to: all, with apologies to nico di angelo

[areou]

( the message is deliberately written in ancient greek. for most summoned, the network will auto-translate, but she's hoping there might be others who recognize the original text. )

WILL SOLACE COME RETRIEVE YOUR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT GOTH I'M NOT HIS BABYSITTER

( helpfully, she adds an illustration that no one asked for: )



( then, because nico seriously needs more friends and it's her duty as former head counselor of the ares cabin to embarrass any and all younger campers: )

↖  BTW THIS IS NICO
HE LOVES LONG WALKS THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD AND BROODING IN GRAVEYARDS
HE'S SPOKEN FOR BUT I'M SURE HE'LL BE THE AFTERLIFE OF YOUR NEXT PARTY
CHALLENGE HIM TO A GAME OF MYTHOMAGIC TODAY!!!

ALSO IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS SEEN THESE DEMIGODS CONTACT ME ASAP
LOOKS LIKE ZEUS IS SUPER FUCKING PISSED AGAIN AND WE NEED A GAMEPLAN

( more shitty doodles follow, this time vaguely resembling percy and annabeth, although this time she labels them: )



— CLARISSE LA RUE, DRAKON-SLAYER, DAUGHTER OF ARES

( she figures she may as well cover all her bases here since all of this feels like a ren faire on steroids anyway.

ooc | threadjacking is more than welcome and, frankly, encouraged. let's all go hog boar wild. 🫡 )

Comments

[divinityfrompain]

I get that. My mother's the same way, but luckily for me she isn't a god.

I have experience with a few Greek gods. Most of them not good. You seem remarkably chill, like Zagreus.

[divasmio]

Chill isn't always a positive trait, unfortunately. I'm a lot less chill than I used to be. Not long ago I was... irresponsible, to put it lightly, and my carelessness was a danger to people who were depending on me.

But I'm glad to know I'm making a good impression. From what I can tell, being compared to Zagreus is a good thing. He seems like a good guy.

[divinityfrompain]

You're Will's dad? That Apollo?

[divasmio]

The very same. No alternate world chicanery this time.

[divinityfrompain]

He has a really good heart. You should be proud.

[divasmio]

Thank you. I am very proud of him.

You seem to have a good heart, too.

[divinityfrompain]

I wouldn't recommend making guesses like that over the internet.

How in the world are you Apollo and also nice? Will led me to believe that the gods are cruel and capricious like what I'm used to.

[divasmio]

They are. Even I was. But I had some... unique experiences that opened my eyes to how badly we were failing the mortals who needed us. I was turned mortal and sent on a quest.

It was supposed to be a punishment to cow me and get me back under my father's control. Unfortunately for him, it had the opposite effect, and for the first time I was able to see my father and the rest of the Olympians from the outside, with clear eyes.

[divinityfrompain]

[ She studies this for some time. ]

The gods I know either abandoned humanity/the world altogether or didn't give a shit about them outside of passing amusements. The kind of who would destroy a planet because they were bored, or force godhood on someone who didn't want it, to assuage their guilt.

If only they were capable of such humbling.

Maybe you have a good heart too. Not that you can tell over the internet.

[divasmio]

That... sounds familiar, though not quite the same.

Where I come from, the gods really thought that we were more than generous to mortals and demigods. We couldn't even conceive of just how much suffering they endure, and how much our own carelessness contributes.

I'm ashamed at the lengths it took for me to really understand what it was like for them.

Whether or not my heart is good, I'd like to at least do the most good possible with it.

[divinityfrompain]

[ He sounds so earnest but it is over the internet so that could be her reading into it. ]

Hi, I'm Julia.

I'm technically related to Persephone. Her "daughter" kind of, although she's not the mother I meant above. I was a human until she gave me her son's godhood, against my will. It's been complicated ever since. But since you've been both too, maybe you have some advice for a newbie.

[divasmio]

[ His eyebrows go up as he reads the text, and he smiles. This... could be nice, actually. Someone else who has been both and understands.

Well, someone who wasn't Dionysus, who would probably be a dick about it if Apollo tried to talk to him about it. ]

I'd be happy to. Where do you live, Julia? Maybe we can arrange something.

[divinityfrompain]

I'm in Solvunn. I assume you're not otherwise we would have already bumped into each other, it's a small community. When you are able to access the Horizon let me know. You'll need someone who has already done it to show you because you lose your memory the first time you go in, but after that it all evens out.

Thanks, though? For being cool about it.

[divasmio]

Ominous. But if you and Will trust it, I'll take your word for it that the memory loss is only the first time.

It's not every day you run into a brand new branch of the family.

[divinityfrompain]

Nah, we have no reason to trick anyone. I'm not 100% sure the reason why, my guess is it's like updating an app, to prepare for the newness of what your mind goes through in there. It's a whole psychic plane.

The one big difference is there are very few demigods, they don't really have half-human children. If they did, it was awhile ago, maybe they stopped for a reason.

[divasmio]

I wonder if it's anything like the Duat. I've always wanted to visit that place, but the Egyptian Gods weren't exactly welcoming to the Greek Gods once Alexander did all that conquering.

I can't speak for the rest of my family, but I enjoy being a father. I can't imagine any other version of me would choose to stop.

[divinityfrompain]

I wouldn't know, but it's a great place once you get used to it. You can create anything you want within it, most people design their own homes, create creatures within it, etc.

I'd only met the one and he was extraordinarily powerful, I'm not sure if they were just seeing too many powerful ones and decided to stop. Or they got bored of it and already had their immortal children.