What happens when the angry goddess of time itself is angered by the actions of humanity. You lose time, sounding like a blessing, I mean no aging? No death with that? Sounds lovely. Till you realize all materials are limited due to natural aging on all things being rid of. So a great man organized a new religion to please the time goddess of the universe. This holy place of worship promised that eventually that would be the time goddess of earth, Kaionos she is known by. Would return to turn time’s clock once again, but In the meanwhile humanity would attempt to handle the current situation. Not all civilians would approve of this religion nor worship of the deity, meanwhile. In upper Connecticut, there was an apartment freshly rented out. A young adult named Artemis and his twin sister Apollo were getting all packed up. They were finishing bringing along the rest of their luggage from their pick-up truck, finishing off lastly with a coach. Artemis complained to his sister “we didn’t need to bring your old couch from your room”. But she begged to differ, “well I bought it to save us some money that we could use in other things. ”So I’m thinking ahead of time.” But once the dust was settled they rested for a bit. But suddenly after a bit, a knock can be heard from their door, a very gentle knock on the wooden material. “Howdy you’re the new neighbors right? Just settled in your new place?”. Artemis opened the door gently, “Yeah that would be us I suppose”. He shrugged, “But I’m not one for talking, so I’ll just close that if you don’t mind”. He tried closing the door, but Apollo grasped onto it firmly preventing it from closing. “Sorry about him, he can be quite a rude individual”. “Go ahead and come in if you’d like.”
So the man went into their apartment, “Just gotta say you made the right choice settling here partners”. Apollo glanced at him, “perhaps, wait if you don’t mind me asking, what’s your name?”, the man looked up. “Oh my name is just Isaac, what might your name be as well?”. Apollo looked at him softly, “Apollo”. Isaac fixed his posture. “Well that’s a pretty name I must say partner, but if you don’t mind, I just wanted to make a quick talk, and welcome the new faces in here, so I’ll be leaving now“. Apollo looked up, “Wait, don't leave yet, I’d like to have a conversation if you don’t mind!”. Artemis slammed his foot onto the floor, ”Apollo, you already got your social quota checked, Now help me make this place feel like home”. Apollo groaned a bit, “Well hate me for wanting to make acquaintances with people, unlike acting like the lone wolf over here”. Artemis replied to her with, “just don’t be lazy, and help me already”. Whilst Isaac was leaving in the background, he remarked, “Well I’ll be going now, and for a suggestion, try the local cuisines”. “Especially the restaurant near the convenience store four blocks away”. “Just a slight disclaimer it’s also near a shrine, and that shrine’s priest is very adamant on trying to convert you to his faith, mainly if he spots anyone passing by his building.” “He hit my ankle with his cane for not making a donation to the shrine last time I walked by”. “But trust me that restaurant is to die for”.
Issac would then close their door. Artemis looked at Apollo “He seems overly energetic”. Apollo looked back at her brother, “Well that’s better energy than whatever you have going on”. Artemis rolled his eyes and plopped onto the floor. Apollo groaned, “Wait a minute weren’t we supposed to furnish this place? Wait you just said that so you could avoid having him around didn’t you for much longer?”. Artemis chuckled “You know me too well”. Apollo chuckled somewhat, “Well that’s rude, well at least since he’s gone can we get some food?” Artemis looked at her blankly “Sure, but you better pay for at least half of the bill, I don’t exactly have much to spend on food.” On their walk around the city, Apollo remembered what Issac had brought up. “Hey Artemis, remember that place Isaac mentioned earlier? Why don’t we just go there for lunch?”. Artemis would quickly look at her, “Oh that place? Well sure if it’s as good as he made it out to be”. Artemis stared back at her “What were the directions again? I zoned out after he said the food was good there” Apollo glared at him “He said it was ’four blocks away’, those were the directions”. When they were nearby Artemis gasped out of happiness, “No way that's the priest he was talking about? Take a picture of me and this old fossil”. Apollo chuckled a slight laugh “So you zoned out at directions, but you remember him mentioning the shrine’s priest? If you get attacked by him like Isaac did, well in this case you’d deserve it”. The priest groaned at him “Treat your superiors with respect, I’m not some tourist attraction”. But you can make yourself useful and attend our shrine for Kaionos, it’ll save you especially with the sinning filth you wear”.
Artemis looked at the man, “Well I got more Fashion than you’ll ever have or wish to understand”. “Oh well Apollo, let’s go and eat now, you got the photo right?”. Apollo stared at him blankly, “Yeah I got the photo, never ask me to do anything stupid like that again”. The priest grumbled, “You should make a donation to the Shrine, okay scram! you made a fool of me no more”. The twins ignored him and proceeded to walk into the restaurant until greeted by a familiar face. Artemis groaned, while the familiar face showed itself to be Isaac. Isaac smiled with food in his mouth still, “Oh hey you two from earlier, didn’t expect you to take my recommendation right away”. Artemis replied back to him with his monotonous voice, “Well we also didn’t expect to see you here”. Isaac laughed at him, “You see Partners, I kind of started craving the food after I brought it up to you two”. Apollo smiled at Isaac, “Isaac excuse my brother for seeming disappointed at seeing your face once more”. Apollo looked at Artemis, “Can you order for us, I’ll pay half of the tab”. She looked at Isaac “mind if I sit next to you?” Artemis looked back at her, “That table with him only has two seats? Where do I sit?”. Apollo looked at him, “Sit by yourself, Isaac seems like he’d actually hold an actual fun conversation”. “So Isaac may I?” Isaac replied to her, “Yeah I don’t mind a partner”. Artemis would order whatever he felt looked appealing on the menu and two cups of macchiatos.
He brought Apollo's macchiato to the table, and he Admittedly looked at Apollo sternly holding a grudge. He proceeded to go to his own table, drinking his macchiato in peace. Apollo looked at Isaac with wide eyes, “Tell me what are your pet peeves!”. Isaac laughed, “who starts a conversation like that partner? Oh well”. “My pet peeve is my hair being a little too long for my liking, but with the situation”. “I’m not risking getting a cut, since it wouldn’t even grow back, not risking getting a cut I don’t like”. Apollo lessened her smile, “oh that makes sense, speaking of that”. “How do barbers or stylists make their money currently? Do they even exist nowadays? Or well whatever you say regarding the state of time”. Isaac shrugged, “pretty sure only those who know one hundred percent the specific hair they want will pay, otherwise it’s a risk if you don’t end up liking it.” “I mean that’s why wigs are booming lately from what I’ve been hearing”. Isaac leasoned to a more casual posture, “But still that’s the least of the problems that goddess brought upon us”. ”The poor farmers cannot grow their crops, I mean we’ll run out of food eventually”. Leading Apollo to think to herself internally “So much for a fun conversation”. She proceeded to smile at him though, “But on the bright side we’re practically immortal”. Isaac chuckled, “I mean in theory yeah, except we’re also very mortal”. “We still can starve to death, time may have stopped, but our bodies still work around the clock”. Artemis looked up upon them “what a gothic conversation you guys got going on”. “You gotta let me join in with this dark conversation”. Apollo barked at him, “Quit it with your mysterious act already, it makes you look stupid”.
Artemis chuckled, “But seriously let me in what's being discussed”. Apollo groaned and was about to shut him up before Isaac butted in. “Well we had a discussion on the current dilemma in the world.” Artemis chuckled, “Oh that silly nonsense? I don’t have a worry in the world in regard to it”. “I mean didn’t we all wish to not age? The fact we don’t age a day nor second”. “Is what most people wanted, to remain in their prime, and besides it means no way of practically dying”. Isaac smirked, “Well you make it sound like heaven when describing it like that, but here’s the thing”. “I already mentioned why it’s not all that bright to your sister, by the way, nice hair”. Apollo smiled, “thank you! yours is nice, gorgeous even by the way as well”. Isaac chuckled, “I get my genes from my father, anyway let me not get side tracked”. “We will eventually run out of resources, since they cannot grow with this stagnated state”. Artemis frowned, “good point, not sure why that counter didn’t come across my mind”. Apollo yelled at him “It’s because your skull is thicker than the earth’s crust that it blocks any information getting to your brain!”. Artemis groaned, “Let me remind you that I had scored higher than you on any report card we reviewed”. Apollo pouted and just drank her macchiato. “Order for Artemis!” Shouted the cashier, causing Apollo to mutter under her breath, “I legitimately forgot we ordered food for a moment”. Artemis went in and grabbed onto the food, before turning to look at Isaac. “Well shouldn’t you get going?”. Isaac laughed, “You’re certainly right my chap, I really should be on my way home”.

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