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]

[Percy can't help but grin at the enthusiasm. even if it is a little misguided... they are out of there.]

Yeah, you kinda were. Thanks for the help. I would've given up if you hadn't shown up.

[galaxyremind]

I'm sure you would have been fine!

Anyway! Where are we going?

[judoflipped]

Back to the surface. The human world.

[he waves his hand around.]

Out of the frying pan and into the fire though, probably.

[galaxyremind]

Human world. You wouldn't have been playing the Reaper's Game before being sent to hell, would you?

[judoflipped]

[Percy raises an eyebrow.]

What's a Reaper's Game?

[galaxyremind]

After you die, you play a game where Reapers make you fight other dead people to decide where you go after you die. Or if you get to live again.

It wasn't that fun.

[judoflipped]

That sounds like the worst game ever, actually. Sorry you had to go through that, dude.

[galaxyremind]

The worst part was, they tricked me into thinking I was dead!

The dead can still eat though, so that was nice.

[judoflipped]

[Percy blinks.]

How do you trick someone into thinking they're dead? Wouldn't like... a beating heart or whatever give it away?

[galaxyremind]

[Fret opens his mouth. Closes it.]

We were told we were dead, so we just went with it.

[judoflipped]

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

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

[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.

[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...]

[galaxyremind]

Yeah it does.

[He goes quiet for a bit.]

Is this thing taking us to Mars?

[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.

[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]

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.

[galaxyremind]

Dude, is that a pegasus?

[Oh that's so cool!]

Hey Blackjack! Thanks for the save!

[judoflipped]

Yeah! He's one of my good friends.

[Blackjack rears up on his hind legs as if to wave with his front hooves.]

At least we don't have monsters waiting for us this time... but that's the good thing about it being my dream, huh?

[galaxyremind]

A pegasus friend would be great to have. Can he talk?

[He looked around the House of Hades.]

Cheery place.

[judoflipped]

Yeah, but only I can hear him. I'm a horse-whisperer.

[or whatever.

he looks around the House of Hades too, and then winces.]

Let's get out of here. You wanna ride a pegasus?

[galaxyremind]

That's probably the least weird thing I've heard since getting here.

[He grins]

Hell yeah!

[judoflipped]

Alright!

[he walks over to Blackjack now, motioning for him to follow.]

Hey, care to take me and my buddy on a flight?

[there's a lot of Horse Noises that happens for a minute, but then Percy just shakes his head and gets on his back anyway.]

C'mon. Long story short, he said yes.

[galaxyremind]

I'll take your word for it, dude.