Petal 01 - IM - open to action or whatever

[shylyintrepid]

[The IM today shows the recently arrived counselor of the Demeter cabin, rubbing the back of his neck a little awkwardly. When he speaks, he has a light French accent]

Sorry I haven’t been to camp in a while. [More like "since the whole Titan fiasco started"] Mama--ah, my stepmother, not..you know--didn’t want me over in the States with all the chaos going on and then there was a problem with my passport. For those of you who are new, I’m Jean Prouvaire of the Demeter cabin, though I really prefer it if people use 'Jehan'. I'm the counselor for my cabin as well.

[He smiles]

Um, if anyone needs any help, anything at all, I’d be happy to help. You don’t have to be in my cabin or anything. I’m usually outside somewhere and if you can’t find me one of the nymphs should be able to.

[He waves and cuts the IM]

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[wokethedragon]

I'll be there shortly, then!

[She nods once more before waving away the rainbow, getting up and smoothing off her skirts. She coils her whip around her waist like a belt and heads over to the Demeter cabin.

It shouldn't be too hard for Jehan to spot her - her hair's white-blonde, after all. There aren't too many people at the camp who fit that bill, and her brother's been gone for some time now.]

[shylyintrepid]

[Jehan looks up from where he's tending to his calla lilies (thank the gods they didn't die in his absence) just in time to see Daenerys walk up. He grins and waves]

Hey, Daenerys.

[wokethedragon]

Jehan, hello!

[She approaches him at his plant-covered cabin and notices him tending to some of them. Walking up next to him, she peers over his shoulder.]

What are you tending to?

[shylyintrepid]

Calla lilies! I haven't been able to find an agave plant or oleander, so lilies it is for now.

[Agave sap can cause dermatitis and oleander is really freaking deadly. Jehan likes poisonous plants.]

I was worried they had died while I was gone, but they were only a little wilted, probably from the curses and elephants and everything. What've you been doing?

[wokethedragon]

Pardon me for asking, but...aren't those a bit poisonous?

[At first, she'd thought he might have been growing agave to harvest its nectar, but she's quickly proven wrong.]

I can assure you that Hannibal has not stepped on your plants. But I'm happy to report that the Hephaestus cabin has gotten a new counselor at last.

[shylyintrepid]

Agave sap can make your skin itch for years and oleander is really poisonous, yeah. They're lovely.

[He grins at her news]

Really? Who?

[wokethedragon]

I've also heard that when treated correctly, it can be made into a sweetener. I'd thought you might take that route as well, but I can see how those things might come handy in combat.

[She laughs a little at Jehan's almost morbid curiosity with these plants, and makes a mental note to keep an eye out for such things.]

He's a new brother of mine! His name is Leo Valdez, and he is a veritable sorceror in the forges. I've never seen anyone like him.

[shylyintrepid]

...would you believe I forgot about agave sweetener? But it's great that you guys have a new counselor and that he's so good in the forges. Has he made anything I can see yet?

[wokethedragon]

I believe it takes a long time, but I do enjoy the flavor. It would be a worthy cause to wait for, Jehan.

[She reaches out to to touch the petals of the flowers - it's amazing how something so beautiful can cause extreme pain.]

I believe he's made a few automatons. Birds, and the like.

[Then, almost conspiratorially:]

And a few days ago, we found a rogue bronze dragon tromping around in the woods. I hope we seek it out.

[shylyintrepid]

[Well, if you're a cat they can. Calla lilies aren't deadly to humans.

As far as Jehan knows they aren't, anyway. He frowns at "rogue bronze dragon"]

A dragon? Not brought in by anyone, but just wandering around? Or did someone lose a project? I don't know any way I bronze dragon could get in without it being someone's project.

[wokethedragon]

He is an automaton, we believe. There was not much to go by...it was very difficult to get any more information.

[Especially considering the fact that they were both lizards at the time.]

[shylyintrepid]

Hmm, I suppose if it's a rogue automaton, it won't be very chatty and possibly broken. I wonder where it came from. You're going to try and tame it, yeah?

[wokethedragon]

You're probably right. He's so detailed, I highly doubt he's anything other than an old project.

[She thinks for a second, unsure, and nods.]

If there's any sense in Leo, that's the end goal, yes. A wild dragon without any sense of direction or authority can be dangerous for all here.

[Says the girl who's hiding three in her cabin.]

[shylyintrepid]

And who knows if the Romans and Egyptians know how to fight against an automaton? Do they even have them?

[He imagines the Romans might, but all he knows about Egypt is the mummies and the pyramids and The Prince of Egypt.]

That'll be a three giant, angry animals if you guys tame it. We'll run out of room!

[wokethedragon]

Actually, the Romans do. The...the praetor of Rome, Reyna, she has these two most amazing dogs, one of silver and one of gold, unlike anything I've ever seen. As for the Egyptians, your guess is as good as mine.

[She laughs a little, imagining an automaton 'walking like an Egyptian' as it attacks. She hopes Millie wouldn't take offense to something like this.]

I suspect we'll have to construct something new to hold them safely in, then.

[shylyintrepid]

As long as we don't ruin the strawberries. I like the strawberries.

[He laughs. Mr. D'll get mad too, of course, but that goes without saying.]

[wokethedragon]

I have no doubt we won't. I don't believe Mr. D would be able to keep the camp afloat if we didn't have them, after all.

[She laughs along with him, trying to imagine Mr. D's freakout. It's actually a pretty scary thought.]

I trust Chiron to sort it out and find a good place for a menagerie.