YOLO (Open)
Of all the stupid trends to start this year, Hebe hated YOLO the most. The core idea behind it was laughable to her, you only lived once? Hebe lived anew again every night. With every lover. With every change of season and change of trends. There was no ONCE in her life. It kept going and going and times would change, bell bottoms would be out then come back into style, Zeus knows why. Bell bottoms.
But all these kids and their 'YOLO' tattoos. All their SWAG shirts. All of that. Hebe wanted to slap the lot of them around and yet HER core being was screaming it too. Because Hebe was youth. And she caught HERSELF saying YOLO before she pulled a shot glass, with her teeth, out from between a pair of really nice...
Well, you only lived once, right?
The worst part about this was, is it would continue until the next dumb saying came along. This was simply Hebe's least favorite. At least Carpe Diem had some roots to it. Sure they started getting tats about it because of a movie, or for those hipsters they'd say they studied Latin. More like opened a phrase book and found it and thought it looked cool and original.
Hipsters. Hebe really loved them. They said they liked something before anyone else did. Please. Every trend wasn't NEW it was RECYCLED. Hebe KNEW that. She LIVED IT. If anyone started something actually original and new SHE did.
Did that make her the original hipster?
She took a large swig of her overly fruity cocktail and leaned up against the bar she was seated at. It was a nightclub, the beat of dubstep was rolling in the background. Dubsteb. Hebe suddenly missed the lull of harps and flutes. Trumpets. The smell of Olympus in the morning. But this was where she belonged. And honestly? Dinner with her family still made her feel uneasy. Daddy had been cross. Enyo had been.. Enyo.
But she'd felt Ares. Which, was the most enticing thing about returning. But she wasn't ready just yet. A little more slang, and stupid trends. Just a little more. Maybe some company for the night? She turned her head to look around.