#although . . . I wanna know Penelope and Telemachus’ thoughts on this. Tir’s lover’s thoughts along with those of Manto and Mopsus—

[thrpr0phetuseek]

[ they laugh, now cupping his face and joyfully weeping with him. It was a relief and an exciting new journey, though something did nag at the back of their head. The patronage of an old friend. Moirai allow, they’ll have her blessing ]

“Forever until immortality nags us, begging on its knees. You will find me and I will hold you near, never letting go.”

[ gently, they pull the siren into their lap, wrapping everything they can give around him as if to prove every word of their statement. Their threads were woven and knotted, their waves crashed and their stones endured. Everything of their existence was tied to the other, and not even the gods nor the fates could pull the two of them apart again ]

[ they were sat peacefully by the shore of the mingling rivers, swaying lazily with no lingering thoughts. This had been how they’d spent the past few hours — though time is irrelevant in the underground, everyone knows this — getting up and wandering tipsily when they felt the itch to move, settling down for however long their body would let them before they were spat out to wander again. It peaceful, if not irregular, and the prophet could not think to ask of a better way to spend such a quiet time. Well, nearly could not ]

“ . . . Muse?”

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"Hey there, love." Odysseus greets the call, slinking out from the water to move towards the peophet. Upon getting close, the king's face scrunches, catching whiff of the alcohol lingering on their form. Even if they faint, they unfortunately couldn't escape it, not with heightened senses.

With a quiet, almost inaudible hum, he plants himself by Tiresias' side, not yet shifting out of his seabound form. The prophet was still one of the few people he felt he didn't have to be on edge around; let alone hide certain features he had learned to humanly mask.

"Red wine?" He asks, playfully poking their side, though it was also meant to give them a general understanding of where he was sat.