[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/210306/e85b06d8bf613f2b90e8d3da6312abf1.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/Ivyxp56.gif[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/1J4Khhj.gif[/img] [img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/210306/63d8fb17b9edcdf4aaeeabbcf55e9f22.png[/img] [color=#FFD700][sup][b]______________________________________________________________________________________[/b][/sup][/color] [color=#C0C0C0][sup][b]Location:[/b] The Big House - Camp Half-Blood; New York.[/sup] [sup][b]Interacting Between:[/b] Arthur Keller ([@Zenritch]) & Lord Dionysus ([@Vicier]).[/sup] [sup][b]Calling on:[/b] Dorian Underwood ([@King Kindred]), Michael Stevenson ([@MarshiestMallow]), Vivian Lucasta ([@metanoia]), Elias Schneider ([@Metztli]), Greyson Davies & Sawyer Lockwood ([@Moro]), Anzu Ito ([@Pyxis]), Kyrin Nahng ([@Rodiak]), Zane Blacklight ([@Theyra]), and Levina Engracia ([@Zenritch]).[/sup] [sup][b]Song Used:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkqsqWcdih4][i]"Nightingale"[/i][/url] by Demi Lovato.[/sup][/color] [color=#FFD700][sup][b]______________________________________________________________________________________[/b][/sup][/color][/center] [hr][hr] After making sure that everyone was alright, Arthur promptly said goodbye to everyone in the infirmary before taking his leave. He had no destination in mind at the moment, letting himself wander wherever his feet would take him while deep in thought. The matter with Erin certainly put a lot of them on edge, even someone as perpetually calm as Arthur. But if there's one thing he had learned in all his years at camp... it's that all the gods were unpredictable. As if to prove that point, Arthur suddenly heard an unfamiliar voice in his head. He was familiar with these "glimpses" like the one he's having right now. It was sort of a way his mom would communicate with him whenever she wanted to talk to him privately. [color=C0C0C0]"She did say she never liked using Iris messages because she felt like Iris was eavesdropping on everyone using her messaging service."[/color] Arthur thought. The fact that it was an unfamiliar female voice he was hearing and not his mother's struck the son of Selene as odd. Although it didn't take him long to figure out that this was the message his mom wanted him to hear. Focusing on the voice, he discovered that the girl was... singing? And it was quite a familiar song too. Stopping at a nearby bench, Arthur took a seat before quietly contemplating the situation. The way she sung felt like it was a cry for help rather than someone singing just for the sake of it. Since he was legacy of one of the muses, he could easily tell what emotion people are feeling as they played any musical instrument or sung any song. After the girl seemed to have finished singing her heart out, Arthur heard her talking in an emotional tone but it felt like she wasn't talking to someone but rather something. And since his mother was showing him this, he could imagine that the girl was voicing her frustrations to the moon. He doesn't know what trouble the mysterious girl was in, but he could deduce a few things from this situation, at the very least. First and foremost, he was certain that she was a demigod. His mother isn't really interested in the affairs of mortals ever since she relinquished her duties to Artemis. Secondly, he noticed that the girl had a slight indian accent so the best guess he has is that she's somewhere in India. Third, the fact that his mom showed interest in her meant that she must be his sister... or somewhere along those lines. And lastly, she needed help in escaping whatever predicament she was in and the best way to help her as well as ensure her safety was to bring her back to camp. With a sense of urgency in his step, Arthur made his way to the Big House. As much as he wanted to start searching for the girl who could potentially be his sister, he knew that Mr. D was responsible for everything related to demigod search-and-rescue operations... including who gets sent to retrieve them. After getting inside the imposing structure, the son of Selene made his way towards the wine god's office. Placing three well-placed knocks, he first asked permission to enter before daring to venture in. [color=C0C0C0]"Hello, Mr. D? It's Arthur. Arthur Keller. May I please enter your office? I have something important to tell you."[/color] Arthur said in a calm and confident tone from outside Dionysus' door. [color=#FFD700]"Yes, yes- come in Mr. Archer."[/color] Waving his hand in a dismissive manner, not particularly caring as to who was on the other side of the door; Dionysus' attention was instead focused on the files lain out on the desk in front of him. His features worn, showing even the smallest amount of his actual age the longer he held a frown. A crease plastered between his brows. Take this serious... that was the great advice that Chiron had given him. Blasted brother- if the centaur wanted the decision to be made seriously, then why in Olympus hadn't he just done the blasted job himself..? His frown deepening as the door opened, revealing the child who had come to seek him out, he once again lifted his hand. This time motioning for him to hurry up, [color=#FFD700]"Come on; hurry up. What is it, Mr. Ardel..? I don't have all day..."[/color] After getting the go ahead from the Camp Director, Arthur promptly entered Mr. D's office, stood in front of him, and gave him a respectful bow. Afterwards, he began relaying the information he received from his mother. [color=C0C0C0] "Sir, I wish to inform you if a possible Demigod that needs rescuing. The details my mother gave me were quite vague. All I know is that she's somewhere in India, she needs immediate rescuing... And she could possibly be my half-sister. Please, I'm asking you to send a party to bring her back here."[/color] The dark-haired boy said while trying to maintain his calm demeanor. All he could hope was that he managed to convey the urgency of the matter to Mr. D properly. Hearing how much the wine god got his name wrong was a small price to pay for his possible half-sister's salvation. [color=#FFD700]"..yes Mr. Arend; I am already well aware of the little blighter that needs to be collected."[/color] His dark gaze lifting from the files he had been looking over, Dionysus took a few moments to simply stare at the child standing in front of him before he began to move. Hands resting on the desk, pressing into it, he stood himself up to his rightful height. Picking up a memo that he'd received from Olympus sometime between the the commotion at the obstacle tower, and him having returned to his office, [color=#FFD700]"However, you are mistaken. The child is not in India, they are in Atlanta, Georgia. Though why your mother is butting into the affairs of another's child is beyond me..."[/color] Arthur wasn't really all that surprised when Mr. D told him he was already aware of the situation. They tend to do so much stuff that inconvenience others at the very least that people tend to forget that entities like the god of wine/Diet Coke extremely powerful beings with abilities beyond human comprehension. What surprised Arthur, however, were the little details that he acquired from what little the camp director said. First of all, it seems that the mystery girl is in Atlanta, Georgia instead of India. That certainly makes this rescue mission a lot less complicated. It also means that they could get to her faster. The next thing that Dionysus said, however, instilled mixed feelings within Arthur. [color=C0C0C0] "Mom is interested in another's child... So that means she isn't my sister?"[/color] A pang of guilt spread in Arthur's chest at the same as relief came flooding in. He was glad that his mum still remained faithful to his dad to this day but it didn't mean that he didn't want the mysterious girl to be family... Besides, as Mr. D had expressed, it would be strange for his mother to put so much attention and interest over someone who isn't her daughter... Unless. [color=C0C0C0]"Sir... If she isn't my sister then she could have been chosen as a Legacy by my mother. That's the only other explanation I could think of at the moment."[/color] [color=#FFD700]"..where in Olympus did you get Indian..?"[/color] His frown becoming more defined, Dionysus made his round his desk. His arms crossing over the front of his chest as he perched himself back and on the edge of it. His dark eyes baring down on the demigod standing in front of him, [color=#FFD700]"From information given to me, the girl is Russian."[/color] Arthur raised his brow when he heard the discrepancy between the information Dionysus had given him. It made sense now that they were having so many conflicting pieces of information when he thought about it. After having been all over the world due to his family's lifestyle, he was certain he could tell apart a Russian accent from an Indian accent and he was now more certain that they are looking at two completely different truths. [color=C0C0C0]"The only explanation I have right now, sir, is that the demigod you have described to me and the one I told you about in turn are two completely different people. I am more than confident that the voice my mother made me hear in my head was that of a young woman of Indian descent. So I think we're looking at two separate search-and-rescue operations, Mr. D."[/color] Family or not, there was a reason his mom showed him that glimpse and he needed to convince Mr.D that what he was saying was true. [color=#FFD700]"..two... of course there's fucking two of them..."[/color] Letting out a heavy sigh, Dionysus closed his eyes. One hand raising from where it had been as he rubbed wearily at his features. The silence hanging between them, heavy, for a few moments longer, Dionysus eventually turned his gaze back to the young man standing in front of him, [color=#FFD700]"..you wouldn't be interested in going, would you..? No, of course you wouldn't. Why would running this pathetic camp be as simple as that..."[/color] Arthur was about to correct Mr. D when the camp director assumed he wouldn't be imterested in joining the rescue party but ultimately decided against it. For starters, it was risky enough as it is to attempt correcting the temperamental wine god. More importantly, however, he was putting his faith on Dionysus to pick the right people for the rescue teams. [color=C0C0C0] "I have a... Prior engagement, Mr. D, so I can't personally come. However, I can drop them off in one of the hotels in India I've been to in the past using Shadow Travel."[/color] Arthur suggested enthusiastically. [color=#FFD700]"Prior engagement. Right."[/color] The laugh passing into the air more like a scoff, Dionysus pushed away from his desk. If he hadn't heard a more useless excuse in all his existence. What prior engagement would any of the little shits he was charged with possibly have..? All they did was laze about, mess around and take advantage of the lackadaisical rules that were set in place. He'd never admit it out loud to anyone, but it made him rather proud. They were kids after his own heart, and really, he wouldn't have it any other way. Moving over to the large filing cabinet behind his desk; and after pulling it open, simply plucked five files out at random. Dionysus' dark eyes taking a moment to glance the names listed before he slipped one back into the cabinet. Replacing it with another, he made his way back to sit in his chair, reaching to pull the mic for the camps speaker system closer to him, [color=#FFD700]"If the group I send wishes for your help, then so be it. It's up to them."[/color] Laying the files out with the other five he'd already chosen, again, at random, Dionysus held his hand up as a sign for the boy to remain quiet as he flicked the switch and spoke into the mic. His voice ringing out through the whole of the camp, [color=#FFD700]"Alright you lazy blighters. I want to see the following demigods in my office: Kyrin Nahng, Vivian Lucasta, Elias Schneider, Greyson Davies, Anzu Ito, Levina Engracia, Dorian Underwood, Zane Blacklight, and Michael Stevenson. I also want to see Sawyer Lockwood. [i]Now[/i]. Might be an immortal, but I'm not going to waste my existance waiting on you lot."[/color]