Day 2 - Write a scene with a drunken mythological creature

[lilfluff]

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Day 2 - Write a scene with a drunken mythological creature



"Bacchus!"

"I'm winning this hand, Hercules, can it wait?"

"Not with only a pair of fours you're not and no I don't think it can." Bacchus frowned, even as Thor and Inari sprouted predatory grins from across the table."

Slamming his cards down the god of partying turned around to face Hercules, "Fine! What's so important it can't... wait... Is that? Is he?"

Hercules shifted the boy in his arms around, as much to show Bacchus his face as to get him to stop drooling on his chest. "Yes he's Cupid, yes he's drunk, and to answer the next question, yes Mars and Venus are both supposed to show up soon."

"He's a god, it won't hurt him."

"Really? You feeling like telling Mars or Venus that?"

"But he is! What's with those mortals anyway. Who's idea was it to picture a god of desire as a toddler! It's their fault, not mine. How can I throw a party and tell a guest they can't have some wine?"

"If the guest is-- Ouch, that looks like it hurt." Hercules managed to mostly hide a grin as Cupid stretched awake, smacking Bacchus across the brow with a wing.

"Hey! Ish unka Herk!"

"Watch the wing, boy!"

"Oh! Hey, ish unka Bachy too!" Curling and pulling his wings around himself. "Ow. Too, too loud."

"Might I suggest," came Inari's soft adrogynous voice from across the table, "that one of your servants fetch some coffee for the boy?" The predatory smile returned as a small stack of gold coins were pushed to the center of the table. "Oh, and I'm raising."

"Bacchus!" Everyone by the table turned as Venus's voice reached them from across the room. Even Cupid looking worried as Mars's voice repeated the call. "BACCHUS! Where are you hiding!"

"How do they know already?"

Hercules shifted the suddenly queasy looking boy again, "Well, I suppose Urth may have told them about his bringing up some of that wine he drank upon Skuld."

Bacchus grabbed the nearest servant, "You heard the lady... man... Agh! Whichever she is today. Fetch some coffee, now!" Groaning as the servant rushed to the kitchens. "I am so dead, aren't I?"

Thor grinned, "Don't worry, we won't let them get you. Not until this round is finished. Oh, wait, that's right now. Your winning hand can beat a straight flush, right?"

Comments

[aldersprig.livejournal.com]

*Grin* love it!!

[lilfluff.livejournal.com]

As soon as I sat to write it I knew Bacchus had to be involved somehow. Then the image of a drunk Cupid popped into my head and it almost wrote itself.

Poor Bacchus. At least the boy isn't letting loose any of those arrows. ("No! I don't want to be part of a Love Triangle, er, Square, um, Penta-, eep... Tangled Love Net? This is worse than one of those anime shows!")

[aldersprig.livejournal.com]

Bacchus is one of my favorite gods ;-)

[meridian_rose]

'What's with those mortals anyway. Who's idea was it to picture a god of desire as a toddler!' LOL :D

[lilfluff.livejournal.com]

I mean really, think about it. As a symbol of the result of passion, sure. But to picture the god of desire as a little boy with bow and arrow? Really?

If I am remembering correctly, the Cupid as little boy image came to be in the middle ages or renaissance.