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[lamb_of_gold]

[Mu is hanging out near the theatre with a pile of, what is, presumably, a cloth. It's gold, but seems a bit...curlier than Aries. He's not repairing it, since he has none of the things he'd need for that, but nevertheless, there is a tiny hammer in one hand, which he's using to lightly tap out imperfections on the surface. He seems very lost in what he's doing, though occasionally, something in the task will give him a moment's pause, or, rarely, smile.


Clearly, the best thing to do here would be to bother him. ]

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[lamb_of_gold]

This is Leo.

The Earth, and yes, I did say Athena.

[oliverplus]

Ahhh, yeah, the lion! That makes sense! [the armour was cool enough to begin with, but the former-Classical-history-major side of Oliver is loving this more and more by the minute]

When are you from...uh...you know, I didn't catch your name! Sorry. I'm Oliver, by the way. [gives him a friendly smile]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Then he should never ever watch Mu's canon. It makes history weep.]

1988, now. Good to meet you. I am Mu.

[oliverplus]

Mu, huh? Nice to meet you!

1988, really? Wow. Must be...some other Earth. [he's still working on getting his head around that idea] There isn't a war, is there? [gestures at the armour]

[lamb_of_gold]

There is, now.

[oliverplus]

[frowns] Sorry to hear that. Is it... [almost asks if it's going "well," but there really is nothing good about war] Is it going okay?

[lamb_of_gold]

Hard to say. Our resources are dwindling, while Hades...we don't know how well he's faring. There are many spectres of his that we have not seen yet.

[oliverplus]

[Hades--not a surprising name for an enemy, but not one he wanted to hear] What's he trying to do?

[lamb_of_gold]

Lead the souls of humanity to 'salvation,' and then assume control of Athena's dominion.

[oliverplus]

You mean...kill everybody?

[lamb_of_gold]

To put it bluntly.

[oliverplus]

But you've got Athena on your side, don't you? And this armour!

[lamb_of_gold]

And Hades has himself and One Hundred and Eight spectres who's Surplice's are comparable to these cloths.

[oliverplus]

[well, this has certainly turned depressing. still, there's an element missing in this story] What about the people? Aren't they helping you? I mean... [eyes his hair] Are you human?

[lamb_of_gold]

Excepting one small village nearby, most of the world is entirely unaware of what's happening.

[A small smile] Yes, I am.

[oliverplus]

[frowns--he knows how that goes. he remembers getting swept up in something so huge, but knowing that nobody around him even had the slightest idea. and only Anna has an idea of it now--aside from a few people on the Plane, of course. it still hurts to think about how his desire to help the universe ended up separating him from everything he loved]

It's like that, huh? That's...rough.

[lamb_of_gold]

I don't mind. Those who do not know of what's going on are unlikely to get involved. [Unless Hades is feeling sadistic that day. He's done it before.]

[oliverplus]

[nods] Yeah...that's good.

And if it ever got rough and they did get involved, they'd help, too. I'm sure they would do.

[lamb_of_gold]

They can try. But even if fear did not paralyze them, there would be little they could do. A Saint fights on levels a normal human can barely fathom, let alone reach.

[oliverplus]

A Saint?

But you said you're human. You help, don't you?

[lamb_of_gold]

A Warrior of Athena. We're human, yes, but we've devoted our entire lives, often from early childhood, to training our bodies and our cosmos to fight these threats.

[oliverplus]

[frowns--that sounds like a sad life to live, being a warrior ever since childhood, but it's not his place to comment]

So what happened to your armour? [gestures at Leo] You weren't hurt, were you? And...what do you mean, "cosmos"?

[lamb_of_gold]

Oh, Leo is not mine. I am the Saint of Aries. I'm just finishing healing this cloth.

Cosmos, I will explain another time, I think. Healing cloths is energy consuming at the very best of times.

[oliverplus]

[oops, his curiosity was getting the better of him] Ohhh, sorry! I should let you work.

[lamb_of_gold]

It's quite alright.