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Camp Half Blood

Welcome, Demigods!

"If you're reading this because you think you might be one, my advice is: close this book right now. Being a half-blood is dangerous."

[Basically, if you've ever wanted to throw your character into the world of Heroes of Olympus, now you can! Make them a Greek demigod! Make them Roman! Make them a Satyr if you want. Just make it so that they've always been here (If they have, all the better for them.) Post with a few options, or let people respond with their own! Have fun.]

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[Option A]

[The gods made a promise to identify and bring in their children by the time they turned thirteen. There were exceptions to that before, in the form of Leo, Piper, and Jason, but it looks like they weren't the only ones. The kid currently making his way up half-blood hill certainly seems too old to be thirteen. Someone good at guessing ages might say fifteen, but like most demigods, he carries himself like he's older- like he's grown up fast.

However old he is, he's well-versed in the dangers of being a demigod. His clothes are worn and dirty, and the sword he has, slung in a sheath over his back, is definitely well-used. When he gets to the top of the hill, he stumbles to a halt, locking his knees and bracing himself against the pine tree with one hand. When a glowing owl appears over him, he doesn't even flinch. He just stares up at it.]

[Option B: Come up with your own scenario! Make it whatever you'd like.]

Edited 2013-06-29 23:41 (UTC)

[Since she first arrived at Camp Half-Blood, Rose had spent most of her free time down at the lake. Some days she would be curled up under a tree reading a book. Usually something of a Lovecraftian nature.

Other days she'd go swimming on reports from naiads of longfin squid that had made it into the fresh water lake. Using goggles and a bit of magic (her mom was Hecate, you see,) she was able to swim out quite deep in order to see them up close.]

[Your choice whether your character catches her reading, or coming back out of the water.]

Edited 2013-06-29 23:59 (UTC)

[Dirk's no child of Hecate or Poseidon, but he's fond of the lake, despite having grown up in Houston. It's what has him heading down toward it on this particular day, but he stops and changes direction when he catches sight of a certain Lalonde curled up underneath a tree. It takes some leaning to be able to catch sight of a page of her book, but he manages.]

So, what great beast have you discovered in the pages of the hentai chronicles of yore this time?

[Dave's been at the camp for some years, not wanting to put his family in danger with the monster attacks. Of course, he contacts them as often as Chiron will let him, and visits as often as he can chance it during holidays.

Imagine his surprise when he sees Dirk up on the hill, looking like he just fought through an army to get here. The owl over his head doesn't escape Dave's notice, either. He'll address it later, though. Dave rushes over to his older brother, hand on his satchel of first aid supplies. He never leaves his cabin without them. A demigod never knows when you might need them, even in camp.]

[Option A]

[Dave is writing...something as he sits against a tree near the lake. He's pretty intent on writing whatever the hell it is. Every now and then he pauses, as if thinking. Dave is quick to return to scribbling down on the paper, oblivious to the world around him.]

[Option B]

[Whatever scenario you want!]

[Option A.

Before coming to Camp, Jade had been alone except for her dog. She'd say she had grandfather around but the reality was he'd been very stuffed and dead. At thirteen her life of surviving and learning had been altered forever.

Tonight she sits on top of the hill overlooking the camp as she sketches out an idea. Since she came to camp, she hasn't touched a rifle. It's a shame, it would be so very useful but at the same time costly. The celestial bronze needed for it could be crafted into weapons for other campers. She'd made do, converting to a bow and hunting knives.

Last time she'd been out on a quest, her bow had gotten broken. While she could get another, it had been a gift from her mom, Athena. It could be repairable right? Just a few bands of bronze that could even serve as a new grip!

Option B: Your scenario!]

Edited 2013-06-30 00:26 (UTC)

[There's no reason to look up from her book, she knows that voice quite well.]

You always assume it's hentai. I can only surmise that you have a secret yearning to be the submissive party in the all-encompassing grip of a 20 foot long octopus. Or would you prefer a giant squid?

[She looks up with one eyebrow raised, curious to witness his full reaction, though she doubts she'll get any real rise out of him. He's an especially difficult nut to crack.]

[Dirk looks down from the symbol as it fades away. His hand (the one not holding him up against the pine) goes to his sword on automatic, but the moment he sees who it is, he lets go of the handle. He even pulls together a smirk just as Dave gets close, and he reaches out to ruffle the other Strider's hair.]

Long time no see, l'il bro.

[No real reaction at all, unless an eyebrow raised in return counts on any scale other than the snarky broad horseshit-ometer.]

Oh, you know it. Haven't I told you all my wet dreams about getting down and dirty with the Kraken? I jerk it to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea every damn chance I get.

[OPTION A]

[Nanaki didn't enjoy having her demigod powers. Sure, she found them useful, and she wouldn't give them up even if she had the chance, but her powers were...troublesome, to put it gently.

Being a child of Apollo, she was expected to be a lot of things. A seer, however, was not one of them. Demigods with future-sight were a rarity, and Nanaki's particular kind of future-sight was even rarer.

She tried her best to fit in at camp, but she never talked about her powers when she was asked. Instead, she could be found doing all sorts of odd things around camp: hammering down that one loose board, moving a random fallen log in the middle of a forest, changing around locations of flags during capture the flag, that kind of thing. Every time she did something weird, it was for her own purposes, and she never explained any of it, even when she got caught in the middle of one of her tasks.]

[OPTION B: Your scenario]

Edited 2013-06-30 00:35 (UTC)

[The moment he returns back to his work, Jade flops down besides him, her hair pulls back in a ponytail and trusty bow strapped to her back.] Hey Dave! You know you missed weapons training, right?

[Well what if John swipes that book? What then?]

Thank you for that piece of vivid and enlightening imagery, Strider. You have lifted the veil of ennui from my afternoon. That was almost hot enough that I might even have to break out a fan.

[The entire statement is dripping with sarcasm.]

[John had seen Rose swimming around in the lake, so he waited up on the shore for her to finish her explorations there to talk with her. He preferred flying to swimming, and he didn't want to mess around with any of the beasties in the water, so he was well up on the shore while he waited.]

[In the end, sitting out in the open the way she is was an invitation for Jade to get bothered. At least from her vantage point on the hill it should be easy for Jade to see her half-sibling approaching, since Dirk isn't trying particularly hard to sneak up on her.

For half-siblings by Athena, they sure look nothing alike. But they're both definitely smart enough to be children of the Goddess of Wisdom.]

Yo, Harley.

No need to swoon, I'll get you some ice. Or a nice, refreshing dump in the lake.

[He even makes a feint like he's about to grab her, but stops short of actually touching her. Despite evidence to the contrary, he isn't that much of a dick. Besides, she's holding a book. Ruining that would be disrespecting his mom, or something.]

[Dave just rolls his eyes behind his shades at the hair ruffle.]

No kiddin'. You looked a helluva lot better last time I saw you, too. Siddown so I can patch you up before you bleed to death on me.

[He gets out some nectar and mortal medical supplies. The nectar will speed up the healing process, but he wants to clean the wounds first.]

[Upon reaching the shore, Rose picks up her towel and begins to dry off. She of course notices John right away, but she waits until she's gotten ost of the water out of her hair before she speaks.]

Enjoying the view, John? [She asks this dryly. Clearly she means the view of the lake.]

[He starts slightly and glances over at her.]

Are you yankin' my chain or are you serious? Thought I had five more minutes until then.

[Dave pauses as he looks up at the position of the sun.]

...I stand corrected. Guess I was too wrapped up in this. Shit. Guess I'll have to make up the time for that.

[She spots Dirk as she looks up from the mess of figures she's made. Jade smiles and waves to him. While they look nothing alike, he's still her half-brother and there's never been a time she hasn't been glad to see him.] Hi Dirk! Come for the view? It's pretty nice tonight.

[Dave will stab him with his pen.

No, not really, he'll just look at John.]

Dude. Why.

[If John bothers to look, it's basically a lot of haikus and sonnets in varying degrees of good and bad.]

[She doesn't react to the feint. Though had it not been a feint, he'd have been on the receiving end of a nasty hex before he could even make it five steps.]

I hope you have some sal volatile on hand because I'm so far past swooning that I am getting a terrible case of the vapors.

[Dave pauses as he sees Nanaki doing something odd. He raises an eyebrow.]

Yo, sis. You want some help with that?

[He can understand her not wanting to talk about her future-sight. Dave's own is pretty odd, only showing him the possible future of decisions he makes that are important in the grand scheme of things. Even then, it's not like Dave can will it to happen. It just kinda happens whenever Apollo wants it to. Or whoever gives him the vision.]

Amazing what hoofing it with a horde of monsters on your tail does for your complexion, am I right? Calm your tits, dude, I'm not about to expire right in front of you.

[But he sits down anyway, and despite his attempts to keep controlled, it ends up being more of a slide to the ground than anything else.]

If you run now, I can help you make it up. [She'd looked for him during practice and figured he'd gotten swept up in his interests again when there was no sign of the sarcastic child of Apollo. What kind of friend would she be if she didn't cover his backside when he got in trouble?

She gets to her feet and stretches her arms over her head, feeling her shoulder pop. Hunting knives vs a sword is tricky. It's fine though, she knows she can hold her own against him. Jade smiles as she looks over her shoulder back down at Dave.] I'll even go ahead of you and take a little heat off your back.

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Camp Half Blood

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