[ there is plenty to be embarrassed about! this is the first time she's actually met the real claire, and here she is, sobbing all over her. it doesn't occur to annabeth that this might be the purpose of a parent, to offer this kind of reckless comfort, even as she slowly snakes her arms around claire's waist and carefully tucks her head into her shoulder to hide her face there. ]
[ the surprise of claire wanting to get to know her, the sense that they already do know each other, against the very recent way athena had essentially disowned her and still expected her to follow the parthenos quest, also in combination with everything she's been feeling about herself after her difficult escape from the godly illusion - well, maybe it's not a surprise that it's come to a bit of a tipping point, with someone like claire. ]
[ the you're alright might apply to many things at once and she allows it to be all encompassing. it might also apply to tartarus, because it's still lingering behind everything else too. annabeth just wants to absorb the comfort while she can, using the hug to let it all out and try to re-gather her composure at once. she's getting there!! ]
Thank you. [ her voice sounds too watery and she can only hope claire will ignore it. ]
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[ the surprise of claire wanting to get to know her, the sense that they already do know each other, against the very recent way athena had essentially disowned her and still expected her to follow the parthenos quest, also in combination with everything she's been feeling about herself after her difficult escape from the godly illusion - well, maybe it's not a surprise that it's come to a bit of a tipping point, with someone like claire. ]
[ the you're alright might apply to many things at once and she allows it to be all encompassing. it might also apply to tartarus, because it's still lingering behind everything else too. annabeth just wants to absorb the comfort while she can, using the hug to let it all out and try to re-gather her composure at once. she's getting there!! ]
Thank you. [ her voice sounds too watery and she can only hope claire will ignore it. ]