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What’s the story behind Jupiter/Cyrus (are there feeling involved?) and what ends up happening to their kid?

Jupiter (real name Giulia Firsov) held feelings for her boss for quite some time, though she was fairly certain that Cyrus didn’t, and would never reciprocate. All the same, towards the end of the DPPt plotline, when it looked like Team Galactic’s plans would be a success, Jupiter decided that it was now or never and she might as well see if Cyrus was interested. Surprisingly, he accepted and agreed to engage in a one-night-stand, no strings attached. In Cyrus’ perspective, because he was about to remake the world into his perceived ideal image, that would require sacrifices from his commanders, so he would indulge in their ‘last wishes’ even if he did not understand the appeal. As such, the feelings were one sided on Jupiter’s part, but she was never under the illusion that they would be anything but one-sided. What she didn’t account for was not only to have her boss disappear into the distortion world, not only for Team Galactic to fall apart and for her to be arrested, but on top of it all, find out that she was pregnant with Cyrus’ child after being arrested.

Callisto Firsov was born in the Sinnoh Regional Penitentiary and his mother wanted very little to do with him. To Giulia (no longer Jupiter now that Galactic was done for), Callisto was just a reminder of her failures and mistakes that led to her incarceration. When he was around 18 months old, Callisto was placed into the foster system, where he would spend the remainder of his childhood being bounced from foster home to foster home, never staying at the same place for more than a few months. While some of Callisto’s foster families were genuinely invested in giving him a good home, plenty were far from ideal, and he learned from a young age that trusting others, especially adults, was dangerous and that he was better off taking care of himself. This also led to Callisto become involved with illegal and dangerous activities, including joining a gang when he was in his mid teens. Callisto skipped school frequently and had little interest in considering future careers aside from keeping himself afloat. He befriended a few pokémon, most significantly his starter and partner, Maestro the Skuntank, but many of the pokémon battles he engaged in were the kind that weren’t just for fun or sport, but posed a serious danger to both the trainer and pokémon. Callisto never saw himself having any other life than his half-on half-off the streets lifestyle living day to day, but following a run in with the law and a betrayal by a former ally that left him almost dead, he decided to turn his life around.

Callisto may not have regularly attended school growing up, but he was still quite a smart kid, so by buckling down and studying, as well as getting help from a local organization that supports people like him looking to help themselves, he was able to get in with a scholarship to the local Hearthome Community College, where he began to study social work, in the hopes of helping those with difficult backgrounds, who were let down by the system, like himself. One of his preferred study spots as a student (when he wasn’t sneaking in flashcards to one of his part-time jobs) was in the library at Hearthome Institute of Technology, one of Sinnoh’s top universities. He found that the environment there tended to be quieter and better for his own studying needs, even if he wasn’t a student. It was while studying there one afternoon that he first met Ceres, who was a student at HIT majoring in mathematics. The two struck up a conversation and hit it off, exchanging numbers and starting a ‘study buddy’ relationship that didn’t take too long to turn romantic. When Ceres found out that Callisto had no idea who his birth parents were, she encouraged him to track them down, so he could at least know and the two were pretty surprised to find out that his mother had been a top member of Team Galactic, especially since of Ceres’ fathers also used to be a member (Sasha Severny aka Saturn), though she encouraged her boyfriend to keep that a secret. 

Callisto decided to send a letter to his mother, who was out of prison at this point and living in Solaceon, just to reach out and let her know what was going on his life, but also since he was curious about his father, as he wasn’t mentioned in any of the records he and Ceres managed to access. Giulia still wasn’t very interested in meeting her son, but she did tell him that his father was former Galactic leader Cyrus. This lead to a whole other round of searching as Callisto and Ceres tried to figure out what had happened to the man, eventually tracking him down (through dubiously legal methods) to Twinleaf, where he was living with his sister and brother-in-law. Callisto reached out to Johanna about who he was and if she and her brother were at all interested in keeping in touch, whereupon Johanna paid for tickets to get her newfound nephew (and his girlfriend) out to meet her. Cyrus was surprised but fairly accepting that he had a son, and though Callisto never grows extremely close with his father, he does form a strong relationship with his aunt, uncle, and cousin.

Callisto completes his degree and gets a job working for an organization that helps support children in foster care (keeping siblings together, trying not to move them around as much, finding good foster parents, etc). Ceres graduates with excellent grades and starts out as an information scientist for a local research group, though later decides she’d rather pursue her childhood dream of becoming a professional pokémon trainer, which she excels, eventually becoming the Hearthome Gym Leader with a specialty in poison-types, though she still keeps up with her passion for numbers as a part-time job (and by incorporating math puzzles into her Gym design). Callisto and Ceres are eventually married and have a daughter together in 3637 named Proserpina (or Pina for short) and are both very happy! 

Rhys, what’s your relationship with your fathers, mother and siblings looks like?

I’d like to say I get along pretty well with my family members. I consider myself an easygoing guy, so that probably helps. Out of my parents, I think I get along with Dad (Brendan) the best, but that’s mainly since we share the most hobbies. We both love spending time outdoors and learning about pokémon. The other reason is that Father, being a Gym Leader, and Mom, being a Frontier Brain, are both professional trainers, while I’m a coordinator, so sometimes it’s a bit harder to connect with them that way. Dad’s a professor, so we can just bond over loving pokémon. That’s not to say I don’t get along with Father and Mom though! Father had a brief stint as a coordinator back when he was around my age and was pretty good at it, so he often gives me advice on my upcoming contests. His perspective is pretty different from mine, so it’s always helpful to hear his opinion on things. Plus, I feel like it’s kind of impossible not to get along with Father. He’s just such a nice guy in general, haha. As for Mom, I guess sometimes she can feel a bit distant since we don’t have a lot in common, but I know she really cares about me and my siblings. Mom is definitely the one I go to when I need someone to help me through a difficult decision. She’s really good at laying out all the facts and helping me look at all possible approaches to a problem. Plus she’s really smart which is great for when I get stuck on homework!

As for my siblings, well, I wish I could say I got along with them all as well as I do my parents. Layla and I get along fine, but sometimes I feel like she tries too hard to be a perfect big sister, especially with our younger siblings. She was never too smothering with me, but she can be crazy overprotective of Eve and Edward. I keep trying to tell her that they can handle themselves, but as usual she doesn’t really listen to me. I think she thinks I’m a bit of an airhead or something. I wish she would come to my contests more, even though I get she’s busy with her Interpol work. Eve is a sweetheart and I would fight anyone who tries to hurt her, well, if I didn’t know she can handle anything herself just fine. I think people tend to see her as a delicate flower – pun intended – but she’s really pretty badass in her own right. Just ‘cause she doesn’t like conflict doesn’t mean she isn’t strong! I wish more people could figure that out. Also, compared to Mom’s empathy meaning she can always tell when something’s bothering me and be all fussy, Layla’s precognition meaning she’s always paranoid that something that may not even happen is going to kill us all, and Ed’s telekinesis meaning he breaks things with his mind every time he gets teenage hormonal (which is all the time), Eve’s plant-control powers are so much less of a bother, even though I know she could kill me with vines if she wanted to. But that’s the beautiful thing about Eve, she wouldn’t hurt a fly and makes pretty flowers to give me with her powers instead. I love you Eve. And as for Edward, well, I already gave my opinion on his powers (I don’t care that telekinesis is like, the most common esper power I will never forgive him for breaking my stereo when I didn’t let him watch an R-rated movie that one time). But really, I just want to be there for him. I know he’s going through his angsty teen phase or whatever, but he’s just so angry all the time it makes me kind of sad. I don’t know how to help him though, since he always gets mad at me when I try and talk to him. I hope he has someone else in the family, or a friend at least, who he can talk to…. I try my best to be a good big brother, but I’m not even living at home anymore so it’s kind of hard to be there for my little sister and brother. Well, as long as I’m trying my best, right! 

Anise, which of your many stunts do you 100% love and constantly do all the time?

Not sure if you mean my pranks or my rollerblading tricks, so I’ll be generous and answer both for free! While it’s not really a prank, I love fireworks of all kinds and setting them off is super fun! Of course, if I get caught I’ll get in trouble, so part of the fun is finding somewhere secret to try out the sparklers and firecrackers I get my hands on. They’re also good for scaring the lil’ punk kids who hang around the Gym and Tower sometimes looking for trouble. I’m kinda a keeper of the peace by scaring them off, huh? 
As for my rollerblading skills, which are great, by the way, while easy tricks like skating backwards, grinds, and slalom are fun, currently I’m working on perfecting my hockey turn. Of course, since I’m a great skater I’m can totally do them just fine, I just need to perfect it, okay? Everyone falls sometimes, okay? 

Levi, if you could meet any famous artist anywhere, who would you wanna meet?

Hmmm, this is a tough one! I’ve been lucky to get the chance to meet a lot of famous coordinators thanks to my own work, and my connections, of course – being from a family with a number of famous coordinators and contest idols has its perks! But for those I haven’t met….. someone that comes to mind is Mrs. Aria Labelle, the former Kalos Queen and famous performer! She’s retired from performing now, but watching her and her pokémon’s performances when I was younger was a huge inspiration to me. I found her passion for performing and dream of making people smile to be super motivating. Honestly, if I could have even a fraction of her spirit and success I would consider my goals as a contest idol to be fulfilled. Getting to meet her in person one day is definitely a dream of mine!  

Renato, Celeste, which of you would win at arm/thumb wrestling against each other?

Renato: Of course I would win. I’m taller, I work out more, and I’m older.
Celeste: Oh, really? Alright then, I challenge you right here right now to an arm wrestling match!
Renato: If you want to get trounced then be my guest.
[The two get in position.]
Celeste: All right, three, two, one, go!
[They struggle for a bit, but Renato clearly has the upper hand and is pushing Celeste’s arm down]
Celeste, with an evil glint in her eyes: Did you know Euphie is going to propose to you?
Renato: WHAT
[As her brother is momentarily frozen in shock, Celeste slams his arm down on the table]
Celeste: BOO YAH! I win! HA! Take that! Superior sibling, coming through.
Renato: You cheating little…. -wait was what you said true?
Celeste: How should I know? I just knew it would freak you out.
Renato: Why you!! Get back here!
[He chases her out of the room, Celeste cackling the whole time as she’s fleeing.]

Sage! what’re your favourite things to photograph? or like what types of subject do you find yourself photographing a lot? (eg. pics of people, landscape, objects)

My favorite thing to photograph is nature! I want to be a professional nature photographer as my career, so that’s what I focus on. I suppose I sometimes do portraits for friends and family…. but only since they ask, you know? When it comes to nature, I specifically like to photograph pokémon. I used to take pics of all the pokémon living at dad’s lab, but once I was older and actually knew what I was doing I started going out in the woods and fields to photograph wild pokémon. I love spending time outdoors, and I really like getting to go out into the middle of nowhere and capture that beautiful scenery and wildlife on camera. I even won a regional photography contest for the magazine I dream of working for, so, you know, I’m actually pretty damn good.

Layla what’s your favourite food, drink, and snack? Also, do you have like, a breakfast meal you routinely eat (same meal every breakfast), or does it constantly change (each breakfast meal is different)?

Hmmm, my favorite food is probably crepes. I love how you can get them in sweet or savory flavors, so they can be either a meal or dessert! You can also eat them on the go, which is always useful since I usually don’t have time for a sit-down lunch break. I tried a buckwheat flour savory crepe recently that I really enjoyed! As for drinks…. I will confess to having a soft spot for bubble tea, especially with grass jelly. I suppose this is a good answer for desserts or snacks as well, since I love most jelly or pudding snacks – especially the colorful ones like kuih lapis! Cute desserts are definitely the best, bonus points if they are my favorite color purple. Well… I might just have a sweet tooth in general, haha.

For breakfast…. well, I’m usually in a rush, so a pastry and coffee is my go to. I try to get different pastries every day though, so I’m not eating the same thing all the time. Of course, sweet pastries are preferred, though I don’t mind savory ones once in a while.

Character Asks Open

To take a bit of a break from parent ship asks, I’m going to open up character asks! Feel free to ask questions to any fankids, even those who don’t have a profile yet. Is there anyone you want to get to know better? Have any burning questions you need answered about a family, fankid, or word lore aspect? Now’s your chance! 

2, 12, and 22 for Draco (for the ask meme thing?) ✨

2. Their emotional/moral weak spots

Draco’s biggest weak spot is that he isn’t as in control as he thinks he is. Draco likes to believe that he’s in full control of his emotions, dismissing any unwanted outbursts as aberrations. This leads to him not realizing how badly he can hurt others, because he thinks he’s being reasonable and normal for himself, while anyone else would see that he was acting emotionally and irrationally. Draco is actually very self-conscious, so he has a tendency to block out criticism in an effort to avoid taking a hit to his self-esteem. Essentially, he tries to cope with everything by retreating further inward to his own fantasy-perception of the world, which just amplifies the image of a callous, angry, jerk that many people see him as.

While he does hurt others’ feelings and breaks quite a few hearts, he still has a moral compass, of course, actually a quite strict one. Draco doesn’t tolerate injustice from others (which is quite ironic) and will go out of his way to stop a crime from happening if he sees it, not caring about what others might be doing to help. As a result, he can be quite reckless and put himself in danger. Draco has been more aware of these weak spots more recently, however, since he started therapy and has steps to avoid falling back into the same bad habits and destructive thought patterns as he used to.

12.  Grudges and vendettas

Draco can hold a mean grudge. His most significant one is against Ethan, his father. He resents Ethan for being a part of his life, yet never revealing his true relationship to his son, as if Draco couldn’t easily tell that Ethan was his father. He also has a tendency to concoct wild scenarios regarding Ethan’s relationship with Lance, most of them as full on scandalous soap opera as he can think up. He doesn’t like how, when Ethan found out that Draco knew their relationship, he tried to become a father figure to him. Part of this is that Draco is very close with Lance and sees Ethan as intruding on their father-son relationship, another part is that he hates that he was deceived, even if his parents thought it was for the best. Despite Ethan’s many efforts to try and make amends with Draco, he remains stubborn in being distant with his father.

Draco also holds somewhat of a grudge against his exes, for more of an irrational reason than his grudge against Ethan. A lot of the problems with Draco’s past relationships was a failure to communicate, mainly on his end. He would have been only interested in a casual, no-strings-attached, short term relationship, but would be oblivious to if his partner had more serious intentions. When Draco eventually decided to move on from the relationship, his partners were often upset that he didn’t share their feelings or communicate what he wanted from the relationship properly, and there were a lot of really bad fights and inevitable bad blood. While he can look back on his past relationships and see that he was at fault, Draco also holds somewhat of a grudge against his exes, especially the ones who now hate him. He sort of thinks that, since he’s been able to move past the breakup with minimal hard feelings, they should too. “Now that I’ve turned over a new leaf, can’t bygones be bygones?” This grudge is the main reason he doesn’t inform Cypress that he has a son, which later comes back to bite him in the ass.

22. 

People who’ve influenced them greatly

Probably the most important person to Draco growing up was his father, Lance. As his only (to his knowledge) parent, Lance was the pillar of Draco’s world, his role-model, his inspiration, his protector. Draco’s sense of justice comes from Lance, as does his temper. The two are quite similar, in no small part due to their close relationship. Despite all his grudges and dislike for his home during his ‘Wild Years’, Draco never resents Lance. He understands why Lance is overprotective of him and indulges the man, even when he sends one of his Dragonite to check in on Draco when’s he travelling the world every once and a while. Draco knows he wouldn’t be the person he is without his father, and he will freely admit Lance is basically his hero.

The other major influence in Draco’s life was a briefer encounter. While he hated the lecture he got from Maia at the time, losing to her and hearing her opinion on his character was the first event that prompted him to reexamine his behavior and realize that he maybe needed to change his ways and/or get some help. It wasn’t immediate, but she put the thought in his head, which later helped him when he decided to return home and settle down. Draco later writes Maia a thank-you, and she actually flies out to Johto to see him in person and express how glad she is he’s doing better. Of course, she probably won’t ever be on friendly terms with Draco since he hurt her brother, but she respects him for making the effort to better himself, which is no small feat.