On the street where you live

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Characters: Apollo, Melpomene
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 20th. 5pm
Location: Apollo's home
Rating: Probably nothing too obscene, PG-13 at the worst.
Warnings: Mel on a down swing, so some melancholy
Summary: Melpomene shows up on Apollo's door step after deciding to take him up on his offer.


Seattle was cold. She didn't like it one little bit. It kept bringing her spirit low. And even when her mood turned upwards, she didn't get very high. Not even the patchy sunlight could brighten up the world enough from it's dull grey of winter. It was just enough to keep going, one foot in front of the other.

She checked the house numbers vaguely. She thought about the fish from that movie that had to keep repeating an address so she wouldn't forget it.. That's what her brain felt like at the moment. P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way... no wait...

She sat down on someone's front porch. Maybe if she just sat for a minute and hid her face from the cold, she could talk herself into asking directions. Her duffel bag shifting off her shoulder, she brought her knees up to her chest and folded her arms across them, making a nice dark hole for her face. It was still cold. She didn't want to move. Ever.

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[aegletes.insanejournal.com]

"Well, I'm sure that'll be reassuring to Arthur and your sisters," he teased, "But, for right now, you make me happy."

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

"Arthur?" She perked up, sounding intrigued. "Who's Arthur?"

[aegletes.insanejournal.com]

"Oh, you know. The Once and Future King," Apollo replied with a grin. "Good lad."

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

"Really? I suppose I should have guessed it. Large group of men, wife with no babies ever. I do hope he's cute." She grinned right back.

[aegletes.insanejournal.com]

"As a button," Apollo agreed, "You might even like him."

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

"Ooh that's saying a lot. Introduce me sometime and we'll see."

[aegletes.insanejournal.com]

"I promise I will, though I suppose he's off in Nebraska now. Well, perhaps he'll come back. One of his new knights is up here, as well as his nephew's princess," Apollo said.

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

"He's bound to come back. It's you after all. I walked across a state and a half for you." She grinned teasingly at him.

[aegletes.insanejournal.com]

"So nice to know I can inspire as well as you can," he countered, "I am the God of Nomads, after all. Always good to have somewhere to come back too, but staying in one spot for too much time gets dull."