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This is such a wildly important line, in fact the whole paragraph is important, not just for Trials of Apollo, but for a wickedly important concept in the RRverse.

Promises are such a strong concept, especially in the first five books, the og PJO series. Luke’s shattered promise of keeping him, Thalia and Annabeth together as a family drove so much pain and conflict. Until the ghost of that broken promise came back and provided as the last, final hope, but still left a bitter mark on everybody’s lives-The pain and losses from it couldn’t be undone. Annabeth will forever remember the first friend she made, her brother, who died in a horrible and tragic way. Silena cannot undo her mistake of trusting Luke. Beckendorf, Zoe, so many more people can’t be revived from the dead.

And just before Luke died, he made Percy promise to him that all the suffering coming from the gods’ neglectful parenting wouldn’t happen anymore. A promise that sealed Percy’s decision upon facing the gods offer at immortality, a decision to break the cycle and create a better future.

Promises have so much value. So much power and strength. You don’t need to swear on the River Styx for them to be important, because it all depends on who you’re promising. After some point, Luke cared more about being angry at the gods than keeping his family safe. Thalia said that he kept going after every single monster after his visit to his home, showing that even before camp, before his failed quest, Luke prioritized being angry and vengeful over being true to his promise. Because of this, so many people were hurt and devastated.

The words you use in a promise don’t matter. It doesn’t matter if you swear it on the River Styx, because the value behind these promises can cause just as devastating a response if you break them.

The most important thing about promises is: Do you truly mean it? Are you going to fulfill that promise, be true to its word?

Because if you aren’t, then was that promise even worth making in the first place?

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OKAY I’m actually gonna write something for TOApril this year. Idk what but I will-

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SO TINY 🥺

Little Big Three 🌊⚡️☠️

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Percabeth oneshot with the song ‘all about us’ by he is we & owl city yes or no

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thinking about the guy in toa whose arms got cut off in that camp game and they just put them back on like whatever the fuck i guess

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Lmao

Lmao, another one cause I’m bored

(And happy new years everyone!)

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THIS SCENE

"You don't have to be a god. Just do your best for your friends."

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OH YEAH I forgot to post this yesterday but it’s here!

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Finished TLH today!

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😟

Chiron: You ever want to talk about your emotions, Dionysus?

Mr D: No

LesterApollo: I do!

Chiron: I know, Apollo.

LesterApollo: I'm sad

Chiron: I know, Apollo....

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I like how I got my PJO cookbook and Dad’s basically like “you could’ve got a normal one for cheaper” but can you make Eggs of Asphodel otherwise? I think not.

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apollo: oh thank god the war with gaea is finally over! no more worries woohoo!

zeus: erm acshually *zaps him and turns him mortal*

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Uh…thanks for the math lesson Apollo-

Concept: In The Burning Maze, I think it would have been cool if one of the crossword puzzles in the labyrinth had been a mathematical equation.

Specifically, a mathematical equation on mathematical logic, such as negations.

Why? Because Apollo is the god of mathematics and I think it would be funny if Grover and Meg were standing there, staring with horror at:

~(~(p^q))

"What is this nonsense?" Asks Meg, a literal sixth grader who has never before encountered college-level math.

"I...I don't know!" Responds Grover, anxiously wringing his hands. He also has never come across something like this before. "I never went to high school!"

"Is it code for something?"

"The little carrot there looks kinda like a Greek Delta- is Daedalus related somehow?"

"A carrot-what?"

"The carrot!" Grover points at the symbol between the 'p' and 'q'. "It looks like the Delta symbol!"

"Oooh. Okay."

The sentence below the odd thing reads;

Solve my riddle,

Or play second fiddle,

You can find me in education,

For I am the ________!

"...What does that mean?" Grover whimpers.

Meg looks stumped.

"...negation," Apollo's staring at the strange equation. "'Solve my riddle, or play second fiddle. You can find me in education, for I am the negation!'. That's the missing word in the rhyme."

They stare at him. "How do you know that?" Grover bewilderedly asks. "It makes no sense!"

"Math logic," Apollo simply says. "This particular one is...about first, second-year level in college, I'd say."

Grover closes his eyes, muttering; "No wonder I couldn't solve it." as Meg stares first at the equation, then at Apollo.

"What even is a negation?"

"That," Apollo points to the squiggly lines. "It cancels the truth values out, giving you the opposite of what's inside the parathesis."

"...What?"

Apollo huffs. "The 'p' and 'q' both represent something, like two parts of a sentence. The carrot can be upside-down or right-side-up, representing 'or' or 'and' in that sentence."

"Which way is up when?" Grover looked to be on the verge of tears as the realization math did not, in fact, end with numbers or numbers and letters.

"Uh..." Apollo made a 'V' with his hands. "If it's like this, it's 'or'. If it's like this," he made a tiny pyramid with his hands. "It's 'and'. Imagine a line through the center, like an 'A'. That's 'and'."

Grover rubbed at his eyes. "Too much," he whimpered. "Too much."

Apollo gave him an awkward pat on the shoulder. "In this case," he said. "It's saying 'and'. The negation, well, negates their values, so it becomes-" he pats his pants and looks in his pockets. "Anyone have a pen and paper...?"

Blank looks met his. "Okay, then...then just imagine a squiggly line in front of the 'p' and 'q'. That's what the first negation does. Then the second one negates that negation, taking the squiggly lines away."

Breathing in, he finished with; "So our mathematical answer would be, 'p and q', written with the carrot right-side-up- like the 'A'."

The tunnel was silent.

Then it was broken. "How do you know all that?" Meg demanded, looking extremely confused. "That makes no sense. I thought there were numbers."

"There are," Apollo patiently explained. "But this is a logic problem, and they don't do numbers."

"Never before have I been grateful to not to have to go to college," Grover rubbed at his temples. "Algebra was bad enough. Now this?"

"Hey!" Apollo looked slightly offended. "It's all quite fun, really, when you figure it out! Besides, we didn't even have to solve it!"

"Then why did you?" Meg asked.

Apollo stared at her. "Because you asked me too-!"

"Nope." She blew a raspberry. "None of us did."

He closed his eyes, as if praying for mercy.

"Anyway," Apollo gave both of them the stink-eye. "Math and music were quite intertwined back in the day, so the Muses and I are quite adept at it- Thalia's the geometry queen, and whatever you do, do not say 'Bet you can't solve this in a minute' to Urania. She will make you look stupid."

"Bet that's not hard."

"Oh, shut up."

insert cackle from Meg

"ANYWAY," Apollo gives her the stink-eye. "Ancient Greece was a breeding ground for mathematical minds- Pythagoras, for one, who was my son to boot! Even Hestia enjoys looking over Hephaestus's construction equations in her spare time."

The other two stared at him, as if shocked the gods would find math, of all things, fun.

Apollo awkwardly glanced away from them. He didn't know what their reactions would be if he told them of the many contributions he has made to the world of mathematics. For some reason, silly mortals didn't seem to appreciate the hard work put into them!

Sighing, he said; "Uh, Labyrinth, the answer is 'negation'. We got side-tracked there for a bit."

One hallway in front of them glowed with the answer. Without another word, they quickly speed-walked down the passage-way.

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Okay but

Leo remembering that Piper is vegetarian 😭

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So…TOA should be the next one getting a graphic novel adaptation after HOO is done right?

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UHHHH THAT’S WILL????

"graphic novel will cant hurt you!"

graphic novel will:

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EXCUSE ME WHAT

i never want to read annabeth being surprised percy is intelligent ever again in any way at any point for any reason.