Bahahahaha! I love the fan fic! @anon49824592 and I’m honored that you wrote Aegon in it
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The only gods my female bearer Jaehaera gives a damn about at all are Hades and Athena.
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That would be Damon, one of @Okami-Nora’s bearers, who has a grudge against the god who mistreated his mother.
Dagon, whom Priscilla named after going on a narcotic-fuelled bender and reading too much Lovecraft, couldn’t care less about Zeus. He’s happy to have Magic Powers, and he’s mildly disgusted by the romantic exploits of his relatives, but his interest in his birth family is extremely limited.
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I’m not even going to ask what Aegon did to Sage. Lol although being bloodstained would be totally normal to him as if nothing happened
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It says a lot about the Spartans that Leda was seduced by a bird.
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God’s so many comments
Helena definitely belongs to @rose-court. But with 50 other different Damons, I don’t think I really have a strong claim on the name (pretty sure there’s another Evander around here too) 
Laughed more than I should’ve at that little short.
Damon would actually do that just to relieve some tension from the discovery. He would more likely attempt to avoid showing too much aggressive anger in front someone like Helena though.
Fun fact: in one of the Greek myths, Hera actually did overthrow Zeus and became in charge for a little while.
Well then, I guess the Bearer is going to get a great deal more privacy this time around. Wonder what we’ll be able to do with that new bit of freedom available to the Bearer. 
It’d be a little amusing if the Bearer developing a close bond Saint and the others causes the others to start developing a habit of invading the Bearer’s room for some reason.
What would you guys want your Bearers to be able to do in their room on their own or while they’re hanging out with someone?
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They could read books of their choice or do exercises (or, uh, take black-market ‘supplements’) to increase their stats. (I imagine a good portion of the Olympian student body functions on a cocktail of painkillers and steroids.) Or they could bring people over for a nice date.
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Will be nice for Jaehaera to have a room to herself.
And the only way she is interested in knowing Zeus is for the info he could give her.
I don’t actually expect to spend a lot of time in the room, but I guess apart from sleeping do what @anon49824592 already mentioned: read (whether for leisure or for statbuilding) and bring people in to talk/date/play intense games of Uno.
It would be cool to make mind maps too like in AA’s room. I know my MC would be very interested in understanding what the Hades went on with dear old mum and daddy dearest. Oh, and the possessed Seeker thing (almost forgot about that lol).
If Lavei is feeling especially emotional, in her room she’d maybe like to have a good cry or two over what she’s lost. And then try to conjure up memories, of this life and the past ones.
Uh, I actually will kind of miss Haris. She seemed to be interesting, like early-Avery interesting.
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@Okami-Nora This took me three different times to write out because the first time Firefox crashed before I finished, the second time Windows updated without my consent (wtfuck, Microsoft) and I lost it. Hopefully this third time is the charm!!!
Also, I still haven’t read your fanfic, so I’m really excited to see what conclusions we came to.
please god don't get deleted suddenly
So…what would Helena do if Damon would force her to see Priscilla and Zeus’ relationship for what it was…and more importantly, force her to see Zeus (and the other gods) for what they are.
Backstory time!
So, the reason Helena is so fixated on the idea of having a family is because her memories of Aunt Alice and Uncle Henry are what kept her sane, for the most part (if you can call her concoction of neuroses sane…), while she was on the run.
But the thing about memory is that the more you remember something…the more you forget. Except the first time you remember an event (which may be pretty accurate), every subsequent time you remember it, it changes. If you remember something in while a new environment or different time, or if even it’s still recent but you’re just in a different mood, your memories will integrate the new information and thoughts from the present environment, ultimately distorting or even outright fabricating your own memories. (lol Happy Valentine’s Day!)
So Helena definitely remembered her memories of Alice and Henry a lot, and each time it got more and more positive, until eventually she equated a sense of security and unconditional love with family.
And Saint being Saint doesn’t help. When three out of four family members you’ve met outright love you (as far as you can tell), you’d be forgiven if you assume the fourth one loves you too but has a different way of showing it (at least I would forgive Helena…then take her to psychiatrist right away).
And add to that, that as soon as she went with family she suddenly stopped being malnourished or exhausted and suddenly had friends again and life was pretty good except for the Hunger Games…well, you can see why Helena loves the idea of family. In her point of view, they outright saved her.
So, of course Helena would try and justify the really fucked up shit in Priscilla’s journal, because it doesn’t fit in the worldview that has seemingly served her well so far.
The way I look at Helena’s denial is the way I actually remember (or what I assume I remember) about my view on religion when I was younger. Any time I even fleetingly doubted the existence of a god or questioned the authority of the Catholic church, I would feel and immense amount of guilt because I could look around and see all the good it brought me. A loving family, a basis for many of my friendships, traditions that brought my community together. I would hate myself for ever doubting and became even more fervent in my belief…but in the back of my mind there was still that doubt, because what I believed for was not necessarily what I understood.
Helena, in my eyes, is quite similar in that regard. She understands that Priscilla and Zeus’ relationship was possibly…perhaps (probably, definitely, 100%) abusive and problematic…but she feels guilty for thinking that, because Zeus, her father, had been looking for her all these years, he protected her from Ares and the other gods trying to kill her (at least that’s how she remembers it), he gave her this weird pill during the Hunger Games(??? ok, she’s still not sure what to think about that, lol, but she’s going to assume it’s positive). How can she live with herself, in this home he and the other gods built for her and demigods like her, with the clothes, and food, and friends that she has because of Zeus and the gods…how can she repay that with distrust and doubt? What kind of a person would she be? (a smart one, but she doesn’t see it like that)
So she denies it, and believes instead that things got better. She doesn’t deny that it wasn’t fucked up, but she tries to rationalize it. Maybe things got better? And latches on to that doubt without questioning it much, Of course things could have gotten better. I wasn’t there. I don’t know the truth. I’m just making wild assumptions. He would never do that.
So, yeah, her go-to reaction to Damon confronting her would be denial (and this girl rolls Nat 20 when it comes to self-deception, lol). And…honestly, I don’t see her ever believing him or his attempts to get her to stop lying to herself. She certainly wouldn’t appreciate it (understatement).
I don’t know if she would outright hate Damon because as she’s rationalized it, no one knows what really happened by Priscilla and Zeus, so Damon could be just as mistaken as he thinks she is, and she can’t hold a misunderstanding against him. After all, she forgave Alice and Henry for outright abandonment, she’d probably forgive Cronus for outright trying to kill her because it’s the right thing to do…right?
But if he kept pressing it, then she would definitely lash out, and start hardening her opinion of Damon while still trying not to outright hate him (you’re not supposed to hate, it’s wrong).
Would she cry? Good lord, yes, she’d be crying Ghibli tears!
Why can’t Demon just leave this alone? We don’t have all the details, and it’s only one journal entry. Why don’t you trust me? Please.
And…if Damon kept pressing it after that…she would get angry. Angry at Damon, angry at herself for letting herself lose her temper, and then she’d do what she always does when has a negative emotion.
She’d leave. Escape. Cool off. Ignore him. Gather her thoughts. Avoid him.
But if Damon kept at it…she would dig her heels, get even more fervent in her defense of Zeus. No amount of outside evidence or reasoning would convince her. She has to come to these conclusions herself. Her reasoning can’t be destroyed from the outside, it has to be an entirely internal rebellion.
Until then, she would just avoid him at all costs. Refuse to engage. Not even give him the chance to talk to her, because she knows that they just won’t come to an agreement and that he just wouldn’t stop.
And if Damon still hadn’t stopped chasing after her like the Abusive Relationship Terminator, she would probably go nuclear…and tattle to an authority figure, lol.
Depending on who she tattles to might actually cause her to start questioning things too. I’m not sure if either Athena or Hades would actually say anything along the lines of, “Yeah, no, don’t trust Zeus. Wtf.” but if she did, Helena would be shooketh. If even they don’t trust Zeus…
Fuck.
However, I assume that the easiest god to get a hold of might actually be Demeter, and I feel that Demeter would be, “Yeah, no. I mean…it wasn’t perfect…but that doesn’t matter now, dear. Come have milk and cookies.” And Helena would chug that kool-aid and…yeah. Nothing short of Zeus cackling and saying, “I’m an abusive prick” would convince her after that.
SPEAKING OF FANFICTION
I’m happy to report that Children of the Gods now has its own tag and fanworks on AO3!
(no romance, just sweet delicious angst. special thanks to @Fay and @violet for their wonderful support and feedback! ilu both 
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Yeah, I can see Saint pulling a Kramer from Seinfeld and just inviting himself in whenever he damn well pleases (“You’re my sibling!” “Yeah, but this is my room!” “Look, we’re even fighting like siblings! It’s great!” “GET OFF MY FUCKING BED OR I’M TELLING DAD.”)
or destroy friendships by inviting people to play monopoly! 
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So the short version of Helena’s reaction to Damon’s refusal to let her drown in lies and illusions…is a friendship would break, with very little chances to ever really recover. And Helena may accidentally put Damon’s life in danger if she end up trusting the wrong Greek God. Wonder how she’d react if she sees firsthand that her own actions put her (former) friend’s life in great peril?
…Gods dang it Zeus; this relationship can’t even happen in the game and I’m pissed at you for being the cause of it breaking. 
I’d say I feel worse for Damon but, again, he’s prepared for the fact Helena will hate him for his relentless refusal to let her stay cozy in those lies. Even if it meant officially losing her as friend, he’d never hold it against her and would look after her from a distance, even as he continued breaking her illusions.
Damon is, after all, the better side of despair.
And since now I feel a little sad about Helena and Damon, @rose-court I offer a fun little fact in turn:
While Damon is a nicknamer at heart, he tends to call only a good handful Sunshine. Why does he choose that particular nickname for those people? Take into consideration the lyrics of the song ‘You are my Sunshine’.
Now you may feel sad. 
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ily too hun
I legit need to make/read a fic about our Bearers + the Scooby gang playing that. That sounds like an absolute ball.
(rip Cally and Aeson’s already strained friendship)
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Cally: …six, seven, eight…nine… [glares at the board]
Aeson: [shifting uncomfortably] …ahem…welcome to Boardwalk, would you like to stay at the hotel?
Cally: I would like to punch the owner in the face!! [flips the board]
Saint: BUT I WAS WINNING!
gfdi why you gotta make me cry on Valentine’s Day??? 
It’s also one of my favorite songs, god THEM FEELS.
It’s officially Feels Day y’all. [sobs in a corner]
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Donny: Okay, we’re fine, we’re fine. [places tender hand on Cally’s shoulder, causing her to visibly relax]
Aeson: [lets out breath he didn’t realize he was holding]
Santi: [stone-faced the entire time, but shares an awkward look with Bearer for like a split second]
Saint: i was winning… [lips curve into a perpetual pout for the rest of the night]
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Seems like Valentine’s day wasn’t a flop after all.
I remember acting like this when my friend used my name in Kahoot and came in second place. I came in 1st place but still, hOW DARE YOU USE MY NAME IN A DANGEROUS COMPETITION SUCH AS KAHOOT.
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I actually don’t know what Kahoot is lol
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What really sucks is that Helena wouldn’t even view it as a break in the friendship (if she’s just avoiding him), only a disagreement. She’d still think of Damon as her friend. She just…you know, would be ghosting him the minute he would bring it up the whole, “Hey, so Zeus is kind of…an ass, to put it mildly–” “Oh man, I just have so much homework to do. I’ll talk to you later, bye!”
But you know, your ficlet is actually pretty accurate. If Helena would see or hear anything that seems to confirm Damon’s claim (or just read on in Priscilla’s journal I think), she would probably do exactly what you wrote. She’d consider everything, hate herself a little, try to deny it some more, but the more she thinks about it the more it makes sense, but she’d still feel that guilt because he’s her father, her family, and consider making the offending contradiction go away (if it were something as non-living as the journal) or disproving it entirely (if it’s a person who’s saying these things), but yeah, eventually the back of her head would catch up with her and smack her back into reality.
And she’d cry them big ol’ Ghibli tears.
Now, if Damon (or anyone, but especially people she’s close to) would ever get hurt because of her actions, hoooooooo boy. Let the self-hatred begin!
She’d cry, hate herself, go into a deep depression, refuse to see the person who got hurt because she jumped the gun and assumed that they hate her and want nothing to do with her, she’d do everything in her power to avoid making the same mistake.
She’s got scarily good avoidance behavior.
But if she were, once again, confronted by the person (I’m sensing a pattern here) she wouldn’t even beg forgiveness. Not because she doesn’t think she was wrong, but because she think she doesn’t deserve it, and doesn’t want the person she hurt to be put in a position where they feel they have to forgive her just because she’s been crying for weeks and hasn’t been eating well. She rather be hated than be lied to (ironic, considering the circumstances), or coerce someone into lying (the irony).
Oh Helena…you sweet idiot.
Bearer: Um…how about a nice, relaxing game of Uno?
Santi: [whispering loudly] Are you an idiot? The minute any of us use a reverse we’ll die!
Cally: And Aeson cheats by hiding his cards.
Aeson: [offended gasp] I was ten!
Donny: How about Hungry Hungry Hippos?
Saint: [exaggerated sniffling] I just wanted to crush you all under the boot of capitalism, is that too much to ask?
And then I guess Sage might be there too if she doesn’t hate us, idk.
She’d probably suggest something like the five finger knife dance, lol. stabscotch! Thanks, Google!
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It’s kind of like an online quiz. It’s often used in schools, but Kahoot is actually exciting though. And usually in my school the whole class get really engaged in it whenever we have a kahoot.
You type in a nickname and answer questions. Although, you have to be really fast because your speed and answer streaks affect how many points you get.
Woah hol’ up son. Now i’m questioning if you’re worthy of being the father of Nyx’s children.
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Did you mean The Hunger Games of Knowledge?
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