[ if she puts it that way... ] You're not wrong, he's only human. [ was only human, maybe. death is the great equalizer, or so they say. ] His personality is larger than life, even if he's dead. Maybe it's that confidence, or...

[ he thinks about it as he watches meg sit, with just a bare touch of awkwardness maybe nobody else would notice. and something about that feels a little bittersweet. surely, in the past, they'd been so much more comfortable with each other. or at least he was, with her. but now he had his goals and she had hers, and they clashed constantly with each attempt he made through tartarus.

his thoughts turn back to the man who'd put a stop to his most recent run, however. ] The minotaur is a formidable opponent. And he even challenges me to single combat sometimes. Of course I prefer that to fighting them two on one. [ then a groan as he actually processes what the trouble is with this particular fight-- ] It's harder because they're both attacking me. If I just had to fight Theseus himself he wouldn't give me this much trouble. That, and he can use the gods' boons just as I can--

[ wait, maybe that actually makes the fight more equal. ]

What if you join me one day and challenge them with me? You and me against him and the minotaur. That'd make it more fair.

[ he throws the suggestion out there almost like a joke, with a quirked grin. but on second thought, it's actually a great idea. ]