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Who: Aidan & Prometheus
What: Morning afters, hangovers and headaches, oh my!
When: Monday afternoonish
Where: Prometheus' apartment


Aidan hadn't regretted a single thing he'd done on his birthday. Not at the time anyway. Mostly because the alcohol was encouraging him along in his shenanigans. That was his story and he was sticking to it, thanks.

He had a vague memory of Prometheus shoving him into a taxi around 3 a.m., then draping himself all over the Titan on the way back. "It's still sorta my birthday, I get to act like an Aidan-blanket until the sun comes up," he'd said, grinning all over his face. He hadn't heard an objection, at any rate.

But now it was Monday, and even though he wasn't going to class all hung over, he still had to wake up and deal with his hangover. Aspirin and water were in order. As soon as he could stand. Trying to put that off as long as possible, he buried his face in his pillow and groaned. "Owwwww, my head," he moaned pitifully.

firestealer
2011-10-18 01:26 am (local) (link) Select
Prometheus could hardly mind the added affection Aidan had shown him, nor had he tried to keep his hands off the younger mortals. Eventually he'd let Aidan sleep, knowing morning would come too soon.

He'd already had coffee going by the time he heard Aidan get up, and chuckled to the pitiful complaint he heard. Smiling he carried a cup of coffee to the bed, sitting on the side and setting his hand on Aidan's shoulder. "Good morning."

Gently he leaned down and kissed Aidan's cheek, "there's aspirin on the sidetable," he whispered before leaning back and offering the mug. "and coffee."
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 01:36 am (local) (link) Select
"G'morning," he mumbled, turning over and cracking an eye open. "I've decided booze is evil. At least until next week."

"You're a god among men. Literally." He snickered at his own terrible joke, then stopped when it made the blood pound in his head. Moving very slowly, he sat up, took the aspirin and washed them down with a swallow of coffee. Knowing they would soon be working helped a little.

"At least this is just the side effect of an awesome birthday," he said. "Stavros didn't make me dance on any tables, did he?"
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firestealer
2011-10-18 01:42 am (local) (link) Select
"Titan," he smirked then. "We're better." Then he laughed and shrugged, "only on a few until I could coax you down from them. He's very interesting, your friend. He has a lot of drive, and a lot of bad encouragement." he took his own cup and smiled to Aidan. "But yet another reminder of why I'm occasionally glad I cannot drink."

He motioned to the kitchen, "there's breakfast when you feel up to moving. I've kept everything dim. I'm glad you had a good birthday."
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 01:55 am (local) (link) Select
"You totally are" he said.

He groaned at himself. "Of course I did. I'm getting a flashback of 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' and Irish Car Bombs. But yeah, he is. I've known him for a while, he's a good friend to have."

He sucked down some more of his coffee. "And you also can't get hangovers. Be grateful. Be very, very grateful."

"Fooood," he moaned, not even caring he sounded like a zombie. "And I saw that, thank you. I really did, all the people I wanted there were there. Except for maybe Ryan or my mom, but they called so it wasn't all bad."
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firestealer
2011-10-18 02:00 am (local) (link) Select
He laughed, hardly minding sitting here like this. "I seem to recall both of you trying to re-act the song." He rose then and gave a half shrug, "pain is not something I am unfamiliar with. I dare say I'd be alright."

"I'm sure they'll appear in time. I look forward to being introduced. If I ever figure out the theme to my gallery, you should invite them." He turned towards his kitchen, "however you're getting up if you want food. There's limits on me coddling you." He motioned to a chair, "your clothes are over there, clean too."
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 02:11 am (local) (link) Select
He clapped a hand over his eyes and groaned. "Of course we did. Because we're a couple of class acts like that."

"You'd probably bear it with more grace than me, that's for sure," he replied. "And probably less 'My heeeeead'."

"They mentioned something about coming up this weekend or next, actually," he said. "So if you wanted to meet them, you definitely could. And they'd probably love to come up to your gallery."

"Oh fine, you horrible person," he said with a huge fake sigh, getting up and pulling on his T-shirt and boxers. "Smells good, whatever it is."
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firestealer
2011-10-18 02:21 am (local) (link) Select
"Eggs and bacon," he called from the kitchen. "Jade seems to appreciate it when she comes here and sleeps off hangovers." He smiled to Aidan as the younger man came into the kitchen, setting the plate in front of him. "I haven't decided what to do it with, mostly said it to get my mother off my back. But if they come here bring them over. I'll try and be presentable."

Smiling he sat down and waved his hand, "and you are young and were celebrating. Hardly something to be apologetic about."
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 02:31 am (local) (link) Select
In response, Aidan's stomach growled. "That's because Jade knows good hangover cure food when she sees it," he said, shuffling inside and sliding into a chair.

"Ah, the old 'placate Mom with agreement' ploy," he said, nodding in what he hoped was a wise-looking way. "And yeah, I definitely will. My mom probably still remembers me going on about your exhibit back when I was in high school, she'll definitely want to meet you. Ryan, too."

"I guess so," he said, picking up some bacon and biting it in half. "Though the next time I celebrate, I'm gonna try not to overdo it this bad. I won't be quite so young then." He laughed.
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firestealer
2011-10-18 02:38 am (local) (link) Select
Smiling he bit into his own food, "comparatively, you are always going to be young to me. Enjoy it while it lasts." He tipped his head, "a bit awkward perhaps but something to look forward to. And yes even Titans placate their mothers. Especially mine. MY father's easier. He just looks at mortals as temporary."

He smirked, "I have an interesting family. Did you know Atlas is my brother? I miss him, hope he resurfaces sometime."
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 02:51 am (local) (link) Select
"At least you can't call me an old fart, like Stavros always does," he said with a laugh, biting into his eggs. "These are really good, by the way. And yeah, I plan to, I mean, you only live once, right?"

He waved his hand. "She'll love you. Like I told Jade, you'd probably have to be an ax-murderer for her to dislike you. She swears up a blue streak when she feels it's appropriate, and she can drink scotch like nobody's business."

"I think everyone does," he agreed. "The sooner you do, the sooner they stop looking at you like they can read your mind. Fathers are definitely easier."

"I stumbled across that info when I googled your mom," he replied. "I bet he'll turn up soon enough. Are any of your other brothers around?"
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firestealer
2011-10-18 02:59 am (local) (link) Select
He chuckled, "youth has that. I heard a mortal once say you're not old until you are the oldest one in the room. and while you know me, you never are." He nodded his thanks as he sipped from his coffee, "generally yes. Some of us cheat."

Smiling he set his cup down, "well keep the fact I'm a several decades old Greek Titan that spend most of his time tied to a rock from her then? I don't want to trouble your parents." He shrugged, "my mother just tires me sometimes. She means well and loves me though."

He nodded, a warm smile spreading along his lips. "Epimetheus, probably my closest sibling. Many Greeks have opposites and counterparts. Different sides to a coin, as you may put it. Epimetheus is mine. He is Afterthought, I am Forethought. Without him I don't work as well. Having him in the city is wonderful. It completes me." He motioned down the stairs, "he poses for me sometimes. I'll ask him to meet you sometime. Him and Pandora. She's my sister in law. Have I mentioned my family is odd?"
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 03:44 am (local) (link) Select
"I plan on being one of those really awesome old people," he said with a nod, though it his words were muffled by a mouthful of eggs. "Although you make a good point.

"I will," he promised. "It's definitely not something I'd just want to drop on either of them, it's a big thing to wrap your head around." He nodded. "So does mine, I think it's a universal mom thing. Like you said, I just have to keep reminding myself that she loves me and wants the best for me."

"Balance in all things, as one of my old professors used to say," he said after a moment. "I don't think he was talking about gods, though, but the principal sounds the same. So Hope has an opposite running around the city too?"

"Having your siblings around is awesome," he said. "Especially since he's your counterpart. I'd like to meet him if he's willing."

"Whoa, your sister-in-law is Pandora?" he asked, eyes widening slightly. "That's both awesome and odd. If she's around, does that mean the box still is too?"
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firestealer
2011-10-18 03:51 am (local) (link) Select
"I'm sure you will be. It's hard not seeing you not being incredible." He chuckled, finishing his own breakfast. He was never very hungry. Then he nodded, "understandable. In time then."

"Most Olympians would not understand balance I fear. Not in that concept." He nodded again, "yes. Moros. The personification of Doom. They are siblings. Most opposites and counterparts are."

"I'm sure he will be." He laughed, "yes she is. And yes. It was a jar, and I made it. I had no idea why I was tasked to do it until it was too late."
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 05:47 am (local) (link) Select
He grinned and ducked his head. "You don't watch out, you're gonna give me a big head." Then he nodded. "I can't keep anything from her. But I probably will tell her eventually."

"Add that to my list of reasons why I don't want to meet any Olympians," he said, scraping up the last of his eggs. "As if there needs to be more. And there's a spirit of Doom running around? Lovely. Does she have any other oh-so-wonderful siblings running around?"

"Awesome, sounds like a plan to me." He wiped off his mouth with a napkin. "What's she like? I read that she was made by Hermes and Hephaestus. And the jar's empty now, right? Since she opened it, and everything."
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firestealer
2011-10-18 10:47 am (local) (link) Select
He chuckled, "nothing wrong with a bit of ego now and again, as long as it doesn't transform into hubris." He nodded, "let me know if you need a hand with that. It's always best you can prove these things."

Shaking his head he rose to set his plate aside. "Not a lovely bunch to meet, but I could be biased. One o them did tie me to a rock/" Then he shrugged, "I don't know. I imagine so. The Di Nocti are a fruitful bunch."

"Haughty. And yes apparently they didn't like my design so they felt they had to improve. They all gave her a piece of themselves." He frowned, "sort of. I speak to Elpis now and then and how she explains it is that she is part in the box, and part not. If she was to fully leave the box there would be no more hope. It's all very complicated."
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 04:57 pm (local) (link) Select
He laughed. "I'll try not to let it get too out of control," he said, finishing off his last piece of bacon. "And I will, thank you. That definitely helped me with the whole acceptance thing."

"I haven't even met them, and even from just reading myths on the internet, I still don't want to meet them. Tying people I like to rocks just seals the dislike."

"Oh good lord," he said. "If her brother's Doom, I shudder to think who or what her other siblings might be."

"She sounds fun," he deadpanned. "And I have to wonder what she might have been like if they hadn't 'improved' her. Maybe things might have turned out differently."

"It does sound pretty complicated," he said after a moment, after he'd tried to wrap his head around that. "The world would be lost without Hope, I think, so maybe it's a good thing she's still partly in the box."
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firestealer
2011-10-18 06:44 pm (local) (link) Select
With a nod he went to pick up the plates to set them in the sink. "I've learned mortals need proof. Otherwise they think you mad. As an artist sometimes that benefits me, but not always." He gave a soft chuckle then, "They have done worse. Mostly Hera."

He glanced to Aidan, "think of her family as everything that goes bump in the night. They mostly are." Then he sighed, "there are a lot of what if's in the Greek pantheon. Best not to dwell on it."

"Something we all agree on. Even Hope."
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 10:17 pm (local) (link) Select
He nodded too. "It does help. It probably also cuts down on the incidents of people running away screaming, I'm guessing?"

"Yeah, I read a few things about her. She sounds like a real peach. And by 'peach', I mean 'completely evil and also slightly crazy'. But I've never met her personally, so I could be way off."

'Note to self: look up the Di Nocti when you get home,' he thought to himself. "Sounds like the Boogeyman mixed with the monsters under your bed, the ones your mom always told you weren't real. Only in this case they are."

He nodded, deciding to back off the topic. "As you say, then."

"I think without Hope there'd be no reason for doing much of anything," he said. "Like, without a reason to think things might get better, we'd all just lay down and not get back up. At least that's how I've felt in the past."
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firestealer
2011-10-18 10:32 pm (local) (link) Select
Smiling he set his hand on Aidan's cheek, "I am glad you did not give up. And it is how she works. She needs us and we need her." He withdrew his touch and sat back down. "Sort of. I know the Greek concepts of Death are her sibling."

He gave an almost sad smile, "I think a lot of it is circumstance and belief for Hera. Not an excuse, but an explanation. Put yourself in her shoes. Being married to Zeus can't be a picnic. Having to deal with all that."

Then he laughed, "sort of yeah."
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 11:06 pm (local) (link) Select
Aidan nuzzled into the touch, like a cat. "It was a few years ago, my head was all screwed up. But yeah, I'm glad I didn't either. I would've missed out on a lot of things." He nodded. "I'd still really like to meet her, she sounds awesome."

"Death, hmm?" he asked, trying for chill and not quite getting there. "They sound cheery."

He tilted his head, trying to get his mind around that. "Yeah, I guess that's true. It almost makes me feel a little sorry for her. A bit."

"I guess if you have Hope and Doom, then the boogiemen have to have an opposite somewhere in the enormous Greek pantheon. I hope."
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firestealer
2011-10-18 11:10 pm (local) (link) Select
"I doubt you'll have cause to meet Thanatos or the Keres, but I doubt Thanatos is bad. I never met him so I cannot judge." He shrugged, "and it is Death. I doubt any personification of that is cheery."

He shook his head, "there are very few nice personifications. Greeks liked tragedy and drama you know. There's my daughter of course, but she is of a rare breed."
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 11:39 pm (local) (link) Select
"Hopefully not for a while, anyway," he replied. "But yeah, you're probably right. I can't imagine Death being a happy, smiling sort of being."

"Oh, right," he agreed. "Everything ends in someone dying or cursed or something equally not fun. And Aletheia is your daughter, right? Spirit of truth?"
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firestealer
2011-10-18 11:45 pm (local) (link) Select
"Hm," he agreed, "I fashioned her physical body. So yes she is mine in all sense of the word. Love her to bits. I try spoiling her but she's really level headed about that." He smirked. "But it's good having her around. Every father likes having their children near, and I can guess I won't see my boy again." He shrugged. "Life is strange."

"Anyway, you got somewhere to be today or am I taking care of you?"
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becomesthisart
2011-10-18 11:55 pm (local) (link) Select
"I think I actually met her once, though I didn't know that's who she was," he recalled. "I stopped by and you weren't home, and she was there at the same time. She said her name was Verity, and we talked for a little while. She seemed really nice."

"Nowhere to be," he responded. "I technically have Mixed Media today, but I'm not in the mood to listen to my professor lecture on about how painting and metalworking work so harmoniously together. His voice is worse than Ben Stein's. Besides, I would never say no to you taking care of me."