closed (ish)

[sophos]

Characters: Annabeth; Zatanna, Vanessa, Ororo, Bryn, Soranik
Date: Today/Tomorrow idek??
Location: PLACES
Situation: Teaching Annabeth how to normal girl
Warnings/Rating: T overall, talk of sex

[When you have spent literally over half your life at a camp for training demigods how not to die in the mortal world, it's really not all that surprising that Annabeth is bad at normal nine times out of ten. There's just usually other things she'd rather be doing. Like poking at her laptop. Reading a book. Knife practice (not that she isn't already good, but it never hurts to spar, and she very much enjoys the 10:2 ratio of victory over Percy right now). Research of any or all kind, and she hasn't stopped drawing buildings even here.]

[So please ladies. Come to her suite, knock on her door, and kidnap her away for shenanigans and girl times, and don't take no for an answer!!]

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[backwordscompatible]

[Annabeth, Annabeth, Annabeth.]

[If you have to ask, you'll never know~]

You said you wanted to see some real magic, right?

I figured we could head to the park first. I know a few spells I could throw around out in the open you might like.

[sophos]

[!!!]

[This is better and she visibly gets a little less tense.] You could have just said that from the start.

[backwordscompatible]

I could've.

My way was more dramatic, though.

[Rule #1: always know how to make an entrance.]

Besides, what did you think I was going to drag you to?

[sophos]

[She makes a bit of a face at admitting this.] I had no idea. You didn't give any signs or hints. [And therein lies the problem...!]

[backwordscompatible]

Not even an inkling of suspicion?

[Come on, Annabeth, haven't you ever made a pure, wild guess once in your life?]

[sophos]

[NO. Okay maybe like once or twice when it was the only option but even then there was still a little thought.]

[A little awkwardly:] I kind of thought something had come up, before I realized you were in a good mood.

[backwordscompatible]

[Someone needs to give you a lesson in spontaneity. Consider this your first class.]

Not this time, no. I did manage to get ahold of Eva like you suggested, but she didn't know anything.

[sophos]

[People keep trying to inflict this on her whyyy.]

I'm not entirely surprised. [A small sigh.] So what kind of magic were you planning on sharing?

[backwordscompatible]

I've got a few ideas I figured I'd throw at you.

There's levitation, definitely. [They'd mentioned that one previously] I could probably even manage a little bit of divination or other card tricks, too, if you're looking for more the stage kind. Oh, and I could make it snow...but then, I guess, I've already been outdone on that one.

[sophos]

[She nods at the levitation, because she's pretty curious about that.]

Is it actual divination, or just for show? Because I've had plenty of experience in prophecies. [Maybe a little begrudgingly.]

[backwordscompatible]

[And here is where she looks a little sheepish.]

Sort of both, actually.

Divination is a legitimate art form. It's not one of my specialties, though. I know the basics, but I couldn't go into as much detail as, say, someone who's been studying fortune-telling exclusively.

[sophos]

Oh, yeah - I know. A friend back home hosts the Oracle. And demigods, well, sometimes our dreams are prophetic. How do you do it?

[backwordscompatible]

[Holding up a single hand, she calls out a few backwards words, summoning a deck of tarot cards from thin air.]

With these.

Here, take a look.

[sophos]

Tarot. [She nods, knowing what the cards are.] I've never used it.

[But she takes the deck, a look of recognition on her face alongside an amused grin at the motif.] Did you do that on purpose?

[backwordscompatible]

[She shuffled them a few times before handing most of the deck over, save for a single card. Artemis.]

I have no idea what you're talking about.

It's not like I saw these in the shop and immediately thought of you or anything.

[sophos]

[She's teasing, but on some level, it's a nice feeling that Zatanna did think of her in relation to them. Annabeth looks through the art on all the cards with a grin, even if they aren't accurate depictions in the slightest.]

No Artemis? And Hera's a lot meaner looking, just saying. [Actually she's probably just biased but w/e.]

[backwordscompatible]

Noted.

[She snaps the Artemis card to light, flipping it over a few times in careful observation before smirking.]

The Artemis I know would probably have a fit over this card.

[sophos]

[She laughs a little, both at what Zatanna says and the card itself.] The Artemis I know prefers to look about twelve. Eternal maiden and all that, and to match the average age of her Hunters.

[backwordscompatible]

[She takes half a second to decide whether or not it was the twelve-year-old part or the Eternal Maiden line that she found more hilarious. Then she realizes it doesn't even matter, and bursts out into the appropriate fits of laughter.]

Eternal Maiden.

Right.

[That girl has one of the dirtiest mouths on the entire Team.]

[sophos]

Guess the descriptions don't match up?

[backwordscompatible]

Well, you've got the blonde hair...and the archery...but she's definitely not a twelve-year-old.

[She was almost going to add 'and definitely not a Maiden', but that probably wouldn't have sounded as nice.]

Older than me, and at least half a foot taller.

[sophos]

Her hair's more auburn, for me. The archery's pretty much the same though. [She's grinning over the comparisons.]

Honestly, she's one of the most helpful goddesses. She understands the world and mortals a lot more clearly than the others, since she spends so much time on it.

[backwordscompatible]

She's also not a goddess, either. I'm pretty sure. Like, 85% certain.

But she is incredibly helpful. I can't think of a better person to get stuck on a two-person mission with.

[sophos]

[Annabeth snorts.] You'd probably know is she was, I think, if you spend that much time with her.

Good to know that's the same, at least. She saved my life once, without hesitation and knowing what it would mean for her.

[backwordscompatible]

Eh, you'd be surprised. Some of us can be really good at keeping secrets when we want to.

I still don't even know Robin's real name. For that matter, I don't even know what color his eyes are.

[There's a fine line between secret and paranoia, of course.]

[She glanced back down at the cards in Annabeth's hand.]

Did you want to do a reading first, or save that for later?