Hey hey people, how's it been? I've been dying from working in the heat in full safety gear. Just working, sleeping, and being a responsible adult on the weekends hasn't left me much time. Plus having too many ideas to write leaves me with a small window to write. Let me know if you want to see some of the other stories I haven't posted yet.
"I... thank you. You have no idea how much this means to me. I'm fine... Ya, I'm fine." Wow, I have no idea she could cry like that. I've only even seen a few people ugly cry like that. Oh, it's a good thing she pulled herself together. Best I could do is pat and rub her back.
If I was a lesser person I'd probably try to cop a feel during all that. Damn my morals! No, bad dick. She's a friend. I shouldn't do that stuff to friends. Now if only I was her type. Well, I don't want to give up my feminine features, so her lusting for me isn't going to happen. I'm not going to be a master smith anytime soon, and I don't want to be a himbo. Aaah, I should stop thinking about banging one of my only friends.
" Heyo, there's that metal backbone! I gotta say, it was kinda cute seeing you- AH!" Her hand twisted by ear in record breaking speed. It's as I'm brought to my knees that she fully wipes off her tears. " Haha, my master plan to lighten your mood worked! Could you... please let go?" Her face slowly goes from a slight frown to a cheeky smile.
" Like I said, do you have any idea how much that eye patch cost? I had to pay a few different Gods to make and enchant it. You do not want to know how much it cost. Don't worry, I know just the way for you to pay it off. Being my friend for the rest of your life is a good start. Another hug is also required right now too." She had me worried there for a minute. Our hug is shorter but lightens up the room
" So... not to ruin the mood, but I have a question that's been bugging me. Any idea why no one has done the evergoal yet?" Our hug ends as we both pull away to talk face to face. " Is that what they're called? Most of the Gods are divided on what they are. Some think they're traps. Others think it's the work of another rogue God, but most just don't know what they are. All we know is they have something to do with space mana. No one wants to mess with something like that."
That's... definitely the smart thing to do. Being cautious definitely saves lives. " I can't really fault them for that. Doesn't mean that I'm not a little miffed about it." Could I ask her to send her people through? That doesn't match up with how she runs though. By Zeus's sagging ball sack, why does everything have to take so long to play out? We don't have years to wait right now.
" Ugh... Why can't I just throw a magical death ball to solve this? Can't I just go full brain dead and smash our problems away? No, I have to make and discard plan after plan because this can't go wrong. Aaaaaaah-"
It's her turn to worry about me. I'm only having a slight panic attack over the fact I need to do something I hate doing. Most of the time a barely plan anything that's not the day of. Nearly everything I try to plan fails if it's not something simple. I'd be insane if I tried to make plans too much.
My friend pulls me up from my crouching and starts to slightly shake me. It's only then that I feel my breath start to calm down. Oh, I was breathing pretty hard there. " Hey, I thought I was the only getting emotional. What's been eating you up so much? I've never seen you crack like that before."
" I... I'm not used to this. I've lived a life bound by simple rules. I knew I didn't know much, but was happy with that. Now, I can't just spend my time being a simple brute. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't say I was dumb, but I rarely tried to plan something grander than what to do tomorrow. Now I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders."
Her grip on my shoulders tighten. " Being a leader is tuff work for anyone. Plans don't work out, items break, and people get hurt. It's our job to learn and improve from those mistakes. From my experiences I can say not many plans work out. As leaders we must set an example and remain calm as we fix those problems. It gets slightly easier over time. You also have a good friend to help you out too."
That... does help out. I already know all that, but seeing her conviction helps me out more than any words could. " Thank you, my friend. I kinda lost my cool there for a minute. Thou arth a true friend. My our bound be as unbreakable as-" Ah! not my ear again!
" Enough with putting on airs. Every God can easily tell when another God is putting on a fake mask. Just be yourself." My crocodile tears earn me a flick on the forehead. " Your a thousand years too late to fool me like that. I've already grown immune to that technique thanks to my friend."
Freedom! Now that she touched me like that I can never marry. To think my friend is such a brute to take my first time. " Your talking about Hestia right? Could you set up a get together with her? I'd rather like to meat your other friend." Her eyebrow raises at the wrong word.
" I don't much mind if you pay for her food. She's not getting anymore money out of me with how much she owes me. If only she could learn to manage money better without me having to cut her off." My face slowly grows into a grin as a half baked plan forms.
" I don't mind at all. It'll be nice to blow off some steam doing a night out. If only my girls didn't plan a long trip into the dungeon. I've been slowly going mad not having anyone to hang out with." Most of my children are pretty independent and busy. I can't just just most of them to hang out. It's... kinda awkward how... highly?... they treat me.
"It's truly sad how long some children take to fully feel comfortable around us. Some will never fully unwind when around us. I find it best to just be yourself and hope they mellow out." Who knows how long that'll take. It definitely doesn't help my nerves when people act so high strung to me.
" Hmm, I think tomorrow morning will be a perfect time to celebrate. Remember now, your paying for her. You'd be surprised just how much she can eat." Haha, there's no way tiny, little Hestia can eat enough to hurt my wallet.