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Ben made his way over to the phone, pleased to see that the chain connecting him to Aphrodite could stretch that far now. "I'll give it a try", he told them. Ben let the phone ring for the desk. "Hello? Yes, good morning. We'd like to order up some breakfast. Yes. Some juice and water, yes that would be fine." He glanced over at the others. "Some fresh fruit, I think some bacon, some muffins, or whatever kind of breakfast breads you might have. Good. Alright. Thank you." Ben hung up he phone. "It'll be up here soon."

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"Lovely, dear, thank you," Aphrodite said, "I'm sure that will make things more pleasant."

"But, sadly, just willing them off doesn't work. I suppose we'll have to take the matter a little deeper. We're all in the same pantheon, and while we may have the most in terms of numbers, we're still a small group, and technically one divided at that. The Sea Kingdoms stand beside Olympus, but they won't bend to our banner. Of course, young Triton isn't here at the moment to do any negotiating," she mused.

"Still... is there anything that we can offer each other to fulfill some unspoken need or desire? Something that lets us all walk away from this satisfied?"

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Immediately the psychiatrist in Hephaestus thought of several things, but this was really not the time or place to discuss those things.

"No idea..."

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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."

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

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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.

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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.

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'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."

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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."

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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.

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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."

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"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."

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"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?"

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"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."

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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."

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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."

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"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?"

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"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."

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