Greek life was a mainstay of colleges across America, but at Olympia University, it was downright literal. The building architecture harkened to the Classical Period, and the dormitories were named for Greek gods. The main quad stood right between the Scylla Chemistry Building, and the Charybdis Sociology Wing.

In Hermes House, Bret, Phil, and Howard were getting a quick study session in before Organic Chemistry. Proctor Caduceus had threatened the class with fifty lashes if they failed this test, and no one was certain that he wasn’t entirely serious.

Phil looked up from his work. “Do you guys hear that?”

Bret took the bait. “Hear what?”

Howard was having none of it. “Focus, you two. Big test, remember?”

Phil stood up, going to the window. “There’s a girl out there, playing a guitar under that big tree. She’s really good.”

“You’ve got some ears on you. I can’t hear anything this far away.” Bret said, getting up to look.

“What’s that song? It sounds so familiar. And her voice…”

“Hello? Test?”

“Screw the test. We either know it or we don’t. I’m trying to hear Phil’s girlfriend out there.”

“Hey, look! There’s two other girls joining her. And their voices blend so well! I want to get closer. I need to know who they are.”

To Bret’s surprise, Phil ducked under the open window. He stopped him with a hand on his shoulder. “Dude, that’s three stories.”

Now Howard stood up to join them. “Bret, close the window…”

“What? Why?”

“Three women singing, enticing young men to their doom? Sound familiar?”

Howard shut the window and the three of them watched as a young man approached the old tree. The three women pounced on him, tearing him to shreds with their fingers.

Phil swallowed hard. “We should study.”

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