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Returning to deal with a large class of youthful demigods turned out to be much more tiring than Hecate was expecting. Surely Hecate made sure to give them instructions and projects to work on during her absence and to assign a substitute teacher, but it seemed like no one paid any attention to their responsibilities. The class was behind and now Summer lessons were necessary.Lunchtime, finally. Instead of heading towards the cafeteria, Hecate just wanted a moment of silence, even for just two minutes. So her destination was the professor's lounge room, and after closing the door behind her, Hecate flopped onto the closest couch in a very dramatic way and let the impact of the soft cushions tend to the side of her body. She exhaled. "These brats. I swear to Themis."

Speaking to herself out loud was a habit Hecate had, especially when dealing with Reason and Emotion. But this wasn't the case, she was simply venting to the ceiling. As she turned her head, then it hit Hecate she wasn't alone at all, but someone else was taking their time in the lounge room. Of all people, it was Athena to watch the ridiculous and childish rant. "Oh- Ath-." Hecate was embarrassed, like a teenager being caught in an awkward situation by the popular girls in school. "Sorry, I thought I was alone."

The Compendium was the official name of the Archives Amaterasu had put up just under the library itself. Filled with enchantments and all sorts of barriers, it was designed to keep the more volatile, and more precious of the deities’ works and other items. Since she had set it up, Amaterasu had had several of the gods stop by, often with nondescript packages (or in Morrigan’s case, macabre items) and would ask the Head Curator to keep them safe.

Naturally, the only ones allowed in the Compendium were those with godly powers and abilities. Amaterasu had to add those extra precautions as the Compendium had a tendency to appear to wayward demigods and summon monsters the first weeks it had been opened.

In order to store something in the Compendium, one usually needed an appointment, or stop by Amaterasu’s office. She had had to device a magical form because the last few objects Apollo had decided to store inside were some highly volatile sun shields (which naturally exploded), and Amaterasu needed the liability clause.

So when a form appeared atop of her desk that morning, she assumed it must be one of the other gods who had already stored something in the Compendium before. Her eyebrows quirked up at the rather long list of items in the inventory box and she felt herself perk up at the name signed as consignee.

Athena.

“Kami,” Amaterasu breathed to herself, fighting the urge to suddenly appear at the librarian’s desk where the forms were, and naturally the goddess. Athena would posses all sorts of books and tomes, and knowledge about the Greek and Roman culture, naturally and Amaterasu was really curious and excited to meet her. After all, libraries were the sort of thing Athena would probably love to talk about right? right?

Taking a deep breath, Amaterasu stood up from her desk, and as sedately and calmly as she could, headed over to the drop off desk for the Compendium. She kept her expression as polite as she could as she spotted the stately form of the goddess, the inventory she wanted stored stacked beside her and on the desk.

As excited as he may have been to accept the role of Liberal Arts Chair, and even more so to reconnect with some colleagues, Morpheus was still the patient and considerate sort. He waited; he waited until the end of Athena's work day; he waited until she was back in her office, packing up for the the journey to her home away from home. A secretive smile played upon his lips as he peeked through her open door. He remained silent, however--that is, until she had finally turned around to leave, and just as she did so, the entire scenery changed.

In a blink, the goddess was no longer surrounded by the interior of her office, but deep within a familiar scene. The golden rays of a sunset bathed through the columns of the Parthenon--not weathered by time, but instead pristine as the years the Acropolis had been built. The air fresh, clean, untouched by industrial pollutants as the sky was clear of smog or planes, smelling sweet and salty and humid at the end of a summer's day. Instead of the drone of traffic, the sound of the sea and the gulls could be heard in the distance, seen to the south with mountains to the east. All of it just as it was thousands of years ago, as though plucked from memory of ages long past.

"Surprise~"

With two holidays coming up and excited students, Athena was quite busy. She had visited the Lunar NY festival but unfortunately hadn’t had the time to see Xiwangmu. So a beautiful golden box was delivered to the Golden Palace in her name.

Inside, Xiwangmu will find a beautiful Greek-inspired orange dress with embroideries of gold threads.

‘My sweet friend,

As the warmer months will soon be upon us, a little something for you to enjoy those future moments.

I wish your daughter and yourself a beautiful new year, full of hope and happiness.

With love,

Athena’

For her precious friend, Athena had chosen a delicate statue of the Three Graces to adorn the gardens of the Golden Palace. It came from her personal collection, preciously kept in the sanctuary of her of her dear Parthenon for centuries.

‘Αγαπητέ Xiwangmu, Τρεις Χάριτες για τις πιο χαριτωμένες θεές που ήρθα να συναντήσω. Ελπίζω η φιλία μας να συνεχίσει να μεγαλώνει. Καλά Χριστούγεννα ! Αθήνα.’

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Far be it from Vitas to miss an opportunity to learn from a goddess of wisdom, so when he learned that the Greek deity taught classes in Philosophy, he could not help but feel drawn to sit in on a class or two. Employed as an archivist through the university's library and museum had its perks, it seemed, and he was allowed to audit the occasional class when available. Fortunately, there were slots available for Athena's classes and...he read all the required materials listed on the syllabus, naturally.

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The Queen Mother gave the magpie a knowing look, her brow quirked upon seeing the shiny object in its beak. "You and I both know very well that is not food." The bird quietly grunted in protest. "Yes, I know it is very pretty and would make a remarkable addition to your nest, but it is not yours. Come now, spit it out," she urged, extending her palm. Much to the creature's chagrin, the magpie relinquished its pilfered treasure and made some grumbling chitters. "Thank you. Now, from whom did you take this?" The bird gestured its head toward an individual nearby and Xiwangmu nodded. "We will discuss this later," she murmured in a disappointing tone, having expected better behavior from her birds.