@ogiatros 
            
            [   / family /.  what a sour taste that left in his mouth!  octavian tried to swallow it down,  skinny arms lifting to fold across his chest.   ]   hardly!   [   he exclaimed,  as if his words alone would somehow erase their  —  minimal  —  shared ancestry.  pale eyes squinted.   ]   that is all?  are you sure?  maybe you're stealing! 

trust  me,    that  feeling  is  returned  tenfold.    [  a  subtle  lift  of  his  brow,   attention  momentarily  torn  away  from  the  task  he’d  found  himself  occupied  with.    ]    right.   “  my  kind   “.    apollo  is  still  apollo  on  either  side,   yknow.   nothing  changes.   whether  you  like  it or not,   we’re..   family.   [   the  expression  he  wears  is  sour,   lips  pressed  into  a  line.   ]   organizing  this  infirmary’s  gods  awful  cabinetry. 

@ogiatros 
            
            then i guess the feeling is mutual,  / don't worry /.  it's not as if i sought you out because i liked you!   [   the blond then shrugged before giving what could only be considered a sigh of disappointment.   ]   ( he should have expected as much... )   you should really start!  i like to keep tabs on..  / your /  kind.  so i can always make sure you aren't up to anything!  which is why i'm talking to you right now.  so,  what are you doing?

/   well…    @ogiatros 

@quatrdeal [   ahhh my head!! /silly   ]

@alkatibs [   maayybee..   ]

@augurists 
            
            I’m  aware,  and  my  brother  will  be  careful.  [  cassander  treads  carefully  with  his  words,  already  playing  that  trickery  game  octavian loves  to  delight  in.  he  wanted  more  than  what  he  already  knew,  he  wanted  to  be  able  to  map  out  the  future  years  in  time  on  his  desk  and  sketch  the  days  himself.   cassander  pulled  at  his  fingers,  he  loathed  absences  of  knowledge.  ]    
            but  can  we  know  anything  else?  

@indignor 
            
            [   the prophecy of the seven...   one of the only prophecies saved from the sibylline books when they were lost in a fire.  sigh.  it was gutting to think about...  oh well.   octavian went to stand where it was engraved on the floor of the temple,  peering down at it with pale blue eyes.   ]   everyone who's tried to interpret this prophecy has ended up dead,  you know!   [   he smiled at that,  oddly.   ]   i can say for sure that there will be blood shed..  but who's?  [   a slight shrug was given.   ]   i think your brother should be careful,  regardless!  for his own sake.

@augurists 
            
            i’m  aware  it  involves  my  brother,  and  it  requires  some  means  of  blood  to  be  spilt.  [  cassander  admits,  possibly  too  quickly  after  octavian  asks.  he  should  reign  himself  in,  control  his  thoughts  and  morph  them  into  acceptable  words.  alas,  his  mind  grows  hazy  in  the  absence  of  his  only  family,  and  he  fears  he  never  really  had  any  margin  for  patience.  ]   it  has  already  taken  him,  what  more  does  it  intend  to  do? 

@pytheia 
            
            it's okay to admit when you're wrong,  rachel elizabeth dare!  no one will hold it against you,  i'm sure.  isn't more honorable to own up to your mistakes anyways?  

toddler!    two   year   old!   a   child!    get   out   or   i'll   make   you!    i   don't   need   your   reasoning   or   it's   stuffed   animal   lining,    thank   /you/. 

@pytheia 
            
            /toddler/?!  says the one who can't understand any reasoning...  even when it's right in front of her face.   [   dramatic sigh.   ]

@formortem 
            
            don't speak of roman diplomacy as if you know anything about it!  

how   rude  !     what   have   i   ever   done   to   you,    hm?

@cosmuico 
            
            exactly what it sounds like.  /honestly/...  at this point,  you're just proving /my/ point. 

oh   i'm   hearing  you,    it   just   doesn't   make   any   sense.    for  a   greek?    what's   that   supposed   to   mean  ??

@kronoserved 
            
            i'm afraid i'm not too keen on taking orders!  not from greeks,  especially.  what are you even doing? 

@augurists
            /really/ think you should.  (.....)  i would like it if you left me alone.   now. 

@kronoserved 
            
            what's this?  i'm being told what to do?   [   by one of his kind,  no less...   ]   i really don't think i will! 

@occulted 
            
            are you telling me that you have never seen a /pilum/ before?  ha..