Interlude Three
The original Edriss stood next to the elf-like scum and the eye ball, watching her 'future' self storm off passed the Hork-Bajir guards. The guards rolled their eyes, which seemed very unusual-- guards sure as hell didn't do that in her presence. She turned to look at the God-like creatures, knowing very well that they knew all that was going on.
It was the Ellimist who was the one to answer first through half shut lids, amused. "This happens all the time here." She looked at him still confused. "You fain divorce to add to the passion-- 'distance makes the heart grow fonder,'" he explained more specifically. "It's rather odd, but it seems to work."
Just as he was about to go on, they heard mock gagging noises coming from the flaming eye that was Crayak. When he noticed that they were both staring at him, he blinked. ((I find the thought of love very disgusting.)) He paused, then when he next spoke, he was right down to business. ((You better tell her what really caused all of this.))
"It was the council's idea-- they did all of this."
Visser One's eyes widened in shock. "What do you mean?" She then raised an eyebrow in suspicion, but waited to hear what the elf had to say.
"They grew tired of you two not getting along, and became so desperate that they reached to the other ends of space to find an answer. The answer was found in some drug sold on a black market, and they took that desperate chance. It was a 'love potion' so to speak, and even a drop would be potent enough to make you two fall 'madly' in love with each other. Unfortunately, it never wore off-- the change was permanent, and eventually you became pregnant."
Edriss sneered at the idea of being in love with Visser Three permanently. "Well, can you put me back now, since you very obviously made it wear off?" She crossed her arms over her chest impatiently, tapping her foot. Not even a gallon of that stuff would make a difference now that she knew what was going to happen-- the horrible future.
The eye shook its spherical head. ((No, we have to make sure that this can never happen. We have to scar you so badly, that even if you think of falling madly in love with Esplin 9466, you'll slit your wrists at the pure horror of it all.))