track down the stranger and investigate first.
the surroundings were twilight town -- that was evident. she was hopping from rooftop to rooftop searching for the figure. she would have been lying to herself if she didn't have a sliver of hope also... )

Stop! ( she called ahead, sure that she had seen a figure in the distance )

[Chloe ran down the darkened road trying to place distance between himself and the girl he had just saved. It would have been too difficult to stand there and answer her questions.
That sudden voice, calling for him to stop? It was unexpected to say the least. He hadn’t heard the sound of footsteps chasing after him. He had been carefully listening for that… so where had she come from?

Above? Maybe he could out distance this pursuer? It was not a gentlemanly thing to do but he ignored the ladies request for him to stop, choosing instead to switch direction so maybe she could be lost in the twists and turns of the Traverse Town back allies. ]

( so he didn't want to be caught... at least that's what she gathered from his continued sprint. luckily for neptune she had quite a bit of practice chasing the wind... she wasn't one to be easily lost either, relying on her intuition to take try and take the same turns the stranger had. why was he running? did he have something to hide? prince... )

[Chloe swiftly rounded another corner and ducked into the frame doorway of a building. The door itself was locked however this gave him the perfect cover to glance back at he direction he had come to see if his pursuer was still there. ]

( when she heard the footsteps suddenly come to a stop, neptune ceased movement as well. she looked from side to side into the shadows... she could feel the presence of someone there but... the aura of the earth that usually surrounded mamoru, wasn't ) Show yourself! ( a pause... while she listened... ) If you remain hidden I will have no choice but to think of you as an enemy.

[While Chloe decided not to step out into the open he had no choice but to speak, though his voice bounced off the buildings in the alley way making it difficult to exactly pinpoint were the sound was coming from. ]

It would be better if you thought of me as a mere illusion. You aren’t a part of the mission, we have no reason to be enemies. Just allow this incident to fade from your mind as if it never happened.

[She was closing in. If she managed to get too close maybe even the shadows he was so used to hiding himself in wouldn’t be enough to conceal him. ]

( the echoing voice causes her to glance around the whole area again -- eyes searching for a source but coming up short... ) Mission? ( she seems to be ignoring the rest... for now )

The mission to fight back against the Heartless. There doesn’t appear to be much else we can do, but try to beat them back until a more permanent solution can be found.

If your intentions are pure... then why do you hide yourself? ( wow neptune... pot calling the kettle black, much? )

[ She did have a good point really.]

Habit?
Surely you can appreciate the need for discretion in matters like this? Not everyone would understand actions like this.

( she pauses, because it's true -- it's definitely something that she can understand, having done the same thing herself... but she doesn't like being on the receiving end of it, it seems... ) Then you should be aware that it also makes you a target, whether it's your intention or not.

A target?
[One can almost hear the smirk in his words. ]

Do you intend to track me down?

( a long, measured pause ) As long as you don't intend to bring harm to this town, or others, that won't be necessary.

My only goal is the defeat of the heartless.

[Not that he couldn’t or wouldn’t strike a human target he just didn’t know anyone evil enough to require that level of intervention. ]

Until a more permanent solution to their invasion can be found all I can do is beat them back for a while. The town and its residents are quite safe.

... And you plan to continue to do so from the shadows, then?

Fighting from the shadows is something I am used to.

[The pure white flower that blooms in the darkness
A dark executioner who hunts the black beasts whom the law can not judge

The mantra of an assassin, surely the heartless could be called ‘black beasts’. ]

Besides, I doubt my brand of justice would be welcomed.

[Assassins would be considered criminals here just as they were at home, wouldn’t they? ]

( there's a long pause. and then finally -- ) Very well. But be aware... I'm certain you're not the only one with secrets to keep. ( and she turns on her heel, walking away )

[Not the only one with secrets to keep?

No, perhaps not. Everyone had something they wished to keep hidden didn’t they?

Once the girl turned and began walking away Chloe also began to move, heading in the opposite direction. Maybe he was being too cautious and it really would be alright to fight in the light of day, but old habits like this were difficult to break. For right now he would continue to fight the only way he knew how to. ]

Ah...it's good to see holy people in this place as well.

[While he's not familiar with this specific God, he is familiar with prayer and the divine.]

[Holy people? ]

Are you a religious person yourself then?

Somewhat. Though my subject of worship is rather different from the divine.

If not to God, what is it you worship?

[Chloe is just curious here. ]

The Great Dragon. He has saved mankind from evil, and has watched over us since.

[Until this whole darkness mess, anyway.]

You pray to a dragon?

[Sadly… that doesn’t seem strange anymore. ]

He's not an ordinary dragon. He's the leader of a half-human, half-dragon race.

So you can actually see this person? He does sound important but I don’t really understand why you would pray to some one like that. What makes him any different than anyone else on your world, magic?

[Again, not being rude, just curious about this. ]

Power. It also gives us strength to overcome any challenge.

Power. Many people on my world have claimed that as a reason to worship some thing, forgive me if I find it a poor reason.

[Ok, now he is being a little snaky… sorry!
Chloe has meet far too many people who had to be killed because they felt power was the most important thing and they hurt others to gain that power. He is a little jaded about power. ]

No...it's not for our own power.

Truthfully, it is because he has saved mankind in the past that I am alive today. Had the world fallen to evil then, I would not have been born. Thus I owe every breath to the Great Dragon.

[Considering this and softening a little from Saleh’s explanation. ]

If he used his power to save your world then maybe he isn’t the kind of person I was concerned about.

You speak of the people who seek power out of greed, or use it to dominate over others?

The Great Dragon is not like that. He is powerful, but he only uses the power when necessary. He had lived peacefully in Darkling Woods, watching the land where the Demon King had fallen in the ancient battle.

People who abuse power are more common than people who can responsibly weld it.
No wonder that you are grateful to have such an honest and trustworthy individual as that.

My God is a less corporal, but he can be seen even on these worlds in beautiful objects, a flower or… [A look back at the tree his hand is still resting on. ] … a tree. My belief in him helps keep me grounded.

[Somehow, even in the green and brightness that is Disney Castle, His Broodiness is still scowling and broody.]

You believe in a god?

[He gave up believing in that... so very long ago.]

[Chloe though seems cheerful and not one bit put off by the question. ]

There was a time when I didn’t, but some one showed me the error in that.

Hmph. There are no gods. And if there are, they don't care what we do.

[There's an Entity. But that's not a god. That's just... something more powerful than they are who can help guide them. This is a wholly different concept.]

[Chloe gives the tree he was touching a fond pat before allowing his hand to drop back down to his side. ]

I believe Our Father does care, he simply allows us to make our own decisions.

You worship your father? [Why not? His mother worshiped a giant space bug.]

[What!?! No… ]

That is what we call God, ‘Our Father’ or ‘The Father’… since he is the heavenly Father of us all.

Heavenly father, huh? [Lavos was a heavenly being, too.]

[He crosses his arms.] And what proof was offered to you that this creature is a god?

Proof is a subjective thing. Either you believe in him or you do not, there is no concrete proof of his existence.

Not unless you know where to look. I believe God can be seen in the beautiful things of the world. A field of flowers or even a single petal…

Only in the beautiful things, hm? [Of course, because what god creates ugly things?]

I appreciate beautiful things the most so for myself that is where I can see God’s influence most strongly.

[He shakes his head.]

...so what does this god of yours look like?

[Shrug. ]

No one really knows for certain. Many people believe he is an old man with a long white beard… but its not like he can be seen.

[He won't be mistaking Chloe for his master. For one thing, there's no sense of his master. And... in his world, Mamoru never took up the rose.]

Using flowers to fight, hm?

[There is an advantage for being from the other timeline, Kunzite doesn’t have to worry about being fooled by a similar fighting style.

Technically the rose Chloe used was wrapped around a metal stake, a far more dangerous weapon than a simple rose could be, but still he nodded. Before slipping as far into the shadows of a nearby building as he could. An attempt to keep his identity hidden.
That young girl‘s device must have recorded the whole thing? Hm, only one thing to do then. A second rose took flight, knocking the girl‘s network device out of her hand and giving him chance to escape the scene without his identity being discovered. Or so he hoped. ]

[A man in dark formal clothing and a white mask? He recalls the master's guise... but this is not him.

So who would impersonate him? Or is this something else? Strains of music fill the background as Zoisite shows on the feed, apparently taking little notice of the events unfolding on its other end.]

[The light cords of a piece of piano music drifted by on the wind, not that Chloe felt he had time to stop and listen to it No matter how beautiful the music being played was or how nostalgic it made him feel leaving the young girl’s side and disappearing into the night was by far more important.

Forgive him for not sticking around to speak with you, doing so would only blow his cover. ]

[As the feed ends, he simply returns to his music. He has no motive to seek out a stranger beyond what he's already done.

Now that he is assured it is not Master Endymion.]

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