Brooke, hearing Freya agree, bent over. She screamed like she'd just been stabbed, the murderous sound filling the air. In all honesty, she wasn't hurt at all. But, it would distract Brandon and Valentine for a second. She put a hand over her face, crumpling into a crouch and pretending to be injured.
Brandon whipped his head around. There was definitely a solid difference between actual injuries and the game, and that sounded real. He was about to lean down next to her, but as soon as he lowered himself, the shorter twin jumped, crashing onto his back and making him lose his breath a bit.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Aug 31, 2016 18:04:44 GMT -5
Valentine's expression changed as she screamed. "Are you--" She only realized it was a trap at the last second when she was pushed down into the water by some unknown force. Dazed and underwater, she saw a ripply face in front of her. Lifting her head out of the water a bit, her forehead collided with Brandon's face, making her more dizzy than before. She couldn't really move, since he had been pushed on top of her. She tried speaking, but made some delusional, wavy sound until she momentarily blacked out, her head falling back into the water.
Going to wait for water to answer. But, in the meantime, I decided I wasn't happy with how fast Elettra's creation was, so I redid her. Like, 90% redid her. Which means that this is not a new character, just a lot of change in Elettra (basically everything about her) Citrine ))
Username >> clownfishkit Character's Name >> Imogen Tabitha Taylor Age >> 16 Birthday >> April 17th Height >> 5'5 Physical Appearance >> Imogen has chocolate brown hair, and it's thick, going about halfway down her back with some subtle highlights. It's 100% straight, and she wouldn't cut it for anything. Her eyes scream dangerous, like a storm just hit, and she can scare people when she glares. She has fair skin, with no freckles, and just a natural tint of pink on her cheeks, with long eyelashes. She has a rather slim, athletic looking figure, although is stronger than most due to her dancing. As for an outfit, you'll always see her wearing a rainy blue bomber jacket with her camp shirt, everything else changing depending on the day. // Godly Parent >> Athena Other Family >> Her dad is Dylan Taylor in England, and her big brother, Justin, is dead. History >> Imogen has always been loved by her father, and grew up in a middle-class family. She went to an all girls private school, and never really got attacked. However, when she turned 13, an empousa came after her, and her brother died trying to protect her (although, being a mortal, he didn't see it as an empousa).
Imogen's father actually gave her the choice to go to camp, and after thinking for a solid two weeks, she decided to go after Justin's funeral. She returns home to go to school every year when it isn't summer time, but spends as much time as possible at camp. Weapon >> She has a long, silver sword. // Personality >> Imogen might seem rather introverted, but if you walk up and talk to her she's a rather good person to have a conversation with. She has a confident look to her, and all it takes is a few minutes of speaking to her to know that she's actually quite funny. She's not excited, per say, but is described as calmer, and more sarcastic. Not to mention, hearing her making puns isn't all that uncommon, either. She can be sly as well, however, and is quite the charmer when she wants to be, which includes flirting, although she usually doesn't unless she's really sure. Her heart is in the right place, though, and she'll push away logic if she knows it'll help somebody. In fact, she once gave all of her savings to an animal shelter, and couldn't go to a concert she'd been waiting for for months.
There's always a whirlwind of thoughts going through her mind, like ideas and puns. She's not all that down to earth due to her constant distractions by thoughts, and she literally carries around an ipod so that she can type anything she thinks of into notes. Strengths >> Can paint nails really well, quick thinker, thoughtful, can make up puns Weaknesses >> Sports that require running, shooting arrows, anything makeup related // Likes >> Fiction books, dance, generally just listening to music Dislikes >> Running, using a bow, nonfiction, sunny weather Dreams/Goals >> She honestly isn't at all sure what she wants to do with her life yet. Fears >> Losing her father, getting amnesia, planes // Crush >> N/A Dating >> N/A Preferred Partner >> Heterosexual // Other >> British accent, she lived in England up until last year, when she moved to Chicago.
(I'm laughing my head off with Alex's thoughts on Chevy, who is my 2 favorite character with Prue being number 1~)
Chevy laughed almost maniacally as she raced after the Athena camper like a -mad- dog hunting its prey though by any standards she would intact freak any -normal- creature out if they were being chased by her, the camper took little notice that the Hades' campers were trying to cut Alex off which she would do her part and hopefully delay the poor guy as when she was in swinging distance and taking the pen to its mallet form did she swing pretty hard enough to knock someone off there feet but not enough to do like broken-bone damage.
Nathan narrowed his eyes thoughtfully as the arrows didn't spook him much but more like suprised him, "We'll see about that~ won't we?" His voice sounded like a playful teasing but also was pretty serious in tone as he didn't think twice on his part before going to fight the Ares counselor with his sword in hand.
"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...”
I'll update Elettra once I add the new characters))
Acting quickly, Freya grabbed her scythe, jumped into the stream after her sister and then grabbed her arm. "C'mon!" she said, pulling her along. They had to use this moment of distraction well, because even if Brandon hadn't momentarily blacked out like Valentine, she was sure that he'd be too shocked to go after them and leave the Poseidon camper behind. Not to mention, she wasn't worried about Valentine - after all, she couldn't drown.
Stepping out on the other side of said stream, she let out a low squeal, then dashed off. "Let's go find the flag, Brooke!"
I imagine Alex has trouble fighting Chevy at times, because her madness makes her rather unpredictable from time to time.xD))
Once the footsteps were way too close, Alex turned his head, only to have his eyes widen when he saw Chevy swing her mallet. He quickly jumped to the side to avoid a direct hit, but twisted his already hurting foot when landing. He hissed in pain, but quickly straightened back up, stuffing the flag into his jeans' pocket before drawing his sword. He wasn't looking for a full out fight, rather, he had to find an opening to momentarily distract Chevy so that he could run the rest of the way... which had just become harder, as he still felt his ankle still throbbing in pain.
"Chevy, don't you want to pretend like you never saw me?" he tried lightly, though it was obvious he was only joking. Of course she wouldn't just let him run on.
Brooke pulled herself from her sister's grip as they started running, since obviously it would be faster that way, and told her, "We're going to get the flag and be so cool!" It was basically a squeal, if anybody was being honest.
...
Brandon was dizzy for a few moments, barely able to stand before finally getting his grip. It didn't take him long to realize that Valentine had passed out, and he quickly lifted her, trying to tell if she was waking up. He knew she wasn't going to drown, though, so at least that wasn't an issue.
Asher inched closer, drawing his sword,. "Ooooh, this is gonna be fun~" His feet were angsty, so he struck first closing the remaining distance quickly to send a highly offensive blow. Starting battles strong was his favorite part of a brawl.
Marinette grabbed Cecilia by the hand, "Now we move and watch from afar~" She said, pulling her gently away. They just needed to get out of the crossfire so they could just watch from afar. She was considerate enough to Ceilia to bring her the way least likely to get her dirty, perhaps because she wasn't to fond of it herself either.
Something's different. Oliver was breathing heavily, Alex wasn't running anymore. He continued over the trail and finally stopped to breath when he saw Alex having a showdown with Chevy. His eyes spotted the flag and he began to formulate a plan. Sinking back into the forest a bit, he moved around to keep hidden. Alex was distracted which gave him the perfect situation to do his specialty. Though he tired himself out on the chase, to keep up the trail he had to run faster than normal. So if it worked out, he likely wouldn't make it much further without help. So it would be a race on whether someone on his team found him first or Alex. Of course there was a third option of reinforcements coming from Alex's team. Which was likely considering how close they were to the river. Still, if only to stall a little..... He would go through with it. It was time to close in, as long as his eyes stayed on Chevy he could get the flag from pickpocketing. Though she seemed quite reckless while fighting so he hoped he wouldn't be in too much danger of being hit as he snuck up to Alex. Though the flag wasn't his only target, he was a little greedy and wanted bragging rights. So the secondary weapon Alex had on him, his dagger, was also planned to be snatched away.
Something was off, why hadn't they won yet? Had Alex been stopped? He was weighing his options, turning to escape being cornered himself and bringing distance between them. If he let Sanaa go, would that cause too much of an issue for Lucia and Nathan? They were strong but the enemy would have the numbers. If they got defeated, who would win in the race to get back? As long as Alex wasn't drawn further back into their territory, he would likely be closer. Sanaa's team would still be fighting. Like any other Athena camper, this analysis was quick despite all the information going through his head. "I surrender this battle." He declared, though not dropping his weapon in case she struck still. He needed to be able to escape. "Go help the others. They'll have no chance unless they have another pressing force." He needed to get to Alex. Something was wrong if he hadn't been back yet.
Freya nodded, a skip in her step as she bounced around. "Absolutely! We're gonna be so cool!" she squealed. She held her scythe confidentially as she walked on with a grin. They were both way too loud already to sneak around quietly.
Lucia quickly brought her sword up to catch the blow, leading it off to the right. She was grinning as well, brown eyes gleaming with determination. "A battle it is~" she beamed, then swung her sword at Asher's side quickly. She did want to win this, not to mention, she wanted to win the overall game as well, so she couldn't let Asher beat her. The blonde girl was not intimidated at all by the fact that Asher was so much taller than her.
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Sanaa regarded him coolly for a moment, taking the situation in. If Percy was giving up, that meant that he would be going after their flag because something hadn't gone according to plan. If she let him go, that meant he could try taking the flag, but at the same time, with her help, Lucia and Nathan couldn't protect their own flag forever. Sanaa looked annoyed, but then turned around, picked up her bow, and dashed off towards the slope where Asher and Ria were fighting.
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Cecilia nodded, letting Marinette lead her away. She couldn't help but glance back at Lucia and Asher, though. "That girl doesn't stand a chance, does she? She's so short compared to Asher," she commented casually. While Asher wasn't on her team, she still didn't see why he wouldn't just win easily.
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Something made the hairs on the back of Alex's neck stand up, but before he could turn around and look, he noticed movement to his right and barely got his sword up to block Nick's blow. He gripped his sword tightly as he led the attack off to the side, presuming his feeling to have been Nick. The Hades camper was smiling calmly when Alex took a step backwards, then nodded to Chevy. "I hope you don't mind me joining in," he said. "I've not gotten to fight our dear Alexander for a while."
Ok, maybe Alex did wince a bit at Nick's tone. It was still joking, but it had a slight serious undertone to it - and a serious Nick was scary. Still, he got ready to fight without another word, not wanting to lose now that he was so close to the river, but sadly not close enough to alert any Poseidon camper.
Asher heard the steps of someone approaching but kept himself facing Lucia. He hoped that it as someone on his team otherwise his back would be towards the enemy. He was highly hoping for it to be Sanaa since she seemed to have disappeared. The blond knew that despite their height differences, Lucia was a powerful opponent, so he knew not to underestimate her size as he blocked the girls blow, following it up with one of his own.
Marinette couldn't help but laugh at that, "As if, Lucia's won against Asher more than he has. She's one of the strongest ones here." She knew it was hard to believe for some new campers, but it as true. Lucia was a fierce competitor.
Percy immediately ran off as he was given the chance, he wasn't Alex quick but his light figure definitely allowed him to run faster than some others. Whatever situation Alex was in, he could turn it around if he could just get there in time.
Nick's presence gave Oliver the chance he needed. His grabby fingers took both the flag and the dagger and he retreated back into the brush. He didn't have the energy to just run off so he needed a moment to collect himself.
Lucia caught Asher's blow, catching both of them in a blade lock. She had been about to speak up, when her eyes went wider for a split second as she spotted Sanaa, who shot two arrows at her a few seconds later. Quickly getting out of the blade lock, she used a gust of wind to throw them off-course again and backed up a few steps. Now that two people were after her, she had to rethink her strategy.
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Cecilia didn't seem too convinced by her words and she bit her lip. "But how? She's so short," she argued. In her mind, only tall and muscular people could be strong, like Asher. Call it biased, but she was building her knowledge off tv shows she had seen.
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Nick swung at Alex, which the taller boy blocked. Though, Nick twisted his sword around a bit the moment he saw Alex raise his, which made the angle Alex had swung it in wrong. Alex struggled to not get the sword knocked out of his hands because of that, but he managed to fend the attack off. "Not bad~" Nick commented, and faster than Alex could react, Nick had lashed out, driving the hilt of his sword into Alex's side, which made him wheeze in pain and stumble backwards.
He hadn't even noticed Oliver taking the flag and his dagger.
Ria approached Nathan, brandishing her spear, but it was more of a show than anything else. She didn't have any intention of fighting him. She didn't have the time to waste. She narrowed her eyes and sprinted towards him, watching his blade closely, before attempting to lay a curse on the sword that would make it too heavy to lift properly. It wouldn't last longer than a couple seconds, but Ria hoped that would be all she needed to dart in and grab the flag.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Sept 1, 2016 14:40:10 GMT -5
Valentine came to her sense just a few minutes later. She was still dizzy, but could get a general sense of what was going on. She saw Brandon carrying her and put a hand over her face. "Sorry. Should've seen that coming." Considering she had bonked his head pretty hard, he was probably just as dizzy as her. Val dropped down from his arms to walk, but fell over again and almost pushed him over again. Holding onto his arm to position herself, she held out her other arm for balance. "We gotta.. go after them." Taking a wobbly step forward, she managed to not fall completely. She most likely had a concussion or something.