Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday (open)

    Selina needed some good cheap food and right now, the school was the last place she wanted to be. Luckily, she’d recently found the Pin-up Girls Diner where she could practically eat all she wanted for a reasonable price. Selina loved their burgers with jalapenos because the food was actually spicy. She walked in the door and inhaled the lovely smell of all things fried and delicious, before glancing around and looking for a table. There was a gorgeous woman alone in a booth, so Selina slid into the booth across from her, her ribs protesting the movement but she ignored them. Selina figured she’d get an immediate rejection if she wasn’t wanted, so she didn’t really have anything to lose.

    She just hoped the other woman wasn’t a student from Olympus Falls. “What’s to discover before a meal?” She asked, only having briefly caught onto the woman’s last words. She smiled warmly at the girl and waved her hand to indicate the diner, “Hope you don’t mind, the rest of the place is packed,” she teased. The empty tables around them a direct contradiction to her words. “Can’t say I’m cursing my luck though, having lunch with a beautiful woman is always far more pleasant than eating alone,” she added playfully.

    Selina grinned as she held out her hand for the girl to shake, “I’m Selina by the way,” she offered easily.

    Selina laughed gently as the woman mentioned a ghost on the counter, “Is that who had captured your interest? Should I be offended that a dead person is more worthy of your notice?” She teased lightly.

    Selina grinned as the woman went on and shook her head, “Hmm, that’s always a good thing to remember in general, although… you shouldn’t feel too bad. I often tend to speak when I shouldn’t as well,” she offered with a playful smirk. “It’s an unfortunate habit, but one I can’t quite seem to rid myself of. Besides, talking of ghosts seems far more reasonable than most other things I hear around here,” she added. Greek gods certainly weren’t her cup of tea and ghosts seemed far more innocent.

    Selina then nodded to Row as she introduced herself, “Lovely name. And forgive me for my curiosity, but have you always been able to see ghosts?” She asked sincerely interested. Hades was far further down on her shitlist than most other gods, so if the girl was connected to him, Selina wouldn’t mind as much. Besides, there was also a chance this girl had no connection to Olympus Falls… a very small chance considering where they lived, but still a chance nonetheless.

    Selina laughed at the mention of a stripping ghost, “I can only imagine… I want to see ghosts too now,” she admitted with a wicked grin. Damn, wouldn’t that be lovely? Then again… she could see a definite downside to it too… having to see children in restaurants who are no longer living would be hard. Selina stayed far far away from children if she could help it, as she didn’t care for the little creatures, but there was a side of her that was protective of those who were more defenseless than she was. So her stifled empathetic nature would be even more of a hindrance than it already was.

    Selina let out a slightly bitter laugh, “I see,” she returned, but she didn’t comment on Row’s heritage. Of course, she could never get away from the damn gods even when she left campus. Ah well, Row seemed reasonable enough… so far. Besides, the dead had never held much fear for Selina. Death was something that would come sooner or later… the fact she’d longed for it multiple times probably had something to do with how casually she currently regarded the matter.

    Selina then glanced up at Row’s question, wondering how much, if any of it, she wanted to tell. “A boy insulted my family, so I put him in his proper place… and discovered he couldn’t lay a hit on me. A beasty then came and attacked when I was off on suspension and the rest is history,” she offered simply.

    Selina had picked up on the dead brother but she’d figured the girl probably wouldn’t want to focus on something like that right before eating… Selina also wasn’t the best one for offering comfort. Selina had a very limited amount of empathy that she could afford to spare and she rarely spent it on strangers, particularly not godlings. There had been a rare few instances where she genuinely regretted how she’d treated a demigod, and Selina was starting to try and be less defensive and judgmental, but it was difficult, particularly at a place like Olympus Falls.

    Selina then nodded her agreement, “I know what you mean. I sometimes worry about my mother… but then she’s always handled herself pretty well,” she added with a slightly fond smile. “She was never really one to sit back and let others protect her either, so I’m kind of out of luck,” Selina offered wryly. Selina knew something had to break soon, and if there was a war… she knew she certainly wouldn’t be siding with the gods. Selina wasn’t yet sure if she’d actually fight for the Titans or not, as Prometheus’ descendants wouldn’t fare much better than they did now should the Titans come back into power.

    Selina nodded to Row in understanding. Her mother was... a far cry from average suburbia. Selina knew Kat had striven to keep her own childhood as normal as she possibly could, but there were things not even Kat could hide from her daughter. Selina wondered how much her mother regretted having a child... as she was more than aware that she hadn't been planned. "My own abilities aren't worth much in terms of power either, however being able to talk to heroes seems fascinating," she offered honestly. 

    When Row mentioned the old heroes betting, Selina chuckled a bit, "I'd love to say I beat Achilles... in poker," she added with a playful smirk. As Row ordered her drink, Selina pulled the waitress back so she could order her own burger and fries. Selina was starving and she could eat so much more... but that was a good place to start, she figured. "So you have to deal with ghosts all the time? Even in bed?" Selina asked with a salacious grin. 

    Selina laughed and nodded, "That would be an interesting ghost though... I wonder if they'd always be in the throes of passion if they died amidst such pleasure," she teased. "Seems like a great way to spend the afterlife if you ask me," she added thoughtfully, as if she were serious.

    "And that makes sense," she offered as Row mentioned people dying of heart attacks. "A haunted bed though... sounds like the beginning of a weird romance novel..." Selina thought aloud before thanking the waitress as she brought out food and Row's drink. 

    "I'm just glad the food here is better than the school's," she said wryly before she took a bite of her burger.
    

Selina laughed a bit as Row explained, "Damn, because dying mid-orgasm and spending the rest of my afterlife in sexual ecstasy sounds pretty damn magnificent. I'd never even need to cross the River Styx."

"Right? My mom can cook better... and she doesn't cook," she added wryly. To give her mother credit, Katerina had attempted to make dinner a few times... but Selina was more than happy to take over after the burnt food made the smoke alarm go off.