Loopholes of Ludicrousness

"If those idiots I call brothers can flat-out break oaths, I can use a loophole, dammit!"

Yes, yes- thats fine, Hestia. But at least use your Danmachi form or something- . 

Halian © Me
PJO © Rick Riordan (sp?)

 Fun Fact Friday- no, wait- its Thursday...

    Hestia and Halian have been partners in their mediation and foreign affairs business for a handful of years at this point. Thats plenty of time for their business relationship to turn into that of close friends. It properly started during the the single night Halian lost his sobriety. Whatever had happened during that night, eventually ended up with Hestia not feeling in the least awkward being in his presence, regardless of the situation. During the several years following that incident, they continued to open up more to each other, relaxing outside of work as most friends tend to do.

    Not to say her "Perma-Virgin" status didn't drag out a rising tide of teasing from Aphrodite regarding their friendship (especially during the one cosplay event Hal had invited her to... Of all the times for the overly affectionate mother to check in on her weirdest son). Of course, Halian got more teasing aimed around trying to seduce the oath-bound maiden, despite not actually trying anything. That said, he was easily the closest friend of the normally forgotten eldest goddess, and as such some of their antics would seem to walk the line of 'are you sure she's still a virgin?' if eyes were squinted. It'd probably help their case of denial if Aphrodite would stop squealing in borderline orgasmic glee every time she found the (usually child-sized) goddess sitting on her son's lap when she wasn't poking at her hearth at the camp or in Olympus.

    Hestia found herself turning to Halian more than her flames when her siblings and family started getting on her nerves. Oldest sibling and peaceful goddess or not, those idiots tended to cause more headaches than were absolutely necessary for the wellbeing of anyone involved. Or, in some cases, not involved. They always made promises and then had absolutely no qualms in breaking them- and punishing people had had nothing to do with it! Like that poor Thalia girl- it wasn't her fault the youngest brother was a man-whore. And, unlike fire, Halian was capable of mutual affection and comforting hugs.

    She liked hugs- sue her.

    She had started to feel, in recent centuries, that promises were worth nothing more than the air used to speak them. Not even Styx could keep them in line... She was getting absolutely tired of it- and her oath to remain pure in the distant past was starting to haunt her, making her wonder if it was truly worth anything... And then her best friend asks her about the very same subject while its burning in her mind...

    - and provides a loophole she'd never considered.

Aphrodite abruptly collapsed mid-meeting with the other Olympians, shuddering in some rictus of bliss. Scared the crap out of her throne neighbors.