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]

yeah?
who else

[whatsamada]

Leo-san did too.

...As well as myself.

[judoflipped]

oh great i hope Leo didnt get ahead of me again

but you did? for how long?

[whatsamada]

Uh...

Two years? But hopefully Leo-san isn't that too far from where you were at home?

[judoflipped]

geez thats a long time
also i hope not cuz idk if jason was teasing me or not but he was all "wonder if were still ahead of you after all" or something like that

[whatsamada]

Even if you aren't, I doubt he'll tease you for that long. Besides, I'm probably sure he'll be happy that you're back.

I know I was after seeing one of my friends still here.

[judoflipped]

well see hes just jealous because he knows i know i can beat him now
yeah its cool to see them again tho
better than being alone like i was when i first got here
the first time i mean

[whatsamada]

...

At least they're here now, right? And that's all that matters and hopefully it won't be something you'll have to worry about.

I just hope that you don't have to feel like you're alone like how I was when I first came here too.

[judoflipped]

yeah
it kinda sucks when theres no one else around doesnt it

[whatsamada]

...

Especially when you're trying to figure things out too. Along with some other left over things.

[judoflipped]

yeah
everyone heres nice and stuff but its not the same

[whatsamada]

Especially when you just want to be around your own friends too.

...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that all of a sudden.

[judoflipped]

youre okay
i bet theres a lot of us here that feel this way
we just dont talk about it

[whatsamada]

Yeah but it feels kind of awkward just dumping it all on you.

[judoflipped]

its whatever
people got to see my version of hell
so we all kind of trauma dump here

[whatsamada]

Your...version of hell? What do you mean by that?

[judoflipped]

well theres always weird depictions of hell right
i dont think most peope would think of hell as literally walking on the biggest monster ever

[whatsamada]

.....

Oh.

....Did you beat it at least?

[WELL, DOESN'T THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?]

[judoflipped]

not exactly
we just kind of left it where it lives
u cant kill tartarus

[whatsamada]

[..............................................HOLD UP!]

Wait, your god of death is called Tartarus?

Mine was Nyx and Ereberus.

[judoflipped]

nah our god of death is hades
tartarus is the god of the monster hell or whatever

i met nyx once 0/10 would not recommend

[whatsamada]

I see.

I guess that's where we overlap? Because fighting against three different gods sure is something.

[judoflipped]

yeah hades isnt always a bad guy but hes always a pretty sucky dad

thats weird though that youve dealt with some of the gods ive had to
you sure youre not a demigod or something

[whatsamada]

So I heard.

And I doubt it, I'm pretty sure I'm as human as they come. I know I have a Persona but that's about it.

[judoflipped]

whats a persona