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[oursavinggrace]

[hello, magic locket network. have a blond teen with a curious little scar at the corner of his mouth, currently seated in front of his locket with as much ease as if it were a computer. probably more than if it were a computer, to be quite honest -- he's never used a computer in his life, but he's pretty damn used to more supernatural methods of communication. at least this is way simpler than talking through rainbows.]

Hey, I'm Jason. I've told a few people about this whole exploration trip my own group was working on, so I figured I might as well give an update on how that's going.

[and behind him, over his shoulder, is luke, with his back to jason as he holds his own locket up to take in the height of the trees they linger beneath. in the background one can hear:] This is what you'd call a tree, La Rue —

[for the observant viewer, the area they're currently taking a breather in certainly isn't caer glaem or the immediately surrounding areas. it's a forest, sure, but even through the locket it's clearly unusual, the trees all awe-inspiringly enormous. their camp is little more than a few bags dropped off at the base of a gigantic trunk. three bags, to be specific, but gods know where the third member of their little party's gone off to.]

We've bounced around a lot but I think we've covered a pretty decent spread of this place so far. Compared everything to the maps we found and all that. I think so far it's safe to say that those are all pretty accurate. Those worms have been all over too, so I don't think that's a concentrated incident...

[luke's disappeared from the background, but his voice is loud as he stands in front of jason. (not that anyone can see him, but they can hear him loud and clear).] And Grace is choosing to talk to his locket than take in the scenery. C'mon, Grace. Wave for La Rue. You Ares kids always miss out on the whackiest stuff.

[jason, for his part, makes a valiant effort to keep a straight face and be the serious, responsible one here. he can't hep but crack a hint of a smile though, and he raises a hand slightly to indulge luke. and not that anyone can see, but luke wanders off to crane his neck so high to look at the canopy that it almost snaps.]

All that aside, it'd be good to hear how things are going back at the castle too, and maybe in the Unseelie place if any of you guys are feeling particularly talkative.

((ooc: blue is jason, orange is luke, replies are likely to be hijacked by luke (and nico) if they feel like it.))

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[oursavinggrace]

[you must have an odd definition of "normal", bro.]

Thalia said she left me for Lupa when I was two, and that she died in a drunk driving accident a few years back. Any time I spent with her, I was too little to remember.

[fell_to_hell]

[Nico is quiet for a while. He doesn't expect it. Jason just never seems like the kind of guy with a mom who would do that. Then again...it's true that Nico hasn't really wanted to get to know the guy. He still doesn't. It always leads to pain once he gets to know someone. The Fates keep making the people he's befriended die. So what's the point of suffering and feeling like he's condemning them to an early death? At the same time...it's something he has in common with Jason. No mom and no memories of her. At least they have their sisters.

He refuses to get closer than this, though. Maybe it'll be impossible with the three of them in a group and traveling together, but he's going to try his hardest.]

A mercy, maybe. You might not have any good memories of her, but at least you don't have any bad ones, too. Thalia's the only one with the burden of those memories, but she's strong and she has a very annoying brother to help her if she stumbles.

[oursavinggrace]

[he nods rather automatically. it'd hurt at the time -- and even still, a little -- learning that the mom he'd he'd wondered about was an unstable alcoholic that'd abandoned him and driven thalia away. maybe he's better off not having known her. not like he could really complain about the life he's had, after all, with a camp full of people who respected and admired him, always treated like the hero they expected him to be.

still, it doesn't quite soothe the ache of not knowing for sure, personally.]

Yeah, of course. [he forces a grin anyway, because nico's at least partially right, and he has to appreciate the fact that the younger demigod is trying to be supportive.]

[fell_to_hell]

[He sees it's forced, but he doesn't comment.]

We need to get going soon, by the way. It might be pointless to keep moving with those worms burrowing through the ground, but....

[Nico trails off. Jason knows. And the sharing moment is totally ending by Nico's hand.]

[oursavinggrace]

Right. Better to keep on the move.

[you're still in charge, and he'll acknowledge that with a more enthusiastic nod and a turn to go start gathering supplies back together.]