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Rick Riordan
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January 12 - January 18, 2024
Somebody had messed with my favorite place in the world, and I was not…well, a happy camper.
“My dear young cousin, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it. It doesn’t matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don’t appreciate your genius for inventing the Internet—”
Seaweed Brain?
“We have to find out what Luke is up to,” Annabeth agreed. “And if possible, we’re going to beat him up, bind him in chains, and drag him to Mount Olympus.”
Lol Annabeth
“Knowledge isn’t always good for you.”
“Come on, Seaweed Brain,”
I mean, sure, there were some Top Forty songs that made me want to take a fiery nosedive, but still…
Percy's humor is impeccable
She started to sob—I mean horrible, heartbroken sobbing. She put her head on my shoulder and I held her.
“No, Seaweed Brain.
“You’re a genius,” I told Annabeth quietly.
“Humans don’t exist on the same level as the immortals. They can’t even be hurt by our weapons. But you, Percy—you are part god, part human. You live in both worlds. You can be harmed by both, and you can affect both. That’s what makes heroes so special. You carry the hopes of humanity into the realm of the eternal. Monsters never die. They are reborn from the chaos and barbarism that is always bubbling underneath civilization, the very stuff that makes Kronos stronger. They must be defeated again and again, kept at bay. Heroes embody that struggle. You fight the battles humanity must win,
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What a sweet monologue
“Families are messy.
A tear welled in his eye. “Sphinx on Seventy-second Street. Big bully. I prayed to Daddy for help. Soon the people at Meriwether found me. Met you. Biggest blessing ever. Sorry I said Poseidon was mean. He sent me a brother.”
IM CRYING AHHHH
“You’re my brother,” I said. “No doubt about it.”
CRYING AGAIN
Seaweed Brain.
