[hr][h1][b][i][color=6666FF][center]Demetri Rowan Howell[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1][center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/392257844256440322/1079242775125557331/tumblr_inline_o06peoUWh81sdmdtf_400.gif[/img][/center][hr][center][color=6666FF][b]Location[/b][/color]:  PA Station BK
[color=6666FF][b]Skills[/b][/color]: Shapeshifting[/center][hr][hr]

Demi spared a half glance upwards from his food as Nancy uttered a singular word. [i]No[/i]. It was firm, strong, as Demetri could easily imagine her standing on a hill facing off an entire battalion and that single word being her weapon and shield. He recalled his mother telling him something before when he was younger. No was a full sentence. She didn’t need to explain herself further nor state her case for the train. She’d said all she needed to with a singular word so rooted in a clear cause that Demetri wasn’t even about to ask any further questions on it. It seemed that Zeke was of the same mind as him, though that didn’t exactly surprise the son of Zeus. While [i]he[/i] may not see eye to eye with Nancy, the two siblings seemed to be thick as thieves. He gave Cassian a mock apologetic look before shooting him a slight grin as he chewed on his burger, swallowing the bite before giving him a light punch on the shoulder. [color=6666FF]”Sorry there mate, even if everyone had agreed to the bus I’d still stick to the tracks. Nance said no and we don't split the party. Maybe next time. Besides, I feel like I'd get tinnitus from being on a loud party bus from here to Los Angeles.”[/color] He took another bite of his burger before he decided to shift his attention back towards his boyfriend, rolling his eyes at him as he recalled his slight protest earlier before all the talk of the bus.

[color=6666FF]”Fries are hardly a meal Z. Besides, we're gonna need all of us fed and in top shape if we plan to get attacked repeatedly from here to timbuktu. That and…well who turns down pie?”[/color] He remarked before placing his burger down and wiping his hands onto the napkins he’d gotten. Demi wrapped his arms around both Zeke’s and Alexios shoulders, flashing them each a smile as he pulled them in with a tight squeeze before letting them go once more to enjoy his food. [color=6666FF]”So glad to see you two getting along. Even [i]sharing[/i] the fries I’d gotten you each. Warms my heart really, makes me feel like nothing can take me down.”[/color] His tone was cheery and upbeat, but really he just wanted to guilt trip Alexios enough to make sure he didn’t do anything retaliatory towards Zeke for stealing his fry. He doubted the god was that petty, but he didn’t want to write it all off just yet. 

[hr][h1][b][i][color=CC00CC][center]Cassian Rudenko[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1][center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/392257844256440322/844140037963644949/855e9aabdb4e547cabf9f9441afd50a4.jpg[/img][/center][hr][center][color=CC00CC][b]Location[/b][/color]: PA Station. BK
[color=CC00CC][b]Skills[/b][/color]: [/center][hr][hr]

Cassian deflated slightly when he’d heard the bus ran at normal mortal speeds and didn’t cut time like the pegasi chariots did. The brightside was it was spacious inside and didn’t require any fuel which meant stops were to be few and far between only need for food assuming the bus itself might have a restroom on board. Nancy was, however, the first to rain on his parade. Shooting down his idea without so much as a second thought. If he didn’t know any better, Cassian would think she was doing this just to spite him. And she very well may still be. It seemed as though any idea he brought up the young Roman shut down. Hardly ever giving reasoning before shutting him out completely. It felt very targeted, but he tried not to dwell on it for too long. From what Zeke had mentioned, their end location was Nancy’s greatest fear. It only made sense that she wouldn’t mind their trip taking a little bit longer. Any air left in his sails was quickly knocked out as one by one every person had suggested staying within the train. It was unanimous it seemed, and Cassian had no real reason to refute it. 

As he sat there watching the whipped cream on his shake sink with every sip, he allowed a singular nasty thought to enter his mind. One born of Chaos. What if Nancy was purposely sabotaging this quest? Whether she’d meant to or not, what if her constant fear and refusal to return to the Lotus Hotel and Casino was what called forth the gods attention? Spurring Aphrodite to meddle into Demi’s affairs and powers to slow down the pace they moved along in and when that didn’t pan out as well as needed she changed tactics by introducing a new element that would sow seeds of discourse. How else did one get the one god with a way to go cross country in a form that Nancy would immediately reject? There was a sudden slurping noise as he hit the end of his shake, not realizing it till after the fact as he’d thought of this new theory before pushing it out. [color=CC00CC]”Hey! I mean if everyone says no then it's a no clearly. Also I'm not impatient, I just think this quest is a little more important than any of us are really giving it credit for.”[/color]