"...DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND!?" A loud scream as her eyes jolted up. Julies hands were trembling a bit. She is shaking a little bit. With such a sudden outburst, it was clear this was getting to her. "Time after time, they keep seeing me as some sort of monster! And this will affect Minas future!-

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

you are right here, and we both want the same thing. We want you to take the time you need to rest, no matter what it might do to your relationship to the committee. You deserve to be able to be happy and rested."

"I'll be fine, Cedar. I will be fine. Why do you think I will go insane through this? It's just some lack of sleep, that is all. You don't need to worry about me." But she is curious why this girl is so insistent on this. But she is trying to push herself more and more..

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"The committee isn't the one that cares about you," Wendy retorts, taking her hand. "You have a daughter who thinks the world of you, and an assistant who only wants the best for you. You're hurting yourself by obsessing over this. You're going to go insane if you keep going..."

"Ever since I found out the DNA of a Ditto can regrow lost limbs, I had to go deeper into this. And I don't want to lose this gift here." She was shaking her head constantly, shaking in pain. "I just need the committee to see why this hybrid research can benefit humanity."

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"You're capable of so much more than this." She walks her slowly to the bed, sitting her down on it and sitting down next to her. "...you don't need to prove yourself to people. The people that matter are right here..."

"Heh. I only am capable of these kinds of research, Cedar. I want to help the best of my abilities, you know. And this is the best I can do." The deeper she looks into this research, the more desperate she has to keep going. And she knows that. But this is a once in a lifetime opprotunity here..

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"I'm your assistant, first and foremost. Whatever I might be other than that...it's erm...it's secondary." Cedar knows that for sure. It's why she's stuck around, Julie needs her to keep her from making bad decisions. "We can find other things to research..."

"I am, I am. This is just the first time I ever saw this, you know. But..." She always has tunnel vision with her projects and visions. Cedar probabloy saw that. It may explain why she has a one track mind most of the time too. But she is trying to relax a little bit..

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"I suppose. But...I want you to see me as Cedar, not just your hybrid assistant." She pauses at the door, readjusting her grip on the exhausted researcher.

"It doesn't hurt to at least more about you, you know? Do you know when the last hybrid was seen? Hundreds of years ago. I think if we can figure out what happened with you, it'd help us a lot..." At least this will help her a lot. She'd love to relax for a bit.

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Cedar wraps an arm around Julie's waist, propping her up and walking slowly with her towards the bedroom. "I think I'm content just being Cedar, Julie. I know it's not going to stop you but..."

Malamar does back off, just using his psychic powers to keep Julie up enough for Cedar to grab her. "There's many theories I have from you, after all. From the tribe or maybe a descendent of them... I want to get to the bottom of this." She can barely keep her eyes up. Cedar should help her!

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"I do. I really doubt I was from a hybrid tribe though, but...I'd be interested in reading it." Her tail does sway a bit, responding to Julie's touch. "Let's erm...let's get you to bed." She looks up at Malamar and gives him a nod. She could take it from here.

"Well... Fine. Just for right now." Seems she does enjoy patting Cedar a little bit as she blinks. "Right... Remember that old Hybrid tribe outfit? From a thousand years ago? I did give you research findings on them to read if you want. Did you take a reading?" Something beyond a skimpy-

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"I know that. I...worry that you're sacrifice means you're not giving Mina the time she needs with you." She sighs. "I'll let you pet my tail if you take a break. Does that work?"

"...If you had someone you'd love, you would try to ensure they would have a strong, happy future. 10, 20, 30 years from now. I want her set for life, even when I am a grandmother." She is swaying a bit more, trying to type more on the computer. "You'd understand if you have someone you care for."

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"...is it worth it though?" She looks to Julie, concerned. "I know you want to make a breakthrough in this hybridization research, but...what do you plan to do with it once you make that breakthrough? Is...is it worth it to sacrifice time with your daughter?"

"I have Malamar here to keep me up for a bit longer. I just... If I can crack this code, it'll ensure our future. Hers and mines. And the science committee would accept me. And then we'd be set for life!" At least she has been a busy worker, at the cost of her health.

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"I can imagine it," Cedar admits, though she has no memory of it. The feeling is there at least. "But would Mina be happy with you hurting yourself for your research? A-and more importantly, what if you make yourself sick?"

"Do you know what it is like doing an exam as a kid when you get stumped on one last question? And yet you know if you finish it, everything will be complete? That is me right now. I am so close. I just need to try and figure out how to make the changes stick upon those absorbing this..."

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"No, it's alright. Mina's been good lately. She's really inquisitive too." She offers a shoulder to Julie, offering a smile. "You really should get some rest. You won't get anything done while you're so exhausted."

"Ah, Cedar.... Sorry. I am just trying to solve this one equation onto my latest little experiment." She's destroying her sleep and social life more and more over her hybridification research. But she is trying so hard to move. "How has Mina been for you the past few days? She's a good daughter."

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"M-Miss Julie?" She heard that. She moves from the desk over to Julie's side. "How long have you been up?"

....Too much coffee. Blackwell just collapses as her Malamar grabbed her!

Blackwell has been on her PC for a bit, trying to decipher more of her projects. Her eyes have been rather bloodshot...

"Bwegh... Maybe we should request Cedars assistance again." This Blackwell has been consuming a ton of coffee and energy drinks. She really hasn't slept in days. But seeing Wendys state and a weird familiar feeling... She wants to crack this code. Somehow.

Thankfully the living grunts are trying to give Xiao a proper burial. Though they aren't sure if they should tell Aleister what happened or not, though... Or they should let him piece it together.

"Hah... when something like this happens, every family needs a blame.... Something to push themselves for retribution...." He is coughing up a lot of blood more as he is shaking a bit. But he may as well ask this... "...If you want my Pokemon, take care of them... That is all I ask."-

"Hah.... Prince of a certain Nashi Region that grew bored of everything. Bored of this life... Bored of the royal life. And then I killed an assassin in self defense as a kid... And of course, the same assassin group hired me in with how the kill was..." From a Prince to an assassin after-

Unfortunately not even his usual luck could stop her here. And it feels like a cruel joke that the Pokemon that he killed in front of Reina was partly dark type and then here comes her sister, aiming a dark type move right at him. Even Esmeralda should sense the irony here in this situation.-

"Hah.... Pathetic.... On both of us here. But given what you are, you don't have much to worry about death, even if it does happen. You and your family reeks of death. Death and blood sucking." He really has no respect for the children here as he is trying to get back up, coughing up-

That could explain why she wasn't so worried about that future sight. And probably why she didn't seem to care about anything this assassin would throw at her. At this point Xiao Gui is understanding what this woman even is now. If it wasn't for that unfortunate meat shield, he'd be dead-

"Now, now, Malamar... Remember what I told you? Don't scare people like that. Last time you did, Mina was-" Her eyes did freeze up onto this girl here. Huh... She never seen anything like it. But there felt to be an odd connection here. "Huh... This is a new one. Come right in here, miss."

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"G-gaaah!" She jumps, tail shooting up straight in surprise. A Malamar? Yes, she knew about this Pokemon, thankfully her memories of Pokemon research hadn't been completely wiped. "D-don't startle me like that..."

At the rate this is going, there's going to be more than one body here as things go on! The only saving grace for him is that his Reuniclus's Trick Room is still up for a little bit longer... But for how long? He would keep a grip onto his claws, preparing to slash at her. Though he did get-

It all seemed quiet at first at the door... And then a thud... And another one... And yet another one! Until..... The door bursts open. ["MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"] That is one way to greet a would-be assistant as this Malamar would just rip the door wide open, laughing!

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█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"It's...an apartment building..." She looks up at it for a moment. At least until she realizes she's probably looking rather weird. "Ah...um..." She walks up to the door and gives it a couple taps with her knuckle.

Thankfully this flier does have a location for her lab. A rather two-three story large Apartment building... Only owned by this woman. Repurposed into a lab. It is very easily noticeable, especially with rumors of the "Whacko scientist" who spent her fortune buying it and electronics...

█████ Cedar@saffroncedar.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"An assistant..." It rang some bells. She was an assistant to someone in the past, wasn't she? In a big city of some kind. "It could help me get my memories back...n-no, I'm sure it will help..."

"Just going to sent out applications for an assistant out here for my research... Free housing and food as long as they work together..." This strange woman has been trying to bring out a lot fliers in hopes of getting someone, anyone to get to her side... To help with her research here..

Being launched by that Buzzwole and seeing his own Pokemon being decimated, he knew this girl here was serious here... At this rate he can see himself dying here! "Heh...I didn't expect that. Especially since most people get Ultra Beasts through Beast Balls." This girl at this point is-

"Hrm. Hrm. Interesting. At the very least you seem to be like your family: Good at Pokemon battling. That's always a shared thing. Though even I feel like if that one target sister of yours was more like you, she'd get this done years ago." No morals holding her down, a set team. And doing-

bern Hear me out. To differentiate this timeline Blackwell from the main one who is dead and evil and stuff... What if I use Angelas Library of Ruina design for her faceclaim instead of her Lobotomy Corps design I usually use?

"More like it is a good incentive to get better. How do you think I get all of my good supplies, lady? Through paychecks. A good killer must know to get high quality gear to get the kills they do want." So it seems like he does enjoy killing. He just spends the money he gets onto supplies for it.-