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!!]

Comments

[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?

[sophos]

Not all that surprised. [Given what she knows of the other Robin. Even if the secrecy makes her frysquint.]

Shouldn't we find some place to sit for that?

[backwordscompatible]

[Try frysquinting directly at him sometime. He'd only smirk back in that annoyingly cute way he does.]

Unless you have a strong preference for standing.

I could probably levitate them in the proper pattern. Never tried it before, but there's a first time for everything, right?

[sophos]

We can sit. [Even on the ground is ok she don't mind; she sort of glances downward to show that, after she cases the area for potential seats.] Though I don't mind if you want to test the floating thing, too.

[backwordscompatible]

How about both?

[Sure enough, she claims a spot of grass not too long after, placing the cards directly in front of her before waving a single hand over them.]

Egnarra

[With a faint gust of wind, the cards come to life, swirling around until they've managed to arrange themselves in a particular pattern.]

Just touch one to flip it over.

[sophos]

[She sits easily and watches with curiosity as Zatanna works her magic, literally.]

[Annabeth considers for a moment, then reaches for one towards the middle to flip as instructed.]

[backwordscompatible]

[As soon as her finger barely grazes the surface, the card flips over to reveal...The Hermit]

[Zatanna doesn't even bother hiding her smirk when she catches sight of it.]

Talk about a double-meaning.

This card is supposed to represent your current state. Do I really need to go into an explanation, or do you get the picture?

[sophos]

[Annabeth actually groans.] I thought these things were supposed to be all mysterious and vague till they come to light?

[backwordscompatible]

[It's hard not to look and feel smug when the absolute perfect card appears like that.]

Hey, take it up with the mystical forces.

Besides, you're looking for answers, right? So don't complain when you get the obviously right ones.

[sophos]

[She rolls her eyes.] I'll add it to the list. [Seriously she's got several bones to pick with the mystical forces.]

I'm not an actual hermit.

[backwordscompatible]

[Hey, you're the one who wanted interpretation over literal meaning.]

Right.

Because you're the one who had to drag me out of my room and away from my boyfriend just long enough to remember there's an outside world.

[sophos]

I do leave my suite, you know. [For work and research and like 75% of the rest of the time with Percy but whatever.]

[backwordscompatible]

Uh huh.

[Sure.]

Alright, then, pick another card. Let's see what they say.

[sophos]

[She rolls her eyes, but reaches out to touch and flip a second card, one on the left.]

/evil laughter

[backwordscompatible]

[The only card to the left of center is flipped over, revealing the Queen of Sword. Of course, with this particular deck, the Queen appears as a lovely woman sitting before a tapestry loon, weaving.]

The Queen of Swords, face up. You will face a series of great challenges in your immediate future that will require not only a sharp mind, but a clear one as well.

Of course, since it's you, I think it's safe to say you'll be up for the challenge.

jkalnhsjlkajk best

[sophos]

[She recognizes at supposedly her mother, even if the picture is off - but given the whole deck, she's not surprised.]

[Though she frowns for a moment over the prediction, especially in light of it coming off a card of Athena, and her brain shifts towards Tartarus. At least until she reminds herself of the 'immediate future,' which - if this reading is supposed to be accurate, probably means more for the turtle.]

[Either way, the warning is basically standard to her life. She sighs, half a wry grin on her face.] Tell me something I don't know.

[backwordscompatible]

[That was had the beauty of Fortune Telling; the predictions were just fluid enough that...really...it could mean either one.]

Is that a hint of verification in your voice I'm hearing?

[sophos]

Depends on how immediate of a future you're talking about. But 'series of challenges' is basically standard in being a demigod.