TM: Playing Catch-up
What would a description of your *exact opposite* be like?
"My exact opposite, darling? Oh my.
"Well, clearly, whatever it was, it would have abysmal fashion sense. Tasteless, over-friendly, mewling and flabby of form, mind, and spirit.
"I am nothing if not well-honed.
"Such a creature could hardly be divine, otherwise I might name a few of my associates who might fit the bill..."
She smirked.
"Of course, the creature would be feckless, guileless, and rather stupid, with taste in beverages as poor as its taste in shoes. It would clearly have to be ugly, as well.
"And of course, shamelessly immodest."
The Queen of the Gods smirked almost playfully.
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Describe your funniest childhood memory.
Hera looked rather nonplussed by the question.
"My funniest childhood memory? Well, obviously, since I spent the entirety of my childhood in my father's stomach, barrel-laughs were few and far between.
"I suppose that the most amusing point in my youth, if not my childhood, was when Zeus cut us all out of my father's gut, and watching the blood and innards pour out of the bastard. It was then that I knew I loved him. Even if afterward he married me against my will. Those first few years were a bit of a struggle."
She smiled fondly.
"Ah, those were the days."
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What's the furthest away you've ever been from the place you were born/created? How did you get there? Why did you go? Did you return or even want to come back to where you came from?
"Hmm... well, I suppose the furthest away I've been from Olympus has been Australia, for their fashion week. Manolo begged and begged, and had made several choice offerings at my altar, so how could I refuse him? On top of it, there were so many homosexuals speaking English with that adorable accent, prepared to worship at my feet... how could I say no? But of course I returned, and wanted to. Though the fashions were interesting, none of these upstart continents could hope to compare to Europe. Besides, no matter where I go, nowhere can hold a candle to Greece for climate or beauty, really."
Describe what your "happily ever after" would be like.
"My happily ever after?" Hera smiled humorlessly.
"There are many advantages to being me, I can assure you. I have no trouble acquiring the best shoes, the best drinks, the best places, and the best minions.
"However, happily ever after is a fictitious notion invented by the Western Europeans to fool themselves into thinking that they can surpass their lots in life. No one gets to be happy for more than a brief moment in time - anyone who fools themselves into thinking otherwise is clearly delusional, or has enjoyed one valium too many, because he or she is dreaming."
Hera, Goddess of Women and Marriage
Greek Mythology
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