Children of the Gods: Arc 2 [Game/Closed]

[Terratina.]

'As expected.' That was all she could think as she concentrated on the heap of cereal with a splattering of milk. All-Bran. Not like she needed the extra fibre but it was a change from Shreddies or cornflakes or toast or porridge. A drizzle of honey made it bearable, at least, along with a glass of orange juice - one of her secret loves. Coffee was too bitter, tea was too bland, but orange juice was just right. Just the right balance of sour and sweet. Even as Andrew hummed, she just concentrated on the meal, mentally blocking him out. He could choke for all she cared. Especially with obnoxiously humming like that.

 

[DarkRawen]

Etna didn't seem to have gotten annoyed from his humming. She seemed to be ignoring him, actually. Andrew stopped humming, he had to admit that it had a bit of the same, calming effect that listening to classical music had on him, but if she didn't care, it wasn't much of a use to him. Besides, he had finished cutting the fruit up, an apple, an orange, a pear and a banana, all cut up. Andrew started picking up the pieces with his fork, eating two or more at the same time to make the tastes blend.

I don't mind breakfasts like this.

For a moment there, it had been as if he was alone in his apartment, in the mornings before going to the hospital. He knew he had to eat different kinds of food, but sometimes he preferred to just eat fruit, like now. He looked at Etna, she was eating boring cereal with milk.

"Do you want some?" he asked. It wasn't even a gesture for him to annoy her right now. Although she probably would get bothered, which was a bonus. "Fruit tastes much better when it's cut up like this. I do have the habit of humming when I prepare food, I'm sorry if it was a bit loud." He waited for her answer to that, before continuing:

"Say, do you like music?" He smiled innocently.

Probably not. Some people don't know to appreciate such a thing, and you seem like one of those.

 

[Deu Sex]

"Come into the other room, I've got supplies and clothes and what not. Shower first and lets get moving. Chop chop."

Remus let out a bellow of a yawn as he rose from his slumber. It had so pleasant to earn some sleep after such a hectic and tiring day. He was reluctant to get up, wanting nothing more than to earn some more rest. But he still had obligations to fulfill. Saving the world had to take priority over sleeping in. Remus pulled himself out of bed, took a quick shower, put on his suit and then headed out to where the others were gathering.

His attention, and that of every other demigod who had woken up, was immediatly drawn towards Dan. The son of Odin had lost an eye, which he claimed to have done with his own hands. In a way, Remus was impressed. It took balls for someone to take out their own eye. But on the other hand, he recognized the stupidity of the act. What would possess Dan to do such a thing? How would losing an eye benefit their cause in any way? Remus shrugged in thought and looked about. His eyes were drawn to another point of interest - Aria. It seemed the yankee girl had decided to waltz about nude. While not shocked or disturbed by the sight, Remus decided it would probably very rude of him to stare and diverted his eyes away.

Looking about some more, Remus spotted some more of his friends. Able, Nicole and Andrew were all up. Although Andrew quickly left in pursuit of Etna. He focused his attention on Able and Nicole then, walking up to the both of them with a wave. "Good morning! Nice to see you both up." he said, then turned to Nicole. "Everything go well with your finals thing then?"

 

[Terratina.]

She shook her head and continued spooning in the cereal. That was one question answered. She swallowed another mouthful and answered the second quickly, "'Pens." She continued on with the breakfast, awaiting more questions. Probably the usual about what sort of music she liked and stuff like that. She would just repeat the previous answer then. Music was something you needed to be in the mood for. No point listening to Classical when you're angry anyway.

 

[DarkRawen]

"'Pens."

Was it her accent? Or was she actually saying "pens"?

Did she mean "depends"? It's the only thing that makes sense.

"Depends on what? The mood?"

He had to admit that one had to be in a certain mood to appreciate some kinds of music, but music in general was something Andrew enjoyed. Still, she hadn't sounded annoyed, so that was something. "What kind of music do you like?" he then asked, and was answered by the same answer.

Yeah, it has to mean depends.

"Do you like Chopin?" It was a more direct question, but he figured she might answer with the same, short answer. He was honestly curious, if only because he hadn't taken her for the kind to listen to music at all. "And, if so, when?" Besides, she didn't like conversation, not with him at least, so it was still a part of their game.

 

[IFS]

"Everything go well with your finals thing then?"

"Hey Remus," she said cheerfully, she hadn't gotten nearly enough sleep last night but she still felt surprisingly well rested, the pool probably helped "They went fine, glad they're out of the way."

She ate a bit more of her cereal, it felt like a good morning, although she wasn't sure if she was looking forward to the upcoming flight. Andrew had walked off, probably to pursue Etna. Etna seemed to act fairly cold to him, but then she hadn't talked much at all. We all have our ways of handling getting dumped into this I suppose, I wonder if Andrew is just trying to be nice by talking to her, in the van yesterday she did seem like she didn't want the attention.

She turned back towards Remus "How are you doing? The whole Sicily thing seemed to shake you up a little," she said he seems to look a bit better at least.

 

[Terratina.]

Did she really have to continue this conversation? She was tempted to just leave. And so she did with a, "Dunno." Etna hadn't listened to much Chopin or any Classical for that matter. She went back to the girls' room to fetch her bag. Hopefully Andrew wouldn't follow her this time. Then an entertaining though entered her mind: would he follow her to the toilet? The man seemed more and more desperate every time they chatted. Etna would probably end up slapping him one day.

 

[Deu Sex]

"How are you doing? The whole Sicily thing seemed to shake you up a little," Internally Remus sighed. "Must this have brought up first thing in the morning?" The more he though about, the more worried he got. He nodded his head. "I've got a very protective personality. So when I hear that a murderer is running loose near my neighborhood, so to speak, I naturally get anxious. I'm probably worrying more than I should, but still..."

Remus wanted to turn his focus away from the current subject. His eyes wandered about until he spotted the pool nearby. He thought for a moment. "Did Prometheus mention how soon he wanted to hit the road?" he asked Nicole. "Because right now I'm wondering if we'd have time for a swim."

 

[Lunar Templar]

Aria just sighed at Dan's explanation turned, and grabbed her self a shirt, pants socks and boots and walked out of the room with out another word. She was going to do this kinda reverse strip tease to mess with Dan and anyone else that felt like watching, now, she just didn't want to. Aria returned to the girls room and just sat down on the bed. "Figures, finally find a guy that likes me and he's a 'dads boy' she paused at that thought.

Aria's train of thought went something like this, 'Dan is only really paying attention to her cause she's Freya's daughter and her and Odin are a thing apparently, but then since Freya is a goddess of love, among many other things, he probably doesn't really like her at all and is only saying he likes cause of some love magic thing, so she couldn't be sure if it was really him liking her, or some magic she didn't have any control over or what, so she couldn't trust any body that said they liked her for the same reason'

Aria got dressed, and sat at the table with her phone after tucking her wallet in a pocket 'No new messages, figures, guess they think I just up and left.' she thought in regards to her 'friends' back home.

Spoiler: OOC

that bit in the middle is more or less Aria misunderstanding how her 'love' related powers work

 

[IFS]

"Because right now I'm wondering if we'd have time for a swim."

She considered this and finished off her cereal "I dunno, it would be nice and I did grab my team suit, we could ask I suppose," she said. I did just eat, but its a small breakfast so I'd be fine, small pool too though so a race for me would be really easy, I could turn all the time.

She stood up, and clapped her hands together somewhat excitedly "Actually I don't think everyone has even started eating, should have time for a quick race, I'll go get changed," she turned and darted off for her room, slipping into the one piece suit and walking back out. Ah, I didn't grab a cap, ah well just have to tie my hair back.

 

[Ruedyn]

Dan was a bit disappointes in everyone's collective sigh st his stupidity. Looking back, it was a slim justification for wanting to become omniscient. Of COURSE he would't be able to handle a god on his own, knowledge or no. Especially if he were corrupted.

He silently cursed himself with Aria's leaving. He hoped she would understand, at least. He just wanted to save them all... he sighed as he made an attempt to grab a glasd of water, spilling it. He groped for a moment before just making a wild swing, and corrected it. He sighed, his spearmanship would suffer. He barely noticed his music disappear on its own as he made his way out to the pool, and sat next to Able. He felt tired, but put it to blood loss as he spoke.

"Did... did I screw up? I thought I could fight Dio by myself if I knew everything. I thought I could not risl your lives as I saved the day... Childish, I know." He held his breath as he waited for a response.

 

[DarkRawen]

"Dunno."

Boring, that's the wrong answer.

Etna left, and Andrew decided to ignore her. It seemed that she wouldn't give him any fun reactions unless he tried harder. If he had the right approach, he could even make her cry.

Is that a bad thing? She does need to learn to act more decently, so I don't think it's too much. Besides, she started it.

He then finished his breakfast, and went back to his bed, lying on it so he faced the ceiling. His side ached as he did, it had started to hurt badly again. Andrew put a hand on it, but despite noticing a faint flow of power, nothing seemed to get fixed.

I guess it's more morphine for me.

He had to get something else than morphine soon, he knew the risks by using it. For now, he gave himself another dose, a small one, and kept waiting, either for something to happen, or for it to start working.

It's a good thing I was carrying this around.

Or... was it? He didn't like where his thoughts were going. Back to the hospital. Back to the feeling of holding someones's life in his hand. He belonged in the hospital, right? That was his life, he would save people's lives. So... why was he thinking like this? Because his mind was idle? Was it something always there, lying underneath the surface? Andrew wasn't scared, or worried, or anything that even remotely resembled an emotion. However, he still disliked it.

It might come in handy. But I don't want it to be there, I'd rather be off with these thoughts. I'm a healer, not a... killer.

He started breathing calmly, and closed his eyes. Andrew had to divert his thoughts. For a while, he lay there, the tones from the piece he had been humming still clear in his mind, playing through as he remembered the sound of the different keys. If he concentrated hard enough, he could even hear a slight hesitation sometimes, as if his mind was replaying the song on the piano on its own.

Ridiculous. I can't even play the piano.

However, it didn't stop there. Sometimes, he replayed songs played by entire orchestras in his mind. Other times, he created songs from the bottom in his own mind. He did that now, it started with a piano, a dark, melancholic sound. And then, he added the violins and the cellos, like a lingering chill under the surface. Then the flutes, and slowly, the rest of the instruments.

It fit his thoughts, yet had a reassuring sound to it, as the instruments went from C minor to major in a single breath, and the orchestra found a more cheerful tone. He found it a lot easier than before, for some reason. He supposed it might be the morphine, or the recent events. No matter what it was, he hoped it would stay like that.

I suppose this might be a gift from dad too.

Dad? Had he just... no, it had to be something else. He thought Apollo, right? Andrew's musical piece collapsed, but he changed the mess into something new, as he removed the thoughts of Apollo and anything else from his mind.

I should try learning an instrument.

 

[Deu Sex]

"Actually I don't think everyone has even started eating, should have time for a quick race, I'll go get changed," Remus was a bit surprised by Nicole's sudden enthusiasm. "A race?" He remembered saying that he wouldn't minding have a competitive swim against her, but looking at the hotel pool it hardly seemed like the most appropriate racing arena. Maybe he was just used to larger bodies of water due to living by the coast, so it looked small by comparison.

Shrugging, Remus got up and headed to his own room for a quick change. He took off most of his fancy clothes but left his boxers on. Unlike Nicole he hadn't brought along swimming attire so he'd have to make due. He smiled as he spotted Nicole walking out in her one-piece suit. "You're looking fine." he said, before slipping into the pool.

 

[Green Shoes]

Prometheus watched in approval as the team adorned their new clothes. Some started eating, some went swimming. It was good; they had relaxed into their job. All they had to do now was not kill each other. Checking his watch, he saw that they had two, maybe three hours before the bus left. After that, they would be on a non-stop path to Sicily. His grin faltered as he thought of Remus. Something had happened there, and he prayed that the god of War would show self-control.

Ignoring the others, he went downstairs to the small breakfast area. Out of his pocket he whisked a credit card, courtesy of Hecate. His eyes gleamed as he surveyed the array of food. He licked his lips. The attendant swiped his card and he was in. His own personal heaven. If only for a while.

He amassed a small banquet of food and sat himself down, alone on a large table. Other patrons cast side-long glances at the strange man with the impressive appetite. He didn't care. As he munched happily on a pineapple, he thought of Hecate, and where she was right now.

 

[IFS]

"You're looking fine."

"Thanks," she said smiling as she slipped into the pool, he was looking pretty good as well though he didn't seem to have a suit of course he doesn't, why would he? She sighed, partly from how good the water felt but also because it didn't seem fair to race him like this well he didn't say race before...

"We don't have to race, the pools a bit too small and you not having a proper suit would slow you down," she said, "Not much fun if I've got such a huge advantage," she said. Of course if he wants to I will, he'll lose though.

She kicked off the wall, lazily floating across the pool on her back, if nothing else a swim would be quite relaxing. The pool was even remarkably clean for an outdoor pool at a motel, aside from a few leaves and some dirt at the bottom it was quite nice.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Aria took a minute or two more to collect her self, and exited the room again, dressed this time, and with her jacket wrapped around her waist. As she exited she spotted Prometheus heading into the lobby, for food she assumed and followed.

"Hey" she said patting him on the shoulder once she caught up "how far is that shop you got all them clothes at, I need a few things still." she asked 'Plus, shopping trip, that'll make me feel better, right?' she thought.

 

[Deu Sex]

"We don't have to race, the pools a bit too small and you not having a proper suit would slow you down. Not much fun if I've got such a huge advantage," While previously content with just having a casual swim, Remus felt every mildly mocked by Nicole's words. "Why does she think it would be so easy?" he thought. He didn't remember wearing a suit often when he swam by the coast, what difference could it make?

He did a lazy sidestroke and swam up next to Nicole. "Oh? Wouldn't the advantage be on the other side?" he said with a smirk as he teased her. "I'm far more physically fit than you. If anything, I'm in need of a handicap."

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Steven just walked down and grabbed some food, having pocketed a random plane ticket.

Steven saw Prometheus stuffing his face.

"I would slow down," Steven said as he sat down, "You don't want to get to much attention."

 

[IFS]

"I'm far more physically fit than you. If anything, I'm in need of a handicap."

"Heh, well ok then if you're so keen on losing then lets go," she grinned, tying her hair back behind her head where it wouldn't get in the way. Unless he's practiced for a team I doubt he knows how to turn properly, which gives me a massive advantage, especially in a pool this small. She swam over to one wall, there weren't starting blocks so they might as well start by kicking off of the wall.

"Any time you're ready," she said, stretching her arms before getting into position "Just let me know how many laps you want to go for."

 

[Deu Sex]

"Heh, well ok then if you're so keen on losing then lets go," Remus chuckled as he swam over to the wall as well, settling across from Nicole. He was aware that he was probably going to loose like a chump. While he was certainly, Nicole was trained. She actually knew how to competitively swim while he didn't. Strong arms wouldn't due much up against an athlete aiming for the Olympics.

"Any time you're ready. Just let me know how many laps you want to go for." Remus turned to Nicole with a grin as a thought crossed his mind. Maybe he had a chance at this after all. "Let's go with nice solid number." he said. "Hmm, how about...three hundred!" And before Nicole could reply, he kicked himself against the wall and began stroking across the pool.