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Percy Jackson ([personal profile] kelpful) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu2013-03-16 12:10 pm

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[Percy is in his own suite for once, mostly so that any backlash from this won’t be directed at Annabeth. This attempt is marred a little by the fact that he has her shield on the desk in front of him, but oh well. Unlike his usually cheery face, his expression now is a little drawn, frowning]

Okay, I’m not really sure how to bring this up, so I’m just going to say it. It’s really important – as in, related to all of us being here – so you probably all want to hear this. But it might be upsetting, too? I don’t know how everyone’s going to feel about this, which is why it’s taken a while to come up. But with the palace starting to kidnap people involved off the streets, I think that people should know.

A couple of weeks ago, the underwater barrier went down. I don’t know how or why, but a couple of people were able to get past it and under the turtle itself. There was some kind of facility there that the kedan were taking supplies to, and when we went to have a closer look…

[He pauses for a second, before ultimately deciding to just forge ahead] It was a cloning facility. There were clones there of us – for some reason they were in giant light bulb tanks? I don’t even know. I don’t know if that means that we’re clones, or that they’ve just been making copies or something, but that’s what we found. We would’ve looked for more information, but the kedan decided to blow the whole place up, I guess. [He’s going to neglect to mention Kara’s helping hand with that] Ever since that happened, the new people arriving haven’t been pulled out of the ocean.

[He leans back, hand absently tapping on the edge of Annabeth’s shield] That’s all I know. And now Nita’s been basically kidnapped by the palace. You know, considering that swimming places isn’t exactly a capital offence. [The scowl is more of a glare now, and it kind of becomes apparent that Percy is actually really freaking angry]

So if anyone else wants to find out what the hell is going on – well, you probably shouldn’t talk to me about it, I kind of just painted a giant target on my forehead. But you guys have the information now, so do what you can with it.
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[personal profile] depicted 2013-03-16 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[He is thinking about death not counting and the whole 'time not passing at home' thing, among others. Yet people are still turning up at the palace. How does that work if the facility was destroyed? Is there a second one?

Questions for later! Dorian waves off the apology.]
You don't need to apologize. Whatever is happening, we at least know this, and there probably really is no gentle way to say, "Surprise! You may be a clone."
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[personal profile] depicted 2013-03-16 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, yes. This kid is endangering himself. As has been mentioned/alluded to several times, and each time not really noticed by Dorian. Real quick on the uptake there.]

[Attempting reform as he is, Dorian tries to think of what a Good Person action would be, but he needs a model to emulate. Perhaps he does have one. Dorian asks himself, What Would Steve Rogers Do?]

[No, he definitely can't do that.]


Do you have a quick way to escape from where you are?
Edited 2013-03-16 07:50 (UTC)
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[personal profile] depicted 2013-03-16 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[He can work out from what he said about underwater facilities that the kid has some ability with water, though how that would work with escape, he isn't so certain.] Water elemental?
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[personal profile] depicted 2013-03-18 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[So these are the kids Jehan was talking about.] That's rather impressive. Then, good luck. And thanks.