text; un: doordasher

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WHO: Hermes
WHERE: Libra Network
WHEN: 2am - Dec 3rd
WHAT: Hermes can’t sleep. Thoughts ensue
WARNINGS:N/A


so

do u ever think about those Xmas movies where like
the adults are all
SANTA ISNT REAL KIDS LOL
but like he is??


where do they think all these presents keep coming from on Xmas morning???
do they just like
think their partner did it or ????
but then what if the kid got coal
how do they handle that??

“Jeremy how could u give Timmy coal!!! Ur just so cold to this family!!”
“Idk Tiffany maybe if u were home more often—“

…

dont watch Xmas romcoms ok they give u weird brain thoughts lol

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The cat guy writes plays?

[lanternae]

...Ah, my apologies.

No, Husk does not write plays. I could only imagine how disastrous that would be. But I was old friends with Shakespeare.

[He is only using 'was' because they go by a different name now.]

[doublethumbsup]

Whoa.

You really are old.

[HERMES.]

[lanternae]

Haha...I am far too old, dear Hermes.

[Look, he agrees.]

But it always makes for interesting stories.

[doublethumbsup]

Well... uh.

You don't look it!

[They are Trying.]

[lanternae]

[He does appreciate the compliment, but his eyes close, smile across his lips.]

Hermes, relax. I am not angry or even upset at being called old. Once you reach a certain age, it becomes a point of pride. Age breeds wisdom, and all that.

Something as mundane as that won't earn my ire. In fact...you would have to do something rather drastic in order to earn it.

[doublethumbsup]

Uh. Right. Right. Okay.

[It's those Vibes. Those weird vibes that keep them on edge. Except they can't keep the skepticism off their face at the "age breeds wisdom" comment.]

... It doesn't always do that. I can definitely promise you it doesn't.

[COUGHATHENACOUGH.]

I can also definitely promise I don't wanna do that.

[lanternae]

Haha, well, there's always exceptions, I suppose. Gods themselves are a good example. Some can get so stuck in their ways. I can understand being more suited to the old-fashioned way of life, but when it comes at the expense of humans...

Then it makes you wonder who they think got them to godhood. [Gods only stay that way due to human worship, after all.]

Trust me. I like you quite a bit, and you have nothing to fear with offending me.

[doublethumbsup]

It's even worse when they're the Goddess of Wisdom, bro.

[Oh are we actually gonna dunk on her? They can do that.] It's like she just leaned on that for a million years and didn't do anything new ever. Not even clothes.

Cool. I'll uh. Try and remind myself.

[lanternae]

The Goddess Athena? That is a surprise. Of all the gods that I expected to be stuck in their ways, Athena was not on my list.

[Even Odin could be considered a trendsetter. For better or worse.]

I'm not one to throw stones regarding wardrobe--I'm not exactly wearing the clothes of today's youth either, but I'm merely a Snow Fae, not the goddess of wisdom.

[doublethumbsup]

Oh, dude. She still wears a toga and calls cars iron horses. She hasn't changed in like.

[They pause.]

Ever.

She won't even use a phone. Any phone.

[lanternae]

[As the Lightkeepers say: 'what'.]

Judging from you and Lady Persephone, I assume she is the only one who hasn't updated her wardrobe. Or anything else?

[Granted, he was a bit tech-phobic for awhile, but its more because metals don't always sit well with him. Fae things. He got over it.]

[doublethumbsup]

Pfff. Shyeah.

I mean, some Idols still have a theme they go with, but like. Eros walks around in a leather harness and I am pretty sure that didn't exist in Ye Olde Greek Times. So, she's definitely the only one like That.

[Among other things.]

[lanternae]

Well, everyone has their style. My grandchildren often call me 'Grandpa Goth', so I assume that's what I give off the impression of.

But things such as your athletic wear, or Eros's unique style are still of this era. Athena seems to be clinging too hard to the past, perhaps because she is afraid.

[doublethumbsup]

[Hermes pauses. And then looks Flins up and down.]

[Several times.]

... Yeah I can see that.

[Clearly.]

She uh. That's one way to put it, man. Definitely one way to put it...

[lanternae]

Now, you can't call me such a thing, to clarify. [He pauses for dramatic effect, before putting his hand to his heart.] You've already called me 'father'. So it would be 'Father Goth'

[Another pause.] ...Perhaps that sounds too Christian. Hm. I'll have to think that one over.

Anyway.

It sounds like you have some very harsh memories of her. She must've put you through much.

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I wha-?? [Hermes' brain doesn't have many gears, bless their heart. But what gears they have just kind of up and broke off their axles entirely.] Wha - no. Noooo, that... was a joke. Kinda. Like. "Wow you're lecturing me like a dad", not "you're my dad".

Please don't say you're my dad, you don't want that kinda baggage.

[Yep, that's the reason totally.]

Me? Not... as much as some people. More like, harshly disappointed in her. And mad. She did kill Calliope.

[lanternae]

Hm? [Flins blinks evenly, letting that hand fall from his chest.] You do not strike me as a troublesome child. Any parent would be proud to have you as their child.

[Humans are so complex. He knows they're a god, but only recently so. In his eyes, they're far more on the side of 'human' than 'god' yet.]

...

Killing someone...would surely lead to disappointment, it's true.

[doublethumbsup]

[Hermes freezes.]

[They don't go still very often. Like, at all, really. But this has them stopping completely, until their pokemon pal licks at their ear a few times. Good dog, Benny.]

I - hey can we uh. Talk about literally anything else? Maybe?

[Persephone is proud of them. She cares. Their friends here are proud of them., and care. They've got this. Focus.]

Ugh, I said that super wrong. I mean like - I thought she was great, and nice, for the longest time. So it's more like I'm disappointed I thought that kinda way? Definitely mad at her.

[lanternae]

[Flins...will let that go as well. He's known Hugo long enough to know when not to tread the topic of parentage. He will do no different here.]

You shan't blame yourself for thinking the best of people.

The truth of the matter is, she betrayed that trust. She let you down.

[doublethumbsup]

I... I dunno if it's blame. I didn't make her do it. I just... Hermes never said anything bad about her. And I figured, he knew best. Plus she never did anything weird to me.

[They're not sure if they're phrasing it right. They know they didn't do anything wrong. But at the same time, should they have seen what Persephone, Apollo, and even Grace, saw?]

Well. Anyway. It's fine. Grace clocked her in the face and Persephone took over the Chorus.

[lanternae]

You're young. [He says that almost immediately.] I don't mean that to demean your reasoning either. I just mean that it is normal to learn such things at your age. The world is complex, full of half-truths and deception.

We all have different roles in life, and because of this, certain points of view are obscured by those roles.

For example, if I am living in a cave and a friend of mine lives on top of the mountain, surely I would not know the sun rises and sets unless I left my cave and saw it for myself. But my friend, who sees the sun every day, would know this before I do.

[A very simplistic metaphor, but he hopes the message gets across. He waves his hand as he stands up again.]

Nevertheless, it's like you said. In the end she certainly got what was coming to her.

[doublethumbsup]

[Everyone says that. They sigh, and push their hand under their hat, through their hair, before settling it back down.]

I'm like twenty two. [They feel like they're twelve the way people talk about them sometimes. Granted, saying they wanted to make charcoal probably didn't help.] No, I mean... appreciate the effort, dude.

[They'd rather talk about Athena getting decked by Grace.]

She sure did. It was kind of awesome. Grace just... POW! And she went down. So hard.

[lanternae]

Only twenty-two? My goodness.

You don't know it now, but give it about 3-4 years and you will look back on this and agree with me.

I am nearing twelve hundred years old, and I still am experiencing this, so trust me. It's a constant through life.

But alas, I am sure that must've felt satisfying to watch.

[doublethumbsup]

If we're counting Hermes age, I'm like. Probably that, too.

[They're trying. They don't want to be seen as The Kid.]

It so was. I wish everybody could've seen it.