Not a Magic 8 Ball

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[if anyone is familiar with Percy's voice, they will notice that he sounds younger as he speaks to the journal today]

Hey, book. Do you know where my mom is?

[he shakes it but nothing happens. Next he decides to bang it on his desk. Aside from getting Magikarp agitated, nothing happens]

This thing isn't working!

Comments

[waterproofed]

'Course I talk about her. She's awesome. [he wouldn't waste his breath talking about Smelly Gabe]

[signedlefthanded]

So you've told me. We're close friends, Percy. You and I.

[waterproofed]

...Yeah, sure.

[signedlefthanded]

You do know where you are, right?

[waterproofed]

Sure. It's the Fields of Asphodel with a kitchen. The other kid told me.

[signedlefthanded]

[...what?]

Not exactly. It's called Paradisa. The older you lives here.

[waterproofed]

"Older me"? Not sure what you mean. There's just me.

[signedlefthanded]

The you I know is eighteen. He's older than I am.

[waterproofed]

Eighteen?! [little boy voice cracks]

Maybe I got knocked harder than I thought...

[signedlefthanded]

It's the castle. It does stuff like that. One time I hallucinated blood. You made sure I was okay.

[waterproofed]

Oh. I gotta be honest, this is a little over my head. And it's weird talking to a book.

[signedlefthanded]

I told you I could come to you. Help you figure this out.

[waterproofed]

Uhhh. Okay, I guess.

[signedlefthanded]

I'm going to go to your room. That's where I'm assuming you are. Are there things hanging from the ceiling? You called them hippocampi once.

[waterproofed]

Hippowhat? [glances up, noticing the creatures] Kinda look like seahorses.

[signedlefthanded]

You're in your room. I'll be there in five minutes, okay?

[waterproofed]

Okay. [is just going to sit having a staring contest with the Magikarp]

action;

[signedlefthanded]

[It's a few minutes later and she's knocking on his door.] It's Violet.

[waterproofed]

[door opens to reveal little!Percy giving this girl a suspicious look]

You're the girl from the book?

[signedlefthanded]

Yes. Violet. [She repeats. He was so tiny. It was kind of adorable. She was used to him being older, more of a man.]

[waterproofed]

Hi, Violet.

Karp. Magi, magikarp.

Oh, shut up, Bigmouth.

[signedlefthanded]

[She gives him a smile.]

How are you holding up so far?

[waterproofed]

[he shrugs]/i> Fine, I guess. If my mom really is okay...

[signedlefthanded]

You've never told me anything bad happened to her. We're pretty close, and both of my parents are dead.

[waterproofed]

Sorry. [though he is intrigued that he gets close to someone]