Gabrielle, Goddess of Indecision

"I don’t even know why I bother to hunt, or fish, anymore," Xena was saying. "It seems like a waste of time now."

"But what happens if we get so dependent on me for everything, not that I mind you understand, and then one day I lose my powers? We’d starve to death," Gabrielle answered. "Besides, you love to fish, and hunt."

"True enough, but I liked it better when it meant something, when it was — important."

"Xena, what’s more important than doing something you really like to do? I don’t have to actually write on my scrolls anymore. I could just wave my hand and the writing would just appear. Sometimes it’s the actual doing that’s satisfying, not necessarily the results."

"Well, you’ve become quite the philosopher. Maybe we should call you Gabrielle, Goddess of Philosophy."

"You’re not going to start that again, are you? I thought you’d had enough. I know I sure have."

"But Gabrielle, you really should have some kind of title. You can’t keep on being the Goddess of Vagueness."

"I know, Xena, I know. And it’ll come to me, eventually, just the way I’ve been discovering my powers. One day I’ll know what kind of goddess I am, and what my title should be."

"Maybe you ought to ask Aphrodite. I’m sure she wouldn’t mind helping out."

"You know, Xena, that’s not such a bad idea. It’s been ages since I’ve seen her anyway. How would like to take a little trip to Mt. Olympus?"

"If you mean we take a month or so to get there, I could go for that. But if you’re thinking about transporting us there instantly the way gods do, well, I think I’ll pass this time around."

"What’s the matter? Don’t you trust my competence as a goddess?"

"Of course I trust you, for the things I’ve seen you do. But you’ve never done that before. How do you know you can even do it, much less get us to Mt. Olympus?"

"But it’s like you said, I look inside myself and I know I can do it."

"Then you wouldn’t mind putting on a little demonstration first, would you? Just to make sure."

"If you insist. What would you like me to do?"