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[kelpful]

[Those who have seen it before might recognise that Percy is sitting in Annabeth's suite and using her console rather than his own] Okay, so, first things first. Sea prunes? Don't go there. And I'm saying that as the guy whose dad probably invented them.

[His fingers reach for a nearby pen and absently tap it against the desk before he scrawls something meaningless on a piece of paper nearby. People who have spoken to Percy before might not that he's more twitchy than usual, almost agitated.] Second, um. Are there any jobs going in places that are a little more Foreigner friendly? Apparent customers won't buy things from places if the person serving them calls them a jerk, even if they're being one. The managers don't seem to like it, either. Something without boring, repetitive tasks would be great, too. As it turns out, that's kind of hard to deal with when you're ADHD. [A beat. He fold the paper in half absently slides it into a nearby book.] And if any writing could be in Ancient Greek, that would be awesome. Dyslexics of the world untie, that sort of thing.

[He picks the book up and places it somewhere off-screen, seemingly unaware of what he's doing. A grin tugs at the corner of his mouth, and he laughs, a little sheepishly] Okay, so I don't do a great job at selling myself. But I promise, I'm hardworking. I'm resourceful, I don't mind manual labour, I can talk to sea creatures and horses, and I make a mean garden hose. And I really, really need something to do here, or else I'm going to lose my mind. And believe me when I say no one wants a crazy demigod on their hands. [He gives a small wave, and is about to disappear when he thinks of something]

Oh yeah! Apparently there are some people who don't know how to swim? I can totally teach you, if you want. Or...I dunno, take people on water rides around the turtle. Floating around in the ocean in a bubble is pretty neat, I'm just saying.

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[neverleftharlan]

You consider something to do with fishing? Or would that be a problem with the whole talking to sea creatures business.

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[kelpful]

[He blanches a little]

Yeah, no. Tried that, bad idea. Bad bad idea.

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[insecrets]

I'd offer you one, but I'd hate to see you get a little green around the gills again.

[:'|]

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[kelpful]

Hey man, if you had to listen to them begging for their little fishy lives, you'd go green too.

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[fatedchaos]

Can't help you on the job front, but I could probably translate things into Ancient Greek if you needed to read something. [B) Yeeeaaaah not being dyslexic.]

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[kelpful]

...Really? You know Ancient Greek?

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[alpha_squad_leader]

Isn't 'boring, repetitive tasks' the definition of a job?

[Victor's just teasing a little.]

If you don't mind manual labor, the place I work is looking for a little more help. Mostly it's moving heavy things and sweeping up floors for an artist.

And if you're just looking for something to do, I'm happy to toss a ball or a frisbee around for awhile.

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[kelpful]

[He grins] That depends on your job. Not that I got paid for the stuff I did back home or anything.

That doesn't sound too bad. If I get sick of moving heavy things, I can sweep for a while. [The first part is sincere. The second part is mostly making fun of his inability to focus]

That'd be awesome! There's only so many times you can explore the canals, you know?

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[sophos]

[For whatever reason, Annabeth's in his suite. Maybe she went to pick something up?? Who knows. She probably forgot after checking and seeing this.]

Your console's getting dusty. And you just wasted some of my paper.

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[kelpful]

[He stares at her for a moment, and then checks behind him like that'll explain how she's on his screen. And then her words process] Are you in my suite? And no I didn't. [He doesn't even know where he put the book that has the paper in it now, let alone remember everything leading up to that point]

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[littlecousin]

One, sea prunes are great.

[Apparently the Water Tribes and Atlanteans are the only people in the multiverse who like the things.]

Two, why didn't you me?!

[You know, about the whole water affinity thing.]

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[kelpful]

Dude, come on. No they're not.

[u h]

Tell you what?

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[relentlesstide]

Maybe you just haven't had properly prepared sea prunes. [Don't mind Arthur's taste in food, he's Atlantean.]

I have to admit, it's interesting to meet another person with marine telepathy. Especially one who isn't blond.

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[kelpful]

How do you prepare prunes?

You're Arthur, right? I spoke to your wife, you didn't try talking to the turtle, did you? [He blinks] What does being blonde have to do with it? I don't speak to them with my hair.

[fotia]

I think the important question here is why invent sea prunes in the first place? Like, what are they even good for?

[...that's all he really got from the post i'm sorry bro]

[kelpful]

So, did you want to be the one to tell Poseidon that? Because I'm sure not passing it along.

[zerotoawesome]

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

You talk to horses too!? [Santo only gets the important information from these posts.]

[kelpful]

[Percy grins] And basically anything that's like a horse. Zebras, pegasi, hippocampi. My dad made them, so it comes with the territory.

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[apologiesmyking]

[This boy is someone of interest as from everything he says, he sounds like he is a progeny of a sea-god and the mention of Ancient Greek gives a strong idea of which one.]

I had not realized that people felt so strongly about ocean vegetation. Do you dislike them that much?

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[kelpful]

[He grins a little] Nah, just a friendly warning. I don't know, you assume something with the word 'sea' in is is gonna be great, and then it turns out you would've been better sticking your tongue in a jar of salt.

Hi, I'm Percy by the way. We haven't spoken before, right?

[traumatizing]

Wouldn't it be easier to just not call people jerks?

[it's like a fundamental tenet of customer service dude]

[kelpful]

[He could go into the details of ADHD and impulse control and his basic inability to stand injustices, but instead he just makes a face] Probably. I just have this thing about bullies.

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[wintershepherd]

[ That reminds Jack tangentially of something he'd forgotten to ask. ]

Do you know the Kelpie?

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[kelpful]

I'm gonna guess you're not talking about something made out of kelp. [That's a no]

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[chiot]

[ Swimming? Or in an air bubble? Woaaaaaaah ]

Monsieur, if you can truly do such a thing, take me!

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[kelpful]

[omg tiny child. Percy pauses for a moment and then gives him a wide grin] If? You won't know what hit you, buddy. What's your name?

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[aenseidhe]

[ demigod.................... ]

We are to believe a mere dh'oine created sea creatures? [ snort. But wait, ocean bubble :|a ] Are you a mage?

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[kelpful]

[Percy just looks amused. He's heard people speak disparagingly of humans like that more times than he can count, and he's always proved them wrong] I'll give you five bucks to call my dad human, if he ever shows up here. [A blink] What? Uh, no. Demigod.

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[forging]

Why work when you can gamble?

And you want to expound a bit on the whole "demi-god" title?

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[kelpful]

[Percy doesn't even bother switching to the text function, so Eames get to see him squinting and murmuring the words under his breath as he tries to figure out what it says. 'Expound' gives him the most trouble. It takes him maybe a minute before he sits back, rubbing a hand over his face]

Because I'm sixteen? [There's an old hesitation born from the fact that he's not really supposed to talk about this back home, but then he shrugs] Yeah, sure. The other word is 'halfblood'. It basically means anyone who has one human parent and one...godly one.

Hey, do you mind switching to audio or video?

[virginprice]

I would love to learn to swim. It seems the course of wisdom, in a place such as this.

[That's the important part! He's interested in the 'demigod' thing, too.]

[kelpful]

Sure, no problem! When're you free?

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[playtowin]

Your dad invented sea prunes? What else did he invent, the slap-chop?

[ sea prunes is like some 'As Seen on TV' health supplement, right?? ]

I heard positions are open in the lawn maintenance business.

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[kelpful]

Honestly, dude? It wouldn't surprise me.

I'll take what I can get, right now.