This was certainly an interesting turn of events. As though being dumped through time and space wasn't enough, he was now having tea with the granddaughter of a god. Hermes was at least at the forefront of Greek mythology enough that he recognized the name, and he made a mental note to do a little research when he got home - he'd never had much use for gods apart from his own, but he was intrigued by the concept.

"Well," Alabaster remarked, an edge of good humor in his otherwise no-nonsense tone. "This day is full of surprises."