( well. most of the texts she'd gotten mistakenly were rather lighthearted, yet this one strikes a bit close to home. )
That's a gentle word for what I'd call him, in fact. ( her opinions on him could get pretty colorful if provoked, she just usually doesn't have an audience for it. ) They meaning who, exactly?
( there's a short beat of silence, almost natural if you squint — she's attempting to be more open and honest, yet it's easier in theory in execution. still, it's easy enough to track her movements and she had not struggled with the open thing when she first arrived, so, there's almost no point in trying to hide. )
I did. I can't say it was a pleasure for either party. ( that's a guess on Ares' part, but he did die after they were introduced, so... ) You've met more than Ares?
Not surprising. I don't think anything about the guy screams pleasure.
[ thus far he's been more secretive, but at this point...with everything going down in the cities, more people are going to see what he can do anyway. ]
( Diana does not want to think of Ares and Pleasure and Hedone had that covered, anyway, but more importantly...
the surprise in her voice is obvious when she asks, ) Truly? Who is your father? ( this definitely feels like a prank, almost, because it's a bit TOO on the nose. hate Hades? me too. related to the old gods? WHOA SAME.
she's skeptical, if only because she's always been on her own. it's hard to imagine that changing. )
[ yeah that. was a thing that came out wrong, in retrospect.
but anyway. percy's met other demigods -- whole communities of them, back home -- but not here. there was the one guy who was in the same rescue team as him, but otherwise? nada. his biggest concern is being believed, rather than treated like a liar or a freak, but after the riots and the kidnappings he's used his powers publicly enough that he can't justify not being upfront anymore. ]
Poseidon. God of the sea. Just in case it's not, uh -- the same in your world.
[ though the basic roles of the gods have been pretty consistent across universes, as far as he knows. ]
( perhaps more the same than he realizes, actually, because in Diana's world the old gods had been quite a real presence, though their time had come before hers. in many she's spoken to here, they were just myths and not reality. )
A demigod. I have never met another outside of myth and stories. ( which could mean another besides you or it could mean another besides me. kinda hard to tell! )
( here, like it was different before? Diana wonders.
Diana as she is now, holds much of herself closer to the chest. the girl who had been before, that had told the network she was an amazon, on a mission to kill Ares, had died around the time Steve Trevor did. now she's trying to find a bit of that girl, it's just easier said than done.
and her heritage is one of the secrets she holds closest. )
A couple of friends of mine are Zeus kids, too. [ jupiter in jason's case, but whatever close enough. ] They'd be your siblings. And from what I hear from them? That's pretty normal for him.
[ that the gods might be gone in diana's world doesn't even occur to him... ]
( aww, Percy. it was sweet of you to try and reassure. Diana has only thought occasionally on what it might have been like to know her father. as it is, he is hard to mourn when she never truly knew him. )
In my world, all the old gods were slain before I was born. It was just me. So you knew many demigods?
I am glad to know of a world where that fate is not so.
( she's not offended by his vehemence. if someone had claimed her mother had been slain by someone lesser she'd have loud protest, too. it is just she doesn't have an understanding of gods she never met. )
Perseus. ( there's a smile in her voice. ) The name of a hero. I am glad to meet you. I am Diana of Themyscira. ( it has been long since she's introduced herself like that. )
( good lord, one can only hope not. if Ares had any nieces or nephews running about, she hadn't met them in the century she'd spent in the human world. truth be told, he probably hated humans too much to procreate with one.
she's surprised Bruce would tell someone on her behalf that she was an amazon, considering he had been so determined to teach her a bit of secrecy when she had been running around telling everyone. still, )
I am surprised he didn't arrange the meeting himself. No matter how it happened, I am glad it did.
Seven? I think that's the longest I've heard of anyone being here. [ not that he's spent a lot of time asking. it felt kind of pointless since, either way, they're apparently stuck down here. as for the moments of rest: ] No offense, but I'm having a hard time seeing it. Then again, I've only been here, like, two months.
Mine too. Where I come from, demigods look out for each other. I know we just met, but...I want you to know I take that pretty seriously.
[ or they're supposed to look out for each other. it's when they don't that the bad things happen, they go astray. ]
I was one of the first to arrive. ( she's seen the cities come together and fragment all over again since then. and countless faces come out of and return to stasis in the same period.
he can't see her, yet, he can probably hear the hint of smile in her voice. she does not need much in the way of protection, but, ) Amazons take family seriously as well, Perseus. You have my word.
( after a half laugh, ) I also promise not to call you Perseus in public. ( she has a feeling he goes by Percy for a reason. )
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That's a gentle word for what I'd call him, in fact. ( her opinions on him could get pretty colorful if provoked, she just usually doesn't have an audience for it. ) They meaning who, exactly?
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You've met him? [ there's a beat, then he admits, ] The others...the other Olympian gods.
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I did. I can't say it was a pleasure for either party. ( that's a guess on Ares' part, but he did die after they were introduced, so... ) You've met more than Ares?
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[ thus far he's been more secretive, but at this point...with everything going down in the cities, more people are going to see what he can do anyway. ]
I've met them all. My father's one of them.
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the surprise in her voice is obvious when she asks, ) Truly? Who is your father? ( this definitely feels like a prank, almost, because it's a bit TOO on the nose. hate Hades? me too. related to the old gods? WHOA SAME.
she's skeptical, if only because she's always been on her own. it's hard to imagine that changing. )
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but anyway. percy's met other demigods -- whole communities of them, back home -- but not here. there was the one guy who was in the same rescue team as him, but otherwise? nada. his biggest concern is being believed, rather than treated like a liar or a freak, but after the riots and the kidnappings he's used his powers publicly enough that he can't justify not being upfront anymore. ]
Poseidon. God of the sea. Just in case it's not, uh -- the same in your world.
[ though the basic roles of the gods have been pretty consistent across universes, as far as he knows. ]
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( perhaps more the same than he realizes, actually, because in Diana's world the old gods had been quite a real presence, though their time had come before hers. in many she's spoken to here, they were just myths and not reality. )
A demigod. I have never met another outside of myth and stories. ( which could mean another besides you or it could mean another besides me. kinda hard to tell! )
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[ here, specifically, seems important to mention. ]
Another, like...you know someone else?
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Diana as she is now, holds much of herself closer to the chest. the girl who had been before, that had told the network she was an amazon, on a mission to kill Ares, had died around the time Steve Trevor did. now she's trying to find a bit of that girl, it's just easier said than done.
and her heritage is one of the secrets she holds closest. )
Yes. ( a pause. ) Besides myself.
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there's a chance she's messing with him, but she doesn't sound like it, at least not yet. ]
Who is it? Your mom or your dad?
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I never met him, but I was born of Zeus.
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[ that the gods might be gone in diana's world doesn't even occur to him... ]
He's pretty, uh, hands off with his parenting.
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In my world, all the old gods were slain before I was born. It was just me. So you knew many demigods?
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Whoa. Whoa. Hold up, all of them? What happened?
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( which is definitely why she's not a fan of her half brother. )
I do not mean to disturb you. Our worlds are very likely not the same... I'm sorry, I do not know your name.
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[ if there's any question about his sincerity, he sounds pretty outraged at the idea of another god -- especially ares -- defeating poseidon.
still, he reins it in at her reminder about their worlds. ]
Percy. [ then, ] Perseus, actually.
[ mainly because he wants to know if she'll recognize the name, how different mythologies actually are between their worlds. ]
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( she's not offended by his vehemence. if someone had claimed her mother had been slain by someone lesser she'd have loud protest, too. it is just she doesn't have an understanding of gods she never met. )
Perseus. ( there's a smile in her voice. ) The name of a hero. I am glad to meet you. I am Diana of Themyscira. ( it has been long since she's introduced herself like that. )
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[ is it only diana and a bunch of children of ares running around??? a horrible thought. a bunch of clarisses and sherman yangs....
a memory slots into place when she says themyscira, then he says, ]
You're an Amazon, right? Mr. Foster mentioned you. Not the demigod part, but I get now why he said I'd want to meet you.
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she's surprised Bruce would tell someone on her behalf that she was an amazon, considering he had been so determined to teach her a bit of secrecy when she had been running around telling everyone. still, )
I am surprised he didn't arrange the meeting himself. No matter how it happened, I am glad it did.
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[ getting shot out of the sky...riots....kidnappings.... he definitely can't say he's been bored. ]
Me too. It's nice to meet someone who [ well. ] gets it.
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( they do seem to be getting shorter and shorter by the day, though, truth be told. )
It is. If you ever need an ear, know mine is open.
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Mine too. Where I come from, demigods look out for each other. I know we just met, but...I want you to know I take that pretty seriously.
[ or they're supposed to look out for each other. it's when they don't that the bad things happen, they go astray. ]
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he can't see her, yet, he can probably hear the hint of smile in her voice. she does not need much in the way of protection, but, ) Amazons take family seriously as well, Perseus. You have my word.
( after a half laugh, ) I also promise not to call you Perseus in public. ( she has a feeling he goes by Percy for a reason. )
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but at her comment about his name, he laughs. ]
Thanks. I mean, it's not a big deal, but...Perseus isn't exactly a common name.
[ fewer questions just being introduced as percy, honestly. ]
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