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[cue a giant close up of THIS BEAUTIFUL FACE followed by trilling "Parrrrrrras" sound. there's a shifting noise which alarms the bug and it hops out of view.

Cybil wakes up with a start, sitting bolt upright, clutching her face with her hands. she looks visibly shaken as she pulls trembling hands away from her face and looks at them.]

What...happened?

[she sounds out of breath. the camera feed shakes a bit as the Paras nudges it and Cybil looks up, spotting the Pokemon and her Gear. she gives the bug a strange, almost alarmed look and hesitates before brushing it off to the side as she reaches for the 'gear. she notices that it's recording.]

I'm here again. Don't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing...I don't even know if I'm alive, dead, or dreaming. But...the room's different this time around.

[something flutters off the bed and onto the ground, and Cybil picks it up. it's the note given to all Rocket Grunts, of course! she furrows her brow as she reads it, and there's a moment of agitated/confused silence.]

They got the wrong woman. I'm no criminal.

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_{[... oh my god it's Cybil.]

[OH MY GOD IT'S CYBIL.]

[The screen fizzles on-- because of course the first thing Cybil wants to see is a cheshire-grinning teenage face, right?]}

Welcome back, sarge.

_{[... Is Cybil even a sergeant? Heather has no idea. But she likes the sound of 'sarge' so she'll just go with that.]}

[OH TOTALLY THAT'S ON THE TOP OF HER 'want to see' LIST.

either way, Cybil manages some kind of smile and she runs a hand through her hair. sarge. cute. though she's not a sergeant.]

Long time no see...[she's trying to figure out which name to choose, give her a second...] Heather.

_{[ISN'T IT ON TOP OF EVERYBODY'S?]

[The grin remains-- cheshirey though it may be, she IS happy to see the cop. ... Even if deep down, the happiness is a little bit tinged with regret now that she knows what... happened. That had not been a pleasant-- or easy-- point in her conversation with her father about what had gone down in Silent Hill eighteen years before.]}

Just a couple months on this end.

But a lot's gone on.

So hey, where the heck ARE you?

_{[That didn't look like New Bark Town...]}

[Cybil's trying to look happy. but forgive her, it's a bit difficult. she is keeping up a strong facade though.]

I don't think it was that long on this end.

[of course, being possessed and dying can warp your reality. she looks back down at the note.]

I'm...not sure.

_{[Heather's starting to catch onto that-- and accordingly, her smile turns a little more subdued.]}

Here-- try pointing the camera around a bit. Maybe I'll be able to tell.

_{[No, she won't-- she's never been to Mahogany. But the unfamiliar surroundings might clue her in a little.]}

[Cybil should just be used to being out of the loop, though she really dislikes being the one caught off-guard. but, she likes Heather and trusts Heather, so she nods and turns the camera around the room.

looks like your standard Rocket Grunt room, nothing special, though Heather probably doesn't recognize the inside.]

I think I'm in Team Rocket's headquarters. I got a letter.

[in reality it's a note ~~BUT I WANTED TO MAKE A REFERENCE OKAY?~~

she points the camera down to the skittish-looking Paras cowering in the corner of the rather dull room.]

And this...thing.

_{[And y'know what? Heather likes and (tentatively) trusts Cybil, too-- which is pretty big, considering both of their positions. From her days as Alessa being privately taught to scorn the nonbelievers and not bring unwanted attention onto the cruelties of the cult, to Heather's own rowdy childhood, she'd been more or less hardwired not to trust a badge. But screw all that. Birds of a feather, man-- even if Cybil didn't survive the town that takes all, they're on the same side.]}

Team Ro--... dude, seriously?

_{[Heather sounds sort of alarmed-- she's talked to a few (unwilling) Rockets before, but this is the first time she's ever directly known somebody who's shown up in those headquarters.]

[And HEY CYBIL YOU'RE NOT JAMES but I still lol'd]}

And-- whoa, that's kinda...

_{[... A little creepy, even for Heather, and she LIKED bugs. It was something about those mushrooms...]}

No dog this time, huh?

If what this piece of paper says is true, then yes.

[she holds up the note with a big bright red R.]

I don't think I'll be staying here for long, though.

[YEAH THE MUSHROOMS ARE KIND OF. IFFY ON CYBIL'S PART TOO.]

To be honest, I kind of miss the dog. [at this, the Paras seems a bit crestfallen despite being too nervous to approach its trainer.] This one's a bit...unsettling.

... Jeez. They really DON'T care who they drag into that crap, do they?

_{[But of course, Heather's determined little mind has already arrived at a plan.]}

Don't worry, we'll get you out! ... Or-- ... keep 'em away from you once you ARE out!

_{[Who's 'we', Heather?]}

Apparently not, seeing as I'm a part the opposing force.

[not to mention one of the few non-corrupt cops out there /sob.

but yeah, who is 'we'?]

...we?

_{[At the question, a great big grin stretches across the girl's face. She's got a smiley sort of face to begin with-- she's certainly not one of those people who look out-of-place when they're happy. But there is something about how happy she looks right now that's stronger and more genuine than any smile she's worn in Cybil's presence previously.]}

Dad's here.

[oh man that smile...Cybil's good at reading people's expressions, and she knows that she's never seen that smile on Heather's face before. Cybil smiles back. after being, well, basically an audience to that whole thing, the fact that Heather has her dad here, and that Harry has his daughter here.

well, Cybil's never got to reunite with lost parents. let's just say she knows.]

He is?

[she smiles back.]

And you met up with him?

_{[It's a very different smile than the smirks and tooth-baring grins she wears so often-- and it fits her face better.]}

Went all the way back to Violet to get him! ... Even though I said I wasn't gonna go back there ever, but ehhh, details.

We're in Goldenrod-- er-- well, we WERE in Goldenrod-- we're goin' to Olivine right now but we'll probably be heading back there soon-- that city's a good place to disappear.

_{[... She's not going to talk about how she knows that.]}

You could get away from those creeps there like-- _{[She snaps her fingers.]}

[it definitely does. Heather should smile like that more.

and she nods as the memories of Violet and what she read in the archives of the PokeCenter slowly return to her.]

A good place to disappear, huh?

[a pause. from what she remembers, Goldenrod's a pretty happening place for this universe.]

Most big cities are like that.

[and hearing Heather's confidence in her makes her smile once again.]

I've honestly had enough of my share of creeps for the year.

[lolololololol Dahlia.]

_{[She likely will be from this point onward-- having her father back made an incredible difference.]}

Yeah. Biggest city I've seen so far, and it's pretty easy to lie low if you don't wanna be found.

_{[Of course, her grin turns a little bit sympathetic at that last bit.]}

Yeah, uh... sorry about... y'know, all that.

_{[MOM IS KIND OF A BITCH. GOOD THING SHE LIKE. DIED.]}

[she gives Heather a slightly knowing look.]

Sounds like an ideal place.

[she waves it away. sympathy wasn't really needed, but yeah...Dahlia. IT'S TOO BAD CYBIL KIND OF HAD TO DIE TOO /sob]

Around here, it's all in the past.

[though back home, it's the present....for like, other people.]

_{[Because Heather SO HASN'T NEEDED to lie low before. Cough.]}

Truer words never spoken, I guess.

... S'good to have you back.

_{[Maybe this time, she'd get a chance to know her dad's old pal a bit better. She wants to make sure of that.]}

[What's that on your gear? Why, could it be a Houndoom wagging his tail excitedly? The recently-evolved Rinty lets out one excited bark: You're back!

In the background, there's a human voice.] What's got you so excited? [And Chie picks up the gear, peering into it curiously.] Sorry, he's not bugging you, is he?

[Sorry Rinty, Cybil's not exactly going to recognize you immediately due to the sudden change, but gee that creature does look familiar. there's a name and a familiarity tugging at the back of her head.

she looks...disturbed a little due to her circumstances, but she manages smiles at the Houndoom, and later the girl.]

No. He certainly seems familiar though.

[she trails off and there's a long pause as she settles herself on the bed, still not leaving the room due to a sense of unease.]

I'm sorry. It's just...a lot to take in right now.

[Harry was still getting used to the video ...media...thing. He's getting better though. Not trying to draw on the screen anymore at least. However when he flips it on to see a...

VERY

familiar face he drops it...luckily not breaking it as he scrambles to get it.

It takes him a moment before he calms himself down to turn it on again. Hey there cop buddy. A rather older looking version of that guy you know is looking very confused right now.]

C-Cybil?

[luckily Cybil doesn't exactly know you were the one to kill her, Harry. her memory's foggy due to that parasite, and all she does is remember a foggy image of Harry and a lot of pain and blood before nothingness.

suffice to say, she looks shocked. never mind the fact that he looks older, it's the fact that he's here.]

Harry!

You're here too?

[That may or may not be a good thing. Harry just manages a nod at first.]

Yes, I just got here a month ago....I'm with my daughter now.

[He found her Cybil. He'd found her....]

A whole month, huh...

[for some reason, hearing that he's with his daughter brightens her mood a little. god, funny how she thought she'd never hear that phrase coming from him. she presses a hand to her forehead and runs a it through her hair.]

You are? [there's a pause as she takes it all in. she smiles a little.] That's...great. I'm glad for you, Harry. Really glad. And for Heather, too.

[yup, she knows about Cheryl's little "nickname" too.]

[He smiles at that. An honest, happy smile that he always gets when it involves his daughter.]

So am I.

She told me you were here before...

...I'm glad she got to meet you.

[a nod.]

I was.

[there's a smirk now, she's feeling less apprehensive about her current situation now.]

She's a good kid. [for the most part] But I shouldn't be surprised. You went through hell to find her...

[her voice trails off. guess she'll never really find out how that story ends, being most likely dead and all. ~~even she's not really sure~~.]

[There's a pause ...and suddenly Harry can't look her in the eye.]

...there's...a lot I need to tell you.

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I had a feeling.

[she takes note of that, and her expression becomes a bit more serious now.]

But it can wait, Harry.

[He nods.]

Of course.

Where are you now?

Team Rocket Headquarters from the looks of it.

[she doesn't look happy about it.]

Not sure where it's located exactly.

[He doesn't look happy at that either.]

You can't stay there.

You think I don't know that?

[her frown breaks into a slight confident smirk now.]

As soon as I can gather...myself, I'm headed straight out of here.

[And the smirk makes him smile. It's been so long since he's seen her.]

I don't doubt it.

Heather and I are going to Olivine City if you don't have anywhere to go.

[the whole "looking a decade or so older" will eventually sink in. it hasn't been long for her.]

Not going on vacation there, are you?

[BECAUSE THE LAST TIME YOU WENT SOMEPLACE ON VACATION........]

I've sworn off vacations, they're bad for my health.

No we're going to help with some flooding I think.

[that gets a slight chuckle out of Cybil, but she regains her composure because ~COP~

also, floods are never a good thing.]

Was there a bad storm or something?

[she is still inside so she is unaware.]

...Yeah. Things are getting a little chaotic.

[To say the least.]

I just know they wanted volunteers to go to Olivine.

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