THE WEAVE:
Lilith drops her old
Heart, next to her new
Heart, and burst out laughing…
The combination is surprisingly pleasing, like jumping into cold water. She lets herself be held, in their unexpected harmony. "oooOooh," Venus says coming up behind her. This feels good to look at, like positive and negative ions in an endless conversation; Neutralizing." "It is Samsara." "I want to stand in it," Venus says, walking to the place where the two rugs touch." "No, don't!" Lilith shrieks, "We do not know where it leads." Venus disappears. Lilith stands there blankly, "Shit." Medusa walks in, "Lilith!" "What, Jesus Christ, can you stop, yelling, in my ear?" "Athena and I have been taking polls, sourcing from the normies who wander through the Temple. They all like your old Heart, the most, of any rug." "HAHA. Well that explains a lot. Athena, you wove a Miracle. Read me the statistics." "Well, there was one vote for my Scrying Bowl, three votes for Blues Clues, and one vehement vocalization of dislike for my Underdepths," Medusa says, scowling at her list. "People don't generally like eachother's Underdepths," Athena consoles Medusa, as she pats her on the back. "You're just saying that, because your ugliest creation, is still more beloved than my best," Medusa flicks her curling hair behind her shoulder, "Where is Venus?" "Oh... She just walked into my science experiment, and disappeared." "What do you mean?" Athena asks, urgently, unable to decide if she is panicked, or relieved. Lilith points, at the Hearts on the floor before them. "Ooooh," Athena coos as she gazes at them, "Trippy." "Uhm, hello," Medusa snaps her fingers in front of Athena's face, "We lost the Princess. What do we do?" "Nothing," Lilith interjects, "There is Nothing to do about it. But I might follow suit. Now that I'm done weaving I'd rather be...someWhere else." "But that means it will just be me, and Athena, on this stupid fucking Island, again," Medusa frowns. "Right, well, how is that revenge coming, Medusa?" Lilith teases. "And me," Vesta says, "I'm still Here." "Yeah but you could wander into a Stargate with your nose in a book at anyTime. You are alWays kind of elseWhere, anyWays," Medusa quips. "True," Vesta shrugs, as she bites her pencap, considering it. "And me," Pluto says, peeking his nose out from the Underdepths, "I am AlWAYS here, if you ladies need to talk about-" Athena flips over his rug. "Okay bye!" Lilith waves, and jumps into the circuit. Athena, Medusa, and Vesta stand around, in shocked silence, already missing her.
Planetary Signatures 