The Bad Apple (Aphrodite)

[ERIS | DISCORDIA]

Thousands of years before, a bitter Eris dropped a golden apple of her creation into the middle of a wedding feast she wasn't invited to. The apple said "Kalliste" which meant "To The Most Beautiful". Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite fought over it, Zeus got Paris of Troy to judge which one would own it, and the apple went to Aphrodite. In return, Paris got the most beautiful mortal in existence, Helen, and their romance sparked a big, nasty war. Eris got what she wanted in the end...

And now Eris needed her apple back. With all the animosity going on at the camps, Eris wanted to to join in the fun... as well as find the one who was stealing her MO. She needed the golden apple to accomplish a few things. She almost regretted the Goddess of Lo... well Aphrodite obtaining it, even if a great war had resulted from it.

Clad in her suit that was literally made from darkness a la her primordial parents, Erebos and Nyx, she appeared on Olympus. She grimaced at how bright and cheerful it was there and missed her home in the Underworld already, not that she liked that place either... or any other place for that manner. A magical servant appeared and asked if she wanted something to drink, but she swatted the poor fellow away, prompting him to poof.

"Aphrodite!" she shouted as she looked about. "Where are you Aphrodite? I need to address the Goddess of Lo... of Looo... oh gods I just threw up in my mouth a little."

APHRODITE/VENUS

[APHRODITE/VENUS]

Aphrodite had decided that she liked people now. Or well, deities. It was a total lie as she found most of them bothersome and much preferred the company of most Gods. They had certain ways of communicating that suited her much better and generally speaking put her in a good mood. Then again, there was always the ones she interacted with a lot less than most. The Darkness Collection (as she called them in her mind) were in that particular ballpark. It had been quite a while since Aphrodite had last had a proper conversation with any of them and so she was a little surprised when one showed up at her perfect house on Olympus. She'd decorated it lavishly with plenty of pink since that was in fashion and somewhere in the center of her house the golden apple she'd managed to win stood proudly on a pedestal.

Ares in particular had loved that particular scenario, as he at times reminded her. Her vanity had been enough to start a war of such immense proportions that he'd been like a kid in a candystore. Aphrodite smiled at the memory. It was good to see her primary lover so happy. She loved Ares more than any of the other Gods she flirted with, that went without saying. She was fond of him and he of her, even though their relationship was regularly explosive and to most people, a bit unhealthy. They did bring out both the best and the worst in each other, much like their respective area's did to the humans on earth.

Aphrodite walked up Eris and smiled brightly, even though Eris clearly wasn't as delighted to be here. She probably had some plan. Not that Aphrodite would let that stop her. She walked straight up to Eris and gave her a big hug. "Eris, my darling! It's so nice of you to stop by. I should really thank you for establishing my status as most beautiful goddess in the world all those years back. You can be very elusive if you want to be." Aphrodite said, almost chiding the other goddess for not reminding her that thanks were in order. "What brings you here today? Would you like some tea or coffee? Or Ambrosia. Whatever you want, I think I store a little something of nearly everything here anyway." Aphrodite wouldn't blame her if she asked something particularly strong either. Sometimes even the Goddess of Love started happy hour shortly after waking.

ERIS | DISCORDIA

[ERIS | DISCORDIA]

Eris' eyes widened when Aphrodite hugged her. What the living Tartarus did the other goddess think she was doing? Eris quickly began a black mist and floating out of the embrace before reforming. Dite then thanked her for establishing Dite's status as the most beautiful of goddesses ages ago.

"You're not welcome," she sneered. Aphrodite then began offering stuff. Eris hated hospitality. That meant friendship and kindness and sharing... aka the F-word, K-word, and the S-word, all profanity to Eris. "I don't want any of those things. Besides, I brought my own snack." She then produced a bag of Almond Joys and a bag of Mounds. Some felt like a nut, and some didn't. Eris let the two candies fight over which would be eaten by her. An Almond Joy won and Eris popped it in her mouth.

"What I am here for is to regain my rightful property," she said, which was a lie. The Apple belonged to Aphrodite now, despite Eris being the one who created it. However, Eris was the literal Mother of Lies, so she had no issue with popping out a lit herself. "The Golden Apple... Kallise... where is it? I have a... project in the works and I need it. So if you could just hand it over, I'll be on my way."

APHRODITE/VENUS

[APHRODITE/VENUS]

Aphrodite found it highly amusing how badly Eris could handle some love and kindness. On that point she kind of reminded the Goddess of a petulant child that wanted to establish themselves. Everybody needed love though, even Eris. Not that it was wise to suggest such a thing to a Goddess that was born to create conflict. It helped that strife and conflict helped build relationships so it was hard for Aphrodite to see Eris as a permanent enemy. Some couples didn't make it but those that did always came out stronger. That was the sort of thing that was dificult for Aphrodite to pull off on her own.

Aphrodite smiled slightly at the rudeness and sneers of Eris. That was simply her nature and it would be rude to expect the other Goddess to behave differently. "I'll make you some coffee then. I think the bitter taste suits you better than the fruit based tea selection I currently have around. I've favoured cherry or strawberry lately." Aphrodite said politely as a nearby nymph floated off to make the coffee and strawberry tea, only one of which was likely to be consumed.

Then Eris brought up the apple and how she wanted it back and Aphrodite shook her head slightly. "It clearly stated it was a gift so you gave up ownership. It no longer is your rightful property. Yet if you could be bothered to ask nicely I'll consider handing it over." Aphrodite said with a twinkle in her eyes. Knowing Eris the thought alone would be disgusting to her. Asking nicely didn't seem to be in her severely lacking dictionary.

ERIS | DISCORDIA