you must tell them true stories, and everything will be well

EXACTLY. I STILL CANNOT PROCESS THE FUCKERY.

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AGAIN WITH THE "I DO NOT HAVE A SUFFICIENT ANGRY ICON". TARJA WILL HAVE TO DO.

I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE THIS UNTIL I READ THE BOOK FOR MYSELF. IT CANNOT BE TRUE, IT CAN'T IT CAN'T IT CAN'T!

AND SERIOUSLY, I'VE SAID THIS SO MANY TIMES, BUT WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT HE CAN'T SHOW UP EVEN ONCE? THIS SEEMS WRONG. AND HE HAD BETTER PLAY A MAJOR FUCKING ROLE TO MAKE UP FOR THIS FUCKERY.

ALSO: WE'VE DISCUSSED/RANTED THIS ALREADY, BUT IT BEARS REPEATING. IF THEY DON'T EVEN MENTION HIM, THERE WILL BE BLOOD. BLOOD. HE CANNOT JUST VANISH WITHOUT HAVING AN EXCUSE/EXPLANATION FROM SOMEONE ELSE AS TO WHY.

OMFG, I CAN'T EVEN. STILL STUCK AT THE "WTF IS THIS" STAGE, CAN'T REALLY FORMULATE COGNITIVE ANSWERS THAT HAVEN'T ALREADY BEEN SAID, SORRY.

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LIKE I SAID, IF FUCKING GROVER GETS PAGETIME AND NICO DOESN'T, I WILL BE VERY DISPLEASED. VERY.

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ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS PRETTY WELL ESTABLISHED THAT GROVER'S GOING TO BE OFF DOING HIS "SAVE THE WILD" ENVIRONMENTALIST STUFF, SO I MEAN REALLY.

I'M TELLING YOU, I WILL GO TO SAN ANTONIO. I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE, RIORDAN, I WILL CAMP ON YOUR DOORSTEP UNTIL A SUITABLE EXPLANATION IS OFFERED.

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OKAY, NOT REALLY. BUT STILL. SOMETHING WILL NEED TO HAPPEN.

BUT THIS THEORY YOU HAVE ABOUT NICO BEING MISSING. WE SHOULD DISCUSS THIS MORE ON LJ. MORE INPUT IS GOOD INPUT.

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BUT WHY WOULD RR TELL US NICO ISN'T GOING TO BE IN TLH IF HE'S NOT THE TITLE CHARACTER.

WHY ARE YOU CONFUSING ME SO MUCH, RR?!

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I NEED TO STOP USING MY DEFAULT ICON ON THIS, IT'S TOO SMILEY. ANYWAY.

OH GOD, NOW I REALLY CAN'T WAIT FOR TUESDAY D: I WAS DOING OKAY, BUT NOW MUST NEEDS KNOW WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON WITH NICO.

IT'S KIND OF SAD THAT THIS HAPPENED AND NOW EVERYONE'S LIKE "FUCK WHAT HAPPENS TO PERCY, WHERE'S NICO?!" NOW.

Edited Date: 2010-10-08 03:41 am (UTC)

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green-climber.livejournal.com

Isn't Grover RR's fave, though?
I've sort of gotten the impression that RR is not quite as attached to Nico as a lot of fans are, so this nose doesn't greatly surprise me. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now, though, and assume that it's because he wants to devote the new series to his new characters. Having Annabeth (hopefully) play a big role and having the book set around the premise that Percy is missing...well, throwing other characters in there might have detracted too much from the new guys. I'm wondering now who else is NOT in it. Rachel? Thalia?

I do think, though, that Percy is the lost hero. I'll be very surprised if there's some big twist and it turns out that it's Nico instead. I think, in this instance, the hints we've been given are probably pretty indicative of the actual plotline.

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green-climber.livejournal.com

Any by "nose," naturally I meant, "news." (shakes head at self in exasperation).

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I FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THIS RAGE.

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Nah, that was me.

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chibimarchy.livejournal.com

LMAO @ YOUR ANGRY!GIFS. BUT YEAH, THIS IS A BUNCH OF BULLSHIT.

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I HAVE BEEN SAVING THEM ALL UP FOR SUCH AN OCCASION OF TOTAL FUCKERY LIKE THIS.

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FOREVER UNFORGIVEN, RICK RIORDAN.
FOR. EV. ER.

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BUT WAIT

WHAT IF THIS IS SOME EPIC MINDFUCKERY ON RR'S PART

WHERE NICO IS REALLY THE LOST HERO AND PERCY'S JUST A RED HERRING???

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THIS IS RIORDAN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHEN HAS HE EVER EPICALLY MINDFUCKED US?

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NEVERRRR

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THERE'S ALWAYS A FIRST, OKAY.

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GO AWAY, KRONOS.

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If he does, FORGIVEN RICK. BUT A LITTLE DOUBTFUL NEXT TIME HE SAYS SOMETHING.

DEVIOUS RICK IS DEVIOUS.

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FOREVER.

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FOREVER

Or maybe until Rick releases the books with Nico.

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I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. IF ANNABETH DOESN'T GO ON THIS QUEST WITH THE KIDS I WILL STOP READING. YOU HEAR ME. STOP READING. I'M NOT JOKING. I NEED A SMOOTH TRANSITION. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO THINK ANYMORE.

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antistar-e.livejournal.com

Well shit.

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DOES THE MAN NOT KNOW THAT WE HAVE OT3 FIC TO WRITE.

HOW CAN WE DO THIS WITH ONLY TWO OF THE THREE.

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REALLY ONLY ONE. PERCY'S MISSING TOO.

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DAMMIT YOU ARE RIGHT.

Y NO CANON OT3 MOMENTS, RR?!

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I literally just froze.

Hey Rick Riordan, you aren't going to get away with this one. No, you aren't.

And I thought this was a happy post.

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YOU WERE MISTAKEN.

>:

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I was very mistaken.

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I AM SORRY TO BEAR BAD NEWS.

Edited Date: 2010-10-08 04:23 am (UTC)

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IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
DAMN, I WAS THINKING THAT I COULD BE CALM, BUT NOPE, NO CHANCE.
RICK RIORDAN...

Taking Thalia out of Luke's death scene with some crappy excuse about her being stuck under a statue wasn't enough? You have to skip over Nico in TLH? Good job, Rick. Good job.

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dreamyzingg.livejournal.com

THIS

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I AM GLAD THAT YOU AGREE.

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maplelump.livejournal.com

WHAT THE EVER LOVING FUCK?????????????????????? NICO WAS, NO IS MANDATORY FOR MY HEALTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ANGRY MAPLE, IS ANGRY.

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lambbaby.livejournal.com

But, but but......IT'S NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean COME ON what does Nico have to do to get some freaking attention?!!!! HE HELPED SAVE THE FREAKING WORLD.

THIS IS UN-FUCKING-ACCEPTABLE RIORDAN.UNACCEPTABLE. There better be a damned good explanation for where the hell Nico is at. And by good I mean he needs to be shacking it up with Rachel at Camp Half-Blood. That is possibly the only freaking way I will forgive this bullshit that is happening.

Or this needs to be a HUGE mindfuck and Nico really is the hero.

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ceryni-10.livejournal.com

OMG THIS NEWS HAS SCREWED MY DAY! IF HE DOESNT HAVE A MASSIVE AND I MEAN massiveMASSIVE ROLE IN THE REST OF THE SERIES I WILL BE SOOOO PISSED!

At least in bringing this to my attention I will not spend each page of TLH thining/worrying where is NICO?!

Omg and to the person about Thalia missing Luke's death! How lame I didnt even think about it!

RR you best have a dam good ongoing plot!

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dreamyzingg.livejournal.com

WTF

NOT COOL RICK NOT COOL

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artemisrae.livejournal.com

I am perplexed. On one hand, this kind of fits in with my tiny personal fanon Nico who actually doesn't hang around camp that much (*glances at OT3 fic*) but on the other hand, I expected some more characterization from Nico. Especially since that whole Doors of Death thing in the prophecy seems to scream Son of Hades to me.

Honestly, I was pretty wary of the new books in the first place, but I had figured it's because I'm a little bit crazy and was reluctant to give up my personal head canon. RSquared should consider himself on notice.

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