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[aegist]

WHO: thalia grace & luke castellan!
WHERE: cabin 11. where else do they hang out, god.
WHEN: 4/5 afternoonish?
WHAT: thalia has new bling. also probably regains comparison and snark.
WARNINGS: maybe luke will get hit in the head with a shield we just don't know yet.

[ so it's wednesday afternoon and thalia doesn't have class until later and she doesn't have any shifts today. well, no more shifts today. she did the open shift at the candy shop and as a result brought in a pack of gummy worms she promptly tossed at luke's head. while technically ? this is a bar and it doesn't have a lunch menu she has chosen to come here for lunch, either by getting luke to feed her somehow or by dragging him out to go get some.

after assaulting luke with candy thalia slides onto her stool, crossing her arms on top of the bar. today she is notably wearing a new bracelet, a row of polished silver links latched around her wrist. considering thalia doesn't really go out of her way to get herself jewelry, this is kind of weird, but whatever. ]

I'm starving, what are you doing for lunch?

[ clearly lunch > this mysterious bracelet or whatever, right? ]

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[chiseler]

[Something seems to be tugging at the back of his mind, but he's not touching it yet.]

The ones with you and me? Or other memory-flashback things?

[aegist]

No, not all of them with you.

[ she knows she wasn't wearing it in the dragon memory. but she's pretty sure she wore it when they met annabeth? ]

I'm not sure why, it doesn't look that...I don't know, interesting?

[chiseler]

It's really classy if you think about it. Polished and silver and kind of ancient. [He's been putting some thought into this.] And even if it's not that interesting you're still wearing it anyway.

[He looks at her wrist contemplatively.] ...Annabeth got something the other day, too. [That's easier than talking about his magic book for the time being.]

[aegist]

It...seems important, I guess.

[ she's not sure why but it's hers and like fuck is she going to risk losing it. even though her usual feelings on jewelry are mostly "well it exists that's nice". ]

What did Annabeth get? She didn't text me, so.

[chiseler]

Yeah? [He doesn't seem to discount that either. But he's quiet again for a moment.]

She came by a few days ago with a dagger she got in the mail. [It's said as casually as one might say "she got a birthday card."] A bronze one that didn't even look like it was made from this century.

[aegist]

The one from the flashback.

[ he only mentioned it to her briefly. but she remembers what it looked like, now. bronze and glinting in the dark of an alley. ]

[chiseler]

That's the one. [There's a grim expression, though he's glad he doesn't have to explain it.] I recognized it right away, it's exactly the same one. I don't know what it means but that just made that hallucination ten times more real.

[He looks ahead down the road.] Once we sit down for food I need to show you something.

[aegist]

All right. I can wait.

[ but about things being more real? yeah. there's a bracelet on her wrist she remembers, sideways. she was wearing it, a few times - it was never the focus, but it was there. it shouldn't really exist, not if things weren't more real than they had seemed to be.

mostly it makes her worry about jason. a lot of things do that, though. ]

I don't think anyone knows what any of this means.

[chiseler]

[His grip on the book tightens but nothing in his expression changes.] I've been talking to a few people. Nobody's come up with an idea that we can all agree with. I talked to this kid who seemed to think that the memories or whatever are definitely triggers and I agree with that. The items, physical changes and abilities though...that's something else.

Annabeth's knife is the first thing that's come through that was tied to a memory I've had. I'm not even sure I want her having it, but I haven't taken it from her either.

[aegist]

Yeah, let me know how that goes if you try to take it from her. [ which. annabeth might just hand it over? but also. annabeth. ]

I've spoken to people off and on. Mostly Kashuu. [ because family bias. ] But some people think it's still a joke.

[chiseler]

Shut up, I'm serious. We don't know where that thing really came from so I don't want her to hold onto it if it's something bad. [But yeah, good luck, Luke.]

Kashuu came by the bar the other day too for the same reason. I keep talking to people about things they're getting in the mail or memories they're having. I don't know how anybody can still take this so lightly when this has been happening for some of us for two months now. It doesn't hurt that Retrospec or whoever's really starting to take themselves seriously, too. [A pause.] What'd Kashuu tell you?

[aegist]

He's kept me mostly up to date on the stuff he's getting back. [ a shrug. HE IS NOW A SWORD SOULBONDER? but she's not sure if he told luke that and it's kind of a huge thing so if he didn't she won't spill. ] There may be some things he hasn't told me, I'm not sure, but we've mostly told one another whatever I think.

[chiseler]

[There's a nod.] He told me about two things he got back, too. [A shell and a magical sword. But they're of the understanding he knows a little at least. The burger place is in sight and he picks up his pace.]

I hate to say it but we're going to have to start sharing this stuff with people if we're going to get any close to figuring out what's going on. I already talked to Kashuu about helping you me and the siblings keep an eye on stuff. He seemed pretty agreeable with it. [A beat.] I told Kashuu about some of the stuff I got back, too.

[aegist]

Like I said, he knows pretty much all my stuff. Jay knows about the bracelet. I've mentioned offhand I remember meeting you a way I did not meet you, though I was scarce on the details. Someone said they'd never remembered anything with anyone they knew and thought that was like a rule, so.

[ it was relevant.

thalia speeds up to match luke's gait. ]

"Stuff" means more than just your mystery book, right?

[chiseler]

I've been comparing some notes with people, too, like Yuri and Karkat. He was telling me about memories he has with people he's not really friends with so that's even more disturbing if you think about it.

[He sighs though.] Three things showed up. The book, a pair of sneakers, and a bent out of shape golf club. Nothing as useful as a knife or a bracelet I guess.

[aegist]

I mean. I think I have a kind of memory with someone like that.

[ BUT SHE DIDN'T THINK IT WORTH MENTIONING TO ANYONE ]

A pair of sneakers? In your size, or? [ no idea what to think about the golf club. ]

[chiseler]

[...]

My size. They definitely fit and kinda feel like I've worn them before, whatever that means. When were you going to tell me you had a memory with someone else?

[aegist]

I was trying to forget it, honestly.

[ dryly: ]

Some kid was being annoying on the network. I flashed back to some kid being annoying and asking if my no-dating rule was an all the time thing or a sometimes thing.

[ predictably she went "lmao why" and promptly shoved it to the back of her mind. ]

[chiseler]

[A raise of an eyebrow.]

And the answer was? [He's mostly being a shit, of course, but he has to wonder what kind of situation would even prompt that sort of question.] You're sure it was the same kid?

[aegist]

I didn't give him one. [ SHE JUST GLARED... ] The profile picture looked familiar, but I didn't really pursue it?

[ good job, nancy drew. ]

[chiseler]

[...SIGH.]

This is why we leave the investigating to me. [Please ignore the little smile though like he's secretly pleased by this answer.] Anyway, maybe it doesn't matter that much. Some people are just annoying and we've got bigger things to worry about. [And they finally reach the burger place and he'll open the door to let them in.]

[aegist]

If I have a memory about someone I recognize who isn't your or Annabeth who doesn't annoy me, I'll let you know. [ until then it's a moot point? she'll go in through the held-open door, though, and request a booth for them to get seated at. ],/small>

[chiseler]

Like that kid with the dark hair all three of us have memories about? [Just pointing that out. The waiter's probably nicer to Thalia than Luke seeing how they get a booth nearly immediately and menus are distributed. He's settling into the booth with his book, letting Thalia slide in across from him before he holds out a hand.]

Let me see that for a second. [He's talking about the bracelet, mostly.]

[aegist]

Yeah, if I see him in real life I'll let you know.

[ she holds out her hand with the bracelet attached to the wrist, not bothering to take it off. ]

[chiseler]

It's going to be hard finding a dark-haired green-eyed teenager that fits the bill, but maybe Annabeth will have an idea. [Even while he's talking he's taking her hand and bringing it up to eye level to examine the bracelet. He's leaving the journal on the table, too, as his fingers turn the bracelet in a circle to look at the links carefully.]

...I think I kind of remember something like this, too. In that memory with Annabeth in the alley. I didn't think anything of it since I was a little more weirded out by whatever I promised her, but if she got her knife back maybe they sent memory items out in a bulk package. Question now is why would you have a bracelet like this when we were kids?