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[After talking with a few people, Xena has gotten an idea.

For once, this idea does not involve violence.

No. It involves reading. Xena has a number of books spread out in front of her. There’s Homer, a book of Greek myths, Greek and Roman history, even the Bible has a couple of stories marked. And she’s been making “corrections,” striking through and adding commentary. Meanwhile, she dictates into the journal.]

It’s funny how many people I know seem to have made the history books. Not that the books seem to have gotten much right. Still, it’s good to know people haven’t forgotten everything they did. [And that they do seem to have forgotten Xena. She’s perfectly fine with that.]

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Of course.

You almost sound skeptical.

It's a bit hard to wrap my head around it but I do believe you're telling the truth.

Believe me, it took a bit for me to wrap my head around it too.

That people you know got famous and recognized through the ages while you remained forgotten? Yeah, that must be hard to wrap one's head around.

You know, I really don't mind being the forgotten one. It has its advantages.

If I had a chance to make an impact on history, I wouldn't hesitate one bit.

Depends on the kind of impact, doesn't it? [And that's the gist of it. She's just glad she's not remembered as the warlord she used to be.]

Nah, I do what I can for the people who are around while I am. That's enough.

You sound like an old partner of mine. He shared that philosophy.

Yeah? How'd that work out for him?

Last time I saw him he was off to stop a Serbian war criminal and psychopath from using the sap from the Tree of Life. I don't know if he succeeded. Frankly I don't care that much about it.

....That sounds strangely familiar.

It does? Have you met him before? His name's Nathan Drake.

Nah, I just mean that if you replace "Serbian War Criminal" with "crazed assassin" and "Sap from the Tree of Life" with "Ambrosia," I've been there and done that.

I see.

Hm, if I recall correctly, Ambrosia was something the Greek gods end goddesses ate or drank. So it existed in your time/world?

Sure does. So do the gods, if you're wondering.

Hm. Must be interesting to having gods and goddesses running around. We don't got that in my time/world.

Interesting is one word for it.

Hm? Sounds like there's more to that.

They have a habit of making things complicated.

Oh. Yeah I've heard that the Greek Gods sometimes got up to mischief.

You got it.

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