[LOOOG with Aphrodite]

[vryimprtntman]

Valentine lounged by the side of the pond, boredly juggling and watching his reflection in the clear water.

It was so quiet when she wasn't there. And, if the seemingly endless night was any indication, it would be some time before she returned again.

Valentine pushed the thoughts away, and added another ball to his routine.

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[xcytherea]

Aphrodite silently manifested herself behind the masked man; it seemed she had a tendency to appear behind people's backs. She had retained her regular appearance of a golden-haired woman wrapped in a white, Grecian-styled robe. Quirking her lips, she addressed Valentine, "Nice day, is it not?"

[vryimprtntman]

"What--?" He turned and, apon seeing her, dropped every ball into the pond.

"Ack! I-- erm-- hello!"

[xcytherea]

"Oh, I apologize for scaring you," she took a step back as she summoned the dropped balls from the pond, "Here you go."

[vryimprtntman]

"U-uh-- I--" Valentine caught them clumsily, very distracted by the woman that had suddenly appeared.

"Who... are you?"