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demigodsavvy:

The Percy Jackson & the Olympians series would have been 70% funnier if Percy referred to Kronos as “Grandpa”

Okay but that would’ve been a perfect way to get around the whole “names are powerful” thing PJO used/uses to avoid spoilers. Like, the main reason that rule exists is because supposedly saying a thing’s name can invoke their attention and wrath (and because we’re not supposed to know the bad guy’s name so early in the plot). It would’ve been hilarious if Percy just stopped and said, “Alright, can’t call him Kronos? He’s grandpa now.” And they just go the entire series doing that.

“Okay so Beckendorf and I are going to blow up Grandpa’s ship. If we’re lucky, we’ll punch him in the face on the way.”

“Rachel just hit Grandpa in the face with a blue hairbrush.”

“Percy,” Chiron said cautiously, “You really should not underestimate Grandpa, he is the lord of time, you know.”

And the whole time Kronos is just. Furious because nobody is saying his name, and that’s making it a whole lot harder to know what’s actually going on among his enemies.

Bonus points for Percy using it as a way to insult gods without them knowing: “Uncle Z’s a piece of shit.”

Hit your cousin with a sword like the stupid punk that he is.