Dite's Decadent Delights, Sunday Morning

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

It was a beautiful day out with sunshine and singing birds. Aphrodite didn't really care.

Her anger had faded to embarrassment as she watched the night turn into morning from her hotel window. Not only had she failed to fit in so far, she'd completely blown her cover by using her powers last night. If people hadn't know before then, they would now. She knew how gossip in a small town could spread.

She didn't know if she should stay, or call Cupid, or just leave the island and try to find another time and place to hide.

What she did know was that she'd agreed to meet Fiona this morning. So instead of staying in her room and glaring at the world, she'd walked -- walked!-- down to that Jeff place and gotten some muffins and orange juice. She would keep her morning appointment and then open the store. Any decisions could be made after that.

Providing Fiona showed after what she may have heard on radio last night.

Aphrodite left the blinds down, but unlocked the door, leaving it cracked a little. Then she zapped two easy chairs into existence in the center of the store. Might as well be comfortable in her last few hours on the island.

(ooc: Mainly for Fiona, but open to anyone who wants to talk to the sad goddess. The store will open later is now open for general business!)

ETA:(ooc: Details discussed about Gabrielle are NFB!)

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[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona was most certainly coming, especially after listening to radio last night. Of course, she wasn't coming unprepared.

She dressed in her favorite green dress, did her hair as much as she possibly could, and tucked it back rather pointedly with the celestial rose that marked her as a goddess. Around her neck, she wore the sapphire necklace, the reminder of her father's family, and she promised herself that she would not fiddle with it no matter how nervous she got. And in her bag? Both yo-yos, just in case.

She was ready... hopefully.

She made her way through the door with as much grace and dignity as she could manage even though she was still sort of nervous about, well, everything and looked around for Ja--Aphrodite.

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

As the door opened, Aphrodite looked up. She was a little surprised at how formal Fiona looked, especially since she felt anything but.

"Hey, Sweet Pea. How are you?" She smiled and waved her over to the set up chairs, but there was no enthusiasm in her actions.

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Okay, she's acting normal. You do too.

Fiona made her way in and gave Aphrodite a smile before glancing at the chairs.

"I'm all right. Heard the radio last night. Guess it won't be as weird to you as I thought."

She put her hand on the chair.

"Should I sit? And, um, are you okay?"

She seemed less animated than usual.

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"Please, have a seat. I got the chairs for our talk." Aphrodite sighed. "I'm okay, thanks for asking." She regarded Fiona with a tilt of her head. "You heard what happened, and you still showed up? I'm surprised. Glad -- but still a little surprised."

And then she laughed a little. "I found out last night that all the squirrels that I thought were just annoying were actually spying on me. I don't know if you can out weird that. Though you seem remarkably calm about meeting the goddess of love." She leaned back, sipping on her orange juice. "What's up, Sweet Pea?"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"That would probably be because I'm kind of used to that stuff."

Only not really.

"Or it'd just be really hypocritical. Because my mother's a goddess. And, um, so am I. Though not of anything specific. I don't know how that works, exactly. That's what I was going to explain."

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack was wandering around town, like you do, and saw the place that wasn't a bookstore but still sold books.

Maybe he should pop in. "Hello?" he asked, knocking on the door.

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

'Dite looked up from the catalog she was flipping through. When she saw who it was, she couldn't help but smile.

"Well, if it isn't golden boy. How are you, Jack?"

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"I'm good. Wasn't sure if you were open today," he said. "I came to check out the books."

Some people were kind of dim about what was going on around them. Like Jack.

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

Aphrodite wanted to face palm, she really did. But he was so sweet she just couldn't.

"Jack, you do realize I sell a lot more than books, right?" She waved a hand at the inventory around her. "And the books I do sell? Not really school books, Jack."

Though he'd probably learn a few things from them.

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack is in need of being schooled. "Um, no? Not really?" he said, looking around.

He was not blushing. That was just the light reflecting on his face as he stared at a big floppity something that was big and bright red.

[nofishinmypond.livejournal.com]

Jack rapped on the door, and peered in warily. "Hello? Any gods around?"

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"Just me. Store's not open yet, but you can come in if you want."

Aphrodite was sitting in one of the easy chairs in the middle of the store. If she chose to keep the store open, she just might keep the chairs there.

"What can I do for you, handsome?"

[nofishinmypond.livejournal.com]

Jack raised an eyebrow. "'Just you' as in, you're Afrotiti, or 'just you' as in you're here but she's not? Because it's sort of important that I find out if she's got a snake in her head."

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

And this was Aphrodite blinking at him. She seemed to do that quite often around Fandom, though she was getting used to it.

"Okay, big guy, first off, my name is Aphrodite, and I'm the goddess of love, the real one, from Olympus, Zeus was my father, and I have a son named Cupid, and ewwww!! Why would I want to put a snake in my head?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Having heard last night's broadcast, and wanted to know how Ja-- Aphrodite was dealing with stuff. Plus, she still needed to thank her for helping her pick out a gown for Barbara.

"Jackie?" She peeked in the door. "Sort of?"

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

Still shaking her head over the bizarre day she'd been having, 'Dite looked up as Dinah came in. "Sort of?" She chuckled. "Well, guess I deserved that, didn't I?"

She came out from behind the counter, sliding her hands into her back pockets. "Hi, Dinah. Guess you heard, huh?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Uh-hunh," Dinah admitted, almost mirroring the woman's posture, with her hands in her capri front pockets. She was trying not to stare, but not quite managing it. "It's for real? You're a goddess? That goddess?"

Having met Fiona, talked to Rachel about her demony dad, Gabrielle about Ares, and having heard about angels around the island, Dinah wasn't ruling this out. What it meant, though, she wasn't sure.

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, Sweetie, I am. I'm sorry I didn't tell you." Aphrodite smiled and chuckled softly. "I'm beginning to think I would have been better off just coming in as myself. With all the strange people running around, who'd notice the goddess of love, hm?"

She waved towards the chairs. "Wanna talk?"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

At some point when the store was open for general business, Alex showed up with Griff in tow. Yes, little virginal Griff was going to get some kind of education today.

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Griff followed Karev in, not knowing why in hell he was doing this.

Taking one look at the store interior, he started backing toward the door again.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Oh no," Alex said, grabbing for Griff's sleeve and yanking him in the store. "No way. You agreed so we're going to shop and maybe buy some stuff."

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Griff was pulled back in. "Yeah, I don't know that this is so great an idea after all..."

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

Aphrodite had seen the boys come in, but the one seemed capable of finding his way around, and the other seemed like he'd jump at his own shadow, so she left them to their own devices, watching them from the back where she was hanging up the newest leather items she'd actually ordered.

Finally, she crossed to the counter, smiling at both of them, occasionally laughing to herself at comments they made.

When they were ready, she'd be at the register.

(ooc: you guys seem to be doing fine! Dite's here if you want to talk to her!)

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

After their brief disagreement about condoms, Alex spotted the shopkeeper and dragged Griff with him up to her.

"Hi there," he said politely. He could do polite, see. "My friend's a complete newbie when it comes to all things sex. He's seen breasts and nearly passed out. Got any recommendations him?"

[we do! we can do a alex-griff-'dite posting order so we don't overlap if that works!]

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

"Thanks for that...great bit of oversharing, I think I'll just go...somewhere," Griff said, miserably, trying to make himself as small as possible.