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Characters: Adonis, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus
Date/Time: May 1st.
Location: A room in L'Hotel de Jeu Ancien
Rating: TBD
Warnings: TBD, but definitely language if Hephaestus has anything to do with it.
Summary: Aphrodite wakes up with her ex-husband and ex-lover and must overcome the awkward situation to escape.

Hephaestus was a conservative sleeper, usually just wearing a t-shirt and a pair of night-shorts. After all the crap that had happened with the missing traits, meeting Aphrodite again, and finding the missing godlings, Heph was simply looking forward to getting a good night's sleep. He rolled over a bit until he realized there was someone else in the bed! His eyes opened and tyhe first thing he saw was Aphrodite! "What the-" and then he notices the other body. "What fresh hell is this!?

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Adonis thought on what Aphrodite had said. He could think of some responses, but could also think of some reasons not to voice them, looking over at Hephaestus. He thought Heph's answer was curious, not believing him. He decided to speak up after all.

"Maybe you'ge got the right idea", he told Aphrodite. "It might not be by chance that it's us three all together. We are connected in ways, even more than just all having a connection to Olympus. If we're being honest, I could think of some things we could offer each other, to put it in your words." Not wanting to be misunderstood, he added, "Just being able to all get along with each other. To reconnect."

"What is it you have in mind?" Aphrodite asked.

Hephaestus rubs the bridge of his nose, fighting back his initial feelings. He didn't want to admit it but he was thinking along the same lines. Fuck you, Gaia. Fuck you.

Ben wasn't sure he should say. He gave them both a searching look before speaking up. "I guess what I want... well, to be honest, I want to be able to get along with you", he said to Hephaestus. "But I'm not sure how well that'll work. It'll depend on you, I guess, because I definitely still have feelings for you", he told Aphrodite.

'Oh, my sweet boy," Aphrodite breathed, "I can't begin to say how I would feel about that. But things aren't the same as they once were. I'm the one leading our pantheon now, and so I must be careful when it comes to certain choices."

She smiled kindly.
"Truth be told, gentlemen, this is a new lifetime. A new chance for all of us. I would like to do whatever possible to let the old bygones be bygones, and create a bright new future for us all."

Yeeep. That's what he was afraid of. Did he grind his teeth a little when Adonis was talking? ..Yes.

"..I'm all for being civil to each other."

Adonis was a little floored by Aphrodite's response. He wasn't sure how to take it. He also had questions about what she'd said about being in charge now. He could also tell by looking at Hephaestus, that he wasn't thrilled at what Adonis had to say either.

He decided it might be better to get away from what he'd said for a moment. "You're leading he Greeks?", he asked Aphrodite. "How did that come about?" He assumed it was at least, if not wholly, because he hadn't heard any mentions of Zeus or Hera being around.

She nodded.
"Well, who else would? Ever since March, it's been official. We've yet to see anything from Zeus or Hera, but for some time there was a sort of tug-of-war between Poseidon and Hades, and I was... rather in the middle of that. Poseidon wanted the power, Hades didn't want him to have it. Plans and alliances were drawn, but, then Poseidon vanished at the beginning of March. Hades didn't really want the throne, and no one has insisted upon me taking a consort, therefore, I am queen," she explained.

"It's not an easy job, though, especially with a pair of young immortal twins to mother and a fashion empire as well, but I'm managing all right. But it does change the game. The choices I make are scrutinized more closely now, and I must ensure that I don't do anything that could be detrimental to the interests of the pantheon."

"Can't say I blame Hades for not wanting that asshole in power. And no Zeus either? Huh, almost makes me feel a little positive about things."

"Seems like a less than ideal situation to me, all of it." He didn't like that Aphrodite had so much on her mind, was so stressed. He didn't like hearing about the absenses and disappearance either, even if the others didn't seem all that broken up about it. "But one problem at a time, right? Any new ideas about this situation?"

"Well, of course it isn't ideal, darling. We still have a lot to do before Gaia will be satisfied. We just have to make the best of things as they are," Aphrodite said, "And the only things I know for certain that she wants is progress in reclaiming Olympus, in our case, which we can't very well do from here, and be fruitful and multiply, which, while possible under these circumstances, is hardly the way I'd rather go about it."

Hephaestus rubbed his eyes again and took a breath.

"Okay..good for the soul and all that jazz. Nobody here is without their fuck-ups from back then. It took me a long time to finally get a sense of worth after that and I'm not going to let old memories drag me back into the hole I was in." He paused for a moment. "..I can put it behind me. Just..can we not talk about baby-making until after we find a way apart? I mean bygones-be-bygones has its limits."

Adonis felt relieved to hear Hephaestus say what he'd said. He gave him a smile. "Agreed. And I'm glad to hear you're willing to give things a fresh start. Maybe that's part of the reason for this. To build connections, like these chains, to become more unified. Let's face it, in-fighting had been the way of the Greeks for a very long time. It would be great if that could be put behind us."

"Anthony and Ivy are living proof I've already done my part," Aphrodite said airily.

She smiled.
"But I'm delighted to hear we have an accord. Now, you two are both the newest in our pantheon. I trust you've been settling in well with the others too?"

"So was bestiality," Heph deadpanned when Adonis said 'war was the way of the Greeks'.

"I've had a couple of online conversations, but aside from the interactions during that whole egg-hunt I haven't really met anybody."

Ben was a little surprised to hear that Hephaestus was relatively new too. "I have met Apollo", he admitted. "And I've gotten back in touch with several others over the network. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone face to face."

"I'm sure the opportunities will arise before you know it. Gaia has a way of ensuring just that," Aphrodite said.

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