for ten days I was held prisoner on Themyscira. By this lady, this Queen (no that is not a drag reference), oh and this scary bitch. May I stress, BITCH. -.-;
Day 1:
Diana and I took a shortcut, J'onn dropped us off on Paradise Island and we hiked up to Themyscira. We had to see Hippolyta right away, which isn't a big deal, just annoying because we couldn't stop for a drink in town because it would be perceived as rude. We did get to say hi to a few of Diana's old friends as we walked up to the throne room/castle area place ... thing. When we finally arrived a woman handed us glasses which we took with us to see Hippolyta, toasted her and drank before we started a conversation. Basically we just greeted her and Diana asked if I could stay in Themyscira for a few days. She explained that I was the vessel of the gods and Hippolyta's only gripe was 'so long as Ares does not attend to her.' So basically I got to stay as long as I controlled a god.
Because that's been so successful before.
Artemis and Diana talked after the meeting and lead me around Themyscira, showing me the practice arena, the blacksmith's, target practice area for archery and other thrown weapons. We eventually made our way to the "cafeteria" to eat dinner and I sat beside Artemis at the head table. Not gonna lie, that's just a bit embarrassing. A few of the Amazon's were looking at me curiously and with resentment (I don't REALLY blame them; new girl gets to sit at the head table- why?). I felt like I was the new girl at school again.
Hippolyta explained who I was to the Amazons, not helping the feeling of being alien at all and keeping me from really connecting with anyone. Who wants to be friends with someone who can bring a god's wrath upon you?
We ate wtih the rowdiness of the Amazons and I pretty much got the cold shoulder from everyone. It's moments like that that I crave a cell phone. I was set up in my own room, apparently it had belonged to Diana when she was younger. The view is amazing from the window. You can see the entire village. I went to bed without a second thought. Just beat. ( :D -shot- )
Day 2
Woke up with the sun, literally. ><; saw Apollo race across: I wonder if we see him here because it's Themyscira and connected to the Greeks more firmly? Weird to SEE a god and not be inhabited by one O.o
Got to watch Diana (how does she manage to look so B.A. even in a toga?) beat the snot out of Artemis before we ate a sort of brunch in the same area we ate dinner. I went with Diana to the blacksmith's forge and she pretty much left me in the hands of the blacksmith, Io. Io showed me how to make a pair of metal bracelets, like Diana's but smaller and while I wasn't looking, she added those details and let me keep them! :D
She also promised to show me how to make at least a dagger before I left, but I helped her hammer out a breastplate and a few other metal pieces I wasn't sure of. We left for lunch and it was a really cool buzz feeling, like adrenaline rush at making my first metalwork! :D
we ate a small lunch, I guess the Amazons eat lunch whenever they can because it wasn't much of a fuss. Io went back to her shop and I waited for Diana. We took a jog around the island and then did some quick sparring (she really went easy on me xD ). After dinner, Diana took me up to one of the high hills and then watched the sun set :) It was nice. Went ot bed soon after, tired and all that. Early start the next day.
Day 3
Woke up with Apollo again. I was doing that a lot at the Tower too. I'm wondering if the connection makes it more dramatic feeling?
Diana took me out for a run right off the bat, we went around the island, then around Themyscira once. Diana had some business to take care of with Hippolyta so she left me with Artemis.
I got my butt handed to me on a silver blade.
We practiced swordsmanship (which I haven't the faintest recollection of from lessons long ago) and I basically fell down at the slightest twist ofthe blade -.-; so embarrassing, I at least scratched Artemis at one point :D like, the end. but it HAPPENED.
We ate lunch quickly and Artemis sent me to the Archery Target field and I learned how to fasten my bow and how to pull it back. I didn't work to long before Diana came and got me and did some sparring before dinner but I did learn an awful lot about bows and arrows and quivers @.@ and new found respect for Green Arrow and Speedy. Fer realz.
So ya, ate dinner, took another jog, only about the diameter of the island, we went through the forestry and turned back around before we went to bed :)
Day 4
Got to go swimming with some of the younger girls after I woke up. I was going down to breakfast when they called me over to their table and invited me along. I think Io talked them into it, but I was all game :) I told Diana and she let me have the morning off. So we went and swam and did girly chit chat about swords and spears. And no those are not euphemisms.
We all ate lunch together and I was invited to spar, Diana said that she needed to watch over it though so that she could see how far along I was. I got my butt handed to me (seriously: you expect a different result? These are AMAZONS. created by the GODS. ...granted I technically was too, but thatsnotthepoint.) But at least this time I didn't fall on it as much and I very nearly took one of the girls down :D (none of them went easy on me, which is a nice thing.)
I ate dinner closer to Diana that night, but it was nice having some friends finally. A lot of the women still didn't like me. But that's okay, quality not quantity :D Diana and I jogged around the island before bed again :) that was a pretty nightly occurrence.
Day 5
Not much except for exploaration with the girls in the morning (four girls; Agathe, Delphinia, Frona, and Pallas) Frona and I got along the most, and Diana promised to pass letters between us later on.
The girls didn't have much to explore but everything was pretty new to me so they took the time to show me the area. We got back to the village in time for lunch and then had sparring matches after lunch. I had to cut mine short with the girls and work with Diana on counter attacks with swords until dinner. We ate and then went for another jog and I pointed out my favorite places we had visited to Diana, who was just a bit impressed :)
(Days 6-10 I'll do later, this is late enough as it is. I've been busy with the Tower! It's a never-ending dust/dirt/everything collector)
Night all~!
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