002 [Video] Filtered to all children of Hades

[brat_from_hell]

[Phibrizzo was careful to pay the appropriate homage to Iris before sending out his message. The small boy looks determined as he addresses his half-siblings.]

If our father is one of the Big Three, I really think he should have his own cabin, don't you?

[He is pointedly not talking about the whole 'might be killed' thing, but paying homage to the god of death probably can't hurt, all things considered. Especially since he's also family.]

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[brat_from_hell]

That's true. So what do you think about making a cabin for our father?

[pheromonecoffee]

[He's certainly not adverse to the idea. A moment, and he shrugs.]

Let's do it.

[brat_from_hell]

We should make sure it's decorated with all of his symbols.

[pheromonecoffee]

Do we know what those are? [Minato honestly has no idea.]

[brat_from_hell]

I'm pretty sure we can find out in books about the gods.

[pheromonecoffee]

From Cabin 6. [He doesn't know any Athena kids. He should fix that.]

[brat_from_hell]

That's right. Some of them are willing to share their books.

[He's actually gotten acquainted with Ami already and played up his cutely inquisitive act. Knowledge is power.]

[pheromonecoffee]

We could probably learn a lot about him.

[Since he hasn't said hi or anything.]

[brat_from_hell]

I think it would be a good idea. I mean, if we might die, it's smart to try and get the Lord of Death to like us.

[pheromonecoffee]

... Maybe we can run away to the Underworld.

[He's only fractionally serious.]

[brat_from_hell]

Maybe we should. If he claimed us, then we must matter to Father at least a tiny bit.

[pheromonecoffee]

[Give Minato a moment. He's kind of reeling from the use of "Father" as a direct title. There's a difference between knowing someone is your parent and recognizing it, and when Phibrizzo uses the term rather than "our father" (which shouldn't be any weirder, but he can deal with it because he knows Hades is their father, at least biologically) or "Lord of the Dead" or even "Hades," it takes Minato a second to let it sink in again.

He has a father. Who's pretty much as not dead as you can get, being immortal. He has siblings and that's weird. There's a difference between knowing and recognizing.]

Do we know where it is?

[He pushes back thoughts like "He put us directly in the line of fire."]

[brat_from_hell]

...no, but I bet if we find enough information we can guess from there.

[pheromonecoffee]

Maybe we can ask Chiron.

[brat_from_hell]

Maybe. I mean, we've got a better reason to be curious about it than anyone else.

[pheromonecoffee]

Especially since we won't get to see him. He's not an Olympian.

[brat_from_hell]

It can't hurt to ask. It's not like we're going to just grow wings and fly there or anything.

[pheromonecoffee]

We could probably take a train, though.

[brat_from_hell]

What's a train?

[pheromonecoffee]

Ah. [Not a thing he ever expected to have to explain.]

Transportation. [GOOD ENOUGH.]

[brat_from_hell]

Is it faster than a horse or sailing on a ship?

[Guess who isn't from a technologically advanced world? Gunpowder is a modern invention where he comes from.]

[pheromonecoffee]

Much faster, and more comfortable.

[brat_from_hell]

Then we should definitely take a train to get as close as we can.

[pheromonecoffee]

If we get to the city, I'll show you one.