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[oikodomae]

[ Hello network, this would be the first time you've seen Annabeth wide-spread, but she figured hanging around for two months was enough of a 'grace period' before she could show her face.

So here she is. Kind of tired, kind of going a little crazy. That's what you get for having demi-god ADHD powers and very little to expend your energy on. ]

I spoke with someone about this before, but I was curious- [ Her voice is fairly steady, maybe a little more serious sounding than she means it to. ] Since there are people from so many different universes and worlds, I was wondering. Do you have your own versions of...gods, I guess?

I'm not speaking religiously. Not necessarily. Mostly I mean beings of power. Greater powers than you'd have normally populating the world. Back home, we had...stories. Of Greek and Roman Gods. There were others, too, but those tended to take precedence in my life. [ Understatement? I'd say so. ] I'm just curious if there were any other variations out there. What they could do, whether or not they did it in the first place...

[ Annabeth trails off, her eyes drifting off to the side for less than a moment before they're back again, renewed with a sense of purpose. ]

I'd also like to speak with anyone on board who used to be these...beings. I don't want to call them gods, because that might mean something else in other places, but I'd like to know if you're here, and what possible changes have occurred since coming on board. It'd be appreciated.

[ And then she nods, having made her point, and shuts off the feed. ]

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[oikodomae]

[ She nods, because she recognizes a lot of what he says. The Oracles of Apollo, for one, as well as the so-called seers, the ones that say they speak for the others. Annabeth may not recognize everyone he mentions, but there's enough to lead her to believe they come from...similar backgrounds. Historical or mythological, depending on who you wanted to speak to.

And his mentality? She can understand. Agree with. It's very much how Chiron explained it to her when she first asked - the difference between the greek gods and God. But something he says piques her interest. ]

Wheel of Time?

[toasterprophet]

Both the Colonials and my people believe we are all playing our parts in a story that is told again, and again, and again throughout eternity. A great Cycle of Time. The players may change parts, but the story remains the same.

The first line of the Sacred Scrolls is this: All of this has happened before, and all of it will happen again.

[oikodomae]

[ That...hits close to home. ]

If it's the same story, why don't you try and change it?