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[yearrounder]

[Sigh. Really, Annabeth should be used to losing people by now, but, well. She never expected that it would be Percy. He's always been there. He's supposed to be impossible to get rid of. Maybe she'd been getting too complacent, which seems more than a little bit ridiculous for her life. And for a place like this. But she's supposed to be able to count on him.

...right?

She's quiet at first, but sighs once again before she starts speaking.]

I...don't know how many people he knew, but it looks like Percy Jackson left. He wasn't here for very long, but he was the one in the lake. That's pretty memorable, right? [Maybe not. People here can do all kinds of things.]

Anyway. I figured I should tell someone. In case anyone needs to know or anything. I'd want to know.

[She cuts it off there before it can get any more ridiculous.]

Comments

[64th]

It's hard for the people to overthrow the government if the people can't read.

[ huh. she has literally never heard of that before. ] Can you take medicine for it?

[yearrounder]

Yeah, that part I understand.

No, it doesn't work like that.

[64th]

Oh. Sorry. That's shitty.

[yearrounder]

It's fine. I'm used to it. It's been my whole life.

[64th]

You must be really smart, to deal with that.

[yearrounder]

It's genetic. But I'm not the only one who has that problem.

[64th]

Well, you're the only one I know.

[yearrounder]

Glad I made such a great impression, then.

There's a couple of others here who have the same problem. Maybe you'll run into them, too.

[64th]

Are they from your world?

[yearrounder]

Yes. Will and Nico, if you run across them. Will is usually in the clinic and I think Nico tends to go with him.

[64th]

I'll keep an eye out for them.

Is everyone in your world dyslexic?

[yearrounder]

No. I can only imagine how terrible it would be if they were.

[64th]

Maybe it would be easier if everyone understood.

[yearrounder]

Maybe, but it's not been that big a deal, really.