And we're back. My how the week does fly by. I just finished chapter 12, and lucky for all of you, I didn't hate writing it. It doesn't mean the plot is any less frustrating, but it was more bearable that chapter. But dear god, Bragi said possibly 10 more chapters and I suddenly found the game Russian roulette appealing.

There was a lot of reviews about the surprise at the end there. Haha. I found that it actually didn't bother me to write it. Usually I hate writing anything that takes away from my OTP, but I just dove right in. Surprising results on my rambling last week. Bragi said people would probably just ignore what I wrote. I saw a profile from someone who reviewed one of my stories. They made a point about why do authors do shout outs instead of just messaging the people. Now while I can't do that with anon reviews, it does make some sense. And it would shorten out the A/N. It's just something I'll be thinking on. I mean, is there any opinions one way or the other on the issue? Oh, and make sure you read the A/N at the end, it has good news for you all. Shout outs!

WaffelNommer: I like your name. I liked how Frank was a ! instead of a ?. Haha. Perhaps not, but rumors do travel fast around the camps. Thank you! Which confession is that? The one to Percy about liking him? Sorry, my brain is just constantly fried I think now. It comes with writing so much.

Jywy: Oh no, don't feel dumb. I just like to educate my readers instead of having them wander around blindly not knowing stuff. That he is. Yes, I was getting frustrated while having to read over my A/N to him over the phone and he would constantly repeat it back wrong on purpose. The Stolls are sexy awesome.

Veerayne: Haha. Are you shipping Percy/Octavian now? I guess that does sound hot. I'm sure it'll all change soon. I'm glad you enjoyed it :D.

Miette in the Rain: Thank you! Well, the wait is finally over. Your torture has been relieved.

Luckyducky: Of course. I'm sure they won't be the only ones joining him. I do have a strange thing for Octavian. I don't know, there's just something sexy about him. Oh yes, I'm sure it will help Nico in the end. Bragi says I write better when I'm ready to toss my laptop out the window. I'm no quitter. I have not yet begun to fight.

Reining: You're welcome :P. It always helps to be friends with the gays. And possibly live out your fangirl dreams through. I'm sure you understand it better than most. Speaking of your fic... I'm sure Nico will arrive just in time.

TheClockworkWallflower: I still think Clockwork Orange and Perks of Being a Wallflower, which I will be seeing when it comes out. Anyways :D.

Sineraty: Oh, I know that it's not just gay guys, but I was just using them as an example. I talk to pretty much every gay guy in the fandom, and they usually bring it up to me. But yes, I've had girls complain about it as well. What story is this? I'll have to check it out, if I haven't already. Oh, I have a tangent for slash haters, who complain that a character isn't gay in the books. I just wanna remind them that this is fanfiction. I don't classify it as sick, odd maybe. Well, that's the issue. For a guy to have a baby, there is so much that would have to be done. We don't have eggs, ovaries, or a uterus. Where would the baby develop? The penis or testes would be the equivalent for a guy, and that wouldn't really work. I'm sure if it did, the baby population would plummet. I don't think guys would go for having a baby in either of those places. But my point was more, given the way we are built as humans, it is highly improbable. Well, I never really use wikipedia as a source. Try using it in a paper for college and you'll get an F. They just don't accept it, and my mind has been wired to accept the same logic. Understanding how it works, also makes me not like it as one. I use it, but not for research. Oh I'll never write an mpreg. No no. Just because of the whole delivery process like you said. Oh, but how is it possible to come out of the ass? Basic anatomy can disprove that as a possibility. C-section would pretty much be the only possibility, but then again, you'd have to take into account the lack of the required reproduction parts.

Dark Lord Morgoth: Aw. I thought I had another Portuguese reviewer. Haha. It's ok. He is a bit of a bastard, but a sexy one. Well, it wouldn't be accurate if she didn't pick up somewhat on what was going on. Eh. I don't feel sorry for Jason. I guess it can be confusing. Perhaps I should find a demonstration video to show them. I mean, I just gave the short version. You could rant for days on the entire subject. I have to agree with you on the mpreg. I still didn't have my question fully answered. My question was more, why write it? I feel it's something emotional for the person writing it, but I'm not really sure.

Shadowwalker6000: Thank you! I'm going to try to. Perico. Is that an issue? And as I said in that message, dominance doesn't always mean topping. And there doesn't always have to be a sub in gay sex. It is actually pretty common to have two dominants. But like I said, just because someone is dominant, doesn't mean they are top. Dominance is not what you look at when you look at topping and bottoming. You look at their personalities. Once you do that, and if you learn to identify the real qualities that make a top and a bottom, you can easily identify a top and bottom. Gay guys do it without thinking about it. We need to be able to when it comes to finding a partner. So, Percy and Octavian are both dominant characters. But Percy would top out of the two of them.

Cheyennexx: I'm glad you are enjoying it so much!

Guest: Damn. I wish you used a name. I need to love you. Like seriously, I need to love you for getting it. I'm not sure if you're a guy or girl. If you're a guy, I still love you, but as I've said, it's pretty common for guys to know this. Most people who go Nico/Percy are girls, just plain and simple. Because gay guys know that isn't correct by their characters. But if you are a girl, then you get like a life-time supply of cookies for that review. Because you hit on that issue that annoys me the most. Nico is made into Percy and Percy becomes a girl. I really don't know why it was invented, but I'm pretty sure it was a fangirl. I mean I love them, but all of mine are usually not in the level of insanity. I'm glad you like it. Thank you. I acknowledge that the process Percy is going through is not a simple matter. But it's an issue I see with some of the authors. The quick pace that is often put on the characters, I don't think authors sometime think about the emotional level of the relationship, or the complications rushing can lead to. Making things too quick, often leads to break ups, and I don't think people think about that. They just want the sexy guys to get together, but this is personal for me, I've been in the types of relationships that a lot of the fangirls come up with. And I can attest that they shatter rather quickly. And going back to Nico being on top. They usually make him too possessive and stuff. That is another way to ruin the relationship. They don't consider how Percy is going to react to it. Percy would dump Nico in a heartbeat if their stories were real life. I got into another rant haha.

Make-it-Now: I'm sorry? Why Percy? I'm sorry? I would make a joke, but I don't want to offend anyone that might be Asian. And I'm not a racist.

TheWebmaster: I'm glad you enjoyed my pain haha. I'm hoping it turned out good. Bragi seemed to think so. Actually, that was my rant. Why was it crazy? Great things do come to those that wait.

xPercyx: Thank you! Just a little bit. Yeah. That's a big part of the story. Everyone has their own agenda. They will reunite very soon.

HeyItAmber: Haha. Well, she just wants to help her daughter. Well, technically Annabeth doesn't have Jason. Piper is still dating him. That has a lot to do with it. Everyone wants him for that reason, well everyone except Nico. Nico has his own reasons, as he listed off to Annabeth that one chapter. I'm glad I could educate you. I'm sure I'll have Bragi back soon.

RobinsArt: I agreed, that's why I decided to grow a pair and put it out there. She just being a protective mother. Lol. Sloppy makeout. There are a lot of those to defeat. Points for Mulan reference. He is sexy, though. I'm sure Nico will arrive just in time.

Sportschic5646: Haha. I'm sorry. It's all part of Aphrodite's plan. She knew Octavian could be more effective than Nico in making Percy question himself. Now, Nico can take advantage of that. Well, I'm glad I could enlighten you. I know what you mean about the other stories. Haha. I'm glad you liked it.

Before I go on, I'd like to direct everyone up to the shout out to Guest. Another rant that could prove enlightening to people. Why do I want you to read it? I want you to see what authors don't think about when they pair their characters up too quickly. And what I wrote is true. I have personal experience in it. A lot of authors do not take emotions and the natural reactions of characters into account. It's just all about the guy on guy sexy times. Which makes for poor relationships. Honestly, the way I see some stories, Percy and Nico would have broken up and probably ended up hating each other. So, just take what I say and go into the world of fanfiction with the new information I have bestowed upon you. And yes, I do want to thank Bragi for getting last chapter posted for me last week. And yes, a lot of that extra context was me yelling at him for redacting me and repeating things wrong on purpose. And no, he's not actually leaving me. I feel it would be interesting to record our conversations and put them up for everyone to see. Anyways, let's go to the chapter.

Warning: Damn you fluff bunny. I'm never going to need this thing until the end of the story. Aha! Now you're all wondering what I have at the end. It could be violence or it could be smut. I'm not telling.

Disclaimer: Today we are drawing a flamingo...with a bomb tied around it.

Chapter 11

"Are you sure it'll work?" Jason asked as he and Annabeth walked through the camp. Annabeth had run over everything that she and her mother had talked about, and she had just let Jason in on the plan to distract Nico. Nico had become nearly untouchable within just two days' time. At least two other campers would be around him at all time, usually one of the Ares kids.

"I'm positive," Annabeth replied.

"You're pushing him at Percy, though."

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "I'm not worried about Nico getting anywhere with Percy. However, I am concerned with those two at Camp Jupiter."

Jason bit his lip and dug his heel into the ground. "I don't suppose I'll ever be able to face Reyna again," he mumbled.

Annabeth crossed her arms over her chest. "You need to focus, Jason."

The blond nodded. "You're right, sorry. Anyways, Octavian will be the real threat in this. You said your sources reported that he's sinking his claws into Percy, what do you expect to do?"

"Tossing Nico in should throw all of them off of their game. Nico will go back to Camp Jupiter in a rage when he learns that Octavian is seducing Percy."

"Why are you worried about Octavian and not Nico?"

"Nico's like Percy's little brother, that's all Percy will ever see him as. Nico will never get anywhere with Percy beyond close friendship."

"What if you're wrong?" Jason asked. "Seems like a big risk to be taking."

"Mother, goddess of battle strategy, remember?" Annabeth reminded Jason with a smirk. "I trust that I can keep one step ahead of the rest of them. Besides, Nico is rash. He won't be thinking with a clear head in this. It'll then turn Reyna and Octavian against each other, giving us time to fix this mess."

Jason nodded his head, chewing on his lip. "Alright, I got your back in this."

Annabeth smiled at him. Jason was being really great in this. She had figured he would have been completely against helping her with Percy, but the blond had agreed with no qualms about it. "Great. Now I just need to find Nico so I can have that talk with him."

"I think I saw him at the-"

Annabeth turned her head to look at Jason, who had stopped moving. Jason stood frozen and wide eyed. She followed his line of sight until she spotted the group of girls heading down the path into the camp. "Th-Thalia?" Annabeth stuttered.


"Let's hustle people," Thalia ordered as the girls made their way past Peleus, who looked up and snorted smoke at them.

"Is there going to be a fight when we get there?" Phoebe asked, walking past Thalia. "Cause some of us made a bet that there would be some blood drawn."

Thalia sighed and gestured for the girl to keep walking. "Pick up the pace ladies, and whatever happens, is between me, my brother, Annabeth, and Nico." To say that Thalia was a little upset to learn of what had transpired between her brother and one of her friends was an understatement. Jason should know better than this, but apparently he was turning out to be just like their father. She had been shocked to learn of Annabeth's role, as the girl had been crushing on Percy big time a few years ago. The one thing she hadn't been surprised about was that something had happened between Percy and Nico.

She had known about the Son of Hades's crush on Percy, as he had never done a very good job at hiding it. There were times that she would mentally facepalm at how oblivious Percy was to the boy's crush. But now, Artemis had asked her to get involved. She honestly wasn't sure whose side she wanted to take. She had loyalties to everyone involved in this, but if something wasn't done soon, there might be a war erupting between the camps.

They started to descend the hill and Thalia immediately spotted two of the people she had been looking for. Her brother noticed her right off the bat, freezing in place. She couldn't help but smirk to herself. If he was acting like that then he knew he was probably in trouble. Annabeth finally noticed them, her expression soon matching Jason's. "Th-Thalia?" Annabeth asked nervously. "What are you doing here?"

"Not glad to see me?" Thalia asked, coming to a stop and placing her hand on her hip.

"No, I'm glad, don't get me wrong, but the hunters usually don't grace us with their presence."

"Just thought I'd drop in to see how everyone was doing. Anything interesting happening?" Thalia's eyes flickered between the two of them. Annabeth managed to stay calm, but her brother had yet to unfreeze. Annabeth noticed and she elbowed him.

"Sis, I'm so glad you stopped by," Jason said, putting a smile on his face.

Thalia rolled her eyes and embraced her brother in a hug. "Alright, cut the charade," Thalia said, looking over at her hunters, who were headed to the pavilion. "We both know what I'm really doing here."

Annabeth sighed, letting her shoulders drop. Jason's eyes immediately found interest in his shoes. "Is there anyone out there that doesn't know?" Annabeth mumbled.

"I just want to know what's going on. This honestly took me by surprise. I didn't expect this from either of you." Thalia let out a puff of air. "Jason, would you mind giving Annabeth and me a moment? I'll come and talk to you when I'm done." Jason nodded hesitantly, still not meeting Thalia's eyes. He glanced over at Annabeth once before heading off to the pavilion as well.

"I see you're being direct today."

"You know me. But I feel like I don't know you anymore. What's up with you right now? I thought you were all about Percy, and now you're pursuing my brother?"

"I'm sort of confused about that as well, to be honest," Annabeth told her.

Thalia raised an eyebrow. "What happened?"

"Possibly a game between the gods, I'm not really sure. I honestly can't explain it, but I just have some feelings for your brother."

"And Percy?"

Annabeth sighed. "I messed up, I won't deny that. I'm trying to fix things."

"You were going to keep this from Percy, if I'm not mistaken, and now you're risking a war with Camp Jupiter. I just want you to ask yourself if it is worth it."

"It's Percy, look at all he's done for me. Of course he is worth it," Annabeth shot back.

"Then why let your commitment to him waver? And what's this about Nico being involved?"

"He kissed Percy!"

Thalia's eyes widened. "He finally grew a pair," Thalia mumbled.

Annabeth huffed and crossed her arms. "You can't be taking his side."

"I'm not taking anyone's side. I just wanted to see what was going on, and get everyone's stories." Thalia frowned at the blonde.

"I'm just confused, Thalia."

"Then maybe trying to get Percy back isn't the best option."

"And why not?"

"You don't have your mind made up. That isn't fair to my brother or Percy. Now then, I'm going to go talk to my brother and see what he has to say." Thalia patted Annabeth's shoulder as she walked past. She ran a hand through her dark locks as she made her way over to her fidgeting brother. She came to a stop in front of him and crossed her arms over her chest. Jason refused to look up at her. She sighed and sat down across from him at Zeus's table. "I don't even know where to start, Jason. I'm disappointed sounds like a good start."

"I know. I messed up," Jason mumbled, supporting his head on his closed fist.

"Have you told Piper?"

Jason looked up at her with wide eyes. "I can't tell her that!" he exclaimed. "She'll hate me."

"So, you'd rather lie to her? Look what happened when Percy found out from someone other than Annabeth."

"But if I decide to be with her, then it would make things easier."

"Do you even know who you want?" Thalia asked in disbelief.

Jason lowered his head and shook it. "I thought I did, and then everything just got weird. Annabeth said Aphrodite might have done something."

"Even if that were true, you still should be able to know what you want." Thalia placed her arms on the table. "I really just don't understand this."

"Are you mad at me?" Jason asked, peering up at her.

"A little. I'm more disappointed than mad."

"Why are you disappointed?"

"I thought you weren't like our father. Turns out I was wrong." Jason's shoulders slumped. "You're acting just like him. He does this stuff all the time, courting various lovers behind their backs. I just didn't think you would be like that, I excused it last time due to your memory loss, but I can't excuse this."

"I'm trying to figure this out. I don't like stringing them along," Jason reasoned.

"Then call it off with both of them," Thalia retorted. "I'm starting to think you like the attention too much."


Thalia banged on the Hades cabin door. She heard shuffling around inside, but no one came to the door. "Nico, I know you're in there. Stop being a girl and come out, or I'll recommend you to Artemis as our next hunter," Thalia called out.

A few seconds later, Nico appeared at the corner of the door, looking at her in confusion. "Thalia? What are you doing here?" Nico asked, pushing the door open.

Thalia stepped inside and peered around in the dark cabin for a moment before settling her eyes back on Nico. "I came to check out the awesome new climbing wall of course...what do you think I'm here for?"

Nico's mouth opened and closed a few times. He sat down on his bed and turned a shade of red. "How much have you heard?" he mumbled, rubbing the back of his head.

"Which part would you like? There have been so many interesting rumors going around lately. There's the one about my brother stringing two girls along. Again. Then there's the one where one of my oldest friends has cheated on her boyfriend, and then broke up with him, except she lied to him. Oh, and now she's trying to get him back, but she doesn't know if she really wants him or the blond idiot she cheated on her boyfriend with. And finally, there's the one about the adorable little Son of Hades that finally grew a pair and kissed Percy Jackson." Thalia grinned at Nico. "Take your pick."

Nico rolled his eyes, a frown set on his face. "I am not adorable," he grumbled.

"That doesn't really help your case, Nico."

"Whatever." Nico let out a sigh. "What all did you hear about me?"

"Not much, besides the kiss," Thalia told him.

"It was stupid, I shouldn't have done it. I think he hates me now."

"Percy...hate someone? Are we talking about the same guy? Nineteen, black hair, green eyes, saved the world a bunch of times?"

"Shut up," Nico mumbled. "You weren't there."

Thalia rolled her eyes. "Did you actually stick around to find out how he felt?"

"No," mumbled Nico. "I got scared."

"Well, what have you been doing about it?"

Nico clicked his tongue. "Stuff," he said with a grin.

"Nico, I'm not going to tell anyone," Thalia assured him.

Nico looked up at her and chewed on his lip. "You promise? Because your brother and Annabeth are both involved, and I know you care about them."

Thalia rolled her eyes again, letting a smile spread across her face. Nico was being very cautious with this. "And we aren't friends? I thought we were. I'm not taking sides in this, meaning I won't tell anyone what you're doing. Just know I won't be telling you anything they tell me, only to be fair."

Nico nodded. "That's fine. I'm getting help from other campers to keep them away from me. I'm sort of nervous to find out what would happen if Annabeth and Jason got me alone."

"The big bad Son of Hades is afraid of a girl and a cocky brat?" Thalia asked with a raise of her eyebrow and a grin.

Nico snorted. "You called your brother a brat."

"That's because he is. I'm not sure if it's being the Son of the King of the Gods, or his Roman upbringing, but he can be a little full of himself." Thalia shifted her weight, placing a hand on her hip. "So, what are you going to do about Percy?"

"I guess now that he has found out about Annabeth and Jason, I could go back, maybe he'll be too focused on that to care about the kiss."

"Unless he liked it," teased Thalia. Nico just rolled his eyes. "Did you have anything to do with him finding out?"

"No!" Nico exclaimed. "Everyone thinks I did, but I didn't. I mean, I did tell my father..."

"Oh, well, then I'm sure your secret is perfectly safe."

"Yet, I don't regret it. It means Percy found out, and I didn't have to take any of the blame. It was only fair. Annabeth was never going to tell him."

Thalia sighed. "You're probably right about that. Well, if you are going back, I wish you the best of luck. Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky."

Nico smiled at her, one of his rare completely genuine smiles. It brought a smile of her own to Thalia's face. "Thanks, Thalia. I hope so, but I'm not known to be that lucky."

"Then it's about time you were. Percy's an idiot if he doesn't see how awesome you two would be together."

"Is that you throwing me your support?" Nico chuckled.

Thalia smiled. "Not officially, but I think part of me thinks it would be cute." She shrugged her shoulders. "Just be careful."


Thalia tapped her foot impatiently as the Iris messaged processed. The rest of the hunters had gone to show up the Apollo kids at the archery station, leaving her alone for a little while. The message finally went through and Percy's image appeared in rainbow. He blinked at her a few times, obviously confused by her contacting him. "Thalia?" Percy asked, tilting his head slightly to the side, his black locks tumbling to the side. "What's up?"

"Just checking in," Thalia said with a smirk. "Anything interesting happening?"

Percy let out a sigh. "You heard, didn't you?"

Thalia's grin grew. "Oh, Percy, what makes you think I wouldn't know?"

"So, is there a reason you're bringing this up?"

"I just thought I'd hear your side of things, after all, we are old friends."

"Sorry, it's just been rough the past few days. I sort of just assumed you would take your brother and Annabeth's side," Percy mumbled, rubbing the back of his head.

"Don't forget Nico, I wanna know about that too."

Percy groaned and ran a hand through his dark hair. "That part's a little confusing for me, to be honest. Truth be told, I'm not happy with your brother over this."

Thalia nodded. "I assumed as much. Are you not mad at Annabeth?"

"Yes and no. I don't know. My head is just all over the place right now. I know what she did, and part of me knows I shouldn't let her back in, that she might hurt me again, but part of me just doesn't want to let her go yet."

"You were together for a while, Percy. It's understandable to feel that way," Thalia reassured him.

"She wants me to come back and visit, to try and work this out, but my mom said it probably wasn't a good idea."

"I'd have to agree with your mom on that."

"So, are you taking my side?"

Thalia sighed. "I don't really want to take anyone's side, Percy. I'm just telling you my opinion. In all honesty, Annabeth would probably be able to sway your decision if you were actually here. If you're at Camp Jupiter, you can hopefully make an unbiased decision in the matter."

Percy furrowed his eyebrows. "And nobody will tell me anything, but I get the feeling our parents are getting involved in this." When Thalia didn't answer he continued. "I'll take that as a yes? Whatever, I don't even wanna know what they are bickering about." Percy glanced down. "I just want to be happy, you know?"

Thalia nodded. "I understand, Percy. You've been through a lot. You deserve to be happy now that everything is over, hopefully anyways." Thalia's grin returned. "Now then, about Nico."

Percy groaned. He shook his head while staring off into space. "I really don't know. Honestly, if you had asked me a few days ago, I could have given you a definite answer, but now...I'm so confused," Percy confessed.

"Why?"

"Just some stuff that's been happening around here lately, and I just keep thinking back to the kiss. It was just...different. I don't know how else to explain it." He finally looked back at Thalia. "You're not going to tell him, are you? I'd rather not say anything until I figure this out."

Thalia winked at Percy. "Your secret's safe with me. At least you're being more responsible than my brother."

"Is Nico there?" Percy asked hesitantly, squirming in the mist.

"Yeah, I just talked to him an hour ago."

Percy's facial features dropped. He let out a long sigh. "Oh," he mumbled.

"Something wrong?" Thalia asked, raising an eyebrow.

Percy shook his head. "Nothing, it's nothing. Just-I had hoped he would have come back to talk to me."

"Would you like me to pass on a message?"

"I had sent a message, but either it never reached him or he doesn't want to talk to me."

Thalia snorted. "I'd bet the first one, Percy," Thalia said through chuckles.

Percy looked confused. "Why do you say that?"

Thalia let her head drop, raising her palm to her head. "You really are dense, Percy," she mumbled so that he wouldn't hear. She cleared her throat and looked back at Percy. "Just trust me. I'm sure he will be happy to hear you want to talk to him."

Percy beamed at her. "Yeah, if you wouldn't mind passing on the message." Someone called Percy's name and he turned his head towards the voice. "I'll be there in a minute, Octavian," Percy said off to the side.

Thalia narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest. "Everything alright?" she asked.

Percy looked back at her and blinked a few times. Thalia's eyebrows rose as she took note of a darkening of Percy's cheeks. Percy bit on his lip for a few seconds before responding. "Just some more confusing stuff I'm trying to figure out."

Thalia nodded. Percy looked like he was about to speak again when a hand swept through the mist, cutting her off. Thalia stood there for a moment, arms crossed and eyebrows furrowed. "I have the feeling that Nico won't like this," she mumbled to herself. She wasn't even sure if she should tell the Son of Hades. If she was correct, if she told Nico, he'd probably travel over to Camp Jupiter and run Octavian through. That was if she was correct. If she was wrong, then it would just cause more problems.

Perhaps it would be best to keep her mouth shut about it for now. After all, she had said she wanted to stay neutral in this, and if she said anything, she might as well declare a side. Nico would find out when he went back to talk to Percy anyways. Hopefully Hazel could keep Nico in line. His temper might get him into some serious trouble, especially if it was about another guy trying to get Percy. Thalia groaned and ran a hand over her face. Things were never going to be easy for them, were they?

So yes, points for everyone who guessed Thalia was appearing. I originally had the word 'she' written in the A/N, but as you can see, Bragi redacted it. I do love Thalia. She bitch slapped Jason with the line about being like their father. But yes, a big Thalia chapter, but I had her interact with all the normal characters. She'll probably continue as a POV character in the future. I liked her scene with Nico the most. And you even got another look at what's happening on Percy's end. Now, what can you expect next week? Another POV introduction. Two more characters making their first appearances. A deal with the devil. And...drumroll please...the moment you've all been waiting for. The reunion! So join me next time for that, and I'm going to go try and relax or write. Probably the latter.