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if we find a place big enough for three or more
are you in?
[ as much as he's sure they both hate texts, this is a conversation probably more easily handled through the written word for Nico. the boy that's claimed he never had a home and belonged with neither the living or the dead. he'd been a kid when he sprung that admission on Percy, and Percy hadn't known how to respond — how to swim through the guilt, the fear of everything else looming over his head. he'd been unaware of how to reach Nico and whether it was smarter to try or let him run off into the darkness, away from camp and prophecies, and the guy that couldn't even save Bianca.
he knows what to do now. ]
are you in?
[ as much as he's sure they both hate texts, this is a conversation probably more easily handled through the written word for Nico. the boy that's claimed he never had a home and belonged with neither the living or the dead. he'd been a kid when he sprung that admission on Percy, and Percy hadn't known how to respond — how to swim through the guilt, the fear of everything else looming over his head. he'd been unaware of how to reach Nico and whether it was smarter to try or let him run off into the darkness, away from camp and prophecies, and the guy that couldn't even save Bianca.
he knows what to do now. ]
Edited (weird wording) 2016-11-05 16:13 (UTC)
[ there's a good amount of time before nico responds, largely because he isn't sure how to answer. he's been on his own for so long, gone his own way that he's never thought about a "home." not since bianca died. she had been his home and without her, he'd felt so lost. granted, since meeting will solace, he's begun to warm up to the idea of camp being his home (when he isn't in the underworld helping his father), but he's still a bit iffy about considering cabin 13 his home home.
but here... percy is offering him a home that he could share with the boy he once loved. is it a little awkward? yeah, just a bit. especially with annabeth there. however, it's an opportunity to make things truly right between him and them. as friends.
plus, he can't help thinking that having two other survivors of tartarus nearby for when the nightmares come... annabeth and percy would understand better than anyone. so he figures it would be worth whatever risks are involved. ]
sure i guess
we'll have to find jobs to pay for it though
my credit card doesn't work here.
but here... percy is offering him a home that he could share with the boy he once loved. is it a little awkward? yeah, just a bit. especially with annabeth there. however, it's an opportunity to make things truly right between him and them. as friends.
plus, he can't help thinking that having two other survivors of tartarus nearby for when the nightmares come... annabeth and percy would understand better than anyone. so he figures it would be worth whatever risks are involved. ]
sure i guess
we'll have to find jobs to pay for it though
my credit card doesn't work here.
[ he expects as much. it's Nico. he does things in his own time. Percy knows the text will come when he's ready and that it won't be ignored.
is it the wisest idea? how should he know? Annabeth's already consented to it - had been including Nico in her search for a place to live, she'd said as much. if she's on board, he sees no reason not to be. he has no real issue with being close to Nico, not even after learning his secret. it'd been shocking at first ( if only because Percy had assumed that the son of Hades harbored feelings for Annabeth ) but it doesn't bother him. he's over it, right? he has Will now. no big.
Nico hasn't needed anyone to watch his back for a long time now but it's instinct at this point for Percy to want to keep his friends close. and maybe without monsters and prophecies every time he turns around, he may be successful with it. ]
way ahead of you
Annabeth and I are already looking
i'm going to see if my old job will take me back
is it the wisest idea? how should he know? Annabeth's already consented to it - had been including Nico in her search for a place to live, she'd said as much. if she's on board, he sees no reason not to be. he has no real issue with being close to Nico, not even after learning his secret. it'd been shocking at first ( if only because Percy had assumed that the son of Hades harbored feelings for Annabeth ) but it doesn't bother him. he's over it, right? he has Will now. no big.
Nico hasn't needed anyone to watch his back for a long time now but it's instinct at this point for Percy to want to keep his friends close. and maybe without monsters and prophecies every time he turns around, he may be successful with it. ]
way ahead of you
Annabeth and I are already looking
i'm going to see if my old job will take me back
Edited 2016-11-05 17:11 (UTC)
[ it's a noble pursuit, to be sure. nico doesn't fault percy for that. hadn't that been part of the reason he fell in love in the first place? he's self-aware enough to know he has mixed feelings about all this still, but he's lived with mixed feelings for quite some time. he can deal. besides, it'll be nice to spend more time with annabeth. he's always considered her something of a close friend, despite all the strife between him and percy.
and it's good to know that percy seems already ahead of things. it makes nico wonder how long they'd been considering asking him to join them. one would think they'd prefer the privacy, but perhaps they had the same thing in mind regarding the tartarus thing. ]
wow that's cool
where did you work?
i should look too but i wouldn't know where to start
[ he doesn't really want to look for funeral homes or anything like that. ]
and it's good to know that percy seems already ahead of things. it makes nico wonder how long they'd been considering asking him to join them. one would think they'd prefer the privacy, but perhaps they had the same thing in mind regarding the tartarus thing. ]
wow that's cool
where did you work?
i should look too but i wouldn't know where to start
[ he doesn't really want to look for funeral homes or anything like that. ]
i helped out at an aquarium
it was hardly like working at all for me
i could stick with something like that again
[ when he thinks of what Nico's powers qualify him for, he doesn't really see him getting excited to help people pass on. so, no hospitals or funeral homes. maybe something happier? ]
there are all sorts of businesses here that are always looking for help
bookstores, coffee shops, clubs and bars that need security
gyms that need instructors for specific fighting styles
comic book stores with card games...
i don' know, Nico, what are you into these days?
it was hardly like working at all for me
i could stick with something like that again
[ when he thinks of what Nico's powers qualify him for, he doesn't really see him getting excited to help people pass on. so, no hospitals or funeral homes. maybe something happier? ]
there are all sorts of businesses here that are always looking for help
bookstores, coffee shops, clubs and bars that need security
gyms that need instructors for specific fighting styles
comic book stores with card games...
i don' know, Nico, what are you into these days?
why am i not surprised by the aquarium
did annabeth work at the library or a museum?
[ since demigod powers seem to lead them towards certain professions, it seems. he's glad percy doesn't suggest anything related to his death powers. ]
security or gyms don't sound too bad
i guess i'm into the same stuff as before
though i burned all my mythomagic cards.
[ something he's not sure he regrets or not. he certainly still remembers a lot of the rules and things like that. but he doesn't feel like he'd be at home at a comic book store.
then something strikes him. the conversation he'd had with marco about music. it gives nico an idea. ]
how about record stores?
the kind that sell vinyl records, you know
did annabeth work at the library or a museum?
[ since demigod powers seem to lead them towards certain professions, it seems. he's glad percy doesn't suggest anything related to his death powers. ]
security or gyms don't sound too bad
i guess i'm into the same stuff as before
though i burned all my mythomagic cards.
[ something he's not sure he regrets or not. he certainly still remembers a lot of the rules and things like that. but he doesn't feel like he'd be at home at a comic book store.
then something strikes him. the conversation he'd had with marco about music. it gives nico an idea. ]
how about record stores?
the kind that sell vinyl records, you know
who better to work with the fish than they guy that can talk to them?
a museum
maybe she'll mix it up this time
[ telling someone to work with the dying is not a thing he's about. ]
sooo definitely not into collecting anymore
alright
i bet we can find you a place like that
and if not, maybe you could open one?
they seem to give out loans on a whim here
they're really big on making people happy
a museum
maybe she'll mix it up this time
[ telling someone to work with the dying is not a thing he's about. ]
sooo definitely not into collecting anymore
alright
i bet we can find you a place like that
and if not, maybe you could open one?
they seem to give out loans on a whim here
they're really big on making people happy
knowing her, it'll be something smart.
but yeah, i mean
okay i still remember the rules and stuff
it just brings back some bad memories.
all that's in the past.
i want to move on, move forward
it's
what bianca would want
[ and he's surprised to find it doesn't hurt as much to type her name out. ]
music seems cool though
i want to get some ramones, maybe some sex pistols
i kinda wish dad's card for me worked here
but i don't mind taking out a loan.
but yeah, i mean
okay i still remember the rules and stuff
it just brings back some bad memories.
all that's in the past.
i want to move on, move forward
it's
what bianca would want
[ and he's surprised to find it doesn't hurt as much to type her name out. ]
music seems cool though
i want to get some ramones, maybe some sex pistols
i kinda wish dad's card for me worked here
but i don't mind taking out a loan.
[ Rich laughter carries over the line. ]
I have bacon rolls and a lot of dead folk awaiting us for dinner. In or out?
[ Here follows a quick video of Loki, selfieing in the rain, with some ghostly figures wandering around in the background of Lonrott Academy's ruins, unable to see him. #NICOBAIT? Maybe. ]
I have bacon rolls and a lot of dead folk awaiting us for dinner. In or out?
[ Here follows a quick video of Loki, selfieing in the rain, with some ghostly figures wandering around in the background of Lonrott Academy's ruins, unable to see him. #NICOBAIT? Maybe. ]
Why should I be scared?
[ The voice doesn't come from the figure on the phone but from behind Nico, in the same very room, which now contains Loki without any great ceremony; his grin brims with the mischief of finding it better to ask forgiveness than permission. His damp duster drips on the floor as he extends an arm. ]
Grab your coat and let's be off, hold onto me.
[ The voice doesn't come from the figure on the phone but from behind Nico, in the same very room, which now contains Loki without any great ceremony; his grin brims with the mischief of finding it better to ask forgiveness than permission. His damp duster drips on the floor as he extends an arm. ]
Grab your coat and let's be off, hold onto me.
[ to nico's credit, he doesn't start. he doesn't jump either. probably because he's used to doing the same thing to other people. what's more, after the underworld and more specifically, tartarus, nico doesn't start very often anymore. if anything, he's impressed and demonstrates this by grinning as he grabs his stygian sword off the dresser and fastens it around his waist before shrugging on his bomber jacket. ]
Sounds like shadow traveling. This should be fun.
[ and he grabs loki's arm, waiting for them to do whatever it is loki does. ]
Sounds like shadow traveling. This should be fun.
[ and he grabs loki's arm, waiting for them to do whatever it is loki does. ]
[ if he's surprised, then Percy's astonished. ]
yeah
she'd want you to be happy
and to do what's best for you
[ not so surprisingly, Percy wants that for Nico too. he's come along way from a psyched about gods little kid to a bitter child of death to the hero that radiates both fear and power in the same breath. ]
now that i think of it
i met a girl named Gwen who works at a music shop here
i don't know if she's into the same type of music
but i could always ask if they sell records
yeah
she'd want you to be happy
and to do what's best for you
[ not so surprisingly, Percy wants that for Nico too. he's come along way from a psyched about gods little kid to a bitter child of death to the hero that radiates both fear and power in the same breath. ]
now that i think of it
i met a girl named Gwen who works at a music shop here
i don't know if she's into the same type of music
but i could always ask if they sell records
i like to think so anyway
i guess i don't need to tell you that i still miss her
[ especially on nights after a nightmare about tatarus. when his world feels shattered. since dating will, he hadn't had to worry about the nightmares. the bright and beautiful son of apollo always managed to stave them off with a touch. but he's not here in eudio and nico's been alone. ]
if she's still here, hopefully we can find her and ask
working at a music shop seems like a pretty cool job.
i guess i don't need to tell you that i still miss her
[ especially on nights after a nightmare about tatarus. when his world feels shattered. since dating will, he hadn't had to worry about the nightmares. the bright and beautiful son of apollo always managed to stave them off with a touch. but he's not here in eudio and nico's been alone. ]
if she's still here, hopefully we can find her and ask
working at a music shop seems like a pretty cool job.
[ Vex loved chilling with Nico in his flat, an open box of pizza on the coffee table in front of them- already half eaten, his lotioned hands slowly massaging the feet in his lap while they listened to classic punk. All in all, a relaxed and wonderful afternoon.
At some point he sat back and pulled out his phone to answer a message that just came through. Then he smirked to himself as he send a very nsfw picture he had saved to the poor kid next to him. Then casually set it aside as he began to rub his feet again. ]
At some point he sat back and pulled out his phone to answer a message that just came through. Then he smirked to himself as he send a very nsfw picture he had saved to the poor kid next to him. Then casually set it aside as he began to rub his feet again. ]
[ nico had been feeling extremely comfortable, curled up with vex, his feet getting some much deserved love while he relaxed bonelessly against the back of the couch. but when vex pulled away to check his device, nico figured he'd check his as well. just in time to receive vex's message with attached photo.
now, nico wasn't the most tech-saavy kid around, largely because he'd been pulled out of another time and also because technology + demigods was usually a bad combination. but since receiving the device, nico had learned how to use several of its functions. including opening picture messages. and that's what he does, opening the picture to view it on the small screen only to immediately drop the device with a rather loud, embarrassed squawk. ]
Vex!
now, nico wasn't the most tech-saavy kid around, largely because he'd been pulled out of another time and also because technology + demigods was usually a bad combination. but since receiving the device, nico had learned how to use several of its functions. including opening picture messages. and that's what he does, opening the picture to view it on the small screen only to immediately drop the device with a rather loud, embarrassed squawk. ]
Vex!
[ He burst out laughing, unable to help himself. Vex had the word poker face. ]
Yes, dear?
[ As if he was the most innocent creature in the world, though he was clearly far from it. His only regret: Not keeping his phone out to record that reaction so he could play it over and over again. ]
Yes, dear?
[ As if he was the most innocent creature in the world, though he was clearly far from it. His only regret: Not keeping his phone out to record that reaction so he could play it over and over again. ]
[ leaning over, nico gave vex a light smack on the arm, the red in his face having yet to disappear. ]
I didn't- That's not- Was that you?
[ because he didn't dare pick up his phone again, not when the picture was so brassily on the screen. his gaze dropped only briefly to look at the image again, but feeling his ears get hot, he makes a somewhat distressed and embarrassed noise in the back of his throat. ]
And is that... Women's underwear?
I didn't- That's not- Was that you?
[ because he didn't dare pick up his phone again, not when the picture was so brassily on the screen. his gaze dropped only briefly to look at the image again, but feeling his ears get hot, he makes a somewhat distressed and embarrassed noise in the back of his throat. ]
And is that... Women's underwear?
[ shaking his head in mild astonishment. he's gotten used to sex by now and being more open about it. but men in women's underwear. definitely not something he was familiar with. the old forties mentality threatens to kick in and he cleared his throat. ]
I... Have never considered- gods, why would you send me that?
[ he cleared his throat again. ] Not that- That it's not, um... nice to look at.
I... Have never considered- gods, why would you send me that?
[ he cleared his throat again. ] Not that- That it's not, um... nice to look at.
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