[ their very first words spoken to each other were a very romantic "you drool when you sleep." ]
[ she nods a little but doesn't say anything, because the last person to braid her hair besides herself was probably piper, and before piper... maybe thalia, before she even got to camp as a child. she'd had some athena siblings try to help, but it's not the same. she has been teaching percy how to braid, though he's not quite there yet - but it's fine, because it just means he plays with her hair longer. ]
[ all this to say she hasn't had a lot of people braid her hair for her either, like many things. ]
Yeah. It'd be fun to learn more kinds. [ as if she'd ever say no to learning. wanda feels like she'd be a good teacher. ] Is that where you're from?
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( wanda nods at the question, looking up at annabeth. their conversation has been pushing past the very obvious implications of war between the territories, and wanda is aware of how she herself feels about that; knows now, too, that annabeth has some feelings about conflict.
her response might steer them away entirely from a conversation so casual about braids. )
It was a small country. There was civil unrest and a lot of conflict since I was a kid. ( —quickly, she shakes her head. ) I don't want to bring the mood down. It makes me happy to share small things, like braids. It feels like things like that are one of the last things I have from my home, from my mother.
[ she'd started it first, perhaps, when she brought up her own mother's domain in the midst of what annabeth perceived as a simple check in. she offers wanda a smaller smile, something understanding and sympathetic towards both her childhood and her desire not to delve too deeply. ]
I'm a pretty quick learner. And I like braiding. We're Greek demigods, so, maybe learning about something from the real Balkans will come extra easy to me. [ it's half a joke. but she very much likes the idea of wanda sharing something like this with her. it makes her feel pretty good. ]
[ she looks down at her tea. when she thinks of home, she doesn't necessarily think of her mother, or her father and certainly not her stepmother - she thinks of camp and percy's hand in hers. ]
My mom gave me a hat that lets me turn invisible. Not really a lot to pass on there, but it's been useful.
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[ she nods a little but doesn't say anything, because the last person to braid her hair besides herself was probably piper, and before piper... maybe thalia, before she even got to camp as a child. she'd had some athena siblings try to help, but it's not the same. she has been teaching percy how to braid, though he's not quite there yet - but it's fine, because it just means he plays with her hair longer. ]
[ all this to say she hasn't had a lot of people braid her hair for her either, like many things. ]
Yeah. It'd be fun to learn more kinds. [ as if she'd ever say no to learning. wanda feels like she'd be a good teacher. ] Is that where you're from?
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her response might steer them away entirely from a conversation so casual about braids. )
It was a small country. There was civil unrest and a lot of conflict since I was a kid. ( —quickly, she shakes her head. ) I don't want to bring the mood down. It makes me happy to share small things, like braids. It feels like things like that are one of the last things I have from my home, from my mother.
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I'm a pretty quick learner. And I like braiding. We're Greek demigods, so, maybe learning about something from the real Balkans will come extra easy to me. [ it's half a joke. but she very much likes the idea of wanda sharing something like this with her. it makes her feel pretty good. ]
[ she looks down at her tea. when she thinks of home, she doesn't necessarily think of her mother, or her father and certainly not her stepmother - she thinks of camp and percy's hand in hers. ]
My mom gave me a hat that lets me turn invisible. Not really a lot to pass on there, but it's been useful.