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

[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."

[vineleaves]

"Exactly! That way if they get a craving, they'll be all set."

[sporesprouter]

"Which will be perfect as long as they don't name them after anything too expensive."

[vineleaves]

"Poor Planet Caviar."

[sporesprouter]

"What's caviar?"

[vineleaves]

"Really expensive fish eggs."

[sporesprouter]

"That's a kind of strange thing to be expensive, but all right."

[vineleaves]

"Most things that are expensive shouldn't really be, to tell you the truth. There was a store a few years ago that was selling a paperclip for more money than a lot of people make in a week."

[sporesprouter]

"... Why?"

[vineleaves]

“That’s a damn good question.”

[sporesprouter]

"Was it made out of something particularly expensive?"

[vineleaves]

"Maybe. Probably not. It was likely just an excuse for rich people to spend their money on frivolous nonsense instead of using it to help people who can't afford food and rent, but what do I know."