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[ He glances up at her with an expression that implies he’s dealt with this way too many times already. She may not know much about metal bands or their names, but it’s still the sort of purposefully annoying response he’d expect from someone like Dustin. ]

Doesn’t matter. The metal is there in spirit. “Metal” as in…awesome, you know? Incredible. Brutal.

[ Eddie is the type of person who really didn’t do well in school. He’s always struggled with anything that doesn’t interest him, but he does hoard information he finds interesting, and he’ll be sure to file that one about the Hellfire Club away for a rainy day. ]

Was it? I mean, that’s news to me, but in my case? It’s just X-Men.

So it's a vibe not a physical material.

[ his face almost makes her laugh, and he can probably see the amusement in her own expression, but she does manage to keep it in check, even if she's still being a shit. ]

I think so. I don't know a lot about it. I do kinda know the X-Men, but I don't really read a lot of comics.

[ unless they're in ancient greek, which is hardly a translation priority. annabeth loves reading and learning, but she's had plenty of her own struggles with it too. ]

Exactly.

[ With a grin, he claps and points to her to indicate that yes, she hit the nail dead on the head. He does see her struggling not to laugh, but if she’s poking fun at him now, it doesn’t seem to bother him at all. ]

Man, that’s one of the saddest things I’ve ever heard.

[ Not quite on par with Arthur not having heard new music in years, but still quite sad. Eddie isn’t on level with Annabeth’s love of learning, but has always loved to read, so long as it’s something that interests him. That love doesn’t end with comic books, but he does uphold the as their own form of art. ]

Well, lucky for you, I can recommend you the greatest hits if you ever wanna give them a try.

[ she will refrain from pointing out her joke in making fun of him, mostly because she's still in a good mood. ]

[ well, until the sad comment gets her huffy again, but it's not the same sort of posturing from the game. ]

I prefer reading in Ancient Greek and they don't really do comics in a dead language. [ a beat. ] Do you think the Horizon could do it automatically? Like, if you gave me a bunch of comics I could magic them...?

Can you really call it a dead language when there’s a whole group of you still reading and writing it?

[ Dead to the general public, sure, but based on what he’s seen here in Abraxas, it sounds like the demigod kids are a somewhat numerous group.

He tilts his head thoughtfully, gears turning for a moment, then he claps his hands togethe loudly and pushes himself out of the throne with a wide grin on his face. ]

Not sure. You wanna give it a try?

[ she pauses. ] Publication companies aren't out here catering to us. It's not like it's a big group.

[ enough to fill a summer camp and then some. definitely not enough for a whole country. ]

[ annabeth considers, with the faintest grin growing on her face. she does love to mess around with the horizon's magic. ]

All the books in my Domain are already in Greek so it's possible on that level... Yeah. Let's try.

Duh. Easy fix. One of you just has to get into the publishing company. Force everyone to have to learn Ancient Greek.

[ He’s aware it doesn’t work quite like that, but he grins all the same, like his jokes alone could make it true. ]

Hell yeah. Okay, so, let’s see here…

[ He laces his arms behind his back and begins to pace, gaze tilted upward in thought. If Annabeth were to try to interrupt, he would shush her loudly and somewhat rudely, but the whole process doesn’t take all that long. He strides from one end of the table to the other twice, murmuring out loud, before he suddenly smacks his forehead and mumbles shit, obviously. ]

Yeah, alright. Not to be totally cliche, and I’m sure I’d get my head bitten off by nerds far more serious than myself, but uh—

[ He allows himself a brief moment of focus, and then a stack of X-Men comics are in his hands—othe Dark Phoenix saga as best as his memory will recall it, unfortunately all in English. ]

These are the ones to get you hooked. If you can get the Horizon to translate them.

[ she rolls her eyes. ] But then we can't use it to talk shit amongst the regular people.

[ it's only half a joke. she and percy have most definitely talked shit in ancient greek in front of others. ]

[ annabeth waits patiently as eddie creates his stack of comics; she crosses her arms and taps her fingers against the aforementioned arm, but it's only a distracted movement. ]

[ she perks up when the comics appear, then gestures for him to put them down on the table. ]

I'll try with one first. No point in the effort of a whole stack if it doesn't even work. I mean, even if it doesn't work, I can still take them back to read. It's just... harder.

[ she stares down the cover, watching the letters swim. ] How's this sound: I work the Horizon magic, then read a couple pages, and you tell me if it sounds accurate?

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See, that’s when you take up Sindarin. Chances of you finding anyone who speaks that are…well, they’re pretty low.

[ Especially speaking as someone who comes from the 80s. The chances of him running into anyone outside of his little nerd group knowing Elvish have always been slim to none. Hell, even most of the people in that nerd group had no interest. ]

And if you learn Quenya—then it’s probably gonna be zero. But until then, semi-dead language it is.

[ King of the Nerds is at it again. With a grin, he dips into a low bow and presents Annabeth with the comics almost reverently, like they’re something precious and totally priceless. To him, they sort of are. Maybe it’s a little silly, but he always gets a kick out of sharing things things with people who are genuinely interested. ]

Sounds good. Take your time.

[ she squints at him. ] Those aren't real.

[ what kind of nerd doesn't know lord of the rings?? annabeth doesn't. but she knows those languages sound fake. ]

[ she takes the comics with some level of care, if only to match his energy. far be it from her to be outdone about anything. she stares down at the cover and idly flips through the one on the top, before spreading them all out across the table. ]

Okay.

[ she likes to think she's pretty good with horizon stuff, but she's always simply created her books into ancient greek. it helped that her memory is borderline photographic. this is different, but she's not afraid to try. ]

[ so, she reaches into whatever part of herself is connected to the horizon and makes an attempt to change the words from english to greek. it takes some time, but she finally lets out a breath she didn't realize she was holding and peers down at the first volume. her face lights up a little. ]

Well. It changed. [ she picks it up, and reads the first page aloud, in english. ] Does all that sound right?

Excuse me?

[ He whips his head up and fixes Annabeth with a hard stare, offended to his very core. ]

Okay, yeah, if this works? You’re reading Lord of the Rings next. Introduce a little real culture into your life.

[ He is aware of the irony that comes along with calling a demigod out on being “uncultured”. That group of kids probably all have more culture in their little fingers than Eddie has in his whole body, but he doesn’t particularly care either. He rolls his eyes and sink back into his throne, gaze on the ceiling as Annabeth reads her translation. He nods appraisingly as she does, and his scowl shifts right back into a Cheshire grin. ]

I’d say that’s pretty dead on, actually. Good job.

Oh. I think my dad liked those books. [ unfortunately she wanted nothing to do with her dad as a youth (a younger youth) so she's perhaps behind on hereditary mortal nerding. ] Something about elves and a magic ring? Couple of wizards. I think they might have made some movies some years ago.

[ she missed out on a lot of movies too, however, by virtue of living at camp year round. she is not well connected to any kind of pop culture. ]

[ annabeth looks pretty pleased with herself when he says it sounds right, but she also just looks... happy, both that it worked and that she'll be able to read it more easily. ]

Thanks. [ a beat. ] It's pretty cool that it worked. I feel like there's tons more I can add to my list to read now, so I'll consider opening the door for more recommendations.

A man of inarguably fine taste.

[ Meanwhile, Eddie has missed out on a lot of movies by virtue of being from the 80s, but he’s been lucky enough to have the Lord of the Rings films introduced to him via Wanda. He has his critiques…but they were incredible. Far better than the animated version he’d watched when he was younger where no one seemed to be able to agree how to pronounce Saruman. He’s still pissed that he died too soon to see them properly.

But that’s for another day. For today, they’ve got comic books. He grins, clearly pleased with the outcome of the entire situation. ]

I’ll make you a list. Required reading, if you will.

[ she makes a bit of a grimacing face. ] That's one way to put it.

[ she and her dad have been trying, but it doesn't make her early childhood any less awkward. her catch up movie exposure comes in the form of old hollywood movies lately, at least when it comes to her dad's nerding. ]

[ it's fine, they can both be pleased with how this turned out, even if she rolls her eyes at the required reading remark. ]

Let's not turn this into a homework assignment. It's supposed to be for fun.

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