Nothing but disaster...

Subject: Nothing but disaster... Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:47 pm

I walked into the Arena, with my dagger in hand. "It's a nice time to get my stress out, so I might as well go stab some practice dummies." I say, approaching a stuffed dummy. I clutched my dagger, slashed it in an X form, then chopped off it's legs. I did the same routine twice to another dummy, then started my favorite routine. I stood there for a moment, then kicked it down, off the string, and stabbed it where it's collarbone would be if it was real.

I learned that on a survival show. If it works on animals, it must work on humans or creatures!

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I let an arrow fly, nonchalantly watching it miss the target by an inch. Behind me an instructor's voice calls out, "FOLLOW THROUGH," I wave the comment away. I couldn't care less about battle. I would rather not be here at the arena, but ever since I had been caught skipping out earlier... The "faculty" is a bit more strict with me now-a-days.
The instructor calls the class off, thank gods it's over. I don't think I could stand this trivial non-sense anymore. Plus, it's not as though anyone in my group is of any interest to me either, and even if there was one, I doubt I would be allowed to "slack off" anymore than I already do.

I take a walk around the arena, watching the other campers. Sweating, straining themselves out. How unpleasant. As I reached the sword fighting area of the arena, I saw a familiar flash of blond hair out of the corner of my eye.

"Hey! Liliana!" I called out to her, watching from the sidelines of the field. She seemed to have some talent for sword fighting, but perhaps I wasn't the greatest judge of this.

Subject: Re: Nothing but disaster... Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:14 pm

A boy calls my name. Somehow, I recognized that voice. I searched my thoughts for whoever it may be. Ah-ha! It's Narcisse! That boy who...Uh, offered to save my life! "Oh, hey! I wasn't expecting you to be here!" I staggered. "You need to work on your aim. Just set your eyes on where you want it to go." I instruct. Great, I don't want to sound like an Ares kid!

"Not to be rude or anything, but why are you here? Shouldn't you be at the lake, taking Canoe Lessons? Aphrodite kids are supposed to be there. Perhaps you didn't buy the summer calender for camp?" I say. I now feel like a blabbermouth. I talk and talk, I'm probably nervous. With what had happened at the infirmary, it just feels awkward around him now!

"What's up?" I ask nervously, rubbing my shoulder. I think I strained it when I was throwing my dagger yesterday...

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I smile at Liliana somewhat emptily, not really listening to the words coming out of her mouth. I don't care much for being preached. "Of course... I'll keep that in mind," I reply, as though I had payed attention to her archery related tirade.

"Anyway, my schedule. It's... special," I emphasize the final word with a grin. At a camp like this... I guess survival takes priority over things like canoeing - not that I'd do that either - so for a skipper like me, I guess they'd take all my supposed "fun activities" and turn them into practices. Whatever, skipping was fun while it lasted.

"As for what I'm doing... Well, I just finished a class in archery," I leaned on my bow, "But now... not much. You?"

Subject: Re: Nothing but disaster... Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:42 pm

I feel like he wasn't listening. Well, I didn't want to make him feel bad, so I didn't say it out loud. "What do you mean by "Special?"" I ask him, curious. Was he purposely skipping classes because he wanted to? If he wanted to ever get out of this camp, he had to train. What happens if your stranded on an island, with monsters chasing you? The only get away is a canoe, and you don't know how to work it! What should you do?

"I'm getting my stress out on some dummies." I say.

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"Oh, I just get special priorities in some things... they need to make sure I know how to shoot an arrow properly and things like that." I take the weight off my bow and change the topic. I'd rather not talk about anything I might be lacking in. "Anyway, it's good that you're working off your stress. I hear that it's not something that's particularly healthy to have. If you're done though... I figured we could hang out."

I smile at her, watching to see her reaction. So far, things seemed to be a bit strained. She's a bit stiff really, preachy and wary of me.
I wonder if she's gotten over that boy yet, or is she still fragile? Girls are so much easier when they're sad.

Subject: Re: Nothing but disaster... Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:58 pm

"I'm done. Although I'm a bit hungry. Maybe we could talk in the Mess Hall? They have delicious salads!" I coo. I hope I didn't sound too desperate to get to lunch, or to hang out with the cutest boy in the Aphrodite Cabin!

Narcisse seems to be curious about something. Who knows what he's thinking about? I'll pay a hundred Drachmas just to read a boys mind for a day!

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"Hmmm... Yeah, I suppose we could hang out there. Although it might be difficult, after all, we're usually not supposed to sit at any table other than our god parent's." I run brush some hair out of my face while wondering about an alternative, "We could be able to pick up some food and the mess hall and eat it somewhere else?"

She seems to be lightening up right now. Maybe working off all that stress really helps her out... hahaha, although she's looking at me as though trying to figure out my thoughts. I smile, I'm far to good at keeping my thoughts hidden for her to be able to read my face so easily.

Subject: Re: Nothing but disaster... Sun Jun 13, 2010 3:59 pm

"Oh don't worry. All I have to do is put in my colored contacts, and borrow some clothing from some Aphrodite girl and I could easily pass as an Aphrodite kid." I suggest, smiling. After all, my looks can be easily mistaken for an Aphrodite girl.

I stare at him for a moment, then I see something, a young girl, who looks a lot like me when I was younger, being screamed at and kicked. Oh no, that WAS me! I stand still for a moment, then when I come back to reality, I lose my balance and fall down. What just happened? I didn't know this could happen to a Half-Blood!

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"You really think you could pass as a daughter of the goddess of beauty?" I grin at Liliana with a somewhat joking expression when the girl starts swaying and falls over.

Shocked, I simply stand there wondering what to do. I'm used to girls falling for me, but... well, not quite like this. Was this on purpose? Was she trying to get my attention? Or maybe...

"Liliana! Are you okay?!" I call out, I figure that whatever the situation is, it's best to act worried, as though I care.

Subject: Re: Nothing but disaster... Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:21 pm

OOC; Oh, HI!
BIC;

I could hear everything he said clearly, but I couldn't find my voice. I nodded, trying to sit up. My head hurt a lot. I moaned and propped myself up against a tree. I tried to say something, but I couldn't speak. Why couldn't I speak? I don't know! I started to go into shock, then confusion. Why can't I speak? I can't speak! I can't speak! I thought to myself.

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She stared at me, several facial expressions crossing her face in a matter of seconds. Shock, confusion, panic... To be honest, it was entertaining to see a person who was normally so controlled in such a state.

I knelt down to her level and simply... watched her, my face concerned all the while. She opened and closed her mouth, as though trying to speak, but I couldn't hear anything coming out. How unusual...

"Liliana, are you okay? Do you need to go to the infirmary?" I put my hand to her face to force her panicked eyes to look into mine. Oh, to savour the little things...

Subject: Re: Nothing but disaster... Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:06 pm

I stared at him, trying to figure out an idea. Ah-ha! American sign language! Lets hope he understands sign language! I think for a moment, then start spelling out something. It might not me what I thought it would be, after all, I only took 3 classes before I quit. "Flashback, I'm ok. Fell down, now I can't speak." He looked confused. If that didn't work, there was always a second option.

"I don't know. I'm not hurt, I just can't speak." I sign again. I stumble to my feet, holding onto Narcisse for support.

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Liliana begins to gesture wildly with her hands. I shake my head in confusion, what was this? Charades?
Despite my confused expression, she still continues to gesture at me.

Trying to get onto her feet, she holds onto me for support, and I stand up as well, trying to keep her standing. The fact that she felt comfortable enough to use me as support was useful information, although it seemed to be more of a friendly thing...
I put my hand around her waist, steadying her on the ground. "I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're trying to do."

Subject: Re: Nothing but disaster... Sun Jun 20, 2010 10:40 pm

I slap my forehead. I had to do this the easy way. I sigh and "Draw" the letters in the air. Hopefully he knows this way. I stare at him intensly.

OOC; This is sort of random, but how did you make your little pixel/chibi thing at your signature?

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I stare at her hand as it moves through the air. I could make out a few letters... which translated into a few words. Flashback.............. Not hurt... I made out, Can't speak.
Hmm... well, I figured she couldn't speak but... "Liliana, what's this about a flashback?" I looked at her with a quizzical expression. To be honest, this is something that's genuinely interests me, after all, when you've got a hold on someone's past, you've got a hold on their future too.

OOC;; My cousin helped me make them! They're made in photoshop using the pencil tool.

Subject: Re: Nothing but disaster... Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:45 pm

I nodded then started running toward my cabin. It'll be much easier with a pen and paper. I stopped for a moment then glanced behind me to see if he was following me. I smiled and started running again. It wasn't far until we got to the Athena Cabin. Once I got there, I took hold of my note pad and my ballpoint pen and started writing.

"I had a flashback of my past. I was 7 or 8 and I was being whipped. It was horrible. I was so caught up in the vision that I lost my senses. I came back to reality, then toppled over, and now I can't speak! I could write more, but my hand hurts from writing."

OOC: Ooooh!

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Following after her, we made it to the Athena cabin, where she began to write something on a pad of paper.
Taking the papers from her, I took some time to decipher the words written. Once I was done, I shot her a look of sympathy, "No one has a right to treat anyone like that." I put the pad of paper down and took her hand. "You know, it's tough being a half-blood..." I looked at her with false solemnity, "People can automatically tell you're different... and because of that..." I trailed off, casting my eyes to the side, as though reminiscing about the past.
I wondered whether or not this was the right move to make. To make myself seem as though I had once been hurt as well. I was thinking that if she thought she could relate to me, she would begin to confide in me, tell me her secrets, show me what strings I would have to pull.

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