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𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚕𝚘 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚜
the forest - t1's flag
thanatos(t2) - unclaimed
mentioned: jamie, ophelia
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𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚕𝚘 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚜
the forest - t1's flag
thanatos(t2) - unclaimed
mentioned: jamie, ophelia
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at sight of the little clearing, the flag, he brought his hand to his mouth - offput by the feeling of warm blood that smeared his chin. it was dark, darkening still, the evening biting. he wondered if it was a result of the canopy of trees above them or simply the awful weather blocking out the sun. another harsh gust of wind. it seemed far too violent to not be concocted. i'm giving the wind characteristics. he thought to himself. stalling.
he was much lighter with his steps, much more careful about how he moved, and when his hand closed around the flagpole, freezing to the touch, he had to cover a grin.
that movement again, in the side of his vision. jamie was here. he knew jamie. he almost felt bad, hiding from him like this. there was someone else, too. someone he didn't know, but recognised regardless. and then -
a girl. she looked haggard. pale. and she was staring right at teilo.
he looked down. invisible, still. but she was looking at him. he checked - there was nothing behind him. her eyes were on him. she was focused, like it wasn't impossible, like it didn't go against everything he knew about how his powers, as mysterious as they were, worked, and his mouth opened in shock.
she looked sad. she was wearing the basic clothes of someone who was at camp half-blood, but they were wrong. she looked wrong. even in the darkness of the forest, she had a shimmer to her, a shimmer he hadn't seen for a very long time. not since he passed the pine.
fear struck. in it, he lost grip of his invisible capabilities, completely visible, staring down this girl that no-one else would be able to see. he wasn't sure why he was so scared, but his vision was blurring with tears, his skin losing its colour, breath catching at every moment. all of a sudden, the flag in his hand didn't matter. the guards who would undoubtedly jump him for his crimes didn't matter. she was staring at him, and he was stuck.
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𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚗 '𝚕𝚘𝚏𝚝𝚢' 𝚐𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗
zeus' fist
zeus(t1) - counselor
mentioned: maria, auggie
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𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚗 '𝚕𝚘𝚏𝚝𝚢' 𝚐𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗
zeus' fist
zeus(t1) - counselor
mentioned: maria, auggie
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she thanked him, and he floundered for a way to respond. it was like meeting a celebrity, but a celebrity who had powers that he would have never thought to utilise, skills that he would never hone. "sweetheart?" he laughed, repeating the word. "i don't get that a lot. but thank you -" she gave her name. "maria. i'm orin. or lofty. or - i got a new one today. zappy. i don't think it's very creative. it's not gonna catch on." he brushed away the thought, realising that he was garbling his words.
it seemed that maria had the same thought about the strange noise, even though he had brushed it off as the scrape of branches. he supposed that was a good thing. at the order, he did exactly that - stood with his feet shoulder-length apart, dagger clutched firmly in his hand, green, hardened eyes scraping every corner. there was no more cheeriness in his expression, just focus. he was all clenched jaws and stanced postures.
the arrow flew past. he followed it with his head, watched where it landed. he wasn't sure what he was looking for, but he doubted that maria would have shot without reason. he glanced back at her questioningly, but then back to the shadow. "come on, out you come." he called, his voice a strained sing-song. "it's boring, hiding like that. you should be ashamed of yourself. we're defenseless, and the flag's right here. how can you resist, hmm?" something sharp, harsh about his tone, chiding the hidden.