Darius laughed and made a dramatic remark. Calliope snorted in disbelief and commented “Nature is not as strict as that. And you actually wanted to talk about humans, they mix with each other way more than you’d think, if they have enough money and safety to do so. And sometimes, even when they don’t” they obviously spoke from their big city experience.

Calliope shrugged “Why do you think that? Have you been told you disturb by everyone you met? Or you have too little love for yourself to believe someone else might actually find you interesting?” No drama in their voice, everything they stated sounded matter of fact. The other told him about what Chéri guessed to be his brother. “Come visit me, if you need an excuse. Am I, or am I to your muse? And I happen to live where she lives now.” Chéri did not see all this impossibility in the Darius and Sonia’s future, which probably made even more apparent how little they knew about things like keeping one’s reputation.