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[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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[Annabeth nods. The man's her neighbor, but they've never talked all that much, and she knows his company does a lot of pharmaceutical work. It only makes sense it might expand into birth control.]

[Then she sighs a little, fiddling with her fingers.] That's okay. [The apparent best bet is all she wanted anyway.] I didn't really - well, I didn't know if there was anything at all. I mean, I assumed there must be something. And I just figured you might know.

[There's the instant spark of pure curiosity, her need to know, that has her wanting to ask about said charms or spells from Bryn's world, and she even opens her mouth. But then closes it without a word.]

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[It takes a great deal of effort not to launch into an unasked for explanation of the differences between birth control available in Keeliai and that in Askoupur.

Instead, noticing that Annabeth seems to be about to ask something, Bryn smiles.]

Well I can take you to the store that has some if you like...was there anything more you had questions about, however?

[And then, knowing that Annabeth's mother is a goddess who's entirely out of touch, uncertain of whether or not she's ever had someone to talk to about this before, she continues. After all, she likes the younger girl, and would hate to not give her opportunities to go into something like this without all the information she might need or want.]

I mean, if this is your first time I'd be happy to explain anything at all about how to use them or things about the act itself...

oops tl;dr

[sophos]

[She wavers over the idea of Bryn needing to take her to the store. She's Annabeth Chase, and now that she knows condoms are a thing, she can get them on her own. The way she wanted to do all of this in the first place. But she can't bring herself to dismiss the offer right away either.] Where is the store?

[When Bryn speaks up again, Annabeth's first reaction is basically LKJSHSLKHJ. No, seriously, that's entirely accurate; her face flushes deep red again, but she finds herself huffing up in her fluster rather than retreating back into herself.] We can figure that out. [She means how to use them. Percy doesn't even know she's here asking about it. But it's also more or less confirmation that no, she hasn't done this before.] And I know what the act itself entails.

[Okay maybe mostly at the most basic levels, because no, she's never really had any maternal or sororal figure to talk about this with. (Her mother was a virgin goddess, for starters, and Annabeth wasn't even born normally.) She never officially got The Talk from anyone, mortal parents included. Not even in school, between floating in and out of them, she never got anything comprehensive. Self taught is basically Annabeth's middle name, and it extends here into sex, too. She doesn't mean to sound entirely dismissive or overly self-confident; it's just kind of a defensive mechanism, for any gaps that crop up in her knowledge. Especially this, something that's supposed to be private.]

[She's new at the whole Talking To Girls about Girl Things, okay??]

no worries XD

[trifurcate]

[Bryn can tell that she's flustered Annabeth but she wants to help! Help in ways that most people don't really realize they might need help at the start. There is figuring things out and then there is figuring things out while already informed of some of the helpful tips and tricks.]

Well I do know a few things about this that would make it easier if you'd like some advice. As for the store...

[Bryn grabs a piece of paper and starts drawing directions, explaining each step and landmark to get to the shop, before sitting back again.]

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[She doesn't ignore Bryn's offer - she just shoves it to the side for now, reaching to take the paper and look over the directions. Easy enough to find, she's been to the general area before.]

[Annabeth hesitates for a second, a few seconds - the silence extends into practically awkwardness as she regards Bryn carefully, still wringing her hands around the glass. She's not entirely sure what qualifies under "things" that Bryn might know. And she's fairly confident in her and Percy's ability to figure most things out, they'd done all right fumbling around so far. But - there's something. She doesn't want to ask, and probably part of it is just her pride getting in the way.]

[She struggles with it, because it could be important; important enough that she'd been concerned over it since sex with Percy became a stronger, almost definite possibility, and it's not exactly something she's had an easy time figuring out on her own. And Bryn's been patient, understanding, for all Annabeth keeps closing herself off. If she had to ask someone, it's Bryn she feels most comfortable with doing so right now. Her voice is steady, but a little quiet, and the lowness is the only sign that maybe she's nervous about it.] Does it hurt?

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[With Annabeth sounding more assured of herself during this conversation, that isn't the question she expects to hear. Not that she minds answering it, but her heart definitely goes out to the younger girl. She can remember being a little younger than her before her first time, and her own anxieties about it, despite how much she'd wanted her first time.

She doesn't want to panic her, but nor does she want to send her back to her boyfriend unprepared.]

The first time it can. Just for a moment...but I think that it makes a huge difference that first time to be with someone who cares about you. Someone who'll take it as slow as you need and will give you time to adjust.

[Smiling a little more certainly, she sets her glass down.]

Relaxing helps if you can remember to, to not over-think it, and a lot of prep-work before you get there helps a lot. But if you're worried, you might try getting used to everything else first, and easing into it.

[She could offer more specifics, but Bryn isn't sure just how much information Annabeth might be comfortable receiving.]

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[She exhales, somewhat with relief. It's all she assumed and expected, but hearing Bryn confirm it sets some of the uncertainty at ease. She's still a little nervous, but at least she knows now. She always handles situations better with knowing.]

[And she's not - she's never been - worried in the slightest over Percy himself. Someone who cares about you aligned with him is probably the biggest understatement of the decade. She trusts him, implicitly, in everything, and he's already been overly concerned over how fast they seemed to be moving. (And she's pretty sure, stereotypically, guys are not the ones to be like that - though nothing about her and Percy has ever been normal.)]

[Annabeth offers Bryn a weak but grateful smile.] I thought so. [As for not overthinking it, she can make no promises; her life is overthinking - even if it felt like Percy was the one actually overthinking the situation more than she was in this case. But she does take into consideration all Bryn says, filing away.]

[Prepwork. Prepwork?? She wants to ask, but at the same time she doesn't. Maybe this is something she can dig up on her laptop. Her face sort of reflects that conundrum.]

We'll be okay. [She knows that much, no matter how awkward or successful or unsuccessful they are.]