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[asthehero]

[The video feed flickers on but Luke seems more intent on studying the touchscreen that's popped up once he turned on the bracelet. He'll get around to addressing everyone in a sec, he's a little more interested in getting more familiar with the technology. Demigods and technology generally didn't go together for safety purposes, but if he was already dead, maybe it didn't matter.

Granted, he wasn't even sure if he was still dead at this point. This wasn't rebirth. He didn't have any recollection of anything beyond his final breath, but here he was and he was able to breathe, see, and think. And then, of course, there was the fact he could also apparently hear other people's thoughts. It was jarring to have random strains of thought that weren't his entering his brain. He had to figure out how to control his new power so that it didn't drive him to insanity. However, he had more important matters to attend to. He finally stops, focusing on directing his message to the city at large.]

Someone told me that the gods talk to us a lot. Our gods aren't exactly the most chatty, so I'm not sure if I buy it. Which one of them are we supposed to talk to if we don't belong here? [His fingers seem to be reaching forward to push some buttons on the keyboard, still experimenting.]

If I can’t get an answer for that question, then how about this: who's actually right in this war?

[There's a lot more he'd like to say, but as it is he's going to stop and just wait. Come on, Asgard. Give him options.]

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[trustexercises]

I'd say the ones that aren't out for our heads. Isn't that how wars usually go?

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[asthehero]

You'd think so, but everybody's always working on their own agenda. What I want to know is what the gods plan to do if they win and what the giants would do if they win. Do you really think Loki's telling the complete truth?

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[necrowmantic]

Ehh, does it really matter who's right?

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[asthehero]

Not really, but I want an idea of who's got the best idea for the world. [Or. He did back home anyway, and that didn't work out too well. Still, this isn't going to be his war for long. He already told Annabeth he wouldn't be there longer than necessary.]

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[disarmer]

I would assume there is no right or wrong. It most likely nothing more than clashing ideals. [ Not that he knows for sure. He's only just arrived, so his information is pretty sparse. ]

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[asthehero]

Probably. Then I guess the next question is how do we find out exactly what the giants have in mind.

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[samantha_grey]

They're both out for their own hides and their own interests. [grunt] Right and wrong are words people give in a lot of societies, a lot of cultures. Do what thou wilt, I say, but I know only one thing.

Thiazi has no interest in leaving us to do what we wilt, and I've seen how she fights. Plagues, madness, dragons raining fire down. We're past concerns of right and wrong. Just need to make sure whatever we do doesn't make things worse.

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[asthehero]

Has she ever shown the full extent of her power?

[unrestrained]

[Uh. What do you even say in this kind of situation. He wasn't surprised by dead people-- he adored Hazel and saw Gwen do it right in front of him. His whole life the past few weeks back home had been about stupid things coming back to life

But Luke was different.

He'd went from being this cool, amazing guy that Percy had idolized to a guy who'd poisoned him. Then of course he eventually made that worse. Even knowing Luke's past and that he was possessed, Percy also knew he really had wanted to tear the Olympians apart-- even if not the way it was going to happen. What it resulted in. A hero he was, and Percy accepted it and understood more about Luke then he ever thought he could, but that still didn't mean he knew how to deal with him.

So he just watches and listens. He's grown up a lot, after all, and sees more than he used to.]

[Everyone else is on the war question, so he tries rather awkwardly.]

You don't. The Gods might not want us here but they need us here. And they like to say they have no control over it.

[asthehero]

[...and there he was, just as the girls had said. The Son of Poseidon. Percy Jackson.

It wasn't as though this was any easier for Luke, seeing how he'd been fairly certain in his dying breath that he was heading straight for the Underworld to await rebirth. There were a lot of things he'd said and done in his lifetime, especially during the years he knew Percy, that he wasn't entirely proud of.

Then again...he wasn't sure if he was sorry for them either. In the end, yes, he'd been a hero, but what had he really accomplished? He'd help save Olympus, but for what? What had the Olympians done for him in return?

And most importantly...had Percy kept his promise?

It was a lot to ask and think on, and it was best not to do or say all of it immediately.]

Now where have I heard that before?

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[5thchild]

In a war, both sides believe to be right, isn't it?

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[asthehero]

That's probably the most diplomatic answer I've heard. Does that mean you don't believe in a right and wrong?

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[divinewisdom]

[ PROBABLY JUST STALKING YOU. ]

[ Maybe she'll answer eventually. ]

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[comeonthensexy]

From what I've seen, the only offensive thing the gods and we have yet to do is go into Thiazi's territory to retrieve a god's soul. Otherwise, we stay safely behind these walls, on the defensive, and Thiazi is the one who delivers the devastating attacks.

Take that as you will. But I trust Thiazi far less than the gods.

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[asthehero]

So we wait because the gods tell us to hold fire until the attacks start? Pretty sure if that's actually helpful.

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[foodshortage]

What matters in this war is our lives. I care little for the gods or the Ice Queen.

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[asthehero]

Which is good since I doubt the gods or the Ice Queen care much for us.

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[mulletrock]

[It can't be. For a long second Dean's just staring into the screen his expression between hopeful and mournful. He remembers the last time he saw Adam and how he must've been too far gone to pull outta the pit.]

Dude, it's uh, it's been a while.

[What do you say to a kid who's family, who wants nothing to do with you, and who got screwed over because he was associated even though he didn't want to be.]

For the record, you're better off here. The gods are all jackasses, but they're not like the halo jockeys. That's for sure.

You probably shouldn't mingle. Just stick to business. They're pretty shady. I've been here for months and I'm still not sure they even need us here. Or who we should really be fightin' for.

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[asthehero]

[There's a long pause as Luke stares back, just lifting an eyebrow as Dean looks at him. Yes? But what the man says startles him a little and his confusion is a little too obvious.]

What, you're saying I've been here before? [That's all he can pull from that.] I've got plans to do just that, but I still want to talk to them if they're actually willing.

[not_a_troll]

Stranger, allow me give you the correct answers to your questions.

[Loki grins and claps his hands a couple of times.]

It is true that the gods are fond of chatting. Even to those who do not come from here! They are most friendly and welcoming and in your free time you...yes...you fight the war you just have mentioned.

And one would expect from gods to be able to fight their own wars, since they are deities, divine beings, et cetera and so on. But they cannot. Alas.

We can only hope these gods are right. If not, it is your own decision to determine what is right.

[asthehero]

[Oh. Hello there. Somehow he's not sure he buys that story, Loki, but sure.]

If they're leaving the fate of their world to us? I'm gonna guess they're not really the ones who're right here. Anyway if they're really that talkative, why haven't they presented themselves yet?

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[hunteresse]

[But joining the stalking club.]

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[getinthechariot]

If you don't want to fight for these gods, you could always fight for me!

[Yup, straight to the point]

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[asthehero]

And what do you have to offer?

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[unbrokenwheel]

[He'd seen Luke before when he'd first arrived and seen him talking to Annabeth but he'd never talked directly to the guy. Percy had approached him and tired as is, Leo turns on the video showing the inside of the blacksmith shop.

He's got a grease smears on his clothes and checking over the arrows he's made just this week.]

Like Percy said, about the same as the gods back home. Just a little more talkative and they don't have any Demigods of their very own.

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[asthehero]

[It doesn't take him long to put together the pieces on who this kid is. Thalia and Annabeth had both mentioned Leo, and even though he hadn't personally met the kid he couldn't help but silently stare at him for a moment.]

So it jumps from being almost non-existent to being elusive and cagey. Somehow that doesn't surprise me at all.