Riptide

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I sit down in my chair off of set as Aryan switches out with me, sitting in the chair next to the cot.

Percy's eyes once again open, turning his head to see Grover sitting beside his cot.

"It's okay." Grover assures quietly, swallowing. "You're safe."

Percy's eyes shift from Walker to a table on the other end of the room, Grover's eyes moving to the same spot, where the Minotaur's horn was laying.

"It really happened." Percy says softly, his eyes moving back to Grover.

"Well, it's a big deal to kill a monster like that." Grover changes the subject. "So I wanted everyone to know-"

"Did you see it?" Percy asks, interrupting him. "Did you see what happened to my mom?"

"I did." Grover replies, looking down. "I'm sorry."

Percy turns his head the other way as Grover continues talking. "For...everything. My job was to protect you, to get you here safely. Maybe if I had told you the truth a little sooner, your mom would still be-"

"Please." Percy stops him, wiping a tear from his eye. "Stop."

"I know this isn't easy but I wanna talk about it." Grover speaks as Percy moves his arm to flip back the covers.

Charlie comes up beside me and covers my eyes with his hands, making me roll my eyes behind them.

"I don't." Percy tells Grover, flipping the blankets over and standing up, grabbing his jeans and beginning to put them back on. "Your job was to get me here alive. So your job is done."

Percy starts walking toward the door as Grover watches him. "Where are you going?"

"It was so important that I get here because my father's a god." Percy speaks, turning back around to face Grover. "So I'm gonna go find him."

Percy nods once before exiting the infirmary, Grover calling after him. "Yeah, but it isn't that-"Percy shuts the door behind him. "Simple." Grover finishes his sentence to himself.

"You can uncover my eyes now." I remind Charlie, who moves his hands away from my face.

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Waiting in my chair on the outside of set, wearing sweats and a zip up for Annabeth's outfit.

I come in at the end of this scene, after the Ares kids leave the bathroom.

Right now, I was watching Walker walk toward the bathroom, Dior and two others standing in his way.

"Hey guys." Percy waves awkwardly. "Can't sleep, huh?" He asks sarcastically.

The Ares kids grab a hold of him, shoving him into the bathroom, Clarisse behind them as the two other Ares kids push him onto the floor.

The Ares kids back off as Clarrise stands between them, all three of them looking down at Percy.

"Every new kid shows up here and they think they're special." Clarrise says condescendingly. "Do you think you're special?"

Percy looks up at her, his arms propping him up a bit. "No."

Clarrise gestures for her siblings to grab him, and they pull him up to stand.