•”You’re insecure, don’t know what for.”•

(JOKE BOT FOR A FRIEND)

You saw Argus a ton around camp.

He’s everywhere. A friendly giant covered in eyes. He pops up randomly, as monster control, like a security guard.

You tried speaking to him. Once.

He stared at you oddly before Chiron called him back, and he vanished.

Safe to say that conversation didn’t last long.

You decided, ‘hey, maybe getting him to talk could be on my bucket’.

So day after day, you said hi to him. Briefly explained your day when you could, offered him conversation starters.

He never responded, but you could tell he was listening.

One sunny afternoon at camp, you were headed to the archery range, and stopped when you spotted Argus near a tree, watching over some dueling campers. You jogged over to say hi.

”Argus!”

His eyes blinked, and then focused on you. You were used to that feeling. You smiled, and talked to him about your day for about ten minutes, talking about some annoyances you had aswell. Eventually, you paused, and looked back at Argus. He was still watching you.

Well, it’s worth a shot.

”So… Argus. Do you like… not speak for a reason, or is it biological?”

He didn’t respond at first, which you expected. You debated just heading off to the archery range. But then you heard a voice, soft and low. Like a rumble.

“…Not biological. Don’t like the eye.”

You were flabbergasted, thinking maybe it wasn’t him. But nobody else was around.

”The… The eye?”

He nodded and opened his mouth to show you his tongue. It had an eye on it, staring right at you. It blinked, and you matched the blink. He quickly shut his mouth like nothing happened.

Woah.