[ Percy hadn't really expected to hear back from him any time soon. he'd sent the message off with the expectation that if he ever did hear from Luke, it wouldn't be for a while. after all, it wasn't like the last time they'd seen each other had been a good time for anyone. he can still remember the last moments of the war far too vividly for his own liking, even with the new horrors of Tartarus fresh in his mind, memories of the Giant war. but he can still recall his last moments with Luke and honestly? he'd really just rather replace them with better memories.
because he's decided, all on his own, that no matter what had happened, not all of his experiences with Luke in the beginning were fake. not all of it was an act, he's sure of it. maybe a lot of it was, maybe even everything but one moment. but it's that one moment that Percy will hold onto and run with, that he'll keep above the other memories that sucked or were insincere. because he's learned all too quickly as a demigod that life is short and it's just not worth hanging onto the bad stuff all the time.
does he trust Luke? only as far as he can throw him. (that's how the saying goes, right?) but he believes in him, because the others do. he trusts Nico, Jason, Clarisse. believes in all of them, and Luke is fine by them, which gives Percy further confidence that things can start over, start new and untainted by titans that have no business in their lives. so maybe they have a rocky basis to start on, but it's something, and that's what matters. bottom of the ladder is the sturdiest place to start, after all.
so when the message comes, he's a little hopeful, despite his better judgement. he wasn't really expecting much, but he's still surprised by the answer -- he supposed it made sense for Luke to know the future, but still. ]
oh, really? i didn't realize someone else had told you. nico, right? since he was there at the end of the war and the summit of the gods and everything. that's cool.
[ honestly, he's a bit disappointed he didn't get to break the news to Luke about what the Gods agreed to do after the war, that they've continued to hold true to it even now when Olympus is closed off, that claiming is still happening. he wanted to tell him about the Hermes cabin, about how everyone there had been after the war. but maybe it was better that someone else had told Luke about how things went after the fact. Percy isn't entirely sure how to go about saying "so I tried to do right by you and make things a bit better for kids so they didn't have to feel the way you did". then again, the gods were falling back into the uncommunicative tendencies thanks to Zeus; old habits died hard, after all. but at least kids were still being marked by their parents and given the chance to meet their siblings.
so yeah, maybe it was better. maybe it would have been too complicated for Percy to explain. the others probably summed it up better than what he would have, after all. but he still can't help but feel the small edge of excitement drain out of him. ]
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because he's decided, all on his own, that no matter what had happened, not all of his experiences with Luke in the beginning were fake. not all of it was an act, he's sure of it. maybe a lot of it was, maybe even everything but one moment. but it's that one moment that Percy will hold onto and run with, that he'll keep above the other memories that sucked or were insincere. because he's learned all too quickly as a demigod that life is short and it's just not worth hanging onto the bad stuff all the time.
does he trust Luke? only as far as he can throw him. (that's how the saying goes, right?) but he believes in him, because the others do. he trusts Nico, Jason, Clarisse. believes in all of them, and Luke is fine by them, which gives Percy further confidence that things can start over, start new and untainted by titans that have no business in their lives. so maybe they have a rocky basis to start on, but it's something, and that's what matters. bottom of the ladder is the sturdiest place to start, after all.
so when the message comes, he's a little hopeful, despite his better judgement. he wasn't really expecting much, but he's still surprised by the answer -- he supposed it made sense for Luke to know the future, but still. ]
oh, really?
i didn't realize someone else had told you.
nico, right? since he was there at the end of the war and the summit of the gods and everything.
that's cool.
[ honestly, he's a bit disappointed he didn't get to break the news to Luke about what the Gods agreed to do after the war, that they've continued to hold true to it even now when Olympus is closed off, that claiming is still happening. he wanted to tell him about the Hermes cabin, about how everyone there had been after the war. but maybe it was better that someone else had told Luke about how things went after the fact. Percy isn't entirely sure how to go about saying "so I tried to do right by you and make things a bit better for kids so they didn't have to feel the way you did". then again, the gods were falling back into the uncommunicative tendencies thanks to Zeus; old habits died hard, after all. but at least kids were still being marked by their parents and given the chance to meet their siblings.
so yeah, maybe it was better. maybe it would have been too complicated for Percy to explain. the others probably summed it up better than what he would have, after all. but he still can't help but feel the small edge of excitement drain out of him. ]