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[condoner]

This is Tsunemori! I'm sorry, I'm not here right now, but please leave a message. I promise to get back to you once I'm able. Thank you very much! ( action → text → voice → video )

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[condoner]

I just imagine that those aligned with Caeli weren't supposed to be attacked prior to CERES' intervention.

[theincredibleherc]

You mean they attacked you?

[condoner]

They did, as well as some others. But we were mostly able to fend for ourselves and help the others.

[theincredibleherc]

Ah good. You bad me worried a moment.

Have you eaten, Akane? I've prepared quite the feast, if you'd care to come by. There's no way I can finish all of it, I just was in a mood, you see.

[condoner]

I suppose this is an invitation I can't refuse. I can't stay for long, however.

[theincredibleherc]

Hah, the busy life of the law. I understand, my dear. I'll leave the door open.

[condoner]

Ah... could you also send me your address, please?

[theincredibleherc]

[And it is done.]

Of course.

[condoner]

[ there's a knock at hercules' door in about half an hour, then. ]

[theincredibleherc]

[And the giant of a man answers, still shirtless, though...he does have that strap across his chest at least.]

Good morning, Akane! Come in, come in!

[He effects a sweeping bow, gesturing like a butler. and contrary to what she might expect? His apartment is immaculately clean. He's a strange man, but he does not enjoy clutter. OR believe in owning many possessions. Just a table, some chairs, and a big couch. A tidy bachelor pad.]

[condoner]

[ she looks up at the absolutely giant guy and smiles before bowing her head. ]

It's nice to see you again.

[ and she enters when she's gestured to come inside. she wonders if she should take off her shoes... so she pauses awkwardly in her stride after getting past the door. ]

[theincredibleherc]

[His sandals are beside the door though, and his feet are bare. And he does notice, and says in Japanese:]

If it's shoes you're worried about, that's your choice. I'm not concerned with it, but if it makes you more comfortable feel free.

[condoner]

[ she's obviously taken off guard by the sudden Japanese. she removes her shoes, revealing her bare feet, and she steps further into the apartment. ]

I wouldn't want to make your apartment dirty. [ she looks around, gesturing at the simplicity of it all. ] It's so... clean.

[theincredibleherc]

[The smile lines of Hercules's face crinkle cheerfully, and he rumbles a laugh, before pulling out a chair for her.]

Well, contrary to what some might tell you, I'm not a barbarian. I am, after all, the one famous for cleaning the Augean stables. Surely you didn't think I lived in squalor.

[moving around the kitchen, he gets down a plate for her and pours juice too.]

I do appreciate your concern for my floor though. I'd forgotten how important that was to Japanese folk.

[condoner]

Not at all.

[ you forget that she's a detective. she can tell what you're like just by looking at you. of course, her profiling skills still need some toning. it isn't perfect yet. ]

I deduced that you like clean and simple things just by looking at you.

[theincredibleherc]

Oh? Is that a fact.

[Once she's settled, he plunks down in a chair.]

I often find that I am mistaken for a messy individual. I may be a brawler and oaf, but you are correct in that I keep my life as simple as possible.

[condoner]

[ she takes a seat across him, her hands carefully placed on her lap. ]

I suppose people think that because of your appearance. Not to mention, the name Hercules would immediately make people think of a barbarian.

[theincredibleherc]

Lies spread by my damnable stepmother and idiotic brother Ares no doubt.

[Lets start serving shall we? He'll load up a plate of eggs, meats, and toast for her and do the same for himself ]

I take more after my eldest sibling, truth be told. Though I lack Athena's foresight. And am a good bit dumber. Hah.

[condoner]

[ she bows her head when food is served to her, saying "thank you" at the same time. ]

Family life must be complicated, [ she says with a smile. if he's smiling about all this, then she should too??? it doesn't seem like a heavy topic or anything. ]

[theincredibleherc]

Hah, you have no idea.

[He did love his family. Mostly. Hera not so much, and he could live with Ares maybe for a week once a century or so, but Athena and Hermes were good in his book.]

We all hold grudges, but in the end? We're still family. Only we have the right to badger one another.

[He'll begin to eat.]

Tell me about yours? I'm sure I don't need to rehash what the good lady Hamilton has chronicled and bore you further.

[ooc: Edith Hamilton, wrote heavily about Greek mythology ]]

[condoner]

Eh, me?

[ she blinks curiously. she's not used to talking about herself, especially when it comes to people whom she's not very close to, yet. ]

Well, I'm an only child. My father and mother are still alive, although I don't live with them anymore. I also have a grandmother in the hospital. [ she says all of this very quickly, but the mention of her grandmother makes her smile. she puts a hand to her heart as she continues. ] She's... one of my most special people in the world.

[theincredibleherc]

[Well all she has to do is ask to be closer. He's not exactly shy about anything, including intimacy.]

Ah to be an only child again. I remember when I believed it so. [When he was a mortal prince.]

What ails your grandmother, lovely one? Is it old age? Or some illness?

[condoner]

She has an illness, but it's alright. She's a very strong woman.

[ don't ask what the illness is. ~nobody knows~ ]

[theincredibleherc]

Well, she clearly has a tough family too.

[Digging in now!]

I know how hard being in law enforcement is. Though hopefully your world is one without the plague of supercriminals.

[condoner]

[ she eats, as well! and after swallowing, she'll respond- ]

Oh, no. We definitely don't have those kinds of criminals back home.