Nah, I'm a simple guy — just the one-stick-does-all for me.
[ Is that worse? Maybe that's worse. Listen, Annabeth has never complained about it before!
But he follows her direction anyway, dabbing it on his finger as instructed, to get the other places that she'd mentioned. This feels a lot more complicated and a lot more work than he's ever put in to smelling, but maybe that's just the way of it.
After his wrists are taken care of, he lifts one to sniff at his skin and nods. ]
Yeah, I can smell it. [ It's nice. It makes him feel like a whole other person.
And then a thought occurs to him. ] Do you think this stuff would mask me from monsters catching my scent?
end of the day, it turns out percy is a lot like those men she knows who prefer to get into fights, sweat a lot, and keep active. she is reminded so immensely of pietro, and it doesn't help that percy's features matches her brother's quite a bit. )
You're that kind of guy, huh.
( wanda shakes her head, giving it a thought for a moment, and then shrugging. )
You should ask Matt. He has a more sensitive nose about these kinds of things.
[ Percy shrugs haplessly, feigning a pretty convincing look of apology at least.
He really is that kind of guy. Thinking of himself in terms of how other people would perceive him from a totally aesthetic (or olfactory) perspective just seems like a child of Aphrodite thing to do, and it's a good day when he isn't drooling in his sleep, and his hair isn't sticking up every which way.
He probably could spend at least another few minutes glancing at a mirror every now and then though. ]
Yeah, that's a totally normal conversation-starter to have. 'Hey Matt, can you sniff me? I just wanna know if this stuff I'm wearing is strong enough so I don't smell like monster food.'
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omg like mama like son
[ Is that worse? Maybe that's worse. Listen, Annabeth has never complained about it before!
But he follows her direction anyway, dabbing it on his finger as instructed, to get the other places that she'd mentioned. This feels a lot more complicated and a lot more work than he's ever put in to smelling, but maybe that's just the way of it.
After his wrists are taken care of, he lifts one to sniff at his skin and nods. ]
Yeah, I can smell it. [ It's nice. It makes him feel like a whole other person.
And then a thought occurs to him. ] Do you think this stuff would mask me from monsters catching my scent?
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end of the day, it turns out percy is a lot like those men she knows who prefer to get into fights, sweat a lot, and keep active. she is reminded so immensely of pietro, and it doesn't help that percy's features matches her brother's quite a bit. )
You're that kind of guy, huh.
( wanda shakes her head, giving it a thought for a moment, and then shrugging. )
You should ask Matt. He has a more sensitive nose about these kinds of things.
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He really is that kind of guy. Thinking of himself in terms of how other people would perceive him from a totally aesthetic (or olfactory) perspective just seems like a child of Aphrodite thing to do, and it's a good day when he isn't drooling in his sleep, and his hair isn't sticking up every which way.
He probably could spend at least another few minutes glancing at a mirror every now and then though. ]
Yeah, that's a totally normal conversation-starter to have. 'Hey Matt, can you sniff me? I just wanna know if this stuff I'm wearing is strong enough so I don't smell like monster food.'
[ He laughs. ]
He's gonna think I'm insane.