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Post by Nariku The Avaricious on Jun 2, 2020 18:33:23 GMT -5
(Tried to get a response up as best I could, hopefully I didn't miss anything)
Irene had been shuffling food into her mouth when the Chleo person was saying the names of all the leaders people had voted for. She was at least grateful that a couple of the people she voted for got leadership positions, like that Naida girl. Though, when she heard her own name get called, she nearly choked on her spaghetti. She let out a few coughs and downed a glass of water before exclaiming out loud βWhat?!β Her? In a position of leadership? Well that wasnβt something sheβd ever heard come out of someoneβs mouth. In the back of her head, she could hear Zeus laughing in pride. Figures, as the head-honcho of the Greek pantheon, of course heβd want his βchampionβ to be leader as well.
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Pascal listened as the leaders were chosen, slowly nodding his head along as he downed another cup of coffee. He couldnβt remember how many cups heβd had up until that point, but it must have been a lot. He felt one of his fingers tapping aggressively on the table in front of him. He was glad that Dillon was chosen, since he seemed like a nice guy. Heβd helped him out after all. Though, the gay comment kind of confused him. Pascal looked around the room, seeing everyone eating spaghetti, he felt a little jealous. Heβd grab some for himself, if he didnβt have a mild allergy to garlic. It was fine, he had coffee after all. Though, he couldnβt help but feel something in the room wasβ¦ different. Heβd felt it when more people had shown up, but he didnβt know what was causing it. Maybe he had too much coffee. When he heard the voice of Hades, however, he felt his blood run cold.
βSomething isnβt right, itβs almost as ifβ¦.β
He seemed to trail off as Pascal shook his head from uncertainty. He hoped nothing was actually wrong as he grabbed the pitcher to pour himself some more coffee.
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Theo had returned after a long walk to clear his head. He sat away from any member of the coffee group and ate his spaghetti with an annoyed expression. He wasnβt picked for leadership. Instead, it seemed to be filled with a decent amount of people with no class, like that Irene girl, the Ares boy, and Lucian the delinquent. They all knew about his coffee plunder, didnβt they? Thatβs why they didnβt vote for him. How could he have made such a fool of himself. He would have been leader if people werenβt so insistent on drinking black coffee.
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Post by πππππ π¨ on Jun 2, 2020 18:59:28 GMT -5
(Don't know if you saw it Nariku, but we have a Discord link....somewhere. I'll find it and quote it, so you can join if you want to.
Also, thanks for letting us know Galaxy, stay safe and everything!)
(Also, I love these characters too much for my words alone to describe.)
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Post by πππππ π¨ on Jun 2, 2020 19:02:46 GMT -5
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Post by Nariku The Avaricious on Jun 2, 2020 19:27:40 GMT -5
(Ah, gotcha. I think I might have missed it before)
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Post by Ζ€Ξ±ΖΖΞ±Ρ β§ on Jun 3, 2020 11:19:04 GMT -5
Chiaraβs words had clearly not been taken well by either River or Clementine. The blonde didnβt particularly care, though. She, too, told it like she saw it. And while she had observed a softer side in River, that didnβt mean she wasnβt going to pull him up on his behaviour if he started acting like a child.
Still, she didnβt bear any ill-will towards either individual. And she supposed sheβd been a little on edge. Her hearing was ridiculously strong, everybody seemed so loud. Plus Heimdallr hadnβt stopped grumbling about Loki ever since sheβd entered the dining room. So she supposed sheβd better employ some diplomacy here.
βActually, yes,β Chiara replied to Clementine calmly βwe took a democratic vote, which means that however stupid you think it is, you have to βstand byβ and go with our decisions. And for the record I think all of the leaders we elected today will do a good job given the chance.β
With those words she looked at both River and Clementine, in the hope that the both of them might calm down a little bit. She wasnβt lying either; Chiara had a reputation of being honest, sometimes brutally so. She really did think that these leaders would do okay. They were chaotic, sure, but they could all step up to the plate.
When Echo gave River that pleading look as if asking where he was going, Chiara looked between the two of them. She knew for a fact that River was too protective of Echo to leave her now. Admittedly, Chiara had a soft spot for the other girl too.
Dillon, sat across the table, looked a little distracted. Unbeknownst to the rest of the group, Hera was going on some kind of rant in his head about Irene being a leader too. Dillon didnβt mind Irene at all, she seemed cool. But Hera didnβt seem to like the idea of having to work alongside her husbandβs champion.
The two deitiesβ marital issues aside, Dillon was soon brought back to reality and found himself speaking to Daniel.
βNice to meet you, Daniel.β the boy greeted, and pointed the other boy in the direction of the plates with a smile.
βRight, thatβs why I was finding running so much easier today... I was so fast,β Lane murmured almost to herself in response to the words of both Ariella and Daniel
βAnd why my hearing is going insane and I can taste every ingredient in this meal.β Chiara added
Laurie broke up the conversation with an exaggerated yawn.
βBla bla bla,β he said this conversation bores me. The gods will do whatever they damn well please, n'est-ce pas le but? The Australian is right, we should go to bed.β
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Post by Lioncl on Jun 3, 2020 14:30:50 GMT -5
Daniel gave Dillon a small smile "Thanks" he said as he went to grab a plate and started to fill it up. By the time he finished plating his food, it was almost overflowing with spaghetti which was odd for Daniel since he knew he didn't usually eat anywhere near that amount. Maybe he was eating for two which was something weird to think about. He came back hearing Chiara and Lane telling everyone what they had gotten from their patron. "Well, I'm a lot stronger than I normally am and I never had these tattoos on my body before I came here" he said as he showed his arm to the group, "All Sobek said about them is that they aren't regular tattoos but I don't know anything else"
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Post by πππππ π¨ on Jun 3, 2020 15:46:42 GMT -5
Clementine Lester || Luka Rava || Echo Deirdre || Guinevere Sharpe || Lorenzo alexander
Clementine glowered at their plate still, while Luka stared at the table, not too entirely sure that she couldn't sleep there, and rather tempted to just use that bowl of spaghetti as a pillow. Though the young Australian simply chuckled at Irene's reaction.
Lane and Chiara mentioned their powers, and then Daniel was talking about his tattoos, Luka simply grinned, seeming proud, as she showed off her snake one, it only seemed to move slightly, though she was still marveled at it. "Just sayin' mate, mine is much cooler."
"I-whatever." Cleo couldn't argue with Chiara's logic, instead deciding to just nod along, "Nice meal, sunshine." Technically, they were talking to Lorenzo, but with Apollo's kid, they guessed it could fit either way.
Echo's face twisted slightly, a darkness passing over her face. Silently, she nodded at the group, before scampering off quickly to her room, as Guinevere yawned, and Lorenzo watched helplessly.
That seemed to be that, Lorenzo picking up dishes, dropping them off in the sink to work on them. Guinevere flipped her hair, already seeming way too confident, Clementine glared at everyone, flipping them off as they exited the room, and Luka grinned back at Laurie, "Oi mate, I think I like the way you roll."
At 3:00am, as the clocks read, a young girl of 16 scampered the halls. Fighting off tears, the darkness seemed to follow everywhere, a looming shadow, always watching.
She could just see the bodies, hear the gunshots. Or maybe it was a door closing that caused her to think she heard it. Either way, she jumped about a mile in the air, a startled gasp escaping her. She turned, only to see the Luka, with that umbrella attached to her like a holster. Luka had been doing so since the keys had been introduced. Echo's was a winged necklace.
Luka, for her part, only sighed. "Can't sleep, Echo?" She commented, but for Luka's part, she started feeling more aware at night, her vision adjusted quite easily in darkness, like that of an animal. It was...odd? But not unwelcomed. She sighed deeply, before grinning at the younger girl, "Let's go then. No sense in wandering the blasted halls, lass."
The two girls walked together, Luka leading them into one of the living rooms near the Ascendants rooms. Luka simply looked around, bored out of her mind, but knowing better than to mess with Echo and earn the ire of the unnamed jerk-boy.
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Post by Ζ€Ξ±ΖΖΞ±Ρ β§ on Jun 3, 2020 17:00:45 GMT -5
It was around 3 AM and Laurie still couldnβt sleep. He didnβt know if it was some kind of weird equivalent to jetlag or if it was just his room.
Dionysus... really liked the party theme. The walls of Laurieβs room were clean and plain, a wine colour, but that wasnβt what caught Laurieβs attention about the room. One wall was exposed brick, but it seemed to have vines growing up it somehow. There was a jukebox which always seemed to be playing music - though it had gone quieter when Laurie had been attempting to sleep, and on the walls were neon signs. There was seating along one wall, as if Laurie was permanently going to have guests, and it even had a minibar. To pay homage to Dionysus as god of theatre, there were also a lot of movie posters and playbills from musicals decorating the room. It had everything Laurie needed, though; a bed, a nice big window (though the blackout curtains made it easy to darken the room), an en-suite bathroom. Either way it was a bit much to get used to as a room to sleep in, even for Laurie. The music for one thing.
Which was why he stepped out of the room into the hallway, only to almost walk into Lane as she headed down the hall, having come out of the room marked with the winged sandals just as Laurieβs was marked with a bunch of grapes and a wine glass.
βJesus, little blue-haired girl,β Laurie gasped βyou scared me. You could give a person a heart attack doing that you know.β
βIβm not little,β Lane pointed out, before adding βcanβt sleep either, huh?β
Laneβs lack of sleep was far more about the information Hermes had given her than about anything else.
Laurie just shrugged, but then both Ascendants heard voices from the living room area. Confused, Laurie nodded towards the room, obviously inviting Lane to go with him the investigate.
The young people, both in their pajamas, headed quietly down the hallway to the living room. Lane pokes her head round the door to see Luka and Echo. Once she realised it was then she headed in with a smile.
βHey guys, looks like none of us can sleep, huh?β
Laurie followed her in, both of them taking a seat next to the two girls.
βHey, itβs the australienne and Echo,β Laurie grinned βthis is nice. Are you both okay?β
He meant mainly Echo of course, who he was aware seemed anxious in general, but he didnβt want to single her out or put her on the spot.
βLooks like we can all hang out tonight.β
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Post by Lioncl on Jun 3, 2020 17:59:31 GMT -5
Daniel had been unable to sleep, not for lack of trying that is. He had been laying in bed for hours but sleep wouldn't take hold. He usually didn't have trouble sleeping even in unfamiliar places. Maybe it had to do with everything that had happened in the past week and his brain was still trying to process it. Or, and he hoped this wasn't the case, that Sobek was affecting him more than he thought. Daniel knew that crocodiles were mainly nocturnal hunters so there was a small chance that that was the reason he couldn't sleep. Then there was also the case that there was a 20 foot crocodile sleeping beside him on the floor which probably came as the biggest scare to Daniel when it came charging at him as he walked in. It took almost an hour for Sobek to get him inside his room. He looked over to the side at a large metal analog clock hanging on the wall which he could read that it was currently 3 in the morning. He slowly got up so he didn't wake the sleeping croc as he crept to the door. He slowly opened the door before he snuck out. He started to walk towards the living room, wanting to take a closer look at the place and see if he could find anything interesting. When he got to the living room, he was surprised to see that he wasn't the only champion out there
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Post by Nariku The Avaricious on Jun 3, 2020 18:55:39 GMT -5
It was at 3am when Irene woke up from her slumber. She grumbled as she sat up in her bed, casting an irritated look to the door. Her room had an ambient sound of a thunderstorm that reverberated through the bedroom. It did a good job at lulling her to sleep, but the voices outside her room still managed to wake her up. Letting out a yawn, Irene moved over to the side of her bed before stepping off. She ruffled her curly hair and walked out of the bedroom. Were people really awake and walking around at this time of the night? She had to make sure. As she walked down the hallway, she passed by one of the bedrooms, taking note that of the sounds she could hear from outside. By the emblem on the door, she could tell it was the Hades kidβs room. He seemed to be awake. She grumbled before knocking on his door. The sounds instantly quieted down before she eventually stated βGo to bed!β No response.
Irene rolled her eyes before she continued walking, noticing a light was on in the common room. Seeing the other champions gathered there, Irene let out a sigh before asking βWhat are you guys doing at this hour?β She sounded more tired than annoyed.
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Post by πΌπ²π΅πΏ on Jun 3, 2020 20:26:56 GMT -5
(On my phone but I wanna get Kaz in this!)
Of course a simple attempt to head to get a late night snack would take this long. When Kaz had woken up it was around 2:30am, pretty usual for him. But he wasnβt even sure what time it was at this point as he felt like heβd just wandered the whole house. Maybe this stupid βpowerβ was worse when Kaz was tired? Silently, he cursed Hecate once more in his head. She was silent this time though he huffed at her again and again. Heβd made it to the kitchen for snacks just fine. Grabbed a bag of chips, some soda, and some chocolate, it was leaving that caused the problems. As soon as he stepped through those god forsaken doors he was where he didnβt want to be. Why couldnβt he just make a simple snack trip. Kaz stopped in the hallway he stood in and sighed heavily and ran a hand over his tired features. He wore his simple plaid pajama pants, a tank top, and some slippers he had found in his room. They had the dual torch of Hecate on them. At least those were comfy enough. Thinking for a moment he looked around and continued down this hallway, trying to avoid more doorways. Finally he heard a couple voices and approached the doorway. βHey! You guys are up too?β He questioned from the other side of the door frame, having to yell just a little bit. He really wasnβt sure if he wanted to walk through this door having just found company.
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Post by πππππ π¨ on Jun 4, 2020 1:14:33 GMT -5
(I'm going to go ahead and get a reply up, feel free to jump in whenever though, Leo! This is a really easygoing, just fun scenario more than anything.)
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Post by πππππ π¨ on Jun 4, 2020 1:28:11 GMT -5
Luka Rava || Echo Deirdre
Echo grinned at Laurie and Lane, though her gaze seemed tired. She didn't sleep well at night, but that was besides the point.
"Australian, Aussie, Australienne," Luka commented, rolling her eyes, as she flopped into a curled up position on the back up the cough, arms hanging over the edge, boring her eyes into the newcomers of the room, "You bloody lot must not know my name, I do have one, unlike that bogan." The words were muttered, free of spite, only a joking comment really, as she sent a grin at the new occupants of the room as Echo remained silent.
"Lookie here, it's The Big Z's delinquent of a stepchild," Her gaze flickered to Irene, though she simply kicked her legs back, like she owned the couch, Cleo, Lucien, and River(unnamed bogan) had yet to be seen, so she would make do with poking fun at whoever was around. Of course, it seemed no malice was in her words, it seemed to just be the factory default. Echo, in her place, smiled and waved at Irene and Daniel.
Echo jumped, however, at Kaz' voice, her gaze swinging in a wild and confused manner, as Luka herself just nestled into the back of the couch, dramatically throwing her hand over her head as she turned on her back, her upper torso hanging off the edge, "Stupid nocturnal tendencies, it's like I'm a bloody bat. What's your excuse?" She finally answered Irene's question, directing her own at everyone.
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Post by Lioncl on Jun 4, 2020 1:56:40 GMT -5
Daniel walked over to an open seat and sat down. He was currently wearing a pair of black gym shorts and a green sleeveless t-shirt that had a crocodile on it "To be fair, all I've got to go on with all of you is the nicknames you've given each other. Besides I've never been the greatest with names" he said. He noticed how jumpy Echo was, though he didn't blame her. This was new to all of them and he was sure that the others were still just as creeped out as he was by this entire situation. The one upside to all of this was that he had a really nice bedroom with an amazing view of an ocean. "I'm still up because either Sobek has cursed me with his more nocturnal habits or the crocodile in my room has me scared half to death that it's gonna eat me while I sleep"
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Post by Ζ€Ξ±ΖΖΞ±Ρ β§ on Jun 4, 2020 2:29:25 GMT -5
It wasnβt long before their little gathering in the living room had gotten bigger. As more and more people joined the group, Laurie and Lane greeted each with sleepy smiles.
βYou have a crocodile in your room?β Laurie asked Daniel βthatβs cool. Makes my room sound kind of boring in comparison.β
βIβm coming to meet this crocodile at some point.β Lane added on decisively, seemingly excited at the idea of the Pantheon having a resident crocodile.
To answer the question which Luka had directed at everyone, the dark-haired male shrugged.
βDionysus has my room decked out with neon lights and music, itβs not always the most conducive to sleep.β Laurie replied with a shrug
He looked at Lane then, clearly trying to prompt a response from her.
βOh, itβs just one of those nightsβ, Lane replied vaguely.
She was definitely not going to talk about her situation with Hades and her soul. Hopefully her evasive and somewhat vague reply would still be enough to sate the rest of the group so that they wouldnβt question her further.
But just to make sure...
βWell, itβs already 3 AM and none of us are sleeping anytime soon. We might as well do something fun to pass the time until morning,β Lane suggested βwe could play games and stuff.β
The champion of Hermes knew she had changed the subject successfully when Laurie pounced on the suggestion immediately.
βI like the way this one thinks. Might as well have some fun, yes?β
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Post by πππππ π¨ on Jun 4, 2020 3:40:50 GMT -5
Luka Rava || Echo Deirdre
Luka's gaze flickered between Lane, Laurie, and Daniel, blue eyes narrowed, despite her head being practically upside down at this point. "At least there's not a bloody fire pit in your room, Steve Irwin," The comment was directed at Daniel, stretching out furthers, most of her body hanging off the couch, she was dressed in black and blue pajamas, bare of her snake motif, though her umbrella was still on her person.
Loki has been persistent about not losing the black umbrella, so she kept it with her. She seemed to slither off the couch to the floor, oddly gracefully, watching River as he entered with a grin, "Hey bogan, guess you're too busy brooding to sleep?"
Echo rolled her eyes at Luka, signing out a quick hello to River. She scrambled to a cabinet quickly, before returning with a notebook and pencil, placing it on her lap proudly. So I can talk with you, until I can actually, well, talk she wrote out, passing the paper to him with a sheepish look on her face as she did so.
"Oi yesss!" Luka commented, a hiss escaping her slightly as she stared at Laurie, sitting up from her constrictive ball she had fallen into, perking up like a cat when spotting prey, eyes hyper and wide, "Anything is better than the bloody Sherlock Holmes wannabee chattering in my blasted ear about all the ways to burn a blasted house down. So what do you suggest, Baguette?" She glanced at Laurie, before laying on her stomach, kicking her feet into the air and propping her head on her elbows, tipping her head in the slightest of fashion,
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Post by Nariku The Avaricious on Jun 4, 2020 9:00:46 GMT -5
Ireneβs eyebrow twitched when Luka referred to her as βBig Zβs Delinquent Stepchild.β She let out a tired grunt before muttering βIf youβre going to call me something, at least make it short. Youβll bite your tongue at this rate.β She lifted her head up and stared directly at Luka before sarcastically stating βIt looks like you havenβt managed to turn yourself into an overgrown sausage tonight. Good for you.β
She looked back when Kaz and River entered, giving them an expression along the lines of βyou too?β A lot of people were up. Fantastic.
Her attention was soon drawn to Lane when she mentioned they could possibly be playing a game. She put her hand up to her face and lightly pinched the bridge of her nose. She was way too tired for this, but she really didn't feel like she could get back to sleep anytime soon. βThat sounds like a terrible idea that Iβll regret laterβ Irene mumbled before saying aloud βLetβs do it. Seems more productive than just standing here.β
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Post by Lioncl on Jun 4, 2020 12:08:56 GMT -5
Daniel laughed after he had been called Steve Irwin. He coughed as he prepared his best Australian accent "Crikey, look at what we have here. It's the rare couch snake in it's natural habitat" he said, looking at Luka as he did. "Honestly, I'd take the fire pit over a crocodile that for some reason loves to be walked and if you don't walk it, it starts growling at you" he said in his normal voice before looking towards Lane "What do you have in mind?"
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Post by Ζ€Ξ±ΖΖΞ±Ρ β§ on Jun 4, 2020 12:17:37 GMT -5
River joined the group, and Laurie was genuinely becoming surprised at how many people were awake at this point. Clearly a decent group of the Ascendants seemed to be having issues sleeping.
βYeah, Dionysus doesnβt shut up for me either, but itβs mostly nonsense about how itβs too boring around here or whatever,β Laurie shrugged
He wasnβt sure how a building full of people chosen by the gods and given some of their abilities could ever be boring but apparently Dionysus didnβt think the Ascendants were fun enough.
At Lukaβs support for the idea, Laurie smiled. He liked her, she seemed fun. At least she didnβt seem to take stuff too seriously, and she was smart, had a good sense of humour. Theyβd get on just fine.
βThe girl who complains about being called the Aussie calls the Frenchman Baguette. Niceβ Laurie joked.
Honestly, he genuinely didnβt care that much about people calling him Baguette. Luka could if she wanted to.
When River and Daniel addressed Lane and asked what she had in mind, the girl chuckled.
βIβm so glad you asked, Random Citizen and Steve Irwin. What else do you play at 3 AM with people you barely know? Truth or Dare, of course!β she suggested with a mischievous grin.
It seemed like a fun idea for a game, anyway. It was a big group, which was ideal for playing truth or dare. Plus itβd help them get to know each other and they could potentially have the chance to explore the building too, depending on the dares they were given.
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Post by πΌπ²π΅πΏ on Jun 4, 2020 17:56:28 GMT -5
At this point Kaz was still hovering beyond the doorway, though heβd popped open the chips and was munching while the others chatted away. He laughed as they exchanged nicknames and teased each other back and forth. His eyes wandering to trace the doorway intently for a few seconds, spacing off for a couple moments while mindlessly eating chips. Tentatively and finally he took a step through the doorway and held his breath. Success! He settled himself among the group, still chomping away on chips and adjusting his seating to set his soda down as well. While they discussed what people had in mind to do he cracked his soda. Truth or dare? βHell yeah, Iβm down for that!β He chimed brightly in response looking to Lane at her suggestion. What did Kaz have to lose? These people hardly knew him and sure heβd done some things in his past but what would they care? Everyone here seemed more or less a bit off center anyway. Plus dares were always fun. Testing limits and seeing what people could put up with. Definitely the type of game for Kaz.
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Post by πππππ π¨ on Jun 4, 2020 18:06:15 GMT -5
Luka Rava || Echo Deirdre
"I've only shifted into a snake, do you Americans eat snakes as snags?" Luka narrowed her eyes at Irene, one eyebrow rising in an almost comical manner, her tiny, skinny body seemed to be constricted into a ball now, before she decided to steal a blanket from the couch, constricting into it further.
"Crikey? Mate, you troppo? I don't reckon that I say Crikey, maybe I ought to though." She pondered for a moment, before giving a Cheshire like grin, aiming it at Laurie, "Look Baguette, you're like a stale piece of bread, stuck in place but looking like you feel crummy 99% of the bloody time."
Echo, for her part, only chuckled in good nature, moving closer, and pushing out a note she had written, Truth or dare sounds fun, please just don't ask super personal questions.
"Awe dang, kid, your takin' out all the fun," Luka commented with a wink, before turning back to the group, nodding as she sat beside Laurie, "So, how are we going to do this, Speedy?"
Luka then grinned at Kaz, waving in a lazy manner, before tapping the other open spot next to her, a welcoming gesture, really.
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Post by Ζ€Ξ±ΖΖΞ±Ρ β§ on Jun 4, 2020 18:14:12 GMT -5
Laurie just rolled his eyes at Lukaβs baguette comment.
βRude, but I donβt mind being compared to any kind of food.β Laurie replied
When Luka asked how they were going to do it, Lane tilted her head in thought.
βMaybe we spin a bottle so itβs random, that way everyone in the group has an equal chance of getting a turnβ explained the girl
Laurie rose to his feet at those words.
βHang on, I know what we can useβ Laurie suggested
Laurie disappeared from the room for a moment, but his footsteps could be heard soon after returning down the hallway, and when he reentered the room he was holding an empty bottle.
βI had to empty this and waste a perfectly good bottle of alcohol, so you had all better be gratefulβ Laurie joked
With that the boy put the bottle in the middle of the group and spun it, an almost smug grin spreading onto his face when it landed on Lane
βThe bottle has spoken, and itβs only fair since you suggested the game. Truth or Dare, Blue?β
Lane seemed to take a moment to think about it, longer than most people probably took to think when they played this game. She was taking it very seriously.
βMight as well start off easy and go truth,β she replied
βDβaccord, hmm... tell us about your most embarrassing moment.β
Once again, Lane seemed to consider the question for a moment.
βOkay, so when I was about fifteen I started going through a rebellious phase, right? And I wanted to dye my hair. So I bought some bleach because I wanted to go blonde and Iβm obviously naturally a brunette. Well, it was an absolute disaster; I left the bleach on too long. Firstly, it ended up going orange. But worse was that my hair started coming out in handfuls. Like chunks of hair. I tried to cover it with a hat but that just made it worse because when I took the hat off even more hair would come out. I was made fun of about it at school for months. I even got a bald patchβ
Well, Lane still remembered how embarrassing that was. Sheβd had lots of embarrassing moments in her time, some that were probably worse than that, but that one was the one that stuck in her head for some reason.
With that, the blue-haired girl spun the bottle again, watching as it landed on Echo.
βAlright, Echo, truth or dare?β
When the reply came from Echo that she wanted to go truth, Lane has to decide on a question. She didnβt want to ask anything mean or that might make Echo anxious.
βDid you have an imaginary friend when you were younger, and if so tell us about them.β
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Post by πΌπ²π΅πΏ on Jun 4, 2020 18:27:45 GMT -5
Kaz McDermont Champion of Hecate
Kaz moved his way around everyone and plopped himself down on the couch next to Luka, careful not to spill his pop or chips. He offered her the chips, then remembered the small bag of chocolate he'd grabbed as well. He tugged that out of his pocket and offered it up to Luka, setting it down between them. "Mmm, hope I get a good nickname." he muttered before eating another couple chips. His eyes moved back over to the group, listening to Laurie, not understanding a lick of his French but still enjoying the accent. Then he waited quietly for Lane, listening to the nasty hair story. He couldn't imagine trying to bleach his hair. He knew it burned and he shivered a bit. "That's awufl." he responded simply. He looked back to Echo, she hadn't said a word since they'd arrived and he got it. This was a weird space, but sooner or later he'd hoped she might feel comfortable around them. She seemed sweet and nice enough. Another small handful of chips. In his mind he thought of all the things he might be able to dare others, or his response to any incoming questions. What were his good stories even? The shoe story? Maybe the sewer grate one? Gum? Nah...Kaz snapped back and waited happily.
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Post by πππππ π¨ on Jun 4, 2020 18:58:19 GMT -5
Luka Rava || Echo Deirdre
Luka grinned as Kaz sat next to her, before sticking her hand into the chips and popping some into her mouth as she grinned at Lane's story. Luka had, well, some funnier ones, but not too many herself. She did see and hear some unique things though.
Echo, for her part, froze as the bottle landed on her, panicked expression flying up to Lane. She hadn't expected to be picked so early, though she did give off a few giggles at the story about the hair, she then pointed at Lane's hair, before making a heart, not using sign language, but trying to communicate that she really liked the hair Lane had decided on.
She lifted her notebook, writing for a while after deciding to go for the safe bet of truth, she passed the note into the center then, so everyone could read, looking to the side with a bright blush on her cheeks. The note read as a child, I had this imaginary friend named Lola, it was a pink dragon. It was really a stuffed animal I had? I was so upset when I was told she wasn't real, didn't really have many friends, no one did, not where I'm from. But I loved dragons as a kid, especially when I read Wings of Fire. I would go around, pretending to go on missions with her.
She winced as she looked down at the note again, before spinning the bottle, and then expectantly looking at Daniel. When he said Dare, she grinned a bit, tapping her pen to her check in though, before she looked around the room. She grinned, and then wrote out her command for the dare, passing it to him afterwards. No brownie points for being mean, but a little positive reinforcement could go a long way.
I dare you to compliment everyone in this room.
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Post by Lioncl on Jun 4, 2020 19:41:21 GMT -5
Daniel laughed at Luka "Hey, I'm only giving my best Steve Irwin impression. Didn't he used to say crikey a lot?" He asked
Daniel listened to Lane's story about a bad hair day and tried to hold in a laugh. He could see the blue-haired girl with clumps of hair falling out as her face became more and more freaked out. He did realize that that thought was pretty sadistic but his sense of humor had always been something like that.
He read what Echo had wrote and couldn't help but think how adorable that was with a smile on his face. That smile quickly disappeared when he read what she had written next. "Shit" he muttered under his breath, Daniel had always been somewhat bad at complimenting people so he figured it was time to do the bare minimum. He looked up from Echo's pad to the girl and already had trouble fulfilling the dare. "Hmmmm, I like your handwriting. It's nice and neat" he said before turning his head to Luka. "I like your sense of humor" he said and turned his head to face Laurie. "Your hair looks good on you" he said and then turned his attention to Lane. "You're just a giant ball of sunshine" he said, his head turning towards Irene. "I like how blunt you can be" he said and now looked at Kaz. He rubbed his chin as he tried to think of something about him "I admire how relaxed you can be even in a crazy situation that we are all in" he said before turning his head to River finally. "I'd have to say I like how stubborn you are. Even after a week you still haven't told us your name. Though that's probably your best trait" he said, joking at the last part. He turned to Echo and raised an eyebrow "Happy?" He asked before he leaned forward and spun the bottle.
The bottle spun until it landed on River which caused Daniel to smile. When River said that he wanted to do truth, Daniel nodded "Alright then, what is your go-to song for the shower? And don't say you don't do that because you definitely look like the type of guy that does" He asked
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Post by πππππ π¨ on Jun 5, 2020 11:44:56 GMT -5
Luka Rava || Echo Deirdre
Echo smiled, nodding at River, appreciating the sentiment quite a lot, and curling her head into her knees. Dark circles rounded her eyes, she didn't sleep well at all, the memories and fear kept her up. Fear that someone would go in and kill her, or worse-
"Crikey!" Luka cursed, trying to keep from laughing as she said it. The bottle had landed on her, and she smirked as she said Truth. There was no way she was trusting the Bogan with a dare.
The question gave her a pause. Despite her carefree, often playful demeanor, Luka had kept to herself unless bothered, barely ever broke rules. The times she did were hilarious. She tapped her chin as she thought. She had lied over silly things numerous times, but those with actual consequences?
"I lied once to my er-guardians. I had a specific curfew, right? Blasted stupid thing it was. I actually went into a bar. I ended up lying about being someone's ankle-biter, which got them beat up by this bloke they were chattin' up, and maybe got a little tipsy. I also had accidentally convinced my bloody guardians that I had ran away or gotten kidnapped or something. As you could imagine, they were bloody pissed about it." almost kicked me out when they found me.
She snickered along with the story, a highlight, really. Loki had brought it to her mind when she was Chosen, reminded her of the fun it brought to cause that chaos.
She then grinned wickedly, spinning the bottle, and smiling at her own victim, Kaz, who seemed like he could be a bit of an accidental trouble maker sometimes, so when he chose dare, she snorted slightly, before looking at his face, "Instead of talking for the rest of the game, sing everything instead."
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Post by πΌπ²π΅πΏ on Jun 6, 2020 18:45:27 GMT -5
Kaz McDermont Champion of Hecate
Kaz nodded happily in recognition as Daniel was forced to compliment him, truly it was something that made him squirm a bit as genuinely kind words were always a bit of a foreign thing to him. It wasn't that he never had been complimented, it just always seemed like they were backhanded or just from his friends who didn't always mean it. As River was asked his truth, Kaz had to think about the song for a moment before laughing brightly. It wasn't what he expected. He seemed more a classic rock kind of guy. Then Luka told her truths and Kaz related happily, laughing along with everyone. Then him. Dare of course? His eyes turned to Luka, taking another handful of chips as he waited patiently, a smirk on his lips as he wondered what she could possibly come up with for him. Then she dared him. To sing? Oh wait she said the rest of the game. Kaz laughed brightly and opened his mouth to reply, though closed it because he remembered he'd have to sing whatever he said next. This dude, the 6'2" kid from Miami who wore Jordans and windbreakers, played streetball with his neighborhood, and had been thrown out of school on multiple occasions. Sing? Oh you know damn well he will. "Challenge......accepteeeeeed" he crooned happily, surprisingly well. He even closed his eyes and gave a little head motion with it, giving off some jazzy southern vibes. He smirked and then reached out and spun the bottle, "Oh pleeeeeease little bottle.....whooooooooo's next?" another jazzy riff. Echo. Kaz's gaze softened and his smirk turned to a warm smile. He couldn't be hard on this girl, she was so sweet and gentle. Though his eyes flicked around the group and then he thought of something. "Allllright Echoooo, share a shirt with the person to youuuuuur right for the next 3 tuuuuuuurns." he sang happily. Figuring that was simple enough.
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Post by πππππ π¨ on Jun 7, 2020 16:46:28 GMT -5
Luka Ravana || Echo Deirdre
Echo froze slightly, her eyes becoming panicked as she looked at Lane. She then seemed to get an idea, leaving the room in a scamper, and returning rather quickly.
In her hand was a shirt, another one, and she grinned at Kaz, proud of her loophole, as she sat, and wrapped part of it around her neck, before offering the other end to Lane.
Curses, however, for her going for a dare. She wanted to show River that she could be big and strong and brave like him, but now she dragged someone else into it for her stupidity.
She shook her head, spinning the bottle, eyes narrowing at Laurie expectantly. When he asked for a truth, she nodded, tapping her chin in though while Luka simply was trying to hold in her laughter from Kaz singing.
She then wrote down her question, passing it to him with an inquisitive look on her face What are your hobbies and interests?
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