Metempsychosis

Aldo? Fancy seeing you here.

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Clarissa Lovelace? It seems it's true. You can meet anyone over the internet these days. How are you? I saw your new line-up. Beautiful work.

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Callista, pet. Still, thank you for the kindness. It'll be a smash for the fall season.

Things are well. Business is good. How are things on your end?

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I apologize, Callista, and you are welcome. Yes, I have no doubt it will be.

All's well I suppose. I beginning to gain an understanding of this industry's workings, but listening to prima-donna models complaining about how fat they are gets annoying fast. I'm considering a line-up for more full-figured women. At the very least it'll be different faces annoying me.

I trust you're here for the same reason I am?

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You do know most who try to cater to the "big girl" crowd are often committing career suicide? Having plus-size models takes away that sense of desperation so key to our sales.

And, I imagine so. Peculiar emails, bringing together people of a... certain nature?

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Sadly yes, you have a point. Maybe I need a middle-manager so I don't have to deal with these waifs. I swear you could sneeze on these women and they'd fall over. Just have to remember the big picture. Unhappy models means less profit margin.

Indeed. Odd occurrences happening around these people. Almost..divine.

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The girls are getting paid and having their faces splashed all over. Who needs food when you can feed on fame? They're rather like little pets, really, all just craving a bit of attention and some crumbs thrown to them to make their little hearts fly.

Yes, quite. Rumor has it you're an Egyptian?

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Hmm, they have a certain "pet" quality don't they. Just like cats.

Yes I am. Seth, god of chaos, actually.

I've heard you're Greek. Would it be presumptuous of me to assume you're Aphrodite? You don't strike me as an Artemis.

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Seth. Intriguing.

And, that frigid little tomboy? Heavens no. You had it right the first time. Aphrodite, goddess of the tender passions, dear.

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Intriguing, Ms. Lovelace? Is that a good thing?

Tender passions? I've read my fair share of stories about you. You're not always so tender. You have a..vicious streak. ~~I can appreciate that.~~

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It piques my interest. Whether for better or worse, time will tell.

And I'm only vicious when I'm not given what's duly mine. Or when I'm asked to be.

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Indeed.

Reminds me a lot of myself, actually. Though I like to think mortality has mellowed me...somewhat.

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I knew there was a reason I liked you.

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~~No fucking way!~~

Dude.

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Erik Greyson? First Callista and now you? Am I the only one that finds it ironic that three of New York's top fashion moguls are of, shall we say, divine ancestry?

How have you been Erik? It's been ages.

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What can we say. It takes a god to know what looks good? ~~Like Cal...mmmm~~

Been good! Firing execs and CEOs but what can you do?

Whassup, old man?

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Gods do tend to know about that sort of thing. ~~I won't argue that.~~

Well you could always..no, no, it's a different time.

Fighting the urge not to go "Old World" on whining models, sycophantic employees, and designers telling me I don't know what looks good. It's refreshing when I get away from it. Though to be honest they're fairly minor complaints.

So how long have you known?

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Little while now. Couple of years. You're talking to the Allfather, my man!

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Well..that's certainly more glamorous than who I turned out to be.

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Don't keep me hanging, man. Get it. I hung on a tree. It's fucking funny!

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Heh..I can top that. I was castrated.

Seth, Egyptian god of chaos.

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Ouch. Dude. Hope it came back this time around. I got my eye back so there's that.

Ha! Too bad my brother isn't around. You could compare notes.

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Yes, thankfully. Though I have fleeting memories of it. "shudders" Though for the most part I had it coming so I won't com plain too much. Doesn't mean I won't ~~kill the little bastard~~ uh, I mean give him a stern talking to or whatever's in these days.

Perhaps we could.

Feel less wise with the eye back?

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Nah. Just means I got my depth perception back. Miss my birds tho.

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Forgive me, but my Norse mythology is rusty. Were they crows or ravens?

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Ravens. Damned good ravens too!

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Ravens, that's right!

Do you miss it? Being a god?

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What I miss is having my people around, but for now I get to sow my wilder oats and have fun. So nah. Not really.

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At one point I did, but I am not so certain anymore. Mortal life's not so bad. Besides, what self-respecting god of chaos wants to rule? It defeats the whole purpose.

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Yeesh! I shudder to think about my brother leading things. No offense.

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None taken, my own reign over my pantheon was hardly illustrious. Doesn't mean that the old feelings and grudges have gone away.

But enough of such drama. On to more pleasant topics. The tabloids say you were out on the town with Ms. Lovelace.

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On the town. Rooftops. Bathrooms. You name it.

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Nice. I'll have to carry a fire extinguisher with me if I ever go to the bathroom in public again.

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Oh hey, now! She'd kick you in the no no place if you interupt her fun.

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Erik, I was castrated. Compared to that getting kicked in the balls doesn't seem so bad. Still, the point is taken.

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Dude. Maybe you don't know. Cal is Aphrodite.

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Ah, I figured it had to be one those more lusty goddesses. Lucky bastard. I tend to avoid women these days.

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Oh uh...

.....dude um...

~~AWKWARD~~

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I'm not gay! I appreciate a nice set of breasts and a killer ass as much as the next guy! But wouldn't you want to take a break if your ex left you, drugged your brother, and proceeded to knock herself up with his drooling carcass!?

Granted I was something of an asshole to her, but still..I need a drink.

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Ok wow. ~~And ew...how is that even possible?~~

Wasn't that like a long time ago? Get back on the horse, man!

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~~We gods are fucking weird creatures, that's how.~~

Several millenia actually. ...I'll think about it.

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Thinking is overrated in this category, friend.

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Really? And I thought it was not thinking about that that got so many of us in trouble in the first place. I mean look how fucked up the Olympians are. No offense to Callista.

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I don't see my wife around here anywhere, and until I do I plan to have as much fun as possible.

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You plan on settling down if Friggia shows up?

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She is my wife.

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