|| codename: persephone.
“ Mm. Very classic.”
Estefania held on to a semblance of seriousness until the other woman laughed; she dissolved into her own bell-like, boisterous giggles. Smiling with kindness, she listened. Steph had a way about her that communicated empathy or sympathy without making someone feel pitied. “You’re not alone, Honeybee.”
“Good to meet you. It’s Emily, isn’t it?” They’d been told her name and how long she’d trained with the organization, but nothing else. “It’s been a few years here.” Steph had begun training at the age of seventeen and become one of the first Graces nigh on two months to her twentieth birthday. That was forever ago; almost six long, colorful, beautiful, fast years past. Years written by Homer and Euripides, touched by Aristophanes.
“Thank you! Maybe I could do something for you some day? You seem like the emerald green peekaboo type.” Steph smiled, reaching out her hand. “I was just heading to the west gardens. Join me?”
years -- this woman had been here for years. years of training, years of powers; emily couldn’t even begin to imagine what that was like, but steph hardly seemed to have suffered for it. that was a good thing, right? pink hair and venus fly traps aside, the woman seemed very well adjusted, and that spoke of possibly good outcomes for the other, as well. “ emily, yes. uh -- em. they called me medusa? “ it fit, granted; she knew the myths. that didn’t mean she quite understood the need for codenames, or even truly what they were, only that she wasn’t human, or human anymore, and that was all that mattered. how she’d gotten the powers, she still didn’t know. twisting her fingers against each other, she offered a small smile. “ there are gardens? this place is a lot bigger than i thought it was. “ lips pursed, she glanced around the room, as if a wall might slide away to reveal some new and great secret ( and who knew, it was definitely possible. it might ). “ uh, yeah, sure. i’d like that. i’d like to see more of where i’m going to be living, anyway. i don’t... really know what to expect, you know? “











