Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Aug 26, 2016 18:35:28 GMT -5
Valentine chuckled, giving Alex a friendly pat on the head. "Sorry, Nick. We'll just have to .. beat your sorry behind!!" She finger-gunned at him, winking like an idiot. Oh, Val. She looked over at Alex. "You know, I would love to hear more about this plan of yours, but not in front of the enemy." Val whispered the last part loudly, obviously aiming to tease Nick.
Chevy had somehow spaced out for a short amount of time but heard everything, "Oh! Oh!" She waved her hand in the air like she was in a classroom and trying to get the teacher's attention, "What about hitting things~?" She suggested since it was no secret that this demigod loved to smash, hit or flatten monsters nor was it a secret that she did all three things with a mallet that actually weighed more then her own body weight and she would be more then happy to gather the team together but first she wanted to hear Ria's answer.
Nathan listened to his two half-sisters talking which was a good sign until he heard 'relationship' pop up about the Apollo camper Asher which didn't make him shocked at all just a little...what's the word.... awkward? Now this conversation had turned from the game to dating people that reminded him very much of his mortal sister Daisy with her friends only two differences was being a mortal / demigod and age difference really. At least I don't have to worry about stalkers here.... he thought to himself though whatever he thought about in his head didn't show on his face, he wasn't going to get in the crossfire of his half-sisters but will happen if things got to the point of weapons drawn.
"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...”
"Ah wait a minute!" He spoke quickly as his hands quickly rummaged through his bed sheets, looking for something. "Aha!" A pocket mirror and his headband. Asher needed to give his hair a quick fix before everything went down. He was skilled so it only took but a moment.
Marinette was quiet for a moment then let out a small laugh. "Ahhh~ So that's what that's about~" She stood up, stretching her arms above her head then doing a half turn to face Cecilia. "We had a thing going on for a little but it didn't work out." With one hand on her hip, she continued. "Don't even try it. If I couldn't get him to stay there's nooo possible way you can~" She wasn't sorry about saying it, Marinette knew the other girl had as much capacity to say similar things. "Trust me, just stick to drooling on the sidelines; he only has his eyes set on one person."
Ria's already bright smile only grew wider. She wasn't too familiar with Chevy, but it only took a heartbeat to remember her name. She was distinctive, to say the least, between the neon hair dye and the giant mallet. "Feel free to hit things. I'm pretty sure 'Win by hitting things' is the Ares Cabin motto, so go for it." She didn't actually have anything against her half-siblings, but she wasn't above making fun of her cabin, either. She didn't mean anything by it, but sometimes she couldn't help but poke fun at their own reputation.
Nick smiled at that. "I see that I'm not wanted here," he replied lightheartedly. Though, he added, "We should probably all head to the meeting place, soon, though. Shouldn't take much longer until the game."
Alex nodded at that, running a hand through his hair. "Yeah, sounds right," he replied, then paused, mischievous smile overtaking his face. "...even when the suggestion comes from an enemy." He almost couldn't help his laugh when he heard Nick's simple reply.
"Don't push it, Bishop." But there seemed to be something else on the Hades campers mind as well. "I suppose I should try finding that new Hades kid? Would be a shame if he missed out on the game. See ya two later, on the battlefield~" He waved, then walked off to find Oliver.
For a few moments, Alex was quiet, just smiling happily, then he turned his head slightly to look at Valentine. "So, wanna go head to that meeting place?" Maybe he could even find Percy on the way there.
"Honestly, I'm all for you guys hitting things and me creating explosions in the background, but that probably shouldn't be the only strategy we have," Joshua suggested, still grinning. He knew the tendency the Ares cabin had, though he hadn't expected Chevy to be that big about smashing things. Then again, he'd barely met her, considering he had only come to camp two years ago, at the end of that summer at that.
Sanaa rolled her eyes at Asher. With how much he cared about fixing his hair up, she really wouldn't be surprised if he was secretly Aphrodite's son and was only pretending to be here to annoy her. All joking aside, she nodded to him, then got outside and walked back over to the others. "Alright, now that Asher's awake we can head over to Ria. I'd love to get there before they decide to scrap any kind of plan and just brawl their way through headfirst."
Cecilia frowned a little at that. For once, she didn't like how Marinette had told her she had no chance, but more importantly, she had honestly believed they were dating. "I thought you were dating," she admitted after a moment, twirling a strand of her hair between her fingers. "If you aren't dating him, then who is...?" The first who had come to mind was that blond boy he had sat with during the campfire. She hadn't bothered listening to his name or learning it, but at the same time, she also wasn't about the believe that they were dating. Surely he had to have some kind of girlfriend?
Asher had his arms crossed as he followed Sanaa out, a giant grin on his face. "This is gonna be a piece of cake~" He whistled confidently, he was already planning, not in a strategy sense, but rather thinking of who he wanted to track down and fight. The blond felt a small wave of disappointment as he couldn't challenge Nick, but there were plenty of other strong people.
"How about you ask him yourself if you're so curious~" She couldn't help but giggle at the thought of Asher lighting up at the question. Cecilia would get quite the earful about his, 'amazing, adorable, perfect, etc, etc' boyfriend. She would be sure to see the point then.
The black haired boy, strangely enough, fell asleep while he was doing his reading in his hiding spot. The book fell from his grip onto the ground as he dozed off, his face relaxing the most it had since he had been there. The area was so serene and peaceful that he couldn't help it.
Ria rolled her eyes, still smiling broadly. "Alriiiight, fair enough." As fun as it was to smash things, and as much as she loved explosions, that alone wouldn't be enough to outwit Athena's cabin. "Should we round up the others, then? Let's go meet up with Sanaa and get her advice on how to out-plan Cabin 6." Easier said than done, but Lucia had wanted a challenge, and Ria didn't plan on going down quietly. She was far too competitive for her own good, even before she'd been promoted to team leader.
Sanaa rolled her eyes once again, then beckoned for them all to follow her. "I'd simply send you after my brother, but knowing the two of you, that'd just distract both of you. Also a strategy, but not one I like using, considering Alex could outsmart you and win," she told Asher seriously. "So, by all means, go after anybody but Alex."
She paused as she saw Joshua, Manami and Chevy already with Ria and shook her head. "Let's all hope Chevy hasn't convinced her to just smash everything yet," she commented, then made herself and her cabin known. "Hey, Ria! Apollo has also arrived. What's the plan so far?"
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Cecilia's frown deepened for a moment as she heard that. What could be so important about his girlfriend that she had to ask him herself? Whatever, if Marinette didn't want to talk, then that was her problem. "Fine," she said through slightly gritted teeth, not liking when she got denied answers. "I'll go ask him, in that case."
Putting on her sweetest face again, she stood up. "I believe we should go now? You mentioned that it should start soon."
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After not having found Oliver in his cabin, Nick began searching a bit, figuring that he could give it a try. There was this place where he had spent time when he had been younger, reading in the shade of a few trees. Unlike Oliver, he'd never liked climbing trees all that much. The trip wouldn't take long, anyway, and if he didn't find Oliver, he could still get back to his team on time.
Though, as he arrived there, he smirked. He remembered the book Oliver had been reading, and lo and behold, it was there, on the ground. Now where was the person belonging it to...? Raising his head, he had to hold a laugh back when he spotted said boy up in the tree, sleeping.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Aug 27, 2016 6:57:15 GMT -5
She waved goodbye as Nick left. She did want to meet the new Hades kid, but now wasn't really the time. She glanced over at Alex and saw his happy little look. Valentine returned his smile with a beaming grin of her own and did a thumbs-up. "Absolutely. Let's go." She walked out to the door, motioning her hand as if to say 'lead the way'.
Serena nodded at her sister, putting her sunglasses over her eyes and following her as she went to Ria. There was a light skip in her step--if you looked, you could tell she was pumped for this game.
Alex waved to the pegasi, then walked over the Valentine, walking next to her. "So, Val," he started, falling back into his habit of using nicknames. "Anybody you'd like to fight tonight? I mean, my idea was that the Poseidon kids could be positioned around different parts of the river dividing the sides, but you can still fight for sure," he explained, an excited twinkle in his eyes. He did love thinking up strategies with Percy and Elettra. "But with you three on guard at different parts of the river, we can give the other team a real surprise when they try crossing. Though, the Hades kids could be a problem, considering they're very hard to spot in the shadows, but Nick's the only real experienced Hades child so far, so it should be fine."
Of course, he knew Prue was strong as well, but she was still a newer camper, and her having been kidnapped for a while last year hadn't helped her learn and improve her powers, either. However, once she and perhaps Oliver, too, had learned to control their powers, Alex knew that the Hades cabin would be one of the scariest cabins to work against.
He bit his lip, though not out of worry, rather because he tried to keep a childish smirk down. "I thought about going after Asher, but I probably won't. I think I should go after the Apollo cabin, though, because I know most of them pretty well."
Asher was in thought for a moment as he followed, he was contemplating not listening to Sanaa and going after Alex. But at the same time, she was right and wanted to win. So it would probably be for the best that he didn't. As that was now the situation, his intended target turned to Lucia. In all honesty, she was one of his favorite people to spar against. Out of their matches she was definitely ahead in wins, but that didn't mean he lost them all. It took a certain serious that he didn't like to use because it took the same type of effort that he used in soccer games. Which could mean he might get too carried away and into it; accidentally hurting himself or his opponent more than intended.
She sent a wink towards Cecilia's way. "Yeah we should go, though Asher's on the other team, so maybe you should hold your question until after the game." That part was friendly advice, first game was always serious business to him.
Percy was done with his early setups and rounds, and right on time as well. He spotted Alex and Valentine and decided to join them. He missed the first half of Alex's idea but gave an approving nod to the second.
Oliver was still sleeping calmly, unaware of Nick's presence below him.
Sanaa bit her lip as she thought of something, though. "Usually, it's a wise thing to go after people you know a bit, so that they can't surprise you with a their style of fighting. I'm guessing Alex is still going after the Apollo cabin, honestly. But, personally, I'll be going after Percy if I can find him, but I'll also be trying to get the flag," she told the others. It was more a warning than anything else, because anybody who knew them could be an enemy. She wasn't sure who the others were going to try targeting, but she thought that she knew her brother enough to figure that one out.
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"He's on the other team?" she said, furrowing her perfectly shaped brows. "Ugh, what's this game even worth by now," she muttered under her breath, but still collected the weird thing she had been given by an unimportant camper a few days ago. A spear, apparently. Absolutely not what she would have chosen, but she wasn't going to fight, anyway. Walking towards the door after shrugging her jacket on, she turned back to Marinette, adding, "Give me a hint, though. Is his girlfriend on our team or on his?"
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Alex grinned as he saw Percy, waving at him. "Nick's gonna collect the new kid and then join us, too," he informed the Athena counselor, then his smiled turned more curios. "Anybody you'd like to fight tonight, Percy? I'll try aiming for the Apollo cabin, but I'll also try to get to the flag, because I'm one of the fastest~" Honestly, that was probably what he was going to aim for for the most part. Sneak into the enemy territory, try to get the flag, and then race back to our side. Let's see if that works." Alex wasn't usually one of the people really aiming for the flag.
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Nick picked the book up with a small hum, then said, "Yo, Oliver, time to wake up. Capture the flag is about to begin."
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Aug 27, 2016 10:43:44 GMT -5
Valentine shrugged. "I don't really have anyone on my death wish-list at the moment, so I'm fine being set by the streams." She punched Alex in the shoulder, harder than she knew. "As long as you don't start bugging me, I'll be pretty good at making sure the blast the other team away." She smiled, looking over at Percy. "Yeah, do you have anyone you wanna beat?"
"Lucia's mine." Asher declared loudly and confidently, even if he were to lose, he figured he could keep her off other's heels for a while. The blond didn't get tired easily through all the sprinting on the soccer field so the least he could do was provide decoy for one of the stronger enemies.
"Ours." She finally answered after a moment of thought. She seemed to plan to leave the conversation at that as she hummed a quiet tune as they walked.
"I'll take on anyone willing to come after me." He gave a grin, having a few people in mind who might single him out.
Oliver's eyes shot open as Nick's voice woke him up, his process of thought went quickly as he moved a little as to fake fall, trying to give him a scare. Of course his legs wrapped around the tree though to catch himself so he was hanging upside down, with a bored look on his face. "You woke me up." He said matter-of-factly, obviously displeased.