[A sigh, and Athena released some of their worry-- they understood, and once again it seemed like they had been confused with the Olympian.]
There's only a handful of people that you can be, and the question of your eyes helps narrow that down further.
No: I'm not the goddess of wisdom and war. I'm an academic with a fondness for the ancient world, and I borrowed the goddess' name while I played games of war strategy during a long and hard recovery a decade ago. I was grievously wounded, you see. But, using my mind helped to distract from the worst of the pain.
I invoked her name to rebuild my own strength, and it kind of stuck.
[It was a lot of words, but this was still the shortened version of the story that Athena was loathe to fully tell. The entire timeframe was a fragmented mess, where they had to relearn how to use their own body.
Another sigh, and Athena took off their glasses before directly facing Flyer.]
I'm sorry for your confusion, Priestess. I never expected to ever meet any of the people here.
... And, I hope you know that many, many injured and abused women, young and old, invoke your name and look to you for strength millennia after your time.
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There's only a handful of people that you can be, and the question of your eyes helps narrow that down further.
No: I'm not the goddess of wisdom and war. I'm an academic with a fondness for the ancient world, and I borrowed the goddess' name while I played games of war strategy during a long and hard recovery a decade ago. I was grievously wounded, you see. But, using my mind helped to distract from the worst of the pain.
I invoked her name to rebuild my own strength, and it kind of stuck.
[It was a lot of words, but this was still the shortened version of the story that Athena was loathe to fully tell. The entire timeframe was a fragmented mess, where they had to relearn how to use their own body.
Another sigh, and Athena took off their glasses before directly facing Flyer.]
I'm sorry for your confusion, Priestess. I never expected to ever meet any of the people here.
... And, I hope you know that many, many injured and abused women, young and old, invoke your name and look to you for strength millennia after your time.