I know. [ softly. because he does get it? he's tried to push people away so, so many times even when he didn't want to. even the people he wanted close. even right up until the middle of the battle at camp half-blood as gaea was rising, he tried to push everyone away and run. ] You're just gonna have to deal with me chasing after you then.
[ because sometimes that's what it takes. someone reaching a hand out when you're lost in your own darkness. he's not about to abandon her now. or ever.
but...he pets her from where she's curled up. ]
Can I what? [ his own curiosity drives him to ask. he figures if this is something he can't answer, nimona will understand. ]
[it's reassuring to know that someone wants to chase. that someone could see all the worst parts of her and still want her around. she's not sure she's ever had that before, ever.
she swallows hard, when he says it, but doesn't answer. it's a thank you, nonetheless.]
Oh. Um. [...] Can you always sense when people you know die, I guess.
[ he laughs, even if it's more reactionary than because he finds it funny. ]
Yeah, it's...[ mm. ] I'm used to it. I kind sort of dull it out so it's not always constant, but...it was nightmares when I was a kid that told me Bianca was gone, and with Jason it just felt like this constant ringing in my ears. It's just part of being a child of Hades. Kind of like being able to sense someone's life force or if there's a possibility they may die soon.
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[ because sometimes that's what it takes. someone reaching a hand out when you're lost in your own darkness. he's not about to abandon her now. or ever.
but...he pets her from where she's curled up. ]
Can I what? [ his own curiosity drives him to ask. he figures if this is something he can't answer, nimona will understand. ]
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she swallows hard, when he says it, but doesn't answer. it's a thank you, nonetheless.]
Oh. Um. [...] Can you always sense when people you know die, I guess.
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...it's not just people I know. But yeah. It, um. Manifests differently depending who they are. How close they are to me. That sort of thing.
[ so that's fun. ]
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That sounds like it sucks.
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Yeah, it's...[ mm. ] I'm used to it. I kind sort of dull it out so it's not always constant, but...it was nightmares when I was a kid that told me Bianca was gone, and with Jason it just felt like this constant ringing in my ears. It's just part of being a child of Hades. Kind of like being able to sense someone's life force or if there's a possibility they may die soon.