I’m sorry that little boots is your dad
It's fine, I have a plan to sink his lingerie ship if you want to help though.
@emperor-not-little-boots If you buy any more Victoria's Secret I will sink it. I will.
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Nero, struggling to keep upright in his 1 inch heels: Yeah, I-I don’t really think heels are for me
Caligula, pointing at him and walking flawlessly in sparkly golden 6 inch heels: WEAK.
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Python: I’m afraid of clowns. There, I said it.
Caligula: Python, if you don't like clowns, why are you hanging with Nero?
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After everything the original trio and The Seven went through on their quests you'd expect it to really take a mental toll on them and affect all their actions. There are so many characters in the RRverse who you'd expect to experience severe trauma, but it's never really a topic that's explored in canon -- at least not in depth (aside from say Nico). But that's not the case for Trials of Apollo.
You actually get to see how Nero's abuse shaped Meg's personality and actions. She closes herself off when people ask her personal questions. She struggles to communicate her feelings. And the trauma Nero caused her isn't something she breaks out of easily. Meg struggles to stop thinking of Nero as her step-father. She comes up with excuses for his abuse and finds it hard to say anything bad about him even when she knows he's in the wrong.
Then there's Apollo himself. He spends a good amount of time reflecting on the abuse he faced from Zeus and is able to relate to Meg's experiences without burdening her with his own trauma. The stuff he goes through during his trials really has a toll on him. So much so that the very way he narrates over the course of the series changes as he gets more and more harrowed by his journey. He stops joking as much, he stops bragging about himself as much, he's constantly thinking about his mistakes and he overall just has a much more serious tone.
Even Nico is seen finally getting therapy to deal with everything that he's been through over the course of the three series.
It's just something we've rarely gotten to see before in the RRverse so I really appreciated it.
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Reading The Dark Prophecy: Chapter 29 (SPOILERS)
I got a glimpse of the "You villain!" and "Ssssstand assssside! . . . I will ssssswallow him whole!" on the next page and immediately thought they were talking about Apollo. My bad. It was Lityerses. Coulda been either of them at this point, though.
"'I thought you--' His welding visor fell shut, making the rest of his sentence unintelligible." Lmao
"You have to wonder about your chances in combat when even your dead friends are worried about dying." Oh yeah, I forgot Brieanna's already dead. And even he thinks they should flee? Yeesh, things are not looking up. Eh, they'll be fine.
"But I hear much talk about us and them." Jamie! We're about to die! I think we can spare a little "us and them" talk.
"Hunter Kowalski brandished her screwdriver. 'Not likely.'" Death by screwdriver.
"Commodus won't leave this net alive." I hope he doesn't die in this book. Shouldn't the final battle in the final book have all three Triumvirate members there? I know it's called The Tower of Nero, but everyone should be there, right?
"They have ìgboyà." Yoruba for courage/bravery. "I would have to purchase some ìgboyà as soon as possible." Yeah, Apollo does need a little ìgboyà to strengthen his bones.
"the Hunters of Artemis had to clean the cow pens" Maybe Emmie and Jo are still salty about having to leave the Hunters.
"brothers named Deacon and Stan" I'm sorry, Stan? Ok. "IV drips of nectar." First of all. Do we know their godly parents? Second of all. I didn't know you could inject nectar directly into your blood. Isn't that supposed to be food? I don't see anyone ingesting soup via bloodstream.
"a few dozen mortal mercenaries, about the same number of demigods from the Imperial Household, a few hundred assorted cynocephali and other monsters, plus the usual hordes of blemmyae" *toaster oven dings* How many Hunters do we have?
"Leo, stop." Let him cope, Calypso! Y'all're about to die. Let him let off some steam, both figuratively and maybe literally.
"Also I should mention the giant bronze dragon in the corner" Oh, yeah. So maybe things aren't as bleak as they seem.
"what about your magic? Has it returned?" "This morning, I moved a coffee cup across the counter." clap clap clap
"I would have made popcorn and watched the bloodbath from a distance on Mount Olympus, or simply caught the highlight reel later." I wonder if that was supposed to sound as demented as it did. "But as Lester I felt obliged to defend these people" Is it because he's Lester or because he's seeing this stuff happen firsthand and in the middle of the fray? If it's because he's Lester, then once he regains his powers, will he no longer feel these things?
"not-so-little Georgina" I reiterate: are we sure she's not half Germani? Apollo could've gotten with a Germani person and had a kid. 'Cause Georgina's giant.
"bounce it off his nonexistent head." As a ghost, do you not have all your body parts if you died without them? Like, you'd think that he'd have his head reattached once he became a spirit, but no. Maybe only if they're in the Underworld. But he'd at least, like, carry his head around or keep it in his inventory or something, no? Guess not.
"Was it payback?" I hadn't even considered that. I highly doubt it. Apollo's type of payback is much more obvious than that. *eyes Halcyon Green*
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Does anyone have any ideas why Octavian lost his powers in Blood of Olympus?
Because it seems to coincide with the loss of Delphi but that would imply that he's directly tied to that Oracle - and yes, most of the Oracles are tied to Delphi, those connected to Apollo, the other Oracles don't stop working when Python takes over.
Because why would Python block Octavian's abilities, if that was even possible, if they are on the same side? Octavian supposedly working with Nero, has Nero's trust, etc.
It's possible it was a means to control Octavian, to manipulate him. But in terms of timeline, Octavian was already working with Nero before he lost his powers, so unless he was about to break away from Nero, why ease make that call?
Does anyone have any thoughts? I don't really understand how the Oracles work so I'd be interested to know any theories!!
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