( don't worry about the nickname, percy. just go with the flow. she hadn't expected it to be as easy as name calling, either, so she isn't surprised when he barely questions it. but is pointedly not going to engage or try to explain. she has a job to do, and she isn't about to get sidetracked with an erroneous conversation about whether or not she's insulting him. (she is and she isn't. that's just how they are.)
she drags his free arm behind her with little regard for what might be considered manhandling (she would say this barely qualifies) and secures her own arm around his waist, something like fastening two seatbelts, then latches her other hand to the slope of his shoulder, giving it a quick pat as if to say giddyup. )
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she drags his free arm behind her with little regard for what might be considered manhandling (she would say this barely qualifies) and secures her own arm around his waist, something like fastening two seatbelts, then latches her other hand to the slope of his shoulder, giving it a quick pat as if to say giddyup. )
Ready when you are, Jackson.