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[g3_jupiter]

[It isn't the first time Jupiter visits Cyrus on campus, obviously. In fact, the scene she presents may even be familiar to some: a tall, athletic looking young woman with a strong-looking Skuntank at her side. And as always, she carries a present for her Boss - in this case, a small box, a long and narrow rectangle wrapped in elegant dark blue paper.

She huffs to herself.]

As always, I never know where to find him...

[But then she smirks, and she and Skuntank exchange a knowing glance.]

... so let's get him to find us, shall we?

[Ten minutes later, several hallways are full of dark smoke and puddles of poisonous purple goo. Also, if any small pieces of furniture were lying around for any reason - broken chairs or desks, trash bins - they are now burned to cinders. Jupiter and Skuntank stand at the end of one such hallway, smirking smugly as they admire their work.]

Well, that should get someone's attention, at the very least.

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[g3_jupiter]

I don't doubt that you have, but... at what cost?

[She stops and looks up him, her lips parted and trembling and her eyes wide as they try to read into his.]

I wish I could stay longer... I'd nurse you back to health, and you'd be ready for... whatever must be done now.

[will_be_god]

[[Cyrus pulls back slowly, trying to move out of her hold, and meets her eyes]]

At the cost of a few years. I am forever learning, Commander, and have discovered that I had...underestimated the power of these things. I cannot make that mistake again, and thus must study what I have neglected.

[g3_jupiter]

[While she does release him, she lays her hands on his shoulders immediately afterwards, sustaining his gaze.]

I don't doubt that you'll get the results you seek. I have faith in you, Master Cyrus.

But...

[She leans closer to him, whispering her next sentence, a secret breathed near his lips.]

... I'm so worried...

[will_be_god]

[[Though he remains still in body, he tilts his neck away from her, widening the distance between their mouths]]

Your faith is limited then. Yet not by belief in me, but in your fear for the circumstances. Tell me what you believe may happen.

[g3_jupiter]

[At that, she leans on him, resting her forehead on his chest, under his neck.]

You're so far away, sir... and without protection... I...

[Her hands travel low again, and she goes back to holding him close to her by the waist.]

I don't want to lose you...

[will_be_god]

I am protected by my pokémon, as you recall...

[[Her insistence on remaining physically touching him was starting to unnerve him. What did it mean? Why was requiring such a thing? Was this affection? She had always been flirtatious, yet she knew full well his beliefs about such things. Despite his apprehension, though, he didn't move.]]

...and you will not lose me. I will leave you behind in time, yet it will be for our ultimate goal, for that new universe.