Moonlight guide you.

dark. Give me Melinoë ints…

dark. Give me Melinoë ints…

The sun is beginning to set once again… I’m much more comfortable during the night.

I see… well, I am quite unaware of them, but I believe there are other pantheons where I am from, as well. But we’re so separated by both place and time that there’s no need for us to even interact.

I… wasn’t aware there was a mortal profession that involved dealing with gods directly. Well, besides those who take care of their temples…

It’s nice to meet you then, Naoki. You must be quite a special human to have attracted the attention of gods, though.

I suppose you could put it that way. I am Melinoë — daughter of Hades. You are?

You’re correct about that. Mortals are… confusing. Even I don’t fully understand them, and I’m half mortal on my mother’s side.

That’s true. Having all the gods watching you is rarely ever a good thing…

With what I’ve seen, I am, as well… they do often like to get caught up in mortal business. Especially with someone as intriguing as you.

I’m not used to being awake during the day… it makes it quite difficult to move in shadow.

They don’t exist where I’m from—!

[ Fidgeting with her dress. ] I’ll give those sirens one thing, their songs are quite an earworm… . . . Does my dress really look like it came from the garbage? 💧 No. That’s how they get you, Melinoë…

Good morning. Moonlight guide you.

. . . How do you not know what a horse is?

The… the animal? Horse?? 💧

I’m… confused. Does it not already have a method of propulsion? I don’t see the point of replacing the horses with something else.

A chariot?

I’m quite tired… I haven’t been this tired in a while. Perhaps it’s the new area… Either way, I believe I’m going to go find someplace to rest. Moonlight guide you all.

I… um, what? What is a ‘car’?

Well, yes. Nobody is perfect.

Well, I don’t see why you asked, then. When asking a rhetorical question, you should always expect a possible answer.

Oh. Apologies. It didn’t sound like one.

My family was captured by the Titan of Time, I was raised solely with the task to eventually kill and eradicate him from existence, therefore being stripped of many things raising a child would usually require. Does that answer your question?

What is… going on? I don’t like this. Is this another one of Chronos’ tricks—? But he’s never forced me into someplace like this before… And I can’t return to shadow… something is very, very wrong.

Return to shadow, now!

Return to shadow, now!

[ temp. pin ] Death to Chronos!