I would like to speak with the family regarding..new developments.

Tyr, sweetheart? My mom called today, wanting to know where we were going to be spending Christmas. Are we still planning to have it with your parents?

[Text to Tyr]

Hi birthday boy! Just hope that you have a great day at work today! I promise to have a wonderful birthday dinner waiting for you when you get home. Love you!

I don't want to think about all this weird stuff anymore.
Impromptu survey!
What are the best parts of being who you are now?

For me, it's definitely California itself. And Mom. And the chance to get my hands dirty.

What they hell are they putting in the drinking water in Phili?

Aphrodite's attitude during the hurricane was concerning. Coupled with what Sif had told him earlier he didn't like the direction things were going. He knew he'd pissed her off, and with how she was acting during the storm he didn't trust things.

So! Happy booty call or not, the Allfather was calling Tyr.

[It was common for Tyr to have nightmares. Some were of old battles. Others were the horrors he'd seen man commit against man. But the most frequent involved the giant wolf-beast, Fenrir. The creature he'd sacrificed his hand to keep chained away forever. Images of the monster frequently entered his mind upon sleep. Since he learned Tina had had been having nightmares of Fenrir too, such dreams grew in frequency.

However..this version was new. He had finally admitted his love for Sif, and to his surprise she was more than willing to give their relationship a try. Frankly the time that he and Tina had spent with her had been the happiest he had had in a long time. He knew it wasn't coincidence...

He saw images of Sif being chased by a massive shadow. He heard the familiar howl of that damn beast. She'd fall, Fenrir would pounce, and the last thing he'd see was the monster's jaws bite into her throat.

He woke, coated with sweat. As quickly as he could he started up his computer. He hoped he got a reply from Sif soon.]

[Filter: Sif]
Sif, please Love, answer me. I have to talk to you.

Ah, my little girls are getting so big. Both had their first days of school today. Emily's now in the second grade, and my little Haley is a brand-new kindergartener.

I'll have to decide what I want to do to celebrate when she turns five in a couple weeks.

[Filtered to Norse]

All-Father, you asked us to alert you to anything we found out regarding the situation.

In that case, I thought you would want to know... Aphrodite was here, in Chicago, over the weekend.

Fess up! Of the lovely ladies, who is the most do-able? Yes, and why!

A strange revelation indeed. Emails I cannot get rid of and a board full of others not unlike myself. Introductions are necessary. Lieutenant Andreas Karalis, US Army.

Better known as Achilles, son of Pelius and nymph Thetis.

I am but a lion and you will hear me roar.

Well, I suppose this is where I am meant to be. Have to admit I really don't know what's going on, so I hope someone here can tell me. My name's Kevin. Any information you can give me on what's happening would be appreciated.