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xxxxxxquickly lorenzo grew impatient waiting for milo. he was unaware of the troubles the boy might be having moving about the cabin with others, with the same intention as he, to get out as soon as possible. especially since lorenzo had become the cabins unofficial wake up call, which annoyed a majority of the cabins residents. lorenzo never thought of how lucky he was to have his own space, to never have had to share with another student. it blind sided him to the respects of others time, since he was free to use the utilities in his cabin whenever he wished.
xxxxxx two children of hermes had exited the cabin whilst lorenzo waited on milo. the five minutes quickly came and passed. soon it had been ten, at which lorenzo began to lean against the outside cabin wall, thinking to himself, how the hell does it take that boy so long to get ready? something he would never understand, unless children of zeus started dropping from the sky.
xxxxxx finally milo came out the doors, "about time," he muttered in clear joke. the first words the son of hermes said to lorenzos face were in question, "wheres cass?" that was the very question that lorenzo intended to ask the boy, but since he was beaten he over looked it for a moment, "what, no good morning?" he spoke with the intent of humor just as cass found his way to the pair. "hey look," he began to speak just after cassius presented himself. lorenzo threw one arm over the back of son of mercury's shoulders pulling him closer, "i found cass," he began to smile looking at milo and then as cass. "my boy here was looking for you," he began his charade of humor, enjoying a good laugh and tease of his friends. "he said something about confessing his undying love towards you," lorenzo puckered his lips into what he refereed to as a kissy face, removing his arm from cass and beginning to walk after the mention of breakfast "when am i never not hungry?" he responded with enthusiasm.
xxxxxxtoday, of this morning at least, the mess hall was split into two sides. all students were to participate in a game of capture the flag, two teams were drawn, the red and the blue. breakfast was the time to talk over battle strategies, which he would take quite seriously, he would not be going down easy. or at all. on arrival at the mess hall the first thing the boy did was head over a notice board that had the teams pinned to it. before his eyes met the list the drifted over to one of the tables, which already seemed to have its complete team gathered. for a brief second he met eyes with calista, which he made the most of sending her a playful wink. of course if he had been face to face with her he would have never done that, but the thing about distance was that it was safe when coming to social interactions. back to the list. right now lorenzo was praying to be put on a team with his mates, cass and milo, and to have marcie and/or calista would be a bonus, instead, he found the opposite. his team was built up of the two aphrodite children, elijah and ashlynn. lorenzo didnt think much or elijah, but he didnt know the boy so he could speak bad nor good, and then there was ash, that brought a smile. the girl felt like family to him, they got along swimmingly, he knew he could count on her during the match. under the children of aphrodite was himself, couldnt say much there without getting cocky. next was sierra, good old s, he could not even remember how they met, though they were both extremely competitive and had the sky to their advantage, things were falling into place quickly. he could already see the red teams victory. "bellona," he muttered trying to remember the faces of the bellona pair. "ah, pilar," he spoke to himself and then scanned the room to see if she were about, she was not. the two were not on good terms, but lorenzo seemed to not be able to take the hint that she were rather annoyed with his childish acts, teases, and taunts. then there was her brother atticus, at one point they questioned why they were not friends, a time when they got along. that getting along quickly faded as the two clashed like crazy. the next was artemis, ivy, the girl he had spoken few words to. even though they barley spoke he wasnt about to snub she shared an idea at the table, or ignore her presence. to conclude the list was dane, the apollo kid. which was the only person on the list who he had never met face to face, of course lorenzo knew who the boy was, just not on a personal level.
xxxxxx after examining the list lorenzo turned back to the two boys which accompanied him, "sadly my friends, this is where we must go our separate ways." his goofball nature gave a strange perspective on things, making them far more dramatic and humorous. "i hope one day we can meet again, to smile and laugh together once more," for christ sake, the boy made it sound as if they were heading to fight a war. "goodbye dear friends," he concluded turning his back to cass and milo and heading to the red table.
xxxxxx quite quickly lorenzo noticed that the red team had scattered themselves, whilst the blue team seemed to be making progress. now he couldnt let them get behind now could he? the zeus boy approached the designated red team table which had a map laid center. he stood up onto one of the table benches, and call out "red team!" he yelled, but not in a frightful matter, "let us gather, we have to plan the destruction of the blue team," a smile grew across his face as he lowered into the seat, examining the map.

[cheesewedge]

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cheeseit was just a little bit saddening when calista put her beautiful blade away. "ah, they do get a little ro-
wdy at times... their father being their father and all. i can deal with them; they aren't too bad." vixen
had always stayed away from most of the kids who hailed from that cabin. ariadine was a just an exception.
she was nice, and vixen liked her independent personality.
cheese"better." vixen smiled back. sure, she wasn't all too freaked out about the weapon, but that didn't mean
that the others would feel the same way. people were still scared of the daughter of pluto - even though she
seemed quite harmless when she was in a good mood.
cheeseas the two girl made their way to the dining pavilion, vixen took a look at the morning scenery. some
dew drops scattered on the almost to green to be true clover patches here and there, some nice looking birds
fluttering about, the sky a nice rosy pinkish orange... nobody could deny that camp half blood wasn't an am-
azing sight for sore eyes. vixen had to admit though - the roman architecture at camp jupiter had been absol-
utely enthralling, and the was just so cool. it was really, really neat to see demi-gods that weren't her age or
younger. she had even met and old bellona grandfather with a whole collection of grandchildren and daught-
ers. though he had shunned her pretty viciously, he did end up telling her his life story, his college experien-
ces, and his almost normal life.
cheesecalista's question interrupted vixen's thoughts, and she couldn't help but laugh a little when the other g-
irl's cheeks turned a rosy red. a bellybutton... yes, she had one. "uh-huh. yeah, i have a belly button, i sw-
ear... how i have one? good question. i've asked myself that before... tell me when you get the answer,
i'd be more than happy to know."
cheesevixen's good spirit deflated a little when the ghostly aphrodite child wandered over in a graceful man-
ner. "marceline." she greeted in reply, just as stiffly. she didn't hide the fact that she and the other girl weren't
on very good terms, but still... she had to stay prim and proper, like a child who was actually taught good ma-
nners.
cheeseas she sat down at the blue team's table, she eyed the neatly drawn map just sitting there, begging for
her to reach out and begin to plan with. who was she not to do what her gut told her to do? without a second
though, she snatched the map off the table and pulled out a pen, beginning to circle places where she though
was best for the flag to be, and offensive and defensive positions. "yes, so they have a slight advantage with
the guns, the gunmen, and the pegasi. i'm thinking we do the thing they least expect. they'll be ready for
some really hardcore fancy battle plan that will impress the pants off of them. they won't be expecting a
seemingly stupid and messy battle plan that sort of sucks. since we have hermes and mercury, i think th-
at we should use that to our advantage. you guys are light footed and fast, so i'm thinking you guys sho-
uld try to get to the red flag though the trees. just try not to be seen by the pegasi. the athena cabin s-
hould take care of defense. i don't think we can do anything else. just make sure to stay far from the f-
lag, but close enough to be there if the other team gets to it. for ares and mars, just be your reckless, vi-
olent selves. bash them to the ground, if you all get what i mean. just don't get shot in the chest. for cal-
ista, i'm going for distractions. as much as you can call up without passing out. she furiously scratched
more arrows on the poor piece of paper. when the fast footed reach the other team's flag, just wave it in th-
eir faces. rub it in. give them something to get mad at. if all goes well, hopefully, nobody will get hurt,
and we'll win. eyes on the prize, right? i just want to add that this plan requires that everyone is
completely on task. without every person chiming in, this just won't do, you get me? i also want to say
that if one of you pranksters falls out of a tree, you've basically screwed up everything. so don't mess up.
no pressure." vixen had always thought that pressure was a key factor in success. she herself worked better u-
nder it.
cheese"i think that taking care of the aphrodite is going to be easy-p-z. tell them their hair is messed up or
something, they'll squeal and freak out or do whatever they do when something on them isn't perfect. or
better yet - toss dirt in their faces." she laughed a little stupidly at her idea, "they'll do more than just freak
the freak out. zeus and neptune would be more hard, though. being the offspring of the big three, you
know? for those two, i wish you the best of luck. i have no idea what they're capable of. hands off the be-
llona kids. i want to fight them. for artemis and apollo; simply fight fire with fire. if they start to actually
try hard, you try even harder. bibbitty bobbity boo, we win."
cheese"now, the most important part of this whole thing. the flag's hiding place. i originally thought that
sticking it into a tree would be great, but they have the power of flight - so that's out. any of you have a-
ny ideas?" realizing that she was getting way to over her head with this, she sheepishly added a "you guys d-
on't have to go with my plan. anyone else's is great too." maybe she should just lay low this time. give every-
one else a chance. but who was she to step down? not going to happen. especially since pillar was playing on t-
he opposite team and all. dropping her pen and pushing the map away, she stared at her handy work, nodding
in satisfaction.

[oneirataxia]

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----------------"yep, cass. i just couldn't stand to be without you for one minute." milo said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. that was really the only comeback that instantly came to mind, unlike lorenzo, who had a seemingly endless array of humorous remarks, milo just couldn't think of any this early. he struggled to understand how lorenzo had as much energy he did so early in the morning. unfortunately, because of his tiredness, milo missed so many opportunities to join in on lorenzo's witty comments. so, instead he mostly just laughed at lorenzo. milo being really distracted by the thought of playing capture the flag didn't help much, either.
----------------capture the flag was milo's favorite game ever. it was the only time his tricks, and pranks were actually useful, and wanted. since trickery was really his only actual skill, milo liked to show off. and, capture the flag was the best time to do that. so, he was understandably unable to concentrate one what lorenzo and cass were saying, and could only focus on his next big stunt. he figured his involvement was going to be crucial today, because his team, the blue team, seemed to be at a disadvantage. the red team definitely had the brawn, and the blue team had the brains. it was a classic david and goliath situation, and milo was loving it.
----------------after a quick, "see ya" to lorenzo, milo sat down with cass at the blue team's table. milo actually liked most of the blue team, but then again, milo liked most people. fox and ariadne were some friends of his, and he had cass, of course. so it really wasn't a bad team. he could've gotten nobody he was really close to on his team. based on most of the battle strategies everyone was suggesting, defensive seemed to be the way they wanted to go. Milo agreed, when you're at a disadvantage, the last thing you want to do is just blindly rush into battle. so, milo decided to throw his strategy out there. it was a bit unorthodox, but sometimes it's good to take risks, right? at least, that's what he kept telling himself. milo's was sort of scared the rest of the team would laugh in his face, because it's not like hermes' kids are really known for their great battle strategy skills. no, that's what athena's are known for.
----------------"okay, here's my two cents. sorry if it sounds stupid, i guess. you all know battle strategies aren't exactly my specialty, but here it goes: first of all, i think we should have some people just constantly defending the flag. probably venus, and athena? i don't know, i haven't really got that part figured out yet. then, we have a small group of us, i'd think aries, and mars, but again, that's negotiable, go hide out in the red team's territory. they'd scope out where the flag is first, then just lie low and wait. somehow they have to get the rest of the team's attention that they found the flag, but they have to do it without alerting the red team. maybe just wait after a specific time? like after fifteen minutes, we start the next phase of the plan, and if it's not found by then, too bad, i guess. once our team knows the flag has been found, me and cass will cause a huge distraction. probably involving fire, but i'm not sure yet. when the other team is distracted, that's when aries, and mars will go for the flag. try to keep somewhat hidden, if possible. at the same time, everyone who's not in charge of constantly guarding the flag will go and try to catch up with aries, and mars. they'll act kind of like bodyguards, and protect the flag while it's being run into our territory. the last step is just to celebrate, and go wild." milo said, feeling weird that everyone was just listening to him for so long. it wasn't the greatest plan, and it still had some kinks to be worked out, but he was proud of it.

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tabAshlynn groaned, rolled over in bed when she heard a loud, obnoxious banging. She opened one eye, and propped herself up on an elbow to get a better look at the cabin. Elijah, the blasted idiot, was standing just outside the bathroom banging a hairbrush on a metal bucket, looking for all the world as if this was normal, acceptable behavior. He wasn't wearing the camp shirt of course, instead wearing a v-neck sweater and an annoying grin. Before she could lay into him, he was out the door and on his way to the dining hall; Elijah knew just how unhappy his cabin mates would be with him. She could hear noises coming from the other bunks, some sleepy and most irritated. One boy slept right through the racket of course, either being deaf or dead, probably.
tabShe threw her blankets off and grabbed a change of clothes, moving quickly to claim the bathroom before anyone else could get up and do so. It was probably different in other cabins, but Aphrodite children tended to take a while getting ready, either to leave or go to bed, and it was best if you were the one causing the wait, not the victim of it. Ashlynn set her clothes down on the counter beside the sink and began to brush her thick, tangled hair, using generous amounts of water to ease the snarls out of it. She pulled it back in a simple braid, knowing capture the flag was scheduled for today, so nothing fancy would hold up in the woods. The camp t-shirt and a pair of shorts went on next, followed by a pair of gray tennis shoes. Unlike Mr. I'm-to-cool-for-camp-shirts, Ashlynn actually enjoyed wearing the camp shirt. After she had added a few of her own touches, of course. After a brief check of her appearance in the mirror, she deemed herself presentable and exited the bathroom, surprised to find she had done so in rather short order. There was a first and a last time for everything of course.
tabAshlynn made her way to the mess hall, having stopped herself from doing anything nasty to Marceline's things or bunk on her way out of the cabin. There would be plenty of time for messing with her during capture the flag; she was almost certain the Venus girl was on the other team. A smirk colored her features as she pulled open the door to the mess hall and stepped inside. Maybe a nice dip in the creek would suit Marceline. The water was still awfully cold this time of year, perfect for pranks or anything of that nature. Unless you were trying to prank a Poisiden or Neptune kid of course, then you were the one who ended up soaking wet. Funny if you were a bystander, not so funny if you were the victim.
tabBreakfast was eaten in a rather short order, as she didn't want to miss the start of capture the flag, or what their plan was for taking down the blue team. The mess hall had been split for today, one side for the red team and the other for the blue team. What cabins were on which team had been announced at the campfire last night, and met with mixed reception. Some campers felt the teams were lopsided; the blue got the brains and the red got the brawn. Some people didn't want to do it at all, but those had been Camp Jupiter campers who had only communicated their dislike through sullen looks. Honestly, Ashlynn would rather they not participate at all; it would ruin the fun. Chiron was adamant everyone do so, however, so she was out of luck.
tabLorenzo and a few other members of the red team were already sitting down, and Ashlynn flashed her friend a smile as she took a place next to him. "Hey. I expect you already have a plan of annihilation already in place, right? We're counting on you!" Her smile turned teasing, and she turned her gaze down to the map in the center, interested. While it was true most children of Aphrodite preferred not to do much with capture the flag or any type of competitive sport, Ashlynn found them enjoyable. Winning made it more so, but the playing of the games was pretty good too. Brushing a lock of blonde hair back from her face, she studied the map while not really understanding it. Stuff like this had never really been her area of expertise, so to speak.

[glassea]

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xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxsixteen ; strategizing in the pavilion ; tagged: ashlynn, lorenzo, ivy, cassius, fox, vixen

xxxxxxxpilar should've been one of the first people there.
xxxxxxxluckily, pilar is not valued for her punctuality. this is good, because her internal clock is practically nonexistent. underdeveloped, at least. no, pilar is valued for her mind. she's fine with that. it gives her a defined role. that's something she can work with: when other people don't expect things of you, it's harder to work with them; they do not have a defined goal in mind. that's problematic.
xxxxxxxsince she's already unforgivably late, pilar rolls over lazily and blinks up at the ceiling. she can't hear anyone in her immediate vicinity. outside, however, the aphrodite cabin is squealing over today's drama - something about hair spray. unbidden, her lips twitch upwards into a grin. although perhaps not the intellectual debate pilar prefers, this is still amusing. for a moment she concentrates, trying to isolate her exchange partner's voice among the others, but pilar can't hear ashlynn anywhere. she's probably already up at the pavilion, planning tonight's capture the flag match.
xxxxxxxplanning. pavilion. breakfast. yeah, pilar should probably be there.

xxxxxxxthe aphrodite kids had looked at pilar like she was crazy when she'd tried to leave after only a few minutes of prepping [because clothes are generally a good idea]. apparently they wouldn't set foot outside the cabin without sufficient hairstyling and a color-coordinated outfit that matched the sky, or something. pilar doesn't really care. her clothes don't smell of b.o. and that's good enough for her. she toes her way through the grass, jabbing the end of her sneaker at clumps of grass as she follows the scent of food and chatter coming from the pavilion. idly, she wonders whether atticus is there. he's probably around whacking swords or something. he'd better shower before he shows up. eau de sweaty male is not exactly what pilar looks forward to first thing in the morning.
xxxxxxxwiping hair out of her face and rubbing a hand over her face, pilar tries to look presentable while scanning the assembled half-bloods. it looks like they've mostly divided according to their teams - which makes sense, as it's a planning session, not an ice cream social - save for a couple of individuals pilar doesn't feel like identifying. instead, she makes a beeline towards where she sees the rest of the red team gathering. recognizing the back of ashlynn's head, seemingly bent over a map, pilar plops herself down next to the aphrodite girl. ashlynn is probably the person she's most comfortable with right now, seeing as atticus isn't here yet. he might've been hanging around the outskirts of the pavilion. whatever. if he wants to show, he will.
xxxxxxxas her butt hits the bench, pilar catches the tail end of ashlynn's sentence. ugh, god, is that directed at lorenzo? pilar doesn't say what she's thinking - more out of her exhaustion than any real restraint - but rest assured, she's thinking some rather unflattering thoughts. something along the lines of, if we had to rely on a plan by that idiot, we'd lose in five seconds.
xxxxxxx"bagel," she mutters, tuning out the rest of the red team for a moment. she's able to snag one from a passing wood nymph. score. turning back, pilar gives ashlynn a tap with her elbow as acknowledgement. she sets the bagel directly on the table. the highly intelligent thought that crosses her mind is plates are for wimps.
xxxxxxxon second thought, pilar muses as she rips apart her bagel in preparation to devour it, they might be better off following lorenzo's plan if her mind is only capable of basic observations and remembering that oh my god, ivy is on the red team, and she's in here, what if she thinks i'm an idiot. she resists the urge to bang her head against the table and instead focuses on the map - the map she's currently getting crumbs all over. she hurriedly wipes the breadcrumbs off the paper [and onto the floor, but. semantics], filling her mouth with delicious, delicious bagel. glory be.
xxxxxxx"if you've got any plans, i'd love to hear them," pilar says. it's early in the morning and pilar's not quite awake. that explains the actual sincerity - god, actual sincerity - identifiable in her voice. keep this up and lorenzo might begin to think that pilar actually values his advice. she hurries on before lorenzo can comment. "the teams are relatively equally split in regards to attackers. i'm sure that we can neutralize many of their major threats." she tips her head to the side, considering the other team's players, getting into the mindset she'll need for this. "ares, mars, athena - mostly fox. they're going to be the main problems in direct assaults." she doesn't remember all their names. of course she knows fox, someone she actually gets along with, and vixen. it's just that vixen isn't much of a physical fighter. she's a planner - like pilar. actually, pilar's main job might be counteracting the well-thought-out battle plans the other girl is sure to produce.
xxxxxxxwhat? pilar's proud of her intelligence, yeah, and she's probably smarter than vixen, but it wouldn't do to let her guard ease up. she'd never live that down. leaning back, pilar shoots a venomous glare at the athena girl, who's not looking in her direction. one death stare wasted.
xxxxxxx"we also shouldn't underestimate cassius," she adds before anyone can speak into the silence left by her small pause. "the mercury guy. if they're smart, they'll try and have him do something covert." and that's something they should do, too. there's a lot to be said for delicate prodding in these kinds of games. pilar glances at the others, waiting for someone to object to what she's said. if there's one thing she's learned, it's that opposition is always present. to think otherwise is foolishness.

[winterwonderland.]

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hunter of artemis xxxxxx location dining pavilion xxxxxx tagged dane, sierra, atticus,
mikah, lorenzo, ashlynn, pilar, elijah







xxxxxxxRed team...red team... How did I get stuck on the red team? the hunter of Artemis kept asking herself. Although she was deep in thought, Ivy noticed Dane as soon as he walked through the door. She could not remember the last time someone snuck up on her. As demigods, Romans and Greeks alike were trained to be prepared for anything, which included being able to detect others when they show up unexpectedly. Being a hunter of Artemis, it was even more important for her to be able to sense animals, people, or monsters. She turned and secretly glimpsed at him for a brief second before she turned back and pretended to read the bulletin board. By now, she had knew the teams by heart. There was nothing Ivy desired to do less than endure a painful conversation with her rival, Dane. Since the Romans arrived at Camp Half-Blood, she had competition. It was already terrifying enough to go up against the talented and brilliant Calista. She was also competing with a son of Apollo. With the exception of the hunters of Artemis, the children of Apollo were the best at archery...and playing the lyre and writing poetry, but Ivy had never been a musician or a writer, anyway. On the contrary, Dane was sometimes a gentleman, and she knew somewhere deep, deep down, he had a warm, loving heart. Unfortunately, she had no interest in excavating. With a disheartened sigh, Ivy realized she could not ignore Dane forever. She folded her arms and reluctantly turned to face him. He was a mess and not a hot one, either. It looked like a bird nested in his tousled hair. His skin was as pale as Hades' himself. His breathing was so labored that it gave Ivy the impression he ran a marathon. Before she could say anything, he took a seat at the table and starting wolfing down food. Ivy was shocked he did not black out. There were brown soil marks on his clothes, and twigs and leaves adorned his caramel hair.
xxxxxxxMikah arrived and sat down next to Dane. She spoke quietly to him as she detangled the forest floor from his head. The rest was too quiet to hear, but Ivy did catch the part where Mikah insisted, "After you eat, you have to come to my cabin." Realizing she probably gave them the wrong idea, Mikah quickly added, "I mean!-err...so I can brush your hair out." Ivy stifled a chuckle and took at seat with them at the red team's table. A tall boy with blondish hair ambled over to their table and grinned the widest grin she'd seen all day. Ivy recalled his name was Lorenzo. "Red team!" he yelled loud enough for the entire table along with the rest of the demigods in the dining pavilion to hear. "Let us gather, we have to plan the destruction of the blue team," he announced. The thing about Lorenzo was he was inspiring. After hearing these little words from him, Ivy felt like they would be victorious, even though she knew there were many flaws and loose screws on her team. He had a certain quality, perhaps confidence, that attracted followers and motivated everyone. Lorenzo sat down across from her and examined the map in the center of the table, determined to be triumphant in the game. Ivy helped herself to a muffin and a cup of coffee. Before she took her first bite, Ashlynn appeared. "Hey. I expect you already have a plan of annihilation already in place, right? We're counting on you!" she exclaimed enthusiastically. Like the other daughters of Aprodite, her high-pitched, squeaky voice was irritating to Ivy, but the hunter of Artemis did not know the girl well enough to pick a fight with her. Then, there was the intelligent and strategic daughter of Bellona, Pilar. "If you've got any plans, I'd love to hear them," she remarked. Whether she was sarcastic or not, Ivy was unsure. The hunter of Artemis did not believe they should all rely on Lorenzo. She had her own ideas, too. Did no one want to hear them?
xxxxxxx"The teams are relatively equally split in regards to attackers. I'm sure that we can neutralize many of their major threats. Ares, Mars, Athena - mostly Fox. They're going to be the main problems in direct assaults," Pilar said. Ivy perked up a little. Battle strategies absolutely enthralled her. Ivy decided Pilar was being sarcastic earlier, despite the sincerity in her voice, because the daughter of Bellona wanted to impart her ideas on the rest of the team in the same way Ivy did. The brunette quickly nodded in agreement before Pilar went on. "We also shouldn't underestimate Cassius. The mercury guy. If they're smart, they'll try and have him do something covert," remarked Pilar. Ivy groaned inwardly. The very mention of his name made her upset. "Pilar's right. Cassius is...smart," Ivy admitted. The bitter words tasted like vinegar in her mouth. "However, he doesn't have the best brute force, so that's how we should take him down." Ivy continued, "We're going to have all the pegasi on our side, so we should use that to our advantage. I think Sierra and Lorenzo should be on the offensive and attack from above, and Mikah could defend the flag from the skies. One of the Bellona kids, probably Atticus, could either help with the defense from the ground or be on the offense with Sierra and Lorenzo. Then, Dane, me, or another archer could defend the flag from afar while the others help find and capture their flag. I believe Pilar is one of the smartest on our team, so I suggest she should seek out the flag." Not knowing the Aphrodite children to have much strengths, she purposely left them out of her suggestion for her battle strategy. "Do you guys have any ideas of where to hide our flag?" she asked.

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________fox's very focused eyes lifted from the paper to meet ariadne's eyes. his face instantly glowed--she was always a hoot to have around. although their friendship was quite complicated, and there was a lot of hair pulling involved, at the end of the day he could say that he liked her the most out of her terrible, terrible siblings. man. they were the worst.
________"you say that like it's hard to beat you." fox laughed, and brought a train of food back to his demanding lips. he allowed his rival to get up, and get her own fair share without any sign of irritation--just anxiety. he really wanted to go over the details of the plan that wasn't in swing yet--he knew ariadne would respect it--and as much as he hated to believe so, she would probably perfect it, too. he'd never admit it, though--and he wouldn't participate in any of her plans without a fight. it was absolutely tedious, but fox had his dignity to take care of--and that was quite a difficult job some times.
________"I always have a plan, you're lucky you're on my team. I'm going to so kill at this." it seemed like his entire body wiggled in excitement. he spread his hands out along the paper, and opened his mouth to speak. unfortunately, the boy had the attention span of a goldfish at high excitement moments like these. it didn't mean he could focus--it just meant he wanted to focus on everything all at once. after years and years of falling short of this difficult feat, he still continued to believe that it was possible. his sister, calista, and marceline all approached the table. if he was a dog, his tail would certainly be wagging ferociously. "hi guys." he said, waving to each and addressing them each with eye-contact as they took a seat on the bench. before he would forget, he pulled something out of his pocket. it was a beaded necklace with a single bead--it was quite similar to the ones each camper had at camp half blood--but the single bead on it while pitch black with a grey circle on it, the circle was pluto. he handed it to calista. "I made you this. now you're an official camper at camp half blood." he then looked at marceline. "I'm gonna make you one too." god, this boy had way too much time on his hands.
________before long, the smile that was already prominent on his face grew to a grin. callista must've asked vixen about how they came to be, that was always his favorite question. he didn't say anything on the topic, even though he really wanted to. he figured vixen explained it best--per usual--and anything he'd have to say would be redundant. so he just sat there smiling right at calista like a big idiot until calista spoke up.
________"well... I was thinking--" he was instantly cut off by none other than vixen. the map was taken right out of his hands, but he didn't seem to mind. he didn't seem to mind until she started circling things, and making arrows. did she have any idea how long it took him to make that? his head raced, and he bit the inside of his cheek. he wanted to say something, he wanted to let his sister know that pen was in fact permanent--but upon further evaluation, he understood that it would be petty of him, so he kept quiet. he could just make a new one. it's not like he didn't have the time to.
________"lorenzo won't be hard." fox scoffed as his sister began to evaluate the other team. "neptune, maybe--but lorenzo, no." now he was just being childish, and he knew it. but he hated giving lorenzo any sort of praise. it was better to put him and his abilities down. fox let out a sigh, and slouched in his seat. he, off course, lightened up one more as soon as the bellona kids were brought up. "atticus is mine." he said with a big smile on his face. he was excited for this. he hadn't gotten a chance to fight atticus just yet, but man did he want to. now was that chance, and he was going to give it all he had. fox rested his elbows on the table, and looked at the details of the wood as his sister finished. he then lifted his head to become involved once more.
________"well we..." he was cut off yet again. but once again--he didn't mind. it was milo, the hermes kid. fox was glad to see that he was planning on being involved fully as well, and that was always nice to see. he was confident in his team. now that he had time to think about it, this would definitely be the team that he would compile for any game of capture the flag (with the exception of ariadne, has much as he valued her skill--she was just too much fun to compete against. she was always a worthy opponent). fox opened his mouth. finally he'd have a chance to discuss his plans that had since changed since receiving the input of others--he was mold-able like that. "first thing's first, we're not wearing these." with his finger and thumb, he tugged at his half blood shirt. "pick browns, greens. neutral colors. nothing bright. if you don't have anything, talk to me. I have plenty." fox stood up, and walked to the end of the table as if he was a general of some army--in his eyes, he was. "we're going to cover ourselves in mud, doomsday style, and become one with the forest for this game of capture the flag." he placed both of his hands on the table, and leaned in close to the group so he wouldn't be heard by the other group.
________"defense: me, vixen, marcie." he said, acknowledging both vixen and milo's ideas. "offense: ariadne, mikah." he continued to peg off of milo's idea. "special ops: calista, milo, cassius." he paused for a moment to look around for mikah. he spotted her trying to leave the mess hall. fox then looked back at the group. "someone go get mikah, please." he then looked at calista and milo. "so, for special ops, you guys need to be as distracting as you possibly can. make sounds, distract the horses, climb trees, make them shake. but don't do it on our side. do it on their side. maybe we can wake something up... you guys are good at running... right?" he then looked at his sister, and marceline. "I found this grove, why don't we hide the flag there? there's two trees, we can put it in the inbetween those trees, marceline can stand on one side, vixen on the other--and I can monitor the river--and take down anyone coming the flag's way before they get close. sound good?" before they could reply, he looke at ariadne, and smirked. "I feel like I don't need to tell you how to do your job. just make sure you get mikah in on it." he then looked at the group as a whole, he felt like he was taking charge more than he should, but this was his cup of tea. he lived for this kind of stuff. "and questions, comments? additional ideas?"

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tabAshlynn glanced next to her as someone nudged her, turning to see Pilar, her exchange partner. The daughter of Bellona looked a bit grumpy, and snagged a bagel from a passing wood nymph. To her amusement, Pilar set it down on the table without any sort of plate. Ashlynn expected Lorenzo was part of the reason for her appearance annoyance; the two had never really gotten on well. Which was a bit of a shame, seeing as they were really her only true friends in the camp. Some people might pity themselves because of that, or even whine about it, but she didn't really mind. Everyone else either disliked her simply because of who her mother was or she disliked them for other reasons. Well, except Dane. He was cute. And a few others, probably. People that she maybe could count as friends on a good day.
tabPilar began to speak, offering her own ideas for their battle strategy, and Ashlynn dismissed her thoughts in favor of listening. She had always admired her friend's intelligence, and didn't deny she was a little jealous. Unlike some other children of Aphrodite, however, she didn't let jealousy cloud her judgement. "The teams are relatively equally split in regards to attackers. I'm sure that we can neutralize many of their major threats. Ares, Mars, Athena - mostly Fox. they're going to be the main problems in direct assaults. We also shouldn't underestimate Cassius, the mercury guy. If they're smart, they'll try and have him do something covert." Nodding, Ashlynn was about to offer her own opinion when Ivy, the Hunter of Artemis, sat down at the table.
tabIvy and herself had never really seen eye to eye, even though they had really only seen or spoken to each other a few times. Ashlynn was jealous of Ivy's eternal youth and archery skills, and she had it on good authority Ivy was jealous of her beauty and the fact she could flirt with boys. In conclusion, both stayed out of the other's way and made conversation minimal. After a moment of listening to Pilar, Ivy spoke. Ashlynn had to admit she had good ideas as well, but was mildly annoyed she had forgotten to include herself and Elijah in her oh-so-smart plans. Speaking partly to Ivy and partly to the whole group, she voiced her idea. "Myself and Elijah can guard and hide the flag. At least up close, I'm sure you and Dane will do a fine job of protecting it from afar." Her last comment was directed at Ivy, and was mostly meant as a compliment, if a bit begrudgingly. "Or just me and another person, whatever you guys want. I can cast some sort of glamour over the spot we chose to stash the flag. I believe it's allowed, but if it's not we'll just find a good hiding spot. I'll be out in the open, a little ways away from the flag but still fairly close. Whoever's with me can be hiding. The blue team will send someone to get it, and will probably get overconfident if they see just me guarding it." Another look was shot in Ivy's direction. "After all, what can lowly Aphrodite children do?" She continued after a moment. "The person hiding should probably be fairly strong, so they can leap out and attack when the blue team steps out to try find the flag. Depending on who's sent, I can use charmspeak as long as they're not from Venus. With any luck, they'll think the Venus girl is too weak to be sent to get the flag and I'll be able to use it."

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indentariadne smirked at his reply. "i agree, it is pretty difficult to beat me." she said matter-of-factly, taking a sip of milk. she nodded, and it appeared as if he quivered with excitement for a moment. typical fox. "alrighty then, will it be a gruesome or clean death?" she quipped sarcastically, looking up as calista and marceline approached their table. at the sight of calista, she suppressed a faint shiver; the earth that had almost eaten her whole had not exactly been pleasant. marcie was an odd person to her, quite unlike her lovely venus mother in many ways. at least she wasn't vain.
indentshe shoveled more breakfast into her mouth to prevent making a comment as fox gave the pluto child a beaded necklace, a weird, unfamiliar jealousy bubbling up inside her. she turned to look at vixen as words flowed out of her mouth fluently for what seemed like quite awhile. after she finished speaking, aria nodded thoughtfully, observing the map curiously. her plan seemed pretty good and relatively calculated, though it probably wasn't planned overnight like the other athena's kid had. listening as fox disregarded lorenzo, she shrugged and looked at the team as a whole for a moment. it looked well put together, and it was stronger than the red team in her eyes. she grinned as fox claimed atticus for his own. "okay, you get atticus. get him good, will you?"
indentfox was cut off again as milo spoke in a slightly messy fashion, with a slightly unorganized battle plan. she tilted her head. "definitely agreeing with some sort of giant distraction." she commented, a shadow of 'evil' added to her expression. she listed several different 'distractions' in her head, though she wasn't in charge of the tricks like the hermes kids were. just because that wasn't her job didn't mean she couldn't suggest anything.
indentas fox finally began to speak, she listened intently, almost blushing when he noted they would not be wearing bright colors. adorned with bright orange topped by vivid red, she would definitely have to change everything but her pants. he walked along the table, addressing them in an almost strict manor. she smiled at the mud idea, bobbing her head eagerly; getting dirty could be fun. "i volunteer to do warrior paint! ..if we need any." she said immediately, completely unembarrassed. ariadne wiggled a little as he put her in the offense position, stabbing a strawberry repeatedly with her fork and pretending savagely that it was someone on the red team. though she usually was, it was always exciting to go attack. "i'll get her!" she announced, following fox's gaze to see mikah start to leave quietly. "mikah!" she said loudly, jumping out of her seat and over to the calm girl who she had startled. "we're doing battle plans! we need you to listen and.. stuff." she said in a hushed tone, grabbing her arm and excitedly pulling her back to the table.
indentback in time to hear the idea for their flag's spot, she thought for a moment and grinned. "sounds like a great spot. maybe we could put some daisies around the flag, you know, make it look innocent." she suggested randomly, shrugging half-heartedly. returning the brunette's smirk, aria raised an eyebrow. "you got it." said the girl firmly, glancing at mikah.
indentas he asked for suggestions and questions, ariadne put down her fork and thought, resting her chin on her hands. "do you think there could be a way to put a trap, like, on one of the sides of the flag inbetween the trees? of course not where someone on our team could step on it. is there any way we could do that, or.. i dunno, i think we might be able to do a simple trap of some sort." she asked carefully, blinking a few times. "i don't think it's against the rules, at least. but would we have enough time or know how to.." she trailed off, looking at the rest of their team expectantly for other ideas.

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xxxxxxas elijah reached the child of bellona he slowed his pace and officially greeted his with a playful thumb to the back. "this morning ive been on a waking streak," he responded to the comment about waking half of long island, which he only just managed to catch. he was referring to the racket he had made in the aphrodite cabin less that twenty minutes ago, "im thinking i might steer clear of my siblings for the morning," he threw in the words leaving his companion hanging in possible question to what he had done this morning. "you might find out today what exactly happens if you mess with an aphrodite beauty sleep," he laughed. it was out of character for elijah to have gotten the children of aphrodite on his bad side, most of which were extremely self-centered and would go out of their way to get revenge on anyone who messed with their beauty. yes that included sleep. elijah had just slipped out of the self-centered impression, due to his willingness to protect those he holds close, though, if he disliked you enough, he would throw you under the bus to save his sorry butt any day.
xxxxxxfor the moment the boy was distracted when his exchange partner walked past. ivy, hunter of artemis, who he had somehow managed to get on bad terms with. he assumed she was jealous of him, isnt that what all aphrodite's think of their haters? but deep down he knew that she thought of him as annoying. far to good looking for his own good, as she would put it. he watched her as she approached the notice board on her way into the hall. he had to admit that when the two first meant he didnt try very hard to be her friend, as a child born with extreme vanity he automatically assumed she would be dying to be his friend, quickly he found out he was wrong. at first, he did not care. the two spent each blink together at camp jupiter, by force. he would trail behind her, most the time with his attention drawn to a handheld mirror. unless atticus was around, those were some of the best moments he spent at camp jupiter. now that ivy was at camp half-blood, he had to admit that he kind of felt regret for not making more of an effort, as clearly it was far to late for that. elijah was smarter than he let off, he made people think he was the clueless son of aphrodite, who cared only for himself. but really he had everyone figured out, like he did ivy, well almost. he knew she didnt like him, and most of the reason to why, though he acted as though he was oblivious to her disliking. yes, he cared about his appearance, but not as much that he required a mirror in his face twenty-four seven like he had displayed at camp jupiter. he portrayed himself to be self-centered, mainly because he had not been used to someone disliking him.
xxxxxxelijahs attention was drawn back to atticus when he asked his excitement about the game. " it depends," he spoke followed by a shrug, " it depends on how the planning goes," this was true. elijah was far more interested in the game of capture the flag then atticus appeared to be, well coming from camp jupiter he could only imagine the extreme training methods they go up to. " i mean, if i got stuck aside from the action i would bore, get distracted even, but overall, if we dont win its going to be a waste of time." he began to walk over to the notice board, expecting atticus to have followed him. " lets see who we got," he spoke running his finger down the team list. " there is me," he announced, being on top of the list as aphrodite, " and ashlynn" he mumbled, " wonder if she will say anything about my morning wake up call," he said this more to himself rather atticus. " moving along we have zeus and neptune, thats got to be a good, having the sky to the advantage," he ran his finger further down the list, " bellona, thats you and pil, artemis, which is good ol ivy," he paused for a moment before adding in "i dont think she likes me that much though. and lastly we have apollo, so thats dane, not a bad team." he concluded moving away from the board and heading into the mess hall.
xxxxxxinside it appeared that the two where the last to arrive, it didnt faze elijah very much as he headed to the designated red team table. he locked eyes with ivy with intent, he smiled, "good morning ivy, how are you this morning?" easily this registered as a tease, something to stirr the girl up. next he caught ashlynn "good to see you up and at it," he joked and he walked by to the furthest end of the table about five spots away from the others. there was room for two at the head of the table, so he slid into the space and shuffled over for atticus. it seemed that the planning had already began, though elijah was unsure of what he missed so he avoided making any input after being seated, he would wait for the next person to speak before butting in.