i'm not so typical, you are just cynical // open

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everyone started out a little i n s a n e - but we learned pretty quick how to fake it for the game - open • 601 • kek Against the stone of the ground, Aurora tread down the streets of the city, heels clicking in synch with each passing step she took. It felt good to back, back in Rome. She’d spent enough time in Sweden for her liking, and two years was a long enough time to be away. She had missed quite a lot on both sides of the family. The government was up to no good, and there was war. Not a good place for the Romans, she had left during a once patch of calm. Though, there was a lot she had missed, the place was still the same. The same Rome she loved, the Rome that always drew her back. Aurora was coming back, for a degree. She had begun schooling in Sweden, but her degree was to be finished in the college in the city of New Rome. It was Saturday, and Aurora had no weekend classes to fuss over today. The Daughter of Mars was perhaps overdue for some time to herself. With that, Aurora set her sights on a small place where perhaps she could get a drink. The lovely mid-afternoon caffeine crash was setting in, and things would likely end up less than well say the wrong person crossed her path. Maybe Terminus would have to go to the drastic of forcing her to clip her nails or wear flats. There were more uses for a sharpened fingernail and stiletto than one may have thought. Aurora entered the coffee shop, ordering herself a simple dark drip coffee. IT might have been slightly strange, but Aurora rarely had cream nor sugar in her coffee. She found it detracted from the flavor and intensity of the coffee. By now, caffeine had practically become her life source, the one thing that kept her alive and breathing under the beating California sun. Definately a different environment than what she had been used to after two years. At least this time she could speak more English, fluent in the language by immersion. Aurora’s outfit consisted of a short-sleeved navy blue light button down shirt, cuffed at the elbows, capri pants, a pair of aviator sunglasses, and black heels. Even though she was just going for coffee, Aurora found looking nice to be a quite important ordeal. That was no excuse for poor presentation. She was not a child, nor did she dress as if she were a rather sloppy one. The platinum haired Swede pushed her sunglasses up on her nose, as they had been slipping ever so slightly. Her pale blue eyes were usually covered up with sunglasses, even when indoors. Strange, and slightly suspicious, though it wasn’t like she was about to pull a gun from a trenchcoat. If she had a gun, Terminus would have confiscating it long ago… The Daughter of Mars was slightly uneasy being so separated from her weapons, but she was equal to anyone else in the city, no weapons were allowed. Suitors beware, the Swede had quite a powerful roundhouse kick. Aurora took a sip from her coffee, eyes turning slightly as to check out the nearest scenery. She hadn’t encountered someone in a long while, so the sight of someone so close to her was a bit unexpected. “Hm?”, Aurora said, leaning back slightly. “Hello?...”, That was the right word, was it? Hopefully. Gods, she was far more eloquent in her native tongue, even her German was far better than what she made with English. Oh well, it would have to do, even with her incredibly thick accent. hachi

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It had been far too long since Mars had been able to check up on his kids. Remus was doing Remus. Even if his choices of partners was severely stupid and needed a lot in the call of judgement department. His daughter Charlie had been quite distraught when Mors had left her. But she didn't listen to him when he told her that Mors was a horribly bad idea. He knew what would happen but at the same time, if Mars ever got a hold of Mors's ever so skinny rear end, he'd kill that bastard. He and Pluto normally got along so swimmingly. But ever since Mors's abrupt departure and his daughter's shed tears, he'd kill him. Mattie was doing well, ambitious as ever. She had a wonderful spunk that was natural to the children of Mars. Kenshin was doing well too. His legacies were also doing well, naturally. It seemed that all of the world was fine. At least with his offspring. Now he had the chance to actually be a parent, though his work with his daughters needed a good bit of help. He had never been one for the overly emotional times where they would burst out crying for no apparent reason.

His train of thought brought him back to reality, or at least of what reality he wanted to see. His daughter Aurora was back in New Rome. Not that he hadn't been secretly checking up on her while she was out of the country. She was beautiful, just like her mother had been. He remembered each of his lovers well. He never forgot his children, his lovers or the moment's they had. He watched her sip from her coffee as she then spotted him. Her voice accented of her native land and he had been so proud of the woman that she had become. "You've quite grown up, Aurora." He stated as he leaned over the edge of the lower parapet made of brick that lined the streets. "You've made me a proud father." He stated. If it wasn't for the urging of his mother, Juno, he would have broken Jupiter's rules long ago. He didn't want anything to happen to his own children, so he stayed away, though he took sneaking looks and helping his own children as best as he could without getting caught. Which was rather hard if you wern't Mercury. That sneak thief could get away with anything.

"Tell me, how have you been?" He asked, wanting to know how things were going in his daughter's life. He wanted her to know that he cared, that Mars wasn't just the sperm donor. He was trying to make amends, though he was still a jerk to some people, like that Vulcan idiot. He didn't deserve anything.

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everyone started out a little i n s a n e - but we learned pretty quick how to fake it for the game - @marsultor • 666 • kek It took her a small moment to recognize just who she was speaking to, the faze that she had gazed into, though she felt it be so familiar. Why, the man behind her was none other than her own father, Mars. “It’s been a long while, father”, Aurora said, nodding her head respectfully in presence of the god. A good portion of her behaviors were just common etiquette basics. She wouldn’t act savage, especially not when around company or in a populated city. She hadn’t seen Mars in quite a long while, and she had certainly changed a lot looks wise since then, back when she was practically a ten year old anklebiter. Ten years changed a lot about a person though, and while Aurora had always had a rather thin frame, it was certainly more lean and muscular since she had joined the Legion ten years ago. Since then, Aurora has kept up with her fitness, especially while out in the mortal world. “Ah, Thank you”, Aurora added, a small smile gracing her lips. To say that wasn’t pleasing to her would be an outright lie. If Aurora smiled, it was nearly always genuine. Aurora rarely ever smiled. However, Mars’ comment had done just that for her. It was almost like medicine for the mind, calming and comforting to know that you had done well. Like taking a nice bath after an intense workout. She had made her father proud, that was enough to make her day, in all honesty. She had always had a high amount of respect for Mars, the god who had parented her. “Well, I’ve been alright these past few days. I do enjoy being back here, after two years of absence”, Aurora said, nodding her head. It wasn’t as if she were lying. To say she had a fondness for Rome would be an understatement. Aurora found the city in all it’s glory to be fascinating, and these were the words of a girl who had grown up in a 19th century styled family mansion in Europe. Easily impressed was not anything she went by. However, the duration of her return to Sweden ran dry, and towards the end, she felt her presence was just flat out unwanted. She would have merely stayed at a hotel, if it wasn’t for Alyssa. Aurora loved her sister, and missed her dearly. Aurora had arrived in Sweden the day of Alyssa’s high-school graduation. At 16, she was moving on to higher education, and it was supposed to be the large surprise that Aurora was present for her graduation, after such little communication for a ten year timespan. Alyssa may have been her half sister, but that meant next to nothing to Aurora. Family was family, and you should always be there for them, no matter what. “I went abroad for two years, spending some time to reconnect with my mother, sister and… stepfather”, Aurora said, biting her lip ever so slightly. Aurora never quite had a fondness for the man her mother had married, save for maybe when she was a toddler. The older she got, the more she realized her place, and it had festered into a silent but destructive disliking. I decided to come back here though, and I’m going to university in Rome”, Aurora said, a small smile on her lips. It wasn’t bragging as much as charting her experiences. College was a foundation of people’s lives, and for all she knew it could shape the choices of her career, which were quite wide. “What about you? How have you been these past few days?”, Aurora pondered, taking a sip of her coffee. It was a genuine question, she had legitimate interest, and hopefully she didn’t just merely sound foolish. hachi

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She was grown, that much was obvious. She really had become such a wonderful young woman. She was respectful and gracious, something that hadn't been seen much around his sons, but his daughters at least had a bit of sense to them. He really was blown away by the fact that she had become a strong and independant young lady. IT was nice to know that no matter how much he was forced to stay away, that for the most part, his children turned out decently. HE would have to make a note to take care to make sure that they knew. He'd start with Aurora. That wasn't a problem. She was here and he was here. There would be plenty of time, despite demi-gods having a short life span.

She smiled, which brought a smile to his own face. He was happy that he was happy. He loved each woman he had ever had a child with, though there were some that thought he was foolish and stupid. Each woman was special. Just like every one of his children. Each of them had their own way of doing things, of being strong. They had so much to catch up on. There was so much that he wanted to say to her. But now that she was here, his mind faltered. He didn't know what or how to say what he wanted to say. It was as if everything had flown out of the window, just like that, like a startled bird. Oh great now he was starting to get all poetic. Apollo would probably never let him hear the end of it if he knew.

"I've been doing well. Now that Jupiter has decreed that we may have more to do with our children, I don't have to sneak around like that honorless MErcury to make sure everyone is doing okay." He said with a slight snort of derision. There was an obvious sound of disgust about his tone of Jupiter. Though there were little in the amount of people that knew of his disdain and dislike of Jupiter, though both of those descriptive words were a little on the miniscule side. "What do you plan on studying? In school?" He said with a smile as he turned to look at his little girl. "I need to ask you a favor, though I would understand if you'd refuse." He said with a look off over to the city. "I hope you're doing alright, hope your mother and sister are doing well."

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everyone started out a little i n s a n e - but we learned pretty quick how to fake it for the game - @marsultor • 564 • so short qvq sorry! Aurora wasn’t quite sure what to say, keeping things formal yet relaxed at the same time. This was her father, not just another client to usher on and push away from everything else. So far, Aurora seemed to be navigating well, considering her nature wasn’t always the most sociable. She was definitely more of an isolated person, and kept to herself oftentimes. Not because she was afraid of people, but she typically lacked in interest in a lot of social activities. Very few things scared her, in actuality. Socialization wasn’t one, but rather a necessary evil. Relating on a personal level was a struggle for the girl, as she had become so accustomed to such a formal lifestyle and way of talking to people, that a conversation with a relative was occasionally difficult, as it was almost foreign. the Aldenberg family functioned in such a way that nowadays, family time was a rarity. Everyone was off on their separate ways. Alyssa had just graduated high school, her mother Elise in the family business and Aurora was studying in New Rome. Having the time to just sit down, take a break for coffee, and chat with Mars was something Aurora greatly valued, even if she wouldn’t admit it to very many people. From Mars’ words, Aurora could get the vibe that he held a strong disliking to the King of the gods, though she wasn’t about to comment on the statement anytime soon. She didn’t need the wrath of the gods on her for a comment. Gods were immortal, demigods like her weren’t, she would have to watch her words very carefully. She hadn’t really had much of a qualm with any of the gods. Honestly, talking to Mars was the first time she really could have recalled talking to a god or goddess, except for perhaps seeing Terminus at the borders. For the most part, she laid low, out of the radar from much of the Legion and Rome. Though she never quite always understood why some demigods insisted on holding a grudge towards their godly parents for not being around in their youth. I mean, she understood the situation, and didn’t really have anything against the gods or anyone for that matter. “I plan on studying Economics”, Aurora started, nodding her head slightly. “Something more to add to my credentials, though I am taking a few classes to better my English skills”, Aurora muttered, sheepishly looking away for a moment. English wasn’t her first language and it tended to show, oftentimes when she was flustered. “A favor?”, Aurora said, raising her eyebrows slightly. That was not something she had expected. “I’m sure I wouldn’t have a problem with it”, Aurora said , taking a sip from her coffee mug. “They are doing alright, for the most part”, Aurora said, nodding. Yeah, they were just fine without her. Not really a cause of concern there. “I went back to Sweden to see my sister graduate, before I left for school”, Aurora said, smiling slightly. Her sister was always someone she’d hold close to her, even if the times the two reconnected were few and far between. hachi