'Dite's Decadent Delights, Tuesday afternoon

[trigons_child]

Raven was in a fairly somber mood when she opened the store that afternoon, as she reflected on the events of the past weekend. Though it seemed like her future self -- that version of her, at least -- had gotten a happier ending to the reunion than it had begun, she still was distressed by the person she'd become. On the plus side, she hadn't

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[divinesurfchick]

Aphrodite zapped herself onto the porch of the store, then entered quietly.

"Raven? Are you here?"

At first she thought it was a ridiculous question; after all, who else would be here if the door was unlocked? But then she thought it could be Karla instead, so maybe it wasn't a foolish question.

Either way, she she stepped into the store to find which of her employees was there.

[trigons_child]

Raven's face broke into a happy smile. "Hello, Lady Aphrodite," she said. "It is good to see you."

She couldn't wait to tell her that Jono had told her he loved her.

[divinesurfchick]

'Dite stopped. She looked around the store, then back at Raven. One eyebrow went up, then two.

"Who are you and what have you done with Raven?" She took another step into the store. "Heavens to Mergatroid -- you're happy!"

It was a wonderful thing to see, but 'Dite wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to tease Raven.

[trigons_child]

"I am," Raven said, ducking her head and blushing. "It is not that rare of an occurrence, is it?" Then again, usually she was worried or stressed about what was going on in the lives of her friends and how she could help, or dwelling on her own issues.

"I suppose I am happy," she said, looking up, smile still in place. "Jono told me he loves me."