Umiko looked at Val, his breath catching a bit as he sat up. "Wait, Alex is gone?" He voice was as cool as ever, though there was something in it a little different. His sister first and now his friend? He stood up, preparing to go to the headcount.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Dec 7, 2016 13:10:30 GMT -5
Valentine sniffled and rubbed her nose. "Yeah.." She said softly, trying to shake Riley awake. "Come on, it's just to make sure that we're all here. No one knows if someone else went missing." She walked outside, frowning. Val still had to pack, get ready, etcetera. A lot of weight was on her shoulders. "Hey, Sanaa." She said, walking up to her. "Have we gotten everyone for the headcount yet? Did anyone tell Chiron?"
(Wow it's been ages lol. Still gonna be a little rare to find until Monday probably. Thespians is on Saturday and sure bet I'll just be spending Sunday sleeping after that.)
Word spread fast around camp, and being a gossip queen made the news of Alex missing as well come to Marinette real quick. She wouldn't ever be caught awake at this time normally. But she'd sacrifice her beauty sleep for something important. Alex was a well liked camper after all, she could imagine quite a few faces at camp were, or were going to be, real upset with the situation.
Percy showed obvious signs of lack of sleep, and hearing the news about Alex didn't help the irritability that came from it. Even with patrols the campers were going missing. This couldn't keep going on, something had to be done. He hated feeling helpless, but they were always a step behind. Even with their efforts they couldn't prevent another disappearance.
Sanaa looked up when she saw Ben and Joshua appear, then nodded slowly. "Andrea seems to be missing as well. And no, I've not told Chiron yet," she said to Val afer a few moments. She bit her lip. Disappearing on ones birthday had to be the worst thing ever, she couldn't imagine how scared Andrea had to be.
"What's going on?" Joshua asked as he came over.
"Alex and Andrea disappeared. ...Nick and Chevy went out to search, but if anybody else tries I'll kill said person," she replied with a small sigh. Nick really couldn't be stopped, and that paired with Chevy was just as dangerous. But... the thought of Asher finding out still bothered her the most. He was just as bad as Nick, and both of them together....
She turned to look at Percy. "While I'm gone, make sure that Nick and Asher don't kill themselves. You know both of them."
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Alex slowly rubbed the back his head while sitting up. He brought his hand to his eyes, grimacing when he saw the blood sticking to it. That was just great. Looking up, his face immediately brightened. "Manami, Oliver!" he called out, blue eyes gleaming while he hopped to his feet, only to sway a bit afterwards. Whatever had hit him had hit him hard. "Are you alright?"
"I'll knock them out if they do anything stupid." The redhead responded in a low voice, until it got later in the day, it was only Nick he had to worry about for now. So he had plenty of time to prepare for Asher when he found out. He was not in the mood to have to deal with Asher throwing a fit, perhaps he'd just tie him up before he woke up. That thought was just a joke of course, he wouldn't, but he wished he could so he could just forget about him.
"Oh fantastic, Sleeping Beauty's awake." Of course he had been in a similar situation, but he couldn't help but be bitter. In fact, he actually didn't seem that off from normal despite their predicament. "Can't believe I'm stuck in here with you as well." He muttered under his breath, Alex's first reaction to them was the sort of thing that made him dislike him. He always put others above himself, worrying about Manami and him rather than himself who got beat up pretty bad.
Sanaa nodded, yawning a bit. She hadn't gotten much sleep, and they had to leave for the quest rather soon. Well, considering they had to leave soon and she had promised to tell Asher to spare the others.... She glanced at Percy. "I'm sorry, but unless you want to tell Asher, I'm going to tell him now. Val, Justin and I have to leave soon," she murmured.
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Alex frowned a little at his tone, but didnt let it knock his smile off. "I'm glad to see you, too," he replied lightly. Letting his eyes wander around the dark cave, he added, "So, what's the situation?"
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Dec 7, 2016 15:31:31 GMT -5
Valentine chewed on her cheek with worry. Did anyone try establishing an Iris message connection with them? She doubted it would work. Shaking her head, she went back to her cabin and pulled some stuff into her starfish-printed backpack. Her clothes, brought warm and cool, some food she had stored in her cabin. She stared at the movie case of Grease. She had been planning to watch that with Brandon. Val was silent for a moment, then picked it up and put it in there. For good measure. Getting up, she walked over to the fountain and fished some drachmas out of it, shoving those in a bag along with some normal currency. She'd pick up some ambrosia and nectar squares from the infirmary later, and she would be good to go.
"Yay!" Chevy cheered a little like a kid as this was a defense mechanism she had to some dangerous situation or hard times with her knowing it wasn't how some would handle it but every did in their own different way, she was also excited about killing some monsters if any attacked or finding any sign of the missing campers since they couldn't disapear out of thin air. "Let's go."
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Nathan did a headcount of his cabin which everyone was there but still when he heard of another camper missing now did it startle him a little, "What in tartarus is that godess planning?" He grumbled to himself since it seemed like campers were disapearing more which he started to wonder something, They all know not to follow a strange figure or unknown voice but they could have been lulled away like a siren's sing for instance or charmspeak only those two scenarios didn't match up- Mynesyome might as well kidnapped everyone in one night if she had that.
"I'm going back to the Hermes' Cabin." Satoru said to his adopted cousin once he calmed down and made a beeline into it without even looking back, when he got inside did he get in his bed with the blanket over his head and for once he didn't know what to do about what had happened. I have to tell someone about this.... But would that make them angry? Or fearful? I don't what to scare anyone.... The boy thought to himself since he couldn't tell his cousin and he would've gone to Alex but he had been kidnapped but who else was there left?.
Not normal at all, could he be homesick? Nah.... He loves it here... Then why is he putting up walls again? Prue thought to herself when the boy at her side was there and gone straight into the cabin of Hermes' which she of course was going to keep watch awhile her brother and Chevy go search but anyone could see that the kid was troubled about something.
"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...”
Nick nodded, zipping his jacket up while they were walking. It was still relatively cold because of the time, and because he had kept night watch, Nick already had his jacket with him. "Right. I want to look for clues, though. It can't have been long since Alex has been kidnapped, so now is our chance to find clues," he explained. His pace was a faster jog, but he figured Chevy would be able to keep up. If not, he'd slow down for her.
The forest was already looming above them when they came closer. Just out of caution, Nick drew his sword when he stepped into it, eyes alert.
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"Are we still waiting for something to guide us?" Lucia asked. She was genuinely wondering, so her tone wasn't criticizing at all. Usually, they were supposed for the gods to give them a clear - or not so clear - mission, but now.... According to Nick, they should've acted much sooner, because the gods weren't good for much. While Lucia didn't believe that, she did believe that the threat had to be taken care of.
Percy let out an audible groan. "Just if he tries to run out knock him out cause I swear to the gods if he tries anything stupid-" The red head cut off his sentence, letting out a sigh and pinching the bridge of his nose. There was no way he would tell Asher without a weapon, he would likely end up getting punched through a sudden fit of rage.
"Oh ya' know. Just stuck in a dark cave with no connections. My kind of party." The boy shrugged, that could almost be perceived as a joke if only he was kidding about liking dark and isolated places. Oliver was a true Hades child through and through.
Sanaa nodded. "Wish me luck," she said before walking off to her cabin. She trusted the rest to not kill themselves while she was gone. Not to mention, Percy was with them.
Opening the door, she glanced inside, noting that Asher was still sleeping. Of course. She didn't know what could wake this guy up if it wasn't force knocking him down. For a second, she thought about trying to wake him normally first, but only moments later, she decided against it. Taking hold of his blanket, she pulled roughly to knock Asher to the floor, then said, "Asher, we need to talk."
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Alex blinked, then grinned a little. "I can see why Nick likes you. Your humor is a lot like his," he couldn't help but comment. Nick had a pretty dark or sarcastic sense of humor at times, so Alex could see why it wasn't hard for Nick to talk to him.
Looking around a bit again, he added, "So, do you two have any idea where exactly we are?" They had been captured longer, so Alex was hoping that they knew something.
Good luck. Percy thought to himself gloomily. It wouldn't be long until Asher would be up and the whole camp likely being able to hear him when he hears the news.
The blond let out a groan as he landed on the floor. "UUUUuuuGGGgh, what did I do noooow?" He whined, rolling on his back, obviously not really paying attention as his eyes were closed. Though it was very likely that Sanaa breaking the news would get him on his feet real fast.
Oliver mumbled something about not liking the comparison of himself to Nick but quickly shot down any hope Alex would have of the situation. "No idea in the slightest. Perfectly isolated."
Sanaa sighed a little. "Not you for once," she said after a moment. "Two more campers went missing." Before continuing, she took a step away from Asher, just out of caution. He was so impulsive at times, she didn't want to risk anything. "Andrea and Alex disappeared. I said I was going to tell you, and I have to leave soon, so that's why I woke you up."
Now she just had to wait for his reaction and act accordingly.
That was definitely a wake up call for him, sitting up quickly. "I know you have troubles waking me up but that's not a funny thing to joke about." Though despite his words, he knew she wasn't kidding. After all, it was Sanaa. But it was a sort of holding onto false hope. "Sanaa please tell me you're just playing a mean joke." Asher's eyes had that kicked puppy look, of which were normally only used for whining; but they found their way into serious situations at times.
"Kay~" Chevy said as she followed alongside the Hades camper awhile taking out a pen that transformed into a giant mallet that she hung comfortable on her shoulder as she looked around for any signs of disturbance from broken branches or footprints in the ground.
Satoru sneaked from the Hermes cabin once more as he hid amongst the campers that had started to move around which he soon spotted the camper he was looking for which happened to be the oldest one here and hopefully would help him, "Hello?" He asked to Percy which he had briefly meet a couple of times.
Last Edit: Dec 8, 2016 20:38:54 GMT -5 by Lily~Myth
"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...”