(Taylor's Version)

Grace describes it as best he can, but all he can really manage to get across to Rocky is that he was surrounded by small floating lights.

Later on, Grace is talking about the stars and how important they've been to human cultures for millennia. “What do the stars look like, question?” Rocky wants to know.

Oh, y'know, they're a bunch of small floating lights.

There's a disco ball on the Hail Mary. Grace says it's there because it “makes me happy”. “How does it make Grace happy, question?” Rocky wants to know.

Oh, it creates the illusion that he's surrounded by small floating lights.

Rocky begins to do some research.

Glitter: a substance invented by humans to make things look like they're covered in small lights.

Human jewellery: mostly involves gemstones or polished metals, designed to reflect small lights.

Christmas lights. Candles. Lanterns. Fireworks. Glowsticks. Glow in the dark paint. Rocky is beginning to notice a pattern here, statement.

It takes Grace a fucking while after getting to Erid to notice that a lot of the gifts he's receiving from grateful Eridians are either a) sparkly, b) incredibly shiny, or c) fitted with lights.

While the last one is obviously a concession for his human light sense, he's confused about the former two. Are Eridian materials usually this shiny? Is there some quality about sparkly or highly polished surfaces that makes them sound better? Or is there something about Eridian geology/metallurgy that makes their materials like this?

He asks Rocky about it.

“Simple. I tell people humans like lots of small lights. Humans are easy to make happy.”

Grace kind of wants to protest that humans are much more complicated than that.

But honestly… it fucking works. Like yeah the polished gemstones, shiny metals and glittery rocks are beautiful. Yes those Christmas lights you put up around the house did markedly improve my mental health, Rocky. Thank you, I hate it.

Thalia Internally: Huh, it's kinda weird. I'm like three years past 16 and nothing crazies happened. Eh, whatever, maybe it's because I've already chosen a side—

Percy: *Gets claimed*

Thalia Internally: ...FUCK—

•••••

Luke: Before we go in there some ground rules. First, keep your stuff held tight to your chest until we get to my bunk—then put everything underneath my bunk. They all know better than to mess with my stuff after what happened to Chris.

Percy: ...What happened to Chris—?

Luke: Unimportant! Second, do NOT trust a word that comes out of the Strolls mouths—

Percy: Who are the Strolls?

Luke: My brothers—Travis and Connor—they like fucking with the new kids. Anyway lastly, you don't say shit about what goes on in here to D or Chiron unless some has been seriously injured physically and/or emotionally—what happens in cabin 11 stays in cabin 11. Got it?

Percy: ...Got it...

Luke: Okay, let's do this.

Luke: *Luke opens the door to reveal absolute chaos—several fist-fights, screaming, shouting, and bartering in multiple languages*

Chris: Welcome to bible study we're all children of JESUS!

•••••

Luke: *Sees Percy flinch when he pulls out a beer from the floorboards*

Luke: *Looks at the bottle, clicks his tongue then shakes his head and pulls out a Coke*

Percy: *Visibly relaxes*

Luke Internally: Note to self, steal Percy's file and check up on his home life.

•••••

Percy Internally: Wow, Luke is so cool, and kind, and smart, and blonde—

Thalia: *Pecks Luke on the cheek*

Percy Internally: ...why am I suddenly disappointed—?

•••••

**Post Lotus Hotel***

Annabeth: *Head in hands*

Grover: ...Whatcha got there Percy...?

Percy: ...

Winion Peeking Out of His Backpack: :3

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Peter: Stop doing that.

Johnny: Doing what?

Peter: Stop reporting me in the Spidey Tracker.

Johnny: But you are here

Peter: They don't need to know that.

Johnny: No but they need to know that I'm with Spidey

Johnny: I should tell Ned to add a cursor for me too

Peter: No!

Johnny: You look cute when you are blushed

Peter: I'm not blushing

Johnny: You are literally sitting next to me Pete

Johnny: So I can see

Johnny: And Sue can too. She is looking us

Peter: Stop texting me, just watch the movie.

Johnny: You started

Peter: Then I'm ending.

Johnny: Nah

Johnny: Kiss me

Johnny: On my cheek

Johnny: And I'll stop using tracker

Peter: I'm not doing that in front of your family.

Johnny: I can do it instead of you too

Johnny: But I would definitely kiss you on your lips

Peter: You are a total nuisance, you know that?

Johnny: Yeah, like you

Johnny: Come on

Johnny: It is not that hard

Johnny: A little kiss

Peter: Fine...

Johnny: See, it wasn't that hard

Peter: Your sister looking us, I can feel it.

Johnny: Yeah, she looked surprised and I winked at her

Peter: You did WHAT?

Johnny: Reminder: You just kissed me

Johnny: Btw while reporting you

Johnny: I was doing my name with morse code

Johnny: How long do you think it will take Ned to figure this out?

Peter: God, if you out there just take me, please...

Johnny: LMAO

Johnny: I'm not letting you go

Johnny: Come here

✔️ Lost his master.

✔️ Can never return to the life he left behind.

✔️ Wears a mask.

✔️ Has a disability.

✔️ Doesn't go by his given name.

✔️ Hangs out with wolves.

✔️ On the run from the government with a group of people who all live in a big grey vehicle.

✔️ Causing problems for the enemy and helping others along the way.

✔️ Got recruited into this mess because he has a woman he'd follow into oblivion who believes in this cause, so he's gonna help her see it through.

✔️ Said woman has a tendency to get so focused on the mission that their feelings for each other always take second priority.

✔️ Is fom a spinoff tv show whose title is the name of the decades-old media franchise it spins of from, followed by a word that starts with "R" and is largely synonymous with "traitor."

In conclusion:

Thrawn: You and Kanan Jarrus are…close, I take it?

Happy May the 4th!

It feels like the perfect day to share this commission I finished recently that @candiedstardust will be making into an enamel pin!