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.

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[vineleaves]

"There are so many joys to be experienced in the world. I want you to get to experience as many of them as you want. I can't imagine trying to deprive people just for the sake of depriving them."

[wickedwit]

"It's a shame thou hast never met Gertrude." He means met the same way he imagines Dionysus himself would -- seeing every play and performance a person has been depicted in doesn't count. "She thinks much like thee. 'Twas often a source of real contention between her and the more staid, traditional members of court ... but a woman encouraging joy without shame wins many more allies than a scowling priest. She understood men need more than bread and water to live; they needed cakes and ale and simple pleasures to have a life worth living."

[vineleaves]

He smiles. "Every single thing you tell me about her just makes me want to meet her even more. I hope I get a chance to one of these days."

[wickedwit]

“So do I. She came here for a short time, knowest thou,” Claudius says, a wistful tilt to his smile. “In that short time, she still found a way tease me, asking when Galahad and I would marry. A very clever way of seeding a thought by treating it like a foregone conclusion.” Naturally, Claudius admires Gertrude’s ability to manipulate men as much as her forthright manners, quick to move to the heart of the matter even if it means using less art. “I, of course, was preparing my heart for the day Galahad would outgrow me, which I also treated as a foregone conclusion.”