#please give athena her own game

[ravenrambles6229]

FINALLY SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR MY BELOVED! She is my absolutely deranged blorbo. Her bullshitting puts phoenix and Apollo to shame. She has a gift for being utterly batshit. Putting the parrot on the stand would be idea number 1 for her. She'd see a parrot and say "oh cool easy witness this one can't speed away on a segue" "but Athena it can fly" "we'll just make sure to keep bread with us" she is insane. No sense of direction. Gets lost a lot. Runs to work. Makes Apollo run laps around the courthouse. Will fight God with her bare hands. Genuinely a shame she's only gotten to lead two cases. Just does whatever the fuck in court and gets away with shit usually only the prosecutors can. Sure tie me up Apollo. Let's make me into a phoenix wright statue. Let's play my emotion iPad game. Try to run from court and shed probably beat the bailiffs to catching you. Would convince the judge to go with her to see the steel samurai movie. They make plans in the middle of the trial. She is the definition of "think zebras not horses" which is okay because this is the goddamn ace attorney world. And then she'll have a traumatic episode in the same beat. Probably knows like six languages. One of them is from Star Trek. One is Latin. One is Esperanto just in case. Cries during kids movies. Performs character analysis of steel samurai characters. Has stood with Maya under a waterfall just to do it. Says it "sest luh vie" intentionally. Nearly killed Apollo by forcing him to play ddr with her. In their suits. Makes Apollo feel like an old man. And then just when she feels like she can't get anymore childish she turns around and says one of the most thoughtful or kindhearted things you've ever heard. And they remember she's not stupid she just enjoys life and lives it to the fullest.

Anyway If you haven't played dual destinies, do so. It's worth it for Athena alone.

I do genuinely respect the writers of dual destinies for making Athena completely fucking unhinged. The woman suplexes a man in her first fucking scene and says things while investigating crime scenes that would put Maya to shame. She is feral. She is rabid. She is incredibly smart and yet has zero common sense. This is a series build off the backs of weird little girls and yet she is quite possibly the weirdest of them all. She's absolutely perfect and I love her with every ounce of my being

[epicgaymer96024]

Replaying Dual Destinies has only strengthened my want for an Athena Cykes: Ace Attorney game

[anotherlongstoryshort]

Things about the Wisdom Saga that have plagued me all damn day

Legendary

Whether intentional or not, Miguel's Telemachus really sounds like a younger version of Jorge's Odysseus. And that hurts.

"If I fight those monsters, is it you I'll find?" The layers. Could he go out and hunt for his father? Could he find his 'legendary' strength within himself? Or will Odysseus be the 'monster' he finds?

"Somebody help me, come and give me the strength" And his call is answered T_T

20 years.

Antinous fully interrupts this bop. Rude.

Ayron sounds legitimately scary and Telemachus taking a stand is so O.O

Little Wolf

I wanna fight this guy. Love that Athena agrees. (The beat of the song and sharp bursts of vocals really emulate blows.)

The quaver on "I don't know how".

Athena is immediately charmed by Telemachus' enthusiasm. She sounds so fond.

The fact she sees heart in him as an advantage when it was Odysseus choosing heart over mind that drove them apart. Guh.

Did she tell him to bite Antinous? XD

"Oh, maybe I pushed you a bit too hard." The change in her perspective is already so apparent - she wouldn't have admitted a mistake or miscalculation to Odysseus.

We'll Be Fine

"I had a friend before..." A FRIEND? FRIEND?!?!

An admission that she didn't fully appreciate what Odysseus was going through, that she feels guilty for having "missed it all".

It's unclear to begin with if she's come to Telemachus for Odysseus, or to try and replace him. Both are equally heart-breaking.

"I don't know who your friend is, I don't know what he's like" UNKNOWINGLY ECHOING HIS OWN THOUGHTS IN 'LEGENDARY'. NO IT'S FINE I'M FINE.

"The best day of my life because I got in a fight and I didn't die! :D" Telemachus, child, please.

"We'll be fine" using the same run as "this is my goodbye" T_T

Him immediately offering up friendship to Athena, like Odysseus once did, must hit her so hard. "You're a good kid." Yes he is - because he's more like his dad than he knows.

Love in Paradise

"Old friend..." FRRRRRIIIIEEEENNNNNDDDDD!!!!!

10 years.

The memory fragments sounding so fraught and chaotic together, hitting harder because they're hitting Athena all at once. She missed a lot.

"She's my wife." "Anyways..." Calypso, girl, please.

Love that they're singing completely different melodies through the first half of this song for two reasons: because Odysseus is revisiting previous motifs, once more trying to hold onto the man he was, and also because it shows Calypso is not willing to compromise on what she wants.

"Last I checked goddesses can't die." We'll come back to this later.

Then Odysseus realises he is truly trapped and he sings along to Calypso's melody in muted horror.

POLITIES OUT HERE STILL HAUNTING THE NARRATIVE.

Just the words "open arms" are enough to confront Odysseus (again) with all he's lost. All he hears are screams.

And the one he screams out for is Athena.

"He needs my help." NO KIDDING GO GET YOUR BOY.

God Games

"Father, God, King..." There's a lot to unpack in that fun family dynamic.

"To untie apprehensions that were placed on that Greek?" Zeus is like, nobody likes that guy, why do you care?

The gods being called out like X Factor finalists is everything.

So there's a great contrast against the previous song - unlike Calypso, Athena is matching each of her singing partners with their tone and beat as she convinces them. She isn't winning by 'imposing her will', she's meeting them where they are.

Rational arguments work until Aphrodite, where Athena says "please" for the first time. She softens to appeal to Aphrodite, which is why Ares has to step in.

The way she says his name XD

Ares' lines sound like as much of a fighting chant as 'Little Wolf' did, which makes it all the better that the mention of Telemachus is what gets her to 'fight back'.

"His son's my friend!" YES HE IS. And Athena of all people declaring "a broken heart can mend" is fascinating. Can't help but wonder if she's talking about herself coming around to forgiving Odysseus.

"Never once has he cheated on his wife." Handwaving the source material is worth it for this line ALONE.

Zeus is so pressed by everyone openly knowing he cheats on Hera. Stop doing it then my dude.

Ares sounding genuinely concerned for Athena is doing things to me. Goddesses can't die, huh?

Her time motif flitting in and out like a weak heartbeat.

The soft piano of 'Warrior of the Mind', touching on a whisper of 'Legendary', then rising to a triumphant crescendo as Athena regains herself. I will be forever haunted by visions of Odysseus and Telemachus helping her to her feet.

And then, finally, she faces her own father and begs. Because Odysseus and Telemachus deserve a chance to be father and child.

The parallel, by the way, of Athena entering this saga to help an outnumbered Telemachus, and now closing it with him/Odysseus unknowingly helping her win her own battle too. JORGE HOW DARE YOU T_T

[chaoticm0therfvcker]

Warrior Penelope AU God Games

An altered version of the six gods’ verses in God Games by Jorge Rivera-Herrans to fit the Warrior Penelope AU by @gigizetz. Enjoy!

Note: this is only the main part of the song, not the introduction or Zeus’s hissy fit at the end

Apollo!

Apollo: You all know I’m a fan of catchy songs

So with so many sirens gone,

I think Penny’s in the wrong

Ares: They were trying to do her worse!

All she did was reimburse them!

Now they’ll tread with caution first,

To live another day and sing another verse!

Apollo: if that’s true, release her

Hephaestus!

Hephaestus: trust is not given, it’s forged

Why should I give her my support?

She sacrificed her own cohort!

Ares: Did you forget they failed to listen?

She was betrayed and then imprisoned!

But if you make the right decision,

She can still build a future with those who miss her!

Hephaestus: fine, release her

Aphrodite!

Aphrodite: your little high and mighty,

Penelope,

Claimed to care for Ithica

But then almost let it drown

Ares: She was busy fighting!

Aphrodite: More like busy spiting

The cyclops,

Why don’t you come to your senses,

And let her get what she deserves

Ares: Wait!

Please reconsider this…

Athena: Really Ares, this sentiment?

Ares: Athena!

Athena! Athena!

Athena: what kind of sick, hothead

Releases all her power

While her friends get devoured?

Abandoned her friends to fight of Scylla

She wasn’t even able to kill her!

Never thinks things through before getting them done!

Treats bloodshed like mindless fun!

Psychotic and hotheaded like her son!

Ares: hold your tongue now!

Her son’s my friend!

And tell my lover that Penny can keep a level head!

You want more strategy, then set her free!

To get back to her homestead,

She’ll let her knowledge take the lead!

Aphrodite and Athena: ugh, release him

Hera!

Hera: so many heroes!

So many tales!

Give me one good reason

Why yours should prevail!

Ares: she’s got the spirit of a hero!

Hera: try harder

Ares: she wins a fight every day!

Hera: you can do better than that!

Ares: she’s kinda clever?

Hera: ehh…

Ares: never once has she tried being someone else’s wife

Hera: release her

[transbutchblues]

could you please elaborate on your feelings on the gods' characterization in the wisdom saga? Not forcing you tho!

sure! keep in mind that i love EPIC and that even if i complain about things here, i totally respect the choices that Jorge makes. it’s his musical and i admire all the work put in the songs.

disclaimer : most of the time i try to dissociate EPIC from the Odyssey in my mind, because thinking of EPIC as an adaptation tends to make me upset due to how different it is. but it’s also amazing on its own! there are creative liberties that i deeply love (like having Odysseus know about Scylla but not telling anyone, and changing the context of the mutiny), others that i don’t like that much but that i can get behind, and others that i really dislike. i understand why everything is done the way it’s done, but i still have opinions.

before talking about the Wisdom Saga i’d like to explain how i felt about the gods in the other sagas. as a classics student and a hellenic polytheist i tend to dislike most modern portrayals of the gods, mostly because they’re usually flat and lack nuance. up until this saga, i had never been disappointed by any choice done regarding the gods in EPIC. they were all so interesting.

i loved Zeus in Thunder Bringer. it’s one of my favorite songs, and i found that Zeus was beautifully portrayed. he’s the villain, sure, he offers an awful choice (for the second time), but the situation was created by Odysseus and his men. i loved the lyrics and their double meaning.

this all fell apart in God Games, for me. it just didn’t feel like the same Zeus anymore. and as much as i try to dissociate EPIC from Homer’s epics, i love the Iliad and the Odyssey too much not to point out that Zeus would never be like that. in the Odyssey, Zeus immediately agrees with Athena on the fact that Odysseus must be freed from Calypso’s island. Poseidon is the only god who really wants to stop Odysseus, Zeus doesn’t exactly care about him. he knows Odysseus’ fate and he won’t go against it. besides, Athena is Zeus’ favorite daughter in Homer’s works. he loves her. he doesn’t like it when she defies her, that’s very clear in the Iliad, he even threatens her when she does that, but he loves her dearly and he gives her nearly everything she asks for. he would simply not strike her down like that. and Zeus has no reason to go against his own word. if he sets a challenge, he respects the terms. he’s a fair god, he’s a ruler, he’s all about divine justice. i don’t mind changes, but i dislike these ones.

and Athena��� Athena was always the deity i felt the less sure about in EPIC. don’t get me wrong, i love her in the previous songs. but i never knew where exactly her character arc would bring her and i felt uneasy. now i know i was right to feel this way.

there had to be an explanation to the fact that Athena hadn’t helped Odysseus during the years he was imprisoned by Calypso. i understand why in EPIC, this explanation is that Odysseus and Athena fought and fell apart. in fact, i love My Goodbye. i think the way Odysseus is portrayed in the Cyclops Saga makes him way more of an asshole than he is in the Odyssey (and that’s alright by me!), because he’s stupid and hubristic and he refuses to listen to Athena. in the Odyssey, Athena never abandons Odysseus, she helps him during his entire journey. but if he had talked to her like he does in EPIC, she probably would have left him! i find their fight interesting, how cold Athena can be, how betrayed they both feel.

but! here comes the Wisdom Saga. and i love Athena in Little Wolf. i like her in God Games too. maybe even in Love in Paradise. but i can’t get over We’ll Be Fine, it just doesn’t sound right to me. i like Telemachus. but i hate that this is how Athena suddenly decides to go back to Odysseus. "i could sleep at night", really? why would she feel guilty about leaving a hero who refused to listen to her? i enjoyed how cold she was in My Goodbye, it was an interesting choice, and i would have liked for her to remain this way. or to change more slowly. the loneliness aspect could have been great if it had been explored more in depth (which i know wouldn’t have been possible since she doesn’t have enough songs to allow for slow character development). this just felt rushed and strange.

i would have liked for Athena not to reach out until Odysseus does. the moment where he cries out her name at the end of Love in Paradise is heart-wrenching, i love it. that’s when i would have loved for her to suddenly hear him and go back to him, instead of already being there. that would have been a moment where she could have decided to help him despite what he said and did, because she still cares about him and she sees him being so desperate. that could have been a moment where she feels guilty or lonely.

i know it’s done that way so that Telemachus saves Odysseus’ life by giving advice to Athena. it’s fine, it’s a nice idea. i understand why people like it, and i’m glad they do. it just feels off to me.

regarding the other gods: firstly, Calypso is great and i love her! now, on the other ones: i think instead of all this weird Zeus portrayal in God Games, it would have been nice to mention Poseidon. if there had to be a reason for Zeus not to want to release Odysseus, it could have been something to do with his brother. Apollo’s appearance felt unnecessary, his argument was weak, i’m still glad he was there but i didn’t love his portrayal. my opinion for Hephaestus is similar (though i liked his portrayal better, he just felt unnecessary), with another thought: i’m already starting to see more art of him and i really wish people would depict him as disabled, because not everybody does. i liked Aphrodite’s and Ares’ part, and Hera’s was fun. i don’t necessarily like the overall vibes of God Games but that’s just a matter of my music tastes, there are multiple songs in EPIC that i don’t really listen to because of that while still enjoying their role in the storyline.

obviously most people disagree with me, and i’m glad everyone seems to love that saga. some parts were just really not for me, namely, We’ll Be Fine, the beginning of Love in Paradise, and the end of God Games.

[audreyscribes]

Ω PJO DEMIGOD HEADCANONS: ✌ NIKE: Goddess of Victory 🏆

Author's note: Hello everyone! In lieu of posting the major gods demigod headcanons, here is the minor gods version!As usual these headcanons will contain what it's like being claimed and what it's like for the respective god and cabin, followed by a small story between you, the reader, and the respective demigod of that god. Thank you for reading and please like and reblog! [PJO MINOR GODS DEMIGOD HEADCANONS MASTERLIST] Disclaimer: To new fans or strictly TV watchers of the PJO series, future spoilers for the entire PJO series books will be referenced. Read at your own risk.

When you get claimed, it’s after winning. It could be beating an arm wrestling match, winning at rock paper scissors, you get the gist. 

The desire to win is so strong that it’s borderline obsessive.

Competitive is the defining word for a child of Nike. 

You have the last laugh- even if you lose at that moment, you’ll find yourself winning in the end, even if you have to play the long game. 

Perfection, or near perfection, is also part of your drive. It may not have to do with everything and anything, but it is there.

You’re athletic as heck as Athletics fall under her domain. If you weren’t before, well, not if Nike has something to say about it. Consider it the equivalent of Aphrodite’s blessing, where her children are blessed with perfect makeup and hair, except in your case, you have a boost in athletic skill, intelligence, and etc. Even if you have a chronic disease or disability, Nike has you covered in ways you didn’t know were possible. 

If you aren’t competitive, you’ll start to feel the need to win when you see someone outpacing you. This often leads to a choking hazard when more than once, a child of Nike overheard a “Let’s see who can eat the fastest!” or something of that degree. If one child of Nike starts doing it, then another will follow, and a chain of Nike children are shoveling food into their mouths. Then the sheer energy produced by the chain of children of Nike affects everyone else. Food competitions and food fights, especially, are banned in Camp Halfblood for these reasons. This is one of the few times Mr. D intervened with his godly power with his own, and oh boy. 

In games like Truth or Dare, they will definitely commit. You can imagine what’ll happen. The Hermes cabin is banned from asking or starting a Truth or Dare game when there are children of Nike around. It was not pretty. Limits were tested and broken. Absolute truths unbearable to hear as everyone felt some emotional reaction; but mostly unbearable, intense second-hand embarrassment that some just walked out of. Impossible challenges were met and there was much, much regret. Travis and Connor Stoll are, as expected, the perpetrators of this ban. 

Spite. So much Spite. You will do things out of pure spite. Being kind out of spite is also on the table. You can be even spiteful out of spite. How that works, I have no idea and only you know.

Any form of congratulatory tokens are handled by the children of Nike; especially the Laurels. 

You have a natural affinity with a child of Athena, due to her connection Athena, but also children of Ares. This is mostly due to the fact of their domain of war.

The bit of having a natural affinity with a child of Athena or Ares is crucial because more likely than not, they will either enable you or they will be the ones to pull you back and give you a down to earth level. This is usually done by the children of Athena, but when an Ares’ child does it? Oh then you know, a line has been crossed.

Depending on how many Nike children there are, Chiron does his best to split you guys in the middle, and put one half in the team with the Are’s team, and the other half with the Athena’s team. This is to balance out of the gods on the behest of the Nemesis cabin due to…incidents. Very bloody and catastrophic incidents. 

Likewise on never challenging a child of Nike, this also applies vise-versa. NEVER ACCEPT A CHILD OF NIKE’S CHALLENGE. YOU WILL LOSE. YOU WILL REGRET IT. A CHILD OF NIKE’S CHALLENGE IS ONE THEY KNOW THEY WILL ABSOLUTELY, GUARANTEED WIN. [Accept at your own risk and peril.] 

There’s a 120% guarantee that a child of Nike will take any challenge with any sort of prize. It doesn’t matter if it’s something very minor like a cheap toy, they will do what it takes to win it. The icing on the cake? There’s a rumour that there’s an actual prize that Nike herself promised to her children that whoever wins the most by the end of the year, they will receive a prize from herself. Most people know it's a golden laurel, but there’s a rumour that they could earn a pair of golden wings much like Nike herself (of course a dumb down version but still very powerful regardless). The kicker about this? The bar is set higher every year; where the children of Nike must win at least above the minimum from the previous year. The bar is constantly moving. No one’s sure if it’ll end. 

Don’t worry though, the children of Nike have (some sort of) honour in winning. Sure they might use tricks and schemes to win, but there won’t be any dirty or easy wins from them. They’ll earn their win as fairly/honourably/squarely as it can be. On the other hand, if it’s an easy win or win by default, some children of Nike might not take it. 

You were coming down from the high of winning and the claim of Nike over your head. When Chiron announced who your godly parent was, you thought “Yeah that sounds about right” and as you were basking in the afterglow, you heard incessant yelling from the distance that was quickly getting louder. 

People were either moving to the side, diving and pushing others to get out of the way, and those who didn’t were bouldered over by a pair of identical twin girls. They both had brown hair and were practically pushing at each others’ heads, while rushing towards you while trying to push the other away, but inevitably were knocking others around them down.

They looked around before their eyes locked on you and you froze like a deer in the headlights as they barreled over to you as they both stuck their hands out at the same time, and yelled in your face excitedly,

“Hi! I’m Holly Victor, child of Nike and cabin leader!” “Hi! I’m Laurel Victor, child of Nike and cabin leader!” 

Their words sounded like you were hearing stereo and you were reeling from everything. Upon instinct, your hands both stuck out to take their hands and before you could even think of introducing yourself back, the twins snapped their heads at each other and they glowered, 

“Hey I was first! No, I was! Stop copying me! I won first!” they both said and your head was spinning. 

You stammered out an introduction, as helpless at it may be but they’re focus turned to you just as you finished saying, “-and who are you guys…?”

Before the two girls could even think to explain first, Chiron stepped from behind them and placed his hands on their heads to get them to stop. 

“They’re Laurel and Holly Victor, twin sisters and daughters of Nike, just like you. They’re also the cabin leaders of the Nike cabin” he introduced. 

“But aren’t there supposed to be one cabin leader…?” 

“Normally yes, however, when deciding who would, being children of Nike, the two argued and fought for a very long time to be cabin leader before we all agreed it was better for both sisters to be cabin leaders.”

You paled at your future being at the Nike cabin as you prayed to your godly parent for strength, but remember they got this from Nike, and more importantly-

The Victor twins both grinned and shook your hands at the same time, “Welcome to the Nike cabin, new sibling!”  

You just stared at them and thought, ‘This is going to redefine sibling rivalry in all history of sibling rivalry” 

[mvltisstuff]

hello again!! im the anon who requested sweet nothing (also, saw the edit note and don’t worry it was a fantastic fic and i love it, thank you so much for writing it ❤️) i was wondering if i could request another fic for buck where reader is like athena’s protege and she’s a lot like athena so athena and bobby basically play match maker for them, thinking they’d compliment each other very well but buck and the reader have secretly dating since they met bc they hit it off so well and athena and the 118 end up finding out and are shocked they had no idea. thank you if you get to this, no stress if you don’t. i hope you have a lovely day and remember to take breaks and drink water!!

the feels - e.b

summary: above :)

evan buckley x reader

a/n: i love seeing these requests so much, please leave as many as you want, this one is so sweet 🫶🫶 i wanted to recreate the funny scene when may walked in on athena in bobby’s turnout 😭

the grants were sitting in the kitchen waiting for another delicious meal from bobby to be ready to eat. athena was sitting down, playing a card game with her two children as bobby was stirring a boiling pot. sharing stories about their days, athena begins her own.

“the station welcomed a new recruit today,” athena starts while cleaning up the cards. “i think i was telling you about her.”

“y/n? i remember you told me she was going to be working there, i just didn’t know she’d be with you.”

“she’s not riding along with me, but we’ve spoken a lot. she reminds me of myself. she’s young but one of the most determined ones i’ve seen. i think she has a lot of great potential.”

“maybe you should bring her along one day,” bobby suggests. “she sounds cool, you should bring her to the station one night for dinner there.”

“i’ll have to check her schedule. she’s trying to get more comfortable in LA, so that could help her. give her some friends,” athena says. “i know she came here to get away for a bit, i’m not sure why but i think something at home.”

“might wanna be careful bringing her, now that i’m thinking about it.”

“what makes you say that?” she asks.

“i’m worried someone might take a liking to her. buck loves you, and he reminds me of myself. and if she’s really similar to you…” athena walks over to bobby, giving him a light kiss before beginning again. “i’ll see what her timing is, i’ll let you know so you can tame the lion.”

the next day at work, y/n walks in uniform with her chunky belt with her gear. she sweetly says good morning to the people at the front with a cup of coffee before returning to her bosses office. “y/n?” she hears someone say from behind her.

“sergeant grant! hello, i was just about to go get started,” y/n says politely to her superior.

“you can call me athena, officer.”

“ok, athena,” y/n has a bright smile that could be the source of light to the room. “is there anything i can do for you?”

“no, you’re all set. just making sure things are good for you here,” athena knows that she’s strong despite the kindness act she puts on. she’s seen she’s not afraid to stand up for herself against all the men at the station. similar to herself, she’s ready for anything god throws at her. “if you get off earlier tonight, i was going to the 118. my husband is bobby nash, and he’s having dinner. i thought it would be a good place for you to settle in.”

“that sounds great, athena. i get off a bit earlier today.”

“good,” athena says with a thin grin. “i’ll see you then, y/l/n.”

they both walk away, going to do their paperwork and jobs of the day. on the first call, they had to deal with a specific threat, making two arrests as y/n shoved them back into the car.

she had easily clicked into her workplace, impressing everyone with her skill and ease with the job. her quick thinking came in extreme need, and athena knew she was going to be one of the best eventually.

after another call, the fire department had been at a site of a crash with drunk driving robbers. the police had been called to observe the suspects and ask them questions about the accident and even before that. after some of the crash on the street was cleaned up, y/n had been on the side, informing dispatch on the current nature of the situation. she was hanging around near one of the trucks when a man, couldn’t have been over 30, walked over to her.

“hey,” he says with a seducing smile, looking her uniform up and down. “i haven’t seen you around yet.”

“i’ve just started working here, i was a cop before but i recently moved here.”

“you liking it? LA can be a lot,” he tells her. “i’m evan buckley, 118. buck.”

y/n smiles and shakes his hand. “you’re from 118? athena and bobby invited me over for dinner tonight.”

“y-you’re y/n?” buck asks, a little surprised. she’s gorgeous, her hair was done back in neat braids. her uniform complemented her well, making her look like a boss, but also looks sweet with her bright smile and laugh. buck noticed her beauty and grace in handling herself.

athena and bobby stood to the side, meeting up at the end of the shift. “i think it’s too late,” bobby says, pointing to y/n and buck flirting very clearly to everyone but themselves. athena would never admit it, but she was actually happy. she thought buck needed woman like her, and she needed one like buck, and after a whole night of convincing each other before bed, they finally decided to take up a new career in match making.

the dinner had gone well, the team asking y/n about her past and why she wanted to become a cop. someone in particular was mesmerized by her stories. “so, y/n, where did you grow up?” eddie asks.

“i was raised in boston, and i went to suffolk for criminal justice,” y/n says. “i knew i wanted to help people, and i came to LA as an escape honestly. just try something new.”

they all nod and smile as they finish their food, laughing about shared stories and the two spend the night eyeing each other.

a couple months had gone by, and buck and y/n had been better close. very close. they were seeing each other almost every day, meeting up outside work to see each other. for being a bad liar, buck was hiding their relationship very well. they started dating a few weeks after the dinner, and no one had any idea. or at least they thought.

buck was definitely head over heels for y/n. she was a person who dominated wherever she was, but carried herself around with respect and a soothing personality. coming home from work, she was always a person to talk to. her sweet and gentle words were always a comfort to him. he thought she was the most lovely person ever.

y/n was obsessed with buck after she met him. he was incredibly charming, being able to light up a room at any time. being able to spend time with him at the end of their shifts was truly the highlight of her day, and she hadn’t felt this happy in a long time. he helped her get settled in the new city that she was venturing. he was always a shoulder to lean on during the bad days, and one to celebrate with after the good ones.

chimney and maddie had been driving over to bucks apartment. they had all agreed to have dinner together so she could spend time with her little brother.

buck on the other hand, had been too preoccupied to remember the plans.

y/n was dressed in a lace bra and panties set, wearing bucks work shirt with his name and badge on it. she was sitting on top of the counter with buck standing between her legs.

when chimney and maddie walked in, they saw bucks bare back, and both of their half-naked bodies. luckily, buck still had his boxers on, and y/n had his shirt. her arms were wrapped around his shoulders, a pair of handcuffs in her hands. “oh my god! evan!” maddie shouted and buck turned around.

“jesus, maddie!” he yelled and his immediate instinct was to cover up y/n. “what are you doing here?”

“some of us had dinner plans,” chimney adds, watching in a humorous way.

“you had dinner plans?” y/n asks.

buck throws his head back in frustration. “im sorry, guys, i completely forgot.”

“clearly.” maddie and chim say, together. “we’re going to go in the hall, give you a minute. while i call bobb-“ chim starts.

“no! do not call bobby because then he and athena will hate me!”

“i think athena would fire me,” y/n says.

“are you kidding? they’ve been trying to force you two together for months!”

y/n and buck give each other a confused look because they both thought they’d want them separate. surely, they weren’t stopping it but they especially didn’t think they would encourage it. they start laughing at each other hysterically at the thought of their superiors trying to get them hooked up. maddie and chimney exit in a hurry, leaving to the hallway.

“well, wanna continue?” buck asks and y/n gives him a questioning look.

“we have like 2 minutes, babe,” she smiles. “i don’t know if we have time.”

“you doubting me?” he says, leaning back in and kissing her again.

“prove me wrong, then,” she smirks and they spend their few minutes not wasting a second.

“bobby! sorry to bother you tonight, but you’re gonna want to hear this!” chim says after calling the captain.

bobby hangs up the phone, and is sitting next to the athena on their couch. athena hears the whole conversation. “i’ll quit my job if you quit yours, and we can start our own business.”

“agreed,” athena says, giving bobby a high-five at their dating app skills. “i will say i’m surprised they kept it a secret. she did seem a bit more upbeat though.”

“so what’s next? getting them engaged?”

“ok, woah. let’s not get too ahead of ourselves. we’ll give ‘em a bit i guess.”

“fine, but i’m getting every detail about this tomorrow from him.”

“i’ll get it from y/n, we will reconvene after a short recess.”

[frogwiththephatahh]

I really like the Leveling System in God Games

I think it's really interesting how Athena's trial is written. She's the goddess of wisdom, so everyone, including Zeus, knew she was going to use her wits to convince each of them. And Zeus seems to have set up each God in the order of easier to hardest.

Only for it to backfire in his face.

Apollo's up first. And honestly, I don't think he wanted to be here for the sake of arguing against Odysseus. He literally opens up his first with, "you all know I'm a fan of catchy songs." Which is a very fitting thing for the god of music to say. I think, no matter what Athena said, Apollo was going to agree just for the sake of being included in a catchy song. But I don't think Zeus knew this.

Obviously, he would know Apollo's intentions- being part of a song. But Apollo says a "catchy" song. Not just a song. I think Zeus believed he'd come up with an argument in order to get more time in the song. But Apollo, as a true enjoyer of music, would know there's only so long he can stretch his time before the song lost it's catchiness. And he's right. His part is an earworm, even if it's short.

Then there's disciplined, strict Hephaestus. Who has a very solid argument against Ody. "Why should I give him my support? He sacrificed his own cohorts." Odysseus doesn't deserve mercy because he showed no mercy to his own men. This is a good case, and one Zeus probably agrees with. But the thing about Hephaestus is that I don't think he was EVER on Zeus' side to begin with. Instead, he seems more like he was waiting for Athena to give an answer, daring her to prove him wrong. And she gave him a satisfying enough answer for him. Yes, Odysseus sacrificed his crew, but they also disobeyed him multiple times, and then literally stabbed him in the back. And that's also a valid argument. Hephaestus isn't hard to please.

Now the levels are getting harder. We're at Aphrodite. Leaning more into the mythology itself rather than the characterizations we're given in Epic, Aphrodite is notoriously a very vain, very prideful goddess. Just like Zeus, she wouldn't want to change her mind so easily. And, famously, she was also one of the only gods to sit out on the Trojan War, seemingly because of a disdain for conflict. Which is why Athena mentioning the war and fighting doesn't do anything to pierce Aphrodite's shield.

Aphrodite is the goddess of love. So of course her argument mentions Odysseus hurting the people he loves. It's interesting, however, that she specifically mentions his mother and not any of his crew, friends, or his wife and son. I think this actually says a lot of Anticlea. "Claimed to love his mother, but let her die of a broken heart." None of the rest of Ody's family is "heart broken." Penelope and Telemachus still have hope that Odysseus will return. They're still alive, fighting every day to keep his place as king, even in the face of adversaries who want to hurt them. But Anticlea can no longer do that. Her disappointed that she waited so long to see her son, only for him to never make it home, must be immeasurable. And according to Aphrodite, Odysseus did this on purpose by antagonizing Polyphemus.

Is this a good argument on Aphrodite's part? No, not really. Obviously, it was stupid of Odysseus to reveal his name, but he wasn't doing it to purposefully spite the cyclops. We know this. He was doing it as a warning, so that Polyphemus would always remember what happens when he chooses not to have mercy. It's a good sentiment, on Odysseus' part.

What's interesting about Aphrodite is that we never see Athena truly convince her. There is that moment right before Ares enters where Athena asks her to reconsider her decision. I, personally, think that Athena was going to mention Odysseus' other loves- his wife and son. And Ares choosing this exact moment to interject is most certainly planned.

It's not that Athena was using "old tricks." It's that Aphrodite was about to start agreeing with her.

Ares' part is by far the most interesting to me- because he's the most right! "What kind of sick coward holds back his powers while his friends get devoured?" We've seen Odysseus think his way out of tight spots before. We know he could have spent longer trying to find a way around Scylla. Ares knows this, too.

And the way Athena goes about convincing him otherwise is fascinating to me. She could mention that Ody is "just a man." He can't possibly be expected to have the energy to think his way out of every situation. By the time he gets to Scylla, he's exhausted after three years at sea. Of course he wouldn't be thinking clearly. But Athena knows Ares wouldn't care about this.

Instead, she appeals to Ares' on a more human level. "You want more bloodshed? Then set him free!" Ares, as the literal god of bloodshed, would love that shit. Now, I've seen Ares be called a hypocrite over this, as he was literally just talking about how Ody let blood shed when it didn't need to be.

But it's actually fitting. Ares isn't just the god of bloodshed and violence, but the god of war. Odysseus standing by and letting his ALLIES die is shameful to Ares. That's not how you win a war. You don't sacrifice the many for the good of the few. Odysseus instead killing enemies as a means to get home is a much more honorable act than letting his comrades die. It's the message Ares has probably been wanting to scream in Odysseus' face for three years.

I think this is why Ares is so far up. Because honestly, it doesn't take MUCH for him to agree with Athena. But that "much" takes a lot to get to. Because anyone who didn't know Ares would try to be actually reasonable, and point out Odysseus' circumstances and why he came to make the decisions he did. Ares is Athena's brother. And her rival god of war. She knows him. And Zeus underestimated that.

Then we come to Hera. This is speculation, but I think Hera is in the same boat as Hephaestus. She was always willing to agree with Athena, she just wanted to see what kind of argument Athena could come up with. But unlike Hephaestus, she's hard to please. Athena's first tactic is going all in, giving the reason why she, personally, is drawn to Odysseus. "He's got the mind of a genius." To which Hera answers with, "Try Harder." She immediately sees through Athena, and knows she just named the first good trait that came to her mind. Throughout her verse, Hera is waiting for Athena to give her "one good reason." One good trait, is what she's looking for.

This one is also interesting because it takes a moment for Athena to appeal to Hera specifically, like what she did with Ares. "Never once has he cheated on his wife." Which is a hilarious dig! For those out of loop, Hera is the wife of Zeus, a serial adulterer. Zeus has more children with mortal women than he does with Hera herself. So of course she'd be against cheating. But THEN you remember that Hera is also the goddess of marriage. So of course she's won over by the mention of Odysseus' faithfulness to his wife and family.

I don't remember who said it, but I do recall a post mentioning that it's strange Athena didn't immediately mention Odysseus' family and his need to get back to them. I think this was actually smart on her part. Hera could have easily shot back with, "okay, but what about all the men he let die who also had families and wives waiting for them?" So I don't really think that argument would have worked anyway.

Zeus is technically the final level, but I don't think he thought of himself like that. At the beginning of God Games, Zeus names all the other gods then says, "OR me." That doesn't mean, Apollo OR Hephaestus Or Aphrodite Or Ares Or Hera Or Zeus. It means Apollo, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Ares, and Hera OR Zeus. As in, convince the other gods, or just try to convince me.

Zeus sees himself as just as hard to convince as all the other gods combined. And he's pretty much right. Considering he denies Athena's wishes, even when she won the game.

[ostiviawrites]

I want to give God Games its own running commentary so here I go:

YES ATHENA GO SAVE HIM

OH SHIT GOD GAMES

Fuck you Zeus, wait no he'd like that

Huh Apollo was easy to convince

So was Hephaestus

APHRODITE! IT'S NOT HIS FAULT HE WASN'T THERE FOR HIS MOM

ARES IS SCARY YES FIGHT HIM

Weird way to convince Ares to agree

HERA IS SO COOL AS A DISCO GIRL YES

"Never once has he cheated on his wife" "Release him" LMFAO

ZEUS OMG NO WHY FUCK YOU

NOT A FLASHBACK TO ODY AND PEN WITH INFANT TELEMACHUS

ATHENA NOOOOOOO

Please let Athena be okay

DON'T LET HER LAST WORDS BE "LET HIM GO" NO SHE NEEDS TO SEE HIM AGAIN

FUCK THAT ANIMATIC WAS SO GOOD

Jorge I love you I went through so many emotions

[extraterracetrial]

So a while ago I saw orivode's post reminding us that in Greek mythology, everything is ultimately the gods faults

Which yeah, the gods play with mortals like little chess pieces

And at first I was like "yeah except the cyclops thing, that was Ody's fuck up"

But no, that was Athena's fault

In the beginning of my goodbye there's a part that goes "and I warned ya, and you failed the test"

She made sure they ran into polyphemus. Yeah, they might've run into him anyway, and yeah Ody DEFINITELY shouldn't have given him his name

But if Athena hadn't interfered because she didn't like Ody (who totally isn't her friend btw, jsyk, she def doesn't care about him beyond her own goals) wanting to be kinder, they might've been in and out with a few sheep with no problems

I've been thinking about that one for a while but it did recently give me Fun New Thoughts about god games (wisdom saga spoilers)

Disclaimer ig: I've only listened to the god games snippets so this is mostly based off those

So as others have said, having Aphrodite talk about Ody's mother means the musical acknowledges she's the goddess of all kinds of love, not just romantic love

Obvs Athena directly calls Telemachus her friend, and if I didn't make it clear enough above, despite what she said I think Athena does care about Ody (i think the whole "I'm not looking for a friend" part was her like, trying to keep up a Godly Reputation, or just being mean bc she was mad at him, or both), and it's her love for them that gets Aphrodite on her side

(also, Athena's "please reconsider this" sounds a lot like Ody's "please don't make me do this" to me)

Which brings me to the Fun New Thoughts about god games

Does Athena feel guilty for kicking off the whole train of tragedy? She's a god I'd actually believe would feel remorse. It certainly goes against the teachings she referred to in my goodbye, but we've already seen her flip on friendship.

Is this another case of Ody (and Polities, indirectly) (and probably Telemachus) influencing someone to take a chance on kindness, connection, etc., while he slides further away from those? Maybe the real tragedy was the friends he made along the way /hj

[antinous-of-ithaca-but-cuter]

“still not gonna be king.”

OOC UNDER THE CUT, PLEASE READ @maggiemelodies09

Mod here, Maggie, hun, darling, doll, whatever the fuck you want to be called. I tried to type this all out once but like 10 minutes in my Tumblr crashed and I lost all of my progress so I'm going to give you a summary.

I am asking you as politely as I can to please stop interacting with my Antinous blog due to three things;

He is based more off of the homeric epic than epic the musical and even then he is taken extremely out of character for being an Antinous

You have reblogged the same post on this blog 4 different times where an alter of mine told you to submit the same ask again so he could take the roleplay more seriously, but instead you reblogged it four times over the span of multiple days instead of listening to him and resubmitting the ask and that made me weirdly uncomfortable

And finally, I don't blame you for this one because I have to redo the intro posts on all but about one or two of my blogs, but I don't feel particularly comfortable roleplaying with OCs on this blog because of how I play Antinous on this roleplay blog and what he is based off of

I am primarily asking you to stop interacting with this blog because I am growing increasingly frustrated, uncomfortable, and annoyed with the interactions with this blog from you and I honestly cannot tell you why.

Also as it says in the intro post of my main blog, I am an OSDD system, there are basically multiple people inside of my body if that makes sense. Sometimes I can't control who's in control and who's not, I really don't want one of my alters to lash out at you and you not knowing who you're actually talking to and ending up getting hurt or upset by the words said.

Also to be quite frank with you I'm trying to take this blog from mostly silly roleplay to some more serious scenes and stories.

If you still want to interact with me or other roleplay blogs heres a list of all the different blogs for you that I think you would enjoy;

@bright-side-of-the-moon-tele -> My Telemachus blog that's mentored by both Artemis and Athena, please try to stay mostly serious over there

@lethia-not-athena -> An Athena blog where Athena loses her memories and is stripped of her divinity after God Games, Penelope and Telemachus take her in and she now considers them family

@king-of-the-fish -> A Poseidon roleplay blog ran by our friend CC who does oc roleplay whenever their asks are on, they also have the master list for this specific roleplay blog circle pinned to their blog

@4mph1r1t3 -> Poseidon's wife, best boy in the entire roleplay blog circle runs this blog /silly

@1ceyanonhasarrived -> An oc roleplay blog ran by my best friend in the circle

@best-dressed-on-mt-olympus -> A really funny Hermes blog ran by one of my friends

@apollo-the-god-of-the-sun -> Another blog ran by another friend who doesn't get enough love

@asclepius-god-of-healing -> Apollo's son's blog, ran by me as well

@bigidiotenergytm sometimes does roleplay if they aren't drawing but it's like 5 paragraphs minimum with images mixed in and I'm scared to roleplay with that honestly (this is slander, I'm still waiting for them to reply to my Antinous roleplay), they also draw amazing art

@messymoonmad and @the-cross-girl don't really do roleplay, I've seen them so something similar to it sometimes though. They mainly just draw some pretty epic art though (pun intended)

@l-l-l-l-legendary -> They run the Telemachii and banned me from my own Telemachus blog because I said 'hear me out' to duvetbox's shirtless Odysseus from Love in Paradise (love you too mod)

@captaindirtymax is an irl friend, he doesn't run a roleplay blog but I am calling him out for flooding the notifications for my main blog occasionally lol

I couldn't think of any Zeus' so have two; @lightning-wielder and @king-of-the-gods-zeus

@hera-of-peacocks -> really fun Hera blog I got to draw the pfp for

Here's all of the blogs for the teenage traitors au/titan monarchy au -> @teen-hades @teenage-poseidon @wisdom-lightning-protection @hestia-demeter, that's all the blogs for that au I know about

And then lastly there's my anon oc Cotton/Candy over on my main blog, I don't use her often, she's mainly just here for to annoy my friends and occasionally roleplay with CC or Amph's blogs

I really hope you take none of this the wrong way, I'm not mad, I'm just simply asking you to stop roleplaying with this specific Antinous blog as I'm not really comfortable with oc interactions on this blog, though my friends would love to meet you and roleplay with you!!

None of this is meant to be mean, ugly, nasty, or rude, just me getting this off my chest in the most crystal clear way I know how to.

Sincerely, Antinous' mod @cotton-candy-anon

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1257: The Great Ladder and Step Ladder Debate! (Ace Attorney)

2:12 p.m. Outside and Below of Wright Anything Co.......

Apollo: (Let's Out a Very Relaxed Sounding Sigh as He is Seen Walking with his Peers) At long last. We finally made it to a brand new year.

Klavier: (Flips the Side of his Hair Forward with a Laid Back Smile on his Face) I couldn't have said it any better, Herr Forehead. There's so much to look forward to this day of age: new beginnings, new faces to meet, new life changing opportunities-

Ema: And a new set of problems dying to wring their heads at us eventually.

Klavier: (Turns to his Girlfriend Behind Him) Not too excited about this one already, are we Fraülen?

Ema: (Shrugs) Eh. I'm more netural about it if anything. The world can be a cruel mistress if you're not too careful.

Klavier: That is true.

Wocky: (Punds his Fist onto the Palm of his Hand With a Determined Grin on his Face) Then we'll just have face those problems head on and smack 'em out of our faces!

Ema: (Raises an Eyebrow at Wocky) Figuratively or Literally?

Wocky: .........Yes.

Apollo/Ema/Klavier: Wocky!

Wocky: (Holds his Hands Up in Front of his Face with Sheepish Smile) Kidding, kidding. I meant that figuratively. You know i wouldn't tank my family's business like that.

Apollo: Speaking of which, I'm kinda surprised to see the O.G. Cracker closed this time around.

Wocky: Oh that cuz I convinced my folks to give the fellas and I the day off. They work their asses off to provide the greatest muffins and a nice eat n' hangout experience imaginable till the very end of last year. It's only right for them celebrate this ocassion by taking a load off for once.

Ema: (Wraps her Arm Around Wocky's Shoulder) Well, look at you being a cool co-leader to your team~

Klavier: (Happily Nodded in Agreement) Very impressive indeed, Herr Wocky.

Wocky: (Puts on a Proud abd Slightly Cocky Grin on his Face) ('Heh') It was nothing to it for the prince of the Kitaki Clan! Ma's words, not mine.

Apollo: (Snickers a Bit While Rolling his Eyes) Okay then, prince, since we're now here at the office, which game you want us to play first for the day?

Ema: Please don't say any Mario Party titles....or any party related games for that matter.

Wocky: (Smirks at Ema) Afraid you'll lose?

Ema: (Scoffs Playfully Shoves Wocky Off of Her) As if! I just don't wanna start the new year off in utter chaos.

Apollo: You and me both. How about we start with Ultimate MVC 3 instead? (Walks Up the Steps With Everyone Else Following Behind)

Ema: Yeah, sure.

Klavier: Of course.

Wocky: I'm down with that. You know, I never understood how and why your boss and Maya got themselves wrapped up in that game to begin with, Justice.

Apollo: (Shrugs) I'm just as confused about it as you are at this point. (Opens the Office Door and Walks Inside Before Closong it Behind Him and the Others) But I'm sure they'll tell us once we- ask.....them.....

Apollo's eyes slowly starts to widen up in Horror as him and co bear witness at his boss, Phoenix Wright, yelling and arguing with his old assistant, Maya Fey, her younger cousin, Pearl Fey, and Apollo's girlfriend and little sister, Athena Cykes and Trucy Wright, from two seperate sides of the room.

Phoenix: How many times do I have to get this through you girls!? STEP LADDERS ARE JUST LADDERS!!

Maya: And how many times do WE have to tell YOU is that STEP LADDERS ARE THEIR OWN THING!!!

Phoenix: LADDERS!

Ladies: STEP LADDERS!

Phoenix: LADDERS!!

Ladies: STEP LADDERS!!!

Apollo: (Slowly Facepalms Himself in Pure Agony) Oh my god....Of all the times they could've done this, why does it have to be now?...

Klavier: This is uh....Interesting drastic turn of events for the day.....

Wocky: Apollo, what the hell are we watching right now? Some kind of debate?

Ema: ('Sigh') Yeeup. Ladders v. Step Ladders. A battle as old as time itself. (Rolls her Eyes) And the one Pollo and I have to get dragged into on fat too many ocassions....

Klavier: (Raises an Eyebrow in Confusion) But aren't step ladders alrwady part of the ladder family by default?

Ema: Yeah. Always have been. But the girls would always find counter arguments for every statement made. While it's impressive on their part, it only makes the debate itself drag on longer than it already has.

Apollo: It gotten so bad and out of left field that the JUDGE of all people, got involved in one......

Wocky: (Eyes Widened in Disbelief) The same judge in our city? That's insane....

Klavier: I don't believe the countless debates I've encounter in my family were ever nearly as intense as this...(Notices Something in that Said Debate in Front of Him) It doesn't seem like they noticed us at the moment.

Ema: No suprise there. This might be their heated one yet if that's the case.

Apollo: (Quickly Brings his Friend Group into a Group Huddle Before Whispering to All of Them) Okay, look, I know they're our love ones and everything, but there's no point of getting ourselves involve in this. They clearly settling it themselves, so let's just let 'em be and get the hell up outta here.

Wocky: (Starts Whispering as Well) All in favor of going to my place for the rest of the day, say "Aye".

The Gang: (Raises Their Hand Up Little and Whispers Out....) Aye!

Apollo: Then, it's settled. Let's roll.

Apollo silently tells his three friends to keep quiet as he slowly reaches his hand towards the office door's knob.

???????: HOLD IT!!!

The gang gets startled by the booming voice as they turn their attention to their appointed love ones pouting and glaring at them from the mid distance.

Phoenix: And where do you think YOU FOUR are going right now?

Ladies: YEAH!

Apollo: (Looks Down and Curses Under his Breath as He Snaps his Fingers) Shit. Uhh...(Clears his Throat Before Smiling Awkwardly at his Founded Family) H-Hey, you guys! Happy New Years! (Chuckles Awkwardly) We came here to say hi, but we'd figured you all are busy at the moment, so-

Trucy: Oh hush! We're never too busy for you guys, Polly!

Athena: (Smiles Brightly) In fact, you all are just in time for the nearby climax!~

Apollo: (Raises an Eyebrow at the Ladies) Nearby climax, you say?

Pearl: (Happily Nodded) I believe we're this close to cracking Mr. Nick under pleasure thus far.

Maya: (Smiles Brightly) So, step right up and join our merry crew!~ (Points at her Opponent, Phoenix Wright) And together, we'll prove this porcupine looking menace wrong once and for all!!

Phoenix: (Gives his Best Friend a Deadpinned Look on his Face) Maya, I'm not even close to looking anything like a porcupine.....

Maya: (Crosses her Arms While Smirking) Takes one to know one, Nick the Porcupine!~

The rest of the ladies then proceeds to lower down one of their eye lids, stick their tongues, and make 'Nyeh!' Noises towards Nick in front of them.

Phoenix: (Unfazed by the Ladies' Taunts) Charming. (Turns Back to Apollo and Co.) Anywho, rather than joining alongside those immature children over there to be right-

Ladies: (Immediately Pouts Offensively at Phoenix) Heyyyy!!!

Maya: (Comically Glares at Phoenix) I'm in my thirties, you jackass!!

Phoenix: (Puts on a Confident Smile on his Face) Come to my side and I'll provide you anything you want and need afterwards.

Apollo: (Raises an Eyebrow at his Own Boss) Really, sir? You're bribing us no- WHGH? (Suddenly Got his Face Covered by Ema's Palm)

Ema: What are you offering?

Phoenix: Nothing too complex. Just a simple raise of your bonuses is all.

Wocky: (Eyes Widened in Genuine Surprise to the Offer Along with Ema and Klavier) No freakong shot...You can do that!?

Phoenix: (Chuckles Lightly) Of course I can! Your parents and I would usually talk to each other over muffins and coffee in the morning time while you and the crew were working. Both were fantastic by the way, keep up the good work.

Wocky: (Puts on a Very Proud Grin on his Face) Will do, boss! Glad you enjoyed our service.

Phoenix: (Turns to Klavier and Ema) And I've know Edgeworth since we were in grade school together. You two let me talk to him for a few minutes and you'll be living the rest of month golden in no time. I'll even convince him to give Gumshoe the same treatment. Lord knows him and Maggey need more good luck in their lives together.

Ema: (Grabs her Chin While Thinking) Hmmmm very tempting indeed, Mr. Wright.........I am in need of a new, more advanced, scientific equipment these days.

Klaiver: (Smiles Fondly at the Thought) And it would be nice to finally get my hands on that legendary guitar my band mates told me so much about.........

Wocky: I want that new Nintendo console that's coming out this year. Let's-

OBJECTION!!

Maya: (Comically Glares at Phoenix Some More) SHAME ON YOU, NICK! Leading these poor kids to false hope just so they can join your dumb cause!

Phoenix: (Comically Glares Back at Maya) Hey, it isn't fasle hope if I can manage to get it done!

Trucy: Oh yeah, like you can convince a former yakuza couple to give their baby boy another raise after doing so beforehand. Be more realistic, daddy

Athena: (Rolls her Eyes) And I highly doubt that Mr Edgeworth is close with you enough to accept your requests.

Pearl: Especially if it's anything money related.

Apollo: (I could've said all of that in under two minutes.)

Phoenix: Really? And what, pry tell, will you do for them if they choose your side, hm? I bet is something cheap.

Maya: Um, no! It's quite simple than that. Their contributions to our cause could prevent- (Tears Starts to Build Up in hers and the Rest of her Crew's Eyes) From having our pure, maiden hearts- ('Sniff') Breaking in two~

Apollo: (Rolls his Eyes) And now we've reached guilt tripping territory.......

Pearl: (Tearfully Pouts at Apollo) We are NOT guilt tripping, Polly!~ ('Sniff') We're only expressing how hurt we would be if you choose poorly!~

Athena: Yeah!~ ('Sniff') It's not our faults this debate has gotten us teary eyed all of the sudden!!~

Trucy: Quit being so skeptical and help us prove daddy wrong about STEPLADEEEEEERS!~ (Finally Crying Her Eyes Out Along with her Fellow Teammates)

Klavier: (Watches the Tear Jerking Madness Going on in Front of Him) Never in all my days that I've seen such emotions display over something so......

Ema: Trivial, dreadful, a waste of time and energy?

Klavier: (Turns to his Girlfriend with a Small Sheepish Smile on his Face) I was gonna say Unusual, but....(Chuckles Lightly) You're not entirely far off there, my Fraülen~

Apollo: I think now would be a great time for us make our exit. Am I right, Wocky? (Turns to Where Wocky Is Standing.....Only to Notice Wocky is Nowhere to be Seen) Wocky?.....Wocky?

Apollo hears the sounds of cheering as he turns and then has his eyes widened in complete disbelief at the youngest member of his friend group standing next to Trucy on their side of the debate.

Apollo: WOCKY, WHAT THE HELL!?

Wocky: (Casually Shrugs) Sorry, 'Pollo. I gotta support Truce on this. You know I hate seeing her sad.

Trucy: (Heart Begins to Melt in Pure Happiness as She Hugs her Boyfriend Very Loving Hug) Oooh my sweetheart of a Munchkin you!~

Wocky: (Starts Blushing in a Bit of Embarrassment) Babe, I thought I told you not to call me that........

Trucy: And I thought I told you that it's far too cute of a nickname to pass up. (Starts Snuggling into Wocky's Chest) My sweet, handsome Munchkin you!~ (Starts Kissing Wocky on the Cheek)

Ema: ('Sigh') Okay....Obnoxious cuteness aside, I think The Fop and I have a clear answer on which side to take now.

Apollo: (Turns to the Couple on his Left) You do?

Klavier: (Happily Nodded) Indeed so, Herr Forehead. (Joins Ema as the Two Walks Over to Phoenix Side)

Phoenix: (Pumps his Fist Back in Rejoice) Yes! Finally.

Ladies: ('GASPS')

Maya: (Pouts at Ema) Damnit, Ema! Again!?

Ema: Yes- (Speaks in a bit of a Mocking Tone) Again!~ Step ladders has always been a lower class in the ladder category and I'm sick of pretending that isn't.

Klavier: (Casually Shrugs) My thoughts exactly. It's silly to see Step Ladders as it's own seperate entity these days. (Places his Hands onto Ema's Shoulders) It's even sillier to not take my cleverly beautiful Fraulein's logic to heart as well.

Ema: (Looks Up at Klavier) That's your way of buttering me up today, is it?

Klavier: Perhaps....(Looks Down at Ema with a Seductive Smirk on his Face) Is it working by any chance?~

Ema: Hm. (Smirks Back at her Glamorous Fop) O say it does to some capacity~

Klavier: Works for me~ (Shares a Peck on the Lips with his Fraulēin)

Phoenix: Well, aren't they adorable? (Turbs his Attention Back to Apollo) And now it's your turn to join as well, Apollo.

Maya: (Glares at Nick Again) No, Polly is coming with us!!

Ladies: Yeah!

Apollo: (Already Done With All the Foolishness Happening in Front of Him) Can't I just speculate the whole thing in the background?....

Everyone: No.

Athena: (Glares at Her Boyfriend) Babe, you can't keep yourself in the middle of this any longer. You gotta pick a side!.

Apollo: Okay, but do I really have to though?

Athena: YES, YOU DO!.....(Starts Streaming her Ponytail Down a Bit While Faltering into a Cute Pouty Look) It isn't fun when you're not participating with us. Come on.....

'Door Pushed Open'

????????: It is seems we've arrived just in time, detective.

????????: You said it, Mr. Edgeworth. I was getting cold out there already.

Another collective gasping sounds escapes from the ladies' mouth as everyone now turn their attention to very familiar faces walking into the office. One is everyone's favorite unrpaid detective, Dick Gumshoe, and his boss and the city's most well known prosecutor-

Klaiver/Ema/Wocky: Mr. Edgeworth!?

Maya: (Glares at the Prosecutor in Question) Miles.....

Gumshoe: And Gumshoe!! (HappilyThrows Confetti In Front of His Face) Happy New Years, everybody!!

'Crickets Crpping'

Gumshoe: Okay, I'll be over here if ya need me. (Walks Over to Where Apollo is Standing)

Apollo: (Smiles Softly at the Detective) Hey, Hppy New Years to you too, Detective. (Sticks his Hand Out Right in Front of Gumshoe) Sorry you had to get dragged into this too.

Gumshoe: (Happily Shakes Apollo Hand) D'aww thanks, pal, and worry about it! We've been doing this a lot longer before you and Ema came to the picture. I'm used to it at this point.

Phoenix: (Smiles Brightly at his Old Friend) There's the duo of the honor! And here I thought you two were never gonna make it.

Edgeworth: ('Hmph') (Puts on a Competitive, Smug Smirk on his Face as He Walks Over to Phoenix's Team) And miss another opportunity to debunk any sort of halo statements and counterarugments our opponents are naive enough to obtain on a brand new year? I'd foolish enough not to participate.

Both Phoenix and Edgeworth casually giving themselves a high five.

Maya: (Glares at the Latest Member of the Ladder Team) For your informati-on, Miles Edgeworth,we have plenty of factual statements and rebuttal than you hope to realize. (Forms a Competitive Smirk of her Own) No matter. I've sent a text minutes before coming here. Help is on it's way for my team soon enough.

Phoenix: Oh, like that's gonna intimidate us in any-

'Door Kicked Open'

????????: SEIZE THIS FOOLISHNESS AT ONCE!!!

Apollo: Oh no.

The Ladies free cheers for the latest member of their pack and Miles Edgeworth's little big sister, Franziska Von Karma.

Ladies: Franny!!!~

Maya: (Happily Waves at her Girlfriend) Hi, honey!~

Phoenix's team starts stepping themselves back from their leader as his eyes starts to widen up in fear.

Phoenix: D-D-Did you have to bring Franny along tho-

'WhHIPLASH'

Phoenix: (Gets Struck by Franziska's Whip) YEOOOUCH!

Franziska: (Proudly Tightens Up her Whip) Yes, she have. (Walks Over to Maya's Team) I refuse to have the love of my life get overwhelmed by your repetitive foolishness any longer, Phoenix Wright. This means war!

Maya: (Wraps her Arm Around her Girlfriend's Waist While Pumping her Fist Up to the Air) And we're gonna keep fighting and fighting till we claim victory! (Turns to Franziska) Thanks for coming over here, Franny. I know you have a million other things you rather be doing right now.

Franziska: (Simply Shrugs) It's fine. I wasn't completely preoccupied at the moment, in hindsight. (Smiles a Little) Even then, I'll never be to busy for you, my darling Water Lily~

Maya: (Giggles Softly While Blushing) Awwww~ I love you so much~ (Kisses Franziska on the Lips)

Franziska then notices a familiar face standing behind her as she returns to her professional demeanor.

Franziska: Kitaki.

Wocky: Von Karma.

Franziska: I see you are on our side in this debate.

Wocky: Just my way of supporting Trucy like I always do. I hate seeing her get sad and cry.

Trucy: (Heart Starts Melting Some More in Silence Before Hugging Wocky Again)

Franziska: I see. Regardless, you've chose wisely this evening. Also- (Politely Bows at Wocky) Happy New Year.

Wocky: (Stares at the Older Woman For a Brief Second Before Grinning) Likewise.

Franziska gives Wocky a small smile before turning her attention back to her opponents.

Trucy: (Starts Snuggling Up on Wocky Again) Seeeee?~ I told you my auntie would come around to liking.

Wocky: Pretty sure that's her way of being nice and junk.

Trucy: True, but it's still a start, right.

Wocky: Yeah. Guess so.

Edgeworth: ('Sighs in Annoyance') This is getting ridiculous. All these years later and you two are still believe in this pointless delusion.

Phoenix: That's what I've been saying. Sad really.

Franziska: (Glares at Her Main Competitors) How dare you.....Stepladders are not nearly as delusional as you foolish fools!

Maya: (Does Phoenix Signature Objection Pose) They are their own being and you all will treat them as such!!

Phoenix/Edgeworth: LADDERS!

Maya/Franziska: STEPLADDERS!!

Team Ladders: LADDERS!!!

Team Step-Ladders: STEPLADDERS!!!

And just like that, the two teams has finally commence their back and forth arguing and yelling towards one another, neither of which are ever gonna back down without a fight anytime soon.

Apollo: (Watches the Chaos Unfold In Front of Him and Gumshoe, Even More Dumbfounded Than Ever Before) ............Is it too late for the both of us to make a run for it right now?

Gumshoe: We can try. But I'm pretty sure Franny would drag us back here with her Whip alone.

Apollo: (Grimances the Thought While Shivering) That sounds worse than the Tiger tackling you to the ground.

Gumshoe: (Shivers as Well) You kidding? That's even worse. I keep forgetting how strong that girl really is....

Apollo: ('Sigh') Yeah, she's full of surprises alright. Still love her all the same.

Gumshoe: (Chuckles Lightly) That's great to hear, pal. I hope you and your friends have been doing alright today.

Apollo: (Turns to Gumshoe) Thanks. Other than going through this train wreck again, we're doing pretty good so far. How you and Maggey been doing these days?

Gumshoe: (Smiles Brightly) We're great! Mags started her first day at her new job the other day.

Apollo: Nice. What kinda job she works at?

Gumshoe: She's a waitress for that brand new fancy restaurant a few miles from here. (Holds up his Phone) I took a few pictures of the place if you wanna-

'Knock Knock Knock'

Gumshoe: (Turns his Attention to the Door Along with Apollo) Hm? Another person's at the door already?

Apollo: (Puts on a Deadpinned Look on his Face) Who wanna bet they're here for the debate.....

Gumshoe: Only one way to find out. (Opens the Door and Greets the Guest) Welcome to the Wright Anything A- genc-

Gumshoe's eyes widens a bit at the gues in question, a gorgeous woman with black long hair, wearing a bright pink robe, and a smile that could brighten your day up in an instant.

Gumshoe: (Chuckles Lightly) Hey-ey! It's been a long while since we've seen you again, Iris.

Iris: The feeling is very much mutual, Mr. Gumshoe. I hope you and Maggey have been doing well as of late.

Gumshoe: Oh, don't you worry. We've been doing great these days. And get this: Maggey got herself a new job at that new fancy restaurant the other day.

Iris: (Smiles Brightly) That's wonderful!~ I pray it all goes well for her going forward.

Gumshoe: You and me both, pal. She seems to really like it so far.

Apollo: Uh...Gumshoe? Who is this?

Gumshoe: Oh! (Chuckles Again) Where's my manner? (Turns Back to Apollo) Apollo, meet Sister Iris. The shrine maiden back at the Hazakura Temple. (Whispers to Apollo) She's also your boss' G-I-R-L-F-R-I-E-N-D.

Apollo: (Grabs his Chin While Thinking) (Girlfriend, huh? Now that he mentioned, I do remember all the Mr. Wright would announce that he was going to the detention center to see a certain someone a few years back.....Was she the person he was visiting this who time?)

Iris: Polly!~

Apollo: (Immediately Comes Back to Reality and Quickly Turns his Attention to Sister) Y-Yes!?

Iris: (Smiles Brightly) Polly. It's your nickname, is it not?

Apollo: ('Sigh') It's the one Trucy and Pearl's keep calling me on a daily basis for some reason.....

Iris: (Giggles Softly) I thought so~ The girls and Feenie has to me so much about you in the past. It's such a pleasure to finally meet you in person.

Apollo: Thanks, you- Wait. (Raises an Eyebrow in Confusion) Feenie?

Gumshoe: (Whispers to Apollo Once Again) That your boss' nickname.

Apollo: (Eyes Widened in Genuine Shock) Get out. Are you serious?

Iris: (Giggles Some More) It's the truth!~ (Places her Hands onto Both of her Now Blushing Cheeks While Smiling Very Fondly at the Memories Her and Phoenix Shared in the Past) It's the very nickname I gave to him on the very first day we started date in our college years~ To this day, he would always light up like a Christmas Tree whenever I call him that. My sweet, adorable Feenie~

'WHIPLASH'

Phoenix: (Screaming in Agony in the Distance) YEOOOOOOOUCH!!!!

Apollo: ('Sighs Heavily') Speaking of Feenie.........

Iris: (Frowns a Bit at the Chaos That's Happening in the Distance) Oh dear....Are they having that Ladders and Step-Ladders Debate again over there?

Apollo: Yeeeup. On the first day of year.

Gumshoe: Pollo and I been watching them on the sidelines thankfully. Doubt they're gonna stop anytime soon.

Iris: I figured as much. (Smiles Softly at the Two Men in Front of Her) In the meantime, how about I tell you the history Feenie and I shared together. It's been quite a while since I've told it to anyone thrse days, so please try and bear with me for the time being.

Gumshoe: (Turns to Apollo with a Bright Smile on his Face) Yo, you gotta give this one a listen, pal. It's sad, but really sweet at the same time.

Apollo: (Simply Shrugs) Hey, if it helps keeping from us from ever participating in that disaster of a debate, then you can count me in. (Smiles Softly to Iris) I hope it won't be too much trouble for you, Sister Iris.

Iris: No need to worry about me at all, dear. I'll do my very best. We do have the whole evening to ourselves, after all. So let's savor it while we can.

@apollo-justice-for-all

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[epic-kotlc-crossover]

God Games

last chapter of Wisdom!!!! and on a weekend :O vengeance will be out starting Monday!

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Athena was ready. And she was mad. At Zeus, at Poseidon, and mostly, if she was being honest, with herself. Odysseus had been suffering for two decades, and she hadn't helped.

Her uncle drowned five hundred people. Her dad had killed the remainder of the crew. And Athena...

Athena had left him alone when he'd needed her. She'd left him to fend for himself.

And now, she needed to fix that.

"Father!" She called out, stepping into the gold-plated throne room. Zeus sat at the end of the hall, looking regal and pompous as ever, his hair crackling slightly. "Rarely do I ask for favours, but I'm asking in hopes to save someone who's a prisoner far from home,"

Zeus looked up, bored expression slipping slightly. He stared at her expectantly, waiting for her to continue.

Athena knew he'd hate this. "Fitz." She told him, fighting to keep her voice from waivering.

Storm clouds instantly crackled, and Athena could feel her hairs stand up.

"Divine intervention? Is that what you seek? To free that Greek?" Zeus spat the last word, almost like an insult. It probably was, Athena thought.

He laughed, a booming sound. "But if he's worth the risk," Zeus shrugged. "Why not make it a game?" Athena's blood ran cold. The god's games were never any good, and were always a trick.

"Convince them—Apollo, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Area, Hera—that he should be released. Or, convince me." He grinned, teeth glinting.

The aforementioned gods appeared in a circle around the room.

"Bring it on," Athena turned her back on Zeus, enjoying his surprised expression for a second. He'd thought she'd choose him.

Athena walked over to Apollo, who looked vaguely annoyed and extremely impatient. He sighed, and half-heartedly plucked at his lyre.

"You know I like music, and with so many of the sirens gone because of Fitz, I think he's wrong." Athena scoffed internally. Zeus couldn't even pick gods who cared enough to put up a proper argument?

"They were trying to kill him," she told Apollo. "He only did what they wanted to do to him."

He shrugged. "If that's true, go ahead and release him."

That was easy.

Next, Hephaestus. He, in comparison to Apollo, actually looked like he had an opinion. "Trust is not given, it's forged! Why should I give him my support if he sacrificed his own men?"

Hmmm. This would be harder. "They didn't listen to him, though," She said slowly, knowing she was using extremely flimsy logic. "He got betrayed, and now he's on an island with a woman against his will." Hephaestus paused and scratched his chin.

"If you let him go home, he'll build a better future with the people who miss him." Athena finished, hoping it would be enough to convince him.

Hephaestus scowled. "Fine. Release him."

Two down. Three to go.

Athena turned to the goddess of love, bracing herself. Athena wasn’t a “loving” god. She was planning, strategy, wisdom. Not the best qualities to use against Aphrodite.

“Athena,” Aphrodite said with a singsong voice. “How can you defend Fitz? He claimed to love his mother and promised her he’d come back. But he let her die of a broken heart.” 

“He was busy fighting!”

“More like busy taunting a Cyclops,” Aphrodite responded. 

“I…” she couldn’t argue with that. 

“Let him feel the same pain his mother felt. Leave him on that island to rot forever.”

“Wait! Please reconsider this,” Athena begged.

“Really, Athena? This old trick?” A metallic voice growled from behind her. She spun around, tensing up as she gazed at the speaker. 

Ares. God of War.

“What kind of sick coward stands around and lets his friends die? He didn’t fight Scylla! Didn’t even try to kill her! He hid in a wooden horse to win the Trojan War. Fitz is as pathetic and weak as his daughter!” Ares roared.

“Hold your tongue!” Athena shouted. “His daughter is my friend!”

“Of course you befriended him. You really can’t stop protecting mortals,” Ares spat.

Athena ignored him. “And tell your lover that broken hearts can mend!” Maybe if she said it enough, it would be true… “You want more bloodshed? Then set Fitz free. He’ll do anything, kill anyone, to see his family again.”

Ares and Aphrodite exchanged a glace, but then shrugged and said, “Ugh, release him.”

Yes! Only two more to convince. Let’s see….

Hera. Goddess of marriage and family. Uh-oh.

“Hello, Athena,” Hera murmured. “There are so many heroes, each with such terrible tales. What makes you think yours is so special?”

"He's got the mind of a genius."

“Try harder.”

“He-he’s pretty skilled with words,” Athena stammered.

“You can do better than that!” Hera chided.

“He’s…kind of funny?”

“Eh.”

Then an idea came to her. Hera was the goddess of marriage, after all…. “Never once has Fitz cheated on his wife.”

That seemed to do the trick. Hera snapped her fingers and simply said, “Release him.”

I can’t believe that worked. 

“Zeus!” she told her father, staring up at him. “I’ve played your game and won! You have to release him now.”

“Ha!” the god laughed. “You think I’ll allow you to beat me? No one wins my games!” With that, he called out, “Thunder, lightning! Show her I’m the judgment call, the one who makes her kingdom fall!”

The sky opened, shaking the palaces of Olympus. The sky darkened in seconds, sheets of rain falling as the clouds roared. Lightning surrounded Athena, and she smelled singed owl feathers mixed with electricity. 

An arc of white light crackled down with a massive wave of thunder, and then the goddess of wisdom collapsed. 

“That was a little dramatic, dear,” Hera observed.

“Is she dead?” Ares added.

~

Not…...yet.

Fitz stood over the body of the dead boar, a triumphant grin on his face.

“Maybe one day I’ll reach him, and I can build his skills as I teach him…”

“If there’s a problem, I’ll find the answer!” Fitz assured her.

“We are the warriors of the mind!”

“I have to be legendary,” Marella whispered, curled up in a ball in her room.

Maybe you’ll be a warrior of the mind, too.

“It’s all gonna turn out great! I know you’ll be fine…”

“Let him go, please…..Let him go.”

[redlazuly]

pjo tv show 1x04 : what i liked and what i didn't. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK

What I liked :

The chimera : i absolutely LOVED the design. ik it's not really "mythologically accurate", but it was menacing (finally!) and the monster made "real" damage. i liked echidna too, bc she made me feel nervous, and the way that she treats the "chase" like a game for her child.

2. the athena discussion : i reaaaaally like how the show tries to tell more about the gods as parents and how they are unfair and harmful to the children. i don't remember if it was like that in the book but learning that athena HERSELF refused to protect her own daughter bc she tainted her image + the whole chat about it creates such a prideful and unloving image of the gods ! i love it !!

+ this scene and the many since the beginning of the show where they show that the gods don't treat their children well are such good set ups for the dilemma that luke is about to give to percy!

3. kronos never appearing clearly is cool, i like that they are letting him be a mystery, but i will admit that he is easily forgettable.

4. the scene where percy is struggling the water is cool, the black cuts make us feel his panic but i didn't like the large shots, i think they could have made either way larger too show us the depth of the river of narrower to show us that percy feels trapped (but that's really just nitpicking)

What i didn't :( :

THE URGENCY : I love the scenes that they have when they're talking about the gods and their past etc etc but OH MY GOD THERE IS A CHIMERA CHASING YOU. MOVE ! and it's always the same thing ! the plot of the season is to find the bolt before the solstice and it genuinely look like they don't care at all. PLEASE THE FATE OF THE WOLRD IS IN YOUR HANDS ?? PANIC? AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT ??

there is way too much exposition scene where they just tell percy stuff. like the pan thing which make satyrs chase after him. they could have very well showed it in the council scene in ep 02. instead they just chose to have annabeth and grover explain everything. same thing when they are in the museum : "he doesn't like it when people hurt animals" (i don't remember it correctly, don't @ me) they could have also shown it to us. ofc these are not the best exemples but it's been going on since the beginning of the show.

that's it for now. PLEASE TELL WHAT YOU THINK I NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT, COME INTO MY DMS EVEN. sorry i know the writing is a bit clumsy, english is not my first language, i'm still learning :(.

[epic-the-musical-but-sams]

God Games - TSaMs

[Moon]

Father, God King

Rarely do I ask for favors

Now, I'm knocking on your door

With hopes to save a friendship with one who's a prisoner far from home

Nexus.

[Dark Sun/Sunset]

Divine Intervention

Is that what you seek?

To untie apprehensions

That were placed on that Greek?

You are playing with thunder

For a man full of shame

But if he's worth the risk of going under

(spoken)

Why not make it a game?

Convince each of them that he ought to be released

And I'll release him.

[Moon]

Who's them?

[Dark Sun/Sunset]

Lunara/Evil Lunar

Eclipse V2/Totality

Venus

Rez

Evil Earth/Earthquake

Or me.

What do you say?

[Lunara]

Great

[Totality/ eclipse v2]

Very well

[Venus]

Eh

[Rez]

Alright

[Earthquake]

Groovy

[Moon]

Bring it

[Ensemble]

Lunara!

[Lunara]

You all know I'm a fan of catchy songs

So with so many sirens gone, I think Nex is in the wrong

[Moon]

They were trying to do him worse

All he did was reimburse them

Now they'll tread with caution first

To live another day and sing another verse

[Lunara]

If that's true, release him

[Ensemble]

Totality!

[Totality]

Trust is not given, it's forged

Why should I give him my support?

He sacrificed his own cohort

[Moon]

Did you forget they failed to listen?

He was betrayed and then imprisoned

But if you make the right decision

He can still build a future with those who miss him

[Totality/]

Fine, release him.

[Ensemble]

Venus

[Ember]

Your a little high and mighty

Nexus

Claims to love his mother

But let her die of a broken heart

[Moon]

He was busy fighting

[Ember]

More like busy spiting the cyclops

Let him feel the pain that his mother felt and rot

[Moon]

Wait…

Please reconsider this!

[Rez]

Really, Moon? These old tricks?

[Moon]

Rez.

[Ensemble]

Rez, Rez

[Rez]

What kind of sick coward

Holds back his power

While his friends get devoured?

He didn't even fight Bloodmoon

Didn't even try to kill him

Hides inside a wooden horse to get the job done

Never handles things upfront

Pathetic and weak like his son

[Moon]

Hold your tongue now

His son's my friend

And tell your lover that a broken heart can mend

You want more bloodshed?

Then set him free

To get back to his homestead, he'll make everybody bleed

[Venus and Rez]

Ugh, release him

[Earthquake]

Hey baby

[Ensemble]

Earthquake!

[Earthquake]

So many heroes

So many tales

Give me one good reason why yours should prevail

[Moon]

He’s got the mind of a genius

[Earthquake]

Try harder

[Athena]

He’s pretty skilled with words

[Earthquake]

You can do better than that

[Moon]

He’s kind of funny?

[Earthquake]

Eh

[Moon]

Never once has he cheated on his wife

[Earthquake]

Release him

[Moon]

I've played your game and won

Release him

[Sunset]

You dare to defy me?

To make me feel shame?

No one beats me, no one wins my game!

[Sunset & Ensemble]

Thunder, bring her through the wringer

Show her I'm the judgement call

The one who makes her kingdom fall!

[Rez]

Is she dead?

[Moon]

Let him go, please

Let him go

[differentnerddiplomatopera]

omg i saw that you used Stray Gods lyrics (from You And I [persephone my beloved]) for an OdyDio post about a month ago, have you played Stray Gods?? if so please, PLEASE talk about your thoughts on it because i think it's criminally underrated and i'd love to hear your take on the music and writing of the game :3

Hi hi! I do not play the game, buttttttttttt I do watch the game play and I do have many thoughts on the game.

This is just the characters.

Apollo: BUTTON THE DAMN SHIRT YOU LITTLE- hmmmmmmm woosah

No, seriously. His design is perfect for his character in the game. He looks like a divorced dad trying to go back to his glory days of youth. I think besides the shirt, the beard and hair really throw me off. Grow out that hair baby, cut off that beard, do it neoww. I really loved his character growth in the story, going from doing nothing to snapping ”himself out of himself” and looking outward. To someone else who needs his help and guidance. I was pleasantly surprised with him. He also gets screwed over by his own gift. Hmmmmmm

Persephone: Gay Women should start Cults. Fight me.

Design: She looks like a gay aunt that instead of getting loose and happy go lucky with the family, she seems like “oh no I’m drunk, I’m gonna ruin your lives and steal your money and ruin your reputation and steal your girlfriends from you just to break up with them,” and honestly, I would let her. 

I like her storyline (not a fan of Hades slander) in this game. She is tired and she doesn’t mess with the bs. She is a victim of abuse, and despite all the pain she goes through, she overcomes it. When her mother died because of Ares and the mortals, she said “hell nah” and killed him. You don’t mess with a good momma. She made a business, (many of them), she gets a girlfriend, and her life goes to crap. But she still overcomes it. Unlike Apollo in the beginning, she has to keep moving. She keeps working. Might have gotten to the point where it is unhealthy and she needs to stop for her sanity. Don’t tell her that, she will find your darkest secret and make a killing. (You might be the one she is killing.)

Aphrodite & Eros: Pretty People can be Sad

Design: Yesssssssss, she looks like she would be best friends with RAYE.

Eros: Put that chest AWAYYYYYYYYYno I really like his design.

Aphrodite and Eros definitely have each other’s backs in a way that made me cry. Aphrodite is so determined to give up, to let go. And as tired Eros is, he doesn’t want to lose her. She is his mother, his protector, and she is tired.  Have been tired for years. With Eros, I would trust him with my drink, my keys, car, and best friends.

Athena: BADASS IN THE ARENA

Ok so I don’t want to get into her actions, kill-y, kill. But more how the designers emphasized her holding onto the past. Life before industrialization. She is so “ooh these humans and their instant coffee makers and online banking,” as much as she is caught up physically, mentally she is still in old Olympus. In Athens, in her old, familiar ways. She still wears her traditional garb while the others wear dress-pants, sweaters, and heels. Her music is reminiscent of the Ancient world, while the others are modern music, modern life’s, modern everything. She is still connected to old Olympus. She can’t let go.

if you want to hear my other thoughts, let me know. I love how they do the mythology in this game. So yeah, let me know. I hope my ramble was interesting to you 😭