Pia Novissime/Synopsis

### Background

"*Those little girls were 10, when it began. We were 12, when she left me behind. And she never came back for me. Not once, until I was 18, did I see another person. Not until I was finally found inside of our church, starving." ... "I dont have a single piece of her left. My beloved sister cant be here, inside of me.*"
―Entrelacé: Lenore
When she was a young girl, Pia Novissime and her twin sister, Ceres Novissime were the only ones left alive in a secluded religious village in the woods of Quebec Canada. When Ceres left two years later, Pia spent the rest of her teenage years, alone, until found by hikers when she was 18. Pia spent the next 3 years in the hospital, being taught many things about the world by the doctors and nurses and fellow patients there.

### UGN: North

After she left, she was attacked by a Balor Gjuam, which revealed something: Her Ouroborus Renegade Strain was awoken long ago, with nothing to attatch itself to. Taking the Balor Gjuam's powers, she fought it alongside Cassidy O'Brian, who was hunting the Gjuam in the area. He taught her about the Renegade, how to fight, and other field experience for 4 years. When he left to form the Strangers, she joined UGN North as a way to continue the field work she was used to, as well as travel around, to find Ceres. This continued, fruitlessly, for 11 years until she came to Elysia Island...

"*Yeppers! Cassie was great, really helped me." She says, chipper. "Told me all about the stuff. Syndromes, Gjuams, really helped me out with my powers... he was super sad, so I just kinda stayed with him. You know? Sometimes you just need someone there for you.*"
―Sister Checkin
### Coming to Elysia

At Elysia Island, she met the group, starting off with the wrong foot for many of them. Insulting Dawn and Ceryn Brooks' dead brother, becoming too friendly too quickly with Calista Calhoun, and putting on Thrones what seemed to be a crush they were uncomfortable with. As time passed, and talking with the new housemates and clearing up any issues, Pia eventually became their friends... even if she was still intense for many of them. She did, however, immediately hit it off with Piper Carroll, becoming fast friends. She also met with Claudia Vargone, starting an intimate relationship. Pia would treasure all of these friendships, not wanting to hurt anyone, even when Claudia's orders went against the group's mission. Lenore Parish learned of Pia's secret impulse- the desire to literally consume parts of her friends, to "keep them with her forever, so she will never be lonely again."

"*Oh fudge. "Piper?" She starts, unable to hold herself back. "What... Do you think will happen with the mission tomorrow?" Pia holds on a little tighter, as if she's afraid Piper will run away.*"
―Lonely Piapia
### Italy and Ceres

On a mission in Sorrento Italy, Pia could feel her sister was there, too. As the mission proceeded, she began to act more intense than usual, like she was when she first came to Elysia. On her birthday she found Ceres Novissime, and the two reunited. Ceres told her they could be together again, using the power of the World Egg Pia was sent here to get. Without a second thought, desperate to be with her sister again and join her, agreed. Pia wanted everyone to "join" them, in a "Heaven" she always dreamed of, that she can be the host for. The mission continued, Pia with renewed energy from the upcoming joining of all her beloved friends.

However, this desire to keep everything and everyone without sacrificing a single thing is what caused her Gjuamming. Pia joined Ceres at the World Egg, and when the party tracked it down, she was there and transformed into a large shimmering gold slime, and transporting everyone to her "Utopia," the perfect vision of her perfect Village, where anyone who wanted to stay, could, at the price of being absorbed. After a battle with the party, as she tried to absorb them, she eventually chose to absorb Piper. Then, Ceres "took her gift back", taking the Ouroborus strain back from Pia, and in the process, absorbed the monster form as well, but not before Piper was cut out of Pia's body.

She became (piaceres), a new Gjuam, combined with her sister at last, giving the party the World Egg, now that she used its energy.

"*You know my answer, Pia. I've been wanting this for so long. Let's show everyone, everyone what it means.*"
―Whole- Pia, to Ceres
### Legacy

After her transformation, the party was sent home. The mission was a success, but the loss of Pia loomed on peoples minds. In particular, Ceryn Brooks almost stayed behind in Pia's Utopia, wanting to belong somewhere. Claudia Vargone did not return to Elysia Island, using Pia's 'death' to secede from UGN Central, swearing revenge on all Gjuams. Thrones felt as though one of their first friends here was dead, unable to handle human emotions. Piper Carroll seemed fine, until she revealed she was refusing to handle it, viewing herself as a new person, someone who never loved Pia at all.

"*A vinyl record player... a bouquet of flowers... Two dresses... The blue glasses that she never wore... a letter from Claudia, careful to not put one extra crease in it... This is all that is left of the lonely Pia Novissime.*"
―They Dont Love You Like I Love You