Open: And they're gonna bend their branches down to lay their fruit upon the ground

[vineleaves]

Dionysus is in a kitchen, apron tied over a purple dress with vine details, singing to himself as he uses a melon baller to scoop out a watermelon. The large bowl next to him is already full of honeydew melon and cantaloupe, and he's got a few other ingredients nearby ready to add in once he's done with the watermelon. Mint leaves, some honey, some lemon juice, and some lime juice.

It has been quite an eventful time lately, but overall his life is pretty great right now.

Comments

[sporesprouter]

"If it were up to you, what would the Something Elses be?"

[vineleaves]

"That's a great question. Maybe just random names that have nothing to do with my family. There's probably been a lot of nice people named -- I dunno, Erin¹, for example, who deserve a planet named after themselves."


1. Just as a totally random example.

[sporesprouter]

"That's an option. Or maybe just words that aren't normally used for names at all? Like a planet named..." She looks down at her bowl. "Melon."

[vineleaves]

"Ooh, that's perfect, they're even usually round, like a planet!"

[sporesprouter]

"One could be melon, one could be orange..."

[vineleaves]

"Pea..."

[sporesprouter]

"Plenty of options."

[vineleaves]

"I do think any future planets discovered should absolutely be named after round food."

[sporesprouter]

"That sounds like a great idea to me."

[vineleaves]

"People keep inventing new round food too, so it's not like we would run out any time soon."

[sporesprouter]

"Plenty of space for more planets."

[vineleaves]

"Yeah, I think there's a lot that people've found and just named, y'know, numbers and stuff, not real names." He could be wrong on that. He doesn't really pay attention to that sort of science.

[sporesprouter]

"That seems... kind of dull?"

[vineleaves]

"It does, doesn't it. Planet Onion is a much better name.

[sporesprouter]

"And very evocative, too."

[vineleaves]

"It can have two moons. Butter Moon and Garlic Moon."

[sporesprouter]

"That sounds delicious."

[vineleaves]

“It does, doesn’t it.”

[sporesprouter]

"Maybe that's why they don't do it. Talking about the planets would make people hungry."

[vineleaves]

"I imagine that would cause some issues, especially for the scientists who talk about them a lot."

[sporesprouter]

"Or they would just have to snack a lot."

[vineleaves]

"I'm back to seeing no downsides, I gotta say."

[sporesprouter]

"As long as they have plenty of snacks available."

[vineleaves]

"They'll have to keep the office stocked."

[sporesprouter]

"With all the foods they name the planets after."