What happened next - with thunderbolts !!

There we are, going in to see him , and we've got to get the story straight, decide who says what, because we'll only get the one chance to tell him. What's more, it's not going to be easy - after all most of the ones involved are either his brother, his sister, or one of his cousins, so he may not be that keen on finding out, and even less keen on making them pay for what they did. What makes it worse is that, before the new laws came in, he was one of , if not the worst for messing around witg mortals, and he wasn't impressed when the law came in, so that might be a problem too.

Anyway, since it's me who knows most of the plot, in both senses of the word, it's up to me to tell him. He obviously knows who we are, so no introductions necessary, but I do take the time to remind him that Calliope was the one he brought in to settle the argument about me, and that should also remind him that, in a way, he is responsible for it all. I need to keep an eye on his reaction too - given his history, he might see it all as a bit of a laugh, and just something Gods do when they've had a few drinks, so not worth reacting.
So I start telling him all about it, hoping that it doesn't annoy him too much, but just setting the scene. He doesn't seem that interested to start with, not the bits about Eurydice's plan to make Orpheus jealous, but when I get to the stuff that's been going on, you can tell it's got him really annoyed. How ? He picks up a thunderbolt and chucks it down through the clouds. No aiming, just throws it. Then another one. Go on, he says - so I tell him about the messages from Artemis and the meeting I had with the snakes. Then he really loses it. " Ungrateful bastards" he shouts - " How dare they ! It was all their fault in the first place and all I was asked to do was sort it out - and now they're having a go at you for doing what they asked. Bastards !! " So much for my theory about him not seeing it as important - he's obviously taking his King of the Gods role seriously and that includes upholding the laws. He picks up a handful of thunderbolts and hurls them angrily - about three or four of them. I'm getting a bit worried about what's happening down there - thunderbolts can do quite a bit of damage when they hit you, especially if you're not expecting it, and right now there could be four or five people who have been walloped for no reason, which will probably lead to a complaint or two to the Mortal Rights Commissioner.
He calms down for a minute, stops pacing up and down, and says, a bit sadly " Why do they think they can get away with a stunt like that ? It's all so obvious - if you can spot it ( he says, meaning me - and I don't take it as a compliment to my mental ability) then anyone with half an eye can see it. It breaks just about every rule in the book , and now you've told me about it, we've got to do something. I really don't need this right now - not that many of them all at once - if the Commissioner finds out about it they could close us all down, and for good, and where would that leave everyone ? No valid belief system, no reward for a good life and no punishment for a bad one. The possible impact on moral imperatives could be devastating, to say nothing for the ritual artefact industry and its retail arm." He'd lost me at this point, I hadn't really got much idea of what he was talking about, but Calliope whispered in my ear, explaining it, and it all made sense. He was obviously taking his King of the Gods role very seriously indeed.
So he sat and thought for a while. Then he said " You do realise the potential implications of all this, don't you ? " I didn't, so I said so. He said " If I take any action on this, you'll alomst certainly lose your main girlfriend - possibly both of them, if the one down there had any involvement - and you won't get brought back to life every year any more, because none of the gods will countenance that. There will need to be a new King of the Dead, though, and it will probably be you, because no-one else is up to it. How do you fancy spending the rest of your life down there with Persephone (if she's still there after all this ) or with one of the other dead girls ? " He looked at me hard. " Have a think about it - let me know what you want. If I go to the Commissioners with this lot, there's five gods who will be out of a job right away, and you will not be popular with the rest, but that might not matter too much. I'll give you a few hours to think it through and tell me what you want to happen"

Great - more decisions. So we go back out to have a think....see what's what