The more Zeus pondered what Athena had told him, the more sense it made. Hera had been the first to depart, the example by which the others had taken their cue. If he could win her over again, convince her that unity was better for all of them than separation, then he might be able to make better headway with the others. Zeus knew in his heart it was the only way they could survive no matter what mortals came to believe. It had taken him a very long time to come to that realization. A lot of time and no small amount of turmoil. He had visited others before this, traveling the world to see where other religions and pantheons had landed in this modern life. Odin and Ra had been lucky enough for the most part with their pantheons, but the Sumerians had all but vanished, the Germanic had left not even traces of their time, to say nothing of those who had passed thanks to the erasure of their culture.<br/><br/>Eris. If ever a child was appropriate of their marriage it would be her, more even than the conflict Ares embodied. He smiled crookedly. "Aigophágos? Oh, yes, very Spartan... and not particularly appropriate for a marriage shop. You chose well." Her explanation of the staff did little to ease his mind. Bestowing immortality had been a rare sort of thing back in the height of their powers and influence, only meant for a rare handful of chosen few. He didn't approve of what seemed like a wanton decision to bring as many new people as she could along for the ride, so to speak. As soon as he had the thought, though, he bit back any sort of reprimand he might have had. To council caution would be arrogant and foolish.<br/><br/>"Oh, don't worry about me. I've been subject to plenty of ridicule over the last few decades. My favorite is the pie chart, the one that outlines all the cause of different problems from the old days but devotes the majority of the chart to my libido." He paused and frowned as his gaze turned distant. "As galling as it is I can't say it's<i>wrong</i>, exactly... perhaps a bit, er. Simplified, but not... wrong." He cleared his throat and shrugged, eyes turning back to her. "Either way, I'm... glad that you're making due." Another awkward pause followed, and he took a slow breath. "So... would you be willing to talk about this further? The idea of starting over, I mean. Reuniting the Olympians, even if Olympus itself is lost to us."