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[h1][b][i][color=F63030][center]Aella Perez[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1]

[sup][color=F63030]Location: Climbing Wall[/color][/sup]
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[color=F63030][i]Motherfucker![/i][/color]

Aella Perez liked to stay active. At the very least, she liked getting up early. So when several of her demigod siblings grouped up to take on the Climbing Wall, Aella jumped at the chance. After all, she enjoyed a challenge. 

What she [i]didn't[/i] enjoy was one of her fellow Nemesis kids getting hit by a fucking [i]boulder,[/i] falling, and nearly crashing into her; hence, the violent cursing in her head.

Thank the gods, she at least managed to get out of the way, but still. That was crossing a line, even for her. She could feel the heat from the lava, which was a bit too close for comfort. What was more concerning to Aella was that people were reaching the top of the wall, and she was not one of them. Of course, she'd already decided that today needed to be a good day. So, she started getting a little brave; rather than climbing from one rock to the other, she began to take short jumps, propelling herself upward. This worked, to some extent, as she passed up a couple of her siblings on her way to the top. But as luck would have it, she got a little [i]too[/i] brave. One stray boulder came hurtling toward her, too fast for her to dodge on her own. It scraped her arm and leg on her way down, causing a violent stinging sensation to spread.

[color=F63030]"Ow, ow, ow, ow,"[/color] she mumbled, realizing she'd gotten way too overzealous. She'd never felt particularly fond of the Climbing Wall; the blood now dripping down her arm wasn't exactly helping that. Still, the girl pressed on, taking her time to scale the wall so that she could move out of the way of incoming rocks (and the occasional falling demigod). Aella wondered if her rock climbing hobby was truly worth the effort, or if she simply needed to get better at it. Regardless, she at least wasn't falling off the wall, which put her in a better position than some of her siblings. She took a moment to catch her breath, before shoving herself further up the wall. She felt a burst of motivation as she began to near the top, grunting as she pulled her weight up.

In a weird way, she was grateful for the strain on her body. The past couple days had everybody tense and afraid, all because of some gods-damned "Great Prophecy." Aella, in typical Aella fashion, acted like it wasn't anything to be worried about; after all, it [i]did[/i] mention a "new age of prosperity," right? Isn't that a good thing? Of course, there was the whole "world of darkness" and "bringing the gods to their knees," but who knew what all that could mean?

Exactly. Nobody did. So for now, it was best for her to focus on the task at hand: climbing this fucking wall.

Aella groaned as she heaved herself over the top of the Climbing Wall, feeling sweet relief at finally achieving her goal. She took a few deep breaths, waiting for her heart to stop racing. She'd mostly avoided the Climbing Wall since she arrived at Camp Half Blood, due to a not-entirely-irrational fear of lava and falling rocks. But at the very least, for today, she managed to avoid both. Of course, this wouldn't be the only arduous task she faced today; after all, the camp had an intense game of Capture the Flag scheduled.