Uhm.. hi Annabeth? I uh, just got claimed as an Athena kid but to be honest, I miss the Hermes cabin so much. I feel like I don't belong here.
I remember before.. everything happened, Luke told me that Hermes kids were jacks of all trades masters of none. It made me feel like I didn't have to be anything. Now.. now I feel like I have to be good at stuff. But I'm not! I feel like an idiot.
I was never smart or crafty or strategic or.. or whatever people expect me to be now! Im never enough! I thought that finally coming here would be it!
But NOOOO i guess I'm back to square one!
I.. im sorry for dumping on you Annabeth.. ma'am? I.. i know you're like a hero of olympus and the architect of olympus and.. and.. why did I even bother.
Hey there. First of all; welcome to the Athena cabin. Weβre so happy to have you join us.
I understand what you mean. It kind of feels like we have to be the smart ones, the strategic ones, the ones that are never wrong, right? You feel like youβre not worthy or you donβt belong here when you make a mistake or something. Trust me, I get it. I understand the confusion, the pain, because Iβn like that too.
When I was on that stupid quest to find the Mark of Athena, I felt so, so lost. I wished that I was anyone but meβ Hazel with her ability to control the underground, Percy with his ability to control water, Frank with his ability to shapeshiftβ anything seemed better than what I was stuck with: the ability to, what, think? And I felt stupid. Why was I the one chosen for this quest when I was clearly incompetent?
But then I realized that being a child of Athena isnβt about being a smartass. Itβs about constantly pursuing knowledge, to fill the gaps between the known and unknown. Itβs about persistence. About pushing yourself to achieve something even when itβs hard and everyone tells you to stop. About putting your foot down and stubbornly refusing to give up when trouble comes in your way. And no matter what they say, youβre a child of Athena. Youβre my sister. You donβt have to be a scholar, or a fucking world-class craftsman, or a military general. And the fact that you persisted through all that drama and still stands before me today is evidence enough that youβve got what it takes to be a child of the goddess of wisdom and warfare.
Have some courage and faith in yourself. Besides, youβre not alone; if you want to learn something new, you can always reach out to one of our siblings.
Like you said, Iβm a βhero and architect of Olympusβ. So if you still canβt trust yourself, trust me. I know you got this. I know youβre here for a reason.
Welcome to cabin 6.