“She was called away by an urgent message from Father Apollo. Apparently there have been complaints about her behavior,” responds Clio. “She has been distracted lately.”
“Distracted? Isn’t her job to inspire writers? I inspire comedy; you inspire history. No excuses,” Thalia retorts. “We muses have been doing this since Homer.”
“Apparently there is a writing contest afoot and she has been swamped with requests for help. Oh, look, here she comes.”
Calliope collapses, exhausted, onto the bench. “Darn that Gordon and his contests.”