Soyeon walked inside of Cillian's office by the aforementioned enforcer that had been sent to collect her by the underboss. She had been in the middle of an average work day when the enforcer entered and made his intentions known. Expecting the worst, Soyeon's color turned pale as she began to make her way alongside him. There was no fight, no struggle. She went willingly and quietly.

The scientist came face to face with the man she had met before during her time guarding the exit of the source of power. That same man who gleefully showed her his most famed present, Shadow Lugia. her expression gave it all away. She was terrified of him, but not as much as she would be once alone. Soyeon followed his orders and sat down across from him in his office. Trembling slightly, the woman looked back as they were given privacy.

The last traces of her existence could be here in this very room.

"S-So, did you need anything, s-sir?" she asked, trying to make some attempt at buying time to rack her brain about what she may have done to land her in this position.

What was she forgetting?

Cillian Quinn

His question only further proved to strain her already panicking mind to try and come up with a reason for why Cillian would have pulled her into this room. Soyeon felt the cool, cold air of the room cause her to shake slightly. Neither of them spoke for several moments as she was trying to think of something, anything to break this eerie silence.

"I don't know..." Soyeon said exasperated as her feat was only starting to heighten. Just being in this room was already creeping her out. "Did you need some kind of report done? Or some business to do with Ultra Space?"

Her eyes went all around the room while waiting for an answer. She hadn't seen the interior of whatever this room was used for, although the woman did finally look down to notice the bolted down chair and the rusted drain. Little features that hadn't caught up with her yet as she looked back at Cillian. "I'm kind of in the middle of something, sir. Can you please just tell me why I'm here?"

Cillian Quinn

The sudden hold on her by Cillian's Klefki had pinned Soyeon down in the chair. She struggled against it, which only caused the Klefki's grasp on her to tighten. Bound by the incredibly strong. By a few seconds, she's barely above to move her arms more than a few inches. Cillian spoke again, asking the same question as her eyebrows furrowed in thought.

"I-I don't know! I'm trying to think about everything! Ah-I...Just let go..."

Her heart was pounding in her chest. What did he want her to say? Why would she be here? Soyeon didn't really even know, maybe breaking a rule or something? Shit, what was she supposed to say? Was it a rpeort that hadn't been issued correct or some side comment she had made about one of her superiors?

Thoughts raced around inside of her purple, panicking noggin before an answer shot out of her mouth. One that she hadn't even filtered about whether or not to say.

"I-Is it about the research with Callan Young?" Soyeon asked, her expression grimacing the moments those words left her mouth. Fear dawned inside of her body. If Cillian hadn't heard about what she had been helping him with, he certainly did now.

"As far as he knows, I'm just some scientist unaffiliated with Rocket! If you can just let me explain..."

Cillian Quinn

She was given a moment to explain herself, though Cillian looked even more disgusted by her as soon as he had heard who she had been working with. They must have had some history with one another, but she didn't want to waste too much time in her own head. Not when she was being manhandled by a Klefki.

"He came to me with samples of things he had found in Ultra Space. The first was a cluster of crystals that could open wormholes to Ultra Space, and the second was some sort of adhesive made out of Naganadel material. It was to be used by the general public, not for League purposes!"

Did she really know that for certain? It never came up, but as far as she knew, it wasn't like she was collaborating one something League affiliated.

Cillian Quinn

The cold in the room was getting to her, Soyeon shivering more and more as the goosepimples on her arms would become fully visible. Her story was true in fact, but Cillian was far more interested in her lack of a report than why and how they came into contact with one another.

"I-I didn't think it would be...noteworthy to inform Rocket about. They're small projects, I didn't think any admins would find them worth noting." she whined, her fear having already began to skyrocket the longer she was in here. She was a caged animal and begging for the chance to be let out.

"Th-That's all we discussed in private. Nothing else."

Cillian Quinn

Traitor.

The word had suddenly awakened a new fear inside of Soyeon that hadn't before. Sure, she had daydreamed about leaving for more pleasant lands, restarting anew and getting away from her shackles in Hoenn. But never going behind the people's backs she had swore to help. The scientist swerved over to Cillian just as the Klefki would crush her further, causing her to struggle against it.

"Ah-I'm not trying to betray you or...or Rocket! It was one tiny mistake!" she told the man while currently still bound to the chair. She had no idea of how to get out of this situation, and only further panicked when he asked why he could believe her.

"Why would I betray you guys when you threatened my parents' lives if I didn't cooperate with you. I've given you countless work, countless surveys, everything I have since I joined! How's that not good enough of an answer for you?!"

Cillian Quinn

Pain. Swift and nagging pain around her lower jaw.

"Uff..." Soyeon was stunned by the sudden blow, having not prepared herself for it before hand. The ring underneath Cillian's fingers had caused a small cut on her cheek, but it had remained largely unharmed. Maybe a soft discoloration as a bruise formed. She went to hold the cheek in pain but was unable to because of the Klefki.

A soft groan came out of the woman, alongside with a wince. Their eyes met with one another, and Soyeon knew he could do far worse to her than a simple punch. She recoiled, shaking some hair free out in front of her face.

"I haven't had any other meeting with League affiliates." Soyeon repeated while looking at him with fear in her eyes. "J-Just let me go...I'm not a traitor..."

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