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Katie blushed a little, not expecting her to actually say that. "No, no, it's fine. I can walk," she said, showing exactly that by taking a few steps. She wasn't sure how she had managed to hurt herself like that just by tripping, but with her, anything was possible. Katie took a few more steps, then turned a little to wait for Serena to catch up.
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Alex grinned at her words, then turned a bit more serious once she mentioned Manami again. "Absolutely. It'll just be hard to find the creature. This sounds horrible, but the more that get kidnapped, the more creatures could see it." He didn't want to think about anybody else getting kidnapped, but his words were true.
Something was rustling in the bushes to his right, which made him halt. He was on high alert as he drew his sword.
Lucia laughed at that, but still applied more strength, just to test it out. "I'd rather not turn nocturnal," she joked, though her body language made sure Nathan knew that she was fighting seriously. Lucia just didn't think you had to stay serious all the time throughout a sparring match.
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Cecilia regarded her with a raised eyebrow, then finally let out a sigh. "I suppose so. Lead the way," she commanded with a huff, sending a glare Marinette's way. She didn't want to interact with any of them, and now she had been forced to.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 6, 2016 7:33:45 GMT -5
Serena signed, shaking her head and jogging to catch up. "Alright. After we get patched up, I'm probably gonna head over to the leaders and see what's going on. Wanna come with me?" She figured it would be good for Katie to walk off her wound, anyway.
Valentine nodded in agreement. Although it wouldn't be good for people to be kidnapped, at least something good might come out of it. "Yeah, I suppose you're right." She crouched down as she found a little water snake. Silently, she asked if it had seen Manami, and described her. Unfortunately, the snake hadn't seen anything, and it slithered away. Sighing, she turned back to Alex with a sad look. "It didn't see anything. Let's try elsewhere."
Ben nodded, biting his lip a bit out of habit. "Yeah, of course." He replied. He hoped the group wouldn't be gone for long, seeing as having camp members missing always made things more stressful. He cleared his throat a bit, coughing, before asking, "Should we keep looking for Manami?"
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Katie considered it for a moment, then nodded meekly, rubbing her right wrist. "S-sure, why not." She wasn't too sure how great she'd be as company, but if Serena wanted her to come, then why should she refuse? For a second, she almost smiled when she saw somebody familiar resting under a tree in the sun not too far from them. The Ares camper was too moody for her to really talk to, but she was sure he was nice.
She wasn't about to stop and talk to Pascal, though, so she simply continued on. Waking him wouldn't end up pretty.
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Alex bit his lip, trying to hide his disappointment. He'd hoped it wouldn't be hard to find informations. "Alright, let's go a bit deeper. We should head back at one point, though. I really do want to know what they talked about in the counselor meeting." Alex had always been a curious person - which had gotten him into trouble before - so he couldn't help but want to know every little detail.
"A little, perhaps," Sanaa suggested, sighing a little at the look Joshua gave her. Naomi beat her to answering, however.
"Look, Joshua," she started, putting her hand on his arm. "We're all worried about Manami, but blindly searching while we know the goddess isn't done yet won't help us much." Sanaa nodded in agreement to what her girlfriend had said. However, seconds later, she crossed her arms again.
"We can't let her get through with any of this," Sanaa added. "But we have to take the time to think and not charge in blindly." With a nod to Ben, she started walking off. "It'd be great if you could look up the names, Ben," she threw over her shoulder.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 6, 2016 13:43:29 GMT -5
Once they made it to the infirmary, Serena reached up to get the bandages off of one of the shelves. Going over to Katie, she had her sit down on the bed. After she finished wrapping up her friend's knees, she put a little band-aid on her cheek where she had been cut. "Okay, all better!" She said, grinning.
Valentine nodded, following him deeper into the forest. She honestly doubted they would find anything, but it couldn't hurt to try. "I'll keep looking for a while longer, but we have to head back soon. We technically didn't tell anyone where we were going, and we don't want anyone thinking we were kidnapped too." Plus, she wanted to see the results of the meeting.
Nathan did a sudden push hard into the block to seperate the two swords once he realized how serious the sparring match was going to be as her put some distance between the two of them, "It would be fun at first though." He pointed out with a smile before circling the camper this time.
"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...”
Ben nodded, looking to Joshua. "Buddy system?" He asked, wondering if he still wanted to come with. If he couldn't find any books on it, he'd probably have to leave camp for a computer or something. Plus, he hoped to get Joshua'a mind off of Manami.
Katie nodded, glancing at the bandages. "Alright. So where to now?" she asked. She still knew that Serena wanted to talk about what would be happening now, but Katie wasn't aware where she planned to go. Was she just going to camp outside of the big house or something?
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Alex sighed a little, but nodded in agreement. "I know it's unlikely. I just want to check this place out that I found long ago. It's probably not as special or hidden as I thought as a kid, but y'know." He was seriously doubting that they'd find any clues there, but he wasn't about to give up. And perhaps he also wanted to check it out again after so many years without somebody scolding him for going into the forest.
Lucia's eyes followed Nathan and she grinned. "Eh, I really like the sunlight! I'm not a nocturnal animal, so I can't even see that great at night. Imagine me thinking we're getting attacked and waking everybody up, just for it to turn out that it was a false alarm!" Here, she laughed, not even embarrassed about that thought at all.
Joshua paused for a second, then shrugged. "Sure thing. It's not like we can go anywhere alone either way~" he joked, putting his hands into his pockets. He didn't know much about names and their meaning, but he figured he could also help look around a bit. "Isn't there a small computer in your office, Chiron?" he added as an afterthought.
The centaur nodded. "There is. You are free to use it, just be careful."
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 7, 2016 7:43:04 GMT -5
Now Valentine was intrigued. A secret place? She had been here for a while, but she didn't even know there was a secret place. "That sounds pretty cool, actually." She perked up a little, following him towards said place. If she couldn't find it, there was a chance that monsters couldn't either, so maybe the creatures that knew something fled there. She stumbled over a couple vines and branches, glancing down. It was obvious no one had gone this way in a while.
Yes, she was going to camp outside of the Big House. She motioned for Katie to follow her, walking towards the meeting place and positioning herself outside. She knocked on the door. If they were finished, someone would answer. If not--well, then, they won't. Serena tapped her foot, waiting for anyone to answer. She was pretty anxious to know the outcome of the meeting. Sometimes she wished she was a camp counselor.
Ben nodded, thanking Chiron before turning to Joshua and taking a few steps away, waiting for him to follow. "I wonder who's going. At least we know the cabins already." He said, biting his lip.
Did he tell you that I am his loving boyfriend yet?" He questioned, he allowed Nick to have his distance for now. He seemed to genuinely not understand what Asher was implying, which made no sense to the blond. So some words needed to be said, at least for now.
Marinette giggled as she waved at them. "Haaave fuuun~ Don't scare her Chevy~" She winked, the girl loved Chevy and all but she was admittedly a little difficult to deal with at times. Her pettiness levels were to not say much about that to Cecilia though, hoping for her to have a wild ride.
Alex ducked through under a few branches, wincing a bit when a smaller one poked his cheek sharply. It wasn't much longer until they arrived at the place, though. It wasn't anything too special, really, but it was a small, shaded clearing with the occasional sunny spot. A clear stream was running around the edges of it. The place wasn't special, but Alex had found it very relaxing at a younger age.
He stopped in the middle of it, turning around to Val. "Well, here we are!"
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The moment Serena knocked, Sanaa opened the door, as she had been about to leave. The brunette paused, glancing at her younger half-sister. "What are you two doing here?" Sanaa asked, raising an eyebrow.
Katie rubbed her wrist nervously, hoping that they weren't doing anything wrong by asking. She didn't speak up, though, figuring that Serena knew how to deal with the situation better than herself.
"Yeah," Joshua replied, plopping down into a chair next to Ben. "I mean, there aren't too many people in those cabins, but I'm also curious. Do you think they'll have any trouble because they'll be without an Athena camper?" It wasn't the norm that an Athena camper went on a quest each time, but Joshua was aware that they were very helpful to have.
Nick frowned a little at that. Asher's hostile tone made no sense to him. "Well, no, he didn't," he started slowly, then added, "But it's not very hard to see that there's something between the two of you." He'd noticed the gestures between them countless times already, so even he had figured that out. He was confused what Asher was trying to get at, though.
"Oh that would be funny though you might be on Chevy's list for awhile." Nathan said with a grin on his face since the Dionysus camper always hit whatever woke her up with the giant mallet which broke several alarm clocks but if she didnt hit the person or thing that awoken her then she would hunt it/them down, he stopped circling and lunged straight at Lucia with sword in hand in hopes of him distracting her for a moment.
"Don't worry~ I won't do it... yet." Chevy laughed as she waved back to Marinette before running to catch up with the Aphodrite camper which she pushed the 'doubts' about her in order to have a conversation, "SO.... What are your thoughts on camp? Awesome am I right?"
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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...”
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Oct 7, 2016 16:02:18 GMT -5
Valentine gasped, taking a step back. "Oh my gods." She breathed out, walking through the stream into the clearing. "It's beautiful." She said, gazing at Alex. "Have you ever told anyone about this?" To be completely honest, she was shocked by the beauty. It had the perfect silence, the perfect mix of shade and sun, and a stream to boot. Her eyes locked in on the little fish swimming with the current of the water.
Serena tapped her foot, waiting for someone to answer. She perked up when Sanaa answered, grinning. "Oh, hey, sis. We just wanted to know the results of the meeting, if you guys are done." She was glad it was her sister who answered, since she interacted better with her siblings than anyone else.
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Ben shrugged. "I'm not sure, although I think one probably would've just been included in the prophecy if really needed." He said, biting his lip as he turned his gaze to the computer. He typed quickly, soft clicks being heard every once in a while, before he said, "Valentine is going on the quest." He sighed, a little relieved that it definitely wasn't his sister.