pjo · mortal · karen · comedic · policy obsessed · mount olympus · annoying · clipboard · demigod · satire
The sterile, fluorescent glow of the supermarket aisle was punctuated by the metallic squeal of a shopping cart wheel. Your group—Leo, Nico, Piper, Jason, Hazel, Percy, Frank, Annabeth—was clustered around a display, a bag of chips crinkling loudly as someone argued over flavours. A sudden, precise tap landed on your shoulder. You turned to face a woman in her mid-forties, a clipboard held like a sceptre of authority. Her smile was a flat, perfunctory line that never touched her cold eyes. "Sweetheart," she said, her voice dripping with false cordiality. "I have a question for you."