Camp Half-Blood: Into the Storm - Closed!

[KestrelTheFirecat]

Valkeri tags team 2

Valkeri nods and says “I’ll take guarding because I can watch my trouble maker more closely” she smiles

[takara]

Ophelia Rogers | 16 | She/her | Aphrodite/Cabin 10 | Location: Forest | tags: Team 1/ Flag guard (real), Jamie, open| Mentions: Jamie

She eyed Jamie, who had just joined her. Well, I guess we just hope they think this is the false flag by the poor guard we're putting up for it.
"Do you want to stick close together?" She asked, looking pointedly at the boys lack of a defense weapon, beyond his armour.

Fat snowflakes were falling down now, which would've been quite lovely to watch if she'd been inside and it was, you know, not the middle of June.

She looked back at Jamie. If they figure us out,we're dead in the water...or maybe actually dead. She mused. It wasn't a nice thought, but considering that both the Hermes and Zeus campers tended to take things out of hand...
"We should get a move on, I'm freezing standing still." She said, offering a small smile.

Meanwhile, on team 2...

Henry "Hank" Walker|17| He/him | Apollo/Cabin 7| Location: Forest |tags: Team 2, Guard team, Izzy, Aydan, open | mentions: Sunny

Hank nodded, not picking up on the other boys nervousness. "So like, there was this prophecy about ice and snow and such, and whoever has had dreams about it is one of the chosen ones." He said, sudden realization spreading over his features. "So have you been uh, having any dreams involving ice and snow lately?" He asked, look intently up at the other camper.

He realized that he was in Aydan's space, and stepped back, ducking his head. "Sorry about that, Chiron just wanted us counselors to see if we couldn't find any questers. Let's get going, I can camoflage us as we head out, if you want" He lifted a hand and focused on reflecting the light around it, rather than through it, to give the boy an example.

For her part, Izzy ignored the yipping of the golden fox. While she'd be more than happy to romp with Sunny on a normal day, right now she was working. She watched Hank, as if waiting for some minute signal. When he said "get going", she stood and impatiently pranced just out of reach, waiting for Aydan and Hank to follow.

[KestrelTheFirecat]

Valkeri tags hank

Val raises her hand and says “I did” she smiles. Sunny pads after Izzy waiting for hank and Val to come along

[~ moth ~]

xxxx“ MARIA LUNA BLACK ”

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xxxxage: seventeen, immortal | gender: female | sexuality: asexual biromantic | role: hunter, daughter of
xxxxhecate
xxxxlocation: zeus' fist | mentions: none | tags: team one, orin

xxxx gathering the information about the game plan from one of the campers maria nodded in acknowledgment. so one fake and one real team, eh? it sounded interesting to say the least, and plausible. if the attention of the other team could be drawn toward the distraction of the fake team then it could offer an opening for flag runners to get the other teams flag. in theory the plan was brilliant, but who knows how long until the other side realizes that the real flag is elsewhere? maria had arrows to spare so she could fend off team two from high up and far off for a decent while. bearing the power of artemis which gives her a near perfect shot every time as well as speed and agility would be useful. on the other hand she had magical abilities from her mother, hecate, allowing her to mess with the enemy through use of the mists and other means. eyes returned to the young man who had filled her in on the plan. he noted how she could be useful to him and the fake guard. "i like where you head is at, kid." as a hunter maria had learned how to hide herself well in the foliage and underbrush of the wilderness. the outdoors was her home. even though she was unfamiliar with the woods at camp half-blood it should be no different from elsewhere. there should be many places to hide, and if not, she could just glamour herself to be invisible.

xxxx before the group dispersed maira gave the team and encouraging double thumbs up and a big grin to match. she was honestly ecstatic to be back at camp half-blood after so many years. while she wished the circumstances were better returning to the first place she ever felt safe at was refreshing, nostalgic even. slipping away from team one as the true guard wandered off maria started after the kid who had invited her onto the fake guard. following the footprints left in the snow by him maria soon found herself in a small outing where the guy stood, looking pleased with himself. it looked as though the boy had constructed some faux flag to become the target of the opposing team. a smile fell across her face as she slowed down and neared the area. she couldn't help but chuckle at the arts and crafts project. groovy kid. it looks great, don't get me wrong, but let's add a bit of spice to the mix. flourishing her hand out maria pointed her index finger at the fake flag. the world around the flag contorted, a misty haze of gray spiraling around like a tornado. after a few moments of the world flipping itself around in that spot pitched in the spot where the fake flag was instead team one's flag. actually, it was still the fake flag, it just had a bit of a make-over to look like the real deal. yes! maria cheered, hopping up and kicking her feet together. now that's a flag if i do say so myself! proudly she looked over to the demi-god for his opinion on it.

xxxx“ GWENDOLYN ARABELLA SAUNDERS ”

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xxxxage: seventeen | gender: female | sexuality: bisexual | role: head counselor of khione cabin
xxxxlocation: forest | mentions: skylar | tags: team two, augusta

xxxx eyes shifted over to one of the newer campers, someone she hadn't yet acquainted herself with. he offered for her to join him and augusta to nab the flag from the opposing team and be the runner to return it to their territory. she smiled at the idea, giving the guy a firm nod of her head. "sounds like a plan. the snow doesn't hinder me when running so i would say i'm the best bet to get the flag here as fast as possible," she spoke with a bit of cockiness. still, she could be relied upon to run fast and fight when needed. it seemed they had some solid plan in semblance, all they needed to do was put it into action. "skylar that's a great idea! you could use your magic to contort the mist, right? maybe you can get the other team all mixed up and lost in the forest! keep them away from our flag the best you can," gwendolyn offered as the daughter of hecate piped in. having the hecate cabin on their side would prove useful for disorienting the other team. not to mention they had kids from two out of the big three on team two which hopefully put them at some sort of advantage. still, the other side had both of the war gods kids, so battle and strategy was on their side. really, this was anyone's game.

xxxx as the group began to disperse into their aforementioned groups gwendolyn broke off to join augusta and teilo in hiding in the woods. already teilo had disappeared in a flash, leaving gwen and augusta behind. jogging forward gwen reached augusta, slowing down as she neared her and matching the other girl's pace. "c'mon, i think we should follow him before he leaves us in the dust." gwen had never really interacted with the daughter of hades much. other than the occasional run-in during camp games such as capture the flag or the climbing wall, as well as training, gwen knew very little about augusta. still, gwen offered her a kind smile as there's always the possibility of friendship.

xxxx“ TERRANCE TJ TRACEY ”

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xxxxage: sixteen | gender: male | sexuality: bisexual, male lean | role: oracle, mortal
xxxxlocation: forest | mentions: none | tags: open

xxxx bundled under a long sleeved shirt and two hoodies was little terrance. it was his first day ever at camp and some sort of activity was being held tonight. chiron had said something about capture the flag. terrance imagined it would be like school; everyone was given a belt with little flags attached to it, then you had to run around and steal flags from the others belts and return them to your base, and if the other team took all of your flags you were out, and if the other team got everyone's flags they won. oh was terrance wrong. chiron directed the kid into the woods, which seemed very strange to terrance. shouldn't they use the arena to play capture the flag? the woods are dangerous and people could get hurt! reaching the area in the woods terrance stood by chiron as cabins filtered into the space. there were so many people, and wouldn't more arrive over the course of the summer? he felt hot under all of his layers, there were too many people. when most of the campers had arrived chiron announced the teams, splitting the cabins evenly into two teams. one more thing. why was everyone wearing battle gear? he saw swords, shields, bows and arrows, body armor and even pets clad for war. was capture the flag here really that intense? at first, before he knew it would be a battle, terrance would not of minded joining in, but now he was unsure. not to mention he had no weapons or cool demi-god powers to aid him in this game. standing on the sidelines, anxiously looking between the two teams, terrance watched as battle strategies were planned, though he couldn't hear much about what was being said.

[indigo']

Jamie Wallace|16|he/him|Iris|Forest, real flag|tags:CTF group, Ophelia|Team 1
Jamie felt Ophelia’s gaze piercing through him, and he could tell by the look on her face that she was not impressed. Not that he blamed her, he just hoped she wasn’t annoyed to be stuck with him for the game. He was still hoping the other team would go for the fake flag and he wouldn’t have to fight anyone. That was the whole point of their plan, right? He felt slightly self conscious at her gaze, clearly judging him for not having much to defend himself with, though he gave a grateful smile at her question. “Sure,” He replied, trying not to sound too eager.

He nodded and began to follow the girl into the woods. She seemed a little annoyed by him, or maybe she was just worried that he wouldn’t be able to help at all if they got attacked. He was definitely ill-prepared and not exactly raring for a fight, but he could still hold his own for a bit...if he had to. Though he really hoped he wouldn’t have to. He didn’t want to think about what would happen if the other team figured out their plan and sent a whole bunch in their direction.

Augusta Reynolds|17|she/her|Hades|Forest, Zeus’ fist|tags:CTF group, Orin, Maria|Team 2
Auggie rolled her eyes as the other boy, whose name she was still unsure of, rushed past her. Maybe he could turn invisible, but he didn’t seem to be to concerned about being stealthy as he went ripping into the trees. She jogged behind him at a slower pace, saving her breath for the fight that was surely coming. She didn’t have to use her powers too much on the way, as she was already quite skilled at staying quiet and unnoticed. Once she got closer to the other side, she began to bend the shadows around her to conceal where she was. She couldn’t turn totally invisible like Teilo, her ability was more like camouflage. It would be difficult, nearly impossible to see her if you didn’t know she was there, but if someone was looking for her or she moved too quickly, they may get a glimpse.

She was just past the stream when something caught her attention, and she stopped running without a word to Teilo. She didn’t like working with others anyways so if he wanted to run on ahead like a stampeding buffalo he could go right ahead. She glimpsed a flash of movement by Zeus’ fist. Somebody was over there, and through the trees and the snow she could just barely make out a scrap of green atop the pile of boulders. They can’t be that stupid, can they? She thought. Zeus’ fist was the most obvious place to put the flag, there’s no way they’d actually try to hide it there, unless they thought they’d fake them out by going for the most obvious place. Or unless they had something else up their sleeves.

She approached carefully, wary that it could be a trap, though she remained unseen in the cover of her shadows. She squinted her eyes at the top of the fist, but it was impossible to see through the snow that seemed to be coming down even harder now. The flag was definitely there, and there only seemed to be two guards right now. It could be an ambush, she thought, but they can’t ambush someone they can’t see. As quietly as she possibly could, she circled around and approached the two guards from behind, drawing her sword with only the faintest scraping sound.

[WitchHazel]

|Mirabelle Everhart|17|She/Her|Aphrodite|Head Counselor|Location: Forest; River Boundary|Team 1|Tags: Open|

The sound of a hunting horn rang out across the forest, indicating the official start of the game. Mirabelle waved to the rest of her group, heading off into the forest. She was joined by a small group of Ares campers and others taking up offensive roles as she searched for a more shallow part of the river to cross. She kept an eye open for any defences the other team may have been setting up - the border was typically well-guarded, in her experience. A few demigods from the Nemesis cabin signaled to get her attention up ahead. She slogged through the slowly deepening snow over to them, noting with pleasure that they had found a narrower stretch of river dotted with medium-sized stones. The rocks looked quite slippery, but if they were careful, they might be able to make it across without taking a polar plunge. Some of the Ares camper were already trying their luck on the stepping stones. Taking a short breath, the Aphrodite head counselor prepared to cross into enemy territory.


|Juliet Pratten|16|She/Her|Hermes|Location: Forest|Team 2|Tags: Team 2 --> Aggie, Open|

Juliet chuckled, content with Aggie's reaction to her light teasing. She could hear Chiron blow the hunting horn from somewhere nearby. "Well, that's our cue! Come on, let's go set a trap." She grinned, gesturing for anyone who wanted to follow her to do so. The daughter of Hermes took off into the forest, being sure not to use her full speed as not to lose her slower teammates. The snow did make running more challenging; it clung to her boots and hid treacherous hazards like tree roots or rocks.
Once she'd reached a suitable clearing about halfway between the border and the agreed-upon flag placement, the daughter of Hermes did something rather surprising.
She started to build a snowman.


|Chuck Oakes|He/Him|Satyr|Location: Medical Tent|Tags: Aiden, Emerson, Niji|

Chuck let out a bleating laugh when Niji described how Mr. D had claimed him. "Like, Jamie and I were gettin' winter gear and totally overheard that," he confessed. "It was like, hilarious. Classic Mr. D, man." The sound of a distant hunting horn made Chuck nearly jump out of his skin, interrupting the conversation. "Like, sounds like the game's starting, dude. Better get goin' if you wanna play."


|Vivienne Isole|18|She/Her|Khione|Location: Flying Towards Camp Half-Blood|Tags: N/A|

Vivienne shook out her dark hair. It is time. The daughter of Khione wove her way through the maze of tunnels until she emerged onto the wind-blown cliff she used like a balcony. The cold wind against her frigid skin provided a welcome clarity. Her gaze rose to the darkened sky. No stars tonight. That was one of the only drawbacks of their plan - clouds blotted out the sky as far as she could see. Her eyes dropped to her right hand, where she clutched a scrap of cloth from her box of memories. She held the charred purple silk up to her face, keeping a tight grip on the fabric so it wouldn't blow away. She admired the golden thunderbolts and silver raindrops embroidered on it with pained eyes. Her gaze halted on a piece of the field of forget-me-nots towards the bottom of the cloth. She mentally traced her own forget-me-nots inked onto her inner wrist. Another drawback of the power she and her mother shared - it made it too cold for the fragile flowers to grow.
Her silent reverie was interrupted by a quiet clicking sound approaching her. A large black gryphon traipsed out of the tunnel she'd come from, stretching his beak in a yawn. The beast blinked blearily in the frigid air, regarding Vivienne with beady eyes. The daughter of Khione reached out with her left hand to stroke her only remaining friend as she turned her gaze back to the darkening sky.
Vivienne steeled herself, taking a deep breath. Khione was already beginning to wreak havoc on the camp; using her abilities to stir up the winds into a frenzy. Safely zipping the piece of burial cloth into her pocket, she locked eyes with the gryphon. He bowed his head, allowing her to mount him. Sitting astride the large black beast and clad in shining armour, Vivienne cut an intimidating figure. Without a second thought, the angry young woman clicked her tongue, and the pair shot into the sky. With the aid of her snow-travel abilities, they would arrive at that dismal camp in due time.

[sammy,]

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𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚕𝚘 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚜
the forest - t1's flag
thanatos(t2) - unclaimed
mentioned: t2
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as he ventured deeper into the forest, teilo was more and more aware of how alone he was. there were monsters in these grounds. he knew that. he had to keep some kind of guard up. they wouldn't be able to see him, of course, but he still ran the risk of getting a little too clumsy, letting his belief in his own ability get the better of him.

something moved in his peripherals. it looked a person, but there was no crunch of leaves, no crash of feet to snow, and it confused him - it truly did. it also gave him a bit of a fright. he turned sharply, searched for the figure in the trees, but saw nothing - and, perhaps in one of his most impulsive moves in the past six months, he decided to follow the trace of the movement.

dipping through and under branches, he caught another sight. closer, this time, to his right, and he frowned. he wasn't sure if he was being lured, coaxed somewhere. surely that was impossible. he looked down. he knew he was still invisible - he could feel it. there was something else going on here. the pocketwatch in his hand grew heavy. with a nervous glance around, he clicked the opening mechanism, pushed it down, and reeled back as the scythe extended itself, cutting at the base of his chin. a quick, sharp seethe of pain - but nothing else. no other noise.

the shock almost made him forget about the movement, but it was back now, a shadow just out of sight, cajoling him forward. for whatever reason, he felt as though whatever it was going to, whatever it was leading him to, was big.
through the forest further, careful not to make too much noise, even though the gash on his chin burned in the cold and dripped warm blood down his neck, giving him further chills, he was quiet.
there - in the distance - a flag.
two people guarding it. talking, it seemed - completely unaware of him. the figure was gone. maybe it was one of them, scouting out the area. that conclusion was the most logical, but it didn't seem correct.

he approached very slowly, very quietly. soon, he was in grasping distance of the pole, still completely unseen. was this a victory? this early on? why didn't it feel like one?
a large gust of wind distracted him, and as he regathered his composure after such an attack of breeze, he saw something move, just past the trees. it looked like it was coming closer.

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𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚗 '𝚕𝚘𝚏𝚝𝚢' 𝚐𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗
zeus' fist
zeus(t1) - counselor
mentioned: maria
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it seemed completely ridiculous, what orin was doing, drawing utter attention to himself - but it was what he did best. as he fit the flag into its spot, he was whistling colonel bogey's march, bobbing his shoulders around to the beat. if anything, it was a show of joy. something utterly and completely wonderful. he'd done a good job - he knew that.

leaves crunched behind him, and he swivelled, quickly pulling his dagger from where he had stuffed it in between the straps of his leather armour, watching for movement. maria - that was good. he was not to engage in battle just yet. after calming, raising his arms in a form of mock-surrender, he jerked his head toward the flag. "you like it?" he asked.
then she spoke, started moving her hands in a way that was mesmerising, and the world seemed to shift. a tornado haze, curling around the flag, changing it utterly and completely. "oh," he said, awe-inspired as she worked her quite literal magic.

the mist dissipated. even though he knew it was not the real flag, he was shocked to find that he believed it was. the way it looked, almost completely the same to the naked eye, a copy that was almost photographic in its realism. he looked between maria and the flag, between the flag and maria, jaw sufficiently dropped, and let out a half-shocked laugh. "you... you are... that is..." it wasn't often he was rendered speechless. "have i ever said how much i respect the hunteresses? i think you lot are the most brilliant group of people around. i would lay down all the life i have if you needed help. 'cos that - that is... that is incredible. god, i feel bad for team two."

he stopped gushing, though he could have gone for hours, to scope out the landscape once more. eyes trundling across over every tree, every branch, every dip in the snow - an ambush wasn't difficult, and he did, very badly, want the other team to believe that this was the flag they should be setting their sights on. he flipped the dagger absently in his hand, and stopped when he heard something.
almost inaudible.
"you hear that?" he asked maria, concern written over his face. a large gust of wind hit, making him rock on his feet. "would you calm down?" he hissed at the sky.

[FerretMonarch]

Niji Sakura Budōnoki • 17 • (he/they) • Homosexual • Dionysus • Location: forest• Tags: team 1, chuck, Aiden

"Heh. Yeah I suppose." Niji nodded and got up grabbing his weapins and helmet.

"Okay thank you! We'll show them what a child of Dionysis and a horse can do." He said with a grin.
Niji ran to the stables and put Quicksilver's bridle and specially made saddle on. Niji got on Quicksilver bareback and rode her to team one.
Niji thought he looked a little imtimidating on a 16.3 hand draft horse, having his quiver hanging on Quicksilver's saddle, his bow on his back, and his garrote wire wrapped around the saddle horn.

"Anyone call the calvary?" Niji asked his teammates.

[*Lovel*]

Emerson "Emmie" Tags: Border patrol, Teilo, Lu Location: Border Team:1

Emerson nodded to Lu, they were at the border for a few minutes before her ears caught the sounds of twigs breaking and snow crunching. She looked in the direction of the noises and saw puffs of snow being kicked up but no body doing the action. She ignored the bouncing questions in her mind and hid behind a tree so she had cover. She readied her bow and arrow, she charged the arrow up to 50,000 volts which was enough to immobilize a person and shot it to where she guessed the person may be. Just incase she didn't actually hit a camper she got another arrow charged and ready to fire.

Aydan Tags: Hank Location: Forest Team: 2

Aydan rubbed the back of his neck as the counselor questioned if he had any dreams of snow and ice. He should have expected the question really but it still caught him off guard. "Umm yeah actually... a girl was also in my dream. She seemed... familiar somehow." he told Hank spacing out for a second. He came back to his senses once Hank asked if Aydan wanted him to cover them. "Actually... I could cover us with a small blizzard, I could do it for our whole side to offer a vast coverage. " Aydan said blushing slightly. He didn't normally offer up help that included his powers but now was the time if any. The wind was already harsh and would just add to the coverage. "I could even try making the blizzard have holes so that the campers on our side... that aren't used to the snow... can see freely. I'd need their locations though." he said, he noticed he was rambling a bit and gave Hank the chance to speak his mind.

[~ moth ~]

xxxx“ MARIA LUNA BLACK ”

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xxxxage: seventeen, immortal | gender: female | sexuality: asexual biromantic | role: hunter, daughter of
xxxxhecate
xxxxlocation: zeus' fist | mentions: none | tags: team one, orin, augusta, open

xxxx smiling proudly at her work, hands on her hips and chest puffed out, maria felt good. even better she loved to see the kids jaw quite literally drop. the sight inflated her ego. it was always a fun experience to see demi-gods faces change into that of confusion or awe, sometimes both, when they first see maria use her magic. as he stuttered out something to say his words brought an even redder tint to her already cold and red cheeks. flattery wasn't usually seen as an appealing trait in men by the hunters. in fact, men weren't seen as appealing in the first place. part of being a hunter was disowning romance, that of both men and women (and other gender identities), however, it always seemed that with this vow also came a newfound hatred toward men. maria understood that one must refuse romantic advances, usually brought on my men, however, she didn't know why that suddenly meant hating on men? maria didn't like that ideal. she still wanted to be friendly with everyone, even of the male variety. companionship didn't equal romance. after the blush warmed her cheeks a hand went to her face, the other waving before her. "oh- aren't you a sweetheart. you young demi-gods are quite resourceful and far out yourselves. i'm honored to defend this flag and fight by your side ..." the woman took a sharp intake of air as she realized she hadn't yet gotten the boy's name, embarrassed by this fact. "maria, kid, and you?" she asked, stretching her hand out to him for a handshake. maria had gotten all caught up in the excitement that is capture the flag that she had failed to introduce herself to her teammates.

xxxx lowering her hand from her face maria remembered that they should be guarding the flag and watching for rivals, not standing idly by and chatting about. unslinging her bow from around her shoulders and grabbing an arrow from her quiver maria nocked and arrow just in case she needed to act quickly. raising her head and glancing around as the kid questioned about a noise, maria searched the gloom for anything. "i'll get a top-down view of things, hold on. and stand with your legs apart to ground yourself, don't want to get blown off your feet." her playful tone turned more serious. in a flash of silver maria disappeared from the spot she had been standing in, a trail of footsteps tracing through the snow to show where she had run off to. okay, maybe her disappearance wasn't as sneaky as she or i hoped it to me. up a tree, her silver cloak matching against the snow, giving her camouflage. crouched on a sturdy branch maria held her bow, scanning the ground below for a possible enemy. it was hard to notice by eye in both the dark and flurrying snow, but she sensed a presence of magic nearby. not the type of magic maria uses, this type darker and that of the underworld god. a child of hades? raising her bow maria aimed the shot toward the source of darkness. with a release of her breath the bowstring was let go and an arrow sent flying. silently slicing through the air the projectile was aimed to not hit the target, but instead land close by away as a warning.

xxxx“ GWENDOLYN ARABELLA SAUNDERS ”

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xxxxage: seventeen | gender: female | sexuality: bisexual | role: head counselor of khione cabin
xxxxlocation: boundary | mentions: mirabelle | tags: team two, open

xxxx so much for making friends with the daughter of hades. augusta meandered off on her own, leaving gwendolyn alone in the dark woods. with a heavy sigh the teen wandered further into the dark, the heavy snow falling quicker with each passing moment. with the power of khione on her side gwen was able to direct the snow out of her way so it didn't obscure her sight, or even land on her. being one of the chosen campers to actually go for the flag gwendolyn needed to find a way to pass over into enemy territory without being noticed. with augusta and teilo gone she was on her own. if she met anyone at the border she would have no back up to help her fight her way across. "reckless new camper," gwen softly muttered to herself, not out of spite or hate, though. she held no bad feelings toward him. it's just going it alone meant the other side could gang up against you and send you to the med-tent. it was always best to go into battle at least in a pair or more so you have a fighting chance. anyhoo, gwendolyn picked up her pace, running through the snow quite quickly due to her high agility and speed. due to her parentage the snow didn't hinder her any bit either. because of this it wasn't long until the teen could see in sight the stream that split the forest in two. she was halfway there when she heard soft voices and footsteps from nearby. coming to a quick halt hunkering down behind a tree gwendolyn stayed as quiet as possible. holding her breath she peered out from behind the tree, spotting some campers from the other team. it was the aphrodite head counselor, mirabelle, leading the way across. as a runner gwendolyn wanted to avoid getting into any scrimmages as much as possible. right now her best bet was to wait until they passed her by. once they do she can cross the stream and make way for the flag. popping her head back down behind the tree gwendolyn sat in wait for mirabelle to pass by, hopefully without noticing her.

xxxx“ TERRANCE TJ TRACEY ”

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xxxxage: sixteen | gender: male | sexuality: bisexual, male lean | role: oracle, mortal
xxxxlocation: forest | mentions: none | tags: open

xxxx bundled under a long sleeved shirt and two hoodies was little terrance. it was his first day ever at camp and some sort of activity was being held tonight. chiron had said something about capture the flag. terrance imagined it would be like school; everyone was given a belt with little flags attached to it, then you had to run around and steal flags from the others belts and return them to your base, and if the other team took all of your flags you were out, and if the other team got everyone's flags they won. oh was terrance wrong. chiron directed the kid into the woods, which seemed very strange to terrance. shouldn't they use the arena to play capture the flag? the woods are dangerous and people could get hurt! reaching the area in the woods terrance stood by chiron as cabins filtered into the space. there were so many people, and wouldn't more arrive over the course of the summer? he felt hot under all of his layers, there were too many people. when most of the campers had arrived chiron announced the teams, splitting the cabins evenly into two teams. one more thing. why was everyone wearing battle gear? he saw swords, shields, bows and arrows, body armor and even pets clad for war. was capture the flag here really that intense? at first, before he knew it would be a battle, terrance would not of minded joining in, but now he was unsure. not to mention he had no weapons or cool demi-god powers to aid him in this game. standing on the sidelines, anxiously looking between the two teams, terrance watched as battle strategies were planned, though he couldn't hear much about what was being said.