#bxxnes

        percy was already having a bad day, with the empousa that had         decided to attack him, luckily doing nothing more but scratching his         upper arm, tearing through his hoodie -- nothing fatal, but it did         BURN severely, & unfortunately for the son of poseidon, he'd just         ran out of the food of the gods to heal himself with. the blood loss         was causing him to grow dizzy -- his mind in a fog, crimson soaking         through the blue fabric of his jacket.

        & he couldn't exactly call his mom to pick him up -- not only did she         lack a car, but people like him couldn't even use phones. it would be         far too dangerous. he was looking down to examine the wound, a         hand yanking at the bottom of his t-shirt, ripping off a piece to make         himself a temporary bandage. the actions had distracted him just         long enough to send him stumbling into a motorcycle. percy managed         to stay on his feet, while the bike was sent toppling over.

        honestly, he was hoping that no one had seen; not because he feared         getting in trouble, but because he didn't want anyone to ask about the blood.         as always, luck wasn't on his side, for a girl who seemed to be the owner         of the motorcycle was there. & immediately, percy began to launch himself         into a rushed apology, his palm over his wound.

                                                                    ❝Sometimes.❞                                                               ❝I'll go into a shop.❞                                           ❝You know, like the one down the street ? ❞                                                 ❝The gas station off of Barnes road.❞                                           ❝The one with all those old school candies.❞                            ❝And the posters of super bright green and pink lighters on it.❞                                               ❝... Not that I like lighters, or anything.❞                                                                           ❝ ... ❞                                                            ❝Well --- Well anyway.❞                        ❝Sometimes when I go into that store, I'll talk in a different accent.❞                                                      ❝Just to see if I can pull it off.❞                                                ❝Sometimes, people really do buy it ! ❞

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