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Noisy Voices - 1. Ignore It?
Ignore It?
“Honestly Z, do you really think this is something we can afford to ignore?”
“Of course we can ignore it. We are gods, and not only gods Jupiter, the bosses! We are NOT going to get involved just because Mother Nature is PMS-ing a little.”
“This is NOT a little PMS Zeus! She has been building pressure for years now. Katrina and Sandy? Those are what happen when she is premenstrual. Little temper tantrums that blow out after a few days of destruction. But this? This is building to something really big. I am worried what will happen when she finally blows.”
“You worry too much J. Stop being a wet towel. What’s the worst she can do?”
“Wet blanket Z. The phrase is “Don’t be a wet blanket”, not a wet towel, and Pompeii comes to mind. Mount St Helen's. Mount Redoubt. Remember the time her plaything got himself killed when he was working for Noah? She didn't stop crying for more than a month! That Jesuit wanted enough rain to scare folks, not drown the whole damn world! And need I remind you of the cold shoulder she gave us for eons when we insulted her? Hello! The humans called it “The Ice Age”!
“You may have a point there J.”
“Perhaps I should have a word with her, convince her to take some time off and hang out at that hot springs she likes. I could send Hermes down with Roses and a ton of her favorite chocolates. I really think we need a backup plan though!”
“Do you really think she is that pissed? Who did what to get her knickers in such a tight knot? Did someone break that fancy new toilet of hers?”
“That’s a bidet, not a toilet, and this goes so far beyond a broken toilet. I don’t know at this point what has her so pissed, nor do I particularly care. All I am concerned about is getting her into a spring sort of mood before this winter lasts till Samhain!”
“Maybe she is just feeling neglected. You know how Time gets. He is all playful and childish at New Years running around in that diaper, and by fall he is so tired he barely drags along going into the holidays. Maybe he is neglecting Natty. We should have a talk with him. Maybe he could shed some light on Natty’s mood.”
“SHHHHH Z! You know how she hates being called Natty! If she hears you it will be an apocalyptic fit for sure!”
Zeus covered his mouth and stared at Jupiter with wide eyes, looking like an owl. It was true, Mother Nature had been particularly moody this winter, but Zeus had not considered why, or that he may have contributed to it by insisting on the silly nickname she so hated. He looked around as though she might be about to strike him with one of his own lightning bolts.
“Hmmm…Maybe dinner reservations on her favorite cloud…”
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