#*telemachus and penelope start talking amongst themselves*

[o3o-lapd-o3o]

here is part 5! it's not a long as the others, but hopefully this will tide you over till the dinner scene!

(as i said in prev post that won't be posted till latest sunday/monday)

the post/thread that started this whole au

dinner scene: part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8

there's a masterlist now!

*the next morning*

*in telemachus’ room*

telemachus: *having got up early due to his excitement for later tonight*

telemachus: *looking down at something on his table* i hope he likes this, i can’t believe i spotted it in the market!

athena: *from behind telemachus* who likes what?

athena: *trying to peer over telemachus to see what he’s looking at* what do you have there, little wolf?

telemachus: *jumps in shock, not expecting athena to be there*

telemachus: *quickly wraps something in a silk cloth*

telemachus: *turns to face her* athena!- oh this? it’s a gift!

athena: *owl-like wide eyes and head tilted* a gift? for who?

telemachus: *scratches the back of head with nervous laughter*

telemachus: w-well after you left yesterday, i decided to head to the palace library to look up some more information on the gods

telemachus: i know i said it was other people’s words… but i still wanted to know a little more about lord poseidon, before we met again.

athena: oh-

telemachus: -and! and then i headed down to the market, and i spotted something i thought… i thought he might like it.

telemachus: *looks down at his feet* i know he’s a powerful god and a gift seems like a silly idea… but he’s also fathers’ friend so i just thought-

athena: *smiling and putting her hand under telemachus’ chin to lift it up*

athena: telemachus, you don’t have to be nervous or explain it all to me

athena: my uncle may be very powerful, but i’m sure he’ll appreciate you getting him something.

athena: *internally to herself* and if he doesn’t, i’m positive one look from odysseus will change his mind

athena: *ruffles telemachus’ hair* so there! no need to worry!

telemachus: *smiles*

athena: *putting her hand down and looking back over telemachus’ shoulder*

athena: so, what did you get him?

telemachus: oh! here let me show you!

telemachus: *turns around and moves to the side so athena can come next to him*

telemachus: *moves the silk cloth*

telemachus: what do you think?

athena: *realises what it is* i think… i honestly think he’ll love it

telemachus: *looks at her and smiles again*

*telemachus wraps the item back in the silk cloth and both him athena leave his room*

telemachus: how come you’re here so early anyway?

telemachus: not that i mind! but dinner isn’t till this evening?

athena: what just because its family dinner tonight, i can’t have family breakfast?

telemachus: *laughs*

telemachus: i wonder if mother and father are up yet…

athena: if they’re not, please let me wake your father up

telemachus: um sure? how come though?

athena: *thinks back to when she did early morning training with odysseus*

athena: *remembers the horror on odysseus’ face every time she ‘woke’ him & dragged him out of bed*

athena: oh no reason really

*both head to odysseus’ and penelope’s room*

[toxinoire]

Nah Tel is like, 21-22, and if you consider that Shiz is a college, Glinda and Elphie are at least 18-20, so it's definitely nepotism.

Though, Telemachus would be the students' fave teacher.

Fiyero will try to get him to dance through life but Telemachus is literally gonna be: I'll let you do that once you win against my dad, now do the essay on existentialism. Specifically existentialism.

Athena wouldn't show up as Goddess of Wisdom, but she talks so everyone just assumes she's Telemachus's owl friend (which, is correct). Until of course Elpaba and Glinda argue or post Ozdust Glinda and Elphaba start talking amongst themselves and she'll just pull them both in the quick thought dimension to keep them silent.

Also Penelope wouldn't exactly tell them about the weaving and unweaving, buuuut she'd definitely be all "Art is a strategy too, btw."

But as you said, you have scenarios. So answer this question: How will these four being here change the course of Wicked?

Wicked and Epic crossover but in the sense that Ody, Penelope, and Telemachus are teachers at Shiz, and Athena is the owl sitting on Telemachus's table during class.

Odysseus is a fencing coach, Penelope is an arts teacher, and Telemachus gives me philosophy and ideology teacher vibes.

lmao imagine having a married couple, specifically odypen, as your teachers.

Oof rip Glinda and Elphaba, you're both gonna be the called out students