Not-So-Triumphant Return (Action)

[againstallodds]

[Most people (newbies excepted) would probably recognize the teenager that walks straight out of the ocean on the afternoon of the 19th, just as casually as if he were walking down the street in Anytown USA. If the fact that he's choosing to swim fully-clothed in October in New York doesn't give away who he is, the fact that he isn't soaking wet probably does.]

[He needs to meet with Chiron, but the first place Percy goes is actually the Poseidon cabin, closer to the ocean and his home-away-from-home, so he can drop off the small pack he's carrying - but less than ten seconds after he walks through the door, he tears back out it again and back down to the ocean.]

When were you gonna tell me I had a sister?!

[Yup, he's totally screaming at the ocean. This would have been nice to know, okay Dad?]

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[commandertoolbelt]

[ And that is the sound of Leo laughing his butt off. ]

[againstallodds]

[Laugh it up, Valdez. You know he's gonna be after you and Nat soon enough.]

[commandertoolbelt]

[ Oh, he will. And Percy is not hearing anything about the two of them for a good long while, if Leo has anything to say about it. ]

[annieisntokay]

[So it's really really rare for Annie to... y'know. Be outgoing. But when Percy walks into the cabin and back out, she knows she has to do something. She's made it a few steps down towards the ocean when she hears him yelling at their father.

Biting her lip, she makes her way down to the beach, standing awkwardly behind him and to the side, not sure what to do. So she shifts her weight, playing with the ends of her hair.] If it, uhm... helps... I'm Neptune's daughter...? [Annie, honey, no.]

[No, it doesn't help. Because soon Percy is going to realize that you're batshit. If, y'know, the medication bottles lined up by her bed didn't give it away. Or what everyone said about her. Sorry, Percy. First Cyclops, now Crestas.

[againstallodds]

[That was incredibly rude and he knows it, but the shock was just unexpected. Even with children of Jupiter and Pluto being in camp now, somehow the concept that Neptune could have demigod kids as well just didn't process for him. Probably because he's so used to being the only one, and with him having so much hanging over him for the last five years. Add in the fact that of all the godly parents and Poseidon seems to be one of the best and most open and he would've expected some sort of warning after being underwater for a month and a half helping him out.]

[Besides, it's not at all Annie's fault. From what he can tell, the gods are a lot more distant on the Roman side, so likely she's never even met their father. He sighs and shakes his head when there's no response, not that he really expected one this time, and turns to her with a smile that's still a little exasperated but pretty much genuine.]

Sorry - I just wasn't expecting that when I got back. So what's your name? I'm Percy. I guess you're from the Roman side?

[Hey, Tyson's awesome. Therefore Annie will likely be awesome, okay?]

[annieisntokay]

[She shifts again, still playing with her hair, something Percy would realize was a sign that she was in one way or another, uncomfortable or nervous.]

Uhm, it's okay. I understand... Kinda... weird, I guess. They told me you were on a quest. [She takes a hesitant step towards him.] It's nice to meet you, Percy. I'm Annie. [She nods.] Yeah... Centurion of the First Cohort. [The most unlikely centurion. Who freaked out at the sight of blood. At least, when she got the position, it hadn't been that way.]

[allnerves]

Percy. [ Which are exactly is the icon keyword here.

Annabeth stands behind him with a wrinkled brow, folding her arms over her chest. ]

[againstallodds]

I just saw him yesterday, you think he would've warned me. [Considering that "hint" he got after the Battle of Manhattan, that might have been the hint, but it was a pretty lousy one.]

[allnerves]

I think he warned you already, didn't he? I don't think gods are in the business of repeating themselves for our benefit, unfortunately. [ Come on, Seaweed Brain, your girlfriend missed you. ]

Are you going to say hi to me, or what?

[willyouwalk]

[This? This is why Tybalt generally avoids the ocean. It's wet and crazy people go there.

Example A: this kid. He's sitting in a tree nearby when the kid storms down to the ocean and starts yelling at it. Oh, gods. From the tree:]

When you asked!

[againstallodds]

I asked last year! [Specifically, that was the last time he asked. He has asked before that, as well. Greek/Roman divide, yeah yeah yeah, but Dad you really should tell him these things.]

[And this is camp, so the voice from the trees isn't anything shocking. People and nymphs and satyrs end up everywhere here, after all.]

[willyouwalk]

[Yes, but are they British?]

Obviously your father--since that's who I'm assuming you're yelling at--wanted to keep her as a surprise.

[creepyfreezone]

Who are you talking to?

Are they invisible?

*Totally valid questions. Especially from the girl who can't go in the water.*

[againstallodds]

[-Okay valid questions, and the girl looks new when Percy swings to look at her. Young; he knows he's never seen her before. So he jerks his head at the water to give it an unnecessary indication of what he's talking about.]

No, my dad - Poseidon. I don't think he's gonna answer, though.

[creepyfreezone]

Well, you know now, so there wouldn't be much point in telling you. My father probably won't tell my brothers and sister about me now that they have all met me.

*She is new, but she's also old, and not nearly as human as she looks.*

Is that why you were swimming fully clothed?

[notthatjason]

[Jason hears the shouting from where he was doing some sword drills near the beach. He approaches, sword now back as a coin.]

I find they usually wait for your sibling to drop the bombshell on you.

[He pauses, slightly amused, perhaps he should have told Percy about Annie but honestly how we he supposed to remember these things?]

Welcome back, Percy.

[againstallodds]

[Hey man he told you about Thalia. Although that was slightly different due to the same-non-godly-parent thing.]

Hey, the Pact meant I never had to deal with this before. [Wait-] With a human.

Good to be back. How'd things go while I was gone?

[notthatjason]

[Jason tries to resist raising an eyebrow. He should know all too well about the non-human children of the gods, but he liked to NOT think about the different relationships his father had had over the centuries. It was just TOO disturbing sometimes.]

About the usual I guess.

[brokethecycle]

[That kid is yelling at the ocean. Okay.]

Um...

[Well. At least "talking to nothing" isn't just something he does.]

[againstallodds]

[Oh no, he's talking to something. The something just isn't talking back this time. He looks around at the small noise and spots the kid.]

Lookin' for something?

[serenesuccessor]

[Naomi's walking by with an arm full of paper ghosts when she sees Percy screaming at the-

Wait.

Her eyes go wide and the arm full of ghosts is dropped as she runs straight towards him.]

Peeeercy!!!!

[Brace yourself for a Naomi-tackle-hug.]

[againstallodds]

[He should've expected this one, he really should've. As it is he gets sideways-tackled by a flying Demeter kid and almost knocked off his feet because he wasn't prepared for it, though it doesn't quite go that far.]

Ouuffff! Heyy there, Naomi.

[serenesuccessor]

[Really should have Percy.]

Oh my god, you're back! You're back right? I mean they aren't gonna have you go on anymore secret missions, right? Did you see anything cool?

[She's talking a mile a minute. Sorry man.]

[masterofmystery]

[Snorting as he passes byyy.]

Bound to happen, y'know.

[againstallodds]

There was the entire prophecy and the Pact and everything! I mean maybe in ten years I'd see someone, but this isn't ten years!

[He kinda has a point, and the Romans never indicated there were children of Neptune in their ranks. Then again their ranks have been massively fucked around with in the past six months.]