IN ALL CHAOS THERE IS CALCULATION.

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riisingfromashes.

“I was asking if you believe in the afterlife….or anything similar.” Persephone says with a small smile. “My parents always used to describe it as going to the stars. So that’s how I think of it. I’m interested to hear other people’s perspectives, though.” Persephone is nothing if not open-minded. 

He raises his eyebrows slightly at the question, although he does reply, after a moment of thinking. “Most instances of an afterlife include a higher power of some sort, which I don’t like, since that usually means you’re not really in control of your own life. And the idea of an afterlife is nice, but holds too many variables. Some people spend their entire lives working towards something ‘after’ when they don’t really know if it’ll be there, and that seems... kind of pointless to me. So I don’t, no. If it turns out I’m wrong, I won’t mind the ‘I told you so’ I’ll get in the afterlife.”

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lmao guess who’s still alive ?? it me. had camp fro two weeks, did not reblog notice anywhere else but my leo blog because i’m literally the wORST ok ok replies

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pixiedvst.

And because it’s Gabe, and because they’re best friends no matter who wins, she pulls him into a tight one-armed hug before letting go. She’s grinning right back.

“We,” she says smugly, “have Aphrodite and Hecate, plus my cabin. The rest are just a bo- nus.” Under Piper’s direction, the Aphrodite cabin has become a force to be reckoned with, and they nearly always side with Ares. Old alli- ances die hard.

“Then I’d say we’re at least evenly matched.”

“Athena, Apollo, Hephaestus. Possibly Poseidon.” Percy tends to be a wildcard until pretty last second; mostly because he didn’t have to decide for anyone but himself. Both teams were still waiting on a few cabins. Gabe raises an eyebrow at the ‘bonus’ comment. “Careful about bonus cabins, they tend to tip the balance.” 

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pixiedvst.

Kat had been watching the kid take flowers for, well, months. Granted she didn’t always catch him–she knew every flower in that gar- den, she knew when a bunch had gone miss- ing–but she knew it had been months.

“Boyfriend then?” She throws an arm around his waist (she can’t reach his shoulders). “No judging, but he still has to pass my approval before you give him any more of my mom’s flowers. Lead the way, giraffe boy.”

He stiffens slightly when her arm goes around his waist; he is so completely out of his depth trying to explain the situation. “No, no boyfriend either, they’re uhm, they’re for—”

How hard can it possibly be to say I’m going to a graveyard? Apparently very hard, because he takes the first change of topic she provides. “Giraffe boy?” He starts walking, making up his mind to find some way to tell her where they’re going before they get there; that way he has to stop dodging the question. Hopefully.

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aseventheleader.

What kind of person DIDN’T carry a pen with them?  —— Oh, right, him. “You’re outta luck, dude. You should really carry one.” Well THAT was a hypocritical sentence.

Damn. He sighs, although it wasn’t unexpected; after all, the chances a stranger would carry a pen on him were slim to none. He does raise an eyebrow at the response he gets, though.

“Doesn’t the fact that you’re not carrying a pen kind of invalidate that advice?”

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pixiedvst.

This week, Ares has most of cabins thirteen through twenty. They’re wildly underestimated, but that includes Hecate’s cabin, and Clovis, who if he stays awake can knock out the entire other team. Kat’s reckless enough to take the bet.

So like they’re five years old and on the playground, she spits in her hand and holds it out to him to shake.

This is not the first time they’ve done this, so instantly he spits in his own hand and shakes her outstretched one. And while he’s not one for counting his chickens before they hatch, he can’t help but grin (and maybe it’s a little smug).

But hey, they’ve got a fair few of the first twelve cabins (although a couple have joined with Kat’s team), he thinks he can afford a grin.

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pixiedvst.

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“Stop right there, mister!” She hops out the front door, pointing at the boy as she stalks down the lawn. She trips once but manages not to fall, which is pretty imp- ressive for her. 

“You’ve been stealing flowers from my poor mother’s garden for months. It’s time I meet her and make sure she’s worth it.”

He had, in fact, stopped right there, although a lot of him was telling him to book it and not even glance around. Instead, he cringes and turns on his heels until he’s facing the girl who’d caught him red handed (well, violet handed, but same difference). He’d thought he’d been at least subtle enough that maybe this was her first time noticing him here, but the word months tells him otherwise. 

When she says her, it takes him a minute to clue in to what she thinks he’s doing with her mother’s flowers, and his brain scrambles for a way to explain how completely off the mark she is. “Uh— You can come, but they’re not really— I’m not bringing them for a girlfriend.”

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+ abgeminae, riisingfromashes.

“I— uh— sorry, what?” He’s not sure whether they were talking too fast or whether he just somehow missed a few seconds, but either way he has no idea what the appropriate response is.

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recuperatiion.

           ( they glance away, rolling their eyes. this kid is                      lucky he didn’t catch them on a bad day - he                            seems too sweet to be able to handle that. )

           “   well, there is the possibility you left it                        at home. or that someone STOLE it.   “

                                  ( not helping, blake. )

( he sighs, kicking his feet under his chair as though he can drag his charger out from under the line of seats as though he hasn’t already checked there. )

     “ i guess. maybe it’ll turn up when some people get off the bus? ”

( he’s not totally sure why he’s saying that aloud; he's only   been talking to this stranger for under a minute and can tell   they’re not exactly being encouraging— and with a fair    amount of reason. he can see why they wouldn’t be super     patient with some random teenager who’d lost their phone      charger on public transit. )

       “ yeah, never mind. ”

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pixiedvst.

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It takes him a second to even respond, but then he’s kissing back, shutting down the voice in the back of his head still asking what’s going on and what he’s doing, because Kat is kissing him and he’s going to let himself focus on that for a second.

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pixiedvst.

“So we’ll be on opposite sides again. Loser does the winner’s homework for a week?”

Normally, he'd think twice about betting against Kat’s team (the Ares cabin was definitely a force to be reckoned with), but he’s pretty sure they’ve got a good enough team this week that he can risk it. Plus, the consequences of a loss aren’t devastating. 

“I’ll take that bet— You’re on.”

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+ pixiedvst.

“Ready for this week’s game of capture the   flag? I think my cabin convinced the Athena   kids to team up with us.” 

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recuperatiion.

          “   uh, no - why do you even have                      a charger on the bus, anyway?    “

                                 ( the weirdo was left unsaid, but                                                 definitely implied in their tone. )

   “ i dunno about you, but personally i don’t intend to      spend all day on the bus, since they’re used for      transportation. so the point was to have my      phone charger at the destination. ”

( his voice is some odd mixture of sarcastic and   offended, and he almost immediately goes back   to trying to look around before calling it quits and   leaning back against his seat. )

                   “ unfortunately, it’s not looking great for that plan. ”

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+ aseventheleader.

“Hey uh— do you have a pen by any chance?” He  should really carry one on him or something.

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+ recuperatiion.

“Have you seen a phone charger   around? I swear to god, I saw it   just a second ago...” 

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me: i’m gonna do greeters  me 3 seconds later: why did i say i would do this

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pixiedvst.

She squints at it, holding up her hands to make sure it’s perfectly straight. “Yes. Much better.”

He steps back, rolling his eyes but not bothering to pretend he isn’t smiling. “You’re welcome.”