Read by Amanda Fitzwater
Originally published in Strange Horizons. Read it here!
Rule One:
You may not eat in the Underworld if you ever expect to leave again.
Dis Pater is an angry god. Well, not so much angry as _really annoyed_. Like many people in management, he’s been promoted past the level of his competence—and Persephone knows it. It’s always good to have a layer of ruthlessly competent middle management beneath you to keep you afloat, but you do not want said middle management to know how much you rely on them. Persephone knows; Persephone doesn’t lick Dis Pater’s boots, and that means she doesn’t consult with him when situations arise. She handles problems with iron grace, and occasionally briefs her husband afterward.
Rated R: Contains Language, and General Post-Life Unhappiness
