[ there's a pause because yeah he doesn't either. ]
We didn't remember anything before the hotel. Father had our memories erased so that we'd forget how we ended up there, so we thought it was just the two of us. We were told our parents were dead, and we had a lot of money in a trust for us. A lawyer would come check on us, but we were never allowed to leave until a different lawyer came to collect us. We were taken to Washington DC for school, but we didn't stay for long. Then we left there and started going to school in Maine. And we weren't there for long either before Grover found us, and Percy, Annabeth and Thalia came to get us to bring us to camp.
But… why? You said you were born before the pact was made, so it can’t have been because your dad wanted to hide breaking it.
And if this was some way of trying to protect you, then it was just leaving you wide open — you can’t just shuffle someone around their whole lives and hope for the best.
[ he hadn't really thought he'd be talking about this today of all days, especially since he just came back from a casino heist and he's still trying to sort through that. but it's weirder now to avoid it. ]
Probably because he loved my mother. [ idly. ] Despite everything, Zeus still felt my sister and I were a threat and tried to kill both of us. And when that failed because my father protected us, he sent the two of us away to have our memories erased so we wouldn't remember what really happened. [ he pauses as if trying to remember the correct order of events. ] We lived at a boarding school for a while. Then we were placed in the hotel because he thought one of us might become the child of the great prophecy someday. So after a while he had one of his furies pull us out in the hopes we'd start training and become powerful. I suppose.
The Great Prophecy about a child of the Big Three being the one to save or destroy Olympus. That was also a big mess at the time when my father thought I might be able to fulfill that prophecy but...[ he shakes his head. ] That was always going to be Percy.
[ ... ]
My father hasn't been the greatest parent. A lot of his decisions have, frankly, been terrible. But we're better. I understand a little more now than I did as a child.
Son of Poseidon, yeah. Percy's...[ he thinks of how he wants to describe percy. he has a very complicated relationship with percy jackson, admittedly, but they are friends. he does trust him. ] He has his flaws, but he's one of the best of us.
[ but there's that. ]
I'm still mad about things. All demigods have a fatal flaw, after all. [ he smiles a little, but it's not amused. sometimes you're a hades kid and your fatal flaw really is holding grudges. ] But there are things I've had to learn to let go if I wanted to be better. And help people. And prove things to my father.
[ an awkward, almost painful pause. and he sort of smiles but he doesn't comment on that. ]
He's done a lot for all of us. We've worked together a few times. And I mean, yeah. We're friends.
[ but moving on... ]
Supposedly it's a normal teenage thing to be mad at your parents. But I did just see him recently and we talked. It went much better than I anticipated.
[ let's not talk about the history with percy jackson, actually. ]
...yes? [ pensively. ] Hades hasn't been a great father but I do understand that he's trying. I have to acknowledge that, at least. And...things have improved. In a sense, I suppose you could say we're all we have left. So it's probably better this way.
Sure. [ he can agree with that, sort of. ] I mean there was an incredibly long period of time I didn't even know who he was, let alone how to talk to him. It means I'm pretty sure my baseline for this stuff isn't great, but yes it's better than being miserable.
...there are probably some things that are better off ignoring, Tama. But after we left the hotel and after we got to camp it still took some time to realize who my father was. And after that, it took longer still for me to make it down to the Underworld to talk to him. Re-meeting your godly parent for the first time right at the height of a war that's brewing is never good timing.
Things were already starting to stir by the time we left the hotel. They'd just gotten much worse later. But I did manage to convince him to actually help, so I'll take credit where credit is due.
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We didn't remember anything before the hotel. Father had our memories erased so that we'd forget how we ended up there, so we thought it was just the two of us. We were told our parents were dead, and we had a lot of money in a trust for us. A lawyer would come check on us, but we were never allowed to leave until a different lawyer came to collect us. We were taken to Washington DC for school, but we didn't stay for long. Then we left there and started going to school in Maine. And we weren't there for long either before Grover found us, and Percy, Annabeth and Thalia came to get us to bring us to camp.
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And if this was some way of trying to protect you, then it was just leaving you wide open — you can’t just shuffle someone around their whole lives and hope for the best.
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Probably because he loved my mother. [ idly. ] Despite everything, Zeus still felt my sister and I were a threat and tried to kill both of us. And when that failed because my father protected us, he sent the two of us away to have our memories erased so we wouldn't remember what really happened. [ he pauses as if trying to remember the correct order of events. ] We lived at a boarding school for a while. Then we were placed in the hotel because he thought one of us might become the child of the great prophecy someday. So after a while he had one of his furies pull us out in the hopes we'd start training and become powerful. I suppose.
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I remember stories of the Greek gods made it sound like every aspect of their familial lives was messy. Sounds like there’s some truth to that.
[ yeesh. ]
Great prophecy? Memory erasure? You don’t dump your kids and call it protection.
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The Great Prophecy about a child of the Big Three being the one to save or destroy Olympus. That was also a big mess at the time when my father thought I might be able to fulfill that prophecy but...[ he shakes his head. ] That was always going to be Percy.
[ ... ]
My father hasn't been the greatest parent. A lot of his decisions have, frankly, been terrible. But we're better. I understand a little more now than I did as a child.
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… That was…. I think I’ve heard you mention him before. [ another of the big three’s kids. wao. ]
Better than being mad forever. Still, it’s not a choice I’m sure I could understand.
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[ but there's that. ]
I'm still mad about things. All demigods have a fatal flaw, after all. [ he smiles a little, but it's not amused. sometimes you're a hades kid and your fatal flaw really is holding grudges. ] But there are things I've had to learn to let go if I wanted to be better. And help people. And prove things to my father.
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[ pats percy. ]
I mean-- if I had a dad and he'd ditched me and messed with my memories and called it protection, I'd be pretty pissed too.
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He's done a lot for all of us. We've worked together a few times. And I mean, yeah. We're friends.
[ but moving on... ]
Supposedly it's a normal teenage thing to be mad at your parents. But I did just see him recently and we talked. It went much better than I anticipated.
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It's definitely a normal teenage thing. I guess even for gods and their children...
[ wild. ]
... Are you happy you're understanding him better now?
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...yes? [ pensively. ] Hades hasn't been a great father but I do understand that he's trying. I have to acknowledge that, at least. And...things have improved. In a sense, I suppose you could say we're all we have left. So it's probably better this way.
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That’s better than being miserable you were even trying in the first place, right?
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Sure. [ he can agree with that, sort of. ] I mean there was an incredibly long period of time I didn't even know who he was, let alone how to talk to him. It means I'm pretty sure my baseline for this stuff isn't great, but yes it's better than being miserable.
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That must’ve been weird— just having some guy show up one day and go “hello I’m the lord of the underworld and you’re my son”.
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What did he actually do…?
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...there are probably some things that are better off ignoring, Tama. But after we left the hotel and after we got to camp it still took some time to realize who my father was. And after that, it took longer still for me to make it down to the Underworld to talk to him. Re-meeting your godly parent for the first time right at the height of a war that's brewing is never good timing.
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[ WHY WERE YOU IN A WAR CHILD. ]
Well that’s bad enough at the best of times, definitely not when there’s a war waiting in the wings.
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Things were already starting to stir by the time we left the hotel. They'd just gotten much worse later. But I did manage to convince him to actually help, so I'll take credit where credit is due.
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[ just immediately. ] Getting stubborn old men to do anything is a task.
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...anyway, I didn't mean to...[ he waves a hand. ] It's a lot to process. Sorry.
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...consider it another thing I'm trying to get used to. It's easier, but not always.
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