Nick was about to ruin her little moment. Of course, he wasn't aware of that. "Speaking of the 'fishy friends', what are they saying about Oliver?" he asked, glancing over to the water. It seemed calm enough for him, but of course he knew that there were enough water nymphs in there who could talk to Val.
Alex seemed to snap out of it as well when Nick mentioned Oliver. "Right. We need to continue searching."
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Lucia grinned at her. "Nope! At least, not to my knowledge!" she replied. "Though, I saw Nick, Prue, Val and Alex leave together in a somewhat hurry. Dunno what's up with that, though." Lucia regretted mentioning it the second she saw Sanaa frown.
"We should ask them about that if we see them," Sanaa murmured. "Though, I also need to finish packing later on"
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 16, 2016 8:46:02 GMT -5
Valentine felt herself deflate a little. "Ah.. right." She put her arms down and turned towards the water. Sighing, she started to head in. "I'll be back in a bit, okay?" With that, she waded down under. She took a deep breath, diving deeper and sending out signals. A nymph swam up and waved--get it? Val asked about Oliver, but to no avail. So she found another and asked. Again, nothing. This went on a couple more times until she finally swam back up with a frown. "Nothing, sorry." She said in a sullen tone.
Serena frowned at that. Alex would always go if someone was missing, and Valentine would go with him, but if Nick and Prue were going, maybe... "I hope Oliver's okay." She said quietly, putting her hands in her pockets. There would be no reason for both other Hades campers to go unless their brother was in trouble. Looks like her hope for safety was shattered. Maybe.
Nick nodded, not seeming all too surprised. "Alright. Let's check the forest next in that case. Thanks for asking, Val," he said with a smile. Nick wasn't thinking that their chances were much better in the forest, but they had to find a clue at one point right?
"Alex, as a child of Athena, how high would you estimate our chances if we go into the deeper parts of the forest?" he added a second. Of course he knew that the monsters there would be stronger. Not to mention, it was easy to get lost.
"I'd say better than usually, considering we have three children of the big three here," Alex replied after a second. "But the problem is that we don't know what to even search for...." He trailed off, blue-gray eyes turning a little more stubborn. "I'm in, though, if you'd like to search."
- "If he went missing, that's almost the situation Prue was on last year," Sanaa replied with a frown. Both had barely been to camp before they were taken. She was worried that he wouldn't be able to defend himself, but told herself that those four searching would surely find something.
"But even if he's gone, you shouldn't worry about it, Sanaa. You've gotta leave tomorrow morning!" Lucia reminded her.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 16, 2016 11:26:11 GMT -5
Valentine frowned, looking deeper into the woods. "Even if we do go in there, if Oliver really went missing just like Manami, he's already far, far away. Even so.. there's a stream that runs into the forest. I can go ask the minnows if they've seen anything, but if I'm right, then probably not." She glanced at the three campers, a sullen look on her face.
"Yeah, Lulu's right." Serena commented. "Even if he was missing, we'll find them anyway. It'll all be okay, Sanaa." She patted her sister on the back with a smile, albeit a little forced. She hated that they was being put through this.
"It's a slim chance," Nick agreed, stuffing his hands into his pockets. He smiled at Val. "Still, there's also a slim chance for clues, which are important in any case."
"We all know you want to become a detective," Alex chimed up playfully, but nodded seconds later. "I agree, though. Let's check it out. It's better than just sitting around worried all day." He didn't like the idea of perhaps getting attacked by monsters, but it was worth a try regardless.
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Sanaa sighed a little. "I suppose you're right. Still, I can't help but worry." She shook her head a little. "So, Lucia, are you up for joining us for a little walk?" A quick change of the topic was her try to get her mind off things.
"Sure!" the blonde agreed with a grin. "Were you planning to go anywhere specific?"
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 16, 2016 11:54:13 GMT -5
Valentine didn't exactly like the idea of anyone getting hurt, especially not Alex. But.. as she had mentioned earlier, there WAS a stream, so if she needed to recooperate or make herself stronger to defend the others as best she could, then it wouldn't be too hard. She hated monsters, truly, but they existed, and there was nothing her or anyone else could do. "Alright then. Come along, Sherlock. I guess we'll go check out the woods."
Serena shrugged. "Not really. We were just gonna walk around camp, I think." She glanced at Sanaa. "Anywhere you wanna go?" A walk was a good idea, anyway. It would relieve some of the stress. Plus, it was a nice day.
"Ah, I will become greater than Sherlock," Nick joked with a laugh. He grinned, then motioned for the others to follow him. Though, the closer they got to the forest, the more Nick's hand wandered to his sword.
Alex fell into step next to Val, still smiling. "Hey, thanks for not letting them sacrifice me~" he told her with a small laugh. "That would've been quite the death. 'Son of Athena sacrificed by son and daughter of Hades for their own amusement'. Or something like that."
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"Not really. I suppose I could appreciate some more training, though. I think I'm already rusty with my fighting," she joked slightly. Of course, that wasn't totally the case, but Sanaa felt like she could rest a bit easier with some more training. Just to see if her shots were still as precise and if she could still fight with her knife.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 16, 2016 16:07:22 GMT -5
Valentine hummed softly, glancing over at Alex. "No problem, Wise Guy. Besides, even if they did sacrifice, I am 98% sure that Hades would kick you out of the underworld. Like, that's only 2% unsure. And that 2% would be like, if he didn't see you. Or maybe locked you in a pit." She laughed, reaching up to ruffle his hair. "I wouldn't let you get hurt. That would be like watching a dog run out into the street even if you could save it." She hoped Alex would be safe while she was gone.
Serena smiled. "That's not a bad idea. Why don't we just walk to the sparring grounds and do a little training before you go pack? That way, you're all set. Not that there's much you couldn't handle." She patted Sanaa on the back with a reassuring grin.
Prue followed after her brother with her amber eyes scanning the landscape with It already being morning to give off light though the farther they went into the forest did it appear darker around the surroundings, she felt a twitch to grab for her weapon with every step they took.
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"....but they are..." Chevy mumbled cutely under her breath before brightening up at the fact of walking with her brother to the pavillion, "Thank you Noel~!" She giggled awhile going with the counselor as the Dionysus camper was more or so rather still a child at heart with her being shielded by outside mortal dangers from her grandfather but she always figured out what it was.
"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...”
"Wow, did you just compare me to a dog?" Alex said with a laugh. "That's usually what people do with Asher. Are you saying that Asher's rubbing off on me?" Of course he was only joking, which was apparent by his teasing tone.
"If Asher was really rubbing off on you, you would've ended that with something like calling Val 'Mon couer'," Nick chimed in cheekily while glancing around the forest. That would've sounded like flirting, but it would've been something typical of Asher to say. Though, perhaps not a French pet name. To Nick's knowledge, Asher usually used Greek pet names.
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Lucia beamed when she heard the word 'sparring'. "I'm in as well! It's been a while since I've fought any of you one on one! During the capture the flag game I fought against Sanaa and Asher together only," she said.
Sanaa smiled a little at that. "Alright. Let's go spare a little."
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Noel rolled his eyes, but didn't comment more on it. He was hungry, not to mention, he knew how Chevy was. She was older than him, but he was the more mature one. It had always been like that. At this point, he didn't even complain anymore.
Without another word, he began walking towards the pavilion.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 17, 2016 13:02:08 GMT -5
Valentine blushed bright red. Stupid French lessons. "Mon Couer.." She murmured under her breath. Letting out a huff of air, she ran up and smacked Nick on the back of the head, lightly though. "You suck!" She said in a half-joking tone. She slowed down a little, going back to Alex. However.. she wouldn't meet his eye. Hmmg.
Serena smiled. "Well, you guys go ahead. I'm gonna run and get my sword really quickly." She waved goodbye and ran off to the armory.
Pippa was sitting on the roof of the Hermes cabin when she saw Chevy and Noel. Leaping down, she ran over to them with a smile. "Hi Noel, Chevy." She greeted, humming 'we wish you a merry Christmas' under her breath.
Nick laughed a little when she smacked him. "What, should I've said it in Spanish?" he asked with a grin, glancing back at her. "I'm only kidding, anyway." Nick was perhaps as oblivious to Val's crush as much as Alex was. Though, with Nick that wasn't surprising at all.
"I barely know French," Alex admitted with a raised eyebrow. "What did you say?"
"Nothing, nothing~" Nick replied instantly, ignoring Alex's pouting. "C'mon, let's pick our pace up a bit."
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Lucia waved to Serena, then grabbed Sanaa by the arm, racing off with the older girl. Lucia was one of those demigods who always wanted to busy herself. Not that that was a bad thing, but Sanaa herself wasn't as bad as her. She was one of the demigods who could sit still for a while and get things done. Maybe that was also the reason why she had always done so well at school.
"Here we are~" Lucia sang seconds later, letting go of her again.
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"Pippa," was all Noel said. And honestly, with Noel, that was already a lot. If he acknowledged somebody, that was already a high praise. Still, with Pippa it was rather because he considered her as one of the more annoying campers around camp. Then again, he considered a lot of people annoying. Like that blond kid from the Athena cabin who always tried to get him to join in on activities.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Nov 17, 2016 13:59:08 GMT -5
Valentine rolled her eyes, her face still slightly red. "Yeah, it's nothing. Just a French term." What was she supposed to say? I've had a major crush on you since we met and that means My Heart and I get sad and lovesick everytime I think about you because you're taken? Val sighed, glancing at him with a sad smile. "But, it looks like we're near the deep woods. Wonder if there are any big monsters.
Pippa smiled at Noel. Well, it was a start. "So, where are you headed?" She asked, then mentally slapped herself. Duh. They were heading to the Cafeteria. "Ah.. Don't answer that. How are you?" She decided to ask, walking alongside of them.
"Not sure, but let's be ready in case there are," Nick replied, drawing his sword. He was itching to fight some monsters, but kept it down. He was angry that some goddess thought she could play with them like that, but now wasn't the time to let that out.
Alex nodded, also drawing his sword. "Right. Stay close to me Val, I'll protect you!" he said jokingly, well aware that she could fight for herself. Honestly, she could probably defend herself against some monsters better than Alex could. She did have her fishy powers on top of everything.
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"...fine. Chevy just woke me up too early," he muttered out. And all for a dumb cockroach he had to get rid of. Noel just wasn't a morning person at all. He also wasn't very polite, as he didn't return the question. Honestly, he just didn't care enough to do that.
Post by 💫Fallenstar💫 on Nov 17, 2016 14:27:40 GMT -5
Username >> elena Character's Name >>miss skye knightengale Age >> (anything from 7 to 20) 19 Birthday >> november 11 Height >>6" six foot Physical Appearance >> (describe their skin tone, their build, hair color, eye color, etc. Minimum of three sentences) Pale white woman with golden hair the stops at her butt. She is more on the skinny side and has beautiful blue eyes. Godly Parent >> (Zeus, Demeter, etc) (add if they are unclaimed at present, but remember that for the moment, all children get claimed at 13 if not sooner) Other Family >> (Please note that not everybody just doesn't know their other parent) History >> (How did they come to Camp Half-Blood?) Weapon >> (Celestial bronze sword, bow and arrow, etc. Can be up to two) // Personality >> (describe how they act. Minimum of four sentences) Strengths >> (What are they good at?) Weaknesses >> (What aren't they good at?) // Likes >> (What do they like? Examples: reading books, warm weather, being around friends) Dislikes >> (What don't they like? Examples: running, fighting, maths) Dreams/Goals >> (What do they dream of? Example: marrying and having kids, living peacefully, having a lot of money) Fears >> (What are they afraid of?) // Crush >> Dating >> Preferred Partner >> (Male, female, both, neither, as in, who they're attracted to) (You can even add what they look for in somebody who they may fall in love with) // Other >> gtg