the proverbial "pinch me"

[judoflipped]

Who: percy and YOU
Which: open interactive dream and text post!
What: demigod trauma and a lot of teen complaining
Warnings: uhhhhhh... idk



interactive dream - tartarus a

[ooc: description of tartarus is here. I just... forgot to mention it]

[the air is stifling. Percy's legs buckle as he falls to his knees. he's here. he's here again, even if his mind says there's no possible way. the air is stifling and hot, and the wind is poisonous. he looks around in a panic for a moment.]

Annabeth? Annabeth!!

[his voice comes out raspy and hoarse, and tears track down his face as he feels the hot river Phlegethon flowing next to him. he looks at it, almost as if he's considering jumping right into it. maybe he should, because there's no way he's going to survive here a second time without her.

it'll be quicker than whatever this place will conjure up for him to die by... and if he's not actually alone, he doesn't know it.

he's in shock.]

tartarus b

[Percy's at some elevator doors now, bleeding and beaten. he's holding on to the door as Tartarus stands in front of him with a hoard of monsters at his back.]

Little demigod... back here again, without anyone to save you...

[the doors ping open, and Percy moves backwards, and the monsters and the god Tartarus cackles at him.

Percy's holding on to Riptide tight, with all the strength he has left. it's most definitely insanity, and he's probably cracked in the head in more ways than anyone can count. but there's nothing else he can do, and he's not going to die here cowering against some elevator doors that he can't use to leave.

for once, he's got nothing sarcastic to say, instead charging towards the monsters with Riptide raised.]

text:

[gods above, that dream...]

well my last year sucked
and it doesnt look like i was gone here long

so i went home and no one has to act like theyre gonna spoil me or whatever
i got a lot of new nightmare fuel
whats up with you guys

Comments

[judoflipped]

sure so long as i get some free pizza out of it

[judoflipped]

[......... he still doesn't look placated.]

Well, I take it you're not. So what happened when you guys found out?

[judoflipped]

Yeah.

[even though the dreamscape is changing somewhat -- instead of looking like skin, it's starting to look like there's some grass poking through the ground. his change of mood is starting to affect it.]

It's basically the pit where all the monsters in my world are reborn.

[judoflipped]

thats what im trying to figure out too
its not always bad here
but when its bad its BAD

🎀

[judicialassistant]

[ Susato grins. What currency would they even charge him with? Dream-bucks? Knowing that she could always count on him to help out around the restaurant, she'll just leave it at: ]

Naturally.

[whatsamada]

You got that right.

Did you happen to deal with the nightmares too?

[skyglider]

[Grass underfoot. Link cannot help but see that as a good thing. Still, he catches that word--]

Reborn. They return in your world as well?

[Link does now what he does best: lacking a proper weapon, much less the unhinged arsenal he's used to carrying, he begins to look for ways out. A low ceiling would be ideal, of course, but this area is enough like the Depths that he doesn't dare to hope for that. Still...some cover would be nice. Just in case.]

[galaxyremind]

We just rolled with it. We were stuck in that in-between place, and if didn't keep playing we would have been erased from existence.

[morsecodes]

AWWWW REALLY???
i think thats the nicest thing youve ever said to me
i knew you liked me

[judoflipped]

youre gonna have be more specific
i deal with nightmares all the time

[judoflipped]

Yep.

[Percy's always keeping his eyes peeled too, hoping that he doesn't come across anything. but by now, the dreamscape keeps shifting to where there's more actual light coming from above...]

They remember me, too. Or... well, they remember who killed them the last go around. Makes for some awkward reunions.

[judoflipped]

[he wrinkles his nose.]

Yep. There's the part that got you guys.

[he sighs, and then shakes his head.]

Sorry you had to go through that. Life always finds a way to kick your ass, huh?

[the elevator starts to slow, almost like they're getting to their destination...]

[refantasma]

Im undecided.
but I am open to bribes.

[galaxyremind]

Yeah it does.

[He goes quiet for a bit.]

Is this thing taking us to Mars?

[skyglider]

Oh. Fun.

[Well that's a horrifying prospect. If ever moblin and hinox remembered him when they were revived...well, they try to attack on sight anyway, but they might at that point not be absolute idiots over it. Does he sound a little scared by the idea? Because it is scary. Just a bit.

That said-- his eyes naturally go up, witnessing that change.]

Is that...light?

[... Is it too high up for him to ascend? But-- hm. He's not sure how that would help Percy. Perhaps naturally moving to the light will help the dream progress.]

[whatsamada]

The ones from a while back? Where they came to life and attacked here?

Sorry about dealing with nightmares though.

[judoflipped]

It takes some time to get out of Tartarus. Also... there might not be anyone on the other side of the door.

[that was something he forgot about. and he stands up as the elevator stops but doesn't open.]

We won't be able to get out if there's no one out there.

[judoflipped]

no just nightmare dreams
people like me have a lot of them
but yeah they were pretty annoying when they came up around here too

[judoflipped]

Oh, it's incredibly fun. Especially since I keep running into the same fake cheerleader named Kelli that I killed when I was like, eleven.

[he looks up, and squints. it sure is light, and he grins.]

I guess the dreams aren't going to make me relieve everything, huh?

[skyglider]

Sounds scary. Definitely a monster to watch out for.

[Note to self...cheerleader means monster. Got it. He reflects Percy's grin with a small smile of his own.]

It seems not. How should we follow it?

[whatsamada]

...Are you going to be okay?

As much as you can anyway.

[galaxyremind]

Uh... I'm not sure how that works, but if it is your dream, can't you, like, make it so people are there? You know, like in Dream Warriors?

[judoflipped]

yeah ill be fine dont worry
ive been through too much to not be okay

[judoflipped]

Yep. Cheerleaders are the worst kinds of monsters.

[stop Percy...]

Just keep going and see where it ends, I guess. Or... until we wake up.

[judoflipped]

Oh, right.

[he hadn't thought about that.

it doesn't take too long, and then the elevator doors open... and Percy walks out, breathing in fresh air.

there's just casually a pegasus pressing a button with a hoof there.]

Thanks, Blackjack. You always do me a solid.