People need foundations. Ancient Rome and their Greece, the small amount of makeup I use and my face, The asshole neighbor next door who canāt stand up properly without his cane, and so on. Foundations give rise to certain achievements and whatnot.
Ā Ā Ā I sketched the insides of a paper line and was fixated on the filament that lined the sides of my writing.
āIt tastes like assā Gaius stood up inspecting my paper.
Gaius was always my clown, but whenever he got the chance he would complain to no end whatsoever.
āYou just donāt have the acquired taste man, you need to start feeling that shit a little better you know? It doesnāt make sense now but it takes time.ā She slurred her words a little.
He fingered the sides of the wooden pipe. āBabe you donāt need to tell me how to smoke, also what do you mean by feeling it better? Are you alright, or did you get too buzzed you dunce...ā
I needed to fall back on him, he was right, I really couldnāt handle a good buzz yet... āYouāre stupid, just let me judge you while having a momentā
āSure I am, by the way, can I tell you something?ā
āDonāt call me bro, and the temples have opened back up so we need to go back there sometimeā Gaius stood up and wipe his face with his hand... gross, but weirdly hot.
āYeah sure, but Iām not too down with the temple shit... my pagan shit has itās own business, and to be fairly honest I canāt violate my code of codes.ā
Looking around the room, I tried to let my buzz settle down, I noticed that my desk was lined with trash and PokƩmon cards (me and Gaius were into that).
ā Eurydice [yÉĖridÉsÄ] Itās been a while since youāve been to one of my familiesā gatherings or whatever... I know they can get out of control sometimes, but thatās how Romanovs are. Culture I guess, but it would be nice to have you over you know?ā Gaius shifted around, he was still standing and had his hands in his pockets for some reason... fuckinā weirdo sometimes.
āLike I said, naw Iām good, no means no dumbass. Just kidding, I love you. But the point is, is that Iām just not good around those scenes, the heavily cultured families... Iām not sure, but it just makes me feel left out you know?ā
āDonāt get mad at me, Iām just saying I get too shy and I canāt handle that.ā In the moment I felt like leaving cause Gaius always gets a certain way when undermined like that. He gets quiet and it pisses me off.
āIāll walk you outā Gaius bends down to help me up.
āNo Iām good, thanksā Rejecting his hand, I stand up on my own, shook his hand goodbye, and promptly exited through his bedroom door and out of his house.
āThe world feels fineā
āBlue finger tips touch my browā
āThe Juniperus trees down this way are niceā
Eurydice calmed her mind, keeping it off of Gaius. While walking she had tugged at her hair, the braids had come apart slightly and she was able to feel fly-aways.
āDamn it I need to fix my hair soon...ā
A man had stepped up to her as she was distracted.
āYou need to repent for your sins. PHOBETOR has sent a message to me that everyone here in the great city of Athens will die from shitstorms and government takeovers... too many immigrants prove it! And I stepped in some shit the other day!!!ā
Eurydice was pushed aback by the surprise of this old man. She noticed that this man was ragged and was probably of the lower classes.
āWatch it or Iāll call the guard.ā Eurydice hovered her hand above the knife that was hidden by her side.
āYou and everyone need to listen to me. We will be plunged into an extinction event if we donāt act now!ā His hands grabbed the sides of his head as if he were on something.
āYou need to stop. Iām distressed. You canāt be distressing women in the midst of guards.ā She furrowed her brow and was pressuring herself to scream to get this lunatic out of her way.
āAtāƩƩd, Please listenā
āNo, I wonāt, because logic tells me Phobetor tricked another fool.ā She readied herself to walk on.Ā
āMaybe Morpheus will bless your next sleep and rid you of your anxiety old man. Iām off...ā
Eurydice went back to admiring the Juniperusā and finished her walk back to her home.Ā
The old man went back to stitching his arm up after another shot of Morpheus.Ā