Let's Talk (Chris)

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So apparently a lot had been going on. Sure, the camp was going through a lot, and he respected that and tried to help guide through that where he could, but there were other proverbial fish to fry. Fish that had to do with his daughter. Fish that actually had nothing to do with fish seeing as they actually dealt with a son of Jupiter, who probably would not like to be likened to a fish. That was Neptune’s department. What would he call a son of Jupiter? His right half tended to avoid nicknames for politeness sake, but Left was all for them, usually to the face of the one in question. Today, he thought he best leave out too may nicknames. Today was special. Today was Interrogation Day.

So Janus was off, keeping it to one face for simplicity’s sake. He might change that though, once he found the boy. Intimidation was good. Even if he didn’t have the tools that Pluto had, since the two had spoken at length about how to deal with suitors. He wouldn’t mind borrowing that tour of the Underworld idea. For now, he would just go with what he had. Where to find the lad though? He was recently out of the infirmary, so that was so much for cornering him there. Supposedly he was going to undergo some kind of shock therapy procedure to get his memory back. Promised to be fun. As long as he didn’t get himself killed in the process. He didn’t know much about the boy to be duly upset if he, ahem, didn’t make it, but he knew Marie would be. Okay, that sounded harsh. He did want to get to know the boy, seeing as they would be family before long if today went well. Big if. See, this lad thought he was in the clear, to be sure. He thought it was smooth sailing from here, no doubt. Surprise.

He went to the Principia and didn’t bother to knock. Either way, he was invisible to everyone, so he simply walked right past the offices of the praetors without bother. The dogs didn’t even see him. He thought about stopping in the file rooms and looking up every last word on this Chris boy, not that he hadn’t been doing his research all along, but still. However, seeing as he was intending to get it from the mouth of the young man himself, then there really was no point, right? He wanted to hear it from the one in question. He came to the office door of some Christopher Ashby and knocked, hoping his intuition was right and he would actually be here. He needed a private word.

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Chris as always, even before war, before being kidnapped and before losing some parts of his memory, he was in his office at Principia. it was weird how some things couldn't be erased, muscle memory perhaps, he knew that even if he couldn't remember anything he would still ended up going to Principia and would end up reading the files. He had done it since the very first day he was given with the centurion badge. He knew the great responsability that they had given with. His cohort was more than just a bunch of people that he had to lead into battle and win, his cohort was more like an extension of his family circle.

All of them! He remembered the chaotic Edmund Simons. He for sure was one of the most problematic guys in the chort, still he was his responsability as everybody else. charlie and himself were the ones in charge to train them, to give them all the necessary tools to keep going in a battle, to survive no matter the enemy they would have to face, in or outside the camp. But for many reasons he felt he had failed to them, even to the gods. Edmund had been a traitor, First cohort couldn't protect everyone in camp and the city. and the cherry on top of his already full pie, was that he got trapped by a stupid girl from third cohort.

He didn't care if she had been trained since diapers to do it, he was elite in camp! how could that girl do that!? something he was still thinking about. what the hell did they do to him in that place? would he ever injure Marie with all of what they did? "NO!" he thought and shook his head, he would never hurt Marie, before that he would take his own life. But nothing wrong had happened, only that gap in his memory. He looked at the paper he had on his desk and read it for the 12th time. ADHD plus all what he had on his plate those days, kept his mind too distracted to put attention to a single paper. "... 48 hour drill in the fields of Mars to the first cohort with an invitation to the second cohort to join..." he was reading the letter when he heard the door.

"come in..." he said and rubbed the bridge of his nose. He was tired and for some reason fate wouldn't let him finish that letter that day.

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This was going to be fun. He was so tempted to not even knock here too, but he did to a degree respect this young man. Besides, first impressions were quite important. If he was so important to his daughter, then he would not do anything to upset her by disrespecting him. The praetors were another matter, considering he just waltzed right in unannounced, but they couldn’t see him, so who really cared? Besides, they weren’t the ones engaged to Marie. Huge detail. This young man he was about to meet in person had a lot to prove. He’d seen him a hundred times, usually shadowing him unseen as he walked through his life and made big decisions all the time. He was a centurion, after all, and the son of Jupiter. There was a lot going on in his life. He was a leader in the Roman military. Janus couldn’t say he was entirely pleased with everything he saw though. The boy was something of a bully before his incident with Evelyn. In fact, one of his proudest moments was when it was his daughter who stood up to him. The whole falling in love eventually thing though… the jury was still out on that. Time to bring the jury back in.

He smiled to himself as the young man told him to come in. Without hesitation, he opened the door and stepped inside before closing it behind him. Janus regarded the young man for a long moment, which was probably a little awkward for him, but what did it matter? If he couldn’t stand up for himself under scrutiny, the test was already failed. Marie had inherited some nasty things from her father and needed someone strong of will to look after her. She was a force to be reckoned with should she put her mind to it; he didn’t doubt that at all. It was just that now that she was looking into who to spend the rest of her life with, he had to be spot on.

Finally, he met the young man’s eyes and his smile broadened. It was a strange smile, considering it was piecing together two personalities who were having very different feelings right now. The Right had nothing but hope for this meeting, though that did not mean that he would go easy on him. The Left was plotting ways to make this even more difficult. So the combined expression read something along the lines of ‘You have a lot to prove and gods am I going to have fun with this’. “You must be Christopher Ashby. Good. I was hoping I would find you here. And I see you’re not busy, so even better.” Actually, Chris did look busy, but as far as he was concerned, Chris should make time for this. “I understand you are engaged. So tell me more. And I wouldn’t advise leaving much out because I already know what to look for. So then, let’s start with your intentions and reasons.” He didn’t introduce himself on purpose, curious to see how this young man would react.

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chris was stil rubbing the bridge of his nose when he heard the door was opened and then closed again. The moment he heard the voice he looked up and meet the gaze of the guy who was talking to him. who was that guy? had he seen him before? Maybe it had been before... before he was taken... or maybe he was just being fooled by his mind and the way that it had been destroyed and built back in some different and weird way. But there was something about that man that he knew he had seen before. the way of smiling. that smile, he had seen it. a mix of feelings, all the mental chaos in it. How was it possible so much chaos in a mind! Well, in fact he knew his mind was like that the moment he was released, and now it still had such confusion in it, so why wouldn't this guy had the same kind of problems. Maybe there he met him... or not?

"aye, you found me." he said in a kind of cold tone. He couldn't help himself, he was son of the king of the gods, and he was a spoiled prince, so... He only was kind and sweet to Marie and his cousins. "talk? about what?" he asked, and when the man explained that he wanted to know all about his engagement chris glared at the man and tilted his head as he closed the small file he had on the desk, he put the unfinished letter in side and then looked back at the man. "my engagement... why would you care about it sir?" he wouldn't talk about it with anyone that he didn't know, but he wouldn't be exactly rude to the man. He simply was stating his posture and he was also showing the man that he was a Prince, that he wouldn't be ordered to do anything. Chris forgot for a moment that Gods were his superiors, even if he didn't want to answer to mortals, he would do it to gods. "why do you happen to care about it?" He asked and leaned back on the leather back of his chair, it was comfortable and thank the gods it was cool inside the office, he had hated the hot weather outside, he missed the cool weather that was all over his beloved Ireland.

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Oh, this was going to be good. Janus was having too much fun with the boy. Young man, whatever. Still a boy. He nodded. “Good, otherwise I’d have to take you in for impersonation of a centurion and I’m sure that wouldn’t be pretty.” He wandered over to the desk and picked up one of the folders nonchalantly and flipped through it. “First cohort. Impressive. I guess you could say I’m in fifth.” Well, both his children had been in fifth or were in fifth, so supposedly that was simply how he was classified here. “Shouldn’t be surprising from you, son of Jupiter. High and mighty. Oh, I know of you and your reputation. Hard to miss. That’s why it’s so curious that you would be engaged to someone so… ah, beneath you. Oh, I’m sure you thought it too. So tell me how that came about.” Okay, so he actually already knew the whole story, but it was fun to get it from the prince’s mouth too.

He nodded. “Talk about what indeed?” He smirked, setting down the file, then explained how he wanted to know about the young man’s engagement. The smirk didn’t leave his face as he responded. Ah, perfect. Janus looked around the office at the various photos and other odd decorations. Including one of Marie and this young man. She seemed happy. Well, both seemed happy, but he was mostly concerned with her right now. Actually… He walked up to the photo and looked closer, trying to spot how genuine the boy’s smile was. Yes, he was ignoring the lightning prince, and he was almost doing it on purpose, just to get a rise out of him. Actually, forget that, he was doing it on purpose. It was a game to him. Finally he walked back to the front of the desk and looked back to the owner of this little office. “Why do I happen to care? Interesting you should ask. Consider this an interview. To see your worth. I have a vested interest in that young lady. One of those… let’s say should you make her cry one time, I will make sure you rue the day. How does that sound?” He drew from his pocket a golden key and fiddled with it. “Ah, but I’m not being very clear even then am I? I’m sure you’re thinking who is this man to be so protective of Marie Winters. Mmm, makes sense. Well, allow me to shed some light on the subject.” He waved the key in front of his face and the Mist vanished so that Chris would be able to see both face, both of them smirking and looking at him through the corner of their eyes. They spoke in unison. “I’m her father.”

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Chris looked at the man, he was something that deep in Chris' bones, he knew that was scary, but why? he wasn't scared of gods, non of them! He respected them all, but never feared them! So why was he feeling some fear for the man in front of him? He tilted his head as the man talked to him. So the man knew him... well, that was good, then he wouldn't have to explain to him who he was and what he was. Everything had been going perfectly well, he had been controling his bad temper all the time, until the man called Marie something beneath, lower than he was.

His hands trembled in rage, how could that man talk like that about Marie?! He could insult him all he wanted, who cared about it! But Marie? "Careful old man... Marie is my fiancè. She isn't lower, she may not have the power of thumder and lightning, but she has the power of understanding the heart of others, their doubts and their struggle. That is a much bigger gift than mine. Maybe she isn't first cohort. well, That way one of us won't be severly injured in a war and survive. right?" He glared at the man. and electricity ran over his skin and trhough his entire body.

Then the man simply told him who he was, why he was testing him. "her... father?" he asked and there he saw the double face head. Yes he had insulted him... but it had been to defend Marie... did that count? He lifted a brow and then chuckled and nodded. "good one... then I passed or I'll face the trial of the all mighty Janus?" half sarcasm, half honesty, he couldn't deny he was son of Jupiter, his over self steem was all over the place! He got up and walked to a small fridge he had on a corner on a table. He took a bottle of cold water and offered it to the god. "would want some?" He Loved Marie with all his heart, if the god wanted them to break up, he was wasting his time.

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Janus could feel the turmoil in the young man. He was doing a good job so far in all honesty. Regulating those delightful – ha – emotional gifts his father had given him. Arrogance? Well, that was certainly there, but in check. Good for him. Then Janus pushed him one notch too far and could see that delicate balance snap. He looked like he was ready to punch and electrocute him at the same time. His tone told him he wasn’t far off too. He smirked – which probably didn’t help the boy’s mood – and listened. He spoke very highly of Marie. Good, that was a start. Now he just needed to prove he would lay down his life for her if the situation called for it, and he would be halfway to being worthy her hand in marriage. Yes, Janus was a little protective of his little girl. After the disaster that was his son some thirty years ago, he was not keen on taking Pluto’s favored route of leaving the kids to find their own path. He wouldn’t tell Marie what to do, but he would see to it that she didn’t abuse or be crippled by (both equally probable) her abilities. Oh, and that nothing poisonous entered her life. The one she married played a large role in being poisonous or not. Which was why father was here to test the little dear.

He tapped his chin as the young man made this and that point about how valuable she was and well suited the two of them were together. “I see your point, though you seem to fail to see the hazards of you getting severely injured as well. Seeing as that’s actually already happened and we know how it goes.” Yes, Janus had been watching from the shadows as his darling daughter cried into her pillow because her beloved had lost his memory. He was not unaware. Oh ho, there was the shocking truth. Literally. He could smell the ozone in the room as the boy hummed with electricity. “Incidentally, you should get yourself under better control there, lad. Could hurt someone.” Was he baiting him? Oh yeah. Did he care? Not in the slightest.

Janus chuckled when the young man learned just what was going on. “Yes, her father.” Ah, good one, face the trial of the almighty Janus. “Yes, in fact. Though I wouldn’t speak lightly of it. I may not be an Olympian like your father, but I am quite adept at trials. Oh, and I can read your conflict like a book.” He smirked. He watched the boy go to the mini fridge with some measure of curiosity. What was he doing? Then he came over with a bottle of water. Odd. A son of Jupiter offering a minor god water? He tentatively took the bottle. “Thank you.” He opened it and took a sip. It was cold and refreshing. Obviously spring water, or as close to it as these days got with all the humans everywhere. Hard to find a Juturna-approved spring anymore.

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Chris knew that he was standing on very fragile place. He wasn't speaking to a common veteran, or a common member of his cohort, he was talking to Marie's father and add to that that he was a god too, so he was playing wih more than fire, in that moment he was playing with his father's thunderbolt itself! If he wasn't careful he would get demolished in a second! But he wasn't going to show her father that he was scared, he would respect the god, but still he wouldn't show him his fear, eve if the god could read it, because the fear he felt wasn't for his life, but for the probability of losing Marie.

"Then, sir you know that I didn't fail, It is a fact that I will get injured and not Marie." He said and then sipped from his water, then tp it again and looked at Janus once more. "And that is what it must be. even if we weren't in an army, the man always must take care of the woman and the children, we are the warriors because women have the most amazing job of all. They bare our children and take care of them, they guide the lass and lassies, they are amazing. We men are just... providers, shields and swords. But when a man finds a woman like Marie, then that man can evolve and be more than just that."

what was happening to him, he was blushed more than possible! Was it Venus messing up with him? or what was going on?! where did those words came from?! Not that he didn't feel them! but... He had just spoken about children!! and with Marie!! in front of Janus!! He breathed deeply and then continued, hoping he wouldn't be messing with his future. "Sir, I know you are not an Olympian, but I've come to the conclusion that a lot of non Olympian gods are just as worthy as the Olympian ones, and deserve as much respect as the very king of the Gods does."

ok, maybe that wasn't that bad. "and if you are here to tell me to stay away from Marie... you waste your time, because not even memory loss made me forget her... Then it seems that every fiber in my body searches for her and no matter how bad or ill or injured I am, I will always go back to her." ok, maybe he will kill him slowly... or fast?

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Janus made a face. Or rather, his left side made a face, which he didn’t bother to remedy before it reached his one-facial features because for once the right agreed. A scowl of sorts. “You think this trifle do you? That easy? For you see, young man, I kept careful eye on my daughter. She relies on you a great deal, you know? Seeing you so mightily wounded was very hard on her. You were on your merry way trying to remember the names of the colors and your alphabet or whatever. She was going to sleep every night wondering if her hopes and dreams were gone to her and if you’d ever look at her the same again. Yes yes, I know you knew her name, so some credit to you. But I imagine you still don’t remember everything. What if something was really important to her, yet you have no recollection of it and never will? Hmm?”

He sipped his water and let the boy talk. Then came the well placed glare. “I hope you are not insinuating anything. Even an ancient and immortal god knows the woman is more than how many children she can give birth to. I’m sure you weren’t insinuating that though, or I’d have to torch you. But on your other topic, yes, you are the protector and you will do your job and you will see to it that she is happy too, do you understand? Let’s talk about this, man to man. She is my little girl. You are too young still and too naïve to understand what that means. As you consider yourself her protector as her boyfriend or whatever, it is tenfold for me. So then! Seeing as you rank lower, consider it like… if you fail at your mission, I will simply have to take over and succeed at mine. If she gets a papercut, I’ll let that pass. If she cries because of something you did or did not do… well then, you better perfect begging for mercy.” A smirk came to his face. “Make enough sense to you?”

Then the boy continued and, well, he would be lying if he said the ego stroke wasn’t nice. He stood a little straighter. “Valuable thing to believe. It will get you far.” Then his eyes flashed as Chris finished off his well-placed lines. Oh yes, it was a challenge. “I’ve been watching you, boy. I know how you behave. But I also know how you treat her. When you can. So here’s my bargain. I give you one month. That’s it. You have that time to do one act that proves to me you are worthy of her. I’ll let you decide what that act is. Blow me away. But more importantly, blow her away.”

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Notes: mwahahah!