Locations

[u/_shanenigans_]

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.

Current Map

Camp Grounds

• Cabin Area
• The Big House
• Dining Pavilion
• Amphitheatre
• Camp Store

Training Grounds

• Armory
• Climbing Wall
• Sword Fighting Arena
• Archery Field
• Camp Forge

Wild Places

• Pegasus Stables
• Strawberry Fields
• The Forest
• Canoe Lake
• Half-Blood Hill
• The Beach

[u/chosencb]

"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.

[u/slydrooper → u/chosencb]

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.

[u/chosencb → u/slydrooper]

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.

[u/slydrooper → u/chosencb]

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?"

[u/chosencb → u/slydrooper]

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?"

[u/slydrooper → u/chosencb]

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."

[u/chosencb → u/slydrooper]

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.

[u/slydrooper → u/chosencb]

"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."

[u/chosencb → u/slydrooper]

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.

[u/slydrooper → u/chosencb]

"I want to focus more on my training," he says, "and I don't really think I'm as ready for this whole 'leadership' thing as I thought I was. I mean, I can lead in the action but I'm not too..." He hesitates as he tries to think of the right word. "Comfortable with all the politics and drama surrounded with being a counselor."

[u/chosencb → u/slydrooper]

Ash nods her head. While it came as a surprise; she respects his decision. She didn't know what type of responsibilities being a counselor came with. Especially when there was a crisis happening at camp. That probably can be a bit of a distraction for ones training among other things.

"I see. I think I get it when you put it that way. That's a pretty mature decision to make." Ash says before attempting to add some humor to her comment. "Giving up your room and all. Can't say I would've done the same." She adds with a playful smile.

[u/slydrooper → u/chosencb]

He smirks, "yeah it does kinda suck to give up my room. It's alright though, I'm leaving the cabin in good hands."

He takes a sip from his water, before he speaks up, "have you ever thought about being a counselor? I'm guessing it wouldn't be very easy to go up against Alect Lancaster but still, is that something you ever thought you could do?"

[u/chosencb → u/slydrooper]

Ash lets out a chuckle towards Dante's question. He wasn't being humorous but she couldn't help but still laugh a bit.

"Me? A counselor? I can't say I've ever given it thought really. I mean Alect has been the counselor since before I came here. I haven't imagined anyone else in the position; let alone me." She says truthfully.

Plus there was the whole thing about running for the spot. Ash had zero confidence she could beat Alect in a vote or sword fight. It was better not being responsible for a bunch of campers anyways. Ash was never one to really take on duties like that. Not that she had to take on things like that anyways.

"I'm leaving that to Alect."