NICO

[foreverphantom]

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[resumed]

[ this is true, given his default response is walking away from conversations he's bored with. except now he has to ask: ]

Do you mean the leaders, or in general?

[foreverphantom]

...in general, but I think it goes double for the leaders.

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[ he tilts his head a little. ]

Is it better or worse if I say I think some of the leaders are equally socially awkward?

[foreverphantom]

You mean aside from White Tiger?

[resumed]

Dude, I still can never really figure out how to talk to Ox or Goat. They're both nice, but...it's a little hard to relate sometimes. But Fox, Rabbit and Mouse are all pretty good at doing enough talking to fill the gaps themselves.

[foreverphantom]

Yeah, I get that sense about Fox and Mouse. Rabbit's a lot like them too, so that tracks.

What's so tricky about Ox and Goat?

[resumed]

Yeah. Rabbit actually surprised me. But they're all pretty interesting. Let them pick a topic, ask a few questions, and they'll tell you all about it. Or they'll tell you to go ask one of the others and you have a reason to talk to them.

[ which is really how nico's been doing this. everyone keeps mentioning other people. ]

...maybe it's just a me problem. Ox is fine, I'm just...not really sure how to talk to them? Like it feels like I should be saying certain things to them but I can't figure out what. And Goat just seems like they need a really long nap.

[foreverphantom]

Huh. I wonder if I could just go up to them and say that. [ "pick a topic, now go!" ]

I only talked to Goat the once but...yeah, that sounds like it fits. I did talk with Ox about his arcade a bit, but I don't know if you're into video games at all.

[resumed]

You could. I think those three would have the best time picking something to ramble about. [ amusing thought actually.

but...hm. ]

I watch a lot of game channels online and I've played a few, but not anything too recent. There've been a few things I think I can relate to with Ox, but...I'm not sure it's still I want to really explain either. But I think they're different kind of like we are.

[foreverphantom]

Like...kinda dead kinda not, different?

[resumed]

Like...kinda life-altering powers kinda not, different. From what I can guess, anyway.

[foreverphantom]

...huh. What'd they say to make you think that?

[resumed]

They asked me what I thought their power here meant, and I gave them an answer based on something I'm familiar with at home. They said it was a good guess but didn't confirm or deny it either way, which tells me it's in the same realm. Prophecy is...pretty loose in other worlds, I think.

[foreverphantom]

Aren't prophecies are always in riddles? Sounds like they're really keeping with the theme with all that vagueness.

[resumed]

Yes and no? Some of them are easier to understand than others, and the other thing about prophecies is that there are sometimes multiple ways to interpret them. But you're right, they're keeping up with the theme of vagueness. I told them that Will's a half-blood so maybe he got more answers about it than I did.

[ shrug! could he have told ox he was also a demigod? maybe. did he? no he did not. ]

[foreverphantom]

[ snorts ] You told them Will is, but not you?

[ YOU THREW YOUR BOY UNDER THE BUS!!!! ]

[resumed]

Yeah? It's on his profile, it's not like I said anything they couldn't read with their own eyes. [ casually. sometimes you can be head over heels for someone and still immediately throw them under the bus, yeah. ] ...I like Ox okay enough, but it just didn't feel right at the time. And I know Will won't tell them about me either, so maybe another time.

[foreverphantom]

Is it something you're trying to keep secret?

[resumed]

[ he's quiet. ]

...not necessarily about being a demigod, no. But not everyone is quite as willing to be comfortable around a son of Hades like they are a son of Apollo.

[foreverphantom]

[ Danny doesn't remember his greek mythology all that well but ]

Pff, don't I know it. Some people here are definitely freaked out by my whole ghost thing.

[resumed]

I would say I don't get why, but I have a feeling my opinion might not count on the matter, considering. [ ghosts are fine?? he is so stupidly used to ghosts considering there were a few years of childhood those are the only people he talked to. ]