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[sophos]

Who: annabeth chase + perhaps you!
When: post emergence event, mid may into mid june
Where: thorne, the horizon, nocwich
What: post event stuff & catch all
Warnings: none right now! will add if/as needed!



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[seaweedbrain]

[ Try as he might to put a little more effort into blending in with the other folks at the castle, the magical nerd types, Percy finds that he just doesn't have it in him. At least not yet. Maybe it's because of that woefully pathetic first attempt at magic, the one that had sent him into a trance, that has him holding back — or maybe it's the fact that being with familiar things like the ocean and the stables are some of his last ties to the life he'd left behind, with all of its hardships and responsibilities, and he can't quite let any of it go.

Either way, there's always something noticeably calming about spending a little time under the water, doubly so when he gets to speak with the fish-folk and other myriad of underwater critters. They've seriously got some of the funniest stories, and none of them involve regaling tales of his dad's sea castle renovations, which is almost a relief.

Anyway, an hour or so spent underwater does wonders for Percy's mind and body, its healing effects no doubt a result of his godly heritage. He feels stronger after a dip in the saltwater, and more energized, like he could run a couple laps around the nearby village and barely break a sweat. It's easy to go time-blind when the waters are generally dark anyway, but luckily for Annabeth (and his share of the sandwiches) that she doesn't have to wait too long.

The water ripples and the surface breaks, and a teenage boy emerges like he's simply leaving his room: he's completely dry, his hair its trademark windswept, and his clothing (the usual Thorne fare) dry and wrinkle-free, and very of this time. As he steps out onto the sandy beach, he stretches his shoulders and searches the shoreline for his girlfriend, casual as ever. ]

You wouldn't believe some of the stuff they've got down there.

[ Percy flops down next to her, eying the basket. ]

Also, I'm starving. Hi.

[sophos]

[ her attention snaps to him as soon as she sees him pop out of the water, and something in her sinks with relief. it's like she wants to recommit the sight to her memory, or maybe just have this be the fresher one than a sea monster greeting her at the shoreline. the casual stroll and casual look and casual everything settles her. ]

[ she much prefers percy as a boy. ]

[ he flops over beside her, and she tilts in to bop her shoulder against his, then leans in mroe to give him the quickest peck on the cheek. ]

I feel like my threshold for believability is shifting every day. Try me.

[ time to be a little mean. she puts her hand on top of the basket. ]

Who says I got food for you?

[seaweedbrain]

Um, because there's no way you brought a milkshake in there and as far as I remember, that was the only thing we established as a non-sharable property.

[ And even then, it's highly debatable. If they ever do get their hands on milkshakes for whatever reasons under whatever circumstances, he still has every intention on stealing a sip or like, five. For the principle of it. ]

But like, I guess I can find something in the ocean to nibble on.

[sophos]

I could put a milkshake in there if I wanted to.

[ it's like obligation to be contrary with percy. especially, now apparently, when to comes to milkshakes. she's going to fight him when he tries to steal hers, whenever they manage to find one again. ]

Fine. I might have found you a sandwich. [ it's more than one, but it'll be a little surprise. she opens the basket and takes hers out before shoving it over at him. he has hands, she doesn't need to serve it. ]

[seaweedbrain]

And carry it around without splashing? I don't see one of those cup trays in there.

[ He's just saying! Milkshake appearances seem like a rarity, and if they ever do get to see a milkshake again, he's absolutely stealing a sip, no question, yeah, he will be fighting back on this.

It's very important.

Apparently. ]

Like, in the kitchens? [ he asks now, reaching for the basket to pull the other sandwich out. It looks decent enough. Edible, yeah. ] They let you smuggle these out?

[sophos]

Milkshakes don't splash. And I could have barricaded it with the sandwiches. What do you take me for?

[ can't believe he would doubt her like this, the audacity, love is over, etc. how did milkshakes become their new stupid thing? she doesn't care, she's going to stick with it too. ]

[ annabeth rolls her eyes. ] I bought them, loser. And I bought you two, but you can always wait till we're back at the castle.

[ it's all so stupid but she's leaning into it more than she might normally just because it feels so... normal. she'd rather playfully bicker with him than think about godhood with him. ]

[seaweedbrain]

You toss a milkshake around and tell me that thing doesn't splash.

[ Is he speaking from experience? No, you know nothing. ]

You bought them? With the stipend we get, you could get two?

[ Percy jokes, because look ... his allowance at ten years old was a lot more than the measly stipend they get from Thorne's coffers, and he'd spent all of his money on specialty feed and snacks for the horses, so he's kind of at a whopping 0. ]

Have you been saving up?

[sophos]

Who's tossing it around? I'm drinking it, through a straw, after carrying it in my hands.

[ like a normal person. ]

[ she takes a bite from her own sandwich, giving him a brief Look as she chews and swallows it down. ]

Three, including my own. Some of us don't spend all our allowance on horse treats. And I bartered to get a discount deal. [ she might not have piper's charmspeak, but annabeth has always been very persuasive! ]

Sometimes we can have a nice treat too. [ not just the horses, which thorne would certainly take care of without percy's help. she's just saying. ]