[ That is a lot. Adam almost feels like he's aged from hearing it. Not because it was long, but because it took on so much. Years and years and gods and demigods and titans. It's almost overwhelming for someone like him, small and insignificant, a mortal as Luke called them. His first thought is that everything has come together, all the bits and pieces Luke has told him. They seemed natural enough on their own, but now they take on a new context.
His next thought is that this all apparently takes place in America. It's only jarring because he'd imagined Olympus at least being in Greece. It's easier to focus on the smaller details, the girl who came back from being a tree, who sent him off a cliff—that explains that—and then the possession. He shifts uncomfortably when Luke describes it, describes the vessel that was used. He knows what being possessed is like, but then he thinks it's stupid to compare himself to all of this. It's completely different. ]
But wouldn't aiming for the Achilles heel also... kill him? [ He thinks. But that doesn't make sense. Being saved from a stab wound wouldn't be the weirdest thing to happen in that story. He looks over at Luke now instead of staring at the wall, almost concerned like he might start bleeding out right there. It sure has changed his perspective. ]
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His next thought is that this all apparently takes place in America. It's only jarring because he'd imagined Olympus at least being in Greece. It's easier to focus on the smaller details, the girl who came back from being a tree, who sent him off a cliff—that explains that—and then the possession. He shifts uncomfortably when Luke describes it, describes the vessel that was used. He knows what being possessed is like, but then he thinks it's stupid to compare himself to all of this. It's completely different. ]
But wouldn't aiming for the Achilles heel also... kill him? [ He thinks. But that doesn't make sense. Being saved from a stab wound wouldn't be the weirdest thing to happen in that story. He looks over at Luke now instead of staring at the wall, almost concerned like he might start bleeding out right there. It sure has changed his perspective. ]