[EVENT POST] June 29, 2013

[greekchorus]

[Well, it looks like the Lady Artemis has heard little Arin's prayer, and has decided to exact retribution on Ares' son - as well as everyone else who did nothing to stop him - in a big way.

Despite falling asleep in their beds last night, no cabin will be filled except the Artemis cabin, who have been pardoned. In fact, for a moment, campers will probably be confused as to where they've come to. They certainly didn't go to bed in the forest.

Once they look around, though, they'll notice some different things. Maybe they're much lower to the ground than usual or have extra limbs or appendages. Maybe they can smell better, or fly into the sky.

Regardless, it won't take them too long to realize that they've been turned into some sort of animal, bound to the forest by an invisible wall, and forest natives won't be able to understand their cries for help - only other campers-turned animals will. Your mission, campers? Survive the day, and try not to get eaten.

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[usernameallison]

[He catches that, watching as she eats the bug, and does his best not to crack a smile. After all, this is a counselor - and when they all hopefully turn back into people, she can probably kick his ass from here to Beacon Hills. That, or tell that centaur that he gave her a problem, and he's seen horses before. Horses can kick hard. At that point, he'd be sailing off to Japan or something.

And then, as soon as she says the cabin she leads, he has to turn around, his tail between his legs. Wow, this is embarrassing.]

I'm your...half...nephew, then. Roman side.

[Nephew? That was the right one, right?]

[staysthesame]

[The fly isn't that bad, really, but maybe that's part of her new body structure. Taste buds and all. But gross still.

She's still thinking about it when she hears the word 'nephew'.]

Wait, what?

[usernameallison]

[He doesn't know that Camp Half-Blood doesn't accept legacies - hell, most Greek demigods don't live past twenty, considering they don't have the safety network to fall back on like New Rome did for the Romans.]

Yeah. Um, my dad was a son of Nike, mom's a human. So I think that makes you my aunt? I'm...yeah, I don't really know if it works that way.

[staysthesame]

I... didn't realize that was possible. [Which is stupid, she realizes as soon as she says it. Not all demigods die, do they? Some of them can go off and have regular lives and children. But do those children really have a place at Camp Halfblood? Do they inherit the same smell, the same abilities?]

This is really weird. A nephew. [She's only just find out her mother and sister. But a nephew too?]

[usernameallison]

Yeah, neither did I. I mean, my dad left me and my mom a few years back, so...I didn't even know he was a demigod until I got pulled to the Wolf House and stuff. Actually, no, I thought I was a demigod until I got claimed, 'cause that's the most common denominator and all. But I guess it makes sense. I don't really come equipped with everything you guys get to do.

[No ADHD, no dyslexia, for one thing. But there's also the whole bit about being able to run really fast, jump really high, higher than any normal human...and get saddled with asthma to boot. Them's the breaks.]

Yeah. I hope you won't be too offended if I don't call you Aunt Jill or anything.

[staysthesame]

So, they let you join there even if you're not a demigod yourself? [That doesn't happen at Camp Halfblood. The more Jill learns about the other camp, the more it gets under her skin, itches until she has to rip herself open to scratch at it. That, my friends, is called jealousy.]

Yeah, I'd have to punch you if you tried.