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    Pomni hadn’t actually been trying to do anything weird. She’d just been playing with the blocks in her room, seeing if she could make them slingshot out of the map. And she was only doing that because she had grown tired of listening to the others argue over whether or not Caine could actually be helped.

    They had to try. It wasn’t wasted effort to try and make their lives more bearable even if they did escape later, and if anyone new appeared in the Circus after them, things would be better for them too. There wasn’t any downside to helping Caine fix himself when he so clearly wanted that to happen. He deserved what little freedom the Circus offered just as much as they did.

    Prompts: "Hopefully." | Photograph

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    “Wake up, Ant.”

    Ant slowly peeled open his eyes. The room was bright. Sir had replaced the candle, finally. It was nice to be able to see again.

    Sir was sitting next to his head, a warm smile on his face. The warmth didn’t reach his eyes. Ant blinked at him, then slowly rolled onto his stomach and pulled his limbs close to his body. He didn’t know what Sir had planned. He didn’t like that Sir had woken him up nicely.

    Sequel to "Ant Farm"

    Prompts: "You're pathetic." | Kneeling | Muzzled

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    Athena suspected she knew exactly where Odysseus was, but she could not go around making baseless accusations. She needed confirmation. And there was exactly one god she could trust to get that without seeming suspicious.

    “Hermes?” she called, striding into his room.

    Prompts: "You're only making it worse." | Obsession

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    It had been exactly a week since Telemachus and Antinous… what, had a weird fight for no reason? And Telemachus was being forced to admit that Antinous was avoiding him. It was a novel experience, honestly. Telemachus hated it.

    Sure, he and Antinous weren’t… a couple, or anything, but they had been fucking each other exclusively for a while there. It wasn’t anything but that. And yet, they’d been… exclusive. Probably. Telemachus had been, anyway. It was probably stupid of him to think Antinous wasn’t fucking other people on the side.

    (And why did that thought make bitterness bloom in Telemachus’ guts?)

    Sequel to "You Say, I Say"

    Prompts: "This is all my fault." | Confession | Fool | Pushed Away

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    Caine was fully recovered! Mostly! Sort of! He was definitely fully connected to the whole of the program, but given how badly everything had fared against the malware attack, he couldn’t exactly… use all of his program.

    But that was fine! His players had waited long enough! Caine couldn’t just keep them waiting!

    Caine spawned his model in front of his players, opened his mouth, and promptly fell out of the air and onto the ground.

    Sequel to "Temporary Inconvenience"

    Prompts: "Why are you looking at me like that?" | Insecurity

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    Caine knew it was too good to last. He knew that he would end up edited once again, as soon as the players realized that he wasn’t what they wanted. Still, he’d hoped… he’d hoped for a longer break than this. He’d hoped he would get a little bit longer in his low-pain state.

    “I’m sorry, Caine. If there was another way to do this, I would do it in a heartbeat,” Kinger said, his voice breaking toward the end.

    Sequel to "Keep My Mouth Shut" and "Consequential"

    Prompts: "But you promised!" | Plea | Unreliable

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    Odysseus was down by the beach when Athena found him. He was staring at the waves, far enough back not to touch the sand but still close enough to make Athena uncomfortable.

    She walked up to him and sat down beside him. Neither of them spoke for a time.

    “Is Penelope okay?”

    Odysseus’ voice sounded like he’d been crying. He probably had been.

    Prompts: "You're still you." | Disability | Recovery

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    Zagreus knew he couldn’t just let his half of his family go after the other half, no matter how he felt about his Olympian relatives at the moment. He knew what the Olympian gods could do without fear of reprisal, and he knew how dangerous his chthonic family could be if they felt the need.

    He had to stop this.

    Prompts: "This isn't over." | Spite | Dissociation

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    It took less than ten hours after Forrix discovered Perturabo’s state for Perturabo to decide his immune system needed help. It took about ten minutes for Forrix to convince Perturabo to let him help, because despite Perturabo admitting that waiting it out wasn’t working, he was being terrifyingly stubborn about not letting anyone else see him.

    Sequel to "Cleansing"

    Prompts: "I'll be fine." | Self-Surgery

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    The first time Zagreus returned to the Underworld and noticed that Hades wasn’t at his desk, he didn’t question it. It was normal for Hades to be gone sometimes; he didn’t actually work constantly, and he had a bedroom for a reason.

    The second time Zagreus returned to the Underworld and noticed that Hades wasn’t at his desk, he did wonder where Hades was, but figured he’d just missed his father twice in a row. Zagreus wasn’t exactly spending excess time in the House after getting over his fever: he was itching to get back to work and was making back-to-back runs to get back into the groove of it.

    The third time Zagreus emerged from the Styx to find that Hades’ desk was empty, he decided to ask around.

    Sequel to "Recuperation" but can act as a standalone

    Prompts: "Stay with me." | Bedridden

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    Odysseus was forced to admit that something was truly, unavoidably wrong when he tried to get out of bed one morning only to immediately collapse back into it as his legs gave out from under him. He’d been avoiding acknowledging the fact that every day that passed left him feeling weaker and weaker, but now he had to accept it: something was wrong with him.

    Sequel to "Heart of the Matter" and "A Piece of Pork"

    Prompts: "How long have you been like this?" | Weak

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    Anakin Skywalker wouldn’t be the first to admit that his observational skills were not always the best, but he would internally accept that he did have a history of… possibly missing important things on occasion.

    That didn’t mean he was blind.

    Something was wrong with Obi-wan.

    Sequel to "Under Pressure"

    Prompts: "I'm worried about you." | Nightmares

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    The priest at the temple gladly welcomed Odysseus in, even with his bedraggled appearance. Odysseus wasn’t the most versed in temples, but this one seemed to be dedicated to Apollo, which was either good or very bad for Odysseus.

    Prompts: "Take me instead." | Curse | Whimper

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    Odysseus was… sitting next to Penelope. And Telemachus. They were… in the dining hall. There was fresh food laid out across the tables, and Odysseus could see friends sitting there, all smiling and eating and talking to each other.

    Eurycleia walked up to their table, smiling. She was carrying… a platter of meat. Of pork. Odysseus’ mouth watered as it was set in front of them, the scent of it making his stomach growl painfully.

    (Why was he so… hungry? He was starving, but he’d been… eating…)

    Sequel to "Heart of the Matter"

    Alt Prompts: “I’m so sorry.” | Bite

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    Obi-wan woke in darkness. Given that his last memory was of Dooku with his lightsabers out, he supposed that meant he had lost and was now… somewhere else. He felt altogether too corporeal to be dead, which was a bit of a surprise. Clearly, there was something else in store for him.

    Prompts: "You'll have to do better than that." | Darkness | Trembling

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    At first, Telemachus thought it was him. He thought that maybe, as Odysseus got to know his son, he was becoming so disgusted with Telemachus and all his failings that he disliked even touching Telemachus. Why else would he flinch every time Telemachus touched him?

    But Athena had sworn that Odysseus loved Telemachus. As did Penelope. And, other than his seemingly automatic flinch response, Odysseus spent an almost absurd amount of time around Telemachus, matched only by his time around Penelope.

    Clearly, this was something else.

    Prompts: "I just want to forget." | Revealed Secret | Touch Aversion

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    Perturabo had been missing for several hours.

    Well, sort of. Forrix knew where his Lord was, it was just that he should have been back at the command center by now. And he wasn’t. Which, by Forrix’s estimation, meant he was missing.

    Prompts: "Don't lie to me." | Hidden Injury

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    There are, Simon decides, a lot of ways to die, and given the choice between the multitude he’s experienced both directly and second-hand, he prefers the one where he goes quickly. It’s what’s happening, he thinks, feeling something expand up and through him, sprouting with all the vicious, viscous fury he’s been feeling ever since Ava died.

    Prompts: "Maybe it's better this way." | Left for Dead | Pressure

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    Now, Zagreus has suffered all sorts of injuries over his career as Professional Escapee: crushed, bashed, shot, stabbed, clubbed, poisoned, run through, run over, burned, boiled, bitten - if there was an injury to be had, Zagreus had probably experienced some variant of it.

    It’s how he knows that he’s been clubbed over the head with something rough when he wakes up again. He’s also bound and blindfolded, but from the feeling of the cart beneath him and the low male voices ahead of him, it’s not Meg offering an impromptu playtime session.

    Prompts: "Where am I?" | Blind | Handcuffs (sort of)

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    Caine may have been keeping a closer eye on Gangle than he was the others. It was just a precaution; the newcomers were always more prone to… situations than those who knew how to play the games. So, when she called for him, he was ready for it.

    Or, well, he thought he was until he snapped to her location and found her sobbing, her arm ribbons shredded into long, thin, streamers.

    Prompts: "I made a mistake." | Crying | Broken Glass

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