"I'm not one for cheesy romance, but considering demigods don't often use electronics, we could ask the couples if they want to take a picture together, too," Joshua suggested, plopping down by the tree where the fleece hung with a relieved sigh. He loved to watch the sunset from there. The orange seemingly melting into the sky when the sun touched the hills always made him smile, because it looked like an illusion itself.
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Alex took a step away from the group to talk to Umiko, knowing that he probably wouldn't be too comfortable being the center of attention when talked to. He gave a quick nod in Cecilia's direction. "New camper arrived," he said shortly, a smal frown on his face. He lowered his voice a bit as he said the second part. "I'm really not sure what to think of her."
Ben sat down next to Joshua, grinning. "That's a good idea! For sure, yeah. That way everybody else can have pictures." He noted quietly, before focusing his gaze on the sunset. He always liked to think that because everybody perceived color differently, everybody had their very own sunset and sunrise. Their own beauty that nobody else would ever see, and he just thought that was the most amazing thing.
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Umiko nodded, his eyebrows furrowing. "What has she said so far?" He asked quietly, running a hand through his hair and shooting a quick glance at her before focusing back on Alex. This had to be special, especially if this many people were around. Plus, when he'd looked out earlier, he was either completely insane, or he'd seen her come out of a helicopter.
Joshua smiled, leaning backwards with his head to rest against the tree. "I come up here all the time during the year," he admitted with a small chuckle. "It's always a great view, but the view in summer is the best~" He was glad that they had managed to see the sunset despite Cecilia's antics, though, he sent a suspicious glance towards the helicopter. That thing would be taking off soon enough, he guessed.
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"Not much that I've heard," Alex said, taking another step with Umiko so that nobody could eavesdrop on them. "She asked Asher to show her around, though, which is kind of weird, considering Percy was standing next to her and she still singled Asher out," he answered, furrowing his brows as well. He didn't want to interpret too much into it, so he left it at that.
Prue explained everything about the food and such, it was pretty easy after a few days to figure things out from where things were at or places you needed to be though it did take her longer to actually remeber it all without getting lost.
Nathan kept on running but he had slowed down when heard the helicopter which made him very, very confused as to what the gods where going on as he did see a girl come out but he couldn't see because of some campers that did soon become a crowd around it which made him wonder if this was a new camper from a rich-rich family.
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
Username >> lilyflower. Character's Name >> Cherverny "Chevy" Montanari. Age >> 14. Birthday >> May 2. Height >> 5'5. Physical Appearance >> Curly, Shoulder-length blonde hair in pigtails with neon strawberry-red(left pigtail) and neon purple-grape highlights(right pigtail), She has fair skin that burns easily and bright violet eyes. She has a short yet muscular built as she can swing the mallet with ease and has two pierced ears. // Godly Parent >> Dionysus. Other Family >> Gabriella Montanari (mother, unknown) Franco Montanari (grandfather/guardian) History >> Her mother left her with her grandfather after she was born and to this day it's unknown what happened to her. Was taken by a satyr to camp after being attacked by a three harpies when she was six years old and was later claimed the moment she entered camp, She's been in and out of camp a lot from staying with her grandfather who now lives in Florida. Weapon >> A mallet (height of a golf club) made out of celestial bronze with grape vines curving up the handle, on one side of the mallet is her father's symbol and the other side is of a 'crazy happy face emoji'. Modern form is A colorful pen. // Personality >> Carefree, funny-loving and optimistic girl, she loves to party and deemed insane by those around her but is simply a crazy young teen who likes weird things, some call her very eccentric or out-going which also describes her as well and she might have the love of whacking things with her mallet, She has much more streetwise rather then common sense and is very childish but she is really broken on the inside that she simply hides with a smile, she also a flirt but it's more teasing then anything real and she's very dramatic. Strengths >>Chlorokinesis (growing fruits/etc), causing or curing madness. ADHD, fighting with a mallet/or swinging. Weaknesses >> Climbing, swimming, sodas, Her grandfather. // Likes >> Parties, food, sodas, funny people, fighting, her friends, Dc character Harley Quinn, Talking. Dislikes >> 'lame' people, monsters, being bored or having to stay still, her mother and having to stay in one place. Dreams/Goals >> "Not sure, I kinda just want to do my own thing ya know?" Fears >> Being alone, not being eccentric, her friends in danger, outage of sodas or not being able to talk. // Crush >> none yet. Dating >> none. Preferred Partner >> unknown, "I'm not interested in a relationship now 'Cus I got my life to live!" Other >> (I based her off of Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad a little lol)
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
Post by ScarletteBlake on Aug 16, 2016 13:23:51 GMT -5
Jasmine nods her head, understanding. "So it's actually pretty easy." She answers,I almost put meows rip, eyes flickering towards Scarlette's table and Prue. "Where should we sit?" She asks, feeling like it was school when you had to choose where to sit with friends. Lily~Myth
Ben nodded, throwing his arms behind his head and getting into a comfortable position under the tree. "Yeah, that's true. I'm usually a winter person, but I'm all for the sunsets during the summer. Winter just isn't the same." He admitted, and this was basically just a basic conversation, but it still felt nice to just be sitting and talking.
Manami, seeing as Ben had placed his Ipod a few feet away, picked it up without him noticing and took a picture of Joshua and Ben sitting under the tree before placing it back at his feet.
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Umiko nodded, looking over the girl. He didn't like to judge based on appearance, but her facial expression was just.. Kind of flirty, at that moment. Recalling what he'd seen earlier, he asked, "I saw you holding hands with him," He said, pointing at Asher briefly. "Are you dating?" He was just curious, to be honest. Maybe this new girl liked Asher? That certainly wouldn't be good.
Normally percy wouldn't have cared being blown off like that, but the fact that it was asher got him a little ticked. He crossed his arms, giving asher a look as tmif to try and say he better not mess around when he has Alex. But the look wasn't received as the blond was focused on the new girl.
Asher could definitely see a similarity to marinette, perhaps the two could be great friends, who knew. "Well i would be glad to, but may I suggest dinner beforehand? Taking a helicopter, you must be a while away so I could imagine you being hungry." Of course, he was more hungry himself and was trying to use that so he could eat before any other events happened. He couldn't help but glance Alex's way as he went to talk to umiko, but quickly went back to Cecilia as to not be rude.
Marinette was observing quietly, the girl seemed to like asher quite a bit, which admittedly she was guilty of at first as well, they even had a short relationship but it ended with them realizing they made better friends. I wonder how this'll turn out... she thought to herself.
Lucia stopped as well when they went past the forming crowd, furrowing her brows. "Is this what all the helicopter stuff was about?" she asked, glancing at the bit of the girl she could see. "I don't mean to be rude, but getting here by helicopter seems a bit... over the top?" Lucia couldn't help but feel like she and the girl were polar opposites, though she'd still try befriending her later.
Joshua grinned at Ben. "I usually watch sunrises in winter, and I think they're also beautiful," he replied. Though, there was something else he wanted to say. "You know, does the offer for your textbooks still stand? I'd love to read some tonight already." While he had dyslexia, he somehow did find it calming to read books before bed.
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Cecilia seemed to almost swoon at his attitude, glad that she had apparently found the right person. With a dazzling smile, she got closer to Asher, taking hold of his arm. "I would be very glad to eat a wonderful dinner, thank you. You're quite the gentleman~" she almost purred, pressing up closer to him. "Care to lead the way for me? I have no idea where everything here is, after all." She made sure that her next smile was just as dazzling as the first one, though this time she also twirled a strand of her curly hair with her free hand.
It was only for a second, but Alex's eyes widened as he glanced over, but quickly turned his head back to Umiko, pretending like he hadn't even looked. "We are dating," he answered, forcing a smile onto his face. "Since last summer, actually. Funnily enough, it happened during a pretty bad time at the camp." He took a deep breath, tenseness falling off his shoulders. "It's only a bit more than an hour until the campfire, but I don't really feel hungry anymore. Want to go to the beach I told you about? I never ended up showing you it."
Ben nodded, briefly looking back toward the cabins before focusing his gaze back onto Joshua. "Yeah, of course. I brought some novels as well, though, so you can also read those if you want. I've read all of them, they're just my favorites that I decided to bring in case." He told him, the sky's colors fading behind slowly behind him. "I brought so many books, you can use whatever you want."
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Umiko heard what Cecilia said just as clearly as Alex did, and he didn't like her already. She seemed quite forward, which wasn't a bad thing, but people didn't typically grab each other's arms minutes after meeting. He could tell the smile forced onto Alex's face was fake, but he just nodded. "Sure." He replied, not one for many words, but the look he sent with the word told Alex that he really did want to go.
Joshua nodded. "Thanks. I still have some novels from Sanaa, too. I gotta give her some back that I've finished," he said with a small shake of his head. With these two, he probably would never be short on books again. He was really looking forward to reading the textbooks, though.
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Alex smiled for real, waving to Umiko to follow him as he left, passing Sanaa on the way.
"Alex, what's going on?" she asked with a raised eyebrow, but Alex just shook his head.
"New camper. Not really the type of person I can easily befriend, though. So I'm taking Umiko to the beach, I'll be back for the campfire, don't worry," he replied, smile still in place. He actually did seem excited about spending time with his new friend, especially because he really didn't feel hungry anymore. Sanaa nodded, stepping past them, so Alex just continued walking.
Ben had shrugged off his backpack when first sitting down, and he pulled it into his lap, taking out a textbook. "This one is like most that I have. It's about physiology. I don't really have much in the textbook department other than medicine related stuff, and I don't know if you're interested in that, so it might be a little boring." He said apologetically, tapping his fingers quietly on the cover of the book. He took another look at the sunset, seeing the bolder reddish colors and smiling a bit.
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Umiko walked next to Alex, if anything else just a pace behind him. He was looking forward to seeing water again, as it had been what he grew up in, and it reminded him of his sister. "Do you like water?" He asked, voice monotonous except for the slight raise in pitch to make it sound like a real question.
Joshua shrugged, taking the book. "The more I can learn, the better," he said earnestly. "Don't worry about it being boring, ok? I'll read whatever I can get my hands on." He was being completely honest here, as he felt like the more different things he got knowledge of, the better it would be. Not to mention, he wasn't any good with medicine, so maybe that would help him out.
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"I do like water," Alex said after a moment, biting his lip. "I'm just not that good at swimming, so I prefer to sit outside and let my feet dangle into the water." Alex wasn't too confident of his swimming skills, something which he hated admitting, but it was true.
He stopped after a few more minutes of their walk, seeing the beach peek out between the pushes up ahead. "The beach at the camp is really nice, though, so I hope you'll like swimming here."
Ben nodded. "In that case, you can take whatever you want." He told Joshua with a small smile, sitting back against the tree again. He really, really liked learning about medicine. It was what he wanted to do with his life, be a doctor. Maybe that wasn't Joshua's main interest, but he was sure he'd at least learn something by reading his books. Whenever Ben was just alone, he'd usually read them, whether it was a textbook or just a novel, and it would always annoy Riley when she wanted to hang out.
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Umiko nodded, and looking back on the question, 'Do you like water?' was a quite broad thing to ask about. However, he mentally shrugged it off. "I could always help you." He offered quietly, making sure to sound genuine despite his usual cold tones. However, just in case it was something Alex was embarrassed about, he moved on quickly. "Thanks. As long as it's water I can swim in, I'll be swimming."
Joshua nodded, then got up a few moments later. "Wanna head to the campfire? With all of the commotion that girl caused, we could just start the campfire, right?" He was sure the rest of the camp was still busy, and seeing as Ben was an Apollo camper, he didn't see why they could just begin with the preparations now.
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Alex stepped down onto the sand, then took his shoes off a few moments later. He loved the feeling of the sand beneath his feet. He was also wearing pants that only a bit below his knees, so he could go into the water a bit if he wanted to. "Thanks for the offer," he said genuinely. "But I'm not so sure. I just feel silly getting taught how to swim better at my age." It was mainly his pride speaking. Alex didn't look like it, but he also had his pride, not to mention he was quite stubborn as well, so teaching him wouldn't be too easy.