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Iliana listened carefully as Duke responded to her commentary on him and Fiona.  Duke may be a quiet guy, but he still had emotions and when he said he didn't have a lot of friends, she felt something within him.  Was he missing someone?  Iliana wondered who it was at first, so her mind wondered the last time she truly interacted with Duke.  Then she remembered, he had gone to Olympus with the Valises, only to return.  Did he miss Olympus?  Iliana certainly did.  She loved being up there.  If she had the choice, she pick that over Earth easily.  She felt she would never fit in with Humans ever again because she couldn't be her true self.  Well, she was still trying to find that, but she felt more comfortable being around the gods and her fellow demigods more than with regular mortals.  Only one she ever truly loved and trusted had been her biological father.  Despite losing him at such a young age, she remembered him vividly.  His kind smile, loving nature, and his generosity.  She was glad she got her eyes from him, so one part of him still lived with her.

Looking back at Duke, Iliana hoped they could be friends.  She didn't like the idea of him being lonely.  He went on to talk about the party and she giggled at the part of preventing certain bad things from happening.  He said it so casually.  She hoped nothing bad would happen at this party like the previous one.  She remembered what happened.  It was awful.  So far everything seemed fine.  She was aware of more people showing up, but she'd yet to feel anything bad.

Duke surprised her with his next words.  He wanted her to leave?  This made Iliana torn.  Maybe he was bored with her company?  It bothered her that he might think that way.  Looking around she saw Nelly, Fiona, and some new guy at a nearby table.  She didn't want Duke to be alone.  She knew he was friends with Fiona, and Nelly always loved talking.  Maybe she could help Duke out there.  The other guy appeared to be the social sort too.

[color=#4a766e]"Well, I'd hate to leave you alone.  Fiona and Nelly are nearby so you can always talk with them.  There's a new camper with them too.  Thanks for talking with me, Duke.  Have a nice night."[/color] she said before taking her empty plate and left.

She found a trash bin to throw away her plate and utensils.  She was still thirsty.  Seeing all of the people at the bar made her uneasy, but she managed to find where the non-alcoholic drinks were.  Grabbing a bottle of water, she couldn't help but look at the people who were there.  Blair and Lochlan were obvious stand outs, especially Blair, she was barely wearing anything, but she look comfortable, so who was Iliana to judge.  She saw plenty of new faces, ones that she didn't even see this morning.  She would have talked to them or Evelyn, but she didn't want to be around that many people when alcohol was involved.  Emotions could run high very easily.  Still she couldn't help but let her eyes linger on one guy who was tall with light brown hair, although it was hard to tell with the lighting.  Iliana felt something, like he had this familiar aura to him.  He was near two other women, another brunette and a blonde.  Shaking her head, Iliana had no idea why she was looking in his direction, besides it was rude to stare.  Walking away from the bar, she soon saw someone with black hair walking alone.  He was pretty tall too, but Heath was also tall, so Iliana was used to tall guys.  And as she got closer, he appeared to look troubled.  Plus she picked up on his emotions, but couldn't get a good read on them.  Wanting to see if she could help, she approaches him carefully, making sure she's in his line of sight.

[color=#4a766e]"Um, hello, are you okay?  Do you need help with anything?  My name is Iliana."[/color] she said as she introduced herself.
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[center]Interactions ~ Duke [@Sir Sparky], River [@Mjolnir] ~ Mentions ~ Nelly, Fiona, Morne, Blair, Lochlan, Evelyn, Forest, Roxxy, Tess, Heath[/center]