I left at seventeen. [ so, y'know. when he set sail. ace kind of shrugs because tama's reaction was not great so he is aware it's a little... fucked: ] I was about four when I started hunting in there? Or something like that.
...pretty sure most animals would've been even bigger than you back then. [ idle observation, but true. ] By yourself? Before Sabo and Luffy joined you.
Most animals were bigger than me the entire time. They run pretty big. [ idle right back. ] I met Sabo when I was five, and Luffy showed up when I was ten. So, yeah.
Guess that makes sense. A lot of the stuff we fight back home can run pretty big, too. But, like, we don't eat them. [ they just murder, it's fine. ] You must've been pretty skilled to survive that young against predators quadruple your size.
[ he says, thinking "why did you have to do this if there were literally other people" and also understanding "other people won't always help you, no matter what." ]
[ ...there's a low hum to that, curious in nature but not quite pushing. ]
We're more resilient than average, too. Guess you could say we're sort of born to fight? So I get it. [ steals more popcorn. ] That probably helped until you were ready to leave.
About the same for us. There's a forest that borders camp with monsters that roam around, so sometimes we fight those off and fight each other in training games. You either learn fast or you don't. [ ...this is embarrassing, but: ] When I was first learning to use a sword I ended up slicing my own leg, so.
It wasn't entirely my fault. [ what he does not say is that it's because he was arguing with chiron and completely missed the training dummy because nico di angelo is a stubborn, dumb baby. ] I think it'd be way more embarrassing to hit yourself with a pipe anyway. But extremely effective if you know how to use it right. We usually have weapons on us but sometimes we have to improvise, too.
Entirely's the key word, huh. [ nudges Nico. ] I just grabbed whatever was available, really. Ditched the pipe when I got strong enough. But being trained with a weapon is pretty worth it.
Not entirely. Like. Only a little bit my fault. [ nyeh! ] We start training as soon as we get to camp. Swords, spears, bows...I've always focused on swords, but I can use the others in a pinch. It's kind of the reason I wanted to get mind back right away since it's what I'm most familiar with.
[ he raises an eyebrow. ]
After you ditched the pipe, you just used your fists?
[ pelts him in the face with some popcorn. shut up. ]
Considering nothing else is familiar, it's about the best I can do for the both of us. [ because he's obviously going to protect will no matter what. ]
And then you didn't need much else. [ makes sense. ] I've been getting a lot better at using my powers. Sometimes I don't even need my sword but they're doubly effective when I've got both.
Yeah, well...I have what I have and I'm still avoiding practicing with those. [ he has told ace. it means he does not need to clarify. ] I still think there's a powerblocker somewhere hidden in the city we aren't finding yet. Like what happened in jail, but bigger.
[ it was sort of a trick question because he hasn't really mentioned percy too much. not for any real purpose. it's just that...percy hasn't really been important here, yet. ]
Percy's another demigod like us. Son of Poseidon...he's the god of the seas, so a lot of Percy's power ties into his hydrokinesis and other forms of water and liquids. He's one of the most powerful of us and...[ he waves a hand as if to say "it's not important." ] Anyway, a little while ago Percy was kidnapped from our camp and had all of his memories tampered with so he couldn't remember anything about his former life. He knew his name but he didn't remember he was a Greek demigod or why he had his abilities or anything. At the same time, Jason also was kidnapped from Camp Jupiter and dropped off elsewhere so that he'd make his way to Camp Half-Blood with Piper and Leo. He didn't remember much about his former life either. And for a while, they were both blocked from their abilities until they went through training again and learned how to tap back into what was in their genetics. Eventually, they both realized it was because Hera forced them to swap so that we could finish bridging the gap between camps. Percy's...an idiot but he's brave and he's loyal and that's all Hera needed in order for her to decide to completely meddle with several months of his life. Jason's, too.
My point is, there are circumstances that could allow something that big to happen where it completely changes our make-up as people, and only by breaking that connection or getting whoever to undo it are we gonna get our regular powers back. It could seriously be as simple as "we felt like it and we didn't make it complicated to remove your powers."
She just... switched them around for no reason? [ GODS ARE FUCKIN WEIRD? ] To be honest, there's probably a Devil Fruit somewhere that can do something like that. [ there is but ace has never met law. sorry ace. ] So you're right that it could be that simple. With everything else they can do, just finding an off switch seems unlikely, but maybe it is just... something one person is controlling.
No, there was a whole elaborate reason but I don't really want to go into the history of the war against Gaea right now. [ he just sounds exhausted but at least he's honest. ] But never underestimate a god's pettiness either, just in general.
I've been kind of assuming there's someone somewhere watching us and everything we're up to. Maybe hidden in City Hall, and that's why we can't go in still.
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...pretty sure most animals would've been even bigger than you back then. [ idle observation, but true. ] By yourself? Before Sabo and Luffy joined you.
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[ he says, thinking "why did you have to do this if there were literally other people" and also understanding "other people won't always help you, no matter what." ]
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[ it's said a little wryly ]
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We're more resilient than average, too. Guess you could say we're sort of born to fight? So I get it. [ steals more popcorn. ] That probably helped until you were ready to leave.
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Yeah, pretty much. [ munches on snaccie ] We used the forest as training grounds to get stronger. And fighting each other, obviously.
[ obviously. he does not mention special grandpa training because that sucked ]
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Seriously? Maybe you are a little like Luffy. [ MEAN. RUTHLESS. ] I never used a sword. As a kid I'd use a pipe, though. Never hit myself with it.
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It wasn't entirely my fault. [ what he does not say is that it's because he was arguing with chiron and completely missed the training dummy because nico di angelo is a stubborn, dumb baby. ] I think it'd be way more embarrassing to hit yourself with a pipe anyway. But extremely effective if you know how to use it right. We usually have weapons on us but sometimes we have to improvise, too.
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[ he raises an eyebrow. ]
After you ditched the pipe, you just used your fists?
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[ he makes a kind of ehhh motion ]
Yeah, basically. Or a knife when I needed it. And then I got my fire not long after I set sail, so.
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Considering nothing else is familiar, it's about the best I can do for the both of us. [ because he's obviously going to protect will no matter what. ]
And then you didn't need much else. [ makes sense. ] I've been getting a lot better at using my powers. Sometimes I don't even need my sword but they're doubly effective when I've got both.
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It's too bad you don't have them here. Even if it's limited, it'd be good practice.
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Percy's another demigod like us. Son of Poseidon...he's the god of the seas, so a lot of Percy's power ties into his hydrokinesis and other forms of water and liquids. He's one of the most powerful of us and...[ he waves a hand as if to say "it's not important." ] Anyway, a little while ago Percy was kidnapped from our camp and had all of his memories tampered with so he couldn't remember anything about his former life. He knew his name but he didn't remember he was a Greek demigod or why he had his abilities or anything. At the same time, Jason also was kidnapped from Camp Jupiter and dropped off elsewhere so that he'd make his way to Camp Half-Blood with Piper and Leo. He didn't remember much about his former life either. And for a while, they were both blocked from their abilities until they went through training again and learned how to tap back into what was in their genetics. Eventually, they both realized it was because Hera forced them to swap so that we could finish bridging the gap between camps. Percy's...an idiot but he's brave and he's loyal and that's all Hera needed in order for her to decide to completely meddle with several months of his life. Jason's, too.
My point is, there are circumstances that could allow something that big to happen where it completely changes our make-up as people, and only by breaking that connection or getting whoever to undo it are we gonna get our regular powers back. It could seriously be as simple as "we felt like it and we didn't make it complicated to remove your powers."
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I've been kind of assuming there's someone somewhere watching us and everything we're up to. Maybe hidden in City Hall, and that's why we can't go in still.
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[ he says it in sUCH a tired tone ]
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[ he says, from experience. ]
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