In an attempt to find more information about her missing mother, Kassandra decided to talk to Alkibiades. Hearing sounds from his closed room in Perikles' house, she mistook it for violence.
Kassandra:Someone's being hurt. Open this door, or I'll kick it in!
Alkibiades opened the door, at which point a goat walked out. A man and a woman stood within as well.
Alkibiades:Don't mind her. She likes to watch. Look at you. Such authority, such aggression. I can see why Perikles has taken such an interest in you. Did you come to join us?
Kassandra:It sounded like someone was in pain.
Alkibiades:Well, it can sometimes be... hard to distinguish between sounds of pleasure and pain. Had I known you were going to knock, I would have left my door wide, wide open for you.
Kassandra:I only came to this symposium to find someone.
Alkibiades:Sounds like we can help each other then, doesn't it? You fetch us a bit of oil, I help you find who you're looking for. Maybe they're in here.
Kassandra:She's not in here.
Alkibiades:I think I'll check all the same.
Kassandra:I thought this party was tame, even by Athenian standards... until now.
Alkibiades:Let them have their meeting of the minds. I'm more interested in meeting... other parts.
Woman:Allie! We're out of oil again!
Kassandra:Allie?
Alkibiades:You know they like you when they give you a pet name. There's more olive oil in the kitchen... but Aspasia keeps complaining about me walking unencumbered through her symposiums.
Kassandra:You mean naked.
Alkibiades:It sounds so good when you say it.
(If "I'm here to find a Spartan woman." is chosen.)
Kassandra:I only came to this symposium to find someone.
Alkibiades:Sounds like we can help each other then, doesn't it? You fetch us a bit of oil, I help you find who you're looking for. Maybe they're in here.
Kassandra:She's not in here.
Alkibiades:I think I'll check all the same.
(Leave - "I'm not your servant.")
Kassandra:You have enough servants. Get them to do it.
Alkibiades:Shame. If you change your mind, I promise to pour the oil on you. And lick it off.
Alkibiades closed the door. Kassandra left his room, only to change her mind and return later. She knocked on the door and Alkibiades answered.
Alkibiades:I was just about to come find you. Clearly you were thinking the same thing I was.
(Accept – "I'll get the oil.")
Kassandra:After your... display earlier, it's probably safer I get the oil.
Alkibiades:Obedient too? I knew I liked you. Don't take too long.
Alkibiades closed the door, but shouted one last instruction to Kassandra.
Alkibiades:If you don't get the oil soon, all our fun will end.
Kassandra knocked on the door and Alkibiades answered it again.
Alkibiades:Just can't stay away, can you? Did you bring the oil?
(If "Why are you so different than Perikles?" is chosen.)
Kassandra:You've grown up in Perikles's home, and yet you're so... different.
Alkibiades: No one is like Perikles. And he's only slightly more serious than usual, too. Athens is under siege and he worries for her future... Which is why tonight is a fine time to celebrate what may be our last taste of freedom.
(If "Why do you seem so taken by Sokrates?" is chosen.)
Kassandra:When you walked in, you seemed like you and Sokrates were...
Alkibiades:How I wish you were right. One day we will have that man in here with us. I promise you that.
(Leave – "I'll be back.")
Kassandra:I might be back.
Alkibiades:If you come back with a jar of oil, I promise to show you how grateful I am.
Alkibiades closed the doors again. Kassandra retrieved the olive oil from the kitchen and returned to knock on the door one more time. As before, Alkibiades answered.
Alkibiades:Just can't stay away, can you? Did you bring the oil?
("Here's your oil.")
Kassandra:I come bearing gifts.
Kassandra presented the jar to Alkibiades.
Alkibiades:We're saved! Today, these women grieved for their sons, and these men worked the wall. But tonight we forget all that. Let's have some fun! What do you say? Care to join us?
Kassandra walked into the room.
Kassandra:Time for some fun. You'll have to help me strip off these uncomfortable Athenian robes.
Kassandra:Time for some fun. You'll have to help me get out of my clothes.
Alkibiades:Gladly. If you like, we can feed them to the goat.
Kassandra:There's another goat?
The doors closed behind them. In time, Kassandra emerged.
Kassandra:Now it's time for you to help me, "Allie." I'm looking for someone.
Kassandra:Now it's time for you to help me, "Allie." I'm looking for someone.
Alkibiades:All business, right until the end. I like that.
Kassandra:Focus. I'm looking for a woman who fled Sparta a long, long time ago.
Alkibiades:Fled Sparta? No one flees Sparta! But, let's pretend she did. If she were stupid, she'd be dead. If she were smart, she'd do what Aspasia did—she'd earn her independence. The smartest and most... resourceful woman I've ever met have been in Korinthia.
Kassandra:The hetaerae? I've heard they play some sort of role in Korinth, but I assumed it was the same as any other city.
Alkibiades:Oh no, these women are unlike any other you'll meet—a force, and the only ones there with any smarts.
Kassandra:Prostitutes? This is serious.
Alkibiades:They don't like being called that. And for good reason. They offer so much more than their bodies.
Kassandra:Such as?
Alkibiades:These women are companions. Counselors. Confidantes. Powerful men come to the hetaerae asking for advice, and value their words more than those of their closest friends and advisors.
Man:Allie! Come back inside!
Alkibiades:The celebration continues! When you reach Korinth, find Anthousa. No one goes in—or out—of the city without her knowing. Until we meet again, warrior.
Alkibiades went back into his room, closing the door.
Kassandra:Anthousa in Korinth. It's not much, but it's a start.
Before leaving, Kassandra knocked on Alkibiades' door one last time.
Alkibiades:I'm sorry, but I can't. It's too much even for me.
