laura says did you forget about us? -> Λήθη (ex_drip698) wrote in stoa, @ 2010-12-18 08:14:00
hey hey brainiacs, it's maddie, come again. this time i come bearing lethe, the personification of forgetfulness and one of the rivers that runs through the underworld.
all mortal souls in the underworld are required to drink of lethe, as she washes their memories away completely. before souls are reincarnated, they drink again, which means congrats, reincarnates, you took a second dranky drank. and thou should be careful again and NEVER accept a glass of water from laura- even if it's not the water of her own river, drinking any water that she touches will cause you to forget something important: a date, an appointment, to turn the oven off. she doesn't chose what you forget in that instance, and she doesn't mean to do it. it just happens. if you for some reason ingest her tears, then you'll be fucked up, as her tears will totally wipe your memories.
lethe also runs through the cave of hypnos, the murmuring of the river causing people to become drowsy. speaking to laura at a normal tone is fine, but if she whispers or gives a speech, you'll probably find yourself falling asleep in your seat.
over the years, lethe has become the "imaginary friend" to hundreds of children; she chose to work as a nanny, and whenever she left, she would make the parents forget. right now, laura works at the hearth and home, where she is the single worst waitress ever. because she's filled up with all the memories of all the dead, her short term memory? is atrocious. and for a goddess, anything less than a year is short term memory. she forgets and swaps people's orders, doesn't remember the menu, forgets that you ordered a soda. hestia always tells her not to serve water but she forgets that, too.
personality wise, she seems constantly serene by normal standards. however, she needs to be read a certain way- :) on lethe should be read as :D :D and :( is probably D: D: D: D: D:. if she's outrageously upset, there will be one or two tears at most. this makes her seem peaceful but extremely aloof, when that's not the case. she's a rive, guys. they just don't emote that much.
omg omg omg tl;dr- her name is laura, she works at hearth and home, she has horrible short term memory (anything under a year) and drinking water she serves you will make you forget something. she seems aloof and unemotional when she simply has a tendency to under emote.