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So you think you have what it takes to be a demigod? Want to spend a summer at Camp Half-Blood, but can't decide who you wanna toss in? Give us a whirl right here!
Disclaimer: Any and all medical bills resulting from injuries at camp will not be covered by the gods

Prompts for your convenience!:

1. Fashion disasters. That is what you all are, at least according to Aphrodite's cabin (seriously, neon orange?). But since it's the uniform, you have to at least try to make it work. What are your creative ideas for style in the summer sun when you have to wear apparently the ugliest shirt known to man?

2. Defending the line. A hell hound has been attacking camp borders! Rather than risk it getting in, it's up to the campers to dispatch it as quickly as possible. Make a plan, form groups and take this guy out? Or try to fight it on your own. (After all, "hero" tends to tie in with "idiot.")

3. Training grounds. A normal day on the training grounds. Archery practice, swordplay, and a climbing wall spitting lava! Learn yourself some skills while you still can, otherwise you might end up barbecue in a real combat situation.

4. Beach party! Day off and we are chilling on the beach. It's nice being so close to the water, right? And I promise Poseidon won't try to drown most of you.

5. Prank victims. SOMEONE (looking at you, Hermes kid), has decided to lock anyone in the bathroom around the time the most people shower. This is a problem, as SOMEONE (looking at you, Hermes kid) also lost the key to the bathroom. It might take a while for them to find it, or they might just blow down the door. So what do you feel like doing tonight, my poor trapped demigods?

Or just go with something of your own! Feel free to check out or FAQ for more ideas, and don't forget to check out or other links, too! (Like our reserves and apps? winkwink?)

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Seta Souji || Persona 4 || 2-ish

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[It hasn't even been that long since he last used a sword, and yet it feels like it's been a month already. Geez, how time flies.

Souji's early at the training grounds with one, trying to get used to the weight of the weapon before doing anything really strenuous.]

...It's not the sword I used to carry around, but it'll do.

[He can also be caught in the middle of a break once he's got that down, just chilling out somewhere near the weapon racks, or a tad later when he starts back up again, this time doing basic swings. Hey, gotta start small, right?]

[feminine_carnivore]

[ What's the point of having a sword? Martial Arts were a thousand times cooler than sword fighting could ever be. Although fighting hand to hand with someone with a sword was dangerous too, unlike fighting Shadows. So Chie finally agrees to try and learn a little about how to use a sword, and what better instructor than Souji?! ]

Alright! I think I totally got the hang of this. I just have to stick you with the pointy end right? It can't be that hard!

Chie Satonaka | Persona FOUR | 4

[feminine_carnivore]

[ Getting to hang out at the beach is always a welcome distraction. Even back home in Japan, Chie loved to ride her scooter with her friends to the beach. Even if she didn't particularly like how she looked in her bikini (given how flat she was and her very uncurvy hips) getting the chance to run in the sand and swim as much as she could until she got tired was the best. ]

Oh man, I hope someone brought a barbecue! It wouldn't be the perfect beach day without some grilled steak!

[ Being at the beach means grilled steak, and no one will be able to tell her otherwise. ]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[Oy, it's not like he's had plenty of time to refine how he handles a sword.

...Okay no, that's probably a lie when he's used golf clubs and baseball bats as if they were swords, on top of that entire year. Regardless, he takes up the one he's been using all day.] That's one way of looking at it. Generally, though, you'll want to swing at them, not stab them.

[As he can attest, he's fallen flat on his ass more times by charging head-first than he has by getting smashed off his feet. Whoops.]

[feminine_carnivore]

What's the difference? [ It would seem to Chie that poking at someone keeps her body farther away from someone else's sword, where slashing leaves you open and defenseless. ]

Well, if you say so. [ HE better be ready because Chie's already coming at him with her sword swinging about. Why Souji ever agreed to be her training partner back home or here now we'll probably never know. ]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

You'll see it as we go. [We can probably sum it up as 'It is an utter mystery' and leave it at that. 8|;

And up goes his weapon defensively; at the very least, this'll help him practice deflecting an opponent's strikes.]

[hasthepotential]

[Beach buddies? Beach buddies! ♥ Minako's right there with you, though she's definitely more the type to get her exercise by playing in the actual water and dunking people under the waves.]

Everything tastes better on the beach, doesn't it?!

[Especially when you lose track of time and end up skipping a meal...]

Haru Miura | KHR | Daughter of Aphrodite | 3

[decimamoglie]

[Haru has never handled a weapon in her life, unless sewing needles counted. She knows a bit of self-defense, though it's unfortunately usually exhibited on Older Lambo, but she's also a gymnast, as strange as her friends might find it. So she's decided to play to her strengths for now, stretching and practicing simple moves, like handstands and flips before moving on to the more advanced maneuvers.

It's a bit difficult, since she's wearing jeans instead of a more pliant material, and she's had to knot her bright orange shirt tight in order to maintain her dignity, but soon enough she manages to hit her stride.

Feel free to watch, or maybe even get in her way.]

[emperor_with_no_groove]

[Did someone say steak?

Lo and behold, Akihiko is already at the grill, turning over the skewers that are lined up along the thin bars. Of course, he’s decked out in just a tight blue speedo, but he’s also wearing a shirt at present, just in case some random charcoal flakes decide to bombard his chest.]

Don’t worry, I got this! [He calls over to her, before returning his attention to the cooking meat.]

[feminine_carnivore]

[ With any small amount of skill it's probably easy to defend against Chie's weak and uncoordinated attacks. She's just sort of flailing around with no direction. However, once she realizes that she's not landing anything, she decided to switch it up. Once their swords clash she brings her body in close then tries to spin and sweep the leg. ]

[feminine_carnivore]

[ Who is this adonis of a man, serving the best smelling steak Chie has ever smelled. Surely he should become Chie's Master/Boyfriend/Live-in chef. Although, all she can really think of is steak and almost completely ignoring the person cooking it. ]

I can't believe it! Someone actually brought a grill! [ Chie just practically drools while she stands on the other side just watching him turn the meat. ]

[feminine_carnivore]

[ There's only the tiniest bit of jealousy seeing Minako in her bathing suit, but she manages to ignore it for the time being. Even if Chie thinks she's not very pretty or sexy, she's more focused on having fun right now. ]

Especially steak. Grilled steak on the beach is better than anything in the whole world! [ Okay, okay Chie. You're obsessed with steak, we get it. For the moment, she's going to head into the water and try to get used to the cool temperature. ]

rofl Chie XD Aki would fight you for the steak if there wasn’t enough

[emperor_with_no_groove]

[Diligent as ever, Akihiko sprinkles more seasoning onto the grill, and stabs experimentally into the meat to test its readiness. When it’s finally done, he smiles with satisfaction, more than ready to dig in. Next to protein shakes and shots, fresh meat was the best!]

Here ya go. [He brings a plate with a few skewers over to Chie.] Heh, if Shinji or Junpei were here… [All the steak would be gone, clearly. Koromaru would probably like some too.

Akihiko turns his head back in the direction of the grill, catching a glimpse of the browning meat. He hasn’t had his share yet, but good steak things come to those who wait!] Well, I’d better go keep an eye on the other ones…

[hasthepotential]

[Minako likes steak! This is something she can get behind! HOWEVER--]

Marinade or rub? Or are you an equal-opportunity steak-lover?

C.A. Cupid | Monster High | Daughter of Eros | 1

[erote]

This is so not going to work.

[Aphrodite's kids aren't the only ones who think this... orange atrocity needs to be fixed. But it's nothing a little bleach and some glitter paint can't fix, if you ask Cupid. She's just going to have to figure out where to get some.

Which she tries to do by popping her head into every cabin and asking- "does anyone have any glitter,♥?"

And if that doesn't work... well...]

Does anyone know when the next trip to town is? I am in serious need of essentials.

Erk | Fire Emblem | Son of Hecate

[dontcallmeerky]

[Two Options!]

3. Training Grounds
Erk is not meant for this. At all. He's not meant to carry anything much heavier than a spellbook. Meanwhile he is trying to channel Lady Louise and be non-completely-hopeless with a bow... and failing, because he never actually learned anything about archery from her. Or anyone else.

He's not even going to try the swords. But feel free to come over and laugh at how much he's managed to embarrass himself already.

5. Prank Victims
Guess who's included in "most people" who shower at this time of night? Erk's gotten rather used to having running water now, it makes everything smell so much nicer. Unfortunately, showers mean going into the bathroom to get them... which means that he's now stuck in said bathroom with a towel around his waist and anyone else who happens to be in here.

"Lovely. What are we supposed to do now?" He kicks the door idly, but the lousy doors that pop open at the least little thing never do it when you actually want them to.

Sky Smith | Sarah Jane Adventures/Doctor Who Verse | Daughter of Hephaestus

[creepyfreezone]

(OOC: Two options)

The Forge
If it wasn't for the heavy coating of grease and soot on the girl, you would think she belonged to, well, any God but Hephaestus. But there she was happily tinkering away at a toy mouse. Humming pleasantly to herself at a bench a little too high for her to comfortably work, but she seemed okay with it. She had a few more projects, all finished, moving around the forge.

A small array of tiny animals she made. Some were bringing her tools and helping, others were just chasing each other around willy nilly and probably getting in the way. They were all small, but as accurate as she could manage. Even animals she'd only seen in books.

Are you curious about her toys, are her toys bothering you?

The Beach
Sky sat with a book and a small toy snake, far from the edge of the water. She never really liked water at home, it felt weird and it always tickled. Part of it had to do with her body being ever so slightly charged, her powers were gone but she was still a bit away from human. That wasn't the case here but water was still a thing she wasn't entirely okay with.

Of course, her cute toy snake wasn't waterproof, nor was the book she borrowed from the Athena Cabin, so her staying far from the edge of the water seemed more understandable. The snake slithered and shifted across the sand, simple motions that were easy to mimic. It did attempt to jump a few times, invisible prey, part of the sequence. They never worked quite right and it took a few moments for it to roll back to a position to slither.

Do you bother her?

Zidane Tribal | Final Fantasy IX | Son of Hermes

[tailtothethief]

Zidane had struck out with one of the girls in Aphrodite's cabin. Even if he noticed he was taller here than at home, he was noticeably shorter than most of the camp. The girl he struck up a conversation with was a bit stuck on looks, it was really depressing.

He stretched and fell back off the log he'd been sitting on, his lack of tail was becoming more obvious every second. It was so weird to find out it wasn't even his, it was just part of hiding him in a world with people who never had tails. He wasn't quite sure how that worked, but... it was weird. No tail, no airship, he has parents.

Still, the girls were all really nice to look at, he's sure he'll be able to get one or two of them to smile. Eventually. Plus, adventures, certainly adventures would be present from what little he's read on demi-gods since he arrived. What more could he ask for?

Tieria Erde | Gundam 00 | Free Form! And I realize I need to add my book icons.

[vedaandme]

[For the last several days, Tieria had gained access to and holed himself up inside the library, reading what he could, learning what he could, and trying to figure out the bigger picture. He had ignored the necklace for now. Leaving it off, but never far from him just in case. He didn't want to be bothered by communicating with others, but, if they were from home, he wanted to make sure he heard them. He listened, but only long enough to determine if it was someone worth talking to.

Someone needed to come make him be social.]

Ami's got your book icons~

[drivememercury]

[Uhm. Ami will not be that person. Sorry.

In fact, if you've been paying any attention to your surroundings, Ami can be spotted huddled up in a chair beside one of the book shelves, stacks of tomes creating something of a fortress around her.

She doesn't mean to be a shut-in. It's just a force of habit.]

Forge

[hotbloodedpower]

Meanwhile, Akane was staring at her own project like it was trying to devour her. She was trying to twist her mind around it and while the details were coming in fast and hot, she wasn't too certain how to go through this whole thing.

"How in the world do I do this?" Inquired Akane outloud as she turned her tiny model over in her hands, which had maybe the feet finished. "Some Daughter of Vulcan I am... Can't even figure out machinery without having some kind of massive brainwave."

[orangehoodie]

[He shouldn't comment. He really shouldn't. It's not like there was a staple for what you ate at the beach (even if thinks the yakisoba and stuff at the vendor further up the shore is more suited for beaches than steak) (or shaved ice cream) (or watermelons), but barbecue was just highly impractical. It's not like any of them had the money to buy the equipment or the food. Or like anyone had the transportation for either of them.

Gosh.

But he really shouldn't say anything.

But.]

... Why steak?

Akane Hino | Smile Pretty Cure | Daughter of Hephaestus

[hotbloodedpower]

Training
Akane is there, bouncing on her heels. While she didn't mind fighting, the weaponry was foreign to her as she picked up a quarterstaff and then placed it down. And then picked up some kind of short sword... and placed it back on the rack. She was having a hard decision thinking of what she needed. "Does anyone have like a pair of gauntlets or something? I'm used to just punching things."

Beach
Ah the sun, sand and gah, there was a lot of toned people here. Not that Akane wasn't toned herself, but she felt out of place in her one-piece red swimsuit. From a distance with her hair down, it might look like she was from the Ares family, if only for the fact that across her chest was Vulcan's symbol on it. Still, she had found her trusty volleyball and had started bouncing it, counting out loud. "Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine...!"

[cursedtolive]

[Benjamin is watching from a little distance away, sitting on the grass with his knees drawn up to his chest, just watching. He spends a few minutes like this without making any comment before, finally getting to his feet, he wanders up to her and starts clapping.]

You're really great, miss! Are you a performer or something?

Nunnally Vi Britannia | Code Geass: Nightmare of Nunnally | Daughter of Athena

[readsthelines]

[Option 1]

[Being the new girl in camp wasn't fun but at least people were being very friendly to her and welcoming. And by welcoming, they mean being suddenly hounded by the Aphrodite kids to try and be a little fashion doll.

...HELP!]

[Option 4]

[It's a nice day at camp and Nunnally's not one to complain about a swim in the ocean. It's actually pretty refreshing after all the fighting and training. But for someone who has recently regained the use of her legs, standing in the water is just enough. She is friendly and won't hurt anyone if they want to talk to her.]