Katie bit her lip, thinking for a moment. "What about... what about the canoe lake? I doubt there are p-people there right now," she replied, glancing back over at the others. Alex and Satoru seemed to have started training as well now, though they were as far away as possible from the three, so she guessed they hadn't been aware until they had arrived, either.
Rubbing her wrist slightly, she glanced at Serena. Alex had brought a thought to mind for her. "Um, hey, have you noticed that Val acts differently around Alex?" she started slowly. Because Katie was usually very quiet, she observed people a lot. While she didn't really talk to either camper too much, it wasn't hard to see, in her eyes.
Sanaa nodded. "That needs some more thought put into it, but I can already say that for training and planning, the Athena cabin will probably be needed," she said, glancing at Percy. Sanaa looked over when she saw Chiron enter. "So, as to not draw this meeting out any further," Sanaa continued. "Can we all agree on that for now, until we know more, we're going to send out night patrols, not go anywhere alone unless there's absolutely no other way, and we're going to train the new campers?" Not to mention, Sanaa would be trying to speak to her father and get the rest of her cabin involved as well.
Alex easily blocked the blow, but didn't attack himself. He could have easily moved forward and knocked the spear away from him, but decided not to. Honestly, he didn't want to scare Satoru off. "You shouldn't hesitate that much," he advised, leading the spear off to the side. "You went straight for my stomach, but by hesitating for so long, I had more than enough time to see through you."
"Agree." Prue, Nathan and Henry said to Sanaa with each camper in agreement to what was being said as the meeting soon came to an end.
(Sorry if short XP)
"Just nerves, I never was much of a fighter." Satoru admitted with his weapon being lead away from the sword which he soon got ready to attack again as he now was a little more confident that he wouldn't hurt Alex, he took a step back before kicking off with his foot before striking at the Athena camper once more with the spear out in from him again by this time he aimed more to his legs, what better way to knock down a taller opponent then to make him come to your level?.
"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...”
Brooke, for once, nodded seriously toward what Sanaa was saying, even herself and her craziness knowing that it wasn't a great time to joke around. She was itching to get back outside, though, and tell Vivi that she had to be on a patrol with her and Freya so that her bright red hair would protect her.
Percy gave an understanding nod, he would gladly put together a group of Athena campers to teach the less experienced. They needed to have some fighting background in case of a bad situation.
He suffered from both hits, the pain obvious on his face but his movements didn't falter. In fact, even his pained face was soon returned with a grin. This was different from fighting with Lucia who stayed honorable, he liked that Nick would stoop to his level of tricks. But he wasn't supposed to be making friends right now, this was a matter of pride. Nick's similarities made him forget that. He went for another tricky move, keeping his sword up to guard and stepping forward to try and step on his feet and trip him up.
Marinette went through the list, just naming some that weren't as fun, for example, having high social abilities, but taking time on those that she personally enjoyed. Such as cursing someone's clothes to be two sizes to small, a trick she used whenever she was feeling especially petty.
Joshua gave a nod as well, then said, "So, the meeting is over?" To which he received a nod from Sanaa. The brunet paused for a moment, then glanced at Riley. "Wanna be my buddy for the moment? I want to talk to Ben." It was a bit weird that they weren't allowed to be alone, but hey.
Freya jumped up, grabbing Brooke by the arm. "Let's gooooo! We gotta find Vivi and her magical red hair!" she squeaked, dragging her sister off. The thought of beating monsters up with both of her sisters was amazing to her.
Alex had to bend down a bit to catch it this time, which was a little weird to him. Usually, the campers he thought were almost as tall as him or taller. He pushed against the other boy's attack, then leaped to the side to dodge it. Though, instead of just standing around this time, Alex dashed forward, swinging at Satoru's arms. He made sure that it wouldn't heavily injure him if it hit, though.
Nick was watching Asher with an intense gaze, and quickly started stepping backwards when he came closer. Though, it proved to be harder, considering he couldn't just leap backwards and risk Asher slashing at him. Well, his style wasn't reckless for nothing.
Moving to the left a bit, Nick suddenly lunged forward to attack, only to twist his body around at the last minute to attack from another direction. Either Asher would now slash at his defenseless shoulder, or there was the possibility of them colliding, but Nick was thinking up strategies for both. He could always go back on his self defense moves if it came to a brawl with Asher, but he would much rather have Asher injure his shoulder so that he could push through and also land a hit.
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Cecilia looked up as she heard all the mean things she could do as a daughter of Aphrodite, and a laugh slipped past her lips. "All of those are certainly interesting abilities. How can I learn them?" She was already planning to humiliate some people, and maybe also curse Alex while she was at it. Perhaps it'd make Asher see that he wasn't worth that much.
Riley nodded, straightening up and moving toward the door. "Yeah, sure. I think he's still in the pavilion," She replied, dodging a whip from Brooke's dark hair as the twins rushed out the door.
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Ben had been getting bored, and he'd just left to see the big house, standing outside the pavilion when seeing the twins burst out of the doorway. Meeting's over, I guess.
Post by Lily~Myth on Sept 18, 2016 13:22:40 GMT -5
"Well I'm going to head back to the cabin and see how my siblings are doing." Nathan said since he wanted to tell them of what the plan was and make sure they understood- also he wanted to make friends with his newest sister but he had the feeling that she didn't like him all that much. "Who wants to escort me back?" He laughed a bit since this would be amusing in a way to stay with at least one other person.
"I'm going back to the pavillion to draw up some trap plans, I don't think I need a escort since it's not far." Henry said since there would also be many witnesses in watching where the camper was going.
Prue stood up from her seat, "Anyone heading to the training area?" She asked with her brothers both being there and if they were still fighting then she might meet a sparring buddy there or just watch them train for awhile before joining in. ---------
Chevy was waiting in the pavillion and marveling at her soda can mountain that didn't reach the ceiling but still pretty tall, "Now it's a pity that I have to take it down....." She muttered with a giant smile on her face with the girl beginning to put all the came in the recycle bins.
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Satoru jumped to the side to dodge the attack with the boy not really expecting this move but went with the flow of it and strikes again but this time he aimed for the camper's arms, he felt like this was natural in a way as he watch Alex's moves to see where he would attack next or what to do next.
"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 Sept 18, 2016 14:16:38 GMT -5
Scarlette shrugs, heading out of the building, September snorting. "What is it?" She asks, looking over at September. "Nothing. Except for the fact that Justin is rushing towards you." September answers, and Scarlette looks up. Justin pants, waving a hand in her direction. "Want to train?" He asks and Scarlette shrugs. "I guess." She answers, Willow standing by Jayce, looking mad, then smiling.
Joshua let the twins rush past them, then opened the door for Riley before stepping out himself. "I'm just hoping we'll find Manami soon," he commented to break the silence a little. Honestly, he also didn't want anybody else disappearing, either. Joshua threw his arms behind his head again, glancing up at the sky while walking.
"I can escort you back~" Lucia sang from where she was sitting in the ping pong table, and also gave a quick glance Prue's way. "If you tag along Prue, I can go to the training area with you afterwards! I really do need to train some more again." Not really all that truthful, as Lucia was training plentiful, but she really wanted to check out who else was there.
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Alex blocked the attack quickly, leading it off to the side again. He closed in more on Satoru, trying to back him into a corner and stress him a little. Of course he wasn't going to actually hurt him, but it was important for him to know how to act when the enemy got too close. A spear had a wide range, but it could be hard at first to figure out what to do when there wasn't enough space to keep the enemy far enough away.
Post by Lily~Myth on Sept 18, 2016 15:09:44 GMT -5
"This must be my lucky day." Nathan said since even he was still thinking of the scenarios of if he truly liked the Zeus counselor more then just a good friend and even just talking helped in that way, "Let's get a move on then." He added before walking out of the big house but slow enough for the two to follow.
"I would be happy to tag along." Prue repiled with a grin as this would be a great time to make a new friend too, she then started to follow them out of the big house which she wondered how a sparring match between the two big three' kids would end though Lucia had more experience in fighting then she did. -- (Citrine) --
Satoru felt the wave of confidence shiver when he started to get corner and his wide range was coming to be close range which he decided to hit the most logical target at the moment which he striked at the camper's neck or head to make the boy back away from him but not enough to actually draw a lot of blood.
"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...”
Riley frowned a bit, nudging Joshua playfully. "We'll find her." She said firmly, although her eyes were lighthearted compared to her voice. She saw Ben approaching them and waved, giving him a small smile. He was probably curious about what had happened during the meeting.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Sept 18, 2016 21:37:23 GMT -5
Serena grinned. "Sure. The canoe lake sounds great." She started that way, heading for a shortcut through the forest. Pushing past the leaves, she glanced behind her as Katie spoke again. "Valentine..?" She thought for a moment. Did she act differently? "I guess now that you mention it, she kind of does. Maybe.." Surely she wouldn't be crushing on Alex. She already knows that he's dating Asher. "Do you think she has a crush on him?"
Lucia grinned, hopping down from the table. Both Nathan and Prue were taller than her, but she didn't seem to care as she walked towards the door. "Onwards we go!" she said with a laugh. She did have to talk to Nathan about certain... things soon, but for now, she was just going to enjoy camp.
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Alex quickly ducked below the blow, but made sure to put a little distance between them so that Satoru wouldn't be able to kick him. He probably wouldn't have, anyway, but Alex wanted to make sure. Asher would've done it, so he was a bit careful when it came to these things. Judging their distance carefully, Alex's next strike went towards Satoru's stomach. He could've aimed for the neck, but was hesitant about doing so with an inexperienced camper.
"I'm sure we will," Joshua replied, seeming to bounce back a bit onto his usal cheerful attitude. Her waved with a grin as he saw Ben. "The buddy system is in place now, so don't think about running off alone~!" was the first thing he called to him. What did Asher usually do when he was joking? Oh, right, he winked. With a small laugh, Joshua winked as well, though his laughing gave away that he meant it jokingly.
Katie followed after her carefully, shivering a bit when they went through the forest. Upon hearing Serena, she almost tripped, but still caught herself. She really had to do something against being caught off-guard. "Maybe?" she replied after a moment. "It seems a bit like that, doesn't it?" She felt bad for her in that case, though, because Alex and Asher didnt seem to have any troubles at all in their relationship, so it was surely unrequited love.
Ben rolled his eyes, punching Joshua lightly in the shoulder so it wouldn't hurt at all. "I'll just drag you everywhere with me," he joked, absentmindedly running a hand through his hair as he said so. "I mean, you're a lot taller than me, maybe you'll work as a shield." His smile was clearly joking, though, and his eyes sparkled a bit.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Sept 19, 2016 15:42:00 GMT -5
Making it past the trees, Serena stepped into the clearing of the canoe lake. It didn't look like anyone was there, so they had space to train without bothering anyone. "It'd be sort of sad if that was the case, huh?" She commented, turning back to face Katie. "Since Asher and Alex have such a good relationship."