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[unseenone.insanejournal.com]

Who: Hades and Persephone
When: Friday
What: Awkward Turtle Date
Where: New York Botanical Gardens
Warnings: TBD


After a ton of internal debates, combined with harassing Charon about his dilemma, he'd settled on the botanical gardens. He'd have preffered something private and quiet, but he knew Persephone wouldn't feel comfortable there. So people and noise and plenty of room it was. And she liked flowers, he was pretty sure that remained the same. The people annoyed him, but they'd make her feel safer. And he'd do a lot worse then endure mortals to make Persephone happy.

He'd called her and asked her to meet him here, not sure if she even would. He let her have the choice. Showing up with the car would probably intimidate her, or worry her, and he'd rather not have that. As it was day he'd picked a shady spot, and had yet to remove his shades. Even like that the brightness was bothering him and he knew at the end of the day he'd have a headache. He kept to himself, because even these mortals sensed something off about him. He was a creature of the underworld and even without his appalling social skills, they kept away from him.

He didn't mind all too much. He was better around the dead. So he sat and waited, all too aware she might just not show up. He wouldn't blame her and just try again later. He was determined to make this work.

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[persephoneie.insanejournal.com]

Persephone lifted herself up and sat down again on the coat. "Thank you," she said, her cheeks blushing. "I'm sorry it's hurting you. We can try to meet inside from now on if you'd like." She ducked her head. "You're very kind."

[unseenone.insanejournal.com]

He shook his head, "no it's alright." The open air would make her feel more ate ease he hoped. "And it's not your fault." He smiled to her and then shrugged. "Why would I not be?"

[persephoneie.insanejournal.com]

"I don't know, I just feel like I expect you to do something terrible at any moment, even though I know you won't. It's so horrid."

[unseenone.insanejournal.com]

"I've earned that," by reputation and action alone. "I can only hope to prove to you that I won't. There's plenty of time. If not this spring, then the next. The advantages of immortality." He gave her a smile. "Do you want me to promise on Styx that I won't? I will. For you."

[persephoneie.insanejournal.com]

That got Persephone's attention. She raised her eyebrows and nodded slowly, "if...would you?"

[unseenone.insanejournal.com]

He nodded, "I swear by Styx I'll do all I can to keep you safe, and not harm you or do something terrible." He knew the price of those vows, perhaps better then most other gods, but he didn't hesitate. He had changed, if ever so slightly, and he wanted her to see that.

[persephoneie.insanejournal.com]

It touched her greatly that he would do so, and as a leap of faith, she reached a hand out to him.

[unseenone.insanejournal.com]

He took her hand with a smile and gave it a light squeeze. He'd torched enough bridges, he figured he could start building some new ones.