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WHO: Peony and UNSUSPECTING LILIES
WHERE: Peony's EVIL LAIR
WHEN: EEEVIL night 76

[ the hot anime lord of the underworld has lured innocent lilies into his LAIR for a sleepover ]

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Rejected. You have to try.

Why?

If you have to ask then that's the answer right there.

You don't have to be especially social or anything. But you should try your best to experience a lot of things while you're still young. You won't get the chance to once you're my age.

How old are you, then?

I'm...technically thirty-one. But even at twenty-six I'm a decade older than you.

[ still eying him ]

That's older than most demigods anyway.

Is it? You're half god, though. I thought you'd all have pretty long lifespans.

We mostly get killed first.

[it's kind of clear by the surprise on his face that he wasn't really expecting that to be one of the possible answers]

But--what's--by monsters, you mean?

[ Oh, Lethe. Kevin's expression softens a bit. ]

Monsters are most likely. Yeah. The more power you have, the more you attract. Then there's the god wars, and prophecies, and quests, and ...

I know your power attracts the monsters. But--

[stops himself and reigns it in, trying to school his expression into something more neutral]

I expected more protections for you, I guess. And what about the god wars, prophecies, and quests?

[ Lethe, sir, ]

The gods don't really care. There are adults who do their best but ...

[ BIG SHRUG ]

We have to figure those out on our own. When they come up, there's rarely any way to avoid them.

[rubs a hand over his face and tries not to feel like he's aged ten years from one conversation]

...If you work for your dad in the Underworld, is that safer for you?

Much safer. Yeah. I'm way more likely to have an adulthood than Cepheus is.

Edited (grammarrrr) 2024-05-11 12:51 (UTC)

[this is a lot of horrible facts at once but he's mentally prepared for it now]

I don't suppose there's a way to get rid of all monsters, is there?

…

No. Gaea would make more even if we did. Also that would probably be genocide.

What about sticking them in dungeons?

[ He laughs just a little. ]

I don’t think you can get rid of all the monsters, Lethe. But it’s nice that you’re trying.

I haven't tried anything yet. This is just brainstorming.

[sighs and flops back]

I don't expect to be able to solve thousands of years worth of problems in one swoop. Especially not when I don't understand the full picture. It's just hard to do nothing.

… but you ARE doing something.

[raises an eyebrow]

What am I doing?

You’re talking to me about it? You care about this.

Of course I care. That seems like a given. Actually doing something about it is a different story though.

[ He shakes his head. ]

Caring IS doing something.

It's not nothing. Just...I'd prefer to do something that keeps you all alive.