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Hey Odysseus, have ever seen a baby owl? They are adorable!

(I keep thinking how Athena would look as a child in owl form lol)

awww it's so cutteeeee! Athena, please tell me you looked like this!

Not quite that downy. My animal form matches my normal body in age, so I was closer to an older fledgling rather than a nestling like this one. I had some downs on my back and chest though when I first transformed.

I bet that was still incredibly cute and fluffy.

*Athena is silent for a moment, then she breathes out*

Pallas said so, yeah.

*Odysseus pulls her into a hug*

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Sorry for not checking in for a while, we are kinda busy with surgery right now... It's going so well.

That might have been the most atrocious lie you have ever told.

Pen I am being optimistic.

Yeah... not the time for that. This is bleeding really badly.

Sorry. You're right.

(yeah... Tasha is just overwhelmed. I'll get to the asks one of these days, sorry for the long wait)

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Does athena have to preen her wings like a bird or does being a goddess come with the perks of less maintenance?? Also is she limited to an owl diet when she is in that form??? Has she ever eaten a mouse?? ( i mean no offense athena you're my fave🥺🥺)

I do have to keep my wings clean. I used to preen them manually when I was younger but Hephaestus since came up with a machine that speeds up the process considerably.

Since I'm a divine owl so to speak, I don't really have to worry about owl dietary needs. I don't spend that much time in my animal form. I have caught mice before, and I ate one once, but the taste transferred over to my humanoid form and that was honestly quite disgusting, so I refrain from it now. I can eat regular food as well without consequences, it just tastes a bit odd depending on what it is.

Hey, you said differently when I was younger!

Because you kept trying to give me table scraps, Odysseus, and this got you off my back.

*Odysseus pouts. Penelope and Athena share a smile*

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Athena, I know you don’t know us and we’re only observers, but you have a lot of support. To everyone else, I wish you healing winds and peaceful nights 💖💖

I-

Guys, you need to be careful with the love, she's... not used to this stuff.

*Telemachus is hugging Athena. She's crying* *Odysseus sighs*

Give me a minute.

*He joins them*

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Just how fluffy is Athena's owl form? If you were to poke her, how much of your finger would be consumed by feathers before hitting skin?

Okay, listen closely, I tried this and got bitten for it back in the day, so let me give you the secret insight. It's about two-thirds of the finger deep. It's extremely fluffy. *conspiratorially* Maybe she'll let me without biting me one of these days.

Don't hold your breath.

*Her expression says something along the lines of 'whatever you want'*

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Are you all aware of how baby owls sleep?

Athena?

*Athena sighs*

Young owls cannot support their own head, so they sleep on their stomachs. It looks quite silly.

Awww

Before you ask, no, I was never at the age to do so.

Damn, I'm sure it would have been adorable.

... I never said I didn't do it on occasion. I had... a very persuasive friend.

Pretty please, when you're well, will you demonstrate for us once?

Odysseus...

Oh, please, Athena, it would be so cute.

Oh, by the fates, fine.

*happy wolf noises*

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What are some things that you all want to do once Athena is better? I have a feeling Telemachus will want Athena to take him flying.

Oh, flying with Athena sounds fun, I'd love to if she wants to. I also do want to learn how to fight. I don't really want to be in a war, but I do want to be able to defend myself if necessary.

I want to learn either weaving or embroidery, depending on what Pen and Athena want to teach me. I'd prefer not to wield a sword for a while so a new hobby sounds good.

I really don't care what we do as long as we spend time together. I don't think much about it right now because we have other matters to deal with.

*They look at Athena, waiting for her answer. She sighs*

I'm not in the habit of planning for the future. Not in this way. We'll see what happens.

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Ok, this is so fun

Penelope, Odysseus, what would you have named Telemachus if he had been a girl? Tele, feel free to comment if you like it or not lol

Oh. We went through so many names for boys and girls. For a long time we considered Ephemia for a girl.

Ohh I never knew that! I like it though.

Well, we had something else in mind as well. Or your Dad did, rather. I liked it too though.

Yeah, we would have called you Argyrie.

Woah.

*Telemachus looks over to Athena, smiling. She tilts her head.*

Argyrie? Silver?

That's right. *Odysseus looks very pleased with himself*

Oh I definitely love that.

I-

*Athena can't do anything before Telemachus wraps his arms around her. She curls her wing around him*

(Let me go on a quick tangent ooc. Odysseus calling his son Telemachus, as in "far from battle" or even "fighting from afar" (Archer) def has potential for epic but at that point in my story I'm inclined to say he wouldn't have called him that cos like... it's kinda rude to Athena lol, but let's just ignore that for now. Also Ephemia means "well-spoken" so it also kinda ties in.)