Quest ♆ oo1 [video]

[persea]

[Percy looks tired. He's in his pajamas and drinking milk at the counter in his kitchen.]

Hey, people of Vatheon. I figure it's about time I introduced myself on here. So far I've met some really cool people, and it's helping me get my bearings in this strange new place.

[He takes a swig of the milk, then wipes away a milk mustache with his sleeve. So classy.]

So anyway. I'm Percy Jackson. Been here a couple weeks now.

[His smile fades.]

I haven't been sleeping well. Anyone have any tips?

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[VIDEO]

[persea]

Because I don't have the option of ignoring them. They're doing better, they are. We have so many new campers, and they all know who their parents are. And that's a lot more than we had. And I didn't want immortality anyway, I thought I said that.

They're not our custodians. They just screwed our mortal parents and voila, here we are.

[VIDEO]

[bethehugejerk]

Would it kill you to stop and think through the full weight of the words I'm saying, or are you incapable of making the attempt? You did say that, but that doesn't automatically mean it's some paltry chip to bargain with. It is a big, weighty thing and demands a solid deal in return, or else you're losing out on value.

And yes, they are your custodians, idiot. That's what parents are for your species, just as lusii are for us. It's a classification spanning the both of them in a way not singly defined by one race or the other.

But I will make the whole of my point simple for you: just because they're doing better at it doesn't mean they're doing a good job yet.

[VIDEO]

[persea]

I know that. I thought about it. All twelve Olympians offered me immortality. I didn't want it. I asked for something in return, and I at least got something.

For the record they were also voting on whether or not they should just kill me moments before.

I'm not an idiot. Gods aren't human. It doesn't work the same way. Gods sometimes visit their demigod children, but they don't raise them. Their human parent does that. It sucks but it's the way it is.

I didn't say they were doing a good job. But better is better than nothing.