well i think i had a point

[judoflipped]

Who: percy and you!
Which: open log and network post
Where: plaza fountain
What: percy does a dumb and then decides to act like it never happened
Warnings: demigods



a. it's not superman

[someone might hear some rumbling coming from the ocean this fine morning. it almost sounds like underwater explosions, happening in rapid succession -- and is that a water mushroom cloud in the distance?

wait, is that a bird?

a plane?

or maybe it's a demigod hurtling up and out of the ocean, being thrown so violently out of it that he just gets shot back into the city. he almost doesn't think fast enough as he flies over Reverein to case his vital points in some of the sea water before striking the plaza fountain, sending hot chocolate and bits of sea spray exploding in the small radius of the fountain. it's highly possible that if you were standing close enough you might get splashed by the combination.

there's definitely a demigod in the fountain now, though initially it might be difficult to tell which one it is, since there's three of them running around here with dark hair. is he dead?

a large black standard poodle randomly appears from the shadows nearby, a monkey riding her back as she peers over at Percy. she does an experimental lick of his forehead, and suddenly he jumps into motion.]

Chocolate's poisonous to dogs!!

[he cries, rolling out of the fountain. he tries to stand, falls on his back right outside of it, kind of doing a not so graceful backflip out of it.

the dog sits down, panting as she tilts her head to the side as she watches her master.]

Ugh...

b. staring's rude

[if your character is hanging around the residential areas today, they might see a chocolate covered demigod walking through, the big standard poodle and her monkey rider right behind them. the dog doesn't look like anything's wrong at all and looks just happy to be there, and the monkey is looking around.

he notices that the door to his treehouse is open. he starts to run to it, but then a small group of monkeys run out of it, taking some of his clothes and towels and toilet paper and starting to have a party with it outside. the dog starts barking and chasing some of the monkeys, while the monkey on her back gets off and starts chasing some of its fellows as well, though they still seem to be throwing all kinds of stuff everywhere.

...

yeah, Percy is so done.

if he catches someone staring at the chaos:]

Don't ask.

c. network post

[so several hours later, after getting cleaned up and making sure he's only partially dead and not completely dead, he finds himself writing on the network. because it's no big deal that he'd just caused a random explosion in the middle of the day for no reason, right?

right.]

so an update for some people and new people

leos building a boat so we can see whats out there on the ocean

looks like hes gonna be done by the middle of april so we should be good to go by the 15th

anyone can come no particular skills required just let me know if youre able to fight just in case we get hit with a monster or something out there

thanks

Comments

b

[oursavinggrace]

[Unfortunately for Percy, a new/old friend was just dropping in as all this chaos unfolded. Literally. Jason floats down, brows knitting together as he stares at this shitshow, and his expression of uncertainty and concern only deepens as he looks over to Percy.]

...I gotta. Sorry. Dude, what the hell?

[judoflipped]

[oh great. his new/old(?) friend just had to come flying by while he's being totally uncool here.]

...Didn't I say don't ask?

[he runs his hand through his drying chocolate hair, wincing as he feels the texture of it.]

It's been a bad morning.

[aaand there goes Mrs. O'leary running into the house, barking as the monkeys go back in for round two of Getting Percy's Stuff.]

a

[judicialassistant]

[ Well, it's not like there wasn't any warning. Susato had looked up as she passed by, gasping as she saw what was incoming, but before she could even process who it was, she is scrambling to get out of the way. Specks of chocolate splatter all over her back and her hair, and there is a small trail of it that is running down her forehead, feeling much like sweat.

......When she turns, she sees the poodle (???) sit, and the monkey (??????) graciously hops off her back as she does so. ]

......Percy??

[judoflipped]

[Percy groan loudly at the familiar voice, and he puts his hands over his face. he finally sits up slowly and peeks out between his fingers at her.]

...It's been a bad morning.

[don't perceive him Susato, please.]

b

[nulland]

[Yeah, Rob stopped in his tracks and just...quietly watched all of That. Expression unchanging, the only movement coming from the blinking of his eye.]

...Yeah, pretty sure I don't want to. Actually it kind of reminds me of home.

[judoflipped]

[he runs his hand through his hair, and winces at the chocolate that he feels.]

If that's like home, I feel bad for you.

[cue Mrs. O'leary running around and barking at monkeys as she passes them--]

A

[mortal_son]

[ Shinjiro was exploring, near the fountain - he’s far enough to be out of splash range to the human missile that crashed into it, but close enough to see whoever it was seemed to be flailing around. So they’re fine. He lingered, in the shadows of an alley, to make sure he’s okay. ]

[ And then the dog tries to eat chocolate and he runs. ]

Are they okay?



[ Priorities. ]

[judoflipped]

[when Shinjiro approaches, Mrs. O'leary looks at him and woofs in greeting, before sitting down next to Percy. she starts to pant, and Percy opens one eye as he moves slightly to look at him.]

Yeah, I'm fine.

[he doesn't know that Shinjiro's more worried about the dog than himself, though.]

My pride is just a little hurt.

Sender: Erichthonios

[beshackled]

Pray forgive my asking, but when is April?

[It must be a when, he thinks, as it very much looks like the other person is writing about some measure of time. Yet Erichthonios is not from 'Earth', so he knows naught of their ways of keeping time and date.]

sender: percy jackson

[judoflipped]

its next month
so like uh...

[hold on, give him a moment.]]

four weeks from now

a

[refantasma]

[Like Mrs. O'Leary, Nico seems to come out of the shadows, though in this case, he was just hanging out in the plaza.]

Percy Jackson, what the hell?

[He puts a hand on the dog, gently pulling her back.] How in Hades' name did you get here, Mrs. O'Leary?

[And he's going to pay more attention to her than he will to Percy.]

[judoflipped]

[why is everyone paying more attention to his dog than to him!!]

Bad morning...

[Mrs. O'Leary barks happily and starts trying to lick Nico excitedly, the monkey on her back getting off and chittering in a grumpy way as it walks closer to Percy.

and starts picking through his chocolatey hair for bugs.]

Stop that... [Percy grumbles, forcing himself into a sitting position as his eyes focus on Mrs. O'Leary.] She came from the wishing well thing. Or at least...a version of her.

c - Sender: Nico

[refantasma]

you know Im in. I call dibs on the crows nest

sender: percy jackson

[judoflipped]

you can take it
too high in the sky for my tastes

Sender: Noctis Lucis Caelum

[sleepsalot]

[ Ocean, you say? Noctis is no stranger to journeying via a boat, or to fighting, but that's a detail he's going to keep to himself for the time being. He's more interested in the promise of open water... Fishing off the side of the yacht while his friends either cheered him on or complained was one of the better memories of his journey across Eos. ]

would I be able to go fishing?

sender: percy jackson

[judoflipped]

yeah sure just dont overfish
well have to eat something while were out there

c, sender: ace

[donfire]

A boat will be cool! I don't know who Leo is but I can help you navigating, fighting, and burning things!

sender: percy jackson

[judoflipped]

cool
leos the guy thats building the ship actually

a

[morsecodes]

[What was supposed to a research mission turned disaster, which...honestly shouldn't be surprising to them.

Even though Leo was adamant that any explosion wouldn't hurt him, Percy insisted that he be the one to approach the sea urchins. It was a test to see if they could potentially be used as explosives on their ocean voyage.

But, as any one might guess, it did not go as planned. Leo was on shore watching with binoculars, Festus and Buford the Wonder Table at his side, helping him observe, and--

Yep, there goes Percy.

Since Festus wasn't able to fly him, Leo had to hang on to Buford's legs and let the table fly him back into town, with Festus trailing behind. The path of destruction is easy to find, and Leo drops to the ground and rushes over to the fountain to find the Percy, and his dog and monkey at the waiting.]

Whoa, whoa, Mrs. O'leary, lets give him some space. [The hellhound definitely makes Leo nervous but thank gods she's smaller than she was back home. And then he immediately crowds the other demigod in the dog's place.]

You good, Aquaman? Or should I say Chocolate Man? [he's not snickering, nope.]

[judoflipped]

[you might see a single green eye glaring up at you for a moment, Leo, before he rolls over onto his back and forces himself to sit up.]

Shut up.

[he throws a glob of chocolate at Leo. Mrs. O'Leary barks and runs to catch it, but Percy snaps at her.]

No more chocolate Mrs. O'Leary!! I don't wanna know if hellhounds can get poisoned by it.

[then he turns back to Leo.]

See why I didn't want you with me?

A

[kikuichi]

Uhahaha!

[Who knew a simple stroll can lead to another entertaining spectacle? Even if some of the chocolate splatter got onto his uniform, standing out quite clearly against the white patterned fabric. Norimune smiles down at the dog, before turning his attention over towards the chocolate boy.]

Having fun, kid?

[judoflipped]

Ugh...

[Percy pushes himself up on his elbows to see who's laughing at him, then shakes his head.]

I don't think this is anyone's idea of a good time. If it is, I'm questioning their sanity.

[just saying!]

Sender: Anya

[grandduchess_anya]

That’s great to hear. Glad that the ship building is going well. Me and Pooka will be at the ship by next month. It has been a long time since I went on a ship.

(Does she need to bring up the sail request Leo had asked her on the journals before?)

[judoflipped]

good im really excited
were going to have a lot of people going too it seems like so thats also pretty cool

[she doesn't have to! she can bring it up with Leo whenever she's ready with them.]

a

[chefalier]

[Somehow, Sanji avoids being splashed by the fountain. Maybe if he was just a few steps closer, it would've been over, but he's fine. It's best for everyone involved, really. He'd be pretty pissed if his clothes got splashed with chocolate and shit.

Instead, the chef finds himself adopting a somewhat exasperated expression as he makes his way over to Percy. Yeah, he got a glimpse of the idiot that decided to fly straight into a fountain, but also, he's sort of used to these antics.

So, the blonde peers over at Percy with an almost neutral expression, with his hands shoved in his pockets.]

Oi, still alive?

[judoflipped]

Unfortunately...

[if he could die of embarrassment, it'd be preferable at this point.

but he can't, so he pushes himself and forces himself to sit up so that he can look at Sanji, rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand slowly.

...which doesn't do anything, obviously.]

Not exactly the best morning I could've asked for.

c

[pmuch]

[ username: hawkate ]

whoa that sounds so fun and i just got here! i'm pretty sweet with a bow n arrow also
not so much experience with monsters but i do have some with a mafia of ppl in tracksuits??

[judoflipped]

welcome to the roller coaster of weird then
hey any experience is okay experience i can work with that if anything comes up

c ; sender: Zelda

[multidisciplinary]

Do you have enough battle-capable volunteers that you can facilitate someone with no such skills?

[ She can't fight, but she wants to ride the boat :( ]

sender: percy jackson

[judoflipped]

of course! anyones welcome to come
i just kind of need a vague headcount just in case something comes up
hopefully not
and if it does i wanna make sure leo makes a big enough safe space in the ship for everyone who can't or who doesn't get want to get involved if stuff goes south