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[wheatencrown]

Demeter enters the Bar and stops as she feels ends and looks around expecting to see her siblings fighting. When there's no one there, she frowns and walks forward as the changes in Bar recognize her and what she brings

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[iamso_awesome]

Apollo had been outside trying to suss things out, but there's nothing like a cold snap to drive him right back in. He's not at all surprised to see his not!aunt at the Bar after that, though, and heads in her direction.
"Did you have to go and make it worse out there, Auntie?"
He's joking, or at least trying to. But his heart's not quite in it.

[wheatencrown]

"How did I make it worse?"

She didn't do anything on purpose, for once.

[iamso_awesome]

"One heck of a cold snap just hit out there. I mean, it is winter locally anyway, but last time I was in before all this doom wasn't that bad."
He's worried, and it likely shows. He likes Milliways. It doesn't deserve this much doom and gloom, nor do the people who can't leave.

[wheatencrown]

"Oh, I didn't mean to. Do you know who might be behind what's going on here?"

Hades should be here, this is what he does.

[iamso_awesome]

Apollo shakes his head. "All I know is, last time I got this much foreboding at once, your dear father was trying to wipe us all out. Again." The last bit's more for clarity than anything, since it wasn't the first time Kronos pulled that trick.
"And it's gonna get worse before it gets better."

[wheatencrown]

"He doesn't seem to be here. It always does. When has anything ever gone right the first time?"

At least not yet nor the Fates but it feels like they might arrive. After all there are tarot cards behind the Bar.

[iamso_awesome]

"I hope he's not here. That's... really the last thing we need." Whatever's going on seems to be doing a perfectly good job of egging itself on.
"Sometimes things do go right the first time. But this definitely isn't one of 'em. The more I'm here, the more sure I am that there will be a part where it gets better, but... not yet."
Occupational hazard of trying to be a god of prophecy in a place as mutable as Milliways. It's hard to be absolutely certain.

[wheatencrown]

"You might want to let everyone here know that. They're afraid. I'd rather find someone to be angry with,"

As Milliways she can do something about without having to worry about her family.

[iamso_awesome]

"Not a bad idea, at that. Either of them, really."
Just because he can't pin down when the better-getting's going to happen doesn't make it not worth telling everyone.

[wheatencrown]

She nods, she wouldn't say them if they weren't good, "Drink with me and tell me what you do know."

[iamso_awesome]

"Oh, all right." He likes this version of his aunt much better than his actual aunt, after all.
"Apparently there was an earthquake the other day, though, so your first choice may not be available. Fair warning."
And it's one of the things he knows!

[wheatencrown]

"I see. We can always go behind the Bar. What is that?"

The crystal is green and has tarot cards in it.

[iamso_awesome]

"No ide-- hey, the cards are new. Still don't know what it is, though."
He's got bigger and better things to worry about than the Sims (though if Hermes were here, he'd probably have an idea of what it is).

[wheatencrown]

She tries to tap it which doesn't work so gestures at the Wheel,

"I think if you put your message near that, it might resonate. They're rather like us though with less complications."

[iamso_awesome]

Apollo eyes the crystal for a few moments, considering. "If I remember the cards right, it looks like someone already said the same thing, but there's nothing wrong with repeating it in plainer language. I'll have to grok it."
He's not sure he can fit the whole message into seventeen syllables, this time around.

[wheatencrown]

"No, not at all. It should be said as much as possible as hope and Spring feel far away,"

That is to say she's sure he can manage it and should get on with it.