Harp the Wigglytuff @wigglytuffitout@computerfairi.es

"and sometimes - sometimes, it was more than Zeus. it was more than just my husband, the one i was bound to, that i was happily responsible for. Dido came to me sobbing. 'I have fallen in love with a man who does not love me, but only my country. Please, help me, before my Carthage and my memories of Iarbas are swallowed up by his greed, and by his ambition!' and so i held her and said -

let Mother be their villain, i will help you."

"Leto cried to me about how Zeus had told her she would never be safe, on land nor sea, and that all she desired was to give birth free of him. yes, i was there, holding back the goddess of labor until i could convince Poseidon to let Delos float, and only let him anchor the island when i knew it was over. Eileithyia was happy to swear to the secret, and loudly proclaim my vindictive cruelty, so Leto lived in peace."

"but there was a woman who did not, who lived the rest of her life peacefully, only sometimes flinching at her old name Semele, away from the gaze of Zeus. how can my husband lust after someone who no longer exists? i have done this dozens of times, hundreds of times. it is the same tale, over and over again."

"one story flowed into another. there was the story Zeus told. i was cruel, bitter, vengeful, all the men whispered. only the women heard the truth. that was how i came to hold Semele as she wept about how she did not want to kill her son, as she knew Zeus would kill her for harming him, but that being pregnant was killing *her*. i told her i would find a way. and i did. the men whisper of my vengeful wickedness still."

"so yes, i did ask my husband to give me that pretty white heifer. but as soon as i took her back to my garden, i begged her forgiveness for not noticing her plight sooner. yes, i sent Argus and his hundred-eyes to guard Io. i sent them down winding streets until Argus was sure that she could no longer be seen by anyone. Zeus closed every eye in anger, but Argus did not relent. and so Io found safety."

"i won't pretend to be sinless. at first i acted in anger. a goddess of matrimony, and my love constantly breaking the vow that i make sacred - it stings, it aches. the double disrespect - i cannot expect a mortal to know that fully, and i wouldn't wish that pain on you. i even tried to do the same to him. but he didn't notice, nor did he care, in the end. vesta will tell you: anger makes a cold hearth."

"i know you're not stupid enough to believe all those men tell you," she says, her tone sharp with a mother's disapproval before it softens again. "but i can't blame you for hearing what i wanted to be said. you see, i wanted those stories known, and not the truth. i think you're ready to hear what truly happened, now."

hey so y'know that thing where persephone and hades has been reclaimed as this feminist tale, with persephone going willingly out of love?

what if we take a big heaping serving of that and apply that to juno/hera

ok, time to poirot and catz and then bed

i'm just going to accept that i'll just come with wet hair to my haircut lmao. no fuckin spoons tonight.

@aradinfinity @deme@queer.party note i may be cis but i'm also into lolita fashion styles so like, my fashion sense is incredibly dubious on the best day as per normal standards

@aradinfinity @deme@queer.party LISTEN I'M FIFTEEN YEARS LATE TO THIS BUT CLOAKS ARE SO FUCKING GOOD. THEY'RE TOTALLY MAKING A COMEBACK.

i'm slightly smad the really elegant one (as opposed to... the bunny one) came just in time for me to wear it for like 2 weeks and then georgia went "well, everybody, it's time for summer now"

anyway cloaks. they're good. i've nabbed my two off aliexpress and they're fucking amazing

"whisper those words to me, and i'm yours.........."

"........................dps in need bonus"

/SWOON

and other rdm/smn romance tales, next on #ffxiv ,

i should probably shower tonight but, on the other hand: fuck i'm tired

how ridiculous is it to go to a hairdresser for a wash and cut with wet hair... or maybe if i just... use some dry shampoo.... >>;;;;;;;

@InspectorCaracal LOL yes, i admit i'm nicely mollified now that the mod explained they'd left a message for me but then had to run out so had to nuke the thread because the risk of the phbb overlords seeing it while they were out was sadly too high. i do wish they'd gone to pm me instead but they were able to grab the post for me so i didn't even have to re-bbcode it, which was nice!

aha, there we go, talked to a mod and got an explanation that phbb forums are notoriously difficult on any mention of anything that may hint of piracy, including downloading abandonware.

but, guide up again! on the remaining nexus of petz fandom! http://petzforum.proboards.com/thread/66307/overview-windows-petz-play-nicely

just you know with step zero of "acquiring petz 5" replaced by me doing the linguistic equivalent of looking straight at the camera and giving a big ol' wink #petztalk

i ate too many "Extreme Sour" sweettarts and now my mouth hurts

the hubris of mankind.........................