"I thought we're going to my workplace." The son of Poseidon remarked as they stopped by and rode the elevator. "The place I work at is on the other side of New York." Lucy looked at him to answer.
"Master Percy, Lady Chaos told you that she owns the branch now right?" The demigod nodded at her question. "Well that's not entirely true." The maid then lets the primordial explain, opting to become silent and focus towards the rising view of the Manhattan sunrise.
"I wasn't just given the branch Percy, I am the one in charge of ALL the branches in New York, we're going to the head office where I can talk to other managers about what's next." The mother of creation explained as the elevator stopped with a loud ding as the three of them left the platform.
"So you basically run SevenLevens in New York?" The son of Poseidon questioned, to which Lady Chaos just shrugged at. "I was just worried that I won't be keeping my job. This time, I won't even need to work." He remarked.
"But Master, you didn't need to actually work in the first place right?" The Alloter reminded her master.
"Yeah, but I wanted to work. "The point of working was to live and experience the life of a mortal, which something I never experienced growing up." The demigod pouted as he gave Lucy a light glare. "Didn't I tell to stop calling me your master? Percy's fine." When the maid heard his words she was saddened.
"But you're my master." Lucy argued. "I'm supposed to treat you with full respect. Calling you my master is what I should do right?" The demigod couldn't help but roll his eyes as he heard her explain.
"Then I order you to not call me your master. Percy would be fine."
"If you say so, Mas- I mean Percy." The Alloter forced a smile as she agreed reluctantly. The trio then reached the Primordial's office. The maid quickly went towards the pantry as the mother of creation sat down her office chair and leaned backwards.
"Please bring me a jar of cookies Lucy!" Lady Chaos shouted out. She then turned to the demigod, who was still standing in front of her desk. "Why are you just standing there Percy? Go ahead and take a seat."
The son of Poseidon chose to sit down in one of the comically large bean bags beside the table. "Why bean bags?"
"They're comfy, aren't they?" The primordial responded with a question. "I know you have a lot of questions, so I guess it's time to ask them now, I'll answer them as I shuffle through these documents in front of me." The mother of creation then pointed at the stack of papers that surrounded her atop her desk. "Seriously, even my power over everything and I still can't minimize the amount of this damned paperwork." The primordial grumbled as she started her work.
"So, how did this exactly happen?" Percy questioned after sitting down on the bean bag. "You're right, the bean bags are comfy."
"They feel home-y as well." Chaos responded quickly. "Well to answer your question, after talking to your former boss, Sam, she said that as long as someone works under your name, then she wouldn't have the grounds to fire you. That's what I did." The primordial stopped for a bit to receive the cookie jar the maid retrieved. "I worked under your name for a week, in which I managed to somehow increase the revenue of the branch by 300%."
"300%? Either that's because you pulled some strings or it was a seriously lucky coincidence."
"I'd rather spend my energy on something much more productive than manipulate things to make that 300%." The working lady defended. "I think it's because of that new flavor of ice cream coinciding with you leaving before summer started. The first week of summer was so hot I elected to just use my powers to keep myself cool."
"I've brought what you wanted, Milady." Lucy said as she handed the large jar of cookies to the working primordial, who smiled at her. The maid then turned towards his actual master and handed him a drink. "Here Percy, I've procured a blue soda. I know how much you love the color blue." The demigod thanked the moirai as she smiled when she heard his words. "Come to think of it, your birthday's coming right?"
"Guess so." The son of Poseidon replied with a shrug. He then went back to questioning the mother of creation. "So what happened after the week you worked?"
"The higher ups came to our branch to question the 300% increase." Chaos responded. "After that, well I just used my powers to split myself off and then make my other self work." The primordial explained.
"Wait, that's not a detail to be glossed over!" The demigod exclaimed. "You just said that you used your powers to basically clone yourself. Where is the other you right now?" Percy asked another question, after taking a sip of the blue soda.
"I absorbed her. That is why I am the one slogging through this stack of papers." The mother of creation replied in a matter-of-fact tone. "You know that show where there's a lot of ninjas?"
"You're talking about the Gutsy Shinobi right?"
"Well now I know what the main character feels when he dispels the clones." Lady Chaos then decides to focus more on her work. "If you have no more questions, then I want you to look around the building. You might meet someone you know."
"Might as well do that." The demigod then stands up, proceeding to leave the primordial's office.
"Should I follow my master?" The alloter asked the mother of creation.
"Do you have something to do here?" When the maid shook her head, Chaos just rolled her eyes. "Then go with him. I'm not going to make you stand there the whole time, it'll be distracting."
"I'll see you later then Milady." The moirai said as she bowed. "Why not make a clone so you can double your production?"
"Well it's because I'm affected by a disease called nanya." Was the reply of the primordial.
"Nanya?" Lucy was confused, her omnipotence would just negate diseases. "What is that?"
"Nanya business, now go." The mother of creation shooed the maid, who hurried after her master. When the blonde girl left, Lady Chaos then closed her eyes as a copy of her appeared in front of her. "You know what to do." The clone then conjured up a second office chair as she joined the original trying to lower the amount of paperwork.
"Please wait, Ma-Percy!" The alloter exclaimed as she ran towards her master. The said young man then turned around and decided to wait for the maid. Once the maid reached the demigod, she stopped and huffed for a bit. "It's been *huff* long since I *huff* expended that much *huff* energy."
"Did Lady Chaos kick you out as well?" The son of Poseidon smiled as he reached out his hand towards the bent maid. "Come, I think you can give me a tour of the place." The pair then continued walking, with Lucy giving him the rundown of the building's various departments.
"This is the logistics department. They're in charge of the supply delivery for the branches." The alloter explained when they reached the 37th floor. "Though they're not the only department that this floor houses." Seeing the look of the demigod, she decided to expand her explanation. "On the other side of the building," The maid said as she points to the left side of the building. "Is the marketing department."
"Understood." The son of Poseidon responded. The two resumed the tour before the demigod bumped into someone. Wanting to apologize, the young man muttered a quick apology that stopped halfway when he noticed who he bumped into. "I'm sor- Boss Sam!" Exclaimed Percy as he was delighted to see a familiar face. "It's been so long! How are you doing?"
Sam however, looked like she saw a ghost. "H-hey P-Percy!" The woman almost screamed as she decided to hightail out of the vicinity of the man. She wouldn't want to incur someone's wrath. "It's nice to see you again but I'm actually busy. See you later!" Wasting no time, the former boss vacated the area, leaving the demigod scratching his head in confusion.
"She seems to be in a hurry." Percy muttered. "Guess she must be busy or something."
"Let's resume the tour, Percy." The maid said as the two once again walked, with the woman talking about the company's economic rise as they resumed the tour. Reaching the elevator, the demigod was curious if he still has his old job.
"Hey Lucy, you have been here since Lady Chaos rose to the top right?" Seeing the maid nod, the young man continued talking. "Do you have any idea if I'm going back to my previous job? While working in an office environment would be a new learning experience, I love my old job."
"But you really don't need to work right?" Was the reply he got from the alloter. "You better ask her about it though. I think she would try to give you a job at the marketing department, since she knows that you can draw."
"Let's just see what she has to say later when we go back. We're done with the tour right? Do you have any places you want to go? It's not even noon yet." The son of Poseidon questioned. "We can anywhere you like." A couple of minutes later, the pair arrives at a somewhat cat theme cafe. Percy observed the lack of chairs from the inside and immediately asked the woman he is with. "Is this a cat themed cafe or a cafe with cats?" He looked up and read the sign that said "Neko Cat Cafe."
"Your second guess is correct, Masterrr... Percy." The son of Poseidon just sighed at her antics as they entered the said cafe.
They were greeted by two cats that are wearing bow ties. The cats immediately snuggled up with the demigod's legs as they purred in content.
"Wow, that's the fastest I've seen those two cats snuggle up with a customer, you must be very good with them." One of the staff approached them. "Please go ahead and sit anywhere you like." She pointed towards the Japanese styled tables. "We imported these kotatsus from Japan to ensure our customers can keep themselves warm. The cats love it as well." The lady accosted them as the pair sat down. Lucy wasted no time as she grabbed the nearby cats to snuggle with them, with varying degrees of success. When the demigod sat down, a group of cats immediately flocked onto him. This earned him a cute pout from the blonde haired maid he is with.
"I'm jealous that they're flocking onto you, Master." The maid said, jealousy evident on her voice.
"What would your orders be?" The same woman from earlier inquired about their orders, making them stop looking at the cats and focus their attention at the menu.
"I'd take a serving of pancakes with a chocolate frappe as my drink." It was the son of Poseidon that ordered first. The waitress nods as she writes down the order.
"Give me a chocolate cake and strawberry frappe please." Lucy responded as the woman quickly left them after writing down their orders.
"Your orders will arrive in the next ten minutes. Please make yourselves at home! If you guys have any questions, don't hesitate to call for the staff." The waitress explained before completely leaving the two.
"By the looks of it, you've been here before." Percy noted as he grabbed a cuddling cat to pet. The said cat purring in delight as the demigod brushed his fur gently. "But the staff doesn't recognize you…"
"I haven't been here before." Was the maid's reply. She mirrored the demigod as she also managed to procure a cat to caress. "I've found out about this place when I overheard two women from marketing department talking about this cafe." The alloter explained. "I've always wanted to come but never had the time before. I think even Lady Chaos would like it here."
The son of Poseidon was inclined to agree with her words. "You're right. You better not bring her here unless it's her day off. She might slack off and finish nothing." The young man remarked as the two of them shared a little laugh.
When they stopped laughing, the maid noticed that her master looked a bit saddened. She decided to ask why. "You seem troubled Master. What seems to be the problem?"
The demigod just sighed as he heard her call him master for the nth time of the day. "I'm just thinking about a lot of things. I forgot to mention this earlier, but I forgot to ask Lady Chaos about my thread. That was the primary reason I went to Ollie's world."
"You could've just asked me that." The woman said. "I'm one of the people who talked to you in your dreams about it. Maybe that's why Lady Chaos punished us by trying to be in your good graces." Lucy said as she caressed another cat. The son of Poseidon was shocked to hear that piece of news.
"She's punishing you?!"
"W-Well, it's more of a challenge than punishment." The alloter clarified. "She wants us to use our skills, wits and charm to make you like us. We're not even allowed to work together." She explained to the demigod.
"That is the challenge?! To make me fall in love with you three?" Questioned the green eyed man. "Basically, she's trying to make you guys work towards being a member of the sisterhood."
"That's what she said as well, that we'll thank her once you're banging us." The woman responded.
"You three readily accepted it?"
"Well we really don't have a choice!" The maid countered. "It came from Lady Chaos! Besides, the conditions for winning are favorable. I get to *mutter* *mutter* *mutter*" The demigod couldn't hear what the moirai was saying and got confused.
"Can you repeat the last part? I couldn't hear any of it because you started to mutter." Percy said, which caused the woman to have a golden tint on her cheeks.
"I-I-…" The woman was stuttering as the blush intensified. "I said that I get to get laid!" She shouted the last part, making everyone around them look at her inquisitively as she shrunk on her place. Thankfully, there were only a handful of patrons since it's a weekday and midday. "I haven't had any action for the past millenia, so if an opportunity to get some presents itself, I wouldn't hesitate to take it." The woman said with newfound determination that made the demigod facepalm.
"That sounded too enthusiastic…" The young man deadpanned.
"Uhm... *cough* Forgive me for being enthusiastic Master." The alloter apologized. Fortunately for her, the awkward atmosphere didn't last long as their orders arrived.
"Here are your orders, one serving of pancake and chocolate frappe for you monsieur." The staff said as she handed him his food. "And a slice of chocolate cake and strawberry frappe for you madame." She was winking at the maid as she whispered: "Go get your man miss!" This caused the said maid to blush up once again and avoid eye contact with the waitress, who just giggled at the woman's antics.
The two spent a lovely lunch together, with Lucy answering most of Percy's questions about what happened when he was gone and the likes.
"I brought you lunch." The son of Poseidon said as he handed the primordial a bag, which contained a packed lunch. "Never forget to eat or you'll have no energy tackling the paperwork." The mother of creation gave him a smile before chomping down on the packed lunch. The young man then looked behind the woman and saw a copy of her that is currently looking at a paper, too hard. "I thought you don't know that clone thing?"
"Who told you that? I said earlier that I know what he feels when he dispels them." The woman responded. "Thank you for the food, it was delicious but not as yummy as Hestia's food."
"Well she's the best cook I know, other than my mother." The demigod replied. "I wanted to ask if I'm still working on my old branch or I'm going to get transferred here?" The green eyed young man inquired.
"Well we could arrange that." The mother of creation said as she clapped. "You can either keep your old job, or work in this building. You can work on a department that you want." She explained to the demigod, who was looking at him with a bit of confusion. "If you're not choosing then I'll just tell you later at home."
"That seems alright." Percy responded. "I'm honestly torn between keeping my old work or work in the graphics design department. I'm thinking of using my creativity."
"Then why not just go and work here?" The primordial spoke out, wanting to convince the demigod to work at the head office. She'll then use her authority and make sure he's close to her, thought the boss. "If you're torn about the work then we can give you a one week trial so you can decide if you want the job or not."
"Okay? I think I can try that." Fortunately for Lady Chaos, the son of Poseidon agreed. "Do I start tomorrow? Or do I start on Monday?"
"You can start on Monday, seeing as you need a rest since you just came back three days ago. I think you need more rest to make sure you'll perform great at your first day." The mother of creation explained. She then closes her eyes for a second before she clapped. "But for now, I'll introduce you to your boss." The primordial remarked as the doors opened, then came a woman wearing a white blouse and black pencil skirt, which hugged her waist tightly. She was also wearing a black stockings and heels. When Percy finished looking down and started looking upwards again, she noticed that the woman was rocking an undercut on the left side of her head, with her hair tied in a ponytail behind. He locked eyes with the woman and she was not displaying any semblance of emotion.
When it came to the mother of creation however, the emotionless woman became meek, then gained a nervous smile when looking at the blonde maid.
"This is Chloe Sanchez, she's going to be your boss when you start." Lady Chaos explains as the said brunette then looks at the son of Poseidon once again.
"Nice to meet you Miss Chloe." Percy politely extended his hand, but was left hanging as the woman just looked at him curiously before turning around and leaving. "Guess she's not much of a people person then."
"Don't worry about her Percy, I'm sure she'll come around once you start working. But for now, you can go home and rest up. I'm sure the tour was very tiresome for you."
Without protest, the demigod heeded her advice and started to leave.
"You still haven't answered my question, Zoë." The hearth goddess said as the two of them were mashing buttons, trying to beat each other and become the mash king. "Did you and Percy do the deed when he came back?"
The hesperide just laughed at her question, making the goddess pout. "May I ask why are you that curious about it? Surely, you can just corner him and have him for yourself if you want." She looked back at the flat screen TV as she continued mashing buttons.
"Well I have asked Athena books about couples and she gave me a bunch. Then I started reading them and found got interested in a thing called threesome." The former maiden goddess said, which made the former lieutenant stop and look at her once again.
"What?!" Questioned Zoë. She almost choked on her own saliva as she was very shocked at the goddess' explanation. "Please tell me that you're not serious. Lady Hestia." Looking at the goddess, who did not even react, made her sigh. "You're actually serious. You do know what it means right?"
"Yes." This time, the goddess had a blush. "Well at first I decided to ignore it, but then the way the book described it was amazing. It made me imagine how would that feel. Then I thought to myself that, since Percy is with other girls, why not just ask him or you girls about it?"
"So you are telling me that you want to have a threesome with me and him?" The hesperide pointed to herself. "Is that what you're asking?"
With a weak nod, the goddess shyly responded with a meek "Yes."
A few seconds passed as the silence was making the situation more and more awkward. Thankfully, the awkwardness was lifted when the television announced who won the button mashing contest.
"Oh, I won." The hearth goddess said.
"You cheated." Zoë countered.
"No, you got distracted and stopped for a bit." The goddess said as she smiled smugly at the former lieutenant. This made the woman irritated. While not at the extent of her patron goddess, she was still a competitive person.
"Then we do it again then." Zoë issued a rematch. "But this time we raise the stakes. I win, I get a favor or two from you. You win, and I'll agree to what you said earlier."
The hearth goddess' response was to restart the challenge. "What are you waiting for?"
A/N: Lady Chaos is now a manager, Percy and Lucy went to a cat cafe, and Hestia wants a what? What the hell is going? Find out more on the next chapter if His Place!
This took a while to complete. Had a writer's block and then when I decided to finish it up, PC then dies at me. Still, here is the new chapter, hope you guys enjoy it!
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