Now, your Patroclus here was only mostly dead

[aristosmyrmidon]

[Patroclus stares at the camera intensely for a moment, checking to see if the device is working. When he realizes it must be, he leans back. And takes a breath He’s gone over what to say many times over.]

Ah, I am Patroclus. I have only recently arrived.

[Not as confident as he hoped to sound but not as bad as he feared.]

I do not know if any of you are from my world, but I understand that I am from a time in the past for many of you. Have any of you heard of Troy? I would like to know if the Greeks conquered it and--

[He braces himself. This isn’t a question he wants to ask. He knows what the general answer will be-- the prophecy always foretold Achilles’s death. But he needs to know how it happened and if his fame was worth the price.]

If you have heard of Achilles, what became of him?

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[deathkid]

[ omgods, it's patroclus. patroclus from the stories. and not only that, but he's asking about achilles. his two heroes. okay, he has to remain calm. breathe in, breathe out. ]

Um, hi. I'm Nico and I'm a Greek. [ if the dark, shaggy curls and high cheekbones don't give that away. ] Or, I should say, I'm a Greek demigod. I can tell you for certain that Achilles isn't here. He's been, um, guarding the river Styx.

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[aristosmyrmidon]

[Patroclus is clearly relieved to see Nico, even if he's the bearer of bad news. Another Greek. Thank, well there are multiple gods to thank. Then again, they owe him a lot for Achilles's death and their other prophecies. Maybe he'll skip the "thank you" sacrifice.]

How did he die?

[He realizes shortly later that a greeting should have accompanied that, but it's now been too long to correct that mistake.]

[deathkid]

[ nico doesn't mind. he's still inwardly freaking out because patroclus. ]

Well... an arrow shot by Paris, basically.