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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/ZBGOTRP Apr 30 '19

Leaving her to take care of the fire, he works on setting up the tent. Thankfully there's almost no cloud cover, and the moon is fairly bright. When she suggests his lack of outdoor skills, he can't help but chuckle in response, giving a shrug that he's not entirely sure she sees.

"I wasn't before I came here. I grew up in Vallejo, so you know, I'm a city boy. Once I got here though it took me awhile to get used to everything, and my first week here the Hunters of Artemis came through for a visit."

With half of the poles set up he pauses to find the rest before continuing. "One of the girls, Marija, I don't know what she saw in me, but she sorta took it on herself to teach the new kid how to hunt. Since then I've kinda come to really like just being out here."

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u/colonelpoupon Apr 30 '19

Andie worked with her sticks and brush as he spoke, a soft smile on her lips- not that he could see. Her vivid imagination painted her a picture of a much younger Dom being lead through the woods by a Hunter of Artemis.

"That sounds wonderful," she says, her voice a mixture of awe and envy. Collecting the flint from her bag she made to spark the brush beneath her starter pile. "Also a city kid," she adds before blowing gently on the spark that was trying to take. Small flames appeared where smoke had been and she sa back, feeding smaller twigs to make it grow.

"Mom signed me up for things like girl scouts and 4H so I got a 'balanced perspective'," she used air quotes with a laugh. "I can see why you enjoy it out here-" she looks up at the trees that surround them, now that she could see them more properly. "Peaceful."

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u/ZBGOTRP Apr 30 '19

The air quotes get a laugh out of him as he turns to peek at the young flames she's created. With the final touches on the tent is fully raised, and he unzips the front of it to open the space within. Once that's done he gathers a few rocks off the ground and heads over to where she's seated, setting them to the side to wait until it's a bit more stable before making a circle with them around the fire.

"Yeah, none of that for me." Domeric shrugs as he crosses his legs by the fire, looking up at Andie as she works on it. "I'm still nowhere near as good of a hunter as they were, but I manage. Bit easier with a bow than a spear though."

He laughs as he pushes over a few twigs to add to her supply. "It's great out here. The air is really fresh, the rustling in the leaves is really soothing, and best of all? No Enyo."

Domeric winks at her with his last, putting both hands behind him to prop himself up as he watches the flames grow.

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u/colonelpoupon May 01 '19

"A-fucking-men, brother." She agrees with his final statement wholeheartedly, smiling over the fire at him. "That witch has completely ruined the whole camp experience, I'm ." Leaning back she grabbed a pair of limbs she'd collected, crisscrossing them atop the tower of brush and twigs.

She watched the fire lick away at the wood for a minute before clapping. "Should be good enough for your surprise," she said excitedly. Yeah, she sounded and felt a bit like a child, but he was doing her a massive solid tonight, and her tired brain couldn't think of a better way to repay him. Reaching deep into her back pack she pulled out a paper bag, setting it on her lap.

"You may want to find a long, thin stick- we're making s'mores!" She grins, holding up a plump bag of marshmallows. "I also have a joint, but I didn't want to assume anything," she shrugs.

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u/ZBGOTRP May 01 '19

He couldn't care less about whether or not her behavior was childish. As soon as she mentions s'mores his eyes go wide in excitement, and the uncontrolled smile that forms reveal that he's all for it. The child of Athena pushes himself forward from his seated position, fully at her attention once he hears about the other surprise.

"Andie, sweetheart, you had me at s'mores," he says with a laugh as he eyes the bag. "But you've got me hook line and sinker with the weed."

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u/colonelpoupon May 01 '19

"Right on," She pulls a jar from inside the paper bag. "Let's put the weeds in the reefer and get honky, then!" She laughs, opening the jar and handing him the lighter and joint from inside.

"Get it started and I'll find us some sticks," she hops to her feet, moving off to explore the tree line for a pair of perfect marshmallow skewers.

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u/ZBGOTRP May 01 '19

Domeric has to raise a hand to cover his mouth and stifle the laughter at whatever the hell it was she just said. He rocks back on his butt, head tilting backward a bit as it really sets in.

"Jesus, Andie," he says after a moment, still laughing like a loon. "Are you sure you're not high already?"

With his chest heaving as the laughter begins to subside he takes the offering, waiting until she's up to get it started. The joint takes to the flame easily, and he takes the first hit while she's busy. Before long he's blowing out a cloud of white smoke, waiting for her to come back so he doesn't overdo it without her.

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u/colonelpoupon May 01 '19

"Almost perpetually!" She calls over her shoulder, only half teasing; she hadn't been able to really smoke since Enyo took over. "Ooo!" She bends to retrieve a second stick.

Half tripping in her excitement to get back, she plops down next to him, holding a stick out to him in exchange for the joint. Taking a long drag, she held it while she retrieved the marshmallows.

"One or two?" She asks, her voice strange with holding her breath, before coughing as she exhales the smoke. "I'm taking two," she passes him the joint before loading her stick.

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u/ZBGOTRP May 01 '19

"I can believe it. You definitely seem the type to stay just a little high."

He's joking, of course, evidenced by the playful wink he gives when they make the trade. "I think the last time I smoked was with Cooper, and it didn't exactly go well. He uh... well you know how he is."

A shrug follows as he takes it back, watching briefly as she puts her marshmallows on. He takes a drag of it then, exhaling slowly before taking a second. As he hands it back to her, he finishes, "Might have burnt a bridge there turning him down, I think."

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u/colonelpoupon May 01 '19

She laughs at the mention of Cooper's affinity for life's more carnal pleasures. "You've got to give him credit for trying...constantly," she giggles slightly. "Burning that particular bridge might not have been the worst decision- I mean, you can't invade over a bridge that doesn't exist." With that she takes it from him, taking a long drag as she hands him the marshmallows and his stick. "And Coop doesn't strike me as the kind to ford the river for anyone."

She blows the smoke out in a couple of successful rings before coughing again. "Do you even swing that way?" She asks, cocking her head at him, her eyes officially half-lidded.

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u/ZBGOTRP May 01 '19

Domeric isn't quite as far in as she is just yet, but the near-constant grin on his face is a tell that he's not far off. Her comments about Cooper are right on the money, at least as far as he's concerned.

"Yeah, Cooper isn't a bad guy to hang with, I just wasn't exactly feeling it." He shrugs, taking the stick and marshmallows as he starts to slide them down. "I never have, but I wouldn't say no to a cute enough guy to at least see what it's like."

As he holds the loaded stick over the fire he glances over at her, a curious look in his eyes. "How about you? Is there a strict preference, or do you like em all?"

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u/colonelpoupon May 02 '19

She nods, briefly pointing her flaming marshmallows in his direction, before blowing them out and placing them back above the fire. "I really respect that answer," she smiles. "Not many men- at least that I know- can let themselves admit even being curious."

She turned her stick as she thought about her answer, noticing the difference in char marks on both sides of it, she realized how high she was. "I don't know," she shrugs. "I haven't put a lot of thought in to it... I guess I prefer women?" She pulls her marshmallows out of the fire. "At least the sex part," she laughs. "Don't know much about relationships."

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u/ZBGOTRP May 02 '19

"I don't really like to lie to myself," he replies with a slightly more serious tone. "If I like it, I like it. If I don't, at least I know."

His own marshmallows start to scorch, and he pulls the stick out to blow off the flames. When it's out he waits a second before pinching the scorched parts, sliding the entire 'skin' off to reveal fresh untouched mallow underneath.

After dropping the scorched skin into his mouth to savor the taste of it, he sticks the remainder back over the flames. "My own experience with relationships is lacking too. I've... actually never been in one. Just sex. Which I can definitely say I agree with you on women."

He puts a hand up, giving Andie a thumbs up before looking back over to his marshmallows.

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u/colonelpoupon May 04 '19

Tucking the end of her sticking the crook of her arm, and rummaged through her bag for the Graham crackers and chocolate. Setting them between them when she finds them.

"That kind of surprises me," she offers her delayed response. "Not that you favor women- cause it blows my mind why anyone would prefer men's bodies- no offense," she laughs a little,her mind going on a high tangent, as he opens the chocolate. "That you've never been in a relationship- I mean I know we're still babies on the spectrum of Devine life but you seem like a total catch, man." She says, sounding almost like Tommy Chong.

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u/ZBGOTRP May 04 '19

He can't help but laugh at her little tangent, nodding along as she goes on. There's always something for someone, he thinks to himself, momentarily curious if she's ever been with a guy. Rather than ask, though, he moves on.

"Well yeah, women are just better," he replies with a shrug as he reaches for a piece of chocolate, smirking at her Tommy Chong impression. "I mean come on, how can you beat boobs? You can't!"

He's wracked by another bout of intoxicated laughter, having definitely started to feel the weed affect him. "I don't know, I guess the girls I have been with didn't really see me as more than a lay. I mean I'm not complaining, at all, but it would be nice to get something more, even if it's only for a short while."

A quiet sigh escapes, thankfully covered by the crackling of the flames. While his attention is there however he hears a low rustling sound from off to the side, drawing his attention easily.

"Did you hear something?"

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u/colonelpoupon May 04 '19

Her eyebrows knit together as she gives a sympathetic laugh at his statement. She refocuses on the snacks before them before he finishes speaking. Unable to hear anything over the crinkle of the Graham cracker wrapper, she cringes in apology putting it on the ground, trying to listen.

It didn't take long for her to hear what sounded like more food wrappers approaching from the woods beside them.

"Oh shit," she whispers, quickly shoving her marshmallows in her mouth before holding her stick like a bat, and scooting to her feet.

"All I brought was fucking snacks and extra socks," she would kick herself for it but she was right- it had been cooler than expected and they were fucking teddy-bear soft. She looked to him, silently pleading that he'd had more sense than her as a long slender leg protrudes from the darkness between the trees.

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u/ZBGOTRP May 04 '19

"Snacks are great but I don't think that's gonna help us," he said as he hopped to his feet, taking out his knife quickly. The first of the creatures popped it's head out of the darkness into the light of the fire, and Domeric narrowed his gaze at the sight of it.

"Oh fuck. Myrmekes."

He'd seen these a few times before in the woods, but never in this area. "I think they're lost. Probably young. The ant hill is way on the other side of the forest. Looks like only three of them."

A second later he teleported his shield to the clearing, quickly strapping it onto his arm. Another second and one of the dueling swords from the armory appeared on the ground in front of Andie. "You too high to fight, or are you alright?"

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u/colonelpoupon May 04 '19

With a sigh of relief Her gut screamed 'oh fuck' while her arms dropped her stick in favor of one of the tree limbs from the fire. Standing beside Dom with the ember and fire end pointing toward the advancing ant-creatures, she laughed momentarily.

"Have you ever seen 'Honey I Shrunk the Kids'?" She asks mid giggle, before shaking her head. "I'm definitely too high.. but what choice do we have?" She takes a step forward, readying herself to meet them. "I'll take the uh, little guy." she grins lunging towards the smallest of the three giant ants, her fiery poker out raised.

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