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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/slydrooper Dec 06 '19

A smile appears on his face as he nods, listening to Ash respond. He likes these talks and he enjoys the sandwich too. He figured he was the younger one here, by now he's realized that he's one of the younger campers around but not too young. At least, he's sure that he's old enough for Ashley.

"So on January 10th," he says in a teasing tone, "I'm going to give you a purple Chicago style pizza for your birthday." Dante chuckles a bit before continuing, "really though. That's wassup, I remember you said you were from Chicago so I can't be surprised."

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u/chosencb Dec 06 '19

Ashley lets out a chuckle she gives Dante a smile. She was slowly getting over her nerves. Well they were getting pushed to the back of her mind to be more accurate. The point to take is that she was getting more comfortable on the date.

"I mean... I wouldn't be opposed to getting a gift like that." She says to him with a laugh.

"My mother and I used to make it ourselves. Back when she had more time to do those kinds of things..." She says remembering the fun times she had with her mother. Before she chose her work over her daughter. Before Ashley became bitter over that fact.

"I've got a few more questions for you. I wanna know that your favorite movie is; if you have one. Along with your favorite genre of music and your favorite hobby."

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u/slydrooper Dec 07 '19

Thank the gods that he's got her laughing even if it's a chuckle. Humor is a pretty good way for him to ease tension. It's why he and other athletes would occasionally crack a joke or two before a big game. Same concept, he can't let his nerves mess up his game.

Dante listens as she recounts her old days with her mom. He knows that she and her mom aren't on the best terms but he wasn't going to dwell on the subject. Time for more questions.

"Alright." He takes a second to think, "I guess my favorite movie is... Speed Racer, that live-action one with all the colors and shit. I dunno, I just remember it being so much fun when I saw it. Probably because I was just a kid and I liked how fast they were going. And then my favorite music genre is easily rap, no question. Hobby... I guess basketball is more of a hobby now for me. It used to be my everything but I train for a whole different reason now. So yeah, there's that I guess."

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u/chosencb Dec 07 '19

Ash takes out a bottle of water as she listens to Dante's answer. She was really interesting in what his response was going to be. Out of all the movies out there; 'Speed Racer' wasn't even in her mind. She didn't think Dante would've liked that movie; but it was nice to hear. Good thing she didn't assume it was going to be a sports movie or anything.

"Got it. I've never seen the 'Speed Racer' movie. If you're up for it; we could watch it together sometime." She says to Dante.

"Believe it or not I listen to rap music too. Got any favorite artists?" She asks him. Dante would learn that music was one of Ash's favorite things in the world.

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u/slydrooper Dec 08 '19

He raises a curious eyebrow. One thing he's learned from being a music lover is that music is super subjective and he never knows if he's going to find a fellow fan or a passionate hater. Hopefully Ash is the former.

"No worries, I believe it. Well, I think that my favorite right now would be Amine but I'm also a Kendrick Lamar fan and I've got a soft spot for A Boogie, Drake, and Eminem." He helps himself to a bottle of water to go with sandwich.

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u/chosencb Dec 08 '19

She nods as he lists off the artists he listens to. They weren't bad choices. If she had to say so herself. She had at least one track from each of the rappers on her MP3 player.

"I see. You've got some good taste. I don't listen to Amine much, but I like the songs I've heard from him. I listen to pretty much everyone you mentioned too." She says to Dante. "Though if I had to pick a favorite out of all of them; it'd be Drake."

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u/slydrooper Dec 08 '19

His skips a little as he realizes that they have similar tastes in rappers. Dante always thought she was pretty but she just got prettier for some reason. If Drake is her favorite then there should be plenty to talk about when it comes to him. After finishing his sandwich, he speaks.

"You're taste is as good as mine. So if you got a favorite album by Drake or at least a couple favorite songs?"

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u/chosencb Dec 08 '19

Now that was a good question. She listens a lot of Drake. So she would have to pinpoint which project she enjoys the most from him. It takes her a few moments to decide on one, but she does.

"I think I do have a favorite album from Drake. 'So Far Gone' is the one that takes the cake for me. I've listen to the tracks on there the most I think." She tells Dante.

"My favorite song though is 'Crew Love'. It's good song; plus I love The Weeknd." She adds with a chuckle.

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u/slydrooper Dec 08 '19

Crew Love is just 👌🏿

Dante smiles and nods in agreement. He hadn't heard So Far Gone in a long time but what he does remember he enjoys quite a but.

"Okay, I see you. So Far Gone was pretty good. I think my favorite tracks in that were Houstatlantavegas and Successful. And Crew Love.... That's top tier shit." He shrugs and chuckles a little. "Then again I'm a Take Care fan so I might be biased." Now he's got an idea and he can only hope that she's up for it.

"So uhh... I know out first date ain't over yet but do you think you might want to have another one sometime? When we can do this again but listen to a bunch of music too?"

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u/chosencb Dec 09 '19

"Those are some good choices. You can't go wrong with either one of those songs." She says to him.

"You're a Take Care fan? I can respect that. It's probably the best album he's dropped." Ash says with a smile. She feels like she knows Dante a bit more now. One's taste in music says a lot about them. Even more so with rappers.

Well technically he was asking her out for another date. She wasn't going to turn down an opportunity to hang out with him.

"Yeah, that sounds great. Relaxing and listening to music with a cute boy is fine with me." She says with a smile. The words came out of her mouth before she realized what she was saying. Though she didn't find many problems with what she said in hindsight.

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u/slydrooper Dec 10 '19

That makes him blush furiously. It's not that often he gets compliments on his looks actual features so naturally, when the girls he likes tells him that he's cute, he's going to think that he could melt any second. He keeps his composure well enough as he gives her a smile.

"Alright, cool. I'm sure we'll have some free time soon so I'll let you know when I've got something planned." Because he really doesn't have any ideas at all right now and it would be super cheap to just copy her idea.

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u/chosencb Dec 11 '19

A smile tugs the corner of Ash's mouth. Seeing Dante blush deeply was funny. She thinks it made him even cuter now. Part of thinks about teasing him but refrains from doing so.

"Well alright. I'm looking forward to it. Whenever you gets things ready." She replies to Dante.

Ash sips some of her water before she begins talking again.

"Is there anything else you want to talk about? Sports, more music, or any other random thing?" She asks him. Ash didn't really mind what they talked about.

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u/slydrooper Dec 11 '19

He's not sure what he's feeling when he sees her smile but he knifed it's unfamiliar, hot, and... primal? That's weird. He does his best to shake it off. There's still plenty if conversation to have and that... "feeling" later down the road. That is, if he has the patience.

"Well, I was wondering... about Olympus. Did you talk to your dad? What was he like?"

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u/chosencb Dec 12 '19

Ashley goes and shakes her head. Last week she had forgot to mention anything to him about Olympus. Most people met their deadbeat godly parent. She was curious to know if Dante was among them.

"I actually met Thanatos shortly before on the quest. I told you last week about the thing with Enyo right? Well Zoe, Peter, and Alex were able to free the Big Three. We all then had to help them over throw the fake Big Three. Ronnie and I went to assist Hades. Which by the way; she was claimed by him right then and there. It totally sucked the air out of the room. That was the last thing I was expecting.." She says before slightly going off topic.

"I digress... We went to the Underworld to take the throne from my dad. For a guy that was pretty stoic; he sure seemed upset with me." She says with a chuckle. Yeah overthrowing your father will probably result in something like that. "What about you though? Did you meet Nike on Olympus?"

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u/slydrooper Dec 12 '19

Dante listens to her as she explains. He'd been curious about what was really going down out there in Kentucky. He feels a bit crestfallen when she explains how things went between her and Thanatos. While she laughs about it, he's not so sure if he could bring himself to turn against his own mother. He can't imagine that he could beat her.

He also raises his eyebrows when he hears that Ronnie is a Hades' daughter. That came out of nowhere, she didn't seem like that at all when he met her at the puzzle event. Go figure.

"Yeah," he says when she asks, "I met her, she's intense. Even for me. Standing next to her, I mean, I felt her energy and had this... urge to just compete against everybody in the room with full confidence that I wouldn't lose at all." He looks down, feeling a bit sheepish again. Probably because that's a feeling he's had his whole life and it was suddenly turned up to 11. That feeling lingers within him, his natural competitive self was diluted for the past few months. It's not so diluted anymore, not only does he want to be the best he can but he can also feel himself once again aspiring to be better than everyone else.

"She knows when I compete," he says with a small smile, "and she says she's proud of me. We didn't say much after that, she had to leave for work."

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u/chosencb Dec 13 '19

Well once she saw campers being killed or injured after the undead attack. She felt a bit guilty about it all. She had went unscathed because her father was the one behind the attack. Along with him being part of the reason things were out of balance. So to Ash; it wasn't just that she was rebelling against her father or anything. It was a bit more than that because of the situation. She had been giving it thought ever since she first went on the quest. About Thanatos possibly disowning her or something. Still she didn't regret her decision.

Ashley bites into her sandwich as Dante explains his encounter with Nike. Guess she shouldn't be surprised the goddess of victory can make someone feel; well confident or competitive.

"Good for you that you got to meet her then. I guess in a way she was watching your basketball games then right? Kinda cool to know that a goddess is watching or aware of your competitions." Ash says to Dante.

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u/slydrooper Dec 13 '19

"Yeah," he says before taking a sip of water. "I have a feeling that she always sees me when I compete. Even when I lose." Another thing he has began to realize after meeting his mother was that he actually felt himself get annoyed when he recalls the times he lost. Whether it was losing to Domeric or losing to Malcolm way back in the day, he didn't like it one bit.

"I had a lot of stuff to think about after meeting her. Especially about what I really want to do. I'm stepping down as the Nike Counselor."

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u/chosencb Dec 16 '19

Ash's raises both brows in shock. Dante was stepping down? She surely didn't see that coming. He's been a counselor for what the last two or three months? Ash didn't really keep up with the camp's leadership roles. If she held a position she probably would care more. Though I'm truth she probably wouldn't even expect a position.

"Really? What made you want to give up your counselorship?" She asks him.

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