[img]https://i.imgur.com/B2jeMgk.jpeg[/img] [hr][hr] [right][code] INTERACTIONS: [/code] [@The Savant] [code]”…and there I was, at the gate to my future, and suddenly I could get through it..”[/code] [url=https://pin.it/2NKGY51vG]Outfit[/url] [/right] [hr][hr] The cold iron gate stood stark against the snow-blanketed world outside Camp Athens. Silence pressed down, broken only by the crisp wind whistling around the concrete walls and by the chitter of Lily’s teeth as the wind bore through her clothes and straight through to her bones. Lily shivered in her thin wool jacket, the muted green pants offering little warmth, the colorful stripes of her sweater a jarring note against the monochrome landscape. Her feet, clad in worn combat boots with white laces, shifted on the icy ground. She tilted her face into the biting air and a smile formed across her face. The cold of winter always felt like home to her. As a kid who grew up near Buffalo, it was one of the most defining traits of her area. Yet despite the love of this weather Lily was finding it harder and harder to enjoy it. Before arriving at the camp Lily endured a week of relentless training under her mother Apate’s watchful eye which had left her muscles aching and her mind scraped raw. It did little to lift the crushing weight of her father’s murder, the raw wound of missing his funeral, which was stolen from her for her own safety, nor did it do anything to truly help her heal That grief was a stone lodged deep in her chest, heavier than any physical exhaustion, and it only grew heavier with each passing gust of wind. She felt brittle. Used up. Discarded when there was nothing more her mother could teach in a short time and thrown to the wolves at Camp “batards of the gods” to truly develop with little more than a wave goodbye. Lily had stood here at the gate for a solid five minutes already, flanked on both sides by overpacked luggage, contemplating if she would follow through with her promise to the Goddess of Lies and Deceit of attending this camp with the purpose of stirring up chaos and strife. On one hand that sounded fun. Her Highschool was still picking up the pieces of the chaos she created there, three kids were still in prison, two teachers fired, and the rumor that the school itself was cursed at still going strong. Lily’s phone would occasionally buzz during the day as Google forwarded news articles about it and each one still brought a smile to her face. She was very much working to do the same at the university. This would be fun for her, and the challenge of doing the same to the children of God’s was intoxicating. Yet there was an equally present part of her that wanted to curl up under a blanket, with the lights off, for several months with no contact with the outside world and nothing but bad decisions and junk food to fill the void in her heart that her father left. His final words still burned in her ears, and her eyes drifted down to her wrist where those final words were etched into her skin. The tattoo was fresh, done earlier in the day, and it stung like nothing else. Her mother was blissfully unaware of the modification, and Lily was all the more happy to keep it that way. The words “there is more good in you than you know,” will forever be etched onto her as a final reminder of everything her father tried to do for her, even if it was in vain. Lily knew that, at her core, she was rotten. She was an agent of chaos. She was destined to rise through the ranks of the demigods through deception, deceit, schemes, backstabs, and chaos. She enjoyed the thrill of it, the look on people’s faces when they learned of it, and the planning it takes to pull off a scheme. There was literally nothing that brought her greater joy. So why were her tears staining the snow? Lily could not take her eyes off the new tattoo. Her mind couldn’t force those final words out of it. The image of her fathers final breath flashed before her on repeat, and the sadness on her mothers face when she came to get her joined it a moment later. The wind felt like it grew louder, but it was quickly drowned out by a near hyperventilation, and the drum that raged inside her chest. She was sad. She was devastated. And she did not know how to deal with these emotions. She stood there in this sadness for a minute more before the breathing calmed and her chest stopped pounding. A single chuckle filled the air as Lilly’s knuckles went white as she gripped the handle to her luggage. A second chuckle followed, and then a third and a fourth before the wind was once again drowned out by Lily. Her eyes shifted from her arm and back to the gate. Her makeup was streaky now, with clear canals cut through the eyeliner and blush on her cheeks. There was only one sure fire way to make her feel better, and they were inside this gate somewhere. She just needed to meet them, and begin planning their downfall. She slammed her finger into the sensor, and the gate groaned open. Without a second thought she entered the grounds and made her way inside. [hr] Lily took a stroll around the campsite as a whole. She took careful consideration to avoid detection by the other campers, and she stuck to the shadows as much as she could. Wegen she passed by the office she made a quick mental note of all the cabins that were still available, making a clearer note on the location of a cabin near the water numbered 29. As she passed the activities field she could see a party was brewing. This was perfect. Lily knew that there would be a good number of her potential marks there tonight. Each one trying to have fun, and each one drinking, and each one oblivious to what Lily was going to do. Lily continued her self tour of the compound, knowing full well that in the coming days she’d charm some unsuspecting person to give her the true guided experience. Still, there was a charm to this camp. Each cabin felt more like a home than some homes back in Buffalo. There was life to them, and it seemed that those who lived in them took good care of them. Lily wondered what her cabin would look like as she spent more time in it. As she moved further down the path she heard a voice shout out something to the effect of being queen of the world, and she groaned in anticipation of meeting them. The path continued, the near misses with the campers continued, but before long she found herself at the end of the path, looking out across a large body of water. She closed her eyes as a breeze carried across her face. While the camp ground itself was incredibly warm for no apparent reason, the breeze was incredibly cold still. A smile returned to her face as she leaned onto the wind. Growing up in Buffalo meant weekend trips to the Great Lake, and of her childhood memories those were the few good ones that rivaled her chaos. Her eyes slowly opened. She knew she made the right choice with her cabin. She followed the path to the east until she finally saw it. It was unlit, but it had the number twenty nine etched into its surface. A large bay style window framed the back of the house and it was positioned perfectly to see through two large trees and out onto the water. She didn’t see a door on this side so she quickly made her way to the front and opened the door. As she walked inside the lights turned on automatically. [color=00FFFF]“Motion activated lights,”[/color] she paused as her eyes stared ahead, [color=00FFFF]“an L shaped sectional,”[/color] she paused as she took in the dark purple couch, she shifted her eyes again and spotted a roomba docked in the corner, [color=00FFFF]“this place is nice!”[/color] Lily began to tour the house, like the couch it was shaped like an L and was only a single floor. The kitchen, and living room were all a part of the tall part of the L meanwhile the large bedroom made up the horizontal. The large bay windrow was situated right by a dining room table so that all meals would have that view. As she took in the cabin she thought it was absolutely perfect, with the only thing needed being some art and decor. The sound of the party continuing filled her ears again. It seemed like it was really picking up now. Lily’s smile crossed from ear to ear at the sound. She needed to get ready. [hr] Lily stepped out of the cabin in baby blue jeans, white cropped shirt that was so high up one could see the grey of her sports bra peeking out if she raised her hands up, and her black Dr Martin’s. It was a casual fit, but it fit the vibe she was trying to present to the group well. She began to walk towards the activities field, this time sticking to the path and in the light. Before she knew it she was amongst the crowd. She began to listen in to the conversations, making notes on who sounded like what and what their mannerisms were when they talked. To the others she would be a stranger who had an inviting smile that was taking in everything for the first time. Eventually, she spotted a rather tall man who was talking to a woman and another man. He was attractive, and the white button up shirt and embroidered red roses really complimented his striking features. Target acquired. Lily maneuvered through the crowd and aimed to end up somewhere behind him to his side. She just needed to think of a distraction of some sort to allow her to do something chaotic under the cover of it. A moment later, the other man seemingly spotted someone he knew and took off, creating a massive scene as he ran. Perfection. Lily quickly slid next to the tall, attractive man with her mouth agape, pretending to be shocked by the man running like a freight train through the crowd. With her freshly tattooed arm she quickly and expertly pulled the beer glass from his hands and held it there for a second, before she took a drink. [color=00FFFF]“This place is crazy,”[/color] she spoke quickly, and it was the truth. Her eyes slid over to her hand, and they grew in size at the sight she saw. It was almost as if she had no idea where the beer came from. Then, a moment later, a wave of realization washed over her face as her eyes darted between the man and his drink several times within a minute.[color=00FFFF]“Oh my god,”[/color] she spoke quickly and suddenly, offering the beer back up to the man, before pulling it back down, before offering it back up to him. [color=00FFFF]“I have no idea why I just did that,”[/color] she lied expertly, [color=00FFFF]“i just got here,”[/color] the truth, [color=00FFFF]“and this, all of this,”[/color] she used her free had to reference all the demigods around her, [color=00FFFF]“I didn’t know anyone else like me existed”[/color] she lied, [color=00FFFF]“It’s been a long week, I should’ve gone to bed when I got here, and I’m so so so sorry. I’m Lily, daughter of Apate if that means anything to you, can I get you a new beer?”[/color]