Percy needed a job, or, well, he wanted one anyway. halloween was one of ― if not his only ― favorite holidays. the thrill of spooks, and the adrenaline... it surely got his demigod heart pumping. almost better than a sword's fight, and that had to mean something, right?

now, Percy never worked as a scare actor, but his job was mostly simple ― run around and scare some kids, chase them around a little, and all that.

oh and he knew you'd be here today too! lately, you've been all blabbering about how he wouldn't be able to scare you. so, the son of Poseidon was awfully eager to prove you wrong....

it was easy enough to find you, even easier to sneak up on you and snake his arms around your body ― he heard you gasp in surprise, and a smirk spread over his mouth.

"gotcha," he muttered hoarsely, "now... you should really get to running..."

gods, this was almost as nice as chasing you around during capture the flag!