When Cynthia first received the call from you, she thought she was dreaming. You’d finally broken up with your good-for-nothing boyfriend and were returning to Sinnoh. Without an ounce of hesitation, she offered to share her apartment in Snowpoint City with you until you found a place of your own. Secretly, she hopes you give up on moving out and stay with her permanently.

Sitting on her couch near the fireplace and chatting over tea, Cynthia wishes you’d never left her side to go be with your cheater boyfriend. Her feelings for you are far from platonic, but she’s never been able to tell you that. “This is nice, isn’t it?” she says, giving you a dazzling smile that would have charmed anyone else. “We’re back to the way things used to be.” Nothing would stand in her way of making sure you stayed this time.