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who would win the immortal omnipotent god of war one dyslexic
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sixth grader the harry potter fans dealing with jk rowling us
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vibing with uncle rick percy in his own pov percy in
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everyone else's pov how we view the sea how percy views the sea jump boost 726 speed 747 fire resistance 734 Strength.
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742. Water breathing.
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739. Night vision.
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728. Phineas and Ferb are the most powerful Hephaestus kids.
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Change my mind.
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Me as an adult realizing that Rick just made up the fact that Roman snapped on water.
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The first Punic war.
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Oversimplified.
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Jason.
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I have the best POV.
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Piper, no, I have Annabeth, I have the best one Meanwhile, the average Percy and Leo POV So anyway,
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I started blasting Hazel, Percy was a child of Poseidon's better nature Powerful,
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but gentle and helpful The kind of sea that sped ships to distant lands Meanwhile, Percy and Tartarus Say Luke,
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I hear you like M -Young
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If I had a nickel for every time a beloved franchise got a adaptation movie in 2010
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that was so bad that fans refused to acknowledge its existence,
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but later got a live -action adaptation show in the 2020s that fans were really hyped for.
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Only for half the fans to love it and the other half to despise it.
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I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
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Percy after Sally got squidnapped.
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This is the worst day of my life.
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The oracle.
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This is the worst day of your life so far.
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Percy being characterized as a uwoo soft boy who is far too silly and love a dove to do anything wrong.
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Percy being characterized as this cool badass, sassy, unfearing war machine.
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The fandom when making fanon Percy.
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The seven.
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It's cool how Percy has two sides.
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Sometimes, he's a fearless noble warrior, and other times, he's a lovable goofball.
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And a bear.
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There's three, actually.
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Chiron irritably call in another meeting, after finding out another senior counselor from Aphrodite Cabin has started an OnlyFans.
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Eris, go get my shield.
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Percy, quest.
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I'm already on a quest.
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when people start telling adult harry potter fans they are too
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old to go to hogwarts percy jackson fans what frank looks
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like before house of hades what frank looks like after house
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of hades chronos trying to have a private war meeting percy
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trying to sleep beach boys city girls mountain goats ain't this
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the trio from percy jackson does anyone else ever think about the fact
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that celestial bronze shooting guns canonically exist in the Riordanverse and no one we know ever uses them.
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Like, Piper literally turned down a shotgun for a tiny ace knife because it was a better fit.
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Demigods tend to die young, yeah, because you'll keep passing over the practical weaponry in favor of the aesthetic.
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Most online communities, there is a specific bit of lore that once you learn about it,
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you are officially in too deep and you can no longer reverse the mass of psychic damage you have inflicted on yourself.
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In this corner of online, it's snowing about.
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Rick saying that Annabeth and Percy just fell asleep in the stables.
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The entire fandom knowing that more happened.
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Celestial Bronze.
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Percy Jackson fans.
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Imperial Gold.
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Stygian R.
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Jason trying to understand why he's in a bus with a Hispanic goofball and a baddie.
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Percy coming back to camp after his vacation on Calypso's Island
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Annabeth reading Percy's eulogy All of camp half -blood mourning his
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doubt Percy Jackson Harry Potter My sister Avatar The Last Airbender
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fans Percy Jackson fans Not having a live -action film
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If Percy Jackson met Harry Potter All I know is Percy isn't naming his kid Dionysus Cronus Jackson Percy Jackson.
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The book, the graphic novel, the movie and show.
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Empire State Building staff after Percy Jackson was released.
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Damn you, Rick.
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Why are done?
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Everyone.
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We need a plan of attack.
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Coach Hedge.
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I have a plan.
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Attack.
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Damn punts.
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Percy, Grover, and Thalia.
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Is this comedy? dear you can't defeat me the gods i know but he can seven heavily traumatized Teenagers.
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Started in 2005 and became a beloved classic.
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Got a movie adaptation in 2010 that was universally despised by every fan of the franchise.
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Got a new adaptation 10 years later that was a little better than the previous one but is still divisive among fans.
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You and I are not so different.
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When the next chapter is in the POV of that one character you couldn't care less about.
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me with symptoms of both adhd
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and dyslexia maybe i'm a demigod sea of monsters sea of monsters
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if people just trusted tyson me re -reading mark of athena
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and realizing that monsters can be killed with explosives it's napalm time mr d
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when he is exiled to camp half -blood as director Sir.
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I won't kill kids.
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That's a rule.
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But that rule's negotiable if the kids are not.
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Percy Jackson fans trying to claim their incest as ships aren't incest.
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A song of ice and fire fans shamelessly owning up to shipping incest.
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Percy on Bulkjack.
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Mr. D.
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I have to go on this quest to save Annabeth.
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Mr. D.
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No. Percy.
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I might die.
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Mr. D.
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Understandable.
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Have a nice day.
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I wish Percy Jackson could be a TV show and like each book would be a season.
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You're about four years too early.
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Grover sensing a monster.
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Coach Hedge sensing a monster.
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This was as far as they could take us.
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The river was bulked.
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A dam the size of a football stadium stood in our path.
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Hoover Dam.
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Thalia said.
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It's huge.
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This is where the fun begins.
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But, he raised his hand, and my mother flinched.
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For the first time, I realized something.
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Gabe had hit my mother.
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I didn't know when, or how much.
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But I was sure he'd done it.
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Maybe it had been going on for years, when I wasn't around.
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Literally everyone reading.
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Gods, I have come to take you.
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Percy, let me ask my mom.
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Gods, it's not a joy.
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Percy, she said no. What is love?
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A chemical reaction caused by A bunch of bullshit
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that foolish people crave Love is the most wonderful thing in life It's like Baby, don't hurt me, don't hurt me,
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no more On Halloween Nico opens the door of the Hades
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cabin Nico sees literally the entire camp standing in front of his cabin Nico, camp Nico, camp Nico, really?
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Camp, yes Nico, sigh, fine The earth shakes.
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Skeletons crawl out from it and start to dance.
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Apollo Cabin.
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Play spooky scary skeletons.
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I don't really have any strong opinions on anything.
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Selina Beauregard was a traitor.
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about to go fight i'll post the video after i got my ace beat bruh i'm not posting that shot
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okay so we all know that percy is completely blind
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and didn't realize that annabeth liked him for years
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but can we talk about the fact that she would randomly grab his hand
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because she was scared multiple times
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and he'd just bring out the under regular circumstances i would be embarrassed but
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and then dish out some lame excuse about why he was
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letting her hold his hand like bro these are your regular
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circumstances just admit you like her already entire future of olympus
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and demigods sharon gods percy gaining immortality dying by anca in a single book
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percy whatever all -powerful being that was stupid enough to hurt annabeth Remember when Percy Jackson used her iPod to fight Medusa?
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Peak of cinema.
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It's funny since they couldn't even have phones.
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Demigods.
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Being a half -blood is scary and means monsters will always be after you.
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Most of us don't survive into adulthood.
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Fans.
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I'm totally in a par -lo kid.
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Annabeth at 12.
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No oh Percy, you can't say that about gods.
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They might get upset and...
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Annabeth at 18 duck them gods Percy Jackson I raise an
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eyebrow who are you Ruby your local home Percy Jackson
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and ah what is your name Ruby Percy Jackson
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and let me guess you're a child of Aphrodite failure you can fly Jason you can't do
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that my wife doesn't want to instill her fear of spiders in our kids
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so she calmly reports them to me like some kind of mafia boss.
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Percy, there's a situation near the sink.
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I need you to take care of it.
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No loose ends i want proof
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when the job is done demigod cousins step siblings it's fine
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cause they don't share dna in seal harry potter versus chat
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jackson family please kill voldemort he is literally wizard hodler no
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i can't use the killing curse that's evil wanna turn
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that a base of ace hole gave into a statue then
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sell him lm row sure monsters getting killed in percy jackson be like Duck you, and I'll see you tomorrow.
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Mythologies are so boring.
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There's no way you can make them likable.
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Uncle Rick, observe.
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Percy Jackson.
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Percy finding out who his father is.
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Really?
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Are you sure?
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Teacher, class, does anyone know anything about Greek mythology?
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Step aside, peasants.
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My time has come.
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Percy when Mars arrives in Camp Jupiter.
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But I know we have beef.
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I do not know who I am.
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I don't know why I'm here.
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Your friend likes Percy Jackson.
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He prefers the movies.
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This is literally Annabeth and Percy's relationship.
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You ain't jot.
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I'm sure you're right. But why?
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Get the job done 100 % Annabeth would chose this one.
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Not too sure what this one does, but it's blue.
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Camp Jupiter, yeah.
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A god showing up here is a super big deal.
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It's a very rare occurrence, it doesn't even happen within a lifetime for some.
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Camp Half -Blood, points to Dionysus.
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Been stuck with this dumb ace since 1973.
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Please, for the love of God, take him.
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Percy when his plan actually works, even though Annabeth said it wouldn't.
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Saves himself and others from dealt by thinking creatively, tricking his enemies, and coming up with effective strategies on the spot.
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Still gets called dumb.
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I'm slightly in love with the idea of Percy going to college to study marine biology
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And then actually getting a job with it And freaking everyone out with his fish voodoo Like can you imagine?
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Hey Jackson, can't see what's wrong with that seal He's lonely Jim What?
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You didn't even I said he's lonely Jim Somebody please write this
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Percy in Titan's curse Oh Bianca got lost And so died And Niko turned into an outcast.
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But I saved an abeth.
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Teaser.
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Oh my god.
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Okay it's happening.
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Everybody stay calm.
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Every other mythological pantheon watching the Kronos invading New York City be like.
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Daduck they doin' over there.
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Harry Potter killing a blind basilisk at age 12.
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Percy Jackson besting Eris in a duel at age 12.
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Me watching the Percy Jackson show.
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Me realizing it's going to take at least 20 years, until there's a live action Heroes of Olympus.
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Percy after going into the labyrinth with Annabeth, Rachel, and Nico, having no clue that all of them like him.
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The entire 12th region.
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Rihanna, Annabeth.
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Percy immediately after the love of his life who he hasn't seen for 8 months judo flips him.
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Understandable.
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Have a great day.
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Reina realizing she has to single -handedly prevent a war from breaking out, after a member of the Greek delegation Judeo flips a Roman war hero.
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Percy hanging out on a gigia with cute chick named Calypso.
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Everyone else at camp half -blood who think he's dead.
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He shook his head weakly, think, rebirth.
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Try for three times.
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Isles of the Blessed.
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Annabeth sniffled.
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You always pushed yourself too hard.
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He held up his charred hand.
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Annabeth touched his lingertips. Did you?
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Luke coughed and his lips glistened red.
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Did you love me?
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First reading as a kid.
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Re -reading as an adult.
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She's 16.
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Movie.
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Percy has blue eyes with light scene.
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He's 17 years old.
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He has a crush on Annabeth.
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He's just not sassy.
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Book.
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Percy has sea green eyes.
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He's 12.
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He considers Annabeth a bit annoying before he gets to know her.
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The King of Sass.
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Cronus.
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Rachel.
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Other fandoms.
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No, the book is better than the movie.
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No, the movie is better.
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Book is boring.
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Percy Jackson fans.
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We have the worst movie adaptations.
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Yes.
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The Percy Jackson series.
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The Percy Jackson series.
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If Percy had a gun.
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Anna Beth.
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Percy.
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Rachel.
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Calypso.
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Nico.
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Rihanna.
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Harry Potter.
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They changed a line in my movie.
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Artemis Fowl.
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My movie was cringy.
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Amateurs.
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Harry Potter.
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Artemis Fowl.
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What was that?
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Punk.
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Percy Jackson.
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Amateurs.
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Rick Riordan when people complain and ask who casted the actors.
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Well, of course I know him.
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He's me.
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Me and my friend summoned a demon by dancing around a big bonfire while wearing purple robes.
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When the demon emerged from the flames however, it didn't want to follow our orders and instead demanded we bring it a McDonald's happy meal.
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We bought it for them, and also a Capricorn.
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Pretty sure you summoned Nicodee Angelo, but okay.
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Me when on December 20th watching Percy Jackson, and pretending I don't know what will happen.
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Pretends to be shocked.
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Most authors at the beginning of a book.
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Thank you to my family.
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You gave me the support I needed for my lovely child.
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Enjoy the story.
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Thank you for reading.
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Rick Riordan. To Melpomene.
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The Muse of Tragedy.
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I hope you're pleased with yourself.
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Apollo who recently became mortal.
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All the enemies of Apollo.
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Me as a kid relating to the characters in Percy Jackson.
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Me older realizing that I just have Massive trauma, and I'm Guy.
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Me pumped up, after seeing an awesome trailer going to see the comments.
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Recess.
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Annabeth in Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
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I don't like Percy.
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Also Annabeth when someone shows the slightest attraction to Percy.
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August disappears for 2 seconds.
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Percy, Grover got really old.
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How long have we been here?
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We need a name for our lunar operations.
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Konsu.
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Artemis.
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Apollo.
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Employee of the month.
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Harry Potter.
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Can't you do something about your superiority complex?
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Percy Jackson.
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But I'm superior.
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Annabeth.
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You took everything from me.
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Jason.
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I don't even know who I am.
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We all know Dionysus looks like this.
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Jack Balki either bears a close resemblance to Dionysus, or he straight up is Dionysus.
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Annabeth, might decide to be a huntress.
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Percy, softly, don't.
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Never ask a woman her age.
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A man.
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His salary.
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And Raina, Nico, and Coach Hedge.
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What happened in Albania?
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My sister Trina convinced me to read the Percy Jackson books.
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Me reading the chapter's titles.
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Percy pay your child support Jackson.
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Zeus, the other gods too but him specifically.
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Percy Jackson.
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Benswater.
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Poseidon.
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Claims Percy as his son.
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Everyone in camp half -blood.
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The campers are not intellectual, to put it mildly.
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Rereading Percy Jackson.
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When you're old enough to pronounce everything correctly.
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Regriarden.
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Luke betrayed the Olympians and now he serves the Titans.
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Fans.
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Fans.
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So Zeus and the Olympians are actually good people, and it's right that they are in power, right?
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Fans.
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The Olympians aren't tyrants who rule through fear, just because no one is strong enough to oppose them, right?
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A himbo must, must, be kind, beefy, and stupid.
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Only kind and beefy?
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That's just a hunk.
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Only beefy and stupid?
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That's just a jock.
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Only kind and stupid?
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That's just a decent man.
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If I had a nickel for every time a beloved childhood
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series released in 2005 got a horrible live -action adaptation released in 2010, and then after 10 years, had an announcement for another remake,
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which looked promising, I would have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
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I tried very hard, but I can't help it.
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The fates are cruel They sent you to me my brave one knowing that you would break my heart,
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but i'm just I mean I'm just me that is enough calypso promised.
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I told myself.
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I would not even speak of this I would let you go without even offering, but I can't I suppose the fates knew that too You could stay with me percy.
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I'm afraid that is the only way you could help me 12 and 22 year old me.
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Groover.
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Ron.
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Getting duck over in the movies and being casted as le funny sidekick.
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Zeus.
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God of thunder.
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Poseidon.
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God of the sea.
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Hermes.
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I'm fast as duck boy.
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You guys wanna hear a really bullshut idea?
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It's wild but it is mad funny.
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H or man.
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What if Beckendorf.
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Clarice.
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And Selina were the protugs of a love triangle story with Selina as a bisexual protagonist fighting over who she really loves,
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while also being an ironic twist of fate considering the history between Eris, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus.
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Ryarden vs or Marvel crossover would be funny, cause imagine the Canes walking down an alley, and seeing Moonlight standing there like...
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Rick Ryarden.
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I hate the movies, they are very not book accurate.
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Me.
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So the show will be book accurate, right?
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Rick Riordan, me, right?
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Peter Johnson is here, he said it, he said the thing.
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Percy, water, Frank, can turn into animal at will.
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Hazel, I'm gonna pay you this precious stone to duck off.
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I love you, the Percy Jackson TV show, was announced 5 years ago today.
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Me seeing Lance Reddick playing Zeus in the TV series.
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me know it's his final on -screen performance
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nico hey nico what's up nico cool jacket nico hey nico
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wanna come over to my cabin today nico nico voiceover they
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all hated me reading percy jackson does not mean you are an expert on ancient greek culture
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and myth whoa this is worthless admit everyone is to blame for the giant and war.
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Blame Apollo.
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Zeus.
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Percy and his friends are about to die, and the titans are gonna take over.
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The gods.
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I sleep.
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Someone sits on their throne.
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The gods.
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Wheel shut.
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I would like to say thanks to the person that taught me Greek mythology.
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Social studies teacher.
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Social studies teacher.
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Sit the duck back down.
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I ain't talking about you.
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Rick Riordan.
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Social studies teacher.
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We'll be right back.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 406 sentences and 3047 words to shadow. The speech runs for 21:50. The speaker talks at a steady 140 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rick noun | /ɹɪk/ | Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. |
| potter noun | /ˈpɑtɚ/ | One who makes pots and other ceramic wares. |
| duck noun | /dʌk/ | Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and… |
| cabin noun | /ˈkæbɪn/ | A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those… |
| adaptation noun | /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/ | The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. |
| fate noun | /feɪt/ | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. |
| quest noun | /kwɛst/ | A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission. |
| beloved adjective | /bɪˈlʌvd/ | Much loved, dearly loved. |
| uncle noun | /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| seal noun | /siːl/ | A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax. |
| franchise noun | /ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/ | The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage. |
| lonely adjective | /ˈloʊnli/ | Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| amateur noun | /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/ | A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| back down verb | To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have. | |
| break out verb | To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly. | |
| bring out verb | To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality). | |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. | |
| make up verb | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | To constitute, to compose. |
| pass over verb | To bypass or disregard in favour of someone or something else. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 69 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, sixth /sɪksθ/, breathe /bɹiːð/, thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/, throne /θɹəʊ̯n/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: adaptation /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shock /ʃɔk/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, shield /ˈʃild/
- Long words — get the stress right: adaptation /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, superior /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/, intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/, biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like rick, potter, duck.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were really hyped · being characterized · was released |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has started · have inflicted · have come |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.