Ep. 4 - Myths

**Myths** is the fourth episode of Eros Conquers All. It was uploaded on Feburary 18th, 2022.

## Plot

The episode starts with a philosophy lecture led by Lavi about the nature of gods in human mythology. She quotes the famous philosopher Voltaire while explaining that despite humans creating gods to make sense of the world, those gods tell more about the people who created them. During this lecture, she is interrupted by Eros, who flips her assertions and asks how gods are meant to understand themselves if humans do so by interpreting mythology. Lavi answers that humans have no sure knowledge beyond their own existence, so both gods and humans must define themselves however they see fit. Lavi assigns her class homework and ends the lesson while she and Eros exchange a knowing look.

In the faculty room, Lavi demands to know why Eros has taken on five majors at once. He responds that there's often something new to learn, and that the classes help him learn modern social cues as they evolve. Lavi then expresses concern about the attention Eros is calling to himself. Though he insists that there isn't a problem, Lavi warns him of the unsavory rumors about him swarming the school. Despite her concern, Lavi concludes that Eros is better off spending his time with classes than feeding on love. When she asks if he's fed recently, Eros dodges the question by telling Lavi that she can't stop him from doing so. He then informs her that feeding on non-romantic variations of love curbs his hunger, but does not fully satiate it, and her suggestion that he do so is a fruitless endeavor. Lavi hits Eros on the head with a rolled up magazine and insists that he simply has not kept up with the experiment long enough to conclude its failure. She reexplains her theory; while she admits that there is no empirical data on the nature of Eros' being, she also reaffirms her conclusion that his powers are symbolic and therefore subject to interpretation. Therefore, Eros must change his own definition of love and internalize it in order to satisfy his hunger without harming humans. Her backup solution is to establish a church that worships Eros so that he may feed off of love given to him by his worshipers. Eros internally concludes that though he does not understand Lavi, he doesn't mind her company. However, he dismisses her idea of establishing a church for him. Eros believes that his kind is not worthy of worship since they do not give back what they take from humanity. He asserts that nothing satisfies his hunger the way romantic love does, and that there's no guarantee any proposed solution will change that. Lavi reminds him that he did change once for an unidentified woman, but Eros thinks that he changed for the worse. The two are then interrupted by Nathan, who informs Lavi that a fellow professor is looking for her. He blushes when he sees Eros. As Lavi rushes off to her appointment, Nathan reprimands Eros for being in the faculty room as a student. Eros apologizes and promises to leave, but then asks if Nathan would walk him to class and answer some questions for him. As the two of them walk down the hallway, Eros vaguely senses that he is being watched by Rue.

## Characters

*Characters are listed in order of appearance.*

* Lavi Cai Lin
* Eros
* Nathan Reines
* Rue

## Trivia

* *Myths* serves as Lavi's debut episode.