Talking with a counselor when Percy was a little younger (not that much because I don’t feel like Dios been around Percy for too long in this AU.) :
“While yes, it’s a little more uncommon at this age to still be experiencing such an active imagination, and to be having things such as imaginary friends—it’s not impossible. Percy seems to have been a very imaginative child his whole life, so it makes sense that even now he’s still dealing with things like this.”
“What actually concerns me is how he describes this imaginary friend. He speaks of this person as if they have…powers. Magical abilities. This could be a result of him feeling powerless in his own body. He’s conjuring up a being who makes him feel more in control to cope.”
“What are you trying to say?”
“This is no insult to you, Ms. Jackson, but…you and I both know, that Percy has had to change schools quite a bit throughout his life. I’m not saying anything bad about the decisions you’ve made, but it’s a big change even for high school students who sometimes move. This constant change could make Percy feel like he has no control, or power over his own life.”
“So as a result, he imagines a friend. One who makes him feel like he has power. Has a choice. This comes out with this supposed imaginary friend having super powers of some kind.”
“I think maybe Percy should have additional counseling, to make him feel better about all this change. He’s clearly feeling stressed, and all this imaginary stuff is his way of trying to self-soothe. So I believe additional help could be beneficial to the boy.
“And another thing really quick Ms. Jackson. I’m curious about something.”
“Is your son in any sort of…ancient history classes? Do you teach him anything at home?”
“It’s just….the name of your son’s imaginary friend is odd. It’s not a typical name a kid would name someone, or even know for that matter.”
“Your child’s imaginary friend is named after an Ancient Greek God.”
“I….what? Like- like Zeus, Hades, Poseidon? Those guys.”
“No, actually. From my knowledge, the god he’s named after is…Dionysus. Who, is god of insanity, wine, and grapes. As well as some darker concepts. It’s…unusual.”
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