on apping to Holly Heights

[skiodis]

It's not the idea of the place that I'm against so much as it is you and your ideas. Your motives are questionable and I definitely don't trust you to do things that will "help" me in the long run. Don't expect me to change my attitude just because you put he into some sort of ideal suburban setting.

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[aobutt]

Hey, I've heard of that place. It doesn't look so bad.

[skiodis]

Yeah well I'm not interested in playing house with a bunch of strangers.

[aobutt]

It could be worse! Think about all the horror based places you could be going instead.

[skiodis]

Most of those places are the kinds of things I'm used to. Fighting monsters is easier than trying to "fit in" with other people.

[When you've been to Tartarus, everything else just seems silly by comparison.]

[aobutt]

Well, no one wants to fight monsters forever; do you?

[skiodis]

There's lots of things people don't want to do. Isn't that part of being an adult?
[Says the 14 year old.]

That's what I'd be doing if I stayed home anyway. Whatever monsters that would be in those games would probably be easier than fighting Gaea and her giants.

[aobutt]

[ just kind of. looks at him for a second because he is clearly. not an adult. ]

Giants huh? Maybe you should look at living a regular life as a new kind of monster to fight.

[skiodis]

[Screw you Aoba he is totally a mature adult he burned up all his trading cards and everything!!!

Nico is caught off guard by this answer though. It actually... makes sense? He wasn't expecting someone to acknowledge that this could be just as difficult.]
I... hadn't thought of it that way.

[aobutt]

[ smiles wider, happy he's getting through to him. ]

Yeah. Just take it as a new challenge. If you've been fighting monsters your whole life then it'll definitely be different, and it might even be able to help you later on, too.

[skiodis]

[He's only been fighting for 4 years of his life but it certainly feels like it's been forever. Nico seems significantly less sure than Aoba, though.]

... I don't know. Why should I expect the people there to be any different than what I'm used to?

[aobutt]

I don't know if they're going to be any different... [ he doesn't know, he hasn't been there. Aoba tilts his head. ]

I think there's a good chance those people could be coming from the same types of places you have, with monsters and stuff.

[skiodis]

It'd be easier if they weren't from somewhere like where I'm from. Or when. Probably. I don't fit in as is.

[aobutt]

[ he feels kind of bad for this kid... ]

Maybe there are other people who don't fit in, you know? You might make friends.

[skiodis]

.... Yeah, maybe.
[He says in a way that suggests he's trying to be convincing but his heart isn't in it.]

I guess it doesn't have to be the same kind of situation if no one has their powers there.

i'm sorry caitie

[suturings]

What do you mean by your mun's motives...? Are they that bad?

sorry for what????

[skiodis]

I don't exactly know yet but from what I've observed of her so far I won't like whatever it is she's planning on doing.

EVERYTHING

[suturings]

But it couldn't hurt to try it out, would it? It doesn't seem like such a bad place.

SHHHHH IT OK

[skiodis]

Yeah well my track record for trying to get along with other people isn't exactly stellar.

expires

[suturings]

You could try and take this opportunity to improve it, then! Maybe you can make a lot of friends there.

ressucitates

[skiodis]

Yeah, I'm sure all the problems that come with being the son of Hades will just magically go away and it'll be all sunshine and rainbows for me.
[Because he's had such good luck so far in his life, after all.]

no i refuse

[suturings]

[oh nico you damaged child are you really only two years older than her

and that makes her tilt her head] The son of Hades...?

I WASN'T ASKING

[skiodis]

[YES BUT HE'S ALSO TECHNICALLY DECADES OLDER.]

... Yeah. Hades, the Greek god of the Underworld. My dad.

NEITHER WAS I

[suturings]

[shut up he's still a dumb kid!!!

she takes a second to register what nico said— is that why he's all broody and angsty...] God of the Underworld... you're half god? [she'd honestly act more surprised if nico wasn't so... nico] Is that why you said you can't get along with other people? [BECAUSE THAT'S BULLSHIT]

go to your room

[skiodis]

[YOU SHUT UP!!!!]

A demigod, yeah. Most people aren't really fans of the underworld and anything to do with it, putting it lightly. They don't want to associate with someone like me.

you're not my mom

[suturings]

... but you're not a bad person, are you?

ur right I'm your dad

[skiodis]

That's not the point! It doesn't matter what kind of person I am if people just avoid me in the first place! Why should I exert the extra effort to convince them otherwise?

my dad isn't in gay baby jail

[suturings]

[oh you poor tortured soul!!! that gets nina quiet for a moment]

I understand what you mean... but if you don't do anything, won't you just be proving them right? If you don't reach out to people, you'll be all alone.

... I don't think anybody likes being alone.

or is he

[skiodis]

[So tortured!!!!]

... It's not that bad once you get used to it. I don't have to worry about what other people think.
[He doesn't sound convinced, though.]

are you in gay baby jail, dad

[suturings]

[much suffer, so pain, such sad

ububu that makes her sad] Nobody should be used to that! Don't you have friends that accept you?

yes son, now we can be a family again

[skiodis]

... I have my sister?

[DOES THAT COUNT?]

finally got around to setting up this account.

[tripsoften]

[Speaking up like that against someone with that much power over him? ... Nic has no idea what to make of that. Or how anyone would. Or what the point is, after all, wouldn't that just result in more trouble later?

Don't mind a small child staring.]

bless

[skiodis]

[And Nico just stares back.]

... What?

[tripsoften]

[Oh, he's expected to say something now, isn't he. Uhm.]

What 's the point?

[skiodis]

[... There's something odd about this kid but Nico knows better than to pry.]

The point of what?

[tripsoften]

[...Nic shrugs. He'd kind of hoped it was obvious.]

Complaining. Is it gonna ... help?

[From one malnourished kid to another, this seems to be a genuine question.]

[skiodis]

[In retrospect this is an obvious thing to consider.]

Well... probably not. She doesn't seem like the sort to listen to our opinions. I guess there really isn't a point to it. But people complain about things they can't change all the time, you know?

[tripsoften]

[He tilts his head, and looks at Nico like that's news.]

[skiodis]

... I guess you don't know. You don't get out much, huh?
[Not that Nico seems to mind. Weird is sort of more comfortable to him than normal.]

[tripsoften]

[He supposes he's seen grown-ups do it. They complain often enough, but he's never realized that some kids got to do it too. Well. Maybe kids that aren't monsters or bastards. It's not like he'd know.]

'm outside a lot.

[Not that he's sure that's a point to be made here.]

[skiodis]

... Figure of speech.
[Nico shrugs and crouches a little to put himself on the same level as the younger boy.]

You don't even feel like complaining about things you can't change?

[tripsoften]

[And he looks at Nico. ... and he looks down, tilting his head slightly and looking distinctly pensive. Because, well. He's never really thought about it. After a moment or three, he shrugs, looking suddenly very tired.]

... Not really.

[If he complained to the mercenaries, it'd do more harm than good. If he talked to Wallace... what would that change? Neither of them can fix it.]

[notabanchou]

I think I've heard of that before. Maybe a change in the atmosphere will help your attitude? And it might be really fun! You never know!

[skiodis]

[Wow are you suggesting he needs an attitude adjustment???? Because you're right.]

Yeah, it sounds like a nice change from fighting Gaea's minions and constantly being unsure if I'll live to see next month.
But my mun has these weird ideas about actually making me play along with the idea of this fake family. And going to school.