Plan 4 → [video] & [action]

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[ Annabeth doesn't usually cry as a rule. Demigods don't have easy lives and most emotions can be rationalised away with the motivation of 'getting on with things'. But for some reason, this time whenever she thinks she's stopped crying somehow more tears come. It's not just that he's gone... it's also what he's gone back to.


She sits and stares at the jellies outside the bubble until she's sure she can make this video post without crying. Drawing her coat more tightly around her - Hades, it's cold lately! - she shivers and turns on her SFC for the first time since Percy had left. ]

So, I don't know how many of you knew Percy Jackson, my boyfriend, but he's gone. Just thought I'd do the courteous thing and let everyone know. [ She wipes quickly at one eye but manages to hold off tears. ]


[ooc: This is a network and action post! Feel free to respond either by SFC or with awkward cuddle curse actions out by the jellies. ]

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[ex_knowledge575]

[ Annabeth had felt a similar way when Dirk had lost Jake recently. She hadn't known Dirk long, or even how close their friendship had been, so she'd felt a little awkward intruding on his sad times. In the end she'd gone with a text and a dinner invitation because she'd felt that would be most appropriate although she'd still felt a little impersonal doing it that way, no matter how fine he'd seemed about the whole thing.

They all had to look out for each other here though and people inevitably get closer. She finds that she's really grateful to hear his voice, even when she hadn't been sure she wanted to see anyone. Looking up at him with red-rimmed eyes, she nods and even manages a smile as she pulls her coat even tighter. ]

Sure. Thanks.

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[shippingmath]

[That's actually what's on Dirk's mind as he stands there. If he's quantifying grief, Annabeth has much more reason to be upset right now than he did then. She lost a boyfriend she was clearly in crazy epic love with, whereas Dirk just got a second-time disappearance of an ex he was still trying to repair his friendship with.

But he's not a robot, and therefore has at least a little empathy, and enough to keep him from being a complete dick about this. It still takes a while before he starts talking.]

Y'know, Jellyfish glow because of this protein called aequorin. I saw one when I was maybe eight. Spent hours after that finding out every damn thing I could about jellyfish.