Satoru took some notice of the other campers that were sparring before having his full attention on Alex who was his teacher for today as he held out the spear in front of his body with his stance being firm on the ground but loose just in case he needed to move or bolt depending in the situation. "How's this?" He asked the Athena camper. -----
(Citrine). (Sorry if I wasn't on yesterday; no internet or wifi)
Henry felt better about his suggestion now from earilier though not only would the night patrols have three people that new eachother probably to be at camp for a year or more, "I don't think it's random."
"I agree with Henry, She picked two specific campers last year which means there has to be some meaning behind it." Nathan spoke up since it was Athena's son who also happened to be the eldest of camp but Prue was not only the newest camper at camp- she was the only daughter of Hades so far until now. "She might go after any of the campers that are in Hades or Athena again." He added in since the cabin had gained two new- well Nick hasn't been here for awhile now and Oliver was the newest.
Prue bit her lip a little as it still haunted her a little, "It could be that," she said in agreement with the Zeus counselor Lucia about Manami being new could be it though that just slightly shortened the list since the camp had many more campers now then last year.
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"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...”
"Whatever the reason for hostage choices we can't just be sitting ducks. Older and experienced campers need to take watch shifts, like Sanaa said, at least in groups of three." His brows were furrowed, the gears in his head obviously turning as he racked his brain for more ideas. They were really in the dark at this point.
Nick's plan worked to a point, that is, until the blond got irritating as he saw what the other boy was doing. He changed his gears into attack mode, going for a parry rather than a block but followed through with a kick to Nick's shins. His bad sportsmanship in fighting showing through.
"Well there's people you could watch spar, you could talk to others, practice some of your abilities. Speaking of that, have you heard of what Aphrodite campers can do yet? I'm sure there's a few things you'd like." Marinette told her, a person favorite was charmspeak, being very thankful she was one of the children that had the ability. Though she felt if Ceclia did too she would attempt it on Asher.
"Well, seeing as we've come that far now," Joshua said, referring to the patrols. "Any ideas who could group with whom? Sanaa is right that they should know how to fight together, though." His question was mainly directed at Percy, but he surely wasn't going to mind anybody else answering, either. While Joshua felt like teaming up with Ben again, he'd follow the older campers' orders if they put him with somebody else.
Nick managed to move a little in the last second, so that Asher's kick hit his upper right leg instead. It still hurt a lot, but not as much as it would have if he hadn't moved. While it did hurt, his face didn't give much away, except for the small spark of pain that had crossed his eyes when he had been kicked.
Acting quickly, Nick swung at Asher again, only to fake the attack at the last moment and instead drive the hilt of his sword towards Asher's side, a move which he had used on Alex before as well - though, as a little payback, he also kicked out with his right foot, aiming to hit a point just a bit below his knee which hurt a lot when hit correctly. If that's how Asher wanted to play, well, Nick wasn't about to back down.
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Cecilia looked rather bored when Marinette listed off the possibilities, only to look a bit more interested when she mentioned some kind of abilities. "I'm not aware of that yet, so do tell," she replied. It wasn't even a question, more like a demand for Marinette to tell her. Luckily for all of them, Cecilia wasn't one of the campers gifted with charm-speak.
Florence started walking, a bit of a skip in her step as she pulled out her sword, turning it terrifyingly in her hands, although it wasn't scary to her. "The best I can hope for is that I don't shoot somebody," she joked lightheartedly.
Post by ScarletteBlake on Sept 16, 2016 18:39:00 GMT -5
Scarlette shrugged. "Whoever can work together, and not fight each other, would be my vote. Or put some of the newer campers, with the older campers." Scarlette answers, her eyes drooping. Jayce nods his head, Hale's head hitting the table.
Scarlette shrugged. "Whoever can work together, and not fight each other, would be my vote. Or put some of the newer campers, with the older campers." Scarlette answers, her eyes drooping. Jayce nods his head, Hale's head hitting the table.
"Newer campers with older campers, possibly no. But we can help teach." Nathan said in response to Scarlettle the Nemesis camper but it would be safer for them to not be in harm's way for example and those that have been to camp longer have a idea of what they might face more then them, Those that didn't know how fight or just knew the basics could be taught by the older campers which even some of them needed to work up on their abilities with the Aphodrite counselor himself needed to practice his Charmspeak more which he was getting better at.
"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...”
Hey, Clover! Not that much has happened as people have been busy, so the counselor meeting is still ongoing. The posts for you to reply to should be on the last two pages))
"Not bad!" Alex replied. "Spears are more Percy's thing, but from how he usually holds it, trying to not leave your arms so close to your body - just so that you can attack smoother. You don't really have to put them much farther away from how you are right now, though, because if it's too far, then that's also bad." He hadn't actually taken a spear along for himself, as a trip to the armory would have taken too long for his liking. Instead, Alex tried to imagine himself holding the spear, to check what he was saying.
After a moment, he added, "Alright, I'll be using my sword for this simply because it has a longer range than my dagger, but don't freak out when I'm attacking, I'll make sure to not actually hit you." Drawing said sword, he took on a rather defensive stance with it, then said, "Try attacking me."
Sanaa looked up when Nathan said that, nodding. "That sounds like a plan. Does anybody have a specific person in mind who could help train them, though?" She would have suggested Percy or Alex herself, because they were rather experienced children of Athena, but there were lots of good fighters, so she wanted some opinions. There was something else she wanted to mention as well. "Regarding the patrols, I think one night patrol should be made out of only big three children, because, quite frankly, they are some of the strongest campers. I was going to suggest Lucia, Riley, and Nick for that."
She glanced at Lucia first after saying that, who nodded in agreement. After that, Sanaa let her stormy eyes wander over to Riley and Prue. She hoped that Prue understood that she had picked Nick because he was more experienced with monsters and attacks, and not because she personally favored him over the Hades counselor.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Sept 17, 2016 14:08:47 GMT -5
Serena tilted her head as Katie spoke. Glancing over, she realized that the other three were there. She hadn't noticed them earlier. "Yeah, sure. We can go train anywhere you want." She swung her sword over her shoulder, putting a hand on her hip. "So where do you wanna go?"
Flicker, can we wait a couple pages for them to arrive in North Dakota or something so they can make a quick stop? Don't wanna type out the whole Pegasus ride ))
Ria spent a moment thinking, falling quiet. Would Manami be safe for now, if that's what Mnemosyne's plan was? She didn't like the thought of not sending out any kind of search party, but if she forced herself to look at it logically, they really had no idea where to search. She hated it, but endangering more campers without a purpose wasn't going to solve anything. She stayed silent for a while, mentally going over their options.
Satoru gave a small nod as he moved his arms only just a hair or two away from his body, the spear was actually just two inches taller then his own height but he had figured it was to keep enemies at bay better, "H-Hai," he repiled though he seemed a little unsure since he normally avoided a fight by fleeing away though the boy knew he had to learn in order to not only defend himself but his friends, it took him a minute or two to get more confident before he moved foward to attack the Athena camper with his spear slightly aiming straight at Alex's stomach but he prepared himself to either get knocked back just in case. --------
Prue gave a small nod as she completely understood, it made sense to have the more experience camper to be on the patrol and she was still learning about her own abilties which she hoped that Nick would teach both her and Oliver though speaking of which those two were probably already training or just finishing up by now, "Well with who to train it would make sense for those with similar weapons to the newer campers and experience to teach them...."
"And anyone who wants a death wish can spar with Chevy." Nathan laughed a bit since if you wanted to know if you could fight a monster then live- well this certain daughter of Dionsyus can 'perfectly' help you with that as long that your fine with the fact that your more likely ending up in the infirmary for some days, his joke was me at to lighten up the mood in the room just a little with it becoming tense but also Chevy actually liked being apart of jokes like this which everyone bascially knew so it was fine on both sides.
Henry tried to hold back his signature grin at the mention of Chevy though he tried to remain serious about al this, "Also the campers that are great at building and making things- we could put some small traps around the forest or borders. Nothing over the top just simple." He forced himself to say the last line since he always liked going over the top with big explosions and tricking monsters into traps.
"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 ★ღGingerheartღ★ on Sept 17, 2016 22:46:26 GMT -5
♛Sera♛. Jamie laughed. "Same with the sword." Loading an arrow into the bow and drawing it, she let it go into the target. With a sly smile she hit shy of the middle. "You should try now."
Falcon, if you sign this siggy I might bake you cupcakes! [ I want those cupcakes. -Falcon_star ]
Florence poured, but nodded, pulling her hair back into a ponytail before picking up the bow. After a bit of hesitation, she fired, and it landed in between the middle and the edge. "Considering the only other time I've shot a bow is middle school gym class, I'm decently proud." She said with a giggle, letting her hair out of it's ponytail.