(Percy's not even going to pretend to be good at texting here. He does try and figure out the video thing. Takes at least ten accidental clips of him fussing around and grunting before he finally figures out how to set up a video stream to another person. The first video attempt goes to a complete stranger.
But the second is spot on. Percy's in his place, laying on his belly in bed, dressed. He's eager to talk to Gyro again. Had remembered the guy from when he first got there and was hoping maybe he was still around.)
[Wwhaaaat!! No no way! That palm reader is snatched up right quick. Gyro looks to be in some sort of sterile examination room, hair pulled back into a messy bun. He lacks his hat and usual cowboy clothes, it being replaced with a doctor's jacket, dress shirt, and tie from what Percy can see here. His grill also says 'DOCTOR SEXY' along the top and bottom teeth and is now silver instead of gold.]
Already? Are you messing with me... I told you I was nice giving you a month.
(Gyro's reaction has Percy snickering on his end like a little shit. He looks at the camera again and uh. Dude. You can't seriously be wearing a grill that says 'DOCTOR SEXY'. But he is. He really, really is. His brow quirks and he puts on his best possible innocent face. Which isn't that good, by the way.)
What? Before I got a horse?
(He's being difficult. But only because he might be a little bit embarrassed here.)
(He takes it back. He doesn't like Gyro at all. Nope.
His expression screws up into quite the funny one and then eventually he just kind of sighs real big. Well shit, this is why he had messaged the guy to begin with wasn't it?)
Okay, okay. Just. Take it easy, dude. I'm still a virgin, you know.
There's a lot of ways to be 'sexually active', believe me...
[But got it, he understands. Percy didn't stick it in or get it stuck in, though maybe Percy doesn't consider anal sex too? Gyro can't say, he guesses he'll leave it up to Percy whether he wants to further describe anything. It's cute though, the way the kid looks talking about this. He meant it before, he was attractive, he's not surprised he got into a few things this quick.]
That park... [Yeah he... had a run in or two there...]
Well, yeah. But I mean. I ...I didn't. You know. Uh.
(He gestures vaguely and man. It took a lot to go from no swearing at all to having to struggle with explaining what he was doing without being vulgar. Except there was no real way around it at all, was there?)
It was mostly just. Mouth and hand stuff.
(Okay not the best way to describe it but also not the worst. He'd get there one day. He was shy about it a little bit but he knew well by now that this was just something he was going to have to accept. And he had messaged Gyro with the hope that maybe the man would be able to help him a little bit.)
I don't really know how to do anything else so I've mostly just been exploring a little.
(Percy quirks a brow at Gyro and the kid could be daft but he was also equal parts annoyingly perceptive.)
No, tell me what's up with Tanaka. Are you jealous or something like that? Or is there something I should know?
(He doesn't ask this in an accusatory way. Just serious. Lots of people met Blackjack before Gyro did. That wasn't likely it.)
[Or just women... though he doesn't say that last part, seems to him that a lot of people here keep an open mind but...]
Jealous of what? There's nothing you need to know, if there was, I'd tell you. If I've got anything to say...
Better Ryu than anyone else. He's a good kid, 'has fun' too. [Hell, Tanaka was still the only guy he's ever gotten comfortable sucking off... and the only guy he's ever let fuck him too. 'Let' being a key word here. But Tanaka was great, probably one of Gyro's closest friends, and certainly was the guy he was most comfortable with in bed too.]
(His jaw works loosely for a moment and he feels a hum of a different kind of embarrassment under his skin. He'd never thought much about stuff like whether or not he liked boys or girls. He'd always liked girls, sure, but it's not like boys had always been out of the equation. Luke had made him blush like an idiot more than Annabeth or Rachel ever had. Still. He hadn't ever really thought...)
Uh. Guys only.
(Not that he had intended for it to go down that way. It just happened. And the guys he had met had been really cute- some of them.)
Sure, yeah. I was just making sure. You seemed kinda weird when I mentioned his name. He is fun. And nice.
(Percy feels a little bit awkward now though, twisting his hands around and playing with his bedspread. Maybe he shouldn't have said anything about messing around. He still didn't really know how certain social dynamics here worked when it came to all of this stuff.)
And if it makes you feel better, you can meet Blackjack whenever.
[His brows furrow a little at that. Only guys? Really? And he touched them and used his mouth too... Gyro didn't do any of that upon arriving here and he still never felt comfortable doing certain things with men, especially men he only just met. To think Percy was already doing that, it was weird, was he the stunted one or something? Even after being on Amoi for so long he still...
Maybe Percy just get hit that hard with the pollen then, he feels better assuming that. Still though, he isn't sure what to think about his own difficulties with men compared to how comfortable Percy already seemed to be getting.]
Just guys huh?
[Yeah no... real comment there. He just pauses, rubbing the back of his next, and instead focuses on the other conversation.]
I mean to. You're going to meet Valkyrie too, and then those two have to meet. I bet Valkyrie's going to be excited for it. He hasn't seen another real horse since he's arrived.
[Which really means something, horses are herd animals after all.]
(It had actually been pretty easy. Percy doesn't think too hard about things like that. He lived in a world where it was history that his uncle had turned into a swan to have sex with a lady once. It might be stuff that had him blushing and spluttering but ultimately, jerking off another guy was a lot more normal to him than having a god be born out of another god's thigh. Percy had learned forever ago to just go with the flow. There was no homophobic prejudice around him. His mother hadn't raised him that way either by any means. And he was from a completely different era. It wasn't like it was Gyro's fault.
Granted, Percy also was just generally pretty lax about stuff. When he'd first gotten his pen-sword, he just sort of was like oh, pens that can turn into swords? Sounds legit.)
Yeah.
(Percy frowns at Gyro then.)
Is there something wrong with that?
(He knows there's not. He's just curious if Gyro thinks so. Gyro doesn't really seem like the type to be that way but who knows.)
I mean, I have no clue what to actually do with a guy but it wasn't that intimidating.
(Okay. There were moments of it being intimidating that was totally a lie but he'd gotten through it just fine.
He smiles though at the mention of Valkyrie.)
I'd love that. Blackjack would too. He misses his friends already so it'd be nice for him to make a new one.
[It's true, Gyro might be forward thinking and eccentric but he was still a product of his time. It's only lately that he's starting to become aware of how strangely skewed and unaccepting he is of things. Like why was he so uncomfortable doing things with certain men he had gotten close to? Even realized he was attracted to? He was starting to actually notice these things about himself after months, but it was a slow transition and it wouldn't have happened without people like Tanaka in his life to help.]
Did I say there was?
[Nah, no, he doesn't want to talk about this. But he sighs, glancing to the side.]
Same sort of thing you do with a woman, you figure it out as you go either way, why, not knowing about it why you're calling me then?
[Looking for tips or something? Percy's already found a good person to help him, Tanaka, but he doesn't want to say that. Frankly, he likes the kid coming to him for some things, he just wants to be able to talk to him, Percy's fun to talk to.]
Okay... you have to tell me though, some of the stuff Valkyrie says. Do all horses understand what humans say? Does he know I love him?
(Percy was definitely a little luckier on that front. He was from a world where sex with anything was fine just about. When Gyro asks, Percy merely grins. Nah. He didn't really think Gyro was a bad person at all. The guy didn't seem that judgmental when he had first met him. Maybe he had some personal improvements to make but that still didn't make the guy a bad person.)
Nope, you didn't. I was just curious.
(Percy's eyes dart off camera for a moment and he blushes again.)
Okay, yeah, dude. Never messed around with a woman and that's like- ten times more complicated than the idea of messing around with a guy, not even gonna lie. At least I know what a - what my own stuff is like.
(Girls were a far more intimidating territory honestly. Then again he didn't have a great track record with girls to begin with. Sure they liked him but half the time he wasn't sure whether or not they liked him more or thought he was an idiot more.)
I dunno. I was calling you for a lot of reasons. You were the first person I met and you were really nice to me. I kind of thought we were friends and wanted to say hi?
(He's entirely honest. Sure, he had wanted to talk about other things too, sexual things, because he was a bit lost and Gyro seemed willing to help, but it was more than that. He likes Gyro. Thinks the guy's weird as hell but funny and nice enough.)
Yeah, horses can understand what humans are saying. He definitely knows you love him. I think it might have to do a little bit with domestication? Like, I talked to a zebra once and it was a lot different than talking to a horse. It felt a little like he kind of understood me but at the same time wasn't sure. But with all the horses I've met and the pegasi I know, they can understand other people talking around them - not just me- and they'll respond. Not that people can hear but like, Blackjack responds all the time stuff other people say. Your horse he's loved. At least he does if you've said so.
[Tossing in a little Italian* there. He's not trying to seem like he doesn't care about the rest of it, but what does he even have to say about Percy and his sexual endeavors, men or women? He did consider the kid a friend, he did but- it still took Gyro a little more pushing and/or time to talk about more personal things.]
I'm here for whatever you need, I put the offer out there before, even gave you some advice, it helps, believe me. [So please, if you got questions, ask away, but he still feels a little weird talking about certain shit. He's sure he'll loosen up though... again he likes the kid, and if he honestly needs help, well, he;ll help him.]
[Horses though are a much easier subject. That and he really likes to hear what Percy says next. He knows Valkyrie loves him and he knows his horse loves him too, but it was something else to be told he some how was aware enough to REALLY know. He can't hold back the small smile on his face as Percy says all that, making a mental note to keep talking to Valkyrie like he always has.]
Yeah, so when then? When are we going to meet up and introduce everyone?
(For a moment, Percy's almost a little put off by the sort of brush off. He's far too used to adults pulling that crap on him, gods flicking him off when he needed help the most, that for a moment he looks down and tries to ignore the disappointment there. Whatever.
But then Gyro keeps on talking and his head lifts back up and he looks honestly surprised.)
Wait, you'll seriously help me?
(Those are some big eyes you put on Percy just now, Gyro. Large, grateful sort of eyes. It's not that much, really, but he really does appreciate it more than the guy could even know.
Percy smiles back because hey, he got it. He loved his dog to bits and pieces and hoped every day she knew like Blackjack knew. He figured that if horses and fish could talk then so could every other animal. It only made sense. That and it was nice knowing Gyro cared enough that his horse knew he was cared about. Percy liked that a lot.
He shrugs.)
Whenever you want, man. It's not like I've got plans here.
[His brows furrow a little bit but he said it, meant it. He's not really sure what Percy means then, by getting help from him. He guesses he'll know when it comes up. He's just expecting a bunch of questions really.]
None yet? Elite's can get jobs now, you know they couldn't before? Or I guess you're just gonna sit and get nice and fat off all the bytes they hand you anyway.
Look, I have a few more patients today and one house call, you busy tonight?
(Questions were about all Percy would do. For now anyway. And maybe not even then because although it was nice having Gyro there, Percy's bravado was partly an act. He was still pretty nervous about most sex stuff and it really didn't help that everyone else just was effortlessly confident about everything. Even Shal had asked to be tied up, despite having said he lacked experience. Well that certainly had been more than Percy.
So yup. Percy felt like pretty much the only virgin present in Amoi and that sucked. Not that the kid was sulking about it much but man. Talk about bruising a fragile teen boy ego.)
No? It's not like I really have friends here yet and you act like I should already know this stuff. I barely know how to use my phone let alone how stuff works here, man. You're giving me way too much credit.
Why would I do that? You're making some pretty nice assumptions over there. Damn.
(Percy doesn't sound that mad but he's definitely giving Gyro a funny look. Did he really seem like that lazy? Sure in some aspects he totally was but...Percy had no idea how to be spoiled like that.)
[People here seemed pretty damn okay with things, that was for sure. Gyro never understood it. Sometimes they stayed shy even after seeing how this world worked, and sometimes they asked the darnedest things despite saying they were inexperienced. But hey, when you tossed drugs and alcohol in the mix well- things got a little weird.]
[Percy definitely wasn't the only 'virgin' though, there were others.]
Fine, I'll show you how to use your phone. You can teleport too.
[He's just fucking with you, dude. Gyro was sure that if he was an elite he'd get by not working too. Besides, Percy did need to take the time to sort of chill out and figure out how this world worked.]
How about this. Eight tonight, I want you to do a 'test run' for me. You know where you 'Comm Room' is right? have you used it at all?
I've been figuring my phone out. I kind of know how to use it. No idea about the teleporting thing though I'll admit that.
(Yeah, yeah of course he is. Truthfully Percy doesn't really want a job-job. He's a lot more focused on making sure he stayed skilled in the stuff he needed to worry about should he go back home. When he went back home. Though maybe working somewhere useful like the gym wouldn't hurt.)
Okay. I can do that. Although I don't see the point in using the teleporters for me when I've got Blackjack. I mean, besides that he's not always with me. But uh- yeah, I think so.
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But the second is spot on. Percy's in his place, laying on his belly in bed, dressed. He's eager to talk to Gyro again. Had remembered the guy from when he first got there and was hoping maybe he was still around.)
Hey, Gyro? Do you remember me?
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Not buying whatever you're selling.
[Said as a joke, of course he knows who this is and he's excited to hear back from him, but he's just pretending to not to mess with him.]
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All right, all right fine. I'll go and tell someone else about my escapades.
(He sighs dramatically, fussing with the camera like he was going to shut it off.)
And introduce someone else to my pegasus that wound up coming here with me. Whatever.
(Percy is fully prepared to mess around right back, Gyro.)
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Already? Are you messing with me... I told you I was nice giving you a month.
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What? Before I got a horse?
(He's being difficult. But only because he might be a little bit embarrassed here.)
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No, before you became a little slut. 'Escapades' huh?
[Good, be embarrassed, it's funny. Like- really funny.]
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I'm not a slut!! You don't even know what I did!
(Actually squawks. This was a horrible idea. He hates you Gyro. Not really but damn it.)
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So what then, what'd you do! Tell me!
[Awww look at that face, he totally knows you did some of THAT, he can tell from that reaction alone.]
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(He takes it back. He doesn't like Gyro at all. Nope.
His expression screws up into quite the funny one and then eventually he just kind of sighs real big. Well shit, this is why he had messaged the guy to begin with wasn't it?)
Okay, okay. Just. Take it easy, dude. I'm still a virgin, you know.
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[Just a small smile now as he leans back a little more.]
Had a good old Amoi welcome though, just like I told you, right? It's just how the place is, I hope you had fun anyway...
You met Ryunosuke Tanaka too, he's a good friend of mine.
[...Wait. They met and...'escapades'... Gyro's got a look of slight concern. Did that mean Percy and Tanaka...]
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(Except he actually has no idea if he's right or not.
He does look a little sheepish, blushing a calmer pink now instead of the embarrassed bright red. He rubs at the back of his neck and shrugs.)
People are really nice. And um. That park sure...I wasn't expecting trees to make me get in the mood.
You know Tanaka? Yeah, we uh. Yeah, we met.
(Yes. It's precisely what you think it is Gyro. Although at that look of concern, Percy gains one of his own and fidgets.)
What's wrong?
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[But got it, he understands. Percy didn't stick it in or get it stuck in, though maybe Percy doesn't consider anal sex too? Gyro can't say, he guesses he'll leave it up to Percy whether he wants to further describe anything. It's cute though, the way the kid looks talking about this. He meant it before, he was attractive, he's not surprised he got into a few things this quick.]
That park... [Yeah he... had a run in or two there...]
Yeah, Ryu, so then...
[Never... mind.]
He met Blackjack before me. I'm mad.
[Changing the subject.]
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(He gestures vaguely and man. It took a lot to go from no swearing at all to having to struggle with explaining what he was doing without being vulgar. Except there was no real way around it at all, was there?)
It was mostly just. Mouth and hand stuff.
(Okay not the best way to describe it but also not the worst. He'd get there one day. He was shy about it a little bit but he knew well by now that this was just something he was going to have to accept. And he had messaged Gyro with the hope that maybe the man would be able to help him a little bit.)
I don't really know how to do anything else so I've mostly just been exploring a little.
(Percy quirks a brow at Gyro and the kid could be daft but he was also equal parts annoyingly perceptive.)
No, tell me what's up with Tanaka. Are you jealous or something like that? Or is there something I should know?
(He doesn't ask this in an accusatory way. Just serious. Lots of people met Blackjack before Gyro did. That wasn't likely it.)
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[Or just women... though he doesn't say that last part, seems to him that a lot of people here keep an open mind but...]
Jealous of what? There's nothing you need to know, if there was, I'd tell you. If I've got anything to say...
Better Ryu than anyone else. He's a good kid, 'has fun' too. [Hell, Tanaka was still the only guy he's ever gotten comfortable sucking off... and the only guy he's ever let fuck him too. 'Let' being a key word here. But Tanaka was great, probably one of Gyro's closest friends, and certainly was the guy he was most comfortable with in bed too.]
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Uh. Guys only.
(Not that he had intended for it to go down that way. It just happened. And the guys he had met had been really cute- some of them.)
Sure, yeah. I was just making sure. You seemed kinda weird when I mentioned his name. He is fun. And nice.
(Percy feels a little bit awkward now though, twisting his hands around and playing with his bedspread. Maybe he shouldn't have said anything about messing around. He still didn't really know how certain social dynamics here worked when it came to all of this stuff.)
And if it makes you feel better, you can meet Blackjack whenever.
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Maybe Percy just get hit that hard with the pollen then, he feels better assuming that. Still though, he isn't sure what to think about his own difficulties with men compared to how comfortable Percy already seemed to be getting.]
Just guys huh?
[Yeah no... real comment there. He just pauses, rubbing the back of his next, and instead focuses on the other conversation.]
I mean to. You're going to meet Valkyrie too, and then those two have to meet. I bet Valkyrie's going to be excited for it. He hasn't seen another real horse since he's arrived.
[Which really means something, horses are herd animals after all.]
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Granted, Percy also was just generally pretty lax about stuff. When he'd first gotten his pen-sword, he just sort of was like oh, pens that can turn into swords? Sounds legit.)
Yeah.
(Percy frowns at Gyro then.)
Is there something wrong with that?
(He knows there's not. He's just curious if Gyro thinks so. Gyro doesn't really seem like the type to be that way but who knows.)
I mean, I have no clue what to actually do with a guy but it wasn't that intimidating.
(Okay. There were moments of it being intimidating that was totally a lie but he'd gotten through it just fine.
He smiles though at the mention of Valkyrie.)
I'd love that. Blackjack would too. He misses his friends already so it'd be nice for him to make a new one.
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Did I say there was?
[Nah, no, he doesn't want to talk about this. But he sighs, glancing to the side.]
Same sort of thing you do with a woman, you figure it out as you go either way, why, not knowing about it why you're calling me then?
[Looking for tips or something? Percy's already found a good person to help him, Tanaka, but he doesn't want to say that. Frankly, he likes the kid coming to him for some things, he just wants to be able to talk to him, Percy's fun to talk to.]
Okay... you have to tell me though, some of the stuff Valkyrie says. Do all horses understand what humans say? Does he know I love him?
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Nope, you didn't. I was just curious.
(Percy's eyes dart off camera for a moment and he blushes again.)
Okay, yeah, dude. Never messed around with a woman and that's like- ten times more complicated than the idea of messing around with a guy, not even gonna lie. At least I know what a - what my own stuff is like.
(Girls were a far more intimidating territory honestly. Then again he didn't have a great track record with girls to begin with. Sure they liked him but half the time he wasn't sure whether or not they liked him more or thought he was an idiot more.)
I dunno. I was calling you for a lot of reasons. You were the first person I met and you were really nice to me. I kind of thought we were friends and wanted to say hi?
(He's entirely honest. Sure, he had wanted to talk about other things too, sexual things, because he was a bit lost and Gyro seemed willing to help, but it was more than that. He likes Gyro. Thinks the guy's weird as hell but funny and nice enough.)
Yeah, horses can understand what humans are saying. He definitely knows you love him. I think it might have to do a little bit with domestication? Like, I talked to a zebra once and it was a lot different than talking to a horse. It felt a little like he kind of understood me but at the same time wasn't sure. But with all the horses I've met and the pegasi I know, they can understand other people talking around them - not just me- and they'll respond. Not that people can hear but like, Blackjack responds all the time stuff other people say. Your horse he's loved. At least he does if you've said so.
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[Tossing in a little Italian* there. He's not trying to seem like he doesn't care about the rest of it, but what does he even have to say about Percy and his sexual endeavors, men or women? He did consider the kid a friend, he did but- it still took Gyro a little more pushing and/or time to talk about more personal things.]
I'm here for whatever you need, I put the offer out there before, even gave you some advice, it helps, believe me. [So please, if you got questions, ask away, but he still feels a little weird talking about certain shit. He's sure he'll loosen up though... again he likes the kid, and if he honestly needs help, well, he;ll help him.]
[Horses though are a much easier subject. That and he really likes to hear what Percy says next. He knows Valkyrie loves him and he knows his horse loves him too, but it was something else to be told he some how was aware enough to REALLY know. He can't hold back the small smile on his face as Percy says all that, making a mental note to keep talking to Valkyrie like he always has.]
Yeah, so when then? When are we going to meet up and introduce everyone?
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But then Gyro keeps on talking and his head lifts back up and he looks honestly surprised.)
Wait, you'll seriously help me?
(Those are some big eyes you put on Percy just now, Gyro. Large, grateful sort of eyes. It's not that much, really, but he really does appreciate it more than the guy could even know.
Percy smiles back because hey, he got it. He loved his dog to bits and pieces and hoped every day she knew like Blackjack knew. He figured that if horses and fish could talk then so could every other animal. It only made sense. That and it was nice knowing Gyro cared enough that his horse knew he was cared about. Percy liked that a lot.
He shrugs.)
Whenever you want, man. It's not like I've got plans here.
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None yet? Elite's can get jobs now, you know they couldn't before? Or I guess you're just gonna sit and get nice and fat off all the bytes they hand you anyway.
Look, I have a few more patients today and one house call, you busy tonight?
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So yup. Percy felt like pretty much the only virgin present in Amoi and that sucked. Not that the kid was sulking about it much but man. Talk about bruising a fragile teen boy ego.)
No? It's not like I really have friends here yet and you act like I should already know this stuff. I barely know how to use my phone let alone how stuff works here, man. You're giving me way too much credit.
Why would I do that? You're making some pretty nice assumptions over there. Damn.
(Percy doesn't sound that mad but he's definitely giving Gyro a funny look. Did he really seem like that lazy? Sure in some aspects he totally was but...Percy had no idea how to be spoiled like that.)
No. I'm free. Like I just said- don't have plans.
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[Percy definitely wasn't the only 'virgin' though, there were others.]
Fine, I'll show you how to use your phone. You can teleport too.
[He's just fucking with you, dude. Gyro was sure that if he was an elite he'd get by not working too. Besides, Percy did need to take the time to sort of chill out and figure out how this world worked.]
How about this. Eight tonight, I want you to do a 'test run' for me. You know where you 'Comm Room' is right? have you used it at all?
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I've been figuring my phone out. I kind of know how to use it. No idea about the teleporting thing though I'll admit that.
(Yeah, yeah of course he is. Truthfully Percy doesn't really want a job-job. He's a lot more focused on making sure he stayed skilled in the stuff he needed to worry about should he go back home. When he went back home. Though maybe working somewhere useful like the gym wouldn't hurt.)
Okay. I can do that. Although I don't see the point in using the teleporters for me when I've got Blackjack. I mean, besides that he's not always with me. But uh- yeah, I think so.
(Which means not really no.)
No? No...
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Maybe let this one end, just due to age so we can start something new? That cool?