<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/a8/Avery1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Avery (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10203807#msg10203807)<br/><strong>Cabin:</strong>Unclaimed Resident of Hermes Cabin<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Pavilion, Hermes Table<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>September 21, 8 am-ish<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Evangeline Carmichael, Vera Maxwell<br/><strong>Notes:</strong>Camp Half-Blood Shirt with black jeans and boots<hr/><br/>Henry became more brighter and cheerful than a Christmas tree when Vera agreed to let him tag along with her to look at the destroyed bike. His little mind was just brimming with ideas of how she could improve it, and he was not shy about voicing them. "You could even repaint it once it's put back together. It should be black but with a bunch of flames on the side of it."<br/><br/>Before Henry could go into further detail and likely talk all their ears off in the process, Avery distracted him by pointing out that one of his friends, also a crush but she was sworn to secrecy, who had just entered and started to collect food for one of their plates. "Look, it's Sophie." Instantly Henry's face flushed with heat before he waved shyly when Sophie smiled over at him. "I bet she would be really impressed that you're going to help redo the bike." All it took was that small encouragement for Henry to pick up the remainder of his breakfast and move downward a bit to sit beside the claimed Hermes daughter.<br/><br/>Avery was actually pleased that her joke caused some amusement to pass over the likely weary girls' eyes. Hopefully, camp would eventually become as much home to them as it was for her. The reference to the Sims went over her head because she never seen a computer in her life. "What's a Sim?" She questioned curiously while sipping stubbornly in attempt to drink the last corner of orange juice within her glass.<br/><br/>Evie gained all of her attention when she started to speak at length about how she came to know Aphrodite as her mother. It painted an endearing picture within her mind of the goddess. From what she heard, sometimes mortals were never told exactly whom they managed to gain affections from or who they had that casually one night stand with. Maybe the goddess actually loved Evie's father, at least for a small period of time. The only forever for the divine was their immortality. "Are you only here part-time?" It was only afterwards did she realize the statement likely went over her new acquaintance's head, much like how their mention of Sims and canceled actions. "People with lives outside of camp usually don't stay all the time because, well, they miss their other parent too much and their friends back at their second home."<br/><br/>She did not bother to lie when both Vera and Evie seemed to dance around wanting to know if being claimed was important or not. "It's complicated," Avery answered, clearly struggling with a better way to explain what felt unexplainable within her mind. "It's really up to you if it's going to become a super life-defining moment or not. To be honest, I'm probably not the best person to ask about this." She really did not have a good answer for Vera to explain why she had not been claimed even though it was painfully obvious. The workings of the Gods' minds would always remain a mystery to her. "Claim yourself," she said without really thinking about it, "Claim yourself and don't look back about it. Just continue doing what you do and don't worry about it." Easier said than done but it was the best she could offer.<br/><br/>Upon hearing exactly who made up the welcoming party, Avery gave Vera a sympathetic look because she already formed an idea of just how kind Mason could be when he really wanted. Since Henry was still within hearing distance, she withheld her real opinion and then said, "Mason is a really<em>special</em>type of guy. I would avoid him in the future, especially at night, since he becomes all the more special." Whether if they decided to take her advice or not was up to them but Mason was not one to be trifled with in her eyes. He creep factor was off the charts even after years of being around him. She only semi-trusted him when there was something else for his rage to be placed upon.<br/><br/>"It's almost time for my first class of the day. Vera, you're heading over to see about the bike after breakfast right? Evie did you have any plans?"