Exit Strategy

First off:

Rupper. Ben. Horses. Bridges. Sewers. Alien tentacle hentai monsters. Hormonal teenaged boys. Crows. ... yeah, that's about it.

All of those things? Right up there? They share the basic common idea that I hate every single one of them right about now. A hate that's... ok, I can't hate Rupper. He's too charming in a laid-back stoner way. And Ben's a brother-in-law who's really hot, but so family-like you really can't get interested.

...his daughter on the other hand. Hmm.

I'll back up a bit and explain that our escape from the sewers was basically the plot to some demented hentai manga that Wuyi will swear she never reads, but that she does, and I've stolen a look from. After Fabio led us a little badly, we followed Tal's insistance to go with the flow, so to speak. Rupper had takena  side-trip to mingle with the muggles and catch up on news.

Yeah, no, we weren't going back tot he ship. Even if it was being surrounded by the National Guard. We JUST left it.

Sewer ends in a waterfall of disgusting down into a large basin. Over the chasm is our ticket to freedom. Only problem is there's no bridge. Ben dives into the basin to lift up the bridge and holy hell I know we're the children of gods but it still sets me back whenever any of us do something amazing. Wuyi leaps to the other side waiting for Ben to lift the bridge so she can force it into place and Sawu, the evil spider, is right there helping her.

And suddenly, as if they knew there was a cute, teenaged Asian girl right there, a tentacle monster pops up and there's no damned way we can get the horses across with it being able to move freely in the water-- even if Tal's throwing fireballs at it, I can't risk any horse getting hurt... so I jump.

I freeze the water as soon as I can and rush to the side, demanding Ben to pick me up as soon as the last horse is over and he can drop the bridge on the frozen... creature.

I wash quickly after that, turning the caldroun of water Wuyi thoughtfully cummoned into a fountain. I strip and bathe. Ben does too. The rest just wash off the basic grime but I want to never talk, or write, about what I just went through.

To get out of the sewers, Wuyi and I bribe a boy with hot girl on girl action and breasts. It's... not even worth mentioning that Ben thought learning how to handle guns was any comparison unless ---*there's a break in the writing, then something hastily scribbled out*

If I write it, Tal will sense it and I'm NOT going back to fighting with her. I'm trying to not fight with Kelly, which is kinda funny because she's using Ben as some sort of shield and Tal, of all people, is geting jealous of Kelly, who I know Ben sees as a daughter and it's all... hah. Glad it's not me!

So, out in a parking lot, I'm arguing with the boy and I snatch his phone. Too late to prevent Wuyi and I from lighting up the porn version of youtube. I demand royalties. Ben and Rupper pick a fight with these gangbangers who are messing with an old woman pushing a shopping cart around.

The crow's vanished, and I'm accusing Wuyi about the bird lying to her and she gets this crestfallen look on her face when I jest about no sex for a week when the damned crow comes back, saying his delievered his message. Liar. Pepper said he only talked to the bag.... lady.

Yeah. Right there was when some residual memory trickled back about the Morrigan being known for disguising herself as an old woman. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it all when Rupper gets the boys to strip and bolt. I go to grab too-big jeans and a hoodie when that voice starts to speak.

I don't need memories for my body to react. It just knew. Turning around and seeing her again only made it worse, as... well, in the eyes of Fate I had to reclaim that notch on the bedpost for my, ah, portfolio of conquests. I looked forward to it.

Her and Ben talked strategy. She informed us that her, Tal's Father, Susan-o and, oh bloody hell I forget the fourth general were the generals of the Overworld War against the titans. We finally got some answers as to why we were dead in the Underworld of the Greeks and partly why they were mad at us. The Aesir were being cowards -- which is odd -- for them at least.

Our next few steps were laid out for us and all during this Wuyi's puffing up territoriality, glaring at Anann like she was some demon from hell and it's flattering but unnecessary. Anann mentions that part of her plan has us becoming villains to quite possibly serve as a distraction until the real plans fall into plan. There's a prophecy too.

I hate prophecies. I really do. And being ignored, even if it's politely done.

And all during this, she's being polite, cordial even -- even the mention that she's been keeping an eye on us since we came back to life (and that's creepy-hot. More creepy.) sounded like they were exchanging opinions on the weather when Wuyi finally demanded what I had been asking: about my memories (which are needed.)

Again, like they weren't discussing anything more serious than the weather, Anann gives her terms. Me. She wants me back. Completely.

Fuck.