Iridescent Sun: A Divine Conversation

"You *could* have let Julian meet his fate." - Said The Woman, smirking - "In point of fact, I think you might do precisely that in other times." "Yes, well. I got mellower." - Said Selene, smirking herself - "Plus Lucas would *feel* it. No matter how much she feigns otherwise." "Which brings us back to Aurelius." - Said The Woman - "Do you think Lucas will interfere past getting Hermes to cripple his 'power', such as it is?" "Short answer, no. Long answer, she would rather eat a sandwich made of stale bread and rusty nails than ever see the man's face again. On the top of which is the fact that she *knows* the man will have a nasty surprise next time he tries to tap his lawyers to solve his self-created problems. She knows, furthermore, that the man's ability to do harm is very limited now that he lacks a media empire." - Said Selene - "Let me put it this way: It takes a ***lot*** to get Lucas not to even want to *gloat* at someone when she outmatches them. This is the kind of fight Lucas wants to *forget ever happened*, a task which would be made more difficult were she to come into contact with, as she puts it, Idiot Millionaire again." "Besides which, she trusts me." - Said Hermes, appearing - "And while she doesn't intend to gloat over the man, as that would require *contact*, she is clearly quite content with letting me do so for her." "You talk as if you did not enjoy it." - Said Selene, smirking. "The man used all I taught humanity about trade and communication in all the wrong ways." - Said Hermes - "It is natural that I would take pleasure in getting a rise out of him. And, well... He infuriated Lucas. I could not let that go unpunished." "You took a shine for her? Like an older brother type? How adorable!" - Said Selene - much more Celine/Neruite at the moment, however. "She is very much still your chosen and your champion, but she *is* of me by trade. As she is of Liber by nature..." - Said Hermes - "However, I do not deny that I did take a liking for her." "She can fend for herself, however, Hermes." - Said The Woman. "And I would *never* dare assume otherwise, sister. I am well-aware that Lucas can do things *us gods* cannot." - Said Hermes, smiling - "However, using the 'older brother' idea Selene saw fit to bring up, an older brother will frequently go the extra mile in punishing anyone that hurts their sibling." "Though I somewhat share your enjoyment in seeing the man who infuriated my champion punished, mind that it is not meaningless." - Said Selene. "I did tell him what to do to change his newfound ill luck." - Said Hermes - "Learning to be the person he is not." "And do you think he will change his ways?" - Asked The Woman. "That is very much up to him." - Said Hermes, simply.