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[Percy is firmly established in Annabeth's suite again. He's frowning absently at the screen, almost like he's totally forgotten what he was going to say. Instead of words, you get the steady pop pop pop of him messing around with a sheet of bubblewrap in front of him. From the right angle, he appears to be popping it in the shape of a sword. Or a stick. Or maybe just a line.

All of a sudden, his hands stop. He glances at the camera like he's just remembered that it's on, and opens his mouth. Shuts it. Open it again] Hey, I think...I'm seventeen now.

[There's a brief moment of silence before a wide grin breaks out across his face. He laughs, and there's a certain relief in the sound.] Not bad for someone who wasn't supposed to make it past sixteen, huh? Oh man, how did I miss this?

[He leans in towards the screen intently, a certain determination stealing his features. Percy's ADHD brain has caught onto an idea, and it is Extremely Important that it be addressed Right Now] Okay, I know that things are really tight and tense right now for everyone, but this is...well, it's important. Or at least, it'd mean a lot to me. Does anyone know where I could get my hands on some blue food dye? Or like, something that dyes...food...blue.

[That's the same thing, Percy.] I can pay. Or, I don't know, blast you with salt water. I guess no one really wants to swim in the canals right now. [Briefly his expression falls, reminded of what he sees as his failure in trying to save the Water Sector] But yeah, if anyone knows where I could get some, that'd be great.

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[He leans down and steals an awkwardly angled kiss, because he's in an extremely good mood and that needs to be shared.] Yeah. And Jack got it for me. [Pulling away a little now.] Come on, the book'll be there later. We're baking. I invited friends.

[She almost giggles at the angle as she returns it, but then her face shifts into something a little skeptical.] Wait. What? [And really, she could be questioning either of those things.]

Jack got me the food colouring, Vanessa didn't get a birthday because that's when she showed up here, and Gavroche is like, twelve and got killed before he came here. We're baking cake and sharing it. [His tone says that you do not, in fact, have a choice in this]

[She looks a little put off for a second, if only because it was sprung on her at random, but she really can't blame him for his reasons in inviting them all over.]

[But baking.] Why can't you just bake a cake?

[He blinks, because that literally never occurred to him. His expression becomes a little uncertain] You don't have to? I just thought it would be fun.

[Her own expression goes a shade disgruntled, because she really, really hates when he looks at her like that. She fidgets a little awkwardly.]

Other people are apparently going to eat it, you know.

[It's not that she's opposed to the idea. She's just. You know. Not exactly a baker. The cupcake she made with Tyson for his last birthday hadn't been the best.]

[Oooooh. Percy's expression clears as he realises the reason for her hesitance.] Hey, I'm not going to just drop you in the kitchen by yourself. We can do it together. I can teach you something, for once.

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[She knows he knows as soon as it clicks for him, and it huffs her up the slightest bit.] I can keep you company. [Until she gets roped into the actual process but she's pretending that can be avoided rn.]

Uh huh. [There's a glint in his eye that says he won't stand for that. He doesn't even bother trying to hide it, knowing that he's basically transparent to her anyway.] That'll do for now. Come on. [He leans back away from her entirely and starts walking backwards towards the kitchen]

[With a sigh, she climbs up and follows after him, sliding her hand into his with a Look and a Frown as they walk for the kitchen. Because she can tell, and she hates that he's probably going to win in this case.]

[Dumb Seaweed Brain. He's lucky it's his not!birthday.] Do you have everything you need for it?

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