Arrival (Open)

Richard entered the camp, it looked... he couldn't find a word, but he had a feeling he would like it here. He had gotten out his mothers car not five minutes ago, and she had given him a Steel dagger and a bronze sword, he had been unsure why, but she had explained it... still, he found it odd she had them at all!

Richard entered through the gate, and looked around him, he didn't know why, but it felt like he was coming home and had been away for a long time. Richard looked round, but suddenly remembered he had no idea what he was meant to do next. He stood round looking blank and confused for sometime, and he must of looked like a total moron because he had an odd feeling people were smirking at him. Richard couldn't take trying to work it out any longer, so he spoke, but as soon as he did he felt even more stupid " what do I do now?" he asked, then he cursed at himself for saying it. Richard wasn't sure, but he thought he turned a shade of red. He turned and stormed off towards what he thought was the main building, pushed people out the way

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Alex was just walking around the hill area when somone pushed him, he turned around to look who it was and the guy looked like he just came back from hell. Alex ran over to the guy and placed his hand on his shoulder. "Hey, are you okay?" The boy was red and looked like he had just taken in alot. He might be new to the camp. Alex thought to himself.

Richard felt a sudden anger brew up inside him when the boy touched him, but quickly cooled down, he was new here, and though fighting was fun, he was smart enough to know that making enemies on day one probably wasn't the best way to go about it. He took a second to think of what to do and turned round to face the boy "I'm okay, I'm new round here, and if I didn't look stupid enough coming through the stone henge thing, half cocked, I made some stupid comment and look like a total moron. This is going to sound very stupid, and please don't laugh because I don't think I'll be able to control my self if I do, but... what exactly am I meant to do first? And why the hell are goat people walking round?!" Richard pointed to some of the satyrs.

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Alex noticed the kids change in mood to anger when he touched him so he immedatley took his hand off. Listening to him speak he nodded and then smiled a little bit. He remembed his first day in Camp Half Blood and how wierd things were and how wierder they got.

Alex thought for a moment and then took a deep breath before speaking up. "Alright listen....my names Alex, and its fine we all look wierd our first day in here. Anyways this place is Camp Half Blood....This is going to be alot for you to take in. But the greek gods had kids with mortals which are half bloods. And the camp was made to train and take care of these half bloods...yes that means the greek gods are real and yes that means you are a half blood." As Alex spoke his tone seemed to calm Richard down somehow. Even making him feel welcomed.

Richard took a second to think, he had thought his mother was going round the bend when she told him, but now someone else was telling him practically the same thing. "So... I'm a... what they call it... demigod? Now that's kinda cool. I'm Richard Volpe, known to some as 'the wolf', though few call me that. And when you said training, what kind of training do you mean?" Richard's brain was racing a mile a minute, but he decided it would probably be best not to floor him with questions, but couldn't resist asking another "And what am I meant to do first?"

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Alex thought to himself Maybe i told him too much...oh well. He looked at the guy trying to guess who his godly parent was. "Well yea your a demigod, but you havent been claimed by your godley parent yet. And the trainings to help defend yourself against monsters...or whatevers out there to get you."

A saytr then ran over giving Alex a dagger and he said to the Saytr "Oh thanks iv'e been trying to help somone look for this." The saytr nodded then trotted away. Alex pointed at the saytr and said "And the goat things a creature of nature..their called saytrs." He then asked "So tell me how you got here and did you live with your mother or father?"

Richard wasn't sure how much he should say, he wasn't sure if he could trust him, but so far the boy had proved helpful "I lived with my mother, she brought me here, dropped me off by the gates, told me that I was a son of a god, I thought she was losing it, but now it seems she was being serious" Richard paused, thinking for a minute "And what do you mean monsters?" Richard cocked an eyebrow, this was getting odder by the minute.

When Alex told Richard that there would be more monsters rising (which he guessed meant coming out to 'play') he smiled "Something to fight, I can't wait" After Alex finished he paused for a second "One last question. How will I know when he claims me?"

Richard's hand subconsciously tightened around his bag shrugged "If they try to steal from me they may wake up missing a few body parts" he said "but thanks for the warning." Richard looked into the camp, then back to Alex "Do we ever get to fight? Properly fight I mean, maybe not to kill but to hurt? I like fighting... But I like winning more."

"Capture the flag? All fight each other? Where has this place been all my life?!" He exclaimed, he practically jumped into the air "When's capture the flag?" he said, anyone who gets in my way in that match is going to have a very short life! he thought to himself this place sounds like a realisation of all my dreams! "And what about weapons? What do we get?"

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This kids got alot of self confidence. Alex thought to himself. He flinched as the boy jumped into air going crazey. "Capture the flag dosent happen often..and when it does its in the forrest. But it's really not safe to go to the forrest alone, because there are monsters there. And the camp director advises us not to go alone or to bring a weapon."

Richard looked at Alex "You really shouldn't flinch, if you flinch the person who made you flinch gets to hit you," he said "It's a shame it doesn't happen often." he stood up straight and hardened "I've never been somewhere where they actually allow you to fight, it's like heaven." he paused for a few seconds "Are you a coward?" Richard asked suddenly

Richard nodded, and didn't voice anything at first, but looked at Alex for a second. Richard looked at Alex, prehapes he had shown a bit to much happiness, he wouldn't make that mistake again. Richard scratched his head, he wasn't exactly sure what to say, how could Alex not like fighting. Then he realised he didn't even know who was incharge around here! "Who's incharge of this camp anyway?" he asked

"Chiron... Wasn't he the one who trained Hercules?" Richard asked, he thought he remembered the name Chiron from one of his old school lessons, but wasn't sure, brain power wasn't exactly his thing. The more he thought about it the more he was sure it was right.

Richard nodded "Well, Alex, I've just got here and this place is like heaven, not only do they allow me to fight, but it seems it may even be encouraged!" he said, he looked at the cabins, each one looked very different, and he could guess which most belonged to with just a glance. "I better go get acquainted with those in the Hermes cabin. Bye." Richard turned and walked away toward the cabin