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[sophos]

[A teenager, roughly sixteen but no older than seventeen, flicks on the video. She looks pretty hesitant about showing her face, biting her lip and nervously running a hand through her hair, which is pulled back into a ponytail, and so she pulls out some strands with the motion, and the curls dangle. With careful attention, you might notice a streak of grey amongst the blonde.]

[But then she straightens up and her expression becomes something more determined. She hasn't seen anyone she knows in person, so here is a test. Hopefully it won't backfire.]

I need to know if anyone here is familiar with or from ‘Camp Half-Blood.’ [She pauses, then somewhat begrudgingly:] Or ‘Camp Jupiter,’ I guess.

[A sigh, then another pause. She taps her fingers on something off-screen]

Since a decent number of the population doesn’t really seem to be native, just how long have you all been here? I want to know if it’s a common trend or a newer phenomenon.

And does anyone know anything more about this place? Things you might have picked up on your own. I understand the basics, and I gather most of the newer residents have gotten similar lectures upon arrival, so don’t bother with reiterating. I’m mostly curious about things the kedan haven’t explained. I tried asking questions on the cart ride, but the ones who found me weren’t the most talkative on the way here. I’ve learned next to nothing about this Emperor.

[Her eyes widen slightly, as if she’s had a sudden realization] I thought I heard mention of a library – can someone tell me where it is? Or maybe it was a book store? Either way, the question still stands.

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[tasteforpoison]

[Yelena has been searching for an herbalist nearly since her arrival. Taking a break for the moment, she's seated at one of the cafe consoles trying to catch up with what the other arrivals have been posting. This network is beyond strange to her, and seems a form of magic, but the kedan explained how it works enough that she can use it with only some awkwardness.]

They were awfully close-lipped with me too, but if you find out where that library or a book store are, I'd like to know as well.

[There, did she do that right?]

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[sophos]

[She makes a noise, as if she's reached a conclusion]

I'm betting it's probably a trend, keeping their mouths shut. And yes, of course. [Because share ALL THE KNOWLEDGE] Who would I be sharing with?

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[tasteforpoison]

[She hesitates a moment, but since the other girl has agreed to share information, giving her name seems no large thing.]

Yelena. What about you?

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[sophos]

I'm Annabeth. You haven't been here long either, I take it? [casual enough conversation, but still information she will use to figure this place out, if given.]

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[tasteforpoison]

Less than a day.

[A day was precious, however. Yelena had more or less hit the ground running as soon as she'd gotten settled in the city. Having only three days worth of antidote wasn't going to do her much good here.]

I haven't met anyone here who's been here longer that isn't a local.

[Actually she hasn't really met much of anyone yet.]

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[dadissues]

"Camp Half-Blood"? [...] Haven't heard of it. What does that mean, though, half-blood? Half what?

I just got here and a bunch of other people were doing the whole "hey I just arrived and I don't know anything" so I think it's pretty recent.

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[sophos]

Most people haven't, unless they've been there. And how do you know it's not just a name?

New arrivals are doing that, of course, but what if there are people who haven't just been fished out of the ocean?

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[dadissues]

It'd be a really weird and stupid name if it was just totally random. Come on. What does it mean? [Please don't say half demon, no one ever told him he had to join a club...]

Tch, well I haven't exactly met everyone! It's a giant freaking city on a giant freaking turtle. And the kedan don't say anything.

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[sophos]

It's not stupid. Look, it's -- [Exasperated sigh] Why do you want to know?

Nor have I, that's why I'm asking. The kedan don't like questions that go beyond the surface.

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[dadissues]

Just, you know, curious.

Well, I haven't found out yet. I'm planning on going and talking to the turtle sometime soon. I'll beat answers out of it if I have to!

[notpredictable]

Camp Half-Blood?

[Yes that's all he picked up from this post.]

[sophos]

That's what I said.

[notpredictable]

Yes I heard you, but what is it?

[sophos]

A camp. [Different worlds. And this guy doesn't look like he's from her world. If he was a monster or something, he'd know what the camp was. She's slowly wrapping her mind around the idea that explaining it isn't necessarily a bad thing.] Mostly a summer camp, but there are some year-rounders.

[notpredictable]

[The concept isn't to hard for him. For a scientific brain, its not to terribly difficult to poke at the mathematics of it. It's improbable, not impossible.]

'Summer camp’.
 
[He says this like it’s this kind of foreign idea, some kind of unreachable and unattainable thing.
 
Mainly because it is/was.]
 
I’m…familiar with the term but the actual application is lost on me. I didn’t do ‘summer camp’. What does it entail?

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[demon_brat]

[Gray hair or not... and Damian can make a couple of guesses on that, she is very beautiful. He may be ten, but that is something he can appreciate.

That, and some of what she talks about catches his attention.]

Half what blood? If I may ask.

And it is highly likely that any ruler will held some sort of audiences - in fact, the kedan spoke of monthly such. Watching over the statements and questions people have broadcast so far suggests that most of the non-natives have only arrived recently, which makes the original source the best place to acquire precise information.

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[sophos]

[She runs a hand through her hair again]

Are you from Earth? [So many different worlds...! She's still a little unsure about sharing, but not being from the same place helps.]

A monthly audience? How did I miss that? [And she suddenly looks really annoyed that this piece of information slipped her mind] Recent arrivals is all I'm getting, too, but I did want to see if anyone had been here longer. And some people like to poke around more than others.

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[demon_brat]

[His eyebrows quirk very lightly at the nervous gesture. That is... curious.]

From Earth. One of them, at least. I suspect it would be an explanation of incompatible experiences that I've encountered already.

[Slight smirk. Very slight.]

Not everybody is trained to retain information when not in full possession of his capacities. [And waking up after being fished out certainly counts as depriving one of them.] But, yes. Some people do. On the other hand, they are somewhat less likely to share the information they've discovered.

['They'. Right.]

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[sophos]

[She notices the eyebrow quirk and will now purposely will herself to avoid the gesture -- she knows it's a nervous habit, but she doesn't always realize she's doing it.]

Multiple earths, multiple worlds. Everyone's experiences are likely different.

That's why you adapt when not in the best position to look. And not necessarily. Some people are fond of the sharing of knowledge.

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[demon_brat]

[See, he doesn't mind, he is merely curious as to why she is so nervous. The place is suspicious and unusual, but hardly that unnerving.]

Perhaps not everyone. But some. I do believe discrepancies in times when people come from, even if from the same... place, are also the case.

[Look! He is sharing. Sort of.]

Some people may be, but not very many. [That he knows.] And not the best.

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[agentdork]

...You got pulled from summer camp?

[ Oh, christ, now this place is pulling in more kids.

What the heeellllll. ]

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[sophos]

Technically, I wasn't at the camp when I got pulled. And don't be so quick to dismiss it.

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[agentdork]

I'm not dismissing it, I just--

I mean, I went to summer camp and all that, it's just when I was like.




Twelve.

[ osfksjg. ]

Who the heck named your summercamp.

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[sophos]

I've been going since I was seven. It's less of a camp and more of a home.

It's named after the kids it was created for.

[She's slowly giving up the complete secrecy. Clearly no one from her world is here]

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[agentdork]

...So, half human and half...?