to: all, with apologies to nico di angelo

[areou]

( the message is deliberately written in ancient greek. for most summoned, the network will auto-translate, but she's hoping there might be others who recognize the original text. )

WILL SOLACE COME RETRIEVE YOUR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT GOTH I'M NOT HIS BABYSITTER

( helpfully, she adds an illustration that no one asked for: )



( then, because nico seriously needs more friends and it's her duty as former head counselor of the ares cabin to embarrass any and all younger campers: )

↖  BTW THIS IS NICO
HE LOVES LONG WALKS THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD AND BROODING IN GRAVEYARDS
HE'S SPOKEN FOR BUT I'M SURE HE'LL BE THE AFTERLIFE OF YOUR NEXT PARTY
CHALLENGE HIM TO A GAME OF MYTHOMAGIC TODAY!!!

ALSO IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS SEEN THESE DEMIGODS CONTACT ME ASAP
LOOKS LIKE ZEUS IS SUPER FUCKING PISSED AGAIN AND WE NEED A GAMEPLAN

( more shitty doodles follow, this time vaguely resembling percy and annabeth, although this time she labels them: )



— CLARISSE LA RUE, DRAKON-SLAYER, DAUGHTER OF ARES

( she figures she may as well cover all her bases here since all of this feels like a ren faire on steroids anyway.

ooc | threadjacking is more than welcome and, frankly, encouraged. let's all go hog boar wild. 🫡 )

Comments

[areou]

Do I need to repeat myself?

also forgot to say that this is also in ancient greek

[monomachy]

No. I just did not know Ares had a daughter. But it seems you know Will Solace, which explains a few things for me.

I am Diana, daughter of Zeus. [feels weird to say still!!] We are not from the same world, though we share a pantheon.

hello sister who is not the sister I am looking for but my sister alll the same

[divasmio]

[ Diana, daughter of Zeus? A mismatch like that indicates she's probably not from his world — She may not even be an Artemis at all. But... ]

Very important question: Do you have a twin brother and/or are you a goddess of the hunt?

close enough right

[monomachy]

I have no brothers, only my sisters on Themyscira. And as far as I know, I am not the goddess of anything.

It is complicated.

[divasmio]

[ Ah. So she really isn't Artemis. He was already pretty certain, but the confirmation still stings a little. ]

It doesn't have to be. Zeus is my father, too.

So I suppose you do have a brother, if you'd like one.

[monomachy]

[there is a long pause before a response comes. she expected to have mixed feelings because she uh, killed the last god who was her brother, but she doesn't. she's just... happy. it's overwhelming. give her a minute]

I would like that.

What should I call you?

[divasmio]

Apollo.

Are you in the Free Cities? I'd like to meet you.

[monomachy]

[mild panic attack because apollo?? APOLLO??? ONE OF THE GODS SHE'S PRAYED TO??? WHOM SHE HAS A STATUE OF IN HER DOMAIN????? is this what anxiety feels like]

Well met, Apollo. I am in the Free Cities, stranded by these sandstorms. I would like to meet you, too.

[nailing this social interaction rn]

ope forgot this thread too

[divasmio]

I am staying at the inn currently. Perhaps we can meet there later today.

[areou]

Wait, daughter of Zeus? You don't mean Jupiter?

( seriously, the whole greek vs roman thing still gives her a headache. )

[monomachy]

Perhaps some may have called him Jupiter at one point. But on Themyscira, we only called him Zeus.

[areou]

( huh, weird. double weird that she recognizes the name themyscira but can't seem to place where she's heard it before. )

Guess it's just a coincidence, then
Is Themyscira a place?

[monomachy]

Themysicra is the home of the Amazons. It is where I was raised.
Does Themyscira not... exist in your world?

[wouldn't be the first time, but it still makes her sad :(]

[areou]

Oh
You're an Amazon
I've always wanted to meet one
I mean, they're usually daughters of Ares where I'm from, and I've never really had sisters before

( of course, that's where she'd heard the name before. themyscira used to be their capital in the old days. she's trying to keep her cool here, even though she is very much not cool. she's never met an amazon before. she's heard some pretty weird stories, though. then again, diana's world probably isn't like theirs. )

I don't know if Themyscira exists anymore
Most of the ancient lands have been lost to time

[monomachy]

[she has a visceral reaction to hearing amazons referred to as "daughters of ares," but stops herself from saying anything. she knows that ares isn't the same in every world.]

In my world, Amazons were created by Zeus and Aphrodite, raised from the sea when the world was new. But I was crafted by Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, and Zeus breathed life into me long after that.

I am saddened to hear that. But I suspect something similar may be true in my own world. When I left the island, the world outside was much different from the stories I learned as a child.

[areou]

( yeah, that's ... different. she's pretty sure zeus and aphrodite were never ... involved back home. )

What do you mean crafted? Like, literally?

Talk about culture shock, right?
The mortal world can be ... overwhelming
I'm still getting used to it myself
This place is more my speed, honestly

[monomachy]

[PROBABLY NOT LIKE THAT but dceu mythology is wishy washy so who knows]

My mother told me that she crafted me from clay, and asked Zeus to bring me to life. I am... not entirely sure if that is true, but it is what I was told.

It can, especially because the mortal world was at war when I entered it. I had never seen or heard of anything like it. But yes, Cadens was easier to adjust to.

[areou]

Well, I've definitely heard weirder origin stories

( you know, like aphrodite. or dionysus. )

Which war?

( she's the daughter of war. it's her thing to know about like, literally every war in human history. gonna have to be more specific. )

[monomachy]

They called it The Great War. The War to End All Wars.

["world war i" isn't a phrase yet, because why would there ever be a second one of these]

[areou]

Oh, fuck
That's a pretty bad time to discover the mortal world, yeah
How long has it been for you since then?

( you know, just so she has ... context. world war ii could still be decades off or it could be next week. )

[monomachy]

I was only among men for a few weeks before I came here. I've been in this world for nearly two years.

[a roundabout way of saying the year was still 1918 when she left]

[areou]

Wait, two years?? And you're just ... okay with that?

( wtf wtf wtf she doesn't wanna be stuck here for years )

[monomachy]

Fate brought me here, so I must be needed more in this world than my own.

[two years is like a blink to diana, so her perspective on this may be skewed]