[click]
"Welcome to the Rolling Stones interview with the one and only, Annabeth Chase,"
[laughter]
"Percy, shut up,"
[suppressed chuckles]
"Why? We don't want to know how incredible and amazing and fantastic you are?"
"No. 'Cause I'm not, and this is ridiculous,"
"First off, that's not true, and second off why no-ot?"
[an amused huff]
"Because, Percy, that's ri-dic-u-lous. Like I said,"
"Fine then. Me, Leo, and Piper will be in the Annabeth Chase Simp club alone,"
[more laughter]
"The - what are you talking about?"
"It's a real thing,"
[haughty sniff]
"God, you guys are so weird."
[an affronted gasp]
"Only 'cause we hang out with you so much,"
[a scoff]
"Yeah, right."
"It's true, and you can't prove it otherwise,"
[a pause]
"Ha. See?"
[click]
-..-
[click]
[a sigh]
[tap, tap, tap]
"How do you work this thing?"
[tap, tap]
[Jackson snorts]
"It's already recording, dumbass,"
[a grunt]
"If I'm a dumbass, I don't even wanna know what that makes you,"
"A genius, McClean. A genius,"
[a snort]
"Yeah, you wish,"
"Don't have to,"
[thump]
"Hey. Rude,"
"You were asking for it,"
[tap, tap, tap]
"Leave it alone, it's working. Christ,"
"Okay, geez,"
[tap]
[exasperated sigh]
"Just let me do my thing,"
[a pause]
"Today is October 7th, 1998, 4.36 PM,"
"4.39. That says 4.39,"
"Whatever,"
[another pause]
[cleared throat]
"Anyways, as I was saying. . .,"
[muttering]
"Oh! Right! Today is October 7th, 1998, 4.39 PM, my name is Piper McClean, and I'm here with Percy -,"
[a snort]
"Shut up! I'm doing the recording! Not you!"
"Then get on with it, already. We know who's here, because we're the ones here, estúpido,"
"Rude,"
"You don't even know what that means,"
"Whatever,"
[grumbling]
[snickering]
"Are you gonna let me do this, or not?"
"Sure. When you actually do it,"
"I'm just making sure the people in the future who find this know what's going on,"
[a brief pause]
"Or the aliens. Can't assume they're gonna be people, they may be aliens. That would be. . .species-ist,"
[another brief pause]
"Is that a word, actually? Does that -,"
"What the fuck is wrong with you? Like, actually. What the fuck -,"
[groaning]
"Shut up - look, just, be quiet, alright? It's way too fucking early for this, I can't physically -,"
"Piper! It's four-fucking-thirty in the afternoon! You -,"
"Shut up. Just. Shut. Up."
[exasperated noises]
"Jesus. Anyways. October 7th, yadda, yadda, uh. . . right, okay. We are proud to say that everything's packed and ready to go -,"
"You gonna specify that or -?"
"I wasn't done yet!"
[movement]
"We found a new place to stay. Apparently, it's Percy's old apartment -,"
[whispering]
"Sorry, Percy's mom's old apartment. So, hopefully, since - uh - since it's in a new part of the city and all that jazz, we'll be able to find more supplies and food. . . and maybe somebody we recognize, too. . . ? Guess we'll see,"
[sighing]
"Yeah, hopefully."
[a beat of silence]
"So. Anyways."
[clapping hands]
"Wish us luck!"
[rustling]
[tap, tap, tap]
"Now, how do you turn this thing off -,"
[click]
-..-
[click]
[laughter]
[yelling]
[whooping]
[running]
[click]
-..-
[click]
[shouting]
[giggling]
"McClean! Where did you go?"
[more giggling]
"Shhh!"
[footsteps]
"Oh, for the love of - McClean! Valdez, Dare!
[tap, tap, tap]
[thumping]
[background noise]
"Yes?"
"Where are you?"
"I'm over here, Jackson!"
[more footsteps]
[more laughter]
[an exasperated sigh]
"Alright, hardy har har, very funny. Now, where's the recorder?"
[breathless giggling]
"I hid it -,"
[a hiccup]
"- and you'll never find it,"
"Christ, you're so drunk,"
[laughter]
[distant whooping]
[running]
"It's Leo's fault,"
[background noise]
[thump, thump]
"Where is it, over here?"
"May-be,"
[more giggling]
[tap, tap, tap]
[rustling]
[a grunt]
"Found it!"
[a whine]
"Aww, no fair! You suck!"
"So I've heard,"
[tap, tap]
"Piper it's two in the morning and everybody's gonna have a helluva hangover when they wake up in the morning -,"
[another hiccup]
[a thump]
"- you guys should probably get to sleep -,"
[another thump]
[a snore]
[a pause]
[a sigh]
"Great,"
[click]
-..-
[click]
"October 11th, 3.45 AM, and everybody is officially passed out,"
[rustling]
"Valdez managed to find some alcohol,"
[a chuckle]
"If that much wasn't obvious,"
[a hum]
"They all got drunk off their asses. It was honestly pretty hilarious, watching them stumble around and talk nonsense,"
[a sigh]
"Yeah,"
[a pause]
"Anyways. I found another spot, just on the outskirts of town. It looked empty, and it seems to be pretty secluded, so I'll talk to the others about it tomorrow - maybe see about raiding it for supplies and such,"
[a beat of silence]
"I'm worried about what they'll say, though. If they say no, then we may lose one of our only opportunities to possibly get food and water and medical stock, and we're running out of supplies faster and faster every day. If they say yes, we'll have to we'll have to work our way forty miles north, and I'm not sure any of us are in any position to do that,"
[another pause]
[an exhale]
[more rustling]
"I guess we'll have to see in the morning. I should probably go to sleep, it's getting pretty late. Or early. Whatever,"
[a sigh]
[tap, tap, tap]
[click]
-..-
[click]
[a frustrated sigh]
"We can't just up and leave, Percy! Leo just got shot! You're exhausted! We've barely eaten anything in the last two days!"
[a grunt - presumably from Jason, based on previous recordings]
"Annabeth's right. Besides, who knows what the fuck is out there. They could be sitting outside our door right now, and we'd have no idea,"
[a beat of silence]
[a female grunt - Rachel]
[a grumble]
"Not that it matters, anyway,"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
[a thump]
"It means exactly what it sounds like. News flash, Percy : we're all gonna die anyway,"
[a sigh]
"We don't know -,"
[a bang]
"Everyone we know is dead! Killed by those fucking monsters! The only thing we're doing is prolonging our deaths,"
[a scoff]
"Wow, Rachel. That was a lot of help. Thanks for the reminders,"
[heavy footsteps]
"Will, wait,"
[a pause]
[more footsteps]
"Will!"
[silence]
[a frustrated growl]
"Great. Now what?"
[a long moment of silence]
[chair legs scraping across the floor]
"Well, if that's all. I guess I'm leaving,"
[a pause]
[a sigh]
[footsteps]
"Wait, Percy, where are you going?"
"Where do you think?"
"You can't go out there by yourself! You could get -,"
"We don't have much of an option, Jason!"
[another moment of silence]
[click]
-..-
[click]
[heavy exhale]
"I just don't know what to do anymore. Where could he possibly be?"
"I don't know, Annabeth. We've been looking for days, though,"
[a pause]
"What are you saying, Grace?"
[a sigh]
"I'm saying we might just wanna keep moving forward -,"
"Really? Is that all you care about? Percy is missing, Jason. Missing. He could be dead!"
"You don't think I know that, Annabeth! I do. But what else are we going to do! No, it's not the only thing I care about, but I'm just saying it's the best chance we've got. He wouldn't want us looking for him -,"
[a scoff]
[a pause]
[a tired sigh]
"So… what? You just want us to stay here? You want us to just. . . go about our days as if he isn't out there possibly fucking dying alone?"
"I don't know, Annabeth! Okay? I don't. None of this makes any sense. There's no fucking solution to any of it. I just don't know what else we can do!"
[heavy breathing]
[silence]
"Jesus fucking Christ,"
[footsteps]
"Annabeth, wait -,"
[an angry scoff]
"Why should I? It's like Rachel said - none of this shit matters. We're all gonna die anyway, right?"
[footsteps]
"Annabeth -,"
[click]
in case you don't understand get what's going on : basically, after they all got drunk, percy talked to the others about raiding a place he saw about forty miles away. jason and annabeth said it was a bad idea, rachel got angry, yelled some things that made will angry, and then he stormed off with annabeth. after that, percy said he was going to raid the place, even after being told it was an especially bad idea if he went alone, but he didn't care and went anyway, and now they don't know where he is.