Not a Magic 8 Ball

[waterproofed]

[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!

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[necrologio]

[Not even recognizing the voice at first. But it's loud and young and he wants it to shut up.]

Hitting it isn't going to make it talk. It's a book.

[waterproofed]

Looks like it worked fine.

[necrologio]

I'm not the book. Look, just... find someone else to explain this to you. I'm busy.

[waterproofed]

Gee, you're friendly.

[necrologio]

Thanks, I've been working on it.

[Something makes him stop and think for just a second, though, in the midst of all this grouchy sarcasm.]

... So what's your name, kid?

[waterproofed]

I'm not a kid any more than you.

And my name's Percy.

[necrologio]

[A lengthy pause, followed by some muffled swearing.]

Percy? As in Jackson?

[waterproofed]

How'd you know that?

[necrologio]

That doesn't matter.

... Did you just get here?

[signedlefthanded]

Percy?

[waterproofed]

I guess so. Wherever "here" is.

[waterproofed]

Female voice?

[signedlefthanded]

It's Violet.

[waterproofed]

Oh. ... Hi, Violet.

[signedlefthanded]

Why do you sound like... [You haven't hit puberty, yet] Are twelve?

[waterproofed]

'Cause I am.

[signedlefthanded]

Where are you?

[waterproofed]

In a room with a giant fish. Which isn't even the weirdest thing that's happened to me lately.

[necrologio]

You're in Paradisa. It's like the Fields of Asphodel, but it has a kitchen. And only the ghosts are dead.

[Completely adequate explanation right there.]

[waterproofed]

Fields of... what? Like in the Greek myths?

[necrologio]

Yes, like in the-

... You mean you don't know about that stuff yet?

[waterproofed]

I know about it. I mean, I'm not a great student but I remember learning about it.

[necrologio]

... The words "half-blood" don't sound familiar to you at all?

[waterproofed]

Uhh, not really.

[necrologio]

Great. This is just excellent.