[Phone call to Triton] 02/15/13

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

[It rings.]

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[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

...Melpomene?

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

Hey sweetness, how's things?

[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

Going swimmingly. What is it you're calling about?

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

We need to borrow you.

[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

...

Who is "we," and why do you need me for whatever it is you're planning?

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

Planned, sweetness, and we need you because it involves you.

[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

Mel... I'm with Athena right now...

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

Oh, perfect! Lemme talk to her!

[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

Why--? [a bit of a huffed sigh] Hold on.

[his voice is semi-muffled, but can still be heard]
No, I don't know what it is she wants. She just said she wants to talk to you. No, no idea.

[tritonia.insanejournal.com]

[She takes the phone, and sounds as curious as she is.]

Hey, Mel. What's up?

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

Hey, kiddo, how was your birthday?

[tritonia.insanejournal.com]

Good. Thanks. So, what'd you want?

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

[Chuckling]You're as direct as he is. Well, Erato and I wanna borrow your boy for a bit. Can you spare him?

[tritonia.insanejournal.com]

[There's a significant pause.] I might be able to give you a loan, but I want something in exchange.

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

Okay, what's that?

[tritonia.insanejournal.com]

Erato backs off on this whole hounding me about my "story". I don't care if she's writing it, but I want her to stop harassing me about it. Deal?

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

Hang on a second.

[She relays the message to her sister. There's some talking that is muffled.]

She says okay.

[tritonia.insanejournal.com]

Okay then. Sure. I could use a little time to get some stuff done.

[She conveys her willingness to let the Muses borrow him for the day, and hands his phone back to him too.]

[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

...what the hell have I been volunteered for?

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

Fun. Just for the day, and then we'll return you to your girl safe and sound.

[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

Melpomene, with you, the word "fun" is typically mutually exclusive with anything "safe and sound."

[inspiredvoice.insanejournal.com]

The little sister is with me, so you're going to be fine. Cross my heart.

[heraldofthedeep.insanejournal.com]

Ah. So that's the "we." Now, why, exactly, have you decided to take me away from the long weekend I had planned with Athena? It's February. I'm not taking you swimming.