GODLY AUDIENCES - ZOE MURPHY

[divus]

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[requiemed]

I might regret this, but yes.

[divus]

Probably about double that. Depends what other paths you would've hit in the Labyrinth or if you touched anything poisonous.

[requiemed]

What exactly was on the other paths?

[divus]

Now what's the fun in telling you all of the secrets? ...they were just memories. What else are these wings at this point?

[requiemed]

Your memories are really weird.

[divus]

Yeah, well, my life was really weird. That wasn't exactly my fault.

[requiemed]

I didn’t say it was your fault.

[...]

Can I ask about some of the stuff we found? The food, the scarf...

[divus]

[He looks like he's debating saying no, but. ] Which do you wanna know first?

[requiemed]

The little golden brown squares we found in the infirmary. You said some things are poisonous, so...

[divus]

Those aren't exactly poisonous, but you might wanna be careful anyway. Ever heard of ambrosia...?

[requiemed]

...Doesn't it make whoever eats it immortal?

[divus]

Used to, sure, but it's changed since then. Now it's just used to heal wounds during battles, still not fit for mortal consumption.

On the other hand, I changed the recipe of the boxes in the house. You three should be fine. [Fuck everybody else, apparently.]

[requiemed]

[There's another small pause.]

But just us three?

[divus]

You took the risk, you get the reward.

[requiemed]

Fair enough, I guess.

[But, hm.]

What about the scarf?

[divus]

Aphrodite's. Thing's drenched in love magic so be careful with that, too. It should be fine to handle, but I wouldn't advise wearing it unless you want to fall in love with the first person you see.

[requiemed]

Oh. So... It's just like the Cupid's Arrows power?

[divus]

Yup. Pretty sure the scarf came first though, that thing's been up in the attic for years.

[requiemed]

How did you even get a scarf from Aphrodite?

[divus]

I didn't. Someone else did and brought it back to camp. That whole attic's filled with spoils of war and stuff brought back from quests, I just removed the name tags.

[requiemed]

Right... You mentioned that you've led armies before.

[divus]

Yup. This place is a training camp. Just in case you didn't figure that out yet.

[He doesn't even sound insulting he just sounds tired.]

[requiemed]

I think I figured that out based on like, literally everything, but I especially would have figured it out when we had to fight a minotaur.

[divus]

Could've been way worse, Zoe. You guys worked pretty well together. That's a valuable skill.

[requiemed]

Yeah, six near death experiences, I remember. But... Thanks, I think?