"Are you really going to try this again? I thought you learned your lesson the first time. Humans are frail, cruel, petty, selfish creatures with a low survival rate. Think about it..they all die. A fatal flaw in their design."
Leave it to the messenger of the gods to never knock or even say hello. Gets straight to the point. Eris didn't have the least bit of interest in having this particular conversation. Far too busy painting her toe nails blood red to to care what Eros opinion was. "So do you think I should go with the simple brown leather jacket or wear the black pants with the lace up sides. Show a little skin" You know, the one with the matching halter top." Getting immense satisfaction when his eyes went as wide as dinner plates.
"You're going to seduce this guy' You've known him how many hours?" Dramatically falling to the couch, clutching his broken heart. He's spent years and years and oh so many years trying to get a date with this girl. Some cheeky, mortal, Irish prat with the gift of gab waltzes in and steals her away. "The black ones then. Makes your butt look really good. Not that I look." Rolling over onto his side hoping to address the more rational side of her. If there was one. "So, what makes you think this Romeo will end up any better than the one of which we do not speak?"
She gave a nonchalant shoulder shrug. "Maybe he's not."
"And you're ok with another loser dumping you again when he finds out you can't be there at his beck and call because you work for a living, don't have time to worship his sorry arse and can single handedly ruin a person's life with a glance" Let's be reasonable here. It will go nowhere at all. You'll be eating gallons of icecream while watching late night tv and ordering crap you don't need from QVC. Remember...you bought a tank..a real freakin' tank and a human sized hamster ball I know you never used."
"Hephaestus loved the tank." Making a true effort to tune him out, even though part of her knew he had a point. "Maybe you're right. It could be one date or a week..a month. Who knows" If there's one thing I've learned about 'life', it's there are no guarantees. Isn't that exciting" At Olympus, it's nearly impossible for me to die, everyone is so predictable and each day is the same. I'm lucky if I get to go out and make mayhem at Zeus' request or help stir up trouble with Ares. On a good day, I can get under Aphrodite's skin ..but it's nothing I haven't done before. I don't have a clue what could happen here unless I use my influence on people. You know what? It's a hell of a lot more interesting when I don't."
Eros heaved a heavy, hearted sigh. Knowing the battle was lost. "It's really boring up there without you. Why do you think I sneak back here all the time?"
She grinned, tossing a couch pillow at his head. "I'm sorry. But, I like it here for now."
"And you like this guy?"
Her lip twitched a little then curled up into a full, blown smile. "Yeah. I mean, he's nice, sweet and just egotistical enough to keep me on my toes without being a pompous arse. Rides a Harley." Wags brows. "Time will tell where it goes, if anywhere at all. You can't get a reward without taking risks. It's a human trait you may not understand. I'll be fine."
Eros would never understand her need to have a 'normal' life. With the ability to will anyone to do almost anything she wanted, messing around with chance seemed crazy to him. "Alright. When the inevitable happens, I'll bring the rocky road icecream." Disappearing back to the Olympus where messages were piling up for delivery.
Leave it to the messenger of the gods to never knock or even say hello. Gets straight to the point. Eris didn't have the least bit of interest in having this particular conversation. Far too busy painting her toe nails blood red to to care what Eros opinion was. "So do you think I should go with the simple brown leather jacket or wear the black pants with the lace up sides. Show a little skin" You know, the one with the matching halter top." Getting immense satisfaction when his eyes went as wide as dinner plates.
"You're going to seduce this guy' You've known him how many hours?" Dramatically falling to the couch, clutching his broken heart. He's spent years and years and oh so many years trying to get a date with this girl. Some cheeky, mortal, Irish prat with the gift of gab waltzes in and steals her away. "The black ones then. Makes your butt look really good. Not that I look." Rolling over onto his side hoping to address the more rational side of her. If there was one. "So, what makes you think this Romeo will end up any better than the one of which we do not speak?"
She gave a nonchalant shoulder shrug. "Maybe he's not."
"And you're ok with another loser dumping you again when he finds out you can't be there at his beck and call because you work for a living, don't have time to worship his sorry arse and can single handedly ruin a person's life with a glance" Let's be reasonable here. It will go nowhere at all. You'll be eating gallons of icecream while watching late night tv and ordering crap you don't need from QVC. Remember...you bought a tank..a real freakin' tank and a human sized hamster ball I know you never used."
"Hephaestus loved the tank." Making a true effort to tune him out, even though part of her knew he had a point. "Maybe you're right. It could be one date or a week..a month. Who knows" If there's one thing I've learned about 'life', it's there are no guarantees. Isn't that exciting" At Olympus, it's nearly impossible for me to die, everyone is so predictable and each day is the same. I'm lucky if I get to go out and make mayhem at Zeus' request or help stir up trouble with Ares. On a good day, I can get under Aphrodite's skin ..but it's nothing I haven't done before. I don't have a clue what could happen here unless I use my influence on people. You know what? It's a hell of a lot more interesting when I don't."
Eros heaved a heavy, hearted sigh. Knowing the battle was lost. "It's really boring up there without you. Why do you think I sneak back here all the time?"
She grinned, tossing a couch pillow at his head. "I'm sorry. But, I like it here for now."
"And you like this guy?"
Her lip twitched a little then curled up into a full, blown smile. "Yeah. I mean, he's nice, sweet and just egotistical enough to keep me on my toes without being a pompous arse. Rides a Harley." Wags brows. "Time will tell where it goes, if anywhere at all. You can't get a reward without taking risks. It's a human trait you may not understand. I'll be fine."
Eros would never understand her need to have a 'normal' life. With the ability to will anyone to do almost anything she wanted, messing around with chance seemed crazy to him. "Alright. When the inevitable happens, I'll bring the rocky road icecream." Disappearing back to the Olympus where messages were piling up for delivery.