Sticks And Stones Can Break Mortal Bones-
Don't question the title. It makes sense later.
Joan was sat on the sofa looking from Thomas to Logan with narrowed eyes. "Are you two sure you weren't-"
"Yes, Joan, we're bloody sure!" Thomas groaned, burying his face in his hands. "He literally arrived from the sky."
"So you're saying he was sent from Heaven?" Joan wiggled their eyebrows teasingly.
Logan frowned. "I fell from Olympus while I was partaking in enjoyable activities. I wasn't sent here at all."
Joan looked at the god with mild confusion at how someone couldn't get what they were saying. They turned the confused face to Thomas, who shrugged in reply.
The non-binary turned back to Logan with a slight frown. "Look, you can't seriously stick to that story, it's stupid! I'm not gonna believe that!"
"It's true, Joan, he fell from the sky with three other gods and I slept on the floor." Argued Thomas, with a small shrug.
Logan reached for the Book. It had been fixed by magic but he'd been slightly paranoid and had wrapped a lot 'tape', as mortals called it, to keep it together definitely. At least until he got home. "Here," He said, handing it to Joan. "Ask it if I'm telling the truth."
"Aw, no, I'll look stupid..." Joan mumbled. They opened the book and began to speak when their jaw dropped open. They looked at Thomas, then Logan. "How'd you do it?"
"That is the Book. It answers every question. What did it say?" Logan asked.
Joan looked down at the Book. "It says: you won't look stupid, you'll look incredibly surprised." They handed the Book back to Logan. "That's creepy..."
"Nonsense. It answered your question. It's like-" There was a moment of silence as Logan read a new message that appeared in the Book, "-your 'Google'."
"Yeah, but at least Google doesn't read your mind..." Joan mumbled in protest.
"What's 'Google'?" Patton stood at the foot of the stairs, rubbing his eyes sleepily, dressed in the same baby blue toga he had been wearing the day before.
"Oh, my beanie, there's more of you..." Joan breathed.
Thomas smiled nervously. "Hey, Pat-Patton, was it?"
Patton beamed. "That's me, kiddo! Who's this?"
Logan replied before anyone else, reading from the Book. "Their name is Joan. They prefer not to associate themselves with a specific gender so they refer to themselves as something called 'non-binary'. This means they'd like you to respect this choice and use they and them pronouns when addressing them. They are good friends with Thomas."
Joan and Thomas gaped at him.
Logan shrugged. "I asked the Book."
Patton skipped over to Joan and stuck out his hand happily. "Pleasure to meet you, Joan! I'm Patton, son of Zeus!" Joan shook the outstretched hand awkwardly.
"Where's, uh, Virgil and Roman?" Thomas asked.
"I think they're still sleeping. Roman landed with his weight as well as Virgil's', so he may need more time to recover." Patton answered brightly.
Joan shook their head, trying to shake their brain into working. "Okay, but seriously, you guys actually fell from the sky?!"
"They did," Thomas said. "I blacked out."
"They should have a million broken bones, then! Logan said they fell high above cloud level, they shouldn't even be talking right now!" Protested Joan, waving his arms wildly.
Patton grinned, placing his hands on his hips. "Ah, the confusion of mortals! We're not mortal, ya see? We can get hurt but we heal very quickly! Sticks and stones can break mortal bones for days on end, but they don't even damage us. A fall from that height definitely shattered our skeletons but we fixed ourselves up and were as right as thunder!"
Joan nodded slowly. "Okay, I'm following... You guys are actually gods, from an actual Olympus, and you are in my best friend's' house."
"Finally." Sighed Logan, rolling his eyes sarcastically.. "I didn't believe humans could be so idiotic."
Patton pouted at him and the two were engaged in a silent staring contest before Logan sighed again. "Fine, I'm sorry."
"Anyway, Joan, buddy, you're looking kinda pale. Do you want a drink?" Thomas asked, touching his friend's' arm carefully.
"Yes, please... " Joan whimpered.
.:*:.
Half an hour later, Joan had reverted very quickly back to his usual self, if a little nervous. He had introduced Logan and Patton to the wonderful worlds of 'Steven Universe' and 'The Amazing World Of Gumball'; Patton had loved it but Logan was just perplexed. Thomas silently wondered if, if he got close enough, he'd be able to hear Logan making a Microsoft error noise.
That's when they all heard the crash from upstairs. Then the yell.
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