Might throw him off-balance a bit while in training, hmm?
Yeah, well, I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm coming from the perspective of my own experience in school: Did okay in high school and my first two years at college (parental enforcement was involved) but then got into x-ray school and suddenly discovered that I could actually ENJOY learning something and I've made the Dean's List every semester. Percy didn't want to peak at 16 so... he won't. (Muahaha). Throw in ADHD, aggravated by Styx magnifying his weaknesses (and being inactive is a weakness for Percy), by the time he gets into the police academy, yeah, he's going to be way thrown off by the concept that he might be good at this and his superiors aren't groaning at the sight of him.
I mostly picture him casually putting people into choke holds while he disarms them. "My wife could kick your ass kid."
AND NICO AS A LAWYER. I had not even THOUGHT of that concept! I've read another fic that puts him as an OB-GYN, but me personally? I put him on a far less academic route. I figure, the kid is 12 in book 5, he's been displaced in time, and - I'm screwing around with Fate and all here but - for all he knows, he could have been the Chosen One if he'd been pulled out of Lotus Casino oh, ten years earlier. Not that he necessarily wants that, but maybe he did? Or maybe he would have liked the decision? (Michael Bluth: "So you want to be in charge?" GOB Bluth: "NO! But I'd like to have been asked!") So I have him struggling a bit to figure out his place, and after pretty much every single school counselor (that people keep INSIST he sees) is going to suggest that he take up art to express his inner feelings. I actually eventually have him and Annabeth becoming very close friends, I see a lot of similarities between the two of them.
I would encourage the pregnancy story! My suggestion for dealing with Hera? Peer pressure. Forget Athena and Poseidon (who I'm pretty sure would have Things to Say about this), I'm pretty sure Apollo and Artemis would be sympathetic, on account of they were the babies that Leto was delivering. Not to mention Artemis being associated with childbirth (she helped deliver her brother! That's badass!) and their in with her lieutenant. Of course, now I'm picturing Percy arguing with Hera and pointing out that she's sitting on the throne that Annabeth herself helped design, like seriously, is there no gratitude in this world?
I admit Josie and I have discussed their family (a hellhound totally tries to eat their son when he's like five, because "Mrs O'Leary is nice!" and scares the bejeezus out of Percy) but I'm still working on Annabeth admitting she's ready for a family. She's been reluctant.
Someday all these thoughts will come out into real fics. Honest.
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Date: 2010-03-28 05:26 am (UTC)Might throw him off-balance a bit while in training, hmm?
Yeah, well, I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm coming from the perspective of my own experience in school: Did okay in high school and my first two years at college (parental enforcement was involved) but then got into x-ray school and suddenly discovered that I could actually ENJOY learning something and I've made the Dean's List every semester. Percy didn't want to peak at 16 so... he won't. (Muahaha). Throw in ADHD, aggravated by Styx magnifying his weaknesses (and being inactive is a weakness for Percy), by the time he gets into the police academy, yeah, he's going to be way thrown off by the concept that he might be good at this and his superiors aren't groaning at the sight of him.
I mostly picture him casually putting people into choke holds while he disarms them. "My wife could kick your ass kid."
AND NICO AS A LAWYER. I had not even THOUGHT of that concept! I've read another fic that puts him as an OB-GYN, but me personally? I put him on a far less academic route. I figure, the kid is 12 in book 5, he's been displaced in time, and - I'm screwing around with Fate and all here but - for all he knows, he could have been the Chosen One if he'd been pulled out of Lotus Casino oh, ten years earlier. Not that he necessarily wants that, but maybe he did? Or maybe he would have liked the decision? (Michael Bluth: "So you want to be in charge?" GOB Bluth: "NO! But I'd like to have been asked!") So I have him struggling a bit to figure out his place, and after pretty much every single school counselor (that people keep INSIST he sees) is going to suggest that he take up art to express his inner feelings. I actually eventually have him and Annabeth becoming very close friends, I see a lot of similarities between the two of them.
I would encourage the pregnancy story! My suggestion for dealing with Hera? Peer pressure. Forget Athena and Poseidon (who I'm pretty sure would have Things to Say about this), I'm pretty sure Apollo and Artemis would be sympathetic, on account of they were the babies that Leto was delivering. Not to mention Artemis being associated with childbirth (she helped deliver her brother! That's badass!) and their in with her lieutenant. Of course, now I'm picturing Percy arguing with Hera and pointing out that she's sitting on the throne that Annabeth herself helped design, like seriously, is there no gratitude in this world?
I admit Josie and I have discussed their family (a hellhound totally tries to eat their son when he's like five, because "Mrs O'Leary is nice!" and scares the bejeezus out of Percy) but I'm still working on Annabeth admitting she's ready for a family. She's been reluctant.
Someday all these thoughts will come out into real fics. Honest.