You looked like a skink every time you opened your mouth. It was funny.
[Percy winces as soon as it comes out his mouth--gods, why can't he keep his trap shut; that has to be just about the last thing Nico wants to hear from him--he puts his hand to his forehead and tries again.]
Sorry. Not in a bad way. Just--[From the dozen feet away or so that Percy tossed the human with the shotgun, he hears a shout, and he grabs Nico's shoulders--with his hands, this time.] Listen, I promise--I swear on the River Styx I will explain everything to you, but we have to get out of here. It's not safe for us, especially you. I'm guessing you've noticed none of your powers are working by now?
[Making an oath on the Styx feels strange--he rarely has a chance to use it here, and even if he got one, he'd have to explain the significance of it--but it also feels familiar, and he has to blink away a renewed blurriness in his vision.]
so mean ;^;
[Percy winces as soon as it comes out his mouth--gods, why can't he keep his trap shut; that has to be just about the last thing Nico wants to hear from him--he puts his hand to his forehead and tries again.]
Sorry. Not in a bad way. Just--[From the dozen feet away or so that Percy tossed the human with the shotgun, he hears a shout, and he grabs Nico's shoulders--with his hands, this time.] Listen, I promise--I swear on the River Styx I will explain everything to you, but we have to get out of here. It's not safe for us, especially you. I'm guessing you've noticed none of your powers are working by now?
[Making an oath on the Styx feels strange--he rarely has a chance to use it here, and even if he got one, he'd have to explain the significance of it--but it also feels familiar, and he has to blink away a renewed blurriness in his vision.]