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Post by DimeStorePoet on Mar 18, 2019 14:51:24 GMT -5
Axel laughed, the first genuine sound of amusement that had escaped his throat in a very long time.
"Lunch? An evil trap?" He grinned, "Only if you're lactose intolerant, I think they're giving us ice cream today."
The release of that short genuine laugh was like a wave washing over him. Or a weight being lifted from his shoulders. Axel certainly still felt angry and irritated. But for just a moment, he felt lighter. It was a good feeling.
"You've never gone to lunch here with someone else? You can't tell me you've only ever gone by yourself." Axel said lightly, though he was genuinely curious.
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Post by twilightfire on Mar 25, 2019 20:57:24 GMT -5
Eris scoffed quietly to herself. Did he really just let out an actual laugh? There's got to be something wrong with this kid. No one ever laughs at things I say. "First of all, ice cream is the food of the gods- no pun intended. Second of all, no I never go to lunch with anyone. I get my food and leave without making eye contact or saying a word." She lifted her chin. "But if you'd like my company I guess I could stomach going to grab some lunch with you." Her stomach suddenly twisted into knots as she thought of going to lunch with another camper.
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Post by DimeStorePoet on Mar 28, 2019 13:26:20 GMT -5
Axel smirked a bit, seeing that Eris had a side with a lighter sense of sarcasm. While he was slowly,very slowly, discovering he didn't mind her company, he wasn't about to hint any sort of enjoyment. At least not in a serious manner. He discovered it was easier to blow people off even when he was alright with company and they tended to assume he didn't like them without him saying a word about it. People are their own worst enemies. He gave a small shrug,
"Well I'll be brutally honest here. People tend to walk the other way when they see you coming. Now normally my own negative, intimidating, and angry demeanor chases them away as well. But I won't deny an extra set of angry eyes to chase people away from me. In fact, I welcome it. If you have the stomach for it of course." He gave a tight, cold smile and then motioned a hand toward the dining pavilion in the distance.
"Now, you coming?"
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Post by DimeStorePoet on Mar 28, 2019 14:16:05 GMT -5
(I really wish this was more active and I could be more active because I'm loving the plot that was planned out for this and I was reading back through and I just love all the characters relationships that were starting to develop. It makes me sad!)
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Post by twilightfire on Apr 2, 2019 13:40:29 GMT -5
Same :/ I guess life is just hitting us all hard))
Eris felt a strange flutter in the pit of her stomach. Am I seriously anxious to be going to lunch? She frowned. I don't know how to interact with people. I don't understand them, or get along with them. Yet here is this peculiar boy who wants to spend time with me, Does not compute. She let out a very soft, delicate sigh. "Guess I can't turn down some help keeping other people away. Plus grabbing some food is always an added bonus." Eris picked up her trudging pace to walk beside Axel. At the mention of food, her stomach let out a loud rumble, which made Eris's pale face darken red in embarrassment
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Post by DimeStorePoet on Apr 6, 2019 15:56:27 GMT -5
Axel gave the smallest of smiles and turned as she walked up beside him. His smile widened and became visible as he heard her stomach. He debated whether to ignore it, or not, but decided it would seem like less of a big deal if he laughed about it. It would also help avoid awkward silence on the walk back. Axel glanced to the side, surprised at her slowly pinkening face. It just made him smile a bit more. It was amusing that such a tough character was embarrassed at a stomach growl.
"Well then, it sounds like your stomach will at least enjoy lunch with me, even if you don't." He said lightly, trying to avoid his more negative sense of sarcasm in this situation.
(Well, maybe it'll come back to life during the summer xD)
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Post by twilightfire on Apr 9, 2019 11:20:41 GMT -5
That would be nice))
Eris shot out an elbow in an attempted to smash it into her companions side. "Oh hush. I'll enjoy the lunch very much so, and just ignore you if I have to." She stuck her tongue out and blew a raspberry at him. Maybe it won't be so bad. Eris frowned a little at the thought. It wasn't like her to try to enjoy the company of another human being. She preferred alley cats by a long shot. "I'll at least put forth a small bit of effort to enjoy gauging in limit interaction with you." She crossed her arms.
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Post by DimeStorePoet on Apr 9, 2019 17:05:00 GMT -5
Axel jumped as her elbow collided with ribs and he shot her a small glare through lazy, lidded eyes. He was surprised she even went along with his joke in the first place.
"Wow, promotion from being ignored to putting effort into enjoying my company. That was like..2 seconds must be the fastest promotion in history. Just give me another 10 minutes." A cocky grin flashed across his face but instantly disappeared. Axel's face went blank Ew, what does that sentence even mean? Am I a douche now? God no. He turned to Eris with a sort of disgusted cringe.
"I'm not sure what that was, but it was just....bad." He couldn't decide whether he was worried that the first person he'd socialized with in years was going to think he was an f-boy or if he just didn't care.
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Post by twilightfire on Apr 22, 2019 21:17:58 GMT -5
I am so sorry!!!! School is destroying me  )) "10 more minutes and you'll be dead if you keep talking like that." Eris snorted, feeling a spark of irritation flash hot across her as butterflies exploded from her stomach. This boy was the epitome of everything she disliked in both boys as well as the rest of humanity. She couldn't deny the fact she liked his style. He was too much like the male version of her-antisocial, sarcastic, brisk. It was nice to find someone like that |
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Post by DimeStorePoet on May 2, 2019 18:33:56 GMT -5
All good, I'd have to say the same xD but everything is starting to wind down for me, so I might be more active  )) Axel scoffed a bit, sticking his hands in his pockets and glancing around at the crowd of campers far ahead of them rushing to the pavilion. "I have never had death threatened upon me this many times in one day. At this point I'm not sure whether I'm insulted or proud of myself." He pursed his lips as his hardened gaze raked across all the other people walking ahead of them. Something about the sight of other campers just made him incredibly irritated. Their pure existence was enough to annoy him. |
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Post by twilightfire on May 11, 2019 17:56:31 GMT -5
I've been busy with graduation and getting ready for university))
Eris felt her stomach rumble and she hoped it wasn't loud enough to be heard again. "Let's just get food and go somewhere more secluded." Eris mumbled. It was uncomfortable to be heading into the exact spot she tried to avoid while busy.
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Post by DimeStorePoet on May 12, 2019 17:22:09 GMT -5
Axel shrugged, picking up his pace simply because of his own growing hunger. As they approached the pavilion he quickly slipped into the line, snagging a plate. It looked like roast beef with potatoes and gravy. Gourmet today aren't we? He quickly loaded his plate and managed to dodge his way out of line to avoid that stupid 'offering barrel'. Why would he share his food with someone who never did him any good? Axel stood to the far side of the pavilion, carefully hiding his plate behind a pole in case Chiron had caught him skipping out on making an offering. He watched Eris carefully, waiting for her to get her plate, clearly impatient.
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Post by twilightfire on May 13, 2019 8:39:04 GMT -5
Eris quickly and quietly dodged around the other people, her form almost shadow like as her eyes locked on to a plate of spaghetti. She snatched it and kept moving without skipping a beat, tossing a single meatball in with the offerings, her expression completely underreadable. Eris rejoined her new companion on the otherside of the pavilion as well. "Let's find a more secluded, quiet face." There was obvious discomfort shown in body language from being around so many other people all at once.
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Post by DimeStorePoet on May 29, 2019 12:59:47 GMT -5
Axel nodded,
"My thoughts exactly." He answered in a quiet grumble. He quickly spun on his heels and headed straight toward the woods. Eating out there was common for him and unless she offered up an alternative spot, he was more then willing to go there. Balancing his plate carefully in one hand, he scratched at his ear while casually glancing over his shoulder to see if anyone had caught on to them leaving. Per usual, everyone was busy with their own business and they seemed to have slipped away without a problem.
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Post by twilightfire on Jun 1, 2019 20:59:47 GMT -5
Eris quietly followed Axel. She still couldnt believe she was following some nitwit into the woods to try to enjoy having lunch with him. This was so far out of her comfort zone it almost made her queasy. "So why do you like it out here so much?" Luckily for Eris, the Hades cabin wasnt anywhere near as busy as the other cabins, so she typically found her seclusion there.
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Post by DimeStorePoet on Jun 14, 2019 16:41:45 GMT -5
Axel was a bit surprised at her attempt for conversation. Not that he minded it, he just didn't expect the carrying on of the conversation to start with her. He shrugged a bit while shifting his gaze over to her.
"It's peaceful. I'm in my own head a lot and unless it's background noise of my choice, I tend to get frustrated with noisy surroundings." He said rather simply, but after a small pause of further consideration he continued.
"Plus, practically everyone here finds a way of stepping on every possible nerve I have, so I enjoy being as far away from them as possible. Even hearing stupid, dramatic conversations in the distance is annoying to me. No one comes out here so, naturally, this is just where I gravitated to." His eyes moved from her to surrounding trees as he spoke, looking for a good place to sit. He found sitting on a branch and leaning against a tree trunk was more comfortable then sitting in the dirt.
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Post by twilightfire on Jun 26, 2019 13:05:22 GMT -5
Sorry for the extra long poof this time >.< got a lot of stuff happening))
Eris nodded quietly in agreement. Simply being around other campers was a rather distasteful experience, one that made her question why she bothered sticking around. She eyed Axel carefully. "Why do you stay here if you hate it so much? Why not just strike out on your own and take the risk with monsters and mayhem?" Rather than join Axel on the branch, she took a seat next to the trunk and crossed her legs so she could use her lap as a table.
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Post by DimeStorePoet on Jun 28, 2019 9:56:33 GMT -5
It's all good xD No rush))
Axel sighed a bit at her question, shifting to make himself more comfortable on the rough bark. He balanced his plate carefully in one hand and began slowly eating with the other. He was silent for a bit, considering how to word his answer. There was a lot of emotional baggage for him personally, the kind of baggage he didn't feel like sharing even if he felt as though this was the only person he even slightly related to at this horrendous establishment. But the boy had a sneaking suspicion that if he shrugged it off or lied, she'd call him out. So in the interest of keeping up his walls, but also maintaining a relatively honest conversation, he finally just shrugged a bit and replied.
"I've thought about leaving, but when I think about the collateral damage it really wouldn't be much worth it. It would take a lot of effort to leave now and cause several issues. And I decided a long time ago that leaving by myself wouldn't be a good plan, and I've never been able to find someone who would be both, willing to leave and someone I could tolerate to travel with."
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Post by twilightfire on Jul 2, 2019 10:51:09 GMT -5
I'm moving in a month so I've been a hot mess of excitement and anxiety trying to get everything ready )) Eris carefully studied his facial features as he spoke. She chewed thoughtfully, half wondering if she should offer to strike out and travel with him. Without saying anything, she shook her head at the stupid thought. That would put him in too much danger, monsters are attracted to me like moths to a flame. Plus I would lose my mind spending any amount of time with this loser. "Understandable. I feel bad for the sorry sucker stuck travelling with you anyway. They would probably lose their mind." She snickered quietly. |
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Jul 5, 2019 10:30:18 GMT -5
i totally disappeared and i am so so so sorry i might revamp some characters if that’s alright w y’all but my poseidon twin will def stay, i’m gonna go look back iver them now
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Post by DimeStorePoet on Jul 6, 2019 16:41:04 GMT -5
Yay! People!))
Axel's face scrunched a bit at her weird nod at nothing, but didn't point it out as to avoid a fight. Although those seemed common between the two of them. A point proven as the girl spoke. Axel rolled his eyes as if to brush off her comment before casually replying.
"Oh yeah, people tend to get a little crazy when they're stuck with someone smarter and quicker than they are." He paused with a sarcastic smirk on his lips, "That's why I knew you were a lunatic once we had talked for about 20 minutes."
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Post by twilightfire on Jul 7, 2019 14:55:37 GMT -5
Eris raised an eyebrow. "Oh, I'm the lunatic? Pretty sure if I google that word right now it'll be your face that pops up." She punched him in the leg in a playful fashion, not trying to cause any real pain or even hard enough to leave a bruise. I'm impressed. This is the longest anyone has ever carried on a conversation with me. Even if he is super obnoxious, he's more bearable than most. She felt moderately satisfied.
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Post by DimeStorePoet on Jul 7, 2019 16:35:46 GMT -5
Axel feigned a dramatically painful reaction at her light punch, grabbing his leg and crying out. He pouted and looked over at her with overly dramatic puppy eyes and a pouting frown.
"First my pride and then my legs." He rubbed the spot of contact as if it massage it before grimacing in dramatization.
"I think it might need amputated."
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Post by twilightfire on Jul 8, 2019 19:37:28 GMT -5
I only have the one currently))
Eris huffed and rolled her eyes. "Wow, are all of your relatives this good at acting? You should audition for America's Got Talent with that skill level right there. You could even be the next Broadway star." She crossed her arms after setting down the near empty plate of food. "If you want it amputated so badly I will be more than happy to do the honors." Eris unleashed a bit of a sinister grin, but her eyes sparkled with a teasing light. It was almost like she was truly enjoying this interation between the two.
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Jul 9, 2019 16:09:22 GMT -5
i promise i'm trying to revamp my charries, i'm just a bit all over the place today xD
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Post by DimeStorePoet on Jul 9, 2019 17:43:10 GMT -5
I have Delilah free, I'm not sure where she was last at though, I might have to go page surfing xD))
Axel grinned ever so slightly at her sarcasm, he flung himself backwards to lay on the branch.
"Ah, yes the troubled life style of an absolute star." His act stopped randomly when she spoke her second phrase. His head flew upwards, bobbling awkwardly and looking over his outstretched body. He studied her momentarily figuring out whether she was really being sarcastic. Truth be told, he thought the possibility of her actually being serious and her joking were pretty close. But that thought for some reason was amusing to him. Cracking a small lopsided smile, he propped himself up on his elbows,
"I would be honored if you chopped off my leg, right below the knee preferably. But you see, I like my legs, so if you'd kindly reattach it to it's full functioning abilities once you're done playing with it, I would be forever grateful to you."
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