im/action ☁ jan 31

[clearasil]

Hey, guys, so, this is mostly for my cabin mates, but you all should know about this, so yeah.

Chiron asked me, counselor of the snark cabin, to get into the Misty Border Initiative, which is my name and is open to changes. Obviously I've been reinforcing boundaries for a while but thanks to counteracting magic, it got messed up. The end goal is to be able to trap intruders, 'cause that was really just -- so not cool.

[ Understatement of the year. ]

So, we'll be reinforcing everything again, but the hope's to, like, freeze or stun people who aren't supposed to be in here without specific permission from the authorities.

[ What Natalie doesn't say is that this works the same way for those who try to escape because, frankly, this is getting out of control. From her brother's well-intentioned departure to Allison's off-camp cellphone calls, she knows she needs to do this too. (This also goes for any special portals made by any one from any pantheon. It's going to take a lot of work, but Hecate cabin can do it collectively.) And she definitely doesn't add that escapees or intruders will find themselves with S U C K E R tattooed on their foreheads. That's in the beta stages. ]

Oh, and how about those awesome guard shabtis? We've got those dudes on our borders, too. And if the automatons need any special magic reinforcements, like, I can help with that. I'll be working on a bunch of things around camp so just find me if you have questions or whatever.

im ¬ action ➹ jan 31

[industria]

[ This is the last person you want to see right now but she knows she has to say something soon publicly, as much as she had apologized to Chiron and Mr. D for the mess she added to. ] 

I'm sincerely sorry to everyone. You've all seen the announcement and I'm sure you all know who I am at this point and I know many of you will have angry words for me as soon as I finish this message. If that's the case then, um, I'd like to hear whatever you have to say in person. Of course, my preferences shouldn't change however you want to yell at me.

I'm no longer welcome in my first cabin and I know unclaimed demigods are meant to go to Hermes but I don't want to be where I'm unwanted. If I'm to stay here, I'd like to know if there's another place I can sleep.

[ Allison is still in the Big House having camped out in the infirmary and staying out of Artemis cabin for as long as she can. But she's a big girl. She can take care of herself, cabin or not. ] 

I want to tell you all, especially the people I trained with or asked for supplies from - mostly Liz, Jehan, and Leo - that I had the best intentions to protect the camp when I spoke with all of you prior to the attacks.

[ Okay, Allison, you can do this. It's not right to keep this bottle up for so long. And don't cry. ]

I - I don't know what happened, maybe it's just being here with the other Norse kids, but I woke up last week feeling so ... angry about my mom dying over the summer. She was killed by wolves - we come from a family of wolf hunters. I was angry and frustrated that I wasn't able to do anything back then because I'd been kidnapped by the Red Room, and suddenly I'm having all these dreams about Skadi, and it feels like my family is falling apart without me somehow and I thought --

[ She shuts her eyes tightly for a moment. ] I don't know what I thought. I won't be making excuses because I know I'm in the wrong and I'm sorry to everyone, especially the people who tried to talk me down. I wanted the other hunters to get everyone out of the way so we could get to the wolves, but too many of them acted violently against anyone who wasn't mortal and they'll be punished accordingly.

So... thank you for listening.

earlier in the evening, woops

[coughsyrup]

[Yes, it's a bit late for this -- but even so, a bit after dinner, Joly's holing up outside of Apollo cabin, guitar in hand, and sending out an IM. He looks -- well, tired, to say the least, but cheery enough.]

I know it's been a rough couple days. For everyone. But, um, music does help sometimes! Believe it or not. Or talking, too. So if anyone wants to talk, I guess, or just hang out and listen to me play guitar -- they're welcome to. Open invitation before lights-out, I guess.