Welcome to Gaia! ::

The setting sun made Kora's wavy red locks shimmer softly as she made her way to The Pantheon Lounge. The small no name town was small enough that you could easily get just about anywhere by foot. Most of her time was spent wandering around the meadows and woods nearby. As nighttime neared, she would head to The Pantheon. There was generally enough people their that she could blend in and hide from him if she so desired. Which she generally did, of course. Hades wasn't exactly her favorite person.

Slipping through the front door, her heels would click quietly against the floor as she made her way inside. It was still somewhat early, so it wasn't to surprising to see the place mostly empty. Her blue-grey gaze paused upon the trio. Harper and Aeris, of course. They could frequently be found together. Aiden was a bit of a surprise though since he usually wasn't like the rest of them, wasting time at The Pantheon. As she watched further, it was clear he was here for nothing more than a job. Aeris must of broke the music booth somehow. She was often breaking things.

They were better company than none or him for that matter. Biting back a sigh, Kora would smooth the fabric of her sapphire blue dress. The hem reached her mid thigh and the back was low cut, shimmering chain straps meeting in between her shoulder blades before drifting down her back to connect to her dress. With that she would move towards the trio at the bar. Even with her heels, she was still shorter than all of them. "Evening Aeris, Harper, Aiden ..." She would say lightly, an eyebrow arching as she smiled in amusement. "Break something again, did we?" She would ask as she watched Aiden begin to work his magic on the music booth.

Kora would let her gaze drift toward Aiden, using the facade of him fixing the music booth as an excuse to observe him for a moment. The Forge god intrigued her. Mysterious and handsome, Kora couldn't help but believe they had at least one or two things in common. He had been tossed into an equally unwelcome marriage and they both had the love of creating. Metal and nature certainly conflicted, but Kora still couldn't help but be curious about him. She noted his nod of acknowledgement before he quickly turned back to his work. He was often quite and self conscious about his scars. Unlike most, she liked them, curious about them even.

Her attention soon returned to Aeris. Kora would inwardly twitch at the mention of Hades, but she was careful as to not let it show to the Goddess of Chaos. She fed of such things. "I don't know what you're talking about. I was bored, figured I would swing this way and see who was around ..." She would muse with a faint shrug of her shoulders, playing it off as if it was not that big of a deal. Inside, a knot was forming in her gut. She was hoping beyond hoping that her luck was still good. Kora had quite the track record for avoiding the man. Hopefully that streak wouldn't end quite yet.

Her gaze would soon dance back to Aiden, now that he was done. He was practically begging to leave. She understood, he was about as much of a crowd and people person as she was. Though, a small piece of her couldn't help but hope that he would say for just a bit longer. The doors opening again quickly caught her attention. Casually glancing that way, Kora would watch as Derek drifted in. Thank the gods. She would look back to the others as Derek would disappear to the other room long enough to grab a drink and come back. As he drifted back into the room, Kora would give him a light nod of recognition before looking back to the others. She was going to be needing a stronger drink soon.