Playtime with the Girls (open post)

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley has been a little restless the past month or so. While there is still some random jobs she gets from the Nexus, and from her world, it really has not been keeping her busy enough. And she needs a distraction. A distraction from the bad stuff that went down in her life … and just needs to surround herself with good friends. And a party.

So she decides to throw a "Girls Only" night at her Coney Island roller derby. She gets the place set up with decorations, lots of liquor, and lots of food. There is a place for people to get up and sing karaoke in one corner. And a quieter couch area in another corner.

The main focus is on the roller derby rink itself, where Harley is currently skating a few rounds.

She convinced a certain Angel messenger to deliver the invites out to as far as he could, so anyone from the Nexus could drop on by. The only rule of the night... was this was a Girls Night only.

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[chiron_survivor]

"I'll keep an eye out for her." If Adia has some sort of internal bias against fallen angels, she doesn't show it. A little confusion, maybe, wondering how drunkenness fits in with the other things that Beelzebub lists.

She tilts her head a little at the mention of the Parthenon. "If you're referring to ancient Greece, my religion's not the same, although it has a lot in common. I met Astaroth, he explained a little bit of how things work for angels." It's kind of a relief to hear Beelzebub re-iterate that angels are different from gods. As powerful as the angels are, they don't make her nearly as anxious.

"Oh, the skate rental booth is right over there. I can wait here for you." She's aware that she'll be even shorter once the angel has her skates on, but unless Beelzebub trips and falls on her, it should be okay. Maybe she'll go ahead and drink that whiskey while she's waiting.

[hesperussword]

"I am." She confirms. "We lived among them for awhile, mostly the titans and wilder gods. How are your beliefs different?"

She can't help the curiosity. As an angel adopted by Hesperus it's natural. Beelzebub goes and retrieves skates and comes back, slightly wobbly and very bad at stopping. However, she manages not to careen into Adia on the way back. She needs more to drink if she is going to go out and do this.

[chiron_survivor]

"Well, we call them the Lords of Kobol, for one. Back when humans lived on Kobol, the gods ruled over them in harmony. Then a great calamity fell over the planet -- the Sacred Scrolls make it sound spiritual, but it was probably some sort of environmental disaster -- and Lord Athena killed herself in her despair. The humans fled Kobol to space and founded the Twelve Colonies. There was a thirteenth tribe, too, that fled earlier and settled on Earth. Or a planet we called Earth, anyway."

She pauses a moment, before adding: "No one has ever seen one of the Lords. Just about everything in the Sacred Scrolls has a more mundane explanation or is assumed to be allegory. But... well, Earth turned out to be real. I've been trying to keep a more open mind."

Adia is not nearly as quick on the reflexes as Beelzebub, and is grateful that the angel doesn't crash into her. Should the angel of drunkenness really be on skates? She takes a sip of whiskey, but doesn't comment. "What were the gods like? Did you ever meet Persephone? Or Artemis?"

[hesperussword]

Beelzebub listens to her as she drinks. "It sounds like the bible in our world, even a 13th lost tribe. I know the vast difference between religion and what was reality. I've lived one and the lies out number the truths in some parts."

The angelic, or at least the fallen angelic, opinion of religion was jaded and cynical for the most part. After she gets a hold of the bar wobbling happens before she's steady again.

"They're all different, as different as humans." She grins, eyes sparkling. "I used to watch Aphrodite and Lucifer push at each. He put her in her place and she's still pissed at him. We got a long well enough with most of them. I spent time with Pan and Ares but I preferred the company of the titans and the heroes." She thought about the goddesses and shook her head. "Those two along with Hestia and a few others didn't associate with male divinities. Artemis was dangerous for a male divinity sometimes.

[chiron_survivor]

"Huh, that's a funny coincidence. You know, I met a paladin from a world with twelve gods, although our religions didn't have much in common besides that." She fidgets with her glass and adds quietly, "I'm probably not the best person to ask about Kobol. No one knows what really happened, and I'm not on speaking terms with anyone from the original Earth colony."

Once again, Adia wonders why her path has crossed with gods as frequently as it has. She's not a prophet or a priest or even particularly religious. Fortunately (although perhaps not for Beelzebub), the angel's wobbling snaps her out of her uneasy thoughts. "Oh, easy there," she says, automatically holding out an arm while Beelzebub wobbles. Once the angel has regained her balance, Adia sits back down.

It's interesting to hear about deities loosely related to hers, although she's a little disappointed that Beelzebub hasn't met the two she asked after. They aren't her people's gods, but a little insight would have been nice. "Yeah, I guess that's true... you weren't, um..." She bites her lip, unsure how to ask politely. "It didn't count with them that you can also be female?"

[hesperussword]

:It seems to be a common thread. As old as the angels are we see so many commonalities that others miss." She was relating to her own interests in how wars progressed but her brothers and sisters saw the same in other situations too.

"I've never presented female before." Beelzebub shrugs. "I was masculine even before genders existed and all angels were androgynous. Lucifer would be better to ask. He spent time serving with Athena and is more openly female."

[chiron_survivor]

There's a questioning look on Adia's face that she tries to quell with another sip of her drink, but in the end, curiosity wins out over nerves. "Can I ask you something, Beelzebub? On Earth, is there any spiritual significance in regards to the moon? I don't mean how humans interpret it, I've read all about that. I mean, is there something inherent to it? Or is it just a satellite in space?"

Adia has no idea if Beelzebub is the right angel to ask, but she's lived so long... if she doesn't know, she can probably point Adia in the direction of someone who does.

"No, never?" She asks in surprise. "You're so pretty, though. Uh..." She blushes a little and clears her throat. "Sorry. I just mean that you carry the look well."

[hesperussword]

"What do you consider spiritual?" Beelzebub questions in return. "Spiritual probably means something completely different to me that it does a human."

"I've had no interest in changing." Beelzebub smiles, she doesn't blush but the smile has the same sort of quality. "I don't mind the complement. Both of us are taken, it's friendly."

[chiron_survivor]

"An actual spirit tied to the moon. Someone who hears prayers directed towards it and has powers related to it..." She shifts uncomfortably in her seat. "Sorry if that's too literal, but I don't know how else to phrase it."

"Oh, I'm not --" Adia cuts herself off with a nervous laugh. Trying to explain that she wasn't hitting on Beelzebub would only be more awkward. Beautiful, strong women do leave her a bit tongue-tied, but in a platonic, admiring sort of way. She polishes off her drink, faster than she would have normally. "Anyway! How about that skating lesson?"

[hesperussword]

"Among our kind Asaroth, but also Asariel who serves him. Asariel, also sees to the tidal forces and interactions between moons and planets. Not just Earth and the moon, but all of them." Beelzebub thought about that a moment and added. " I don't think Asariel's been to the Nexus."

Beelzebub is a little clueless still on romantic social interactions, flirting too sometimes. She's just fine moving on to an activity. "Yes, skating."

[chiron_survivor]

Adia blinks and then makes a little sound of resigned acceptance in the back of her throat. How fitting that the first fallen angel she met is the one associated with the moon. "I've never heard of Asariel. What are they like?"

Being a little clueless herself, Adia is more than forgiving of anyone else's missteps. "Okay, so, first thing's first. You should feel comfortable just standing around on your skates." Adia stands up to demonstrate. "You can keep your feet together like this, in a T-stance, or keep your stance wide, knees bent a little. So long as the ground is level, you shouldn't start rolling away or anything."

[hesperussword]

"I haven't spent much time with them, but they're one of the peaceful angels that prefers not to carry weapons unless things are dire. Most angels of knowledge can feel distant or aloof." Well, aloof compared to Beelzebub's own gregarious nature.

Beelzebub listens and has a good handle on standing still. Steering and stopping felt like the problems, but then that was most of skating. Might as well go through with all the training to see where things are going astray.

[chiron_survivor]

A peaceful angel sounds like Adia's speed. Although Beelzebub is surprisingly easy to talk to. "Do you think they'll visit the Nexus sometime? There's a lot to learn there."

Ah, she's a quick learner! Excellent. Adia smiles proudly at the angel, then offers her arm. "Let's get you out onto the rink for stopping and starting, you'll need the space. I can lead you out -- remember to keep your knees bent."

[hesperussword]

"I don't think they have any plans to, but if you want to speak with them Lucifer or Astaroth would bring them here." Beelzebub is confident that this young woman could convince either of her sisters to invite the angel here.

She follows instructions but there's one problem. The instinct of an angel is to use their wings for balance. She's trying her best to be mindful and not slap anyone with her wings as she adjusts to skating.