Zoe's face split in mad grin as she got yet another Idea for her experiments, when someone knocked on the door of her laboratory. She looked confused that way. Not many people had the guts to come to her lab. Truth to be said, she could count those brave souls with just one hand.

Zoe walked to the door and slowly opened it, revealing Moblit. Zoe had to look a little bit up, to meet his eyes. "Yes? Do you need something?" she asked impatiently. She wanted to write down her Idea before she forgets it.

Moblit shifted his weight. "The is someone at the gate to meet you," he said slowly. Zoe frowned, "To meet me? Who?" Moblit shrugged, "It was a woman. All she said, that her name is Julia, and you will know…"

At the name Zoe raised an eyebrow. Julia was here? What did she want? Zoe didn't even remember when the last time she saw Julia was. Surely she wouldn't come just for anything.

"Thank you Moblit," Zoe nodded, stepped out of her laboratory, quickly locking the door behind her. Then she started walking quickly along the hallway towards the gate. "Hanji-san, who is Julia?" Moblit asked. Zoe almost stumbled at his question, but she quickly regained her composure. She glanced at him, "She is… an old friend." This was true, even though she saw her only two or three times before. She hoped this half truth will be enough to shut Moblit up.

Thankfully Moblit nodded and walked behind her in silence. Soon the gate came to the view. "You can go now," Zoe dismissed Moblit. "Are you sure?" Zoe rolled her eyes, "You saw her, right? Does she look like someone who would be able to hurt me? And besides, I don't think, you want to hear two women talking." Moblit stared at her for a second, then nodded and walked away.

Zoe watched him leave, making sure, he was gone, before going to the gate. She quickly spotted frail looking blonde woman. "Julia, what are you doing here?" she asked, not able to keep the annoyance from her voice. It was not that she hated Julia or anything, but with her was connected someone Zoe didn't want to hear about. She never imagined that the bastard would sink so low, that he would send Julia to her.

As soon as Julia heard Zoe, she sobbed, "Z-Zoe-san…" Zoe sighed. "What does he want now?" she asked again. Julia looked devastated. "He…" she started, "He is missing." Zoe raised eyebrow. That certainly was new. "What happened?" the scientist pressed. Julia bit her lower lip, "After you denied him… he said he will make it right again. But a week ago he disappeared. What if he is dead?"

Zoe sighed, "You will be better off without him." As soon she said those words, she regretted them, because Julia started to cry. "O-Oi… come on," Zoe tried to calm Julia down, but didn't know how. In the end, she gave up, "Okay… I will find him and bring him back home." Julia looked at her with teary eyes, "T-Thank you…" Then she hugged Zoe, who sighed again.