[There's a frown at those words. A quiet willingness to heed Nico's advice. After a moment, he nods.]
... when I helped him to sleep, prior to that— [His expression tenses. His lips thin. He struggles to put into words just what he felt, but it clearly wasn't pleasant. He finally sighs, running a hand through his hair.] ... I've felt similar things before, but not a case this extreme. I'm really worried about him.
And I hope having it helps him, even if it's just a little bit.
[ It's not pleasant, knowing that Apollon is going to be suffering for longer than he should but... they both want what's best for him. ]
Me too. [ His own worry should absolutely be obvious to Akira considering there's a lot of it. ] I'm not even sure how much of what I know about my world's Apollo is true for this one but we could be dealing with something that's been lingering inside of him for thousands of years. So we'll just have to tread carefully with this.
Maybe being able to help us will help him. Sometimes being able to be useful can be a positive thing for people.
[He wonders what could have happened to the god. Every time he thinks about him, he almost feels sick with worry. His state had been concerning, to say the least.
He lets out a hard breath.]
I'm usually pretty direct in my approach, but maybe this requires something more subtle. I'm not sure, since he already knows I want to help and he seems to be determined not to get it.
[But then, he'd let Akira bring him to the room. Let him help put him to sleep. Maybe on the surface he didn't want help, but deep down, he craved it.
[ Apollon likely has a lot of history - as most gods do. If these ones are anything like the ones from his world, they'll also be extremely set in their ways. ]
We may have a tough battle on our hands, trying to out-stubborn a god. But I feel we're up to the task considering who we've had to deal with already.
[ It seems like Apollon wants help but is holding himself back from getting it. Nico knows what that's like. ]
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Date: 2019-12-01 04:04 am (UTC)... when I helped him to sleep, prior to that— [His expression tenses. His lips thin. He struggles to put into words just what he felt, but it clearly wasn't pleasant. He finally sighs, running a hand through his hair.] ... I've felt similar things before, but not a case this extreme. I'm really worried about him.
And I hope having it helps him, even if it's just a little bit.
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Date: 2019-12-01 04:14 am (UTC)Me too. [ His own worry should absolutely be obvious to Akira considering there's a lot of it. ] I'm not even sure how much of what I know about my world's Apollo is true for this one but we could be dealing with something that's been lingering inside of him for thousands of years. So we'll just have to tread carefully with this.
Maybe being able to help us will help him. Sometimes being able to be useful can be a positive thing for people.
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Date: 2019-12-01 05:05 am (UTC)[He wonders what could have happened to the god. Every time he thinks about him, he almost feels sick with worry. His state had been concerning, to say the least.
He lets out a hard breath.]
I'm usually pretty direct in my approach, but maybe this requires something more subtle. I'm not sure, since he already knows I want to help and he seems to be determined not to get it.
[But then, he'd let Akira bring him to the room. Let him help put him to sleep. Maybe on the surface he didn't want help, but deep down, he craved it.
Just nodding in agreement to the last part.]
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Date: 2019-12-01 05:57 am (UTC)We may have a tough battle on our hands, trying to out-stubborn a god. But I feel we're up to the task considering who we've had to deal with already.
[ It seems like Apollon wants help but is holding himself back from getting it. Nico knows what that's like. ]
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Date: 2019-12-01 06:43 am (UTC)Especially considering that the only one that can really decide if he'll let us help him is him.
[They can force themselves on him all they want, but unless Apollon is ready to accept help, none of it will get through.
He raises his hand for a fistbump.]
I'm stubborn as a mule, but gotta say, it's a relief having another mule to back me up. Especially you.
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Date: 2019-12-01 07:28 am (UTC)[ One has to want the help in the first place, they can only do so much for Apollon.
Ah, that has Nico laughing. Though he... is a little confused about the fistbump. He raises his fist but... now what? ]
Not sure I like the idea of being a "mule". I'd accept a horse, pegasus or hellhound.
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Date: 2019-12-09 01:29 am (UTC)[... nico, nico please. akira grabs his wrist with his other hand, then brings their fists together. like this.]
Are pegasi or hellhounds known for being particularly stubborn?
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Date: 2019-12-09 01:47 am (UTC)I don't understand why people do this...
[ What happened to the good, old high-five? ]
Well, both are in their own ways. But you can ask Percy for more insight on pegasi seeing as how he can understand them.
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Date: 2019-12-09 01:52 am (UTC)[He pulls back with his fist and makes an exploding motion with his hand, complete with sound effect.]
The horses thing seems kind of random, given all his other stuff seems water-related.
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Date: 2019-12-09 02:14 am (UTC)I still don't understand why people think this is cool in this day-and-age.
[ But he will at least make the motion, even if he refuses to do the sound effect. ]
Poseidon created horses so he can understand them. As can his descendants.