[ she's about to say i guess we're done here and head to annabeth's, but she's distracted for a moment by maia, who manages to bring a twitch of a smile to her face before she notices that, yet again, luke's shadow is doing that thing. she can't help but jump slightly, as it's currently pointing at her — why does this only ever happen around her, anyway? ]
Oh, for fuck's sake, not this again. [ this is a joke, right? she doesn't sound enthused in the slightest, staring down at luke's shadow unimpressed. there's a slight edge of panic to her voice, considering the shadow is pointing at her, and she still doesn't know how this whole thing works. it's just supposed to lead him to something, right? last time it let him to maia; it doesn't occur to her that it would always lead him to a fox, and she's currently standing right in the direction he's supposed to go, so of course she'd think the shadow might be trying to tell him something completely different. she's had enough experience with bullshit signs from the gods to know this wouldn't be the weirdest one. ]
[ she steps to the side, just to see if the shadow follows her; thankfully, it doesn't, which at least settles some of the anxiety swelling in her chest. with a war on the horizon, she really didn't want to have to deal with someone (or something) thinking it was funny to try and play matchmaker. ] You're going to follow it, aren't you. [ it's not even a question, because she already knows the answer. of course he is. and she'll probably end up following him, just out of curiosity. it's like the shadow knows, even if it doesn't. ]
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Oh, for fuck's sake, not this again. [ this is a joke, right? she doesn't sound enthused in the slightest, staring down at luke's shadow unimpressed. there's a slight edge of panic to her voice, considering the shadow is pointing at her, and she still doesn't know how this whole thing works. it's just supposed to lead him to something, right? last time it let him to maia; it doesn't occur to her that it would always lead him to a fox, and she's currently standing right in the direction he's supposed to go, so of course she'd think the shadow might be trying to tell him something completely different. she's had enough experience with bullshit signs from the gods to know this wouldn't be the weirdest one. ]
[ she steps to the side, just to see if the shadow follows her; thankfully, it doesn't, which at least settles some of the anxiety swelling in her chest. with a war on the horizon, she really didn't want to have to deal with someone (or something) thinking it was funny to try and play matchmaker. ] You're going to follow it, aren't you. [ it's not even a question, because she already knows the answer. of course he is. and she'll probably end up following him, just out of curiosity. it's like the shadow knows, even if it doesn't. ]