| "It says, 'Please fill out the survey below and it will be picked up when finished.'" "I can't believe you're going to waste your time on this ridiculous thing." Charon gingerly held the pages between his thumb and forefinger. "This smells of Aphrodite." "Oh hush, it'll be fun. Sit down and help me," Amelia said. NAME: Amelia SEX: female AGE: 15 Amelia giggled. "Well, I was 15 when I died�" Charon rolled his eyes. "Home? What should I put here? Charon's Island?" "Don't you dare tell the Olympians where I live," he said, outraged. "Oh calm down," Amelia said with a grin. HOME: Asphodel "There, are you happy?" "Delerious," he said dryly. "Height - how tall am I, Charon?" "Oh, about that tall," he replied with a smirk. "Very funny." "Okay, how about, 'Tall enough for Charon to kiss without getting a cricked neck?'" HEIGHT: about that tall EYES: brown HAIR: black "Oh, my favorite smell would have to be that bath oil you use. What is it?" "Are you crazy? I'm not giving out all my secrets. Besides," he said with a leer, leaning close. "I would have thought your favorite smell would be my breath." "Oh, oh yes," Amelia whispered, pulling him closer. "I love that." FAVORITE SMELL: Charon's bath oil Amelia laughed. "Worst and best feeling in the world? Those are easy!" WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD: Being dead with no money to pay the ferryman. BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD: sex "What a little wanton you are," Charon said with a grin. "I was a nice girl before you corrupted me," she replied loftily. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THOUGHT OF WHEN YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING? Going back to sleep. "If I left you to your own devices you'd lie abed all day long. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing�" "Mmm." Amelia smiled. "Okay, let's see� Favorite food would definitely have to be Persephone's kisses." "If I left you to your own devices you'd give away all the secrets of the Underworld," Charon muttered. FAVORITE FOODS: pomegranates "What's to do here on the weekends?" Amelia asked curiously. "Well, my personal favorite is to change form and fly around in the Upperworld giving mortals nightmares," Charon said with a faint smile. Amelia stared. "Well, I suppose my absolute favorite is sex with you." THINGS TO DO ON THE WEEKENDS: Walks in the forest, boating on the river. DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS? yes "Do I sleep with stuffed animals?" Amelia giggled. "Hmmm. I know you're an animal, but the question is, are you stuffed?" "Depends on what I've eaten," he said with a leer. DO YOU SLEEP WITH STUFFED ANIMALS? no "Pet? I haven't any idea. A dog I suppose�" "Dogs piss on the carpet and chew up the furniture." "They can be trained to go outside, and they only chew when they're puppies. Hecate's dogs are beautiful - I wouldn't mind one like that." Charon sighed. "Oh very well, my sweet. If you must have a dog, I'll get you a dog. How many heads would you like it to have?" IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY KIND OF PET, WHAT WOULD IT BE? a dog "Now this one's hard. I love horses, but I'd also like to have wings so I could fly." Amelia nibbled at her fingernail, looking thoughtful. "Oh come now," Charon said with a raised eyebrow. "Isn't the answer obvious?" Amelia grinned. IF YOU COULD BE ANY TYPE OF ANIMAL WHAT WOULD YOU BE? Pegasus "If I could meet anyone, dead or alive�" "You CAN meet anyone, dead or alive," Charon said, rolling his eyes. IF YOU COULD MEET ANYONE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE? I've already met him. "And who might 'him' be?" Amelia batted her eyes and smiled. "I'll never tell� Now, what is my sign?" "'Slippery when wet'?" "Will you be serious? What is a sign?" WHAT IS YOUR SIGN? Virgo "Would you give me the shirt off your back?" "I don't wear shirts." Amelia sighed, exasperated. "If you did?" "My sweet, I'd give you anything you wanted." GUYS-IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK, WOULD YOU GIVE IT TO HER? not applicable GIRLS-WOULD YOU EVER ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT? no "What is my occupation?" "Love slave? Sex toy?" WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION? wife "If I could have any job I wanted�" "You could always row shades across the Acheron. I'd let you do that." "I bet you would." Amelia grinned. "And what would you do if one of them wanted to pay me with an axe instead of a coin?" IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED, WHAT WOULD IT BE? wife "Don't even think about changing your hair!" IF YOU COULD MAKE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? black "What is on the walls� Gosh, mosaics, tapestries, that gorgeous statue�" "There you go again, trying to give away all my secrets." WHAT IS ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM/TEMPLE? art "Is the cup half empty or half full?" Amelia looked at Charon, confused. "That would depend on how much wine you've had, now wouldn't it?" Amelia narrowed her eyes. "I don't think that's what the question means." "Your cup is definitely half full, my sweet." IS THE CUP HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? half full ARE YOU A RIGHTY, LEFTY OR AMBIDEXTROUS? righty Amelia held up her hand. "Don't start in about your secrets!" WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? a rug IF YOU WERE SOMEONE ELSE, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOURSELF? yes "I don't think I envy anyone," Amelia said. "No?" "No. I'm the luckiest woman alive." Amelia giggled. "Uhm, let me rephrase that�" WHO ARE YOU ENVIOUS OF? nobody "Solstice gift? I've never gotten a solstice gift." "It's a mortal custom. I presume your family didn't exchange gifts at the winter solstice." Charon grinned. "Here. Consider this a solstice gift," he said dropping a small stone into her hand. "Oh Charon, this is beautiful!" WHAT WAS THE BEST SOLSTICE GIFT YOU EVER RECEIVED? a diamond WHAT WAS THE WORST SOLSTICE GIFT YOU EVER RECEIVED? a rock "I have so many friends - I can't name just one." Amelia smiled mischievously. "I suppose I could list Hermes�" NAME ONE PERSON YOU WOULD CALL A FRIEND: Philomena NAME ONE PERSON YOU WOULD CALL AN ENEMY: the man who killed me "Hmmm. I'm not sure if I should call him an enemy or not. I'm rather pleased with the way it all turned out." "Trust me," Charon said, grimacing. "He's an enemy." "Okay. Do I like guys, girls-" "You like guys. To be more specific, you like one guy. ME." DO YOU LIKE GUYS, GIRLS OR BOTH? guys ARE YOU A VIRGIN? no "Have I ever been in love? Hmmm, I'm not sure�" "Write!" HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? yes "My dream wedding� Well, I'd have to know it was happening�" Charon sighed. "Will you never let me forget that?" "Nope." DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING. Secret. Very secret. "Ahh, sex again. What is my favorite sexual position?" " You can't answer that until we've tried them all," Charon said, leering. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEXUAL POSITION? to be determined "I can't say why!" Amelia said, blushing. "Of course you can. And don't even think of naming anyone but me." WHO IS THE ONE PERSON YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE TO BED? Charon WHY? Because he's irresistible. "There, how's that?" "Very nice." NAME SOMEONE YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON: Charon "And yes, he knows because he eavesdrops on people's thoughts," Amelia said with a mock glare. Charon merely smiled, batting his eyes. DOES THIS PERSON KNOW? yes "One nice thing? Are you sure this is from Aphrodite? I've never met her." "I hear she's a great lay; you could put that." "Charon!" SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU. It was very thoughtful of that person to send out such a fun survey. Charon smirked, taking the survey and tossing it into the air, where it promptly disappeared. "What did you do?" "Don't worry, I sent it back to her," Charon said, pulling Amelia over onto his lap. "I don't want her popping in here disturbing us." Amelia smiled. "And will we be doing something that shouldn't be disturbed?" "Oh yes. We need to get started on exposing you to more sexual positions." |