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[moointhedark]

[It's choose your own adventure time with Charlie! There are so many things to do around camp, he isn't even sure where to start. He settles on the first thing that pops into his head: Apollo Scouts. He is currently the only one and that is a sad thing.

Let's fix this.

>> You walk into the arts and crafts cabin.
Once he has finished breakfast, Charlie is hunched over a table with two stacks of paper, one large and one much smaller. He meticulously draws on a sheet with some orange and yellow crayons, tongue poking out in concentration, before finishing and putting his handiwork onto the smaller stack.

He will be doing this for hours.

>> You spy a young boy taping a poster to a tree.
Fruits of his labour complete, Charlie is out and about camp sticking the posters up to trees.

Of course, he's being very careful about what trees he's sticking them to. After all, he doesn't know if there's a nymph in there or not so he knocks politely on each and every trunk. If there's answer then he tapes -- yes, tapes, what if she's not home?! -- the paper to the tree before moving on to the next, humming happily to himself.

The paper probably falls to the ground two seconds later. He tried.

>> You have questions.
And Charlie is happy to answer them!

When he's done hanging everything up and eating dinner, he'll be outside of the Apollo Cabin with a bunch of his action figures, staging an epic battle.]

Comments

[representswealth]

[Hazel, for one, isn't really used to seeing too many nymphs. So a boy roughly her age knocking on trees is kind of weird and then taping posters. She kind of... wants to go see, really.]

[And she blinks at the poster.]

Apollo Scouts?

[moointhedark]

[Aw yes, someone to enlighten!

Charlie hands over one of the posters (he's made a lot,) positively beaming.]

Yeah, Apollo Scouts! We're gonna do stuff and earn badges and be really cool. It's gonna be great! Wanna join?

[representswealth]

[Even with the paper in hand Hazel's not quite understanding. In her time there was scouting and even troops for girls of color, but that didn't mean she knew much more about it.

Besides she has one question.]

But won't this make the other gods upset?

[moointhedark]

[Oh, that's... something Charlie hadn't thought about before. That's a good point.]

D'you think they would get mad? Anyone can be an Apollo Scout or make their own god scout!

[representswealth]

I think they would. [Because Gods are easily offended, lbr.] Then it couldn't really be the Apollo Scouts, could it?

[ospreyed]

[Eponine's venture into the crafts tent was not completely and totally innocent. Well, okay, so she kinda wanted to get stuff to make a badge for Charlie, being that she'd promised him a badge, the other was that crepe paper made for semi-decent rolling papers in a pinch. So, smelling of her usual perfume of cigarettes and fabreeze, Eponine rolled into the tent, only to pause and frown.

It wasn't a bad frown. Just a frown.

As quietly as she could, with practiced precision, Eponine snuck behind Charlie before taking a seat on the crafts table itself.] Whatcha up to, kid?

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[moointhedark]

[La la la just over here drawing and minding his own business la la la.

WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A WILE EPONINE APPEARS.

He doesn't even hear her approach and nearly jumps out of his skin with a little yelp as she sits, one of the crayons going flying.

He looks over at the person that's joined him and...]

[moointhedark]

[...beams!

No, really. He does a total 180 from being scared to happy.]

Oh, nothin'! Just working on some Apollo Scout posters. Here -- [He slides one over.] What do you think?

[ospreyed]

[Mission accomplished.

Eponine leans over, looking at the poster. She nods in approval.] Not too shabby! Very thematic, with the oranges.

[moointhedark]

Thanks! [Her approval makes him smile wider and gets back to work on the next poster.] I thought going with the sun theme would be good 'cause, you know, sun god...

[ospreyed]

I figured as much. Y'gonna use any glitter? Isn't that a craft staple? [She was never one for arts and crafts.

Absentmindedly, she reaches across the table and grabs some embroidery floss.]

[perenials]

[ If there's anything Anna likes, it's someone who is friendly with plants, nymphs or not. She's very fond of the woodland nymphs in particular, almost as much as she likes the trees themselves, and watches Charlie for a moment, hands clasped neatly behind her denim skirt (don't worry, she has bike shorts under for training purposes).

Politely, she clears her throat. ]

That's very kind of you, doing that.

[moointhedark]

[Charlie very carefully finishes taping a poster to the tree he's just knocked on before looking up brightly.]

What, knockin'? I wouldn't want to stick one on someone's house if they don't want it.

[perenials]

Some people wouldn't think twice about it!

And you're using tape, which is also a lot kinder to the trees than a pin or a nail. [ Anna smiles sheepishly. ] Apologies. I am only a concerned child of Demeter, looking out for the woods and such.

[moointhedark]

Well someone's gotta look out for the trees, right? If you don't, who else is gonna? [He bounces a little, obviously pleased that he's done something right.]

I didn't even know people lived in trees until I came here. If I had known that, I would have been a lot more careful sooner!

[perenials]

[ Anna cants her head to the side and smiles brightly at his enthusiasm. It's terribly infectious and she hardly minds. ]

Have you recently discovered your demigod identity? I remember exactly how that felt.

[serenesuccessor]

[Naomi's a fairly constant sight in the Arts and Craft cabin, so when she comes in today with a knapsack she pauses to look at Charlie. Blinking she walks over to him, tilting her head to the side.]

What'cha making?

[moointhedark]

Posters!

[He holds up the one he's working on proudly so that she can see it better.]

Wanna help?

[serenesuccessor]

Sure!

[Her eyes light up as she looks at the poster and then sets her bag down and sits next to him.]

What're the Apollo Scouts?

[moointhedark]

Kinda like regular Scouts, only cooler because we are. [Because that makes sense.] We're gonna go on adventures and learn stuff and do cool poetry and music things!

[serenesuccessor]

That sounds like so much fun! Do you have to be in the Apollo Cabin to join?

WHOOPS MEANT TO TAG THIS EARLIER I AM SORRY

[worldabouttodawn]

Charlie what in the world are you doing?

[He's been watching him putting up the posters for a while now, and can't help but stare at his half-brother.

Enjolras isn't sure whether to be amused or concerned.]

I FORGIVE YOU. FOR NOW.

[moointhedark]

[This is normal Charlie behaviour, Enjolras. It's cool.

Once he has the poster perfectly hung up on the tree with some tape, he finally turns his smile to his big brother.]

Advertising for the Apollo Scouts!

Re: I FORGIVE YOU. FOR NOW.

[worldabouttodawn]

Apollo Scouts...

[He repeats it as though it's a foreign word. Enjolras blinks, slowly.]

What in the world is that?

[moointhedark]

[Boy, you're about to get schooled.]

Only the coolest thing EVER! We're gonna go on adventures and do things, and earn badges and write all sorts of cool poems and music and stuff!