Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)
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				Title: <strong>Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ariel</strong> on <strong>19-07-2014, 04:19:39</strong>
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				<div align="center">(http://nateandbre.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/sword_fight_small.gif)<br><br>This thread is to be used for activities in your camp schedule.<br><br><strong>Activities include:</strong><br><span class="bbc_u">Archery</span>: taught by NPC Chiron<br><span class="bbc_u">Sword &amp; Shield:</span> taught by NPC Clarisse<br><span class="bbc_u">Winged Horseback Riding:</span> taught by NPC Derek<br><span class="bbc_u">Canoe Riding/Kayaking:</span> taught by NPC Serena &gt;&gt; post here instead (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=209196)<br><span class="bbc_u">Rock Climbing:</span> taught by NPC Chris<br><span class="bbc_u">Swimming</span>: taught by NPC Serena &gt;&gt; post here instead (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=209196)<br><span class="bbc_u">Various Sports/Arts &amp; Crafts</span> supervised by NPC Sam<br><span class="bbc_u">Capture The Flag+:</span> cabins split into two teams, armor is required; supervised by NPC Chiron &gt;&gt; post here instead (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=208570)<br><span class="bbc_u">Monster Assault Techniques:</span> armor is required; taught/supervised by NPC Chris<br><span class="bbc_u">Guard Duty/Boarder Patrol*:</span> armor is required; be wary of Peleus &gt;&gt; post here instead (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=208569)<br><span class="bbc_u">Peleus/Pegasus Care*:</span> feed/water/groom Peleus the Dragon and Pegasus; stable clean up<br><span class="bbc_u">Cabin Inspection*:</span> See below</div><br><hr><br><div align="center"><em>Your tag system <span class="bbc_u">must</span> be the header of every post you make. If you neglect this, I will PM you and ask you to add it in.<br>Please copy the code and fill it out accordingly.</em></div><br><div align="center"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img padding=10]Your customized image here[/img][/floatleft]<br>[b]Name:[/b] [url=link to character sheet]name here[/url]<br>[b]Cabin:[/b]<br>[b]Location:[/b]<br>[b]Activity:[/b]<br>[b]Date/Time:[/b]<br>[b]Tagging:[/b]<br>[b]Notes:[/b] (appearance, mood, etc.)<br></code></pre></div></div><br><br><span style="font-size: 13pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Current IC Date: September 28th - Oct. 5th<br>Current IC Time: Doesn't matter<br>Cabin Inspection: Ares Cabin<br>Full-timers only</strong></span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Golden Touch</strong> on <strong>19-07-2014, 09:30:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/5d/Raegen2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Raegen Connolly (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10266569#msg10266569)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Aphrodite<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword &amp; Shield<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st || 0915 AM (or so)<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Wearing leather armor (chest) over casual clothes, wearing flat boots<br><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Warning:</strong></span> Possible trigger warnings for mentions of child abuse.</div><hr><hr>Every morning was the same, which in a way was comforting, but made every moment predictable and as uneventful as the last. Raegan could not complain- would not complain- as anywhere was better than the world she had come from. More than half her life was spent at Camp Half-blood, wrangling her cabin- though uninterested in leading so she left that to others. The fear that she would immolate her ‘dear’ father’s physical hatred for her as a small child made her worry to be in a position where someone looked up to her. What was the characteristic that made someone abusive?<br><br>Time was never a defining factor in forgetting the past. While it may dull the ache, or blur the edges of the memories, those reactions stay with someone for an undetermined amount of years, perhaps centuries. Raegan knew she would be dead before she could fully let go of her childhood fears. For now, she flourished in the freedom to be herself- whatever that was- in the Aphrodite Cabin. While one of the oldest campers, she could be the least mature of them all. <br><br>Where there were often dreams of white picket fences, and rambunctious piles of child and puppy- they were mingled with the choking fear of bruises, of bleeding, of sexual advances that would color her forever. As a demi-god, she could easily defend herself now, growing into the powers that gave her the ability to turn the tide in her favor- should she choose to use them against another camper. Instead, she focused on the physical attributes her half-goddesshood at gifted her with. While there was a stereotypical response to Aphrodite being the weakest of the Cabins, Raegan had made a promise to herself that she would never be the weaker one.<br><br>Her fight was not only with the emotional scars and terrors of the child abuse she had suffered at the hands of her father and step-mother, but with the physical limitations that had kept her in that position for so long. While Aphrodite had sent satyrs to save her, to bring her into the fold, it was simply too late. Raegan was now too determined to be able to take care of herself, and so she fought and scrapped and forced her way into being more than just a pretty face.<br><br>Raegan stood on the edges of the mingled crowd of campers that paired up for their Sword and Shield class, her mind as settled as the weight of her sheathed sword across her back. Her balance, both physically and mentally, was better when she was armed. It made her feel halfway invincible… And it was better than nothing. Whether she fought again today or not, she didn't care- it felt good to be in a place that made sense to her.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ariel</strong> on <strong>22-07-2014, 05:51:40</strong>
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				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Rina/persephone's post</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/70/Rina1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Rina Aoki (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10253475#msg10253475)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Demeter<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword &amp; Shield<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st, 10:15am<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Kat<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Wearing this (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=128535335)<br><hr>It had only been an hour since Rina arrived at the camp, and she hadn't really been able to interact with many people. Everyone seemed rather busy, and they all looked like they knew each other. She wondered if she was the odd woman out; the "newbie", as it were.<br><br>She <em>had</em> been able to at least drop off her belongings at her cabin. But there only seemed to be one other person in the same cabin as her. From what she could tell, the cabins were sorted by Gods and Goddesses. The children of each were placed in the cabin of the deity that had a hand in making them. The few she managed to see were: Dionysus, Aphrodite, Artemis, and Athena. It was logical that there were more, but Rina just probably hadn't noticed.<br><br>Rina headed towards the Armory, intrigued by what she might find. While she wasn't the most adept fighter, she knew how to defend herself. Her dad was in the Marines, and he had taught her some things as she was growing up. Not only was it helpful, but it allowed them to spend more time together.<br><br>She stepped through the doorway, and took a look around. Various weapons were on display, as well as pieces of armor and some shields. There was only one person Rina could see. A young blonde girl, who looked different than Rina in every way. She didn't seem to busy, and so Rina took the opportunity to introduce herself. If she wanted to get to know the other campers, then she would have to take the initiative sometimes and make the first move.<br><br>"Hi there." She said enthusiastically, with a smile. "I'm Rina." The dark haired girl held her hand out to shake. She just hoped that she hadn't caught the blonde girl at a bad time. Rina really wanted to get off on the right foot here.</div></div><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/88/Kat4.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Kat (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10171332#msg10171332)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Athena<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword and Shield<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st; 10:10 a.m.<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Rina, Raegen<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Basic camp t-shirt and blue shorts<br><br>Fiddling with her sword, Kat hadn't noticed the girl's presence until she spoke. The blonde looked up to see a small, dark-haired girl, covered in black from head to toe. <em>Oh, she wasn't gonna like it here</em>, Kat thought. Not when they have to wear the bright orange camp shirts every minute of every day. Granted, some did cut the sleeves and paint over the orange, but only the regulars. The ones who made Chiron roll his eyes and simply wave it off, not wanting to cause a scene. But the newcomers, well, it was generally frowned upon. They hadn't earned the right to do so yet.<br><br>"Hello," Kat said, using her left hand to hold the sword loosely at her waist. Her other hand extended, shaking the other's. "I'm Kat. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood. I'm assuming you're new?"<br><br>When Rina confirmed her thoughts, Kat nodded. "Okay, that's good. I can show you around, assuming you haven't been shown around just yet. Are you in this class or did you just wander over here?"<br><br>Of course, that was the moment Clarisse walked by. She caught the tail-end of Kat's words and rounded on her, ignoring Rina. "You aren't going anywhere, Woodley! You're gonna pair up and do the feinting exercises, like I told you to do," she said in that loud, bossy tone of her's.<br><br>Kat rolled her eyes and jabbed the tip of the sword in the air, pointing to Rina. "What about her?"<br><br>Clarisse turned to the newcomer and grumbled to herself, hands on her hips. She studied the girl for a moment, then shrugged. "If you wanna play guide, then do it after practice. She can stick around and watch." Clarisse's gaze fell on Raegen, a girl in the Aphrodite cabin. She was standing in the middle of the mass of demigods, alone and looking off in the distance, as if she was remembering something.<br><br>Clarisse cupped her hands across her mouth and yelled, "Raegen! You, Kat, partner up. Now!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>22-07-2014, 06:25:40</strong>
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				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Dorian's Post</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f6/Dorian1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Dorian King (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10170495#msg10170495)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Zeus<br><strong>Location:</strong> North Woods for Monster Assault Techniques <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 9/21 - After 1:30pm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Zii, Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Excited. Wearing an orange sleeveless compression shirt, black gym shorts, and Tennis Shoes. Standard Armor/Weapons.<br><br>He shrugged when she threw what he said back and laughed. "Yeah. A few, but not too many. But hey I gotta start somewhere, right?" This girl; there was something about her. That fire in her...Ares? Probably, but he felt like there was something else he couldn't put his finger on. But that didn't change the attraction that was there on his end...then again that was for pretty much every girl here. <br><br>He couldn't even turn it off, and he'd tried. He just couldn't help finding himself wanted every girl with pretty eyes or a nice booty. It was a curse at times, especially now when he had a feeling she was just as likely to pull her sword on him as talk to him. Her eyes remained on him, and his remained on hers. He was many things, but shy was not one of them. Unfortunately the people around here seemed to take confidence for arrogance or cockiness.<br><br>&nbsp;They were similar, but he knew the differences. He smiled at her when she corrected herself and actually used his name. "I'll be happy to display my skills and prove myself to you..." he let it draw out because he didn't know her name just yet. "About a dozen from then to now. And I've got a few tricks, but you'll have to wait until we find a monster to see em'. I don't just show off for every beautiful girl who calls me out. f I do learn somethin' though, then hey I consider today a success. Especially considering it feels like almost <em>everyone</em> here wants me and my brother to fail." Chris and the others walked up, and he nodded at the man as they locked eyes for a moment. <br><br>It stirred something in him; probably that "can't sit still" feeling he always got. He was pumped for whatever they were gonna do. His hands crossed over his chest as the class leader explained what was going on. It was kinda like football and basketball. Coach wanted to see how good you were before things got going. He told them they were pairing up in groups of three, but he knew exactly zero people here aside from Zii and he had a feeling he wouldn't have been accepted on a team anyway. <br><br>With the two of them just standing there, Chris paired them together when he saw they had an odd number of campers. When he called him a rockstar, Dorian let his tongue hang out and put up the universal symbol for [ur=http://www.bumperstickerz.com/images/10000304-04-00-00-00_lg.png]rock on[/url]. He added a bit at the end about them not dying, which was weird, but considering this place, not <em>so</em> weird. <br><br>"Well I don't plan on dyin' my first day. And I'm sure she won't let me die as it'd make her look bad. So I think we're gonna be okay." He looked from Chris to Zii and winked at her playfully. When he told them what the task was, he laughed a little while looking at Zii still. "Well how 'bout that? Somethin' right up my alley." When he finished the explanation, he opened the floor for questions, and despite the laughs, Dorian raised his hand. "What are the point values for the flags? And if we help another group with a monster, do we get the points or them?" Valid questions in his opinion.<br></div></div><br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9b/Zahara2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Zahara (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10214425#msg10214425) (Zii)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Ares<br><strong>Location:</strong> North Woods<br><strong>Activity:</strong> Monster Assault Techniques <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st, After 1:30pm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Chris Rodriguez (NPC), Dorian, Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Wearing sleeveless camp t-shirt, black compression running shorts, and Nikes, also now wearing Amazon-made celestial bronze belt, circlet, and arm cuff<hr>It was interesting. Had she been back at home, her first home, the one amongst her sister Amazons, Dorian would have been collared and put to work serving their growing kingdom at best. The Amazon kingdom did not hate men of course nor did they seek to avoid them the way the hunters of Artemis did, but rather her people preferred to ensure males understood their place in the order of things. Yet here Zii was, not entirely unaffected by the compliment the son of Zeus aimed her way or even the natural swagger he seemed to exude, and actually trying to consider what he might bring to their partnership since Chris had paired them up. To an outsider it might seem as though he'd placed the two of them at a disadvantage given that they were a pair in a game full of trios but truthfully he had only leveled the playing field. Especially if Dorian held the true power of a child of the big three.<br><br><strong>"Point vales range from 10 to 100 and vary with the difficulty of the monster. I won't ruin the surprise by telling you exactly what's out there so you guys will just have to pay attention on your hunt. Don't worry though, there are plenty of points to go around."</strong> Chris replied to Dorian's question, smirking at both him and Zii. The kid's questions hadn't been dumb but no way was he giving them all the information. He wanted to see how they'd handle the surprises that waited for them in the woods. He wasn't out to be cruel or sneaky but after what he'd faced in the war he wasn't inclined to baby campers. They needed to be prepared. Especially if there really was more to come. Zii he knew got that, he wasn't sure about some of the others though. <strong>"And yeah, whoever comes back with the flag gets the points so make sure you hang on to what's yours. Whining afterward will not make me take pity on you."</strong><br><br>Zii had been fine until that last little bit was added.&nbsp; Suddenly her smile faded as she realized that some of those ready to head off into the woods were just the type to try and take short cuts. Which meant it wasn't only monsters they had to worry about. Glancing at Dorian, she waited until she had his attention then spoke softly. "Gonna have to watch your back, rock star. You were right, I'm not a fan of losing and some here will try to take advantage if they sense weakness. Same as any monster." Her expression was more serious, almost stern as she turned to face the woods.<br><br><strong>"Alright... if there are no more questions..."</strong> Chris paused like he was actually waiting but he really wasn't. There were some murmurs but most looked ready to begin, or at least ready to have this class done with. Not everyone was eager to face down monsters but no one complained. <strong>"Alright then, GO!" </strong><br><br>Chris gave the command and several demigods took off into the woods. Zii herself started forward but rather than run, she simply walked, holding out a hand in case Dorian got any ideas about dashing off like they were in a marathon. She knew better than most that the monsters would sniff you out no matter how fast you were moving. She aimed to make her fair share of kills but without knowing before hand what waited out there for them there was no way she was taking off like an impatient idiot. "Alright then. Ready to wow me with your <em>technique</em>?," she asked Dorian almost conversationally, a somewhat cheeky smile flirting about the edges of her mouth as they moved into the danger filled woods.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>persephone325</strong> on <strong>22-07-2014, 10:50:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/70/Rina1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Rina Aoki (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10253475#msg10253475)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Demeter<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword &amp; Shield<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st, 10:15am<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Kat<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Wearing this (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=128535335)<br><hr>Rina smiled slightly as the girl shook her hand and introduced herself. Her name was Kat. That would be easy to remember, thankfully.<br><br><em>"I can show you around, assuming you haven't been shown around just yet. Are you in this class or did you just wander over here?"</em> She asked. Before Rina could answer, a loud and harsh female voice cut in on their conversation. Rina looked towards where the voice came from, and saw a taller brunette woman seemingly glaring at Kat. It was almost as if Rina didn't exist to her. The dark haired girl winced slightly.<br><br><em>"What about her?"</em> Kat asked, and Rina looked between the two women. The brunette rested her hands on her hips, and looked at Rina. It seemed like she was sizing her up. But Rina wasn't intimidated. She just stood there, and let the brunette girl stare at her. Then, she responded in the same tone as before.<br><br><em>"If you wanna play guide, then do it after practice. She can stick around and watch."</em> Clearly, this girl was some sort of counselor. Judging by her attitude and tone, she didn't take any kind of crap from anyone. Rina looked at Kat.<br><br>"Sorry. Hope I didn't get you in trouble." She said apologetically. "I'll hang around to watch. Get a feel of what I'm in for here." The smile never left her lips. Despite her outward appearance, Rina wasn't the typical "gloomy goth". She just kept her problems buried deep inside.<br><br>"We can talk later, if you want to." Rina nodded, and moved off to the side to watch what was about to happen.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>22-07-2014, 16:52:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f6/Dorian1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Dorian King (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10170495#msg10170495)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Zeus<br><strong>Location:</strong> North Woods<br><strong>Activity:</strong> Monster Assault Techniques<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> After 1:30pm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Zii, Chris Rodriguez, Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Excited. Wearing an orange sleeveless compression shirt, black gym shorts, and Tennis Shoes. Standard Armor/Weapons.<br><br>He did some quick math in his head, and the conclusion he came to was that while a pair was smaller than a threesome, that disadvantage could become an advantage if they were tactical about it. One less person meant they could move faster, and they made a smaller target. It also meant they could move easier while making less noise. <br><br>Of course they'd have to fight a bit harder, but with just two of them they didn't need to worry about coordination as much. It was a good and bad thing, but it was up to them to make it work in their favor. He was out to prove himself, and he could tell Zii really wanted this win, so he didn't even worry about that. Grinning right back at Chris, who seemed to have a slightly perverse and off putting joy at sending them into danger, Dorian rolled his shoulders.<br><br>&nbsp;"Man, I bet you're hopin' one of us runs into whatever's worth 100 points, huh?" Chris also confirmed what he'd suspected. It didn't matter who killed the monsters, as long as they came back with the flag. He kept his grin and turned a sideways glance at Zii when she spoke. "You watch my back? I watch yours? Make teamwork work?" He definitely would enjoy watching her backside, but he needed to focus. This was important. "But if someone tries to snipe our flags; trust me, I'll show them the error of their ways."<br><br>&nbsp;Chris was ready for things to start, so he gave them the green light to go. For a moment his legs tensed, but a thought dawned on him. The others running would make a lot of noise and draw a lot of attention. Letting them do that meant they got tired faster, and any monsters they fought but didn't kill would be weaker for it.<br><br>&nbsp;Zii seemed to have a similar idea, and had a hand held out to keep him from taking off. He walked alongside the daughter of Ares, the weight of his blade hanging comfortably from his hip. She playfully asked him if he was ready to wow her, and he clucked his tongue. "Of course, milady. I mean, how else will I impress you if I don't do something <em>wow</em> worthy with my...<em>technique</em>?"<br><br>&nbsp;Despite his casual and laid back demeanor, his eyes were constantly scanning the surrounding area. Beyond that, he let the winds speak to him. He could feel the other campers disturbing the air as they ran, and soon he had a feeling he'd be able to sense the monsters when they got close enough. "So...what's the first thing you think we'll run into?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>CurvyKitten</strong> on <strong>24-07-2014, 02:48:35</strong>
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				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Darien's post</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c0/Darien.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Darien Alexander (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10257075#msg10257075)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Hermes<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword and Shield class<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 9/23, 9:20 am-ish<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Ve, Aries NPCs, open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Fighting in two-handed style<br><hr>Once he got closer to the girl, Darien realized he'd seem her around the Hermes cabin. She was part of the cabin of misfit toys all right which of course meant the story was playing out just as it should with his intervention. That was the scary thing about myth and legend, the archetypes that repeated over time, they had a way of playing themselves out with or without your cooperation. Realizing she was a cabin mate, he didn't quite feel so much like a sucker and he flashed her a smile as he caught her eye over the shoulders of their opponents which turned into a grimace as she let loose with a kick to the groin. Girl was making it personal.<br><br>Intent on hitting his target before he blinked away, the son of Aries facing Darien let loose with a couple of powerful swings, no doubt thinking Darien's lack of shield was going to be his undoing. It was true, if one of those swings hit him, he wouldn't be getting up again but managing to hit Darien was the trick. He parried one blow and simply dodged the other, rolling beneath it then coming up into a swing of his short sword. his foe blocked it easily with his shield of course but was somewhat more surprised by the dirk that snuck in under his arm and bit into his armor.<br><br>"Oops! Where did that come from?" Darien exclaimed, seeing the surprised look on his opponent's face and then blinked back a couple feet, easily outpacing the lunge that followed, and glancing ovr toward the girl to see how she was faring.</div></div><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9d/Vera2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Vera Maxwell (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10190516#msg10190516)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong>Hermes due to being Unclaimed <br><strong>Location:</strong> shield and sword training<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong>9/23 9:20amish after breakfast <br><strong>Tagging:</strong> 2 Aries goon NPC, Darien incoming<br><strong>Notes:</strong>Wearing (http://www.polyvore.com/vera_training/set?id=128730806), <br><br>Ve scrambled to her feet as the guy in front of her did the same. The back handed swing he had taken against her left her lip busted and bleeding freely down her chin. Ve wiped the blood with her finger nodded, something inside of her feeling as if it were raging. But it didn't feel like anger, it wasn't something so simply explained. It felt like she was burning up or...something, it didn't make sense but at the moment Ve welcomed it. <br><br><strong>"What the fu...'</strong> the guy in front of her caught his breath and looked at her before moving forward again. Ve swung the sword in front of her, but it was easily deflected by the bracers he wore, his free hand coming up fist at the ready before making contact with her face once more. The shock rumbled through her and caused her to stumble backwards. But still Ve blinked and laughed as if it hadn't accomplished anything. Of course this only pissed goon boy off, a growl coming from him as he charged suddenly. <br><br>Ve gasped and instinctively brought her foot up to connect with his chest. The wince in his face clearly gave away the fact that she had caused some sort of harm, but that didn't stop him from grabbing hold of her boot and dragging her to the ground. The wind left Ve's lungs for a moment as the dust from the earth below billowed up around her as she heard the voice of her would be partner taunting his opponent. Looking up Ve flipped off the one that had her left boot, his hand reaching as if to grab her by the shirt. But as he leaned down Ve brought her right boot up and swiftly gave him a boot to the head.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>The Golden Touch</strong> on <strong>24-07-2014, 13:51:54</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/5d/Raegen2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Raegen Connolly (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10266569#msg10266569)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Aphrodite<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword &amp; Shield<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st || 0915 AM (or so)<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Kat, and noting Rina<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Wearing leather armor (chest) over casual clothes, wearing flat boots<hr><hr><br>It was hard to escape the watchful eye of Clarisse, especially during spar time. It was not that the daughter of Aphrodite had meant to space out, but it felt like something was creeping up, hot breath sending chills down her spine. Maybe the focus of this mystery enemy was not on her, but on the existence of the demi-gods in a general sense. Forget the Titans, forget that monsters wanted to use them as chew toys- they were still human. She wanted a real life- a moment where she was not learning to fight to save her own skin... Worthless as it felt at times.<br><br><em>"Raegen! You, Kat, partner up. Now!"</em><br><br>Her attention swung around like her head, the braid of black hair coiled like a thick snake falling over one shoulder, at the loud yell. It was hard to miss the bellow, even above the din and clatter of weapon on weapon around her. Raegan tilted her head, silently bending down to slide her arms through the leather straps on her shield. Her gait was even as she approached Kat, eyebrows raised at the petite girl standing just a tad behind her. New girl- okay then. It didn't strike her as that important, but she smiled compellingly at the girl. Habit made her put a bit of friendly charm into the expression, but she turned her head to Kat. <br><br>Raegen did not dislike Kat, it seemed impossible for her to truly hate anyone after she had seen what true evil was at a younger age. The daughter of Athena was pleasant when she chose to be, but she had no idea what would be the outcome. It was just feinting exercises... Right? She reached up, fingers closing around the grip, her fingers fitting into the hilt of the gladius with an ease that said she was more than comfortable holding the weapon at the ready. <strong>"Ready, Kat?"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>30-07-2014, 22:02:23</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9b/Zahara2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Zahara (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10214425#msg10214425) (Zii)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Ares<br><strong>Location:</strong> North Woods<br><strong>Activity:</strong> Monster Assault Techniques <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st, After 1:30pm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Dorian, Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Wearing sleeveless camp t-shirt, black compression running shorts, and Nikes, also now wearing Amazon-made celestial bronze belt, circlet, and arm cuff<hr>Zii's demeanor might have seemed more lax and focused on teasing Dorian--because it really was fun--but it actuality she was dialed in to their surroundings. Her senses were acute and already her veins practically buzzed with anticipation. Had she not been immersed in a warrior culture from birth she might have been highly distracted by all the things she could hear and the faintly sinister feeling that engulfed the North Woods but she had been and by now she'd become accustomed to the discipline required to be patient. <br><br>"Mmhmm, we'll see if you can manage to impress me. I'll warn you though, it's not something easily managed." Zii's grin widened as she listened to her fellow campers moving deeper into the woods at a good clip. Picking her way over the terrain she considered his question, trying to decide what it was Chris might have stocked for today's exercise. <br><br>"You know, I can't say that I know specifically but I imagine that we'll see a variety of predators rather than just an abundance of one type. And they'll be tough. Not some little kiddie monsters with their claws tied behind their backs." She shrugged and looked over at Dorian. "I don't know if anyone told you but... well, not too long ago there was a war." No one liked to talk about it really but it was important not to let things like that just fade from memory without taking the lessons learned to heart. "It was one that called upon the whole camp to fight and we realized that as much as we'd thought we were preparing, it's impossible to truly get ready for what seems like the end of the world as you know it." She'd lost friends in that war, though thankfully they'd managed to pull through. "Camp life has mostly returned to normal except for the new numbers coming in but, well, you can see it in some of the staff... they don't want a repeat of what happened before." Neither did she.<br><br>In an easy show of coordination and grace, Zii hopped up on a boulder. She had been intending to simply hop down on the other side and keep going but a thrum shot through the air like a ripple in a pond. Crouching there she lifted her nose to the air waiting a brief second until... there! Her hand lifted and pointed east of their position. "And the fight begins," something shifts through her gaze as she looks to Dorian, "Do you sense it?" She had no idea what abilities he might have, but hers allowed her to pinpoint conflict. She could find a fight in the pitch black and in case he didn't feel it, or he just didn't believe her, a screeching cry went up followed by the shouts of campers. "That sounded like... well, like some kind of evil bird from Tartarus." She frowned and scanned the area around them, sensing something else encroaching. "And I think we've got company..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ariel</strong> on <strong>03-08-2014, 06:40:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/88/Kat4.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Kat (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10171332#msg10171332)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Athena<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword and Shield<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st; 10:10 a.m.<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Rina, Raegen<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Basic camp t-shirt and blue shorts<br><br>"Hey, no worries," Kat said with a laugh and a smile, directed towards Mina, as Clarisse wandered away. Kat had respect for the Ares demigod, for she was a strong and levelheaded woman who didn't take any shit from anyone, but sometimes, it was hard to obey her orders. They were the same age, so it was hard to think of Clarisse as a (former) head counselor and even more so as one of the heroes of Olympus, the one who earned her father's blessing.<br><br>That was probably her jealousy talking again. <em>Geez, with feelings like this, you'd think I was the daughter of Aphrodite, or maybe even Nemesis,</em> she grumbled to herself, turning to Raegen as she approached. Speak of Aphrodite and her daughter shall appear! A giggle came from her lips and she wiped it off, trying to be serious.<br><br><em>"Ready, Kat?"</em><br><br>"Are you?" Kat retorted, then flicked her wrist. Her sword was pointing directly at the other girl, gripped firmly in her palm, and she darted right, taking Raegen by surprise. It was a feint, a quick one, for Kat pulled back as Raegen went to block, then twisted and aimed for her left side, going for her forearm.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>03-08-2014, 20:06:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f6/Dorian1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Dorian King (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10170495#msg10170495)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Zeus<br><strong>Location:</strong> North Woods<br><strong>Activity:</strong> Monster Assault Techniques<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> After 1:30pm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Zii, Chris Rodriguez, Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Excited. Wearing an orange sleeveless compression shirt, black gym shorts, and Tennis Shoes. Standard Armor/Weapons.<br><br><strong>"Nothin worth doing is easy right? </strong> She'd more than likely heard the phrase before, and based on her personality he had a feeling she understood it or at least acknowledged what it meant, and what he meant by saying it. <strong>"But I'm pretty confident it'll happen. Just you wait and see."</strong> While Zii didn't know exactly what challenges lay ahead of them, she had a rough idea, and that idea was...it was going to be tough. <br><br>Good enough for him as he had a feeling it was going to be something like that.&nbsp; And while he was confident, he hoped they didn't immediately run into the highest ranked monster on the list or something like that. Even between Zii and himself he had a feeling that big bastard would take everything they could throw at it and more.<br><br>&nbsp;<strong>Well despite the chance that we'll get seriously hurt or die during this class, it seems like fun. And I'm a little nervous, but I guess it's only fair that if we're out here trying to kill these things, they aren't handicapped. </strong> The look of happiness, the smile on his face vanished when she spoke about the war. He knew the basics of it, and it was not a pleasant subject to speak of he could see. <br><br><strong>I heard about it, but not in great detail. Sounds horrible, but makin' it through that. It must have been rough."</strong> His eyes never left her form as she found a boulder and jumped up onto it to survey the area. Then her hand lifted and pointed East and she told him the fighting had started. She could sense fighting? That was pretty cool, but he figured it could get pretty overwhelming anywhere but here if she couldn't turn it off or something like that. She asked if he could sense it, and he closed his eyes so he could focus. <br><br>He felt the air and the wind around him and let himself connect to the direction she'd pointed. Soon the disturbance on the air currents sent a picture into his mind. <strong>"You're right. It's three of us against...well I don't know <em>what</em> that thing is but it's flying."</strong> His eyes snapped open and he realized he'd been so focused on the fight, he didn't sense what was coming to <em>them</em> and his hands inched towards his weapons. <strong>"Well...I guess it's time to flaunt it if you got it,"</strong> he said as he slowly neared Zii so they could take this thing together.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Niferbelle</strong> on <strong>07-08-2014, 02:45:43</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c0/Darien.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Darien Alexander (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10257075#msg10257075)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Hermes<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword and Shield class<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 9/23, 9:20 am-ish<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Ve, Aries NPCs, open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Fighting in two-handed style<br><hr>Girl was crazy, she was taking a pounding and laughing about it. Darien winced as she took another punch but aside from trying to even up the odds a little, he couldn't stop every blow. He was pretty sure he could take either one of these guys one-on-one but the situation was a little more complicated than that and there were too many variables to call. He snickered a bit as she made use of her boots once again and noticing Aries boy was a little stunned for the moment he blinked in and grabbed the guy and half-shoved, half-tossed him a few back. Taking a couple steps back, Darien reached down to give the girl a hand up and for a moment they were once again standing side by side.<br><br>"So, normally in sword and shield class we employ, say, swords and shields when we fight," Darien teased her, giving her a little nudge though he didn't take his eyes off their opponents. "But hey, your boots seem to be working for you. Just be careful. These Aries boys have no sense of humor. The more you piss them off, the worse it's going to be when they get their hands on you."<br><br>They were moving in and Darien took up a stance as if he were going to meet them but once again vanished as they advanced. This time his nimbleness was not rewarded as just as he appeared behind them, one of the Aries boys seemed to have anticipated it and was wheeling around, his fist and the hilt of his sword connecting with Darien's face just as he reappeared. The blow was hard enough to knock Darien on his ass and Aries boy was immediately bringing his sword down at the ground where Darien lay. Darien rolled aside just in time for the blade to bite into the dirt and not his armor and sprang to his feet, trying to shake off the hit.<br><br>"That went well," Darien said ruefully, actually getting a snort from his opponents then he suddenly launched into motion. He pressed forward, his blades whirling about him at an impressive speed that caught his foe off guard and had him backing up. The other, still angry about the boots he'd been getting, was too intent on a little payback for this strange girl who after all, couldn't really be that hard to take down.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>CurvyKitten</strong> on <strong>09-08-2014, 23:29:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9d/Vera2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Vera Maxwell (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10190516#msg10190516)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong>Hermes due to being Unclaimed <br><strong>Location:</strong> shield and sword training<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong>9/23 9:20amish after breakfast <br><strong>Tagging:</strong> 2 Aries goon NPC, Darien incoming<br><strong>Notes:</strong>Wearing (http://www.polyvore.com/vera_training/set?id=128730806),<br><br>Ve knew she was pushing her luck when it came to tangling with the goon before her, but at the moment there really was no other choice. She hadn't started this fight, but she wasn't going to go down without a fight, her attention shifting to the guy that had come to her aid, his hand reaching down to help her up off the ground. Ve didn't turn it away; her hand was a bit rough from the way she worked. <strong>"Thanks,"</strong> Ve stood and pulled at the edges of her shirt to makes sure they were still down. <strong>"Yeah that makes sense when you’re trained with them. I figured I'd have a better chance sticking to something I know how to use."</strong> she laughed not seeming to be bothered by what should be a great deal of pain.<br><br>One hand came up and wiped her lip, blood spreading along her hand as she tried to sooth the broken skin. Her eyes trailing back to the two Aries goons as they began to gather their strength again. <strong>"Damn don't you boys ever give up."</strong> she looked to Darien and nodded,<strong> "I'm beginning to get that, so thus far the plan is to not let them get their hands on me."</strong> she insisted with a half-smile, though her eyes spoke of how unsure she was about that determination. <br><br>The next thing she knew Darien was on the move again, suddenly appearing on the other side of the duo. Ve didn't waste time, then again neither did the one guy facing her. He charged her grabbing the hand that came towards him and pulling Ve in. She grunted as he spun her and got her into a hold. Her body struggling and kicking as he laughed at her and held his bulky arms around her, <strong>"Your friend is right, it only gets worse after this."</strong> the son of Aries teased her seeming intent on making her life hell. Ve laughed again and brought the heel of her boot down hard on the foot of the soldier that held her. The tradition sandal he wore did little to protect against the coming blow, the short snapping of a few bones was heard just before he yelled out and picked Ve up so he could slam her onto the ground. <br><br>The wind was knocked from her lungs, but she kicked back to try and put some distance between herself and the Aries boy. But he was expecting the foot and grabbed it to tug back. Pulling at her body by the pants she wore with one hand before pulling a small blade with the other. Ve scrambled and managed to grab the sword she had dropped. But before anything more could happen, the sound a voice calling out to them filled the air. <strong>"Alright enough of already!"</strong> one of the instructors called out. He came up just as things were about to take a nasty turn, having watched on the side line up until now. <strong>"This fight is over."</strong> the stir voice reached each of them clearly there was no budging. <strong>"But.."</strong> the guy that had Ve protested before growling lightly and dropping Ve unceremoniously onto the ground. Ve huffed and moved to stand quickly and face her attacker. <strong>"It’s done."</strong> The instructor repeated and looked over the group. Ve's whole body tensed and she knew there was more damage than she would ever care to admit. Still she took a breath and nodded in her acknowledgement. <strong>"This isn't over."</strong> the boy facing her hissed out before turning to his buddy and see how he had fared. Ve huffed and looked to Darien, <strong>"Thanks...I owe one...actually two."</strong> Ve said knowing that without him she'd probably been dropped a long time ago.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Niferbelle</strong> on <strong>14-08-2014, 00:24:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c0/Darien.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Darien Alexander (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10257075#msg10257075)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Hermes<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword and Shield class<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 9/23, 9:20 am-ish<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Ve, Aries NPCs, open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Fighting in two-handed style<br><hr>Darien was through playing around and since playing around was what Darien liked to do best, it took something to get him past that point. The goon twins were starting to take this entirely too seriously and he wasn't going to let some newbie get the shit beat out of her because they were in a bad mood. Rather than blinking and being coy, Darien simply continued to press forward, his strokes coming fast and furious. No kid of Aries was a pushover but Darien had a year or two on him and was faster than anybody the kid had ever fought before. The blood of Aries or not, he could be handled. Darien's blows were easily turned aside as was expected but it wasn't a brute assault that was going to win it but rather just one opening which soon presented itself. The goon swung high and Darien ducked underneath it, coming back up to press his dirk into the armpit of his foe. Given the taste of the point in a vulnerable area, he'd have to acknowledge it had been a killing blow and Darien could mop up the other one. Just as victory was within reach it came to screeching halt.<br><br><em> "Alright enough of already! This fight is over."</em><br><br>"Oh man!" Darien protested and gave the kid a tickle before giving the instructor a&nbsp; mock salute and sheathing his weapons. He ambled over to Ve just in time to hear the asinine not-so-veiled threat. "I dunno, you look like you're done to me. In fact, I'd stick a fork in your ass and turn you over."<br><br>There was a bit&nbsp; more posturing but with the instructor keeping an eye on things it was going anywhere so Darien just turned his attention back to Ve as she thanked him. He cuffed her lightly on the shoulder. "No problem, we're cabin mates, we look out for each other. I'm Darien, by the way, and I bet these guys have you wondering just what the hell you've gotten yourself into."<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>CurvyKitten</strong> on <strong>14-08-2014, 02:39:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9d/Vera2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Vera Maxwell (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10190516#msg10190516)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong>Hermes due to being Unclaimed <br><strong>Location:</strong> shield and sword training<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong>9/23 9:20amish after breakfast <br><strong>Tagging:</strong> 2 Aries goon NPC, Darien incoming<br><strong>Notes:</strong>Wearing (http://www.polyvore.com/vera_training/set?id=128730806),<br><br>Ve was honestly glad the teacher had come over and ended the fight. She was only going to be able to fight the brute for so long. And he was about to land a blow that would have seriously killed her chances. Still the way he looked at her and the threat let her know there would be more trouble later on. Great it seemed Ve had target painted on her back and the Aries kids enjoyed taking turned trying to hit it. Ve knew then if she wanted to stick around here, and wanted to survive she was going to have to pick up some new tricks at some point. Either that or she was going to end up on the wrong end of sword someday soon. That small fact worried her more than she was going to admit, after all who had to worry about getting shanked every day...convicts? <br><br>Ve sighed and brushed herself off as if nothing the Aries kid even touched her, though evidence of that had dripped down her chin and onto her shirt during the fight. Darien's tease made her laugh some; at least someone seemed to be able to take a joke. Still she figured that he would only get more shit for helping her in the end.<br><br><strong> "We are?"</strong> she asked still so new she didn't know all the people in her cabin. <strong>"Sorry I'm just such a newbie to all this...well as you can see I'm not having the best luck making friends."</strong> she joked and tried to take a deep breath. The air cut short as the muscles over her ribs tensed from the bruising that was spreading across them. She couldn't feel the pain but Ve still knew there would be a hell of a mark later. <strong>"Thanks, names Vera or Ve which ever suits your fancy really."</strong> she said with a half-smile, <strong>"Just a little, I mean I had no idea I was walking into a ticking war zone. Then again maybe I just have a look they don't seem to like or something, fresh meat and all that. "</strong> Ve shrugged and looked about her,<strong> "I know I should probably learn to use a blade at some point, but I kind wanna say fuck it for now."</strong> she laughed a bit figuring this place didn't give slack simply because you got your ass kicked. In fact Ve pictured the camp as being a place that pushed the losers even harder for losing.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>16-08-2014, 01:17:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9b/Zahara2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Zahara (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10214425#msg10214425) (Zii)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Ares<br><strong>Location:</strong> North Woods<br><strong>Activity:</strong> Monster Assault Techniques <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st, After 1:30pm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Dorian, Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Wearing sleeveless camp t-shirt, black compression running shorts, and Nikes, also now wearing Amazon-made celestial bronze belt, circlet, and arm cuff<hr>Zii was only mildly surprised that Dorian seemed to be able to sense numbers and get a feel for the creature their fellow campers were up against. He was a child of one of the big three after all, she figured he'd have to have some pretty useful abilities. It would have been more useful perhaps if he could have given her an idea of what was coming toward them but she'd take a bit a mystery if they were both prepared to face it. <br><br>Her eyes were glued to where she sensed their attacker but she was aware of Dorian moving closer and figuring stable footing was worth more than a height given they had no idea of what it was, Zii hopped down off her boulder to stand near to the son of Zeus. "Alright then, let's do this," she quipped as she shifted her weight. She was close enough that they would be able to coordinate an attack but far enough to give some room for movement. Admittedly she'd been set on the idea of a single attacker so she was surprised when two Stigyan birds flew out of the trees, giving them little warning before they began launching feathers at the pair like deadly darts.<br><br>"Crap..." was all Zii managed before a rapid pair of feathers forced her to dart away from Dorian, effectively separating them. "You take the one on your side, I'll handle this fella." She called, back pedaling and keeping an eye on the swooping figure overhead. In this small a number the birds weren't nearly so dangerous as the flock that had descended upon the camp previously. The two of them should be able to take the birds out quickly or else they needed to get the hell out of the woods. Zii, of course, wasn't going anywhere.<br><br>A brush of fingers over the interlocking belt at her waist had armor spring up to cover her torso, the links interlocking in the same way only moving so rapidly that it was almost like liquid bronze was flowing up and over her form. A similar touch to the cuff on her arm had it covered in flexible but strong bronze as well, and it was good timing too as her bird chose then to dive straight for her. She didn't have time to spare a look over at Dorian to see if he was alright, she only had a moment to act, which she did with a smile on her face.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Niferbelle</strong> on <strong>17-08-2014, 21:44:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c0/Darien.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Darien Alexander (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10257075#msg10257075)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Hermes<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword and Shield class<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 9/23, 9:20 am-ish<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Ve, Aries NPCs, open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> sporting a black eye<br><hr>"Nice to make your acquaintance, Ve," Darien said, even adding a little bow for flourish. He was not unsympathetic to her plight. he remembered his first weeks here and how tough they were and how he nearly left a hundred times except in his case, there had been no place he could go if he did. He couldn't really sugarcoat things for her, it wasn't going to get easier, she'd just get tougher though from what he could see she had a good start on that already. "I remember what a culture shock it was coming here. I was living on the streets then in a juvie home when the satyrs found me and I was still tempted to hightail it out of here the first week and go back to living in a dumpster if I had to. It's tough, I won't lie, but the bottom line is, it's your best chance at survival. Our kind are fair game out there and this is only place that's going to teach you what you need to know to hold your own."<br><br>He dabbed at the blood on her chin with his sleeve then gestured for her to walk with him. He could tell from the way she was breathing a trip to the infirmary was in order so he headed that way. "Believe it or not, those jerks that just tried to kick the shit out of you would fight to the death at your side to defend you if the enemy were at our gate. Friends will come in time but you're among family now, even those of us who are unclaimed."<br><br>He slung an arm around her shoulders companionably. "That isn't to say being here can't be a pain in the ass and yeah, you should probably learn your way around a sword but there's time for that."<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>18-08-2014, 00:18:34</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f6/Dorian1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Dorian King (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10170495#msg10170495)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Zeus<br><strong>Location:</strong> North Woods<br><strong>Activity:</strong> Monster Assault Techniques<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> After 1:30pm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Zii, Chris Rodriguez, Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Excited. Wearing an orange sleeveless compression shirt, black gym shorts, and Tennis Shoes. Standard Armor/Weapons.<br><br><strong>"I'm ready when you are,"</strong> he returned. <strong>And ready to fight whatever it is out there that thinks it's a match for us.</strong> He could feel whatever was coming for them. They were close though; so close together that he mistook them for one creature until two creepy looking, huge bird things burst from the trees and attacked them. He was freaked out to say the least, and barely wound up dodging the feathers that flew at them like daggers. <br><br>Reaching his hand out, he plucked a final one from the air that the bird had shot after he rolled away. It looked like it could pierce through an engine block, so he was glad he hadn't gotten hit. With the feather in his hand, he held it like a throwing knife and looked over at Zii. She had a simple but effective plan; each of them fight the bird closest. Worked for him. <strong>"Got it!"</strong> Gripping the feather tighter, he raised it over his head and threw it, sending it hurtling right back at the bird and forcing the creature to bank to avoid getting skewered. Good thing it did too, because the feather pierced clean through a tree and kept going. As he circled around to divebomb him, he bent his legs and pulled his sword out. This was going to be interesting to say the least.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>persephone325</strong> on <strong>20-08-2014, 06:49:22</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/70/Rina1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Rina Aoki (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10253475#msg10253475)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Demeter<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword &amp; Shield<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st, 10:15am<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Kat, Raegen<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Wearing this (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=128535335)<br><hr>Rina stood off to the side, and smiled back at Kat and the other girl. She hadn't caught her name, but she seemed friendly enough. Her eyes moved back and forth between the two fighters as they took their stances.<br><br>The loud girl, who was giving orders, wasn't too far away. But she didn't seem so focused on Kat anymore. Rina wasn't looking forward having any classes taught by her. However, it's not like she could pick and choose her teachers. Her classes? Yeah, she was able to choose those. Though she scolded herself a bit for judging the girl before really knowing her. But Rina got the impression that even the people who <em>did</em> know this instructor still didn't like her.<br><br>"Good luck, guys." Rina said, giving them both a thumbs up and a smile. She had a good feeling that it wouldn't be too hard to make friends here. Unless there were more people around that had the abrasive personality of the instructor here.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>CurvyKitten</strong> on <strong>20-08-2014, 22:20:03</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9d/Vera2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Vera Maxwell (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10190516#msg10190516)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong>Hermes due to being Unclaimed <br><strong>Location:</strong> shield and sword training<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong>9/23 9:20amish after breakfast <br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Darien<br><strong>Notes:</strong>Wearing (http://www.polyvore.com/vera_training/set?id=128730806),<br><br>Ve laughed softly as Darien bowed to her and greeted her, it was a bit silly but honestly she needed silly right now. The last few days had been beyond draining, the sudden changes were far too serious and jarring for her tastes. It was then Darien mention how he was growing up before he came here. She understood that, being tossed from home to home she had taken to the streets a few times as well. Still she didn't see this danger that everyone kept talking about. Ve had her fair share of troubles but it wasn't anything more than anyone else....right? <br><br>Shaking her head Ve chose to analysis her past at a later date, she had enough on her mind as it was. <strong>"Yeah it’s going to take some getting used to, and some training too. I can't rely on someone to come along and safe my ass every time."</strong> she laughed despite the sound getting cut short, one hand rubbed her side a bit to try and ease the tension she felt there. <br><br><strong>"It’s either here or the streets for me too, I'm not going back into the system."</strong> Ve shook her head unsure on what he meant by fair game. But figured she should just keep her mouth shut and be grateful that he was willing to help. His comment about the two boys fighting by her side surprised her,<strong> "You’re kidding right? I'm pretty sure that whole cabin is out to kill me,"</strong> she spoke before he reached up and dabbed the blood on her lip, not flinching in the slightest,<strong> "I've never had a family, so I'm not so sure how to....it just never works for me."</strong> she said knowing it was only part of the truth. <br><br>Ve had a family at some point, she could almost remember her mother’s face, the way she smelled, but what stuck the most was her voice. She would sing to Ve before bed, the sound of oldies filled her room as her mother tucked her in. It was probably the reason she still heard her screaming in nightmares. Shaking that gruesome thought from her mind Ve looked back to Darien as his arm slipped around her shoulders. <strong>"Hey I know which end goes in the other guy...the pointy end."</strong> Ve nodded as a laugh again slipped past her lips. <strong>"So how long did it take this place to stop being such a pain in the ass for you?"</strong> she asked with a curious tone as they began to walk.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>22-08-2014, 00:28:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9b/Zahara2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Zahara (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10214425#msg10214425) (Zii)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Ares<br><strong>Location:</strong> North Woods<br><strong>Activity:</strong> Monster Assault Techniques <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st, After 1:30pm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Dorian, some Stymphalian birds, Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Wearing sleeveless camp t-shirt, black compression running shorts, and Nikes, also now wearing Amazon-made celestial bronze belt, circlet, and arm cuff<hr>The bird swooped in and Zii met it head on with a smile. It was times like this she wished the armor that covered her arm was a full on glove because she would've slammed her fist straight into that gods damned beak and reached into its gullet. As it was she had to settle for reacting with superb timing, her speed keeping her a second ahead of that razor sharp beak as she sharply jerked her arm up under the bird's head with a thudding clang of bronze on bronze. The strike sent it spinning away with a shriek but not before her other hand reached out to snag the flag tied to its neck. <br><br>Still grinning she tucked the flag away between her armor and t-shirt. Here was where throwing knives would have come in handy but she had to settle for what she had, which meant watching the annoying bird regain it's normal flight, twisting around to shoot more of those damned feathers at her as it climbed in height. "I don't suppose you have any fancy lightening or fire powers up your sleeves do you?" She called out, knowing what the bird was aiming to do even as it banked around and fell into a steep dive. Granted torching the thing would burn up the other flag if Dorian hadn't grabbed it already but these things were annoying.<br><br>Huffing, she she shook her head, "Nevermind," the word came out a low growl and and pulling her sword she timed the speed of the bird's descent. It was a gamble, if she missed she was gonna eat crow... literally. But Zii had been at this for a long time. Longer than she'd been a full time camper. She was no stranger to monsters and fear of the inevitable death that would come to her was something she'd ever allowed herself. Especially not over a bird. Dropping low at the last second, Zahara used her covered arm to deflect the birds claws while she shoved her blade up under the damned beast with a hard thrust to feel it bite into the body of the bird. After that it was was only a matter of getting up and dusting herself off as she turned to see how Dorian fared.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Niferbelle</strong> on <strong>23-08-2014, 23:52:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c0/Darien.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Darien Alexander (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10257075#msg10257075)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Hermes<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword and Shield class<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 9/23, 9:20 am-ish<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Ve, open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> sporting a black eye<br><hr>The whole encounter had essentially been random but hearing her comment about the system and the streets made it official. Whatever trouble she got herself into here, he'd have her back. It was kind of like being a camper, once you lived on the streets you were part of a fraternity. The way she'd fought now made sense -- she'd hadn't backed down, didn't show fear, and wasn't afraid to fight dirty. He couldn't help but smile when she mentioned everybody trying to kill her, he remembered feeling that way himself when he first got here.<br><br>"Well, it will get a little better once your divine parental unit acknowledges you," he offered and it was true, things did go a little easier for the claimed. "Or in time you'll settle in with us misfits like I did. Do you have any idea, by the way, whose spawn you might be?"<br><br>He didn't keep his arm around her shoulders for long, not wanting to creep her out though she was remaining friendly enough. He laughed at her question and shot her grin. "When it stops being a pain in the ass I'll let you know. Seriously, it's like anything. As soon as they all see you're not useless and that you're sticking around, things will ease up...somewhat. It's never going to be easy here but you get used to it. That bit about where the pointy end goes? Just the sort of thing you need to go to get by and in the mean time, if somebody starts giving you too much crap, let me know. Us street rats have to stick together." <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Juggtacular</strong> on <strong>27-08-2014, 02:09:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f6/Dorian1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Dorian King (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10170495#msg10170495)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Zeus<br><strong>Location:</strong> North Woods<br><strong>Activity:</strong> Monster Assault Techniques<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> After 1:30pm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Zii, Chris Rodriguez, Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Excited. Wearing an orange sleeveless compression shirt, black gym shorts, and Tennis Shoes. Standard Armor/Weapons.<br><br>He wanted to look over and see how Zii was doing, but he had his own bird thing to deal with. And since it dodged his improvised feather attack, he had to work on another strategy. Slapping a palm against the stone shook it and a fine crack spread out from where he'd hit; grasping at it quickly, he pulled and a chunk of it broke off and he hefted it in his hand. The weight felt right, then he took aim and threw it at the bird, causing it to dodge again before circling and diving.<br><br>&nbsp;She asked if he had any lightning powers and he laughed. <strong>"Wouldn't be a good son of Zeus if I didn't! But I can't risk burning the flag. These things move fast as hell and one wrong bolt means I just cost us however many points these are worth. Don't worry though, I can handle it!"</strong> She went back to her own fight, and as she impaled her bird, Dorian grabbed his by the neck when it swooped down to get him. It was struggling and making this weird, gurgling attempt at a squawk as it flailed in vain to get free. As Zii turned to look at him, he snapped the neck of the bird with a twist of his thumb, then drove his blade into it's heart just to be sure. He picked the flag up and tucked it away. <strong>"You got some mean moves, Zii. Glad you're on my side."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>CurvyKitten</strong> on <strong>27-08-2014, 22:45:34</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9d/Vera2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Vera Maxwell (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10190516#msg10190516)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong>Hermes due to being Unclaimed <br><strong>Location:</strong> shield and sword training<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong>9/23 9:20amish after breakfast <br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Darien<br><strong>Notes:</strong>Wearing (http://www.polyvore.com/vera_training/set?id=128730806),<br><br>Ve walked with Darien as they left the training area behind, she wasn't going to complain knowing she was utterly done for the day. She probably didn't need to have her ass handed to her again, at least not today. Ve knew she couldn't feel the pain, and would always fight giving in to anyone that tried to hurt her, but eventually it would end up taking a toll. For now though it seemed her day was finally taking a better turn as Darien didn't actually seem all that bad really. Not to mention he was kind of cute, even with the black eye but Ve wasn't going to admit that any time soon. <br><br><strong>"I have an idea, in fact everyone seems to think it’s kind of obvious but I guess I won’t know till or if they ever claim me.'</strong> she shrugged as if it hadn't become a big deal in her life. Honestly if her parent wanted anything to do with her she'd figured he or she would have already. <strong>"So I think I be a rather permanent addition to the misfits, it’s all good I think I'm having better luck there than anywhere else."</strong> she laughed one had reaching up to make sure her lip had stopped bleeding, <strong>"Maybe it’s because I've always been one."</strong> Ve teased as they walked she didn't seem to mind his arm around her shoulders in the least. <br><br>His next comment made her laugh again, at least she seemed to be making some friend’s. That was actually a bit better then she had ever expected for this place. <strong>"You seem pretty good with blades, and the nightcrawler act...that was just cool.</strong>" she mentioned his abilities during the fight having been rather impressed, <strong>"Maybe you can teach a fellow street rat how to handle the pointy things?"</strong> Ve asked not really sure if he was really interested in the idea or not, <strong>"You don't have if you don't want to really. I'm sure there is someone around here willing to teach a newbie."</strong> she smirked as the randomly walked through the camp.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>30-08-2014, 02:31:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9b/Zahara2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Zahara (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10214425#msg10214425) (Zii)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Ares<br><strong>Location:</strong> North Woods<br><strong>Activity:</strong> Monster Assault Techniques <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 21st, After 1:30pm<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Dorian, Open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> Wearing sleeveless camp t-shirt, black compression running shorts, and Nikes, also now wearing Amazon-made celestial bronze belt, circlet, and arm cuff<hr>Zii turned just as Dorian snapped the birds neck with his bare hands. Some might hav been thrown off by such a display but Zii only nodded, "Impressive." She shot him a cheeky grin, laughing a bit as he made doubly sure the bird was down for the count. His compliment to her was met with a shrug and a deliberately no committal noise. "For now anyway. Only the gods can say what tomorrow holds." She sheathed her sword then pulled the flag she'd snagged from where she'd stashed it. Handing it over since he was more likely to have pockets, she touched her arm cuff and let it shrink back into its original shape which was much easier to wear. The armor she left though. <br><br>"Anyway, you haven't seen anything yet, golden boy. Don't go thinkin' that's all I got," she winked and punched his shoulder lightly before turning to jog off further into the woods. She was warmed up now and feeling even more eager to meet their challenge head on as only an Amazon could, it was time for the real challenges to show themselves...<br><br>Jogging through the woods was not always the smartest move. Especially if not sticking to the main path that would take you through. Besides the beasties there was the general haphazard nature of of the wilderness to contend with, which meant lots of ducking rogue branches, avoiding rocks, random holes dug by wildlife, and even potentially angry nature spirits. Camp Half-Blood was not your normal sort of place after all and the barrier that protected it all only kept out mortals and monsters. It could not keep out the more mundane things like squirrels who liked to throw nuts.<br><br>Such an occurrence was what brought Zii up short when a hard thing met her forehead. Really she should have been able to dodge but she honestly hadn't been expecting that sort of ambush. "Ow!" She rubbed the stinging spot and cautiously looked up into the tree. She didn't see anything at first until another nut came flying at her face and she was forced to duck. "What the hell?!" She ducked again as she was nearly brained again then stepped back away from the tree to look over at Dorian. "I don't suppose you've ever run into any dastardly monster squirrels have you?" She was half joking but half serious as she felt around the spot that was likely going to be a knot very shortly. She wasn't entirely vain but dammit, that was <em>not</em> cool.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Niferbelle</strong> on <strong>31-08-2014, 04:12:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c0/Darien.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Darien Alexander (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10257075#msg10257075)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong> Hermes<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sword and Shield class<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> 9/23, 9:20 am-ish<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Ve, open<br><strong>Notes:</strong> sporting a black eye<br><hr>"Well, speaking as a misfit of some standing, we'd be glad to have you," Darien said, sounding all officious like it was actually some kind of thing. It wasn't obvious to him who her godly parent might be but maybe she had some kind of gift he didn't know about that gave it away. He tried to wave off her compliment lest he be jinxed. "I'm not bad but there are lots better in the camp. I'm just lucky I have the tricks I can throw in with the popping around. It's highly annoying to my opponents, that my favorite part of it."<br><br>When she asked if he would give her some pointers, it gave him pause. A lot of people would agree to it to be polite without really considering if they would really carry it through but he wasn't like that. If he said he would do something, he did it, which is precisely why he generally tried to avoid promising anything. That whole commitment thing, even something simple, it made him chafe. He glanced at her a couple of times before he made up his mind -- she could use a break.<br><br>"Sure, I can do that. As much as the instructors will let me, anyway. They tend to be picky about their technique...I say whatever works. We have the same class time anyway, right? Just acknowledge that this means I'll be a pain in the ass sometimes too now, like the rest of them."<br><br>He gave her a wink as they stopped in front of a building which he gestured to. "This is the infirmary. Just duck inside long enough to let them determine your innards are all still where they're supposed to be. Don't worry, it's relatively painless and they shouldn't keep you too long. See you around, Ve! Look me up if you need anything."<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Camp Half-Blood: Camp Activities (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>CurvyKitten</strong> on <strong>01-09-2014, 01:39:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9d/Vera2.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Vera Maxwell (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10190516#msg10190516)<br><strong>Cabin:</strong>Hermes due to being Unclaimed <br><strong>Location:</strong> shield and sword training <br><strong>Date/Time:</strong>9/23 9:20amish after breakfast <br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; Darien<br><strong>Notes:</strong>Wearing (http://www.polyvore.com/vera_training/set?id=128730806),<br><br>Ve laughed at Darien's welcome, <strong>"Well thank you I shall try not to disappoint."</strong> she nodded and walked slowly with him. When he mentioned tricks Ve couldn't help but agree, <strong>"Yeah you have some neat tricks, that one guys is probably still cursing about it."</strong> she smirked and found herself relaxing a bit. It was hard to find moments like that in general, being here made it even harder, so it was more than nice to have that feeling again. <br><br>Ve noticed the pause when she asked for a few pointers, but didn't read more to it. After all it wasn't every day you fight off attackers with a stranger. <strong>"Only if you want, I'm sure the instructors will attempt to put me through some paces, if I ever get to stick around a class long enough."</strong> she laughed a bit eyed him, "<strong>Well I give as good as I get, so don't expect me not to be a pain right back."</strong> Ve teased as they came to a stop at the infirmary. <br><br>She hadn't even realize they had been walking this way, <strong>"You going to just keep the black eye as a trophy?</strong>" she asked and looked to the medical area, knowing should at least see that she isn't sporting any broken ribs or anything, but having them see her scars was not something she was into. Doctors...she hated doctors. <strong>"See you...and thanks...not sure if I said that yet or not."</strong> she waved as he stepped away, <strong>"see you later Misfit."</strong> she teased and waited for him to turn away before hesitantly moving into the med area.<br>
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