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"We're having some people over for dinner," was what Peitho told Luna on Saturday afternoon before pressing the list of things they needed into the mortal girl's hand.

Now that Hermes and Peitho had moved past their fight (and even talked like rational millennia old gods about it), Peitho felt ready to play delightful hostess again, although tonight it was to just be a much smaller affair. They'd invited two couples to come join the, but one of them had cancelled at the last minte. So now it was just Ares and - Peitho sneered internally - Aphrodite.

It was fine. Peitho could play nice, because she enjoyed the gruff company of the war god, as did Hermes. Besides, she had just beautiful new jewelry to show off.

Luna was not yet back when the doorbell rang, and Peitho went to answer. "Hello, darlings," she said to the Olympians on the other side. "Aphrodite, you look simply beautiful." The smile didn't reach Peitho's eyes, but both Aphrodite and Peitho knew exactly how the other felt, even when they were playing at niceties.

Aphrodite did look beautiful, as at least it wasn't a lie. But that beauty didn't translate down into her nasty soul.

Peitho herself was dressed in something classic, a seven million dollar diamond pendant at her throat.