Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Sept 3, 2016 15:11:03 GMT -5
Valentine was quiet as they talked. Her eyes were half-closed, and she yawned suddenly. Pointing at Brandon, she answered his question, although maybe not correctly. "Johnny Travolta." She said with a hazy grin, then pointed at Alex. "Chris.. Pratt.." Then she pointed at Ben. "The little mermaid.." Then her arm collapsed over her eyes, and all you could see was a crooked smile. Someone had better be recording this, Valentine with a concussion was hilarious.
Serena had to step out of the room because she was laughing too hard.
Pippa climbed up onto his bunk and sat at the end of her brother's bed. "Ah, just talking to someone." She pouted momentarily, adding, "an insufferable someone. I've never met anyone so grumpy." Shrugging, she leaned back against the wall. "Whatcha reading, Birdie?"
(Sorry about that, I planned on replying earlier but writer's block struck hard for a while.)
Robin was, admittedly, curious what this 'insufferable someone' had said or done. Was it the boy from before? "Nothing important. I was just going over that sci-fi book I brought from home two years ago. It's... pretty bad, honestly, the characters are dumber than bricks." It seemed like a good idea to change the subject now, because Pippa didn't need to listen to him ranting about how dumb everyone was and how obvious it was that Aaron had been a spy. He wasn't sure why he liked the story so much as a kid, but he was too nostalgic for it to hate it now.
He dismissed those thoughts with a flick of his hand. "You feel like talking about this 'insufferable someone'?" He offered. He was curious, not to mention a little annoyed that someone had bothered her, but he'd accept no for an answer if Pippa didn't want to talk about it.
I was feeling p sick yesterday so no replies, because I couldn't even focus on a screen for long without getting even sicker)
Noel nodded a few times absentmindedly, not really listening to Chevy. He turned the page on his book, then looked up at her with his brown eyes. "Do monsters normally attack during the game?" he asked, getting right to the point. He'd only been at camp for a year now, so he wanted another opinion on it.
Alex raised an eyebrow at that. Chris Pratt? He wasn't sure if he should take that as a compliment or not. "Uh, Asher, mind putting me down?" he asked after a moment. It did embarrass him a bit to be carried while so many people were around.
Katie laughed quietly at Valentine, but was it really right to laugh at her? She was still hurt. Turning her gaze to Ben, she said, "So, can you help her some more?"
Cecilia huffed a bit after they had left, turning to Marinette. "What does he see in him?" she asked her. If she knew what Asher was looking for, she could act accordingly. Or at least, try to outdo Alex. (נιηχχє∂)
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Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Sept 4, 2016 7:11:06 GMT -5
Pippa sighed, glancing over at him. "Yeah, sure, why not. I was talking to this kid from the Dionysus cabin named Noel. Apparently, he hates everyone. And his parents. And you know very well people like that tick me off. Anything I said, he just bashed it off with 'I hate that' or 'I hate you'. It was super frustrating!" She clenched her fists, frowning.
Valentine was sort of confused because Chris Pratt was sideways. Behind him was.. Spider-Man? Is that you? She made the web-shooting symbol and pointed at Asher. "With great responsibility.. is power greaaaaat." Her voice trailed off, having already messed up the line. What a weird day. Two actors, a mermaid, and a superhero all in one room. Huh.
Putting Alex down he gave a sideways glance Valentine's way. "Should I.... check over her? What happened????" He was a little concerned of her health, even though being called Spiderman was a big compliment in all honesty.
Percy nodded, glad he was understood clearly. If it were anyone else he would have likely been serious about keeping them away, maybe aside for Sanaa but she was against it. If anything was wrong, he and Nick could take care of it, he was confident about that.
Marinette couldn't help but laugh, "Everything really, he's just crazy about Alex. He could sneeze and Asher would be going on about how it was the most blessed sneeze he has ever heard." She rolled her eyes, being able to imagine it clearly.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Sept 4, 2016 8:26:10 GMT -5
Serena had reentered the room by this point. She walked up alongside her brother, holding back a laugh. "Uh, she got hit in the head pretty hard. She's delusional, probably has a concussion. Ben's nursing the wound before giving her ambrosia. Oh, and she called Brandon John Travolta, like, twice. I called him Bran Flakes."
Ben figured he wasn't going to get any answers out of Valentine, so he stood up, going to get some ambrosia and nectar. "She'll need it, especially in a few hours, so I'm going to give it to her now so it'll be worn off a bit by then, and I'll be able to see how bad the concussion is, if there's really one left." He told them, glancing at the huge crowd in the infirmary. He helped Val take the nectar and ambrosia before standing up, looking at the others.
The moment for Nick and Percy came when Joshua was about to walk away, only for Sanaa to grab his arm and drag him along. "Infirmary," she simply said, rolling her eyes when the Hecate counselor laughed, saying something that sounded suspiciously like 'yes, mom' under his breath.
She glanced back at the two. "I'm heading to the infirmary now and then I'm setting up the campfire. Feel free to spar until then." With that, the Apollo counselor was gone, though Nick suspected she knew what they actually wanted to do and had just decided it wasn't worth arguing about. --
"I feel kind of bad for her," Alex admitted with a mischievous smile. "I mean, she's bound to get teased later on with the show she just gave." He laughed, shaking his head. "But I'm glad she'll be alright." He had thought about making a little joke Asher's way for being called Spiderman, but decided against it.
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Cecilia looked bothered by that answer, crossing her arms in front of her chest. She tapped her foot impatiently for a moment, thinking. Then, she said, "What did he even do to make Asher that crazy about him?" After all, there had to be something the shorter blond had done.
Leo figured the infirmary was about to crowd up even more, and he wasn't really in a conversation with anybody, so he looked at the others, saying, "I'm going for a walk or something, does anybody want to come?" He didn't want the infirmary to have too many people inside, as it would probably be more difficult for the Apollo kids to function.
Katie bit her lip, studying the others. She did want to leave because it was so crowded, but she didn't want to draw attention to herself by speaking up and being the only one to do so. But at the same time, speaking up when somebody else did was just as frightening. What if she wouldn't even be heard? She rubbed her wrist nervously, staring at her feet. "Um, I think I'll come, t-too," she finally brought out quietly, hoping that Leo had heard.
Leo smiled, a little glint in his eyes. He hated doing things alone, just in general. He nodded to Katie, taking a step out the door and holding it open for her. "Cool! Let's go." He said, waiting for her to join him. He never really minded how quiet she was, and if anything, he really just wanted to make friends with her.
Asher figured he could give a second opinion on Valentine later, Ben seemed to have it under control for now. So, he would keep his attention to Alex. "I'll get you some ambrosia, princess~" He hummed, giving him a quick kiss on the forehead.
Percy gave a relieved sigh as she left then smiled at Nick. "Ready to spar?" He asked, cracking his knuckles. Perhaps they actually could later, but investigation was first.
Marinette rolled her eyes at Ceclia's question, "They just... really connected. I can't explain it all that well. They just fit." After that she gave a little warning. "If you go trying to squeeze your way between them, you'll only be hurting yourself."
Katie nodded, squeezing her way out of the crowd quickly to join Leo. "Alright, we can go," she confirmed, playing with a strand of her hair. She honestly didn't like the infirmary too much, because if you ended up here, you were usually hurt.
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Alex rolled his eyes at Asher, but there was a fond smile on his face. While his boyfriend went off to get the ambrosia, Alex couldn't help but glance over at Valentine and Ben. "Hey, Ben," he started. "Did you do anything yet beside giving her ambrosia and nectar?" he asked curiously. While normal humans couldn't just take ambrosia or nectar, Alex was curious what you were supposed to do when somebody had a concussion.
"Absolutely," Nick replied, resting his hands behind his head while turning back to the forest. "You had an interesting reaction when Joshua mentioned the monster being lion-like. What's up with that?" he asked, glancing over at Percy with searching eyes. He could make a few guesses, but he wanted Percy to confirm them.
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"Am I?" Cecilia asked with a scowl. "We'll see about that. But I'll back down for now. At least, until a chance shows itself again." That sounded like a warning or a threat, but Cecilia didn't seem to care. Fixing a stray strand of her hair up quickly, she started walking back to their cabin.
Ben looked over at Alex, biting his lip and shaking his head. "I haven't done much, 'm really just trying to keep her conscious right now, one the nectar and ambrosia start working she should be able to talk to us. I just can't let her sleep for a while, until I know how bad it is, or if it's resisting the nectar and ambrosia." He told Alex, hoping he was making sense as he tried to help Valentine to sit up a bit.
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Leo shook out his hair a bit as they went outside, but made sure not to mess it up. He looked at Katie as they started walking, saying, "There were too many people in there. I mean, not that I don't like anybody in there, but that many people in a small space doesn't fly all too well with me." He said with a grin.