And now for some random and possibly out of order short snippets.


This one is for after Itisha hides from Ash and Tory

Savitar: "You gonna hide forever?"

Itisha:"Isn't that what you do?"

Savitar: "I leave once in a while."

Itisha: "But it annoys the hell out of you when you do. I am not hiding from everyone. Just going back to how I had been."

Savitar: "What? Miserable, Whitefish?"

Itisha: "Pfft, no. I wasn't miserable then. I had my kids. Just didn't expect love to come bite me in the ass like that. Especially with a person I am not supposed to have."

Savitar: "Well you sure as hell are miserable now."

Itisha: "I'll get over it. I've suffered worse losses. Now are we going to surf or chatter like old maids?"

Savitar: "You nearly make me want to bed you with that kind of talk."

Itisha: "In your dreams, Savvy."

Savitar: "Grom, you need to do something about the lizard."

Ash: "What lizard?"

Savitar: "Your lizard. The goddess of the moon and compassion. She is beating me at surfing. I swear she is part fish."

Ash: "Who are you- wait, Itisha is surfing with you?"

Savitar: "That is what I just said, isn't it?"

Ash: "I thought you always wanted someone to surf with."

Savitar: "I do, but she is -weirdly- attractive and that so needs to stop."

Ash: "I think that was more than I ever needed to know. I haven't been able to find her at all anywhere."

Savitar: "Yeah well, you took a terrifying firebreathing hell beast and then Apollymi made her a god who apparently can hide herself damned well."

Ash: "Why is she hiding?"

Savitar: "Really? Do I really need to spell it out for you? Wait, no, I do. She's avoiding you and your beau over there. Frankly, I think she should take over for the Greek Moon Goddess. She is taking it far better than she-cow did."


Set right in the beginning of the bit about Itisha going off to get all the accounts of Ash's past

Ash: "Why?"

Itisha: "Well, I did torture someone. It was a cruel act. I suppose this is the universe's way of getting recompense for it."

Ash: "Why would you... there was no reason for you to do that, Itisha. Why would you hurt yourself so pointlessly?"

Itisha: "It wasn't pointless. You don't want the world to know your pain. You hide it in yourself all of the time. I sought to make sure no one else could ever find a way to use it against you."

Ash: "You are worth far more tha-"

Itisha: "No, I am not. Not to me, Acheron. I hate knowing you hurt. I hate knowing I can't make you feel better and heal the metal scars. I can only make sure I don't add to the hurt as best I can.

My pain doesn't hold a candle to the lifetime of pain you've dealt with. It is a small price to pay to do some good for you."

Ash: "What did you even tell them about why you wanted these?"

Itisha: "The truth. That I wanted them because I love you and I would rather have them for myself than in the hands of strangers."

Ash: "Itisha, I swear some days you are impossible."

Itisha: "I know. Trust me, I know."

Ash: "Did you really get all of these? Did you read them?"

Itisha: "No. At most I glimpsed to make sure your name was in them to make sure I wasn't being tricked. So... want to roast marshmallows? I am sure Simi would love to eat them. She might not chatter with sticky marshmallows on the fangs."


This bit is before Itisha goes and gets the written accounts, but after she tortures his uncle.

"Have you ever wondered how his uncle died?"

"Not particularly... why?"

Itisha hesitated as she looked at her new friend. A frown as she bit her lip, "When Ash... confided in me about his past. I was so angry for him. So angry that a child... that anyone ever had to suffer that torment and hatred for simply existing. It hurt me on a personal level. To know people hate you for existing." A frown as she looked out at the sky, "So... I did what any sane angry dragon capable of time travel would do. I found out when his uncle was found dead. Yanked him. Tortured him to death and dropped him back there with one the wiser. I also made absolutely sure that Hades gave him the best place in Tartarus to continue the well deserved torture and there is a skoti who more than happily instigates a nightmare for that man if ever he should seek reprieve in passing out."

"Why? That happened before you were born. It didn't actually happen to you? Does Ash know?"

"Because he made Ash hurt. He made him flinch at things that should never be unpleasant. I got angry. I got angry that I couldn't change fate, because of all his hurts, he appreciates all the good things in people. He is gentle even when others are not. It is a balance that I cannot destroy, but I also can do nothing to ease his pain except to make absolutely sure his uncle laid dead" She didn't even bother to answer if Acheron knew. No doubt the smell of blood had gotten on her somehow. He had gotten angry with her for tampering with things and yet... head shook and she looked at her hands, "I have never resorted to torture, and gods know I didn't enjoy it. I just wanted him to know the pain and scars Ash has to live with every day."

"He's angry at you, isn't he?"

"A bit. I think he is confused about how he feels about it. Torture was not my best response to anger. But I can say for certain that the man deserved it and then some."

"I am sure he will forgive you for it. For your sake. He certainly likes you more than he likes me."

"One can hope. It might be better this way. I'm not the one destined for him."

"What? I have never seen him smile at anyone like he has you in..." a very long time. Since she shunned him. Artemis frowned, "Did you always know you weren't destined for him?"

"Yep, and I foolishly thought I wouldn't fall in love with him because of it. That he would have no interest in me. Cursed am I to know not of Lust, but to only know of Love in all of its forms." She scowled.

"I asked to not be affected by Love when I was young and afraid. Aphrodite always seems to work with Lust. So how did you get Love from her?"

"I was never lustful really when I was younger. I love passionately. I love people and I try to help everyone I can. It is exhausting, but I wouldn't do anything differently. I cannot even really hate so much as... my heart breaks when I see people and gods and anyone be cruel without reason.
It hurts when I cannot save everyone."

"You are odd, Itisha. But... I suppose it is good you want to keep trying to save everyone. If you didn't, I bet you would find a way to let out Apollymi."

"Pretty much. If that day ever comes, I hope someone rips out my heart before I make that mistake."


The results of Itisha punching Zeus and now having both Zeus and Apollo pining after her

Ash: "Did you just punch Zeus?"

Itisha: "Yep. They were right, he does have a thick skull."

Ash: "You punched Zeus."

Itisha: "Yes, we've established this."

Ash: "And how are you going to keep him from murdering or cursing your loved ones?"

Itisha: "I know how to permanently castrate a god and now he knows I can kick his ass to kingdom come and his god bolts can be shoved right up his ass."

Ash: "And why did you do this?"

Itisha: "Because one of his many children thought it was hilarious to start screwing around near my family and friends and when I asked him to call them off, he decided to be a dick about it. So I did the mature thing and spoke in a language that apparently most Greeks are fluent in. My fist met his face."

Ash: "In public though?"

Itisha: "Well I certainly wasn't doing that in his bedroom. He would clearly get the wrong idea."

Ash: "He might get the wrong idea -now-. He is probably considering what sort of children he could sire out of you."

Itisha: "Imaginary children. Frankly he can so sire children on himself."

Ash: "... that is the strangest way I have ever heard someone say that he could go fuck himself."

"Aimeeeeeeeee. Can I like, trade shirts with you or something? I have 'suitors' nosing around every damn full moon and I am praying if I smell like a bear that I will be... well... -unbearable- to them."

"That was terrible and that pun is nearly enough to make me want to say no. Tell them those jokes and they will never want to mate with you."

"Pfft, they don't listen to my words. They would rather me shut up. And I swear to god if anyone tries to shut me up by kissing me, I am going to make them choke on their teeth."

"Great. I have gods trying to date me. Quick, someone get me a computer, I need to write a dating sim. No one will ever suspect that the winning move to get down and dirty with Zeus is to punch his lights out." Grumble grumble grumble "First Dimmest-Lightbulb-In-The-Pantheon and now Disney-Makes-Me-Seem Faithful-To-My-Wife are after my uterus."

Ash might die if she rants.

Alexion and Danger will bring over popcorn and watch her pace and rant.
And also snicker as Simi goes

"Akri, what is a uterus? Why do Apollo and Zeus want it?"


This is just a fun conversation I had with my aunt about Ash and the fact my brain goes into Pokemon mode every time I read his name.

Me: Every time I read Ash, I keep wanting to make bad jokes about Pokemon 2000 and "The world will turn to Ash"

Me: And throw pokemon at Acheron for shits and giggles

Me: He does like his Manga xD He might get the reference xD
Itisha might make it her life's work to leave Pokemon plushes in random as shit places for him to find. xD She will be Pokemon Go before it was a thing

Ash: "How did you even do that? You can't even see the future."

Itisha: "Well, I can a teensy bit. Enough to do this."

Ash: "... have you been Bribing Savitar to help?"

Itisha: "Maybee... I buy him the most obnoxious Hawaiian shirts and shiny surfboards."

Aunt Kiki: Ash looks at Tory and asks her WTF is this all over my house. Tory just shrugs and walks away

Me: *giggle snorts* Tory would probably be amused as hell at this. So long as Itisha gives her all the shiny pokemon.

Me: And then one day, the giant Snorlax bed/pillow will be in their living room with a note that somewhere in New Orleans, she hid the pokeflute.
Which would actually just be a painted 'toy' in Tabby's adult shop xD

It's a "Flute"