"Because this baby is everything," Melpomene said fiercely to Thalia, to the both of them. "Because I can feel fate working in me like I haven't felt in years. And I am resting," she said, with a sharp gesture to herself, sitting on the couch. "Look at me resting." She dug her spoon into the tart and took a bite, caught off guard by how delicious it was and taking three more spoonfulls in quick succession. She had not eaten anywhere near enough today and as soon as the tart graced her tongue her body was demanding more. It rather undercut talk of fate and dangerous behaviour around Olympians, though.