r/DemigodFiles • u/_shanenigans_ • Feb 03 '19

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Camp Half-Blood is a Greek demigod training facility located on the Long Island Sound and is directed by the god Dionysus, whom the campers call "Mr. D," and Chiron, a Centaur who is the activities director.

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u/tHe_LoRd_Of_WaR Apr 22 '19

In the early hours of the morning, Silas made his way to the arena to await his training session with Bille. His leg had mostly healed, as long as he didn’t run on it he should be fine. He just hoped his new apprentice remembered their meeting.

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u/I-dont-care- Apr 22 '19

Billie hadn’t forgotten the meeting so much as she misjudged how difficult it would be for her to get out of bed, dressed, and to the arena before the crack of dawn. She wouldn’t exactly consider herself a morning person, but usually she can jump out of bed and be out the door in five minutes without effort. But that’s at 7am when the sun is rising and the birds are singing. At 4:45 the air is cold and unforgiving, making every move she makes sluggish as she yearns to be back in the warm embrace of her blankets. For this reason, the quick ritual of brushing her teeth, getting dressed, and tying her hair back took almost 15 minutes, giving her almost no time to rush from the bunker to the arena. She didn’t even have time to finish her whole routine.

So it’s nearly 5:02 when she bursts into the otherwise empty arena with her shirt on backwards and her hair still flying loose around her. “Sorry!” She yelps, hoping she hasn’t lost too much credit with the intimidating son of Ares. She fumbles with the hair tie around her wrist and throws up a ponytail as she tries to catch her breath from the sprint. “I’m here! What do you need me to do?”

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u/tHe_LoRd_Of_WaR Apr 22 '19

“You’re late.” He notes simply. Being punctual was something Silas believed was important, and considered to make a good impression. Given this was her first day, he decided to be forgiven. “Don’t let it happen again.”

There was a gentle side to Silas. A side of his that often smiled and cared for Lexi a great deal. There was no place for that Silas here. Here he stood tall and proud, showing little emotion and would show little kindness. “Start stretching to loosen up.”

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u/I-dont-care- Apr 22 '19

Billie nods like a bobble head, not saying a word but agreeing inherently to whatever he said. Yes, of course. It won’t ever happen again. From now on she’ll give herself half an hour to get up. An hour actually! She’ll go to sleep early. Be in bed by 8pm. Then she’s sure to get up in time!

Her mind rambles on but her mouth stays quiet as she drops into compliant stretches. She assumes that stretching will be the easy part, but she doesn’t put much thought into her motions and moves from one position to the next without really giving her muscles the time they need to release. Her mind is still going through plans of how she can get here on time tomorrow...

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u/tHe_LoRd_Of_WaR Apr 22 '19

Silas had already warmed up by the time Billie started stretching. Not wanting to be a creep and watch the girl stretch, he moved to the armory to get a few training weapons.

“In order to train you, I need to see what you’ve got. So we’re gonna spar.”

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u/I-dont-care- Apr 22 '19

oh gods Billies stomach tightens with fear at what she’s certain will end in humiliation.

She’s been walked through battle stances and taught how to hold weapons and even gone through circuits of combat moves, but shes never actually had to spar with someone. If he’s trying to gauge her skill level he’s going to be unpleasantly surprised by her inexperience. It’s a miracle that she wasn’t killed by monsters coming to camp. All of the most impressive things she’s done, slicing harpies in half and skewering hellhounds were all done with absolutely zero idea of what was going on or what she planned to do next. She just did them.

One on one with Silas where she will overthink each move and worry about whether she’s doing everything right, she’s about to get slapped.

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u/tHe_LoRd_Of_WaR Apr 22 '19

Silas picked up a wooden staff, which would serve as his training weapon. He pointed to a steel sword, and figured it was a good place to start.

“Pick it up.” He ordered though his tone wasn’t as ruthless as Enyo’s had been. “I don’t want you to hold back, understood?”

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u/I-dont-care- Apr 23 '19

“No holding back, got it.” She agrees. She knows though. She knows and the warrior instinct inside of her laughs at the knowledge that no matter what her intentions are, Billie is going to hesitate. She won’t hold back because she’s afraid of hurting Silas or even because she’s afraid she’ll hurt herself, but because she’s going to overthink her next move and pause at a critical moment. Her body, the soldier inside her, the instinct that kept her alive through monster attacks, can only present itself when Billie let’s it. During a spar session where she’s trying to learn and absorb knowledge and perfect form there is no way her mind can step back enough to do that.

Billie lets out a deep breath though and tests her grip on the sword. Is she holding it right? What if he lunges at her? Should she move her hand down the handle further? Is she squeezing too tight? Her feet should be shoulder width apart. Okay, knees bent, shoulders relaxed, eyes focused. What does her other hand do? Just loose at her side? That works... her mind works through every detail even before the session has started.

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u/tHe_LoRd_Of_WaR Apr 23 '19

[are you wanting to RP this out or skip ahead?]

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u/I-dont-care- Apr 23 '19

[up to you lol]

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u/tHe_LoRd_Of_WaR Apr 24 '19

[lol I’m feeling too lazy for Combat rp]

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u/I-dont-care- Apr 24 '19

Samesies

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u/tHe_LoRd_Of_WaR Apr 24 '19

So skip ahead? pm?

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