An expansion on the fae joke, pretty much. Her name, I chose pretty much on a whim, but the guy's isn't random at all...
I believe you'll appreciate this,
@seitora .
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"So, we are agreed? Your father's health for your firstborn child?" Aster said.
The mortal, Dionysis nodded, saying, "Yes, I accept!"
"Very well," Aster said, "your father will sleep for the next two days and nights on end, at most. When he awakens, his disease will be past never to return and his suffering no more than a recollection of rare, particularly sleepless nights."
"Yes, thank you! Thank you so very much," the naive mortal said, likely not realizing how Aster, or any faerie worth the name, could twist that expression of gratitude into further debt. After a moment of contemplation, Aster decided against.
Too much effort over this forgettable mortal, even if he has been touched by the divine somehow.
"So, when do we start?" The mortal, Dionysis said, confusing Aster a little bit.
"I- would have you elaborate," Aster said, almost stammering, very much unlike her usual composure. The look on the mortal's face might have been the cause.
"Ms. Fairy," Dionysis said, a gleam in his eyes full of an emotion Aster was having trouble placing, "my family on my mother's side... we are direct descendants of the god known as Dionysus, and my father insisted on me having his own father's name, which incidentally means that I'm the only descendant named after our godly ancestor in- ever.
"That apparently has given me some perks... or maybe I was just lucky, for a given value of it. While everyone in this bloodline of mine can hold their liquor almost inexplicably well and some got a second aspect, such as great acting or brewing talent, of even just plain being more resistant to delusions and mental troubles.-"
"...I would have you hasten your explanation, mortal," Aster said, carefully not letting the mortal see that she was rattled.
"Okay, okay, sheesh! Touchy and impatient, much? You see," Dionysis said, "I've inherited each and every aspect, to varying degrees. I'm more fond of alcohol and of partying or 'reveling' or whatever you may call it, but I'm also able to get through such experiences unscathed by alcoholism and mental illness. I was able to convince you with my harmless persona that I was a usual mortal, even though you must have known I have a fair touch more divinity than most demigods directly born to a major god."
At this point, Aster was considering just blasting this mortal to smithereens and thinking of the consequences later, but well, the trainwreck analogy came to her mind. Yes, as mortals might say, she was unable to look away from the trainwreck that her life was seemingly becoming.
"A possibly lesser-known aspect is Dionysus' luck in love, including a male fertility aspect," Dionysis said, "quite simply, I inherited that aspect the most. While any donated sperm will simply not work, any female I breed the- fun way can and likely will get pregnant. Fortunately, I don't have any inclinations that way normally, but the one time I experimented, well- let's just say that that cat and dog were fixed, but that didn't prevent me from getting them pregnant... even with their wombs having been removed. And yes, everything went well and they gave birth to healthy kittens and puppies. A lot of them.
"My point is, fae always being infertile might not be such a problem after all...."
Aster gulped. She wasn't sure she liked where this was going. "I did not specify you would give me a child that way, and I specified your firstborn."
Dionysis shook his head. He said, "You did not specify at all. As for the firstborn part.... That would mean a cat or dog, and I'm sure you wouldn't be interested in that kind of offspring. So, the first child born AFTER our deal is what is going to be it, I suspect."
Aster gulped despite herself. She said, "I am not going to be able to keep you from getting your way, am I?"
Dionysis smiled and winked, as if saying, 'Now, you get it!'
Aster knew that she
could prevent Dionysis from- breeding her, despite what she had just said. There was any number of ways she could put a stop to it, not the least being asking him not to touch her that way. While he was a great actor, Aster was still a good enough judge of character to tell he had ironclad morals when it came to consent. She wasn't aware of what had happened with the dog and cat, but reading between the lines, she was certain something had been very-
off with him then; possibly under the influence of something that would give even a demigod pause.
However, both she and the mortal man knew that she wouldn't take any of those outs. The chance to get true born fae children was too good an opportunity to drop... not to mention her own curiosity driving her.