When I'm Sixty-four

[waterproofed]

So apparently when I get old I'm going to go around wearing a fisherman's hat, grow a beard and need reading glasses. And you know, it's kind of nice to think about. I know it sounds weird but I like even the thought that I might get to live long enough to worry about things like reading glasses.

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[iin2ufferable]

No part of that actually sounds weird though. Except for the hat, the hat thing is pretty weird.

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[waterproofed]

Hey, at least it looked good on me.

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[iin2ufferable]

Or you were just too old to care that you looked stupid.

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[waterproofed]

Nah, I don't think that's it. I don't care if I look stupid now.

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[iin2ufferable]

That's just a thing people who look stupid say to make themselves feel better about themselves. It doesn't work, I've tried too.

dictated

[waterproofed]

[no, he really means it] I feel pretty good about myself, so it seems to work fine for me.

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[iin2ufferable]

Wow good for you then, do you want a medal or something?

[ Well that escalated quickly. ]

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[waterproofed]

I don't have any more room left in my trophy case.

[delincuente]

... Well, that turned depressing pretty fast.

[She's not actively trying to be obnoxious about something serious. Just force of habit. She's really fairly concerned when she hears him say that.]

[waterproofed]

The hat wasn't that bad, was it?

[delincuente]

Nah, I'm pretty sure you were dressed better than me, for once. That dye job made me look like a bad Halloween costume.

[waterproofed]

Now that you mention it, it was kinda frightening.

[delincuente]

If I grow up to look like that, remind me to slap myself in the face. Hard.

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[iin2ufferable]

What, is there some kind of "Most Egotistical Douchebag of the Sweep" award or something?

Actually you'd have some pretty good competition here for something like that.

[waterproofed]

You got a deal. And you're welcome to take my hat away if it gets too ugly.

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[waterproofed]

I noticed. [wow this guy does not know how to take a joke]

Dictated

[staggeringego]

Was it a worry before that you wouldn't?

Dictated

[waterproofed]

Well, yeah. For a while I wasn't even sure I'd make it to sixteen.

Dictated

[staggeringego]

Now there's a horrifying thought. That whole problem with the gods thing of yours?

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[waterproofed]

Being a demigod does attract monsters, and being a powerful one attracts them more. Then there was this whole prophecy thing against me... But I made it through. Now I just need to graduate high school.

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[staggeringego]

Sounds like it does make for some interesting stories at least. I'm sure you won't have a problem with that though.

Dictated

[waterproofed]

That's why they still teach Greek mythology in school.

Dictated

[staggeringego]

Do they? I never had a class like that at Hogwarts, though I certainly learned about some of those monsters in the legends.

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[waterproofed]

Eh, it's really more for... what are they called? Muggies? The non-magical people. It's part of our history.

[patching_up]

It was nice, wasn't it? I thought so too... to have a peaceful, long life like that would be wonderful.

It could still happen for you, right? I hope it does.