PERCY POV
"How are you doing that?" Paul asked astonished.
"If I tell you, will you promise not to think I'm insane?"
"Percy, I can't promise you that, but I can promise I'll listen." I nodded.
I carefully began my explanation. "Well, I'm not exactly… human."
Paul laughed a little. "What do you mean you're not human?"
"Well, my mom is human, but my dad isn't."
"What do you mean?" I looked at him trying to decide if he'd send me to an asylum if I told him the answer.
"He's a god." I mumbled. Paul didn't hear me and asked me to repeat myself. I repeated it, louder this time.
"Percy, I'm pretty sure your dad isn't God."
"No, he's not God. He's a god… there's a difference. He's a Greek god to be exact." Paul thought for a moment mentally doing word math.
"You think your dad is king of the sea?" I nodded sincerely, but it was obvious Paul didn't believe me.
"I even have powers over water. It responds to me, like last night…"
"You think you made the sink explode?" I nodded.
"My short temper can… make things explode from time to time."
"What else have you done with your powers?" He said the last
word like he was putting air quotes around it. I ignored that and went on telling him about the various explosions I've caused. The girl's bathroom at camp, the stables at the Triple G Ranch, even Mt. St. Helens.
His nod said "I believe you," but his face asked "What size straight jacket do you wear?"
"You don't believe me do you?" I asked.
"I don't know if I do or not. I mean, it can explain the weird things you do, but none of it sounds logical."
"Okay Mr. Spock, what would sound logical to you?" He shrugged.
CHALENGE: What movie is the next few lines referencing?
"Percy, you're insane."
"No, I'm not. The Greek gods are real. So are the monsters, the places, and the magical items. I go to a camp for people like me. We're all kids of gods, Nico is the son of Hades; Annabeth is a daughter of Athena. All my other friends are kids of various gods as well." Paul was at a loss for new words.
"You're insane."
"Yes, you already said that."
"Oh, did I? You're in… you're ins… your insane."
HINT: This is a superhero spoof that I give two thumbs up!
"Paul, I'm completely serious. Please believe me." He looked at me doubtfully.
"Percy, you're asking me to believe in gods that were religion thousands of years ago, and are just myths now."
"But they're still around!" I explained to them the fire of Western Civilization and whatnot. He still looked at me doubtfully.
"You can ask a number of people. Mom, Rachel, Nico, Annabeth, her dad. Would you like to hear it from one of them?"
"Fine, why not? What's Mr. Chase's number?" He got up and picked up the phone. I stopped him.
"How about we call him the demigod way?"
CHALLENGE ANSWER: BAT THUMB
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