[RL with Apollo: I feel pretty, oh so pretty~]

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To be honest, this virus wasn't all that bad. For one thing, it wouldn't be more than a few days, if previous viruses were to go by, and for another, Hyacinth had never been all too bothered by notions of masculinity. In Sparta, men and women alike were expected to be strong and independent, whether on the battlefield or at home. There wasn't all

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[sine_sole_sileo]

A door opened somewhere in the house -- Apollo rarely entered his Hawaiian home by mortal means, but he knew Hyacinth was rather... in a state, as it were, he didn't want to frighten hi-- her, wherever she was.

Anicetus ran towards the noise, barking joyously as he bound away from his master-turned-mistress, excited to explore the new house and see who was visiting them.

"Hyacinthus?" Apollo called, leaning down to pet the Molussus after shutting the door, "Where are you, dearest?"

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For a moment or two, Hyacinth debated with herself whether to reply- her own voice still surprised her whenever she spoke. With a small sigh though, she answered. Apollo was going to see and hear her within seconds anyway. There wasn't much reason to hide it.

"I'm at the balcony." The voice really wasn't hers, Hyacinth thought ruefully, as she turned around on the railing so that she half-faced the sliding door there. She raised a brow at the shadow of Anicetus running towards Apollo, then braced herself for the god's reaction.

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It was strange not to be greeted by the boyish timbre of a kouros, but by the dulcet tones of a young woman -- Apollo approached curiously, ignoring the happy yips of Anicetus at his ankles.

He couldn't help the sharp intake of breath at the sight of her, she was just beautiful, a princess of Sparta in every sense of the word. Apollo smiled slowly, offering a hand.

"Careful, beloved -- I would hate for you to fall."

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"Anicetus," Hyacinth said, a little reprimandingly, and the dog sat down obediently, though his tail was still thumping the floor. She looked a little embarrassed by her form as Apollo approached- that, however, was entirely erased at his words.

"Do you really think I'd fall?" she asked archly, but with a smile pulling at her lips. "I've climbed enough trees to handle a railing, I should think." Nevertheless, she took Apollo's hand and jumped off, back onto the floor of the balcony. "I feel rather odd," she said, as she reached for Apollo's other hand and looked up at him, her features still expressing her mild apprehension about this entire virus.