Kishimojin gave the goddess a flat look. "Is she looking to pad her resume again?"
"Excuse me?"
"Oh, you know her. She's always looking for new assignments. It gets to be that every time that there's a posh new gig, she's the first one in line to get it."
"I can see what you mean. She does tend to be on the outlook for new tasks."
"Exactly. And she's likely going for something else to show off."
"Not really," the goddess replied as she folded two of her hands together on her desktop.
"Huh?"
"You may not realise this, but she's actually trying to do it all. Athena really does try to excel just because she can. Not out of some reputation, but simply because she's a workaholic."
"She is?"
"Yes, she does. She's very into being active in assignments. And in this case, she seems to not want to have anyone mess this up."
The demoness' brows raised. "Is that so?"
"Told me herself."
"She would... But why not give it to one of the others?"
"Which ones? The ones that force themselves to be polite to you, or the ones that would love to lop off your head?"
"You have a point there. She is more... well, secure. So long as someone doesn't challenge her in any type of competition. And she does have that wisdom thing going."
"She'll need it," Kali commented.
"Definately. But what about a guard?"
"At the moment one's not needed, but..."
"Athena can handle it, and if another is needed, we have a candidate."
"Got it in one."
"Lucky me," Kishimojin replied with a quirk of her lips while:
(Posted Sun, 08 Aug 2004 00:08)
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