"So, you're god of The Underworld huh? I don't get it, I expected you to be more intimidating, and..well..torturous.." I explained, when I made it to The Underworld, which I'm not quite sure how I did.

He sat there smirking at me, with his feet up. He rolled his eyes, and cocked his head. "Yes, I'm the god of The Underworld. I'm sorry to disappoint you I guess? I'm not like the rest of my family you know. I'm not a bad guy..or at least I try not to be. This is just the job they gave me..so everyone label's me the bad guy. But, I realize you probably don't believe me or even care. So, just go. Find something else to do." He sighed.

He was playing cards or something, it looked like blackjack. I sat across from him. He looked at me, his expression somewhere between shocked and annoyed. But, for some reason I wasn't scared. I believed him.

I smiled, and he rolled his eyes.

"Ugh, what do you want?" He sighed. I continued to smile. "I..wanna play cards, deal me in?" I asked politely. He continued to look even more confused. "You...actually..wanna play cards..with me? Really?" He asked.

I nodded. "Hades, I believe you. You have no reason to lie. I have no reason to not believe what you said. You're misunderstood. And, even the Greek mythology I've read tells me that. And, I'd love to hear all the stories you could tell. They have to be interesting, I mean, you are Hades! So, what do you say? Card game, and story time?" I suggested.

His face was hard to read, he didn't look angry, or annoyed anymore. But, he wasn't smiling either. He cleared his throat, and took his feet off the table, he sat up, giving me his full attention. He chuckled lightly.

"For centuries, of being here, forced to deal with people coming in here, and immediately looking at me like I am the root of all evil, never wanting to hear what I have to say, and then you waltz in here, and not only do you believe me, but you wanna hang out and act like we're friends, and listen to my thousands and thousands of stories, and play a little card game with me?"

He asked, as he leaned on the table, starting to smile, and even blush a bit.

"What can I say? I see the best in people." I chuckled. He smiled widely, kind of adorable actually, especially for the god of The Underworld.

"Well, alright. Poker or Blackjack?"