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Current My ass? Fat. My aura? Threatening.
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Therapy is too expensive, I'll just gaslight myself
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2 yrs ago
The good thing about having a dead parent, is that I can disappoint only one of them now! :D
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3 yrs ago
If you're still alive, you're not struggling with depression. Depression is struggling with you.
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3 yrs ago
Don't be ashamed of who you are! That's your parents job <3
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Location : Big House
Interactions : Remus, and Riley @MarshiestMallow
Featuring : Everyone in the Bog House

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After both Katherine and Swayer had left, Kareem was left alone to do the chores in the greenhouse. Again. He didn't mind; he liked the quietness and stillness of the greenhouse. Something about being surrounded by plants, dirt, and hard work gave him some peace of mind. He was glad he hadn't been called to the Big House, unlike poor Sawyer.

Probably some search and rescue.

Kareem had never been to one partly because he didn't like going out of the camp much. And because he didn't feel useful in his permanent condition. Kareem liked to act like the missing arm didn't bother him when it did. Very much so. It wasn't that he didn't feel complete, that wasn't it. It just felt... different. After recovering fully from his little run-in with that asshole of a scorpion. Now scorpions were something that Kareem didn't fuck with at all. He could still remember the sudden burning pain when the stinger penetrated his skin and boiled his blood all the way up his arm- and then nothing. The next thing he remembered was the hospital and his arm was gone.

The phantom pain was a bitch to deal with. There were days when he couldn't do much but lay in bed. Those nights were the worst. Katherine had tried to help Tatiana and Vivian as well, but nothing they did much to sedate the pain. Other days it wasn't even the pain, it was just an itch he couldn't scratch on his left hand. Other times it was the left thumb.

He rubbed the stump after he put down the water hose. Sometimes there was not much you could do, and that was fine.

Kareem perked up when he heard his name being called behind him. He turned back, looking around until he spotted Remus. He gave the boy an easy smile, waving with his right hand.

"Hey, Rem! Didn't know you " Last Kareem remembered Remus had been out retrieving a new camper- as there she was. "Oh, hello there!" His smiled widen, feeling the familiar energy that surrounded her. A new half-sister? Half-cousin?

Either way, now he wouldn't have to do the field chores alone.





Must. Sleep. Now.
let me know if i should chang anything

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I think I am done. I think. Finished this an hour after eating to eddibles. Let me know if I fucked up something!

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Location : Big House
Interactions : N/A
Featuring : Everyone in the Bog House

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Anzu had been one of the first to arrive. Slowly, the office was filled with the familiar faces of those who had been called. There was some back and forth, questions, and a few demands before Dionysus finally explained why they were all called. A quest of sorts.

A search and rescue, more like it.

Anzu had done a few of those in the past, with smaller parties led by her. Carlos had always been her second, followed by whoever volunteered or was in need of fresh air from the camp. So when she heard that the party would be more than just three people, she couldn't help but scoff. Did Dionysus want to send off as many campers as he could outside the borders just to minimize his worry in camp? Anzu wouldn't blame the old god; these kids were wild. Some more than others.

Either way, she was happy that she had been assigned team leader after Elias. There was no use in having two leaders; they would have butt heads as much as she cared for the Ares boy. Both of them had similar tempers, and if an argument ensued, the whole team would be put in jeopardy.

Besides, Pierre would be an excellent addition to the group.

Anzu looked over her shoulder, eyeing everyone that would be under her command for the next day or so. Her eyes lingered on Kyrin before moving on to Dorian and the rest of her team. Taking no time in asserting herself as the leader, Anzu gave Dorian a small nod letting him know she would like to him after this thing was over.

She had to take into consideration everyone's abilities and capabilities. Lockwood was experienced; he knew his way outside of the camp and what dangers waited for them. He would make up for Kyrin's lack of experience, but the Aphrodite boy had his own strengths as well. While Kyrin was reckless and impulsive, he was an unpredictable fighter that could hold his own against a monster. Dorian was a capable fighter, but his most useful asset was his ability to shadow travel. Pierre? He had just won the obstacle tower.

That said enough.

Anzu had a solid team. This search and rescue would be quick. She'd be able to get back just before Carlos would.

Anzu shifted her weight to her other leg. "Atlanta. I doubt it would be hard to track down that girl. " They just had to do it before anything else did.
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Location : Big House
Featuring : Carlos , @Rodiak

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There were no more to be said. Only a squeeze of her hand, a lingering kiss, and one last look before Anzu turned around. Carlos knew he'd see her in a week, just seven days without the smell of her coconut shampoo, one week without her remarks and playful smirk, one week without her sounded like an eternity. She didn't turn back to look at him as she walked away. His fingers wrapped tighter around the sword she had entrusted to him before turning around to wait for the rest of the group.

It felt like she had been walking for hours now. Her harness that sat on her hip that held her swords felt a lot lighter now that her wakizashi was in Carlos's hands. It almost felt alien to her without the added weight of the sword at her side. Anzu's fingers brushed over the empty spot; it was almost daring her to turn back, to take it back. Take him back.

She didn't.

It was then that she heard her name over the PA throughout the camp. Dirt kicked up around Anzu as she hurried towards the Big House, her feet carrying her up the small incline until she made it to the porch. She stared up at it, the light blue color of the building almost blending in into the sky. Up above, she could see the circular window of the attic. Ever since she learned of this place and who her father was, Anzu had always wondered what the attic looked like.

Anzu had always thought about sneaking in during the dead of night just to satisfy her curiosity, Carlos had even offered a good luck charm on occasions, but she'd never done so. It wasn't that she was afraid; Anzu simply wanted to be summoned up there on a quest. A quest that would take her far from here. Give her an excuse to leave the country and go back to Japan. At least for a day or two. To see her father, her Obaachan, her aunties, and cousins. Thinking about them again made that feeling from the morning bubble up in her chest again.

Anzu shook her head. There was no time to feel homesick right now.

She took a deep breath before she peeled her gaze from the window and walked into the Big House and to Dionysus's office. Anzu had always been a punctual woman, and she was not about to change that.





Location : Outside of Hecate's Cabin
Interactions : N/A

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The air was heavy with the smell of Juniper, clean, woody, spicy, and slightly reminiscent of balsamic vinegar. The thin line of smoke that rose from the burning stick flowed straight up past the various hanging plants and to the ceiling above. There were piles upon piles of books scattered all around the room. There were several history and magic books wide open on top of the pile, along with a few linguistics and ASL books thrown in there. Various torn-up pieces of paper thrown about around the floor. Somewhere ripped in half, others crumbled into a ball, and a few were laid out carefully over the messy bed with red circles and tiny notes written with haste. At the center of the room, the small glass table had been pushed against the wall, and the room was covered with various crystals and bowls containing spices, herbs, and random trinkets. Some components didn't have a special container at all. Vanilla and cinnamon sticks were piled up against another small pile of mugwort.

It was a mess. Chaos.

Amongst the mess, Tatiana sat cross-legged in front of the laid-out bowls in the center of the room. Her hair tied up in a bun above her head, with few loose curls resting against her forehead. Red ink stained the tips of her fingers as she held a Juniper stick in hand as she said a small prayer to her mother, lips barely moving and eyes closed. She had just finished cleansing her room, getting rid of any negative energy that may have slithered its way into it. The action had become a ritual the past year since she came to camp.

It reminded her of her home back in Santa Barbara, of her grandmother's own rituals, of her father's altar, and of the warmth that came with all of it. The past year had hit her hard; after the incident back home, Tatiana had become more reserved and closed off to people around her. She still smiled and tried her best to make friends with others, and some she did consider friends, but few barely took the time to know her.

They didn't know that Tatiana's favorite smell was that of wet clay and her grandmother's chamomile with sunflower honey or that her favorite thing to do was sneak off to the forest or Half-Blood Hill just before dawn. It was mostly her own fault; Tatiana tended to deflect those types of conversations, always putting up a smile and giving half-truths to people who'd call her a friend.

"Rest my child, when you wake up you'll be alright."

Those words, Tatiana could still hear them as clear as day. They kept repeating in her head like a broken record as she put out the Juniper stick and began to draw out a circle with charcoal. The runes came to her so easily; it was like breathing to her now. She drew out the crossroads rune in the middle, surrounded by other smaller runes, protection, peace, and the elements. She stared down at the crossroads, wondering if that was what her mother had intended when she was left here.

Tatiana was afraid. Afraid to move on and forget everything she had left back in California.

"... you'll be alright."

She wanted to believe, and so far, she was. She was fine. She had a roof over her head, three meals a day, and a new family that Tatiana never thought she'd have again. It just didn't feel her's. It all felt too alien, and the only thing that felt right was right before her.

She took one of the empty vials, one of the many she had "borrowed" from Valeria and Zane, and placed it within the circle. Lighter in hand, she lit one of the small black candles and let it burn for a second before putting the vial over it, letting the smoke fill it before adding black salt, frankincense, amethyst crystals, rosemary, black obsidian, and finally lavender.

Light blue swirls, the color of a misty morning before the sunrise, slipped from her fingers and into the vial. Her magic wrapped itself into the crystals, the rosemary, and lavender. Tatiana closed the vial and let the black wax drip over the cork until it was sealed properly. Then it was done. Tatiana said another small prayer, her eyes closed and voice above a whisper before wiping the runes with an old rag. The crossroads stared at her before she wiped it clean, gathered up the components, and placed the protection spell by the small altar next to her bed.

"I'll be alright." Tatiana repeated to herself. She pulled her hair out of the bun, letting her curls fall over her shoulders, before turning around and heading out of her room. She quietly crossed the bottom floor of the cabin, wondering where the rest of her siblings were as she exited the building.
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