"That island is called Ogygia, and the girl who lives there - her name's Calypso. In the old legends, she kept Odysseus on her island for like, seven years. She wanted to make him her immortal husband. It was my mom, Athena, and Zeus who finally freed him.
"But that's the legend. I don't really know what Calypso is like except for what little Percy told us the night he came back. The sort of far-off look he had, it was like he -"
She rubs her face.
"You're not the only one who was hung up over someone during our relationship. So ... please don't feel rotten or anything. I'm just as horrible. Maybe even more so, because I ... I didn't exactly treat Percy or Rachel really nicely either."
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Date: 2011-07-12 01:42 am (UTC)"I thought -"
She frowns.
"That island is called Ogygia, and the girl who lives there - her name's Calypso. In the old legends, she kept Odysseus on her island for like, seven years. She wanted to make him her immortal husband. It was my mom, Athena, and Zeus who finally freed him.
"But that's the legend. I don't really know what Calypso is like except for what little Percy told us the night he came back. The sort of far-off look he had, it was like he -"
She rubs her face.
"You're not the only one who was hung up over someone during our relationship. So ... please don't feel rotten or anything. I'm just as horrible. Maybe even more so, because I ... I didn't exactly treat Percy or Rachel really nicely either."