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[natation]

Sender: Athon-Rajah (The Fish Prince) | Percy (Perseus) Jackson

Recipient: Everyone

I know this place is....different. I get that. And I know some of you have been here longer. Way longer than me. But....that doesn't make this any easier? Missing things like Christmas or New Years. Back home I'd celebrate with mum. With my new step-dad. With my girlfriend and the others. I might even miss my sister being born, being here. Or, however this works. I don't know. But...how do the rest of you deal with it? I guess it's kinda more of a sore spot for me since back home Hera erased my memory and sent me off to the other Camp and all, so I've dealt with everyone freaking out over me and me missing things for months.

Spoilers. It sucks. Would not recommend. At all.

Just. This time of year is the hardest I guess. Being without them.

[He'll probably regret admitting this stuff in the morning, but. Well. Percy can't really hide this. His emotions have always been obvious. And as quick to shift from being calm to raging and furious at the drop of a hat. Probably part and parcel of being related to Poseidon and all.]

Comments

[natation]

I might not get the specifics but. I can listen? Read? Whatever. If you need to vent. I mean, I get it. Being alone, without our friends, it's hard.

Even if we try make new friends here.

[cancercarcino]

SEE? SOMEONE ON THIS STUPID PLANET ACTUALLY GETS IT.
SO.
UGH, I CAN’T EVEN BELIEVE I’M GOING TO BE SUGGESTING THIS WITH A HUMAN I’VE BARELY MET THAT I CAN’T EVEN TROLL THROUGH THEIR ENTIRE TIMELINE.
BUT I GUESS OF YOU’RE AS SAD AND PATHETIC AS I AM I CAN HUMBLE MYSELF ENOUGH TO EXTEND A SPONGE CLOT TO.
I MEAN WE JUST HAD A REALLY FUCKING TOUCHING MOMENT OF SOLIDARITY HERE.
SO, MESSAGE RECEIVED, I GUESS. AND ALSO SENT BACK AT YOU.

[It... SOUNDS like he’s trying to make friends?]

[natation]

Sponge clot? I'd rather not be trolled?

But. Yeah. Sure.

[They have to stick together, right? Here.]

[cancercarcino]

YES, SPONGE CLOT.
THE CARTILAGINOUS EXTENSIONS STOCKING OUT OF THE SIDES OF YOUR EARS THAT MAKE YOU LISTEN TO THINGS? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HUMANS CALL IT.
AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE TROLLING THING, IT WAS DUMB AND A STUPID IDEA ANYWAY.

YEAH.
UM.
I GUESS IF YOU'RE STUCK ON HOBBIES, YOU COULD READ SOMETHING? THERE'S NO MOVIES IN THIS GODFORSAKEN PLACE, BUT THERE'S A METRIC SHITLOAD OF BOOKS.
SOME OF THEM I MIGHT ACTUALLY RECOMMEND.

[natation]

Reading is. Kinda difficult? I have dyslexia, comes with the whole demigod thing back home. It isn't as bad at least if it's in Ancient Greek but that depends on this place having books in Greek for that matter.

I can kinda manage with English but it is still definitely not my strong suit.

[cancercarcino]

DYSLEXIA?
WHAT, DOES THAT MEAN YOUR GLANCE NUGGETS ARE BROKEN OR SOMETHING?
WHY NOT, I DON'T KNOW, GET GLASSES FOR THAT OR SOMETHING?

UGH, JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW SHITTY THIS PLACE IS.
I COULD HAVE RECOMMENDED MOVIES TO YOU, BUT NO, THIS PLACE DOESN'T HAVE ANY TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE MOVIES POSSIBLE.
IT'S SO STUPID!

[natation]

No. It means I have trouble reading. Words get jumbled or mixed up letters. No glasses are gonna fix that. My vision itself is fine. Unlike Jason's.

I'd say we could draw our own movie like those flip book things but. yeah it'd be a pain and take a while.

[cancercarcino]

THAT'S A THING?
I THOUGHT THAT WAS SOMETHING MADE UP.

UGH, NO, THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST PAIN IN MY ASS TO EVEN ATTEMPT.
UGH...
WHATEVER. AS MUCH OF A TRAGEDY AS IT MAY BE, NOT HAVING ANY MOVIES TO WATCH ISN'T THE WORST THING I GUESS.

[natation]

It's not. Not made up I mean.

Simple ones can be kinda fun. A whole movie one might take a while though.

[cancercarcino]

YEAH, WELL, UNLESS YOU CAN GROW A HUSKTOP FROM OUT OF YOUR ASS, I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE MAKING OUR OWN MOVIES ANYTIME SOON.

[natation]

grow what?

I don't know on making movies besides drawing some silly little things on paper you flip through. Or just pointing a phone at something to record or take a picture but obviously we demigods don't really do phones much if at all.