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[heartlands]

i will make this look nice later

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Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

They—

That is so stupid.

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

His dad's trying to "help" except it's not super helping. I guess aside from the part where Zeus wanted to make him do, like, thirty quests, and his dad bargained it down to three.

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

Why do they get any say in it? Do admission boards listen exclusively to gods or something?

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

...that's a good question. I'm guessing it's gotta be some place that's tied in to the mythological world, which is probably why he thinks he stands a chance of getting in to start with.

Except, gods.

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

Ughhhhh. That's so unfair.

What were the quests?

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

[ flops backwards dramatically ]

Whatever the gods say they are.

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

They suck. Can he go to, like... A non-mythological college?

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

Like...sure? But his grades suck, and he's definitely missed months — at least — because of the wars and everything, so his school record's pretty bad.

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

I'm guessing that's not the kind of stuff he could explain in a personal essay?

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

[ scoffs ]

Mortals don't know anything about that stuff. They'd just think he's a crazy troublemaker...even more than they do already.

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

Lame...

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

I know...geez. Guess you were kinda right about his dad.

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

Oh, yeah, that guy sounds like he sucks.

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

Wanna guess how many times he's hugged his kid?

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

If it's zero I'm gonna lose it.

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

[ holds up one finger ]

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

Okay actually that's worse because it shows he knows he should do it but just doesn't bother.

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

He's...trying. Gods just don't make super great or attentive parents.

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

He could try harder.

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

[ opens mouth

closes mouth ]

...yeah, guess so.

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

What is it?

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

You're not gonna like it.

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

I already don't like it, go ahead.

Re: day 251 sometime

[audacity]

The gods' kids sorta keep dying too young for them to try harder.

Re: day 251 sometime

[heartlands]

Okay first off, that's really sad, but secondly and not any less importantly, that's not an excuse!