Pantheo High: Enrollment

Unwilling Guests

Three days before the orientation...

Rose, Bragi, and Loki were at the grilling joint near the coast of Asgard, several nautical miles away from Pantheo High. The sand was pristinely white, as the ocean was sparkly blue. A few feet away from the shoreline of Asgard's Great Hall of the Slain, where the three of them gathered beside an open grill, with Rose on the grill cooking steaks over flaming coals. Bragi was rummaging through a pair of black duffel bags, and Loki was sitting cross-legged on the sand, reading a hardbound book with the Valknut, the symbol of three triangles linked together in the middle, etched in silver on the cover. Loki was wearing snug-fitting, red cotton long sleeves, khaki pants with brown leather boots covering his pant leg. Bragi was shuffling in his grey robes and leather sandals, with his guitar/ax, slung unto his back. Rose wore a puffy white cotton long sleeve, suited with a red waistcoat, black pants, and dark red loafers with gold buckles. Bragi looked up at Rose while holding up a fistful of coins.

Bragi: So, the billion drachma question: What do we do with this?

Rose shrugs and looks at Loki, who then closes his book and looks at the sea, contemplating with his finger touching his lips. He then points lazily at Rose.

Loki: We'll split it. each of us gets one-third and that's it.

Rose: I think I can agree to that. Bragi?

Bragi looks at both of them and throws his hands up.

Bragi: Aye. And can those steaks cook any faster? I'm hungry.

Rose flips a steak and sighs.

Rose: It'll be done in a few minutes, so just shut your-

Suddenly, a raven swooped down from the sky, carrying a letter on its claws. It drops it in front of Loki and flies away into the sky. Loki picked up the letter: a folded, light brown piece of paper, sealed by green hot wax. Loki removes the seal and threw it away, pulling out the note. As he read it, Bragi tuned his guitar. 

Bragi: Well, your acceptance letter came early.

Loki looks at us with a wary look, his eyes showing caution.

Loki: It's for all three of us.

To Bragi Odinson, Loki Laufeyson, and Rose Thorne,

You are officially summoned to Pantheo High to talk of matters that are highly confidential and can only be further discussed in person.

Yours,

The Eldest Son

Rose: We received a letter of summons right after our last score. No details, no official stamp, only a request for our... Presence.

Psyche: Wait, what about the money? Where did you get that much?

Rose: Heh, yeah. That's a story for another time.

Psyche: Okay, so, what did you do with the letter?

Rose: Same thing we do to anyone who gives us a letter and not an email.

Rose inserted the letter into the grill and smiled as the yellow flame ate away at the scroll.