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[ well.
it's some time after evan's last hurrah (i hate you mods), and stephanie is... wandering around camp. she is both mentally and physically exhausted, and everything is terrible.
but when she sees percy, she'll wave. ]
it's some time after evan's last hurrah (i hate you mods), and stephanie is... wandering around camp. she is both mentally and physically exhausted, and everything is terrible.
but when she sees percy, she'll wave. ]
[Likewise, he'll wave back and just fall right into step with her. They can keep walking. It's probably better than being idle.]
...you okay? [He hasn't quite figured things out, but he can guess that Evan was important to Steph.]
...you okay? [He hasn't quite figured things out, but he can guess that Evan was important to Steph.]
Not really.
[ it's the most honest thing she can say. ]
But I will be, eventually.
[ it's the most honest thing she can say. ]
But I will be, eventually.
[He nods at that, stopping like he's unsure if he wants to continue but charging on ahead anyway.]
Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm sort of glad to hear that.
Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm sort of glad to hear that.
Really. It's an honest answer and probably better than trying to say you're fine. [It's a trustworthy answer is what he means.]
...but I'm still sorry it happened.
...but I'm still sorry it happened.
... me too.
[ it's funny, how an accidental murder is more infuriating than an intentional one. ]
But we'll fix this.
[ it's funny, how an accidental murder is more infuriating than an intentional one. ]
But we'll fix this.
Any ideas so far? Everything I've been thinking of seems to kinda stop making sense because of the mechanics here.
I feel like the trend is that nothing makes sense until a few weeks in.
[ ... ]
But I don't want to wait that long.
[ ... ]
But I don't want to wait that long.
Me either. Your game lasted about as long as ours did, didn't it? We were seven weeks, and we didn't learn the full conditions until almost the last one.
[ she nods ]
Pretty much. We got like, bits and pieces? But we didn't really know everything we had to do until the end.
Pretty much. We got like, bits and pieces? But we didn't really know everything we had to do until the end.
[ so. sometime after that never have i ever business, stephanie goes looking for a boy like she said she would. ]
So.
So.
So. [HELLO STEPH...] Where do you want me to start?
Anywhere you want?
[ she doesn't want to pry too much, but between what he said and the like bus thing, which he immediately followed with "it wasn't my fault" both times
well. ]
[ she doesn't want to pry too much, but between what he said and the like bus thing, which he immediately followed with "it wasn't my fault" both times
well. ]
Anybody ever ask the hosts why they love doing that?
[That's lofty, so give him a moment to think about it.]
Okay. I'm...not really great at school in the first place. And a lot of my teachers never believed me when weird stuff happened that I could never explain. Mortals have a hard time seeing through the Mist, so everything I saw sounded like I was making stuff up. And...well, public schools and especially private schools don't want to deal with troubled kids. It was easier for them to just kick me out when things happened. Six schools in six years, and for the longest time everyone blamed me for not being good enough.
Okay. I'm...not really great at school in the first place. And a lot of my teachers never believed me when weird stuff happened that I could never explain. Mortals have a hard time seeing through the Mist, so everything I saw sounded like I was making stuff up. And...well, public schools and especially private schools don't want to deal with troubled kids. It was easier for them to just kick me out when things happened. Six schools in six years, and for the longest time everyone blamed me for not being good enough.
... adults really don't know how to take care of kids.
[ there's a sad note of understanding in her tone as she nods. ]
The Mist?
[ it sounds like a less personal question than the other stuff. ]
[ there's a sad note of understanding in her tone as she nods. ]
The Mist?
[ it sounds like a less personal question than the other stuff. ]
Yeah. [It's clear the yeah is regarding the mist because he doesn't know how to reply to the first part.] It's like this layer that stops mortals from seeing things the way they really are, like monsters or buildings disguised as something else. Stuff like that. Most mortals can't see through it, but some are strong enough that they can.
Sometimes it's nice to not immediately leap to the obvious answer.
... huh.
[ that makes sense. she thinks about his profile. ]
So you were seeing all of the mystical stuff, and no one else around you could.
[ that makes sense. she thinks about his profile. ]
So you were seeing all of the mystical stuff, and no one else around you could.
At least it opens up the options to maybe find a different solution.
[Me: what the hell did I put on his profile.]
Yeah, exactly. I didn't find out why until a couple of years ago but I could see stuff and weird stuff always happened to me like...accidentally blowing stuff up, or dunking my entire class in a shark tank. Also not my fault. But people have said it's because our powers aren't always controlled until we really start training.
Yeah, exactly. I didn't find out why until a couple of years ago but I could see stuff and weird stuff always happened to me like...accidentally blowing stuff up, or dunking my entire class in a shark tank. Also not my fault. But people have said it's because our powers aren't always controlled until we really start training.
That's-- wait.
[ there's a pause, as she... considers this information... and what she was previously told. ]
Do you know Nico and Reyna?
[ there's a pause, as she... considers this information... and what she was previously told. ]
Do you know Nico and Reyna?
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