"Oh, she's been around," he says, continuing to smile warmly.

"It shouldn't be too bad. neither of us have really hosted one before, and we may be going out on a limb with the whole classy theme. But, Eris gave us a donation and Dionysus said he would drop by. So with the Olympians' own apple brandy, and the god of partying, we should be ok."

He observes the infant idly and takes a sip of coffee. "Ahhh... perfect."

"Not sure the kid's gonna have much fun though. I made Mike cancel the balloon guy." A comically rueful look follows.