[Rei crosses the space between them, already familiar with this reaction thanks to Athena and others, sliding an arm under his for support before gently tugging him towards a nearby stoop.]

Honestly, I can understand why that might be hard to believe. The setup is like something out of a bizarre dream, and I say this as someone who grew up having prophetic dreams about dark gods living in the sun.

[And you know that had worked out so well for her.]

Where did you meet him, exactly? Or rather, how did you stumble into that room?