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[aldaft]

Meeting Marcille on the show is the only reason Cyrus now understands sapiosexuality. This is because 1) a church girl once told him that intelligence, and not just looks, could be attractive; 2) she was the first (of a mere two) contestant to make his heart pound throughout the entire game; and 3) he doesn't have a single horny bone in his body, so the concept of the show contextualized some of his attraction to her after over a decade of being surrounded by nerds. Going in, he approached the notion of a perfect match platonically with the understanding that others had romance in mind—and an interest in potentially exploring that as well, except that did nothing to improve his blindness to anyone's interest in him—and thought Marcille was everything he wanted from one insofar that hers was the only name he ever threw out in consideration early on.

That's not to say that he was only drawn to her for her scholastic achievements. Marcille certainly stood out for how bright and dedicated to her studies she was with the willingness to share what she'd learned, far removed from the scholars who would bite their thumbs at others out of a useless sense of intellectual superiority. (It was endearing, how she even gave her staff a name.) Cyrus felt an immediate connection as a fellow researcher—and he was very excited to experience and try replicating her spells under her guidance—but what made Marcille continue to stand out as the weeks progressed were her exuberance, her generosity, and her passion. How highly she celebrated a dear friend's achievement, full of sincerity and devoid of jealousy, and the ease with which she encouraged those who were struggling with a given task highlighted the best parts of her for him.

At the same time, he thought that she was sure to have wonderful accomplishments of her own as well, and so meant to elevate her by asking after them on multiple occasions. He wanted to learn more about her, too.

She was perhaps excessively given to her feelings, but she wouldn't have been herself without, and the outbursts made her moods—not necessarily her true thoughts—easier to read. Her affection and the lengths to which she would go for Falin underlined just how strongly Marcille could feel about someone. It added perspective to Cyrus' growing understanding of her longevity being a source of long-standing and inevitable grief for her, and he spent quite a bit of time on trying to understand, because that wasn't really something to which he could relate. In any case, knowing her expressiveness grew his worry when she suddenly appeared so withdrawn after his truth booth encounter with Douki-chan; though he was blind to any feelings Marcille might have harbored, his especial fondness for her saw his going out of his way to approach her on the matter when he'd initially planned to be an observer in the discussion.

As for her wish, Cyrus was thrilled on Marcille's behalf when Diamond was confirmed to be her match. But he had seen what loss could do to sufferers, and their tragic anecdotes came rushing back once Marcille told him about what she'd done. There is no such thing as good or evil magic; however, he knows too little about the ancient spells in question to have passed informed judgment on her actions off the bat. Instead, he sought to understand Marcille's feelings on the matter first, that he might better grasp this foreign magic and help her sort through her inner conflict at once before arriving at a conclusion.

The question Cyrus referred to on the one CR chart entry was going to be an offer of his wish for Falin's safety, because he believes the future of an individual is more important than recovering a bunch of lost books, which was his original intention. As of now, he's holding onto it in order to see what Marcille decides for herself. There are other places he can utilize the wish (Kasque . . . oh, Kasque) if she doesn't end up needing or wanting it, but the desire to help her and her friends has been his sentiment since week one.