"Are you feeling okay, Erika-chan?" Ami asks as she steps inside.

Oh we're doing Erika-chan now. This is fine. "Mostly. A little sore."

"Good," she says with a relieved smile. "I was really worried when you passed out like that."

"Now you know how I felt when you did it."

She steps closer. "I'll try to be more careful in the future, but only if you promise the same."

"It's a deal, Ami-sa- Ami-chan."

She carefully takes Erika's hand and squeezes it. 

Handholding in front of Shinju?? How bold??

Erika will squeeze back a Totally Normal amount. 

Shinju doesn't seem bothered, at least. "That'll make me feel better, too."

"Uh, of course, senpai."

Good.

Smile.

Then: "Oh, you missed a lot. Your mom's fine, she's on the phone with someone who sounds important right now, but she's been worried about you. And right after you passed out, the paramedics and police showed up – Sailor U helped us get out of that, she made Sailor V handle talking to them. Sailor Makai left with Ail and An; she promised to meet up with us today, or whenever you're feeling better. And we got free tickets to the re-debut, plus a free behind the scenes tour, and a ticket for a signing later today, since the second half of the show got canceled."

"That is a lot." She's glad her mom is okay, though. "Mm. I want some tea before making any real decisions..."

"I'll get it," Ami says –

– At the same time as Shinju.

Erika giggles. She feels very flattered.

"I'll get it," Shinju repeats. "You two get caught up." She stands.

"Alright..." Well, at least she doesn't need to let go of Erika's hand when she sits down.

This is her life now, okay. That's fine.

"So. Um. What does my mom know?"

"She, uh. Knows you're Sailor Moon. Sorry."

"Oh."

"Probably couldn't keep it secret forever anyway."

"Yeah." She squeezes Erika's hand again. "Sailor U talked to her a bit, I think that helped?"

"Maybe. But we don't really know her."

"I think she's planning to come to the meeting with Sailor Makai... Sailor U said something about her 'jurisdiction' to Sailor V, they were arguing about it a bit."

"Hopefully we'll have a chance to talk then. She did help, with reviving Sailor Makai. So I don't think she's a bad person."