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[ there isn't so much as a pause before clarisse answers his question, more determined than ever. ] Punch me. [ it's that simple, adam. ] Or try. The test is to see if I can dodge, and we both know you've got a lousy arm. If it works, I'm not as fucked as I think I am, but if not... [ well, let's just say she won't be joining any fight clubs while she's like this, or fighting any wars. she doesn't want to think about the possibility of wonderland depowering her against, say, the jabberwocky. she can't even begin to imagine how fucked she'd be. ] I'll cross that bridge if I come to it. [ hopefully it won't come to it. ] Now, are you going to help me or not?

How do we know that?

_{[He's a tad insulted by that, even if compared to a demi-god's fists of fury everyone's arm probably seems lousy.]}

Let me get this straight so I understand this--you want me to try fighting you and if I win, that's proof Wonderland dumbed you down? This is why no one likes gods or angels.

_{[Yeah, he should be insulted. Him possibly standing eye-to-eye with someone like her is a sign the world is ending for her. Why doesn't she just ask him to feed her boars for her and kick him in the nuts at the same time?

He sighs. This isn't surprising in the slightest.]}

[ she's not even going to bother dignifying that first question with a response. it would just be rude, and she's trying her hardest not to piss him off right now, so it's better left unanswered, honestly. he probably already knows the answer, anyway.

but now it's her turn to be a tad bit offended, because, whoa. she's not a god, okay. she's not even close to being on their level, so she'd really appreciate it if he didn't compare them. she might be kind of an asshole, but she's nowhere near godly assholeishness. ]

You know, just for the record, I'm not a god. I'm being straight with you here, Adam. I won't even take a swing at you. [ at least not one that he couldn't dodge. ] I'm just trying to test my reflexes, see if my instincts are still intact, and I can't do that with anyone or anything else. If you don't want to help, fine, just fucking tell me so I don't keep embarrassing myself.

_{[How is she not a god? She's part god, isn't that close to the same thing? They're getting off track, but that's another thing he'd like cleared up one day on top of why she's calling him up for this illustrious duty.]}

Thanks.

_{[Yeah, thanks, don't ask him to hit you and then not hit him back. Because hitting him back would just be weird in all of this.

Sarcasm game is strong today.]}

Calm down, it's not like I'm texting everybody in the mansion to tell them you turned klutzy. I don't get it. If Wonderland just nerfed you a bit, wouldn't just be... _{[Seriously, don't shoot the messenger just because he doesn't know the politically correct terms for this stuff.]} ... human? What's so strange about that?

[ she tries her hardest not to roll her eyes, but it's becoming increasingly difficult not to fall back on her condescension as a crutch. she is still part god, and unfortunately for most demigods, their pride is their fatal flaw. humbling herself even this much is more of a miracle than jesus turning water into wine. ]

Mortal. I'm already human. [ well, part human. ] And being mortal means ... [ i'm useless, she doesn't say, because. well. that's probably about as offensive as it gets when the conversation you're currently having is with a mortal. she grumbles, pinching the bridge of her nose. ] Look, it doesn't matter, I just need to figure this shit out.

_{[Being "mortal" means... what? He doesn't see the way she sees, but then he's only ever been one thing: just an unremarkable human. If anything, coming out of Heaven and Hell, seeing what he's seen... it makes him less of one, not more.

Unless Clarisse chooses to break it down for him, he doesn't expect he'll ever get it. Wanting to test her reflexes by having someone get into a fistfight with her doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but Adam's beginning to at least understand that's the language Clarisse seems to be fluent in.]}

... All right, fine.

_{[He's probably going to regret this.]}

Where outside?

[ oh, thank the gods, finally. she's so tired of talking in circles trying to convince him to actually do this. but at least he is actually going to help her, so that's more than she was really expecting. she already sounds about five times less agitated. ]

Just outside the mansion. I'm already here, so just. You know, don't take all damn day getting down here.

[ and that's all he'll hear from her until he meets her outside. ]

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