The times, they are a changin'

Despite daily meditation and an active career plotting and scheming, Captain CJ could no longer keep time at bay. He awoke one evening, looked in the mirror and saw a silver fox staring back at him. Although he still looked fine (particularly with his grey stubble and blusher) he had a niggling desire to be absolutely perfect. After a slight shot of collagen to plump out his thinnish upper lip, he was happy. After all, he had the secret to a long life in his back pocket, why not spend it as a hot old man.


As for Eloise, she was more than ready to leave home and escape the family strife and her crazy bunny-talking mother. She scored a few more scholarships and then headed out to La Fiesta Tech. Much to her delight, she was assigned the same dorm as Knut. He greeted her warmly, and Eloise suspected that maybe her crush wasn't so one sided anymore.


Eloise took to college life like a Martian takes to a Fungo. She cut off her girlish braids and opted for a spunky hew short 'do. She excelled in her classes, finishing off her required work well in advance of her final exams. In fact, she had plenty of time to finish off Knut's assignments (which he was in the habit of leaving on the table) as well as start painting portraits of her dormmates. It seemed like only the blink of an eye until she began her Sophomore year.