Claiming:Camp/Layla Collins

Name: Layla Collins

Gender: Female

Species: Demigod

God Parent: Hermes

Mortal Parent: Christina Collins

Appearance: 5'1, waist-length brown hair, blue eyes that seem to change into teal when hit by sunlight, athletic build/ lean, wears a blue hoodie over a pale red tank top and jeans. She also wears converses.

Age: 14

Personality: often times, Layla is mischievous (like any child of Hermes) but has a good sense of when to stop a prank. She keeps the peace in the cabin and was at first, mistaken as a child of Harmonia due to her peaceful nature. Get on her bad side or hurt her friends and family and you'll find yourself sleeping upside down from the highest branch of a pine tree. She likes anything soft and blue/red. She values bravery, justice and friendship above all things. she's always smiling and has great skill when it comes to making friends. (and opening complicated locks with a single hairpin)

History: Christina Collins was just your average female when her world turned upside down. She was just walking to work when a man with curly brown hair and mischievous eyes ran into her, literally. She fell on her butt unceremoniously and turned to glare at the man who bumped into her. He smiled apologetically and helped her stand.

After a few days, the two bump into each other again and start getting to know each other. the man introduced himself as Hermes (yes, like the god of thieves). The two started to date a year later an decided to get a bit (just a bit) intimate. Three months later, Layla was conceived and was born another year later.

As a child, Layla loved to play with things so when a bully took away her toy, she took her little revenge. (How she did it she didn't know) The next day, the bully just happened to be absent and a week later, he was said to be found near the docks, crying and asking for his mom.

Layla was diagnosed with ADHD in first grade and Dyslexia in the next. She started getting in trouble more and more until she was expelled from three different schools all together. In her 8th grade school orientation, she met a boy named Jeff, who looked like he had a bad case of acne. Things took a turn for the worst on her field trip, when she found herself being attacked by 2 rogue harpies.

Desperate for any weapon, her bracelet (which her mom said was a gift from father) started to glow and morph into a three foot-long sword. The harpies attacked her again and she panicked and swung the sword, killing off one accidentally. The other one was suddenly tied down by vines.

Layla saw her odd friend, Jeff, playing on his reed pipes and motioned for her to get behind him. She did and instantly, the harpie turned to dust.

Jeff sighed before telling Layla to come with him. They went to Layla's house and when Ms. Collins saw Jeff she only nodded, took a yellow duffel bag from the closet and gave it to Layla before hugging and generally trying to stop the tears from flowing.

After the goodbyes, Jeff brought Layla to Half-Blood Hill then to the Big House where she met the activities director. After watching the orientation film (and generally getting excited yet in a state of denial) she met the Hermes Cabin.

Weapons: a 17-inch celestial bronze dagger (concealed by her jacket) and a three foot-long celestial bronze sword which changes into a gold bracelet.

-Demi-hunter13Demi-hunter13 03:16, March 17, 2012 (UTC)