i was thinking of arranging for the crew to do something for your cousin, for all the direction she gave on the base project. she doesn't seem the type to want like, a ribbon-cutting ceremony or anything, but she put in a ton of hours, and should have her work recognised. any ideas? things she might like/would hate?
oh that's a cool idea. yeah she's not exactly a ribbon-cutting ceremony type. probably. I mean I would totally support a ribbon-cutting ceremony just to see her reaction, but. uhhh. I'd say like, a card signed by everyone on base but that might be really lame. I'd also say try to get everyone to hug her but I'm 90% sure we'd end up all dead for that one, so put that in the hate column I guess.
it's kind of fucked up that i'm not really surprised about how many people i know now who have been dead at some point? sorry for assuming. i won't ask if you died in a hug parade.
a plaque's a cool idea. she definitely seems to like the classical look. where's the best place for a plaque on base?
yes, I died under the weight of too many hugs. also getting a wad of molten metal thrown into my gut and falling into a river, but it was definitely the hugs. it's fine. totally normal. in fact, people who haven't died are probably the weird ones at this point.
somewhere prominent, but not so loud in your face that it'd wreck her architectural aesthetic. maybe near one of the base entries? or like, the biggest observatory.
a large portion of my friends died getting pajamas and superpowers. that sounds better than the molten metal. how'd you come back? this is kind of intense for text but you brought it up.
i'll think about it. does your.. sword know about engraving.
I think I've met some of those people. the ones in the bright pajamas. nah it's not that intense. now if you want to know my favorite color, that's going too far. well uh, I got chosen for valhalla by a valkyrie so now I'm an undead warrior of odin waiting for ragnarok, or whatever.
possibly, yeah? he knows a lot of weird stuff that a sword shouldn't know.
damn I think you out-sassed me. what in frey's fripperies do I do with my life now. it's in ruins.
ok but to answer your question, not really? I mean I've been to the farm here and tried to help, but it's not exactly. a thing that I am. I'm from the city. why, what do you need a farmer for?
shit. i thought since you were on beanquest you'd be the guy to ask.
i want to try and milk alien lifeforms. i'm from the country, but the maritime kind, so i have no idea what the hell i'm doing. i did some research, but theory doesn't always apply to real life.
sorry, no. isn't that one guy who's also doing the whole halloween party thing the god of the farm, or whatever?
oh wow yeah uh. that's definitely out of my expertise. but in theory don't you just find a female one and just... tug on it's teats until milk squirts out? I never want to type the word teats again please kill me.
i'm pretty sure he just weeds a lot and raps with the robo-horses and is also completely useless at farming for real.
if it's embarrassing to type that word, think about how weird it is to actually grab... on them. look, i don't want to type it either. it's weird. but i promised to help make cheese for this guy.
yikes. yeah, ok. ursula might have stuff about farm-y things? but maybe we can find a way to, uh. make milk without involving animals. synthesize it. or isn't almond milk a thing? also that sounds like a risky promise to make if you don't have milk, why would you do that to yourself dude.
in your defense, jocks aren't known for being clever.
wow how can I possibly resist an offer like that. yeah sure, why not. milk would be a pretty useful thing to have, even pizza aside. lots of food dishes need some dairy.
thanks, I was really wondering about that. glad that's cleared up.
[ there's a solid 40% chance he doesn't even remember what she's talking about. it doesn't help he doesn't even know who "number one" even referred to. ]
[ On the morning of December 25th, Magnus will wake up to a small, brightly wrapped package next to where he sleeps. Inside it will be a drawing of him and URSULA in her robot form, both eating falafels. The picture is also framed. Besides that, there are also cookies that she managed to bake herself! As she cannot taste test, they might not be perfect, but they are cutely decorated with “Happy Holidays, Magnus!” and other holiday themed items, like snowmen and reindeer.
A note attached simply says, “From URSULA!” ]
1/3 some point after his conversation with Annabeth
Yeah, you and me both. [Considering that was a genuine concern given that it's Annabeth.] I think I went home? But people don't really leave and come back here that much and when I woke up I was in the middle of the ocean instead.
I'm hiding the rest of the beige paint just in case this happens again.
Apollo? Isn't that one of your guys' gods? Do they... usually just pop by your apartment? Yeah, I don't know either. Hope not. I'm sure we have enough trouble already, even if I can't think of anything in specific.
I've kinda wondered how the different gods get along. Like, there's s Norse god of the sea, and a Greek one, but who gets to rule what parts of the sea? Do they take turns? Is there a shift schedule? Does it even matter?
God of prophecy, archery, healing, and being a huge pain in the neck. I can proudly say this one was a first, but it's not the first time gods have come to find me or Annabeth. If this is all happening at the same time as whatever's happening for you, maybe it's for the best they aren't crossing.
It definitely matters. Sea politics and stuff. It's a whole big thing that nobody's really explained to me but it definitely, definitely exists. That and, at least with the Roman gods, they're just different versions of the same god so they kind of rule the same territory unless it's like...uh...Annabeth's mom for instance. Her mom's Athena and she's the goddess of wisdom but her Roman counterpart's also the goddess of medicine which is Apollo's thing? It's weird.
Huh. What'd he want? Just to shoot the shit? Yeah, I'd say so. I'm sure each of our own pantheons have enough trouble without getting all mixed up. Uh, more mixed up.
H...uh. That's weird. I mean, Annabeth told me about the whole Greek and Roman thing. I guess it makes sense but still, super weird. It might be risky to say you guys have it weirder, since I've met an eight-legged horse who was my friend's nephew probably, but... maybe. Juuust maybe.
Yeah, if by shoot the shit you mean he showed up to cry about being stuck in a human body as he got bossed around by a 12-year-old girl and begged for a ride to Camp. ...turns out that was a bigger problem than we thought. Annabeth's not going to be happy to hear about it.
Dude, I'm related to Pegasus. Like. The Pegasus. I think weird comes in a lot of different forms.
Most of them if you really want an honest answer. It's a headache getting any of them to cooperate.
And I can't even tell if you're serious or not, but no. Definitely not. And Hercules isn't like the Hercules from the Disney movie either. He's kind of a huge jerk.
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uhhh. I'd say like, a card signed by everyone on base but that might be really lame.
I'd also say try to get everyone to hug her but I'm 90% sure we'd end up all dead for that one, so put that in the hate column I guess.
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i think i understand your relationship with your cousin more, suddenly.
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but uh. what about a plaque? fancier than a card, not as death-causing as a hug parade.
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a plaque's a cool idea. she definitely seems to like the classical look. where's the best place for a plaque on base?
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somewhere prominent, but not so loud in your face that it'd wreck her architectural aesthetic. maybe near one of the base entries? or like, the biggest observatory.
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i'll think about it. does your.. sword know about engraving.
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possibly, yeah? he knows a lot of weird stuff that a sword shouldn't know.
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though i think a sword would know about engraving, actually. wouldn't it be like tattoos for a sword?
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ok but to answer your question, not really? I mean I've been to the farm here and tried to help, but it's not exactly. a thing that I am. I'm from the city. why, what do you need a farmer for?
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i want to try and milk alien lifeforms. i'm from the country, but the maritime kind, so i have no idea what the hell i'm doing. i did some research, but theory doesn't always apply to real life.
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oh wow yeah uh. that's definitely out of my expertise. but in theory don't you just find a female one and just... tug on it's teats until milk squirts out?
I never want to type the word teats again please kill me.
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if it's embarrassing to type that word, think about how weird it is to actually grab... on them. look, i don't want to type it either. it's weird. but i promised to help make cheese for this guy.
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yikes. yeah, ok. ursula might have stuff about farm-y things? but maybe we can find a way to, uh. make milk without involving animals. synthesize it. or isn't almond milk a thing? also that sounds like a risky promise to make if you don't have milk, why would you do that to yourself dude.
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if you help me figure out milk and thus cheese you can have some of the eventual pizza. long term goals, here.
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wow how can I possibly resist an offer like that. yeah sure, why not. milk would be a pretty useful thing to have, even pizza aside. lots of food dishes need some dairy.
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alright. i'll send you some of the notes i've been taking on the island wildlife.
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[ yeah she did remember to actually tell him. about this completely useless fact. you're welcome, magnus. ]
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[ there's a solid 40% chance he doesn't even remember what she's talking about. it doesn't help he doesn't even know who "number one" even referred to. ]
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i'm glad to help
[ HELP WHAT???? ]
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i think i'm the regular amount though
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A note attached simply says, “From URSULA!” ]
1/3 some point after his conversation with Annabeth
Thanks for keeping the casualties low while I was gone.
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[ a dirty lie. he's just glad annabeth doesn't need to go on a murder rampage now. ]
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I'm hiding the rest of the beige paint just in case this happens again.
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Damn, I'll just have to go for black, then.
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[But that's all he says at first because he's distracted thinking about everything he's just witnessed.]
How many problems did you leave behind in Boston when you showed up here?
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[ he didn't expect percy to be into black paint. that's kinda emo, bro? ]
Uhhh. Not much? Nothing huge as far as I recall, or at least nothing urgent. Why?
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Because while you guys were dealing with Valhalla, Apollo dropped by my apartment. I don't think this will affect you but it might. Who knows?
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I've kinda wondered how the different gods get along. Like, there's s Norse god of the sea, and a Greek one, but who gets to rule what parts of the sea? Do they take turns? Is there a shift schedule? Does it even matter?
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It definitely matters. Sea politics and stuff. It's a whole big thing that nobody's really explained to me but it definitely, definitely exists. That and, at least with the Roman gods, they're just different versions of the same god so they kind of rule the same territory unless it's like...uh...Annabeth's mom for instance. Her mom's Athena and she's the goddess of wisdom but her Roman counterpart's also the goddess of medicine which is Apollo's thing? It's weird.
That and Minerva never had kids.
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H...uh. That's weird. I mean, Annabeth told me about the whole Greek and Roman thing. I guess it makes sense but still, super weird. It might be risky to say you guys have it weirder, since I've met an eight-legged horse who was my friend's nephew probably, but... maybe. Juuust maybe.
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Dude, I'm related to Pegasus. Like. The Pegasus. I think weird comes in a lot of different forms.
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Dude. That's kind of awesome. Is he like he is in the Hercules Disney movie?
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And I can't even tell if you're serious or not, but no. Definitely not. And Hercules isn't like the Hercules from the Disney movie either. He's kind of a huge jerk.