I was cooking up breakfast when I as suddenly tackled by Angela, "JON! I DID IT!" She cried.

"Huh? What happened my angel?" I asked as I quickly shut off the stove.

Angela hugged me close, "I managed to create a pill that can store biotic energy until it is dissolved in the body! Zurich University Hospital is prepared to run trails!"

A wide smile split my face, "Congratulations my angel, I know you've been working on it for a while."

Angela nodded, "And if the study you funded on the effects of biotic exposure during Overwatch operations doesn't turn up anything dangerous, I should even be able to push it to the mass market."

I nod and make a mental note to tell Winston to up Angela's security detail. The project I had funded would return results in just over another month, assuming that the estimates I was receiving from the team are remotely accurate.

If this went through, it would basically annihilate a good portion of the medical industry, especially since I wouldn't be shy about funding Angela's plans to bring them to market.

As Angela calmed down, I got back to work on the breakfast.

The others slowly filtered in over the next few minutes and Angela eventually left my side to share the good news.

Raven was especially excited, asking if she could have some of the experimental pills in case she ran into any trouble while she was fighting crime.

Eventually, almost everyone had arrived. Yang was still with her family, Elizabeth was sleeping in and Gwen was spending the weekend with her father. Other than them, though, everyone was enjoying breakfast.

Eventually, I settled in at the head of the table, "So how has everyone's week been?"

I got a smattering of 'good's and 'fine's from across the table before Hinata spoke up.

"Umm… I've got a mission to go update Jiraya on the information I got from your world." She stammered out shyly.

Immediately, the rest of the table turned to her.

I smiled, "Excited to be seeing Naruto again?"

She blushed and nodded.

Ahri jumped up out of her seat, "That's that guy you like right? Come on, we need to get you some better clothes, immediately! Come one."

I stared at Ahri who wilted sheepishly. Turning to the slightly frightened younger girl, I gave her a quick smile, "Ahri was a little enthusiastic there, but if you do want any advice on getting Naruto to like you, we are here for you."

She poked the tips of her fingers together, "Well… It's just… I get really nervous when I talk to him?"

Lena grinned widely, "I can help you with that luv!"

"Can you tell us where you are going? Raven and I grabbed a lot of projector destinations while we were there." I offered, "We could cut a few days off of your travel time."

"Um…" Hinata paused, "I can't really say? But I can say that we are going to a place near Mount Jofuku."

I nodded, "That's that mountain to the north-east of Konoha right, on the border of Fire Country?"

Hinata nodded and I smiled, "I've got a portal for that mountain, it should save you a while. Then, I guess it's up to you."

Hinata nodded gratefully, "Um… I guess I should talk to Lena." She looked down at her outfit, "Do you really think I need new clothes?"

Ahri and Lena winced, "I mean, I suppose it's comfortable, but they don't really flatter you. And it can help your confidence if you feel sexy" explained the pilot.

Hinata thought about it for a minute before slowly nodding, "I guess… sure?"

"And if that doesn't work, we can always just stick the two of you on another world until you confess to each other!" Ahri interjected.

Hinata blushed and I launched a bolt of altered spacetime at Ahri, leaving her pouting at me as she recovered from the mild shove that I had imparted onto her.

I turned to Hinata and paused, "Hoh? Are you interested in that?" I asked.

Hinata's blush grew redder and she attempted to stutter out a denial.

Ahri nodded, "You're like a princess of something right? Where everyone has those magic eyes of yours? I bet some privacy with your crush would be nice!"

Hinata collapsed into Angela's shoulder, the blonde reaching out to give her a hug.

We made sure that she was feeling better before we split up again.

I had to make a quick trip over to Niger to check up on the progress of the compound and make sure that the first of the construction equipment I had purchased was being to good use. And indeed it was. My latest infusion of gold into the Indian markets had netted me enough to hire even more people and even start looking into recruiting some post-graduate students in particle physics and materials science.

Having enough money to put into a trust with even respectable banking institutions was one thing that could largely invalidate questions of legitimacy.

Of my offer at least. The idea of a random no-name fusion research company having two million dollars available to stick in a trust to pay the salaries of various engineers for the next year is somewhat unbelievable.

But, unbelievable or not, I was starting to slowly get responses.

It was still a couple of people for now, but I was keeping in contact with them, making sure that they were still interested and explaining the tasks that they would be assigned so that they could focus their studies in that direction.

Hopefully, once the main reactor room and the accommodations are complete, I will be able to bring the engineers in to start working on the reactor itself. I was already preparing to stockpile the materials they would need, negotiating with labs around the world to have the various superconducting components commissioned and contacting a few manufacturing plants to get other parts built. I got a good price too, after agreeing to provide the raw material myself.

While I would still need to engineer several components in house, this should accelerate the timeline to the point that I can have the reactor built and operational in as little as three months from now.

Well, assuming nothing goes wrong, at least.

With any luck that shouldn't be a problem though. The components I'm having commissioned are supposed to arrive in as little as a month, well before we need to start building the reactor.

As I looked over the plans for expanding mining operations on the alternate earth, I heard a knocking on the door to my study.

I put down the papers and tapped at the notification on the jumble of parts laying on my desk.

Turning around, I saw Elizabeth. "Hey, what's up?"

Elizabeth sat on my bed, "Hey Jon, do you think you can take my virginity?"

"What?" I asked dumbfounded.

Elizabeth shrugged, "Well, I was at a club a few days ago and one of the girls I was talking to told me that she was there to pick up a guy for the night. I asked her why and she said that was what she did when she didn't have a boyfriend."

I nodded, "I don't see how that turns into you wanting me to take your virginity."

"Well, I was reading up on it on the internet and I don't want my first time to be bad, and I want some experience with sex before I try and pick up guys."

"I guess that makes sense," I paused to consider my words, "I guess if you can get Raven, Angela and Gwen to sign off on it?"

Elizabeth smiled widely, "Cool, I'll chat with them later."

I nodded and went back to my papers.

I had my next date with Angela tomorrow and I needed to sort out my lesson plan… and get some outfits.

I wonder…

I open up Levi's papers on my computer and compare some notes and grin. It looks like I'm going to need to do some shopping.

I mentally check if Angela would find my plans distasteful as I head to the vault and grab one of the portal projectors out of their maintenance cradles, as well as some cash from the appropriate pile.

I head out of the vault and into the empty room across from it, opening up a portal.

As I step out onto the busy streets, I pull out my phone and start pulling up shops.

Hopefully, one of them would have what I need in stock.

Then, I just need to get home and work some magic.

Well, that and adjust the structure file for one of the rooms in the compound.