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Cavansite was prouder of Parisite than she had been of almost any of her lieutenants. Amesite was the only other one she had ever felt quite so fond of...but. Even with Amesite, there had been...a wall between them. They had been family, but...she had never laughed with him as she did with Yu.

She hadn’t told the lieutenant what the plan for the day was, but she had brought him with her to her office and plopped down the candy jar, giving a smile and telling him to stay put, that she would summon him when she was ready for him. Ominous, but necessary.

Sterling had made cookies recently, and she had gone over and taken a fair few, and now had them in a baggie, ready to give them to Axinite. She had arranged a meeting with the General King and stood outside his door, five minutes early and knocked softly, standing straight at attention. After a moment, she opened the door and poked her head inside. “General King Axinite? It’s General Cavansite.”

As though he wouldn’t have remembered her. Sometimes, she was a little dumb.

Walking over, the General took a seat and placed the cookies in front of the General King, grinning. “First off, I brought you cookies, and I hope you like them, they’re quite wonderful...and second off, I’m here to put forward my Lieutenant Parisite for promotion.” Cavansite leaned back in the chair, stretching and then moved to fold her legs up, relaxed in Axinite’s presence.

“He is the best Lieutenant I have had in a while, and he works very hard to meet his quotas. I’m quite proud of him, and I know that he patrols often. I know he hasn’t been a part of the Negaverse very long, but there was...an altercation with a senshi which nearly resulted in his death. Someone helped him get away, and I’m not sure who it was, but if I ever find out, I will thank them, no matter which side of this they are on.”

She drew in a slow breath, her mind clearly back on Amesite and how she had lost him. It still hurt more than she could fully articulate. “I want Parisite to have more power so that he can better defend himself, and so that I can begin teaching him how to utilize teleportation. He won’t have to rely on an unknown senshi, knight or agent to help him get out of a situation if he can get out on his own.”

Laughing, Cavansite shook her head. “The cookies are not any sort of bribe, his boyfriend made them, and that guy is a wizard at baking. You always share cookies and I wanted to spread the love around! Honestly, there were more but um. Well. They’re very good, Axinite, and. They...I couldn’t help myself and I ate the rest.” That was a detail that she hadn’t planned on telling the General King at all but…

Sometimes things just slipped out. Especially when it was with someone that she honestly considered a mentor, if not a friend.

“He is stashed. He’s in my office, hopefully eating some of the candy I left with him, but he has recovered enough from the attack, yeah. And I’ve been visiting him often to make sure that his mind is recovered. And, I’m pretty sure that it has, mostly. He’s been going off about his boyfriend’s ex more than he has about the a*****e in the top hat so...that’s progress, I think.”

She grinned. “Do you mind if I summon him over here? He knows something’s up, but I didn’t tell him he’d be getting a promotion today.”

She was doing better too, not that she realized it. There was more light in her eyes, and much more life in her smile. The melancholy mood that she had fallen into again after her last meeting with Gently seemed to have finally cleared, and her productivity had almost doubled. It helped that she was going out more. Leaving her office more. Living once more.

For a moment, Cavansite was a little taken aback by the thought that she could help promote Parisite. It wasn’t something she had planned, but the idea caused a smile to spread across her face. “I would love to help. If you’re fine with that. He. I mean, he was corrupted by me, he knows that to gain more power will cause a little pain. He’ll be fine. Besides...it’ll mean more if it’s coming from me too...ah.”

The smile morphed into a grin and she rubbed the back of her head, closing her eyes for a moment. “I’ll bring him here, then.”

With a flicker of power, Cavansite drew Parisite to her side, placing her hand on his shoulder in a gesture of comfort. “Lieutenant Parisite, this is General King Axinite. Today you are being promoted. And he is here going to assist me in doing so for you.” She sounded so utterly pleased, her eyes warm as they flickered between both younger men. “I’m very proud of you, Parasite. And I want you to be better equipped to defend yourself if you ever find yourself in a situation that becomes too much for you to handle alone.”

Axinite gave the General a moment to speak with her Lieutenant and then said, "It's lovely to meet you, Parisite. General Cavansite has had nothing but good things to say about you. It would be a shame to lose an agent who is go greatly valued, so I am inclined to agree that her desire to see you stronger is well founded. You've been keeping a good record, and I admire that."

He had stood and moved to stand before his desk so he could easily make contact with Cavansite's shoulder. "When you're ready," he said, clearly speaking to the both of them, "This will go fast."

Power surged through Cavansite, careful and controlled; he had a good grip of what he was doing and it was obvious that he was not new to this. "I can guide you through it, if you like. You just have to reach in, gently hold the starseed, and push a little charge into it. I'll keep an eye on it," he promised. "I'll make sure nothing goes wrong."

To Parisite, he assured, "I have snacks here, and an energy drink. I won't lie, this may be uncomfortable. You'll need to rest for tonight, but by tomorrow you should be ready to access your new powers. You'll be stronger," he promised. "Better equipped. Do either of you have any questions before we begin?"

If he had any questions he wouldn’t have even begun to know what to ask in all honesty.

He wasn’t sure what he might have expected from a promotion- because he’d not really considered that he might be given one.
Funny feeling it gave him to have even relative strangers acting concerned.

He did his best to bear it, but he was human after all, gritting his teeth and trying to pretend it didn’t hurt. No wonder they thought he’d have good reason to be coddled.

If he’d given any thought to promotion he might have assumed that it was a bar on his uniform or something- not a repeat of his induction and then some.

Breathe - he could handle that at least, right?
“I got this...” he tried to assure her, bearing teeth against the sensation. At least this left no new scars.

Cavansite looked so very pleased as she watched Parisite’s uniform changing, and felt the increase of power. Quietly, when she was sure that the upgrade was complete, she drew her hand out of his chest and held her arms out to steady the newly turned Captain. “There you go, Parasite.” Her own voice was tired, drained down to the dregs. She was proud though. Proud of Parisite, and proud of herself for being trusted to do this.

“Thank you for your assistance, Axinite. Do you think, after we rest a little, you might be able to help me send him back home? I’m sure I could do it, but…” Cavansite hesitated and tugged a small piece of Parisite’s hair. “You might have to have me spend the night if I do. I can get us both back, but I’m not sure I could drag myself back here. If not, that’s fine, ah, If you wouldn’t mind pulling me back here, General King?”

She liked the idea of staying with Yu though. She had fun the last time. It was a warm place to stay.

Axinite withdrew his hand, and along with it, the source of the energy. He watched the two of them, watched Cavansite reassure and praise her new Captain. It brought a smile to his face and he nodded approvingly.

"Why don't I take both of you back to Destiny City after you've had a moment. Both of you are welcome to these," he returned to behind his desk and presented a few flavors of energy drinks, and the plates of sweets on his desk--both the ones he had baked, and the ones Cavansite had brought.

"And if there's anything else I can do for you, I hope you won't hesitate to ask." He smiled at Cavansite--and then Parisite. "That goes for the both of you."