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Camp Half-Blood: Cabins
Tyler: He smiled when he sees Benny, "I'm doing great! I was wondering if..." He suddenly found himself a bit shy, "if you'd want to go for a hike or sumthing..." his face felt warm, so Tyler hoped he wasn't blushing.

Benny: "Um, yeah...." Benny shrugs his slim shoulders. "Sure, I haven't got anything else to do today." He smiles, eager to get to know Tyler better. "Where are we gonna go? There's a nearby path through to the forest, or the strawberry fields. We could even go to the beach..."

Tyler: "I guess we can go through the forest." He smiled, "Maybe I'll find some wildflowers to draw or something." He smiles, happy that Benny knew a good hiking trail.

Benny: "Yeah, that's cool..." Grinning, he takes the path and whistles to himself. "Um, it's good to see you again." Awkwardly, Benny glances down towards the ground with his hands in his pockets.

Tyler: "I'm happy to see you too, but if so, why you looking so glum?" Tyler asked, not wanting to see his friend so upset.

Benny: "Hey. I do not look glum.." Benny sticks his tongue out. "I'm just thinking, that's all." He can hear birdsong in the distance. "If you want to draw, I can take you to this super cool clearing I found with Theo. There's a waterfall and everything..."

Tyler: The son of Iris' face lit up, "Really?  If I draw it well, I could sell the prints in town." he then pauses and chuckles, "Funny, I forgot to bring my swimtrunks home.  Might have to save up some money to buy me some new ones.  How big is the waterfall?"

Benny: "You'll like it. It's not that big, but it runs through a stream." Smiling, he leads Tyler through the thick woods. He assumes they're going in the right direction and not off on a wild goose chase. "If you wanna swim, we can just roll up our jeans and paddle I guess." He shrugs. "Could you teach me how to draw sometime?"

Tyler: "I can pass on the swimming," Tyler smiled, "but sure!  I can teach you to draw...what would you want to draw first?" He was eager to show Benny how to draw.

Benny: "I dunno." Benny grins. "I'm not as good a drawer as you. But I can do some pretty awesome monsters and stick men." Giggling, Benny pushes some ferns aside and starts to wander off the path, where the stream bubbles and gargles. "We need to go a little more upstream..."

Tyler: "Hmmm....I could show you the basics to people.  I've only recently learned how to draw them myself, but I'm sure I could show you how to better than stick figures." Tyler suggests as he follows him, "If I had brough Finks, I could show you how to draw him."

Benny: "Finks? Your demon kitty...?" Giggling, Benny continues to walk up the stream until they reach a sunny bank, where a waterfall acts as its source. He finds a comfy spot on the grass, and throws down his hoodie to use it as a blanket. "Um, I'd like that. We can sit down here and have a picnic too..."

Tyler: "That'd be great!" Tyler beams as he sits on his knees, only to realize what Benny had said, "Wait...demon?  Finks isn't....he can't..." Tyler looks rather shocked by this revelation

Benny: "Um, you didn't know?..." Benny says, totally surprised. "Yeah, Azurian and her kittens are part demon. Well, um....demon isn't the exact word. But they're super cool...." He giggles, as his tummy begins to rumble.

Tyler: "No...Walter didn't mention that to me..." Tyler says a bit pale, "Finks isn't going to try to hurt me...is he?  Being cool won't matter if he tries to take my soul or something." He was having a hard time accepting something so cute could be a demon

Benny: "Nah silly, they're pretty harmless...." As he giggles, he makes eye contact with Tyler. ''He's cute, especially when he concentrates on something. ''"Um, Azurian has opened a few doors around our cabin, but they're safe. Uh, I think they're just descended from some minor underworld creatures....."

Tyler: He takes a sigh of relief, "That's good to hear...at least he'll still be my little kitten for a while longer." His stomach rumbled a bit, "So...about that picnic?" he asks, chuckling a bit. I like how he smiles when he giggles, it's adorable.

Benny: Benny flexes his wiry muscles. "You have no need to worry! I'll protect you..." As he speaks, a full picnic set appears on its blanket. His control over the conjuration of ambrosia was improving. "How does that look...." He giggles, and takes out some ersatz sandwiches.

Tyler: The son of Iris couldn't help but laugh as Benny flexed, "If you wanted, me and my friend Jake work out every morning if you're interested...but first, let's eat!" Tyler said scooting onto the blanket, not wanting to dirty Benny's hoodie.

Benny: "Really?" Gnawing on the first sandwich, he sticks his tongue out at the son of Iris. "I guess there are perks to mom's job. I can summon food whenever I need it..." Benny smiles, passing some food to Tyler. "I'd like that a lot...."

Tyler: "It's a great way to wake up.  Besides," He rolls up one of his sleaves to show that he was slowly building muscle from working out, "I no longer struggle to hold up my swords." Tyler is so proud of the work he'd been doing with Jake. Maybe after we eat and I show him how to draw, we can go meet Jake.

Benny: "Whoa....." Benny gasps. His eyes light up a little. "Um, you look really strong. Can I feel your muscles?" Letting himself relax, he pours them both some nectar, enough to make up for the short hike there. "I really like walking in the forest. There's loads of cool places to hide."

Tyler: Blushing a bit, he nods, "Sure..." He holds his arm out as the other picks up one of the sandwiches so he can take a small bite out of it. He's good with his abilities...this is amazing!

Benny: Giving Tyler's muscles a little squeeze, his cheeks turn bright red. "Um, they're really big and manly." He says, merrily taking a sip of his drink, which tastes somewhat like Sunny D. "Mmm. that's really good." Benny giggles. "So, whatcha doing?"

Tyler: As Benny calls him 'manly', his face hits an all new shade of red, "Um...erm, just trying to figure out how to properly show you how do draw a person...I had Jake pose for me, but I'd rather not try to pose for you..." He blushes again as he pulls the sketch book back out.

Benny: ''Did I just say that? Holy Hades, I'm so stupid. ''Benny tries to seem nonchalant, finishing off his sandwiches and smiling up at Ty. ''I like the way his eyes twinkle when he's thinking about something. It's like a load of small men working away in his head. ''Giggling at the image, Benny scoots a little closer. "Um, will you go easy on me?"

Tyler: "It's not that hard actually..." Tyler says as he hands him the sketchpad and a pencil. With his own he starts with a porprotional stick figure then draws simple shapes to make it a human form, "See?  The human body is just shapes."

Benny: "Um, I think it's hard to draw a simple circle." Benny giggles. He tries his best to copy the simple shapes which Tyler makes, hands shaking a little as he holds the paper in one hand and sketches with his other. "How's this?"

Tyler: He nods and smiles, "The circle doesn't have to be perfect..." Tyler says as he slides to Benny's side to steady his hand, "Try again."

Benny: "Okay, like this?" Benny's ambidexterity comes in handy, his right hand supporting the sketch-pad, while his left draws a small circle for a persons head, and a thin oval for their body. Trying to copy Tyler's shapes, he takes his time until a basic human figure is drawn. He also draws a kitty out of circles for good measure. "Look. You and Finks...." He says, drawing whiskers on the cat and cute button eyes.

Tyler: "Aww... it's adorable," Tyler coos as he looks at the drawing, "See, when you break things down into shapes, things look cooler!" He was impressed with how easy it was for Benny to pick up on circles, but then he remembers that he was still holding Benny's hand. Letting go, he blushed again and quickly took a drink of ambrosia, which tasted like a strawberry malt.

Benny: "Aww, thanks." Benny squeezes Ty's hand gently, holding it for a little too long. His cheeks turn a bright red when Tyler coos. "Um, I have a really good teacher..." Benny colours it in, adding some blocks of colour on Finks, and making Tyler's camp-half blood shirt, with some rainbows for good measure. "How does that look?" He asks and takes a sip of his ambrosia, which tastes like vanilla milkshake.

Tyler: "It was nothing," Tyler says embarassed, "My dad taught me most of how to draw, and I guess mom taught me how to color in a way." He takes another drink, "You're doing pretty good, maybe for the next lesson I could teach you the color wheel...but I'll have to borrow some paint for that though."

Benny: "Sounds fun. I'd like that..." Benny smiles happily. He adds another few shapes, and starts to shade himself. He takes another sip of his drink, ending up with a rather large milk mustache. Benny doesn't notice this and obliviously continues to draw.

Tyler: He giggles at the milk mustache. He leans a bit and reaches out and wipes off the milk, "Can't let you go looking older than me!" Tyler laughs abit as he wipes it off on his shorts.

Benny: "Hey!" Benny giggles. "That's not fair. You know my mom's the goddess of Youth...." He bites his lips gently, and leans a little closer towards his friend. "Um thanks....." Awkwardly, he glances down to the sketchpad and the few inches of space between them.

Tyler: With the space in between them, Tyler took a deep breath and closed the space. I hope he doesn't freak out...I want to know how he reacts without the shirt getting in the way. Once their noses were practically touching, he presses his lips against his and waits for Benny's reaction.

Benny: Caught by surprise, Benny gives Tyler an eskimo kiss, their noses touching. Tyler's lips taste of ambrosia, in his case, strawberry with subtle hints of vanilla. He shyly presses forward, unsure what to do with his lips, though his touch is light and delicate.

Tyler: Pressing his lips against Benny's more, he waits a few seconds before backing off, the taste of the milkshake now on his lips. "D...did you like that?"

Benny: Leaning into the kiss, Benny closes his eyes for a few seconds before Tyler backs off. He opens his eyes, his cheeks flushed. "Um yeah, it's weird but I kinda like it...." He smiles gently. "As long as we don't get cooties, I'm happy..."

Tyler: "I think you can only get cooties from girls." Tyler smiles, happy he hadn't made Benny upset, "After we finish eating, should we go see if Jake minds if you join our workout routine?"

Benny: Giggling, Benny cheerfully shuffles closer to Tyler. "Hey, everyone I know says that. My friend Theo thinks I'm being silly...." He sticks his tongue out, becoming more relaxed around his friend. "Um, can we kiss again? I think I want to try some more..."

Tyler: Deciding to ask who Theo was after, he presses his lips against Benny's. Tyler could feel the soft feel of them as he pressed aginst the son of Hebe.

Benny: Benny eagerly leans into the kiss this time. His lips merge with Tyler's. He takes his time with this kiss, as he focuses on the sensations. He closes his eyes, and listens to the sounds of kissing and running water. "Am I a good kisser?" He giggles excitedly, still light-headed from the kiss.

Tyler: "Well, it's the third time I've kissed you...so I say yes!" Tyler beams as he scoots and leans on Benny's shoulder, "So, should we actually eat now?" he says chuckling.

Benny: Passing over a couple of sandwiches, Benny takes a few items for himself. "This reminds me of Lady and the Tramp..." He smiles and gnaws some savoury sausage rolls, and some cake. He couldn't eat much more. He wraps an arm around Tyler's waist. Being a cupbearer's son definitely has its perks. "Um....I think you're a good kisser too."

Tyler: Snacking on a sandwhich, his cheeks turn a shade of pink rose, "Thanks...what are we going to do with the extra food though?" Finks might enjoy the sausages, but not much else.

Benny: "Um...." Benny clicks his fingers. The ambrosia picnic disappears, just as quickly as it appeared. "How about that?" He giggles, leaning into Tyler's shoulder for support. "I can summon or unsummon ambrosia, whenever I need it."

Tyler: "Impressive..." Tyler says giving him a hug and standing up to stretch, "You ready to head back?"

Benny: "Um, sure." Standing up, Benny wipes the grass-stains off his jeans and throws his hoodie around his small frame. "Where are we gonna go now?"

Tyler: "Hmmm....." Tyler muses, "The beach maybe?  I bet the sand feels nice now."

Benny: "Yeah, sure. We can go wading through all the tidal pools." Benny smiles happily, reciprocating Tyler's hug, before they head out towards the beach. "Is it this sunny in Jacksonville? I bet it's really lovely and hot down there."

Tyler: "It can get muggy, but dad had an air conditioner." Tyler said smiling, "The sun was out most of the time, and we lived nearby a beach.  The smell of food vendors comes through my window sometimes, and it's amazing."

Benny: "Um, it's kinda sunny down in Georgia." Benny smiled, aware that his hand was only a few inches away from Tyler's. "I bet it was awesome to live near a beach. We never really got to go on vacation, cause Dad was busy with work I guess..." He shrugged. "I used to go to funfairs though. Mostly for the yummy cotton candy...."

Tyler: "I liked the churro guy who sold on our block, but I also loved chasing down the ice cream truck." Tyler chuckles as he gets up pulling Benny up with him, "Come on, you can tell me about the funfairs as we go to the beach."

Benny: "Um, my old neighbour used to give us candy." Benny grins, "I also chased down the ice cream truck whenever I had pocket money..." He giggles, letting Tyler pull him up. "Um, thanks." Smiling, he continues to talk aboout the fairgrounds. "There was this big rocket one, that threw you in the air. I liked the minigolf though, or the one where you fire water pistols into a clown's mouth. I always managed to win a plushie..."

Tyler: They talk and laugh as the reach the beach. Once there, Tyler kicks off his shoes and rolls up his jeans, feeling the sand between his toes, "You mentioned tidal pools?"

Benny: "Yeah....." Benny does the same. "You can find some really cool things. I found a really pretty shell the other day. Maybe we'll find some pearls or a real life mermaid." He says, leading Tyler towards some shallow rock pools. He climbs inside and splashes some water at Ty.

Tyler: "Hey! Quit it!" Tyler laughs and kicks a bit of water back, "I didn't think mermaids were Greek." He steps in, making sure not to step on anything sharp, "Think we can sell the peals if we find them?"

Benny: "They're not." Stcking his tongue out, Benny's splashed by the water. He trips and falls on his backside, laughing it off. "Hey...." Picking himself back up, he looks out for anything interesting. "Maybe, or we could keep them as a souvenir I guess. I want to remember today..."

Tyler: Looking through the water, he pulls out a shell that he thinks looks pretty. Using his powers, he makes the shell turn reflective, causing it to cast a rainbow as the sun hits it, "Will this do?"

Benny: "Whoa, cool...." Benny gasps, the shell sparkling with many different colours. "Um, are you sure I should take it?" He says, glancing at Tyler. Half of Benny's face is lit by the rainbow, in warm shades of red and yellow light.

Tyler: "Yeah!" He smiles widely, "Think of it this way, now you have an automatic rainbow if you ever want to Iris message me!" He laughs a bit and kicks a bit more water at him.

Benny: "Um thanks...." Benny blushes, taking the beautiful shell in his hands. He slips it in his pocket and kisses Tyler's nose spontaneously. "I'll find some way to make it up to you..."

Tyler: He blushes as Benny kisses his nose, and he hugs his friend, "You don't have to, it's okay.  Wanna head back for dinner now?"

Benny: Hugging Tyler back, he looks up towards the skyline. "Um, is it that late already?" ''Maybe I was having so much fun that I forgot the time. I should really ask for a watch next birthday. ''"Sure, I guess. We could also sit on the beach and watch the sunset, like they do in all the cheesy movies."

Tyler: "The sunset is looking beautiful tonight..." He leans his head on Benny's shoulder as they watch the sun sink down.

Moving On Up
Tyler:  The sudden movement of him going up to Lt. of  his cabin caught him off guard, so when it came time to move into the larger room, he realized that he was going to need some help moving the boxes of his stuff. Jake and Jacob were busy, so he decided to call Benny. Creating a small rainbow between his hands, he smiles, "Mom, could you call Benny please?" He knows that the shiny shell he gave Benny would act as the other end of the message as long as it was in the light.

Benny: Idly playing in his cabin, a rainbow suddenly appeared in his room. "Cool...." Benny got up and swiped his hand through the beam of multi-coloured light. It reformed, as Ty's face appears on the shell. "Ohai..." He giggled, sitting on his bed to get more comfortable. This was his first proper Iris Message from Tyler. "Um, are you okay?"

Tyler: He nods, "Yeah, but I could use some help..." he steps aside to show Benny the boxes in his room, "I guess while we were on your quest I was promoted to Iris Cabin Lt...I have to move into the room today and I could use some help."

Benny: "That's awesome..." Benny scratches the side of his head. "Um, sure I'll try not to get lost on the way." He giggles and gives Tyler a wink. "I'll be there in ten minutes." Throwing on his cartoon sneakers, he heads towards the multi-coloured Iris Cabin and knocks. While he waits, Benny drums his fingers on the door-frame.

Tyler: Hearing the knocking, he quickly gets the door for Benny and invites him in. "My old room is this way." As he leads him, Finks rubs up against Benny, able to tell that this kid is a really good friend of Tyler. Once at his room, he shows that most of his things have been boxed up, save for Fink's bed and some loose drawing paper.