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[kelpful]

[Contary to his usual public presence on the network, Percy is look drained and tired, like he hasn't been sleeping well. He only adds to this impression with the way he drags a hand down his face before clearing his throat and speaking. Those who have seen him post before might recognise that he's in his suite in the Water Sector rather than the one he shares with Annabeth.]

Uh. Hi guys, long time no post, and all. I was just wondering if - has anyone seen Hazel Levesque, or Nico di Angelo? [A brief pause] Or Luke Castellan, I guess. I'm pretty sure they're gone, but - I thought I'd check.

[A sigh] It would be a lot easier if we knew for sure what happened to people when they disappeared, you know?

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Hey. Can you guys all check in? I just want to make sure that everyone I think is still around is...actually still around, and okay. And if you need help with anything for whatever reason, just let the group know. We should - we need to stick together.

Thanks.

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[backwordscompatible]

Leading theory is that they go back home to the last moment they remember.

[She has no proof, of course, aside from word of mouth and talking to people who had left. ...though Wally was an interesting case, because he came back with completely different memories altogether.]

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[kelpful]

[He opens his mouth, and then shuts it again. Percy knows that can't be the way it works, because he knows they're all clones, but he promised Vanessa that he'd leave it up to her.] Right. [He shoves a hand back through his hair, messing it up even more than usual.] I don't know if that would be a good thing or a bad thing.

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[backwordscompatible]

[Zatanna knows about the clone theory. She hasn't decided how much of it she believes yet or not, but she's also not going to let that stop her from thinking there were other possibilities.]

Depends on what your last memory was.

Some of us? ...not so pleasant.

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[the_other_eight]

[Pepper really DOES sound unhappy to have to tell Percy this news. In fact, why the hell didn't someone tell him this before?]

I'm sorry Percy, but it's complicated.

[There's another pause.]

They die. The body and the memories from here die; at least that's what many of us think. It's why we're doing what we are, to find out for sure.

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[kelpful]

[His jaw clenches slightly, and there's a long moment of silence from him. He is, in fact, extremely angry, although not at Pepper. When he does speak, his tone is lower than normal, harsh]

Do you have proof? And if that's what you think happens, how come Zatanna thinks that we just get to return home, and says that other people do too?

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[the_other_eight]

[Give her a moment.]

Public belief is that we go home when we disappear, but there's a lot that contradicts that. That ... [She hesitates, knowing that the network may very well be monitored. She's the head of Stark Industries after all, she knows every cyber action leaves a trace.]

It gets complicated from here. Are you available to meet?

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[everylittlegirl]

i haven't seen luke in weeks. pretty sure he's gone.

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[kelpful]

[He just squints at the screen for a moment, before nodding] Yeah, it's what I figured. [He doesn't sound too cut up about it] Hey, but would you mind switching to audio or video? Dyslexia makes text a hassle.

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[everylittlegirl]

[Hayley clicks over to audio, sounding exhausted.] Sorry, I forgot.

You're really not worried about him at all?

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[fatedchaos]

[She's been wondering the same thing.] I doubt they... go home. [For obvious reasons, Percy.]

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[kelpful]

Yeah, I just got informed that apparently they die. [His voice is short, clipped, and clearly pissed off]

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[charmspeaks]

[Piper's currently touching her face, as if to make sure she's tangible and all.] I am about 70% sure I'm still around.

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[kelpful]

[He rolls his eyes, but some of the ire he's picked up over the course of the post drops away.] Then I'm like, 70% relieved.

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[sophos]

[Annabeth's mostly sort of hovering in the suite, avoiding the moonlace and staring at the fish; she doesn't really want to eavesdrop on conversations, but she can't help it when she can hear the frustration in Percy's tone time and again. It's not until he turns off the console for a break that she finally speaks up, her voice carrying from where she's seated herself on the couch.]

I'm still around. Just so you know. [Completely unnecessary but in true smartass fashion? Yes.]

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[kelpful]

[A fine spray of water from a nearby fountain gets her in the face, before retreating back and leaving her dry] Sorry, what was that?

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[truesight]

[ for a second she considers sending a text, but she's not feeling like that much of a jerk ]

Still here.

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[kelpful]

[There's a brief pause, as memories of what happened in his dream sweep over him.

He'd known he couldn't put this off forever, but a big part of him wishes he could have] Hi. [Awkward wave] I'm glad.

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[iguanasolution]

Hazel isn't in her suite, hasn't been for a while. I- [He purses his lips, he isn't sure what to say.] I thought she would eventually come back.

Some come back, and even have memories of this places. They don't even remember going, they just... they just come back, so maybe she will. Right? It has happened before, we just have to wait.

[A beat.] And I'm- [He can't say he's 'fine' but-] Not hurt. Or anything. And I'm here? So yeah.

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[kelpful]

[And Percy's voice is suddenly sticking in his throat. It's easy to talk big about what people should know and what they shouldn't, but when faced with one of his best friends losing his girlfriend (and another of Percy's best friends), the words to let him know what he's found out just don't come.]

She might still! Or we'll get home before that. Either way, we'll definitely see her again.

[A beat] Did you get stuck on the Dreaming plane for too long? The dream of mine you walked in on wasn't so bad, but some others weren't great.

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[fotia]

So Hazel and Nico are gone, huh? [Yeah he's kind of... totally avoiding that Luke issue. And he looks uncharacteristically serious too, almost sad, more because of Hazel's departure than Nico's.]

[kelpful]

[A beat. That's his little not-sister okay, and he totally side-eyes your manfeelings for her. But they're friends, so...] So far as I've been able to tell, yeah. [A beat] Hey, you okay? Things've been kind of a mess lately. [And he's gotten pretty close to you over the past few months okay]

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[ozones]

I'm here.

_{( jason's calm in a flat way, voice uninfected when he responds: )} I guess we should be glad all seven of us aren't stuck here.

...I'm not sure what there is to say about Luke.

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[kelpful]

[Damnit. Actually, Percy relaxes slightly. As much as Jason gets on his nerves sometimes, he knows the other guy is a good leader. People look up to him. And it's becoming clearer and clearer to Percy that he sucks at his responsibilities at the moment, so Jason being here is a Good Thing.]

I don't know. It depends on why they're not here anymore, you know? [He grits his teeth a little] I really want to find out what happens when people disappear here.

[A beat] Nothing is fine. [That dick]

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[urbanmagic]

Sorry, Percy. I don't think I've met them, or else I could try a location spell.

Were they friends of yours?

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[kelpful]

It's okay, I wasn't really expecting-- [There's a pause] Wait, you can do that? [another beat] Hey, have you met Annabeth?

--and yeah, mostly. [Two friends and a mortal enemy??]