Pool | Afternoon | Sunday | February 13

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After meeting Leander earlier in the day, Percy wasn't about to stick around his room and wait for more kids to find him. He'd herded Leander (and dragged Jason along with them since he was the other dad) down to the pool since any kid of his probably liked the water.

Once down there, he'd taken the time to call Luke and both invited him and told him to find Nico since it wasn't like Percy could snap a note up to Ethan's mother. Sure, neither Luke or Nico were big fans of the water but wasn't a pool supposed to be a good way to entertain kids so their parents could spend time beating their heads into the walls or something?"

Percy wasn't sure but being around the water relaxed him enough that he either thought he could deal with the horde of demigod kids or he could make Jason or Nico or Luke deal with it because he had the water as backup. One or the other.

[Percy's here for the two demigods, a Robin, and aaaaaaaaall their kids but the pool's open!]

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"You can try, but I don't think it's something that can be researched," Luke said. "Especially when it comes to people like us. It's not like we're gonna have completely normal relationships with the possibility of death lurking around every corner."

He had no idea why his mind kept springing to that. No idea.

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"Hey, if anyone can figure out death, it's me," Nico pointed out. "Relationships with the living are the problem."

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"You're doing fine," Luke said, waving his hand dismissively. "Use that spring break trip to make up for the dating thing and any weirdness the kids might bring up."

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"What, like go on a trip together?" Nico's eyes went a little wide with the suggestion. "I dunno, Luke."

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Luke gave him a weird look. "...isn't most everybody here gonna go on that trip anyway?"

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"I don't know! I roomed with Percy last trip and ended up fighting with him half the time," Nico remembered. "You looking forward to it?"

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"I'm not going." That's why he added the 'most' in there. "I'm gonna visit camp for a few days and then just hang out here for a while."

Or, you know, he was gonna go die. The second one seemed like the more likely option since he was busy dealing with kids instead of training like he should be.

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"Aha," Nico understood. And he couldn't help wondering if this would be the trip where Luke met Percy. "Guess we'll be ramping up training tomorrow to get you ready to instill a new group of kids with what it takes to be a hero, huh?"

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"Well, no. I mean, yeah, we're gonna ramp up training if we're not stuck with kids because we've been slacking the last few days," Luke said. "But it's winter in my universe now. Just the old year-rounders will be at camp."

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Well that was just disappointing. "Huh. So it's more of a visit for the holiday or something?"

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Luke shrugged like he hadn't put much thought into it. "I guess. It's been a while since I've seen Annabeth, so."

That was a lie considering the day trips he had been taking to camp the last few weeks, but he had thought he was being stealthy about those.

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"Oh really? I mean, I guess since time goes pretty fast there." Nico thought he felt a lie somewhere in there, but he wasn't going to call Luke on a gut feeling. "I'd have you say hi for me, but you know."

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"Yeah, I know." Nobody in the past knew Nico just like nobody in the future seemed to know Luke. "It won't be Hawaii but I suppose some sacrifices have to be made. Not like I can't go there when I want anyway."

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"That's true. And it's not like you have classes all week long," Nico pointed out. "You could take your own Hawaiian vacation after spring break."

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"Yeah, but if I'm on a Hawaiian vacation who is gonna kick your ass in the salle every day?" Luke asked.

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"I could turn it into a practical," Nico suggested. "You know, offer up myself for fights for a few days, see how many people wanna try and hit me with a sword."

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"I think you're just gonna get Percy," Luke said. "And he'll probably try to kill you."

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"Only he'd be with you in Hawaii," Nico pointed out with a little pride because he'd totally thought that through. "So then I could maybe avoid death."

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"Wow, you think I'd take him?" Luke asked. "You shouldn't assume."

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Nico leaned a little closer to whisper. "Well, I did hear you were in love with him, so..."

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"Shut up," Luke said, smiling and shoving his shoulder. "That doesn't mean he's not a brat on occasion."