Chapter 13: [12] Details, Details
Xavier stared at Calypso, his face frozen in an expression caught between horror and disbelief. His purple eyes fixed on her like someone who'd just watched their getaway car explode with the robbery money inside. The muscles in his jaw worked silently, but no words came out.
"Xavi?" Calypso waved her hand in front of his face. "Hello? Xavier?"
He remained motionless, his brain seemingly unable to process the cosmic joke that had just been played on him. This wasn't part of the deal. A new life? Yes. Powers? Sure. An eternal babysitting job for a naked goddess with broken powers? Absolutely fucking not.
"Oh come on, it's not that bad," Calypso said, her silver eyebrows drawing together in concern. She grabbed his shoulders and shook him vigorously, her perfect breasts bounced with each movement.
"Snap out of it!" She shook him harder. "Come on, buddy, it'll be okay! We can get through this! The flaw isn't even that bad!"
A droplet of water hit Xavier's cheek, finally breaking his trance. He blinked twice, then took a step back from her grasp, his eyes pointedly rising to meet hers instead of lingering on her divine anatomy.
"You're stuck here." His voice came out flat. "With me. Forever."
"Not forever! Just until we fix it."
"And how exactly do we fix this?" Xavier's hand swept through his white hair, leaving it standing up at odd angles. "Is there some cosmic customer service line I can call? 'Hello, yes, I'd like to return this goddess. She's defective.'"
Calypso rolled her eyes. "Easy! We just have to complete the trial for this world and once that's done..." She snapped her fingers with a bright smile. "I can go back to Olympus!"
"But what even is the trial?"