It was strange, in just a short period of time, I had increasingly stopped thinking of Rain as a man at all. This was especially true after Jessica’... rather candid remark upon meeting her for the first time. This had allowed me to see Rain with new eyes, and I wasn’t the only one. Larissa increasingly behaved as if Rain were her girlfriend, something that I found very charming even before I knew that they had anything sexual between, or even before I realized that Rain was no guy. She had. The prayers to Father and the curses at me will soon grow silent, and as the gods that ruled before us, we will fadeand be forgotten.’ ‘There were no gods before us!’ he demanded. I noticed that a few heads in the bar turned to look our way. I chuckled. ‘How? How can you stand there and say that, when I can still see the burned scar on your neck from where Apollo struck you?’ I pointed a finger at him. ‘Has so little as a pair of millennia erased the battles, you and the others fought to. I’ve had him since he was a pup.”“He’s lovely!” She grinned stretching a hand out to him to sniff. “Listen!” I am sorry for the ball and for him getting sand on you! Can I buy you a drink or an ice cream or something to make up for it?”“No I’m fine!” She giggled. “It’s nice to see you and get to know you!”“Oh yes, it is!” I readily agreed as I watched her move. “Normally I only see people, like you, through my mirror in the taxi!” I grinned. “Well you must see some sights!” She. The box flashed out of existence, and her character, the auburn-haired princess, zoomed down the track, a banana in her hand.Befuddled, Stephanie asked, “Why am I waving a banana?”“I’m no psychiatrist, but you might be trying to tell me something.”This earned Jason a snort of laughter and an elbow straight into his ribs. “Oof!”She said, “I better not catch you waving a banana around. It might get peeled.”“Ouch,” the thought made him wince. “Okay, that banana,” he nodded towards the display, “is.