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Audrey: Kasey tugged on her leash, and Audrey held her guide dog in a firm grip to keep from losing balance. Audrey yawned, but felt too bashful to call out to other possible campers. From her experiance in camp, Audrey made her way towards the dining pavillion, and planned to stop by either the training arena or the lake hoping to run into someone she knew.

Nin: Nin was making his way back from training and on his way to grab a bite to eat thinking about how everyone in his small circle of friends are doing especially with what happened with Xanxus, then Harmond and Vifera being on a quest made the circle smaller. He is close to it when he sees a familiar figure holding a dog and feels happy.

Audrey: Audrey finally arrived at the dining pavillion and a couple of campers– she couldn't indentify them by their faces, though she did make out a couple of ponytails– brushed past her. Audrey felt around a bowl of fruit, grossing out a boy across from her reaching for a bunch of grapes. Kasey snatched a bbq rib off the table and Audrey found an apple to bite into as she looked around for somewhere to sit and eat her snack.

Nin: Nin came up and lifted his hand a sandwich suddenly between his fingers and he bites into it before sitting down in front of Audrey. "Hey there. How you doing?" he says between bites smiling slightly still happy to see her again.

Audrey: Audrey wiped a dribble of apple juice running down her chin as Kasey grinded her teeth against the bone of the rib messily. Hearing someone sit next to her on the breezy grass, Audrey tensed, searching for the the direction of a next noise. Instead a familiar voice spoke and Audrey felt her muscles relax and a surge of warmth run through her. "Nin! Is that you?" Audrey looked around for a silloutte, and accidentally reached out and threw her arms around Kasey, rather than her old friend. "You've certainly gotten... furrier."

Nin: Nin looks on with a smile and shakes his head "I didn't realize I had either though maybe that is because I am not on four legs or a dog for that matter." He taps her shoulder to give her a sense of the direction he is in and relaxes his body preparing for an exuberant hug.

Audrey: Audrey smiled, concealing her inevitiable blush. "That's makes more sense, I guess." Audrey twisted in the other direction, towards Nin that time, and pulls him into another sweet hug. Audrey wasn't normally so touchy-feely, infact this was the first time in quite a bit she wasn't so on edge, but that was to be expected when she was around a familar face. Or voice. Pulling away, Audrey remarked, "I haven't seen you recently. Been a few weeks, hm?" She paused, petting Kasey on her head and Kasey nuzzled up to her. "Too bad, I suppose. One could say I missed you, even," Audrey said platonically with a chuckle. "I mean, who else could be there to lead me around the dark forest?"

Nin: Nin gives a small smile "It has been more than a while since the last time we met. How have you been since that time and what are you planning to do with the rest of your day." He waves his uneaten half of sandwich at Audrey's dog hoping to pet the animal because it is the only animal not wary of his presence; a memory of a squirrel attack with Vifera surfaces in his head and he pushes it back to the corner of memories best forgotten.

Audrey: Kasey's nose jumped up at the sight of the sandwhich, leaping over to Nin and snapping at his sandwich eagerly. Audrey flinched as Kasey stepped on her leg, instinctively curling it into her chest and rolling back. Realizing it was just her trusty guide dog, Audrey righted herself and answered Nin's question. "Still quite jumpy, as you can see, and I've made myself busy by embarrassingly clutching people's arms at sudden sounds." Audrey said "embarrasingly" with distain, clearly delving into unpleasent memories. "Honestly," Audrey replied to Nin's second question, "I was kind of waiting to find someone– like you– to cling to for a little while. It's been a slow week for me."

Nin: Nin finally gets the attention of the dog and upon getting her attention has no idea what to do so he awkwardly rests his hand on her head while feeding her the sandwich his hand unmoving. "Well i would be happy to help you but Audrey have you ever considered getting powerful enough to stand on your own? Not as if I wouldn't like you to hold onto me...because it would be nice to be a-a rock for someone. Not that I asking to be yours but I" Nin traps himself in words and stops talking and forms a sentence. "Audrey would you like me to train you. Our eyesight is similar and if you let me. I could teach you. How to see." He dramatically puts his hand up in a sweeping motion across the sky but his other remains motionless on the dogs head.

Audrey: Kasey chomps on the sandwich as Audrey dips her head so she would be looking down. "I don't like to be called weak just 'cause I'm... I'm blind. It's hard to depend on people– to trust them. Like I... like I trust you." Audrey runs her hand through her cinnamon curls. "And if you can teach me how to see.... well, I wont just trust you," Audrey laughs, "I'll marry you."

Nin: Nin wonders if she is joking or not but pushes that thought to the back of his mind as he stretches his hand out to Audrey, his pinky extended. "Pinky promise on it. My dad only ever made serious promises on a pinky promise. It's an old habit but I swear by it like he does."

Audrey: Audrey fumbled around but managed to grasp Nin's pinky with her own, shaking it with a half smile. "If you say so," She said, trying not get her hopes up too much. Which was hard, considering they were already past the moon. She would see for the first time. Soon. Today. Kasey curled up at Audrey feet and Audrey felt her eyes sting. No, She chided herself, Nin hasn't kept his promise yet.

Nin: "When we first met I realized your eyesight was similar to mine. You are not blind and can in fact see better than others if only because of our special eyesight. However to do so, you first have to learn how not to see. I was born with my eyes black and an inability to see anything but dark figures as a child. Then in military academy I was put in solitary confinement. In the whole it is hard to see so I kept my eyes clothes for days feeling everything with my senses such as hearing, and taste, and touch." He pauses thinking about back then and how his father almost gave him a cane "When I got out. The sun was too bright for some reason. I used my powers for the first time to make sunglasses. A couple days passed like that till I snuck out my cabin in the dead of night. I opened my eyes and I could see colors I could see the world but that morning I loss that ability and everything was black and white. I mean dark black and stark white. Everything was a black figure but it was defined by that stark white and that is how in day time black figures outlined by blinding white light." He pauses again but this time he holds his hands together and in it he creates a pair of sunglasses that would fit Audrey perfectly. "It won't be easy and I am not going to put you in a holding cell with shadow shades on. However, we can train day in and day out till your body doesn't need your eyes and then when that happens...your sight will adjust."

Audrey: She gnawed on her lip as Nin spoke, hanging on his everyword. When he finished and handed her the glasses, and felt around and picked them up, indentifying them and asking, "So, if I wear these things– however you got them– I will be able to see again?" Her eyes welled and Audrey blinked a couple of times to force them back. This was a big thought for her. "I'll be able to see what you look like, Nin. I'll... I'll be able to see what I look like." Audrey wrapped him into another embrace repeatedly 'thank you'-ing him.

Nin: Nin hugs her back "Audrey remember in day time I only see objects and figures outlined by white. I see everything like normal people do at night but...we never know if our eyes are completely the same. The is a fifty fifty chance of this working so please bear with me. If it works it could take weeks or months you and I are different. I prey it does." He keeps holding her but a thought dawns on him ''What will I do if it does not. Could shoulder her pain. Could I shoulder my own.'' he waves those thoughts from his mind "We need to get your body to rely on your other senses though. Are you any good in a fight?"

Audrey: After a hard swallow, Audrey no longer felt the pressing urge to start joy-crying, and she pulls away from Nin, answering his question. "Not great. Kasey's a big help and my best tactic is to just escape for a threat, if only temporarily." ''I don't know how I survived, but I did, even without my sight. Soon, I'll do better than survive... I'll fight fairly.'' Audrey's heart swelled at the fantasy. Still, she was hesitant. Audrey was jumpy and scared and had too much mercy for her own good. Plus, how could she endanger her faithful friend and pet?

Nin: Nin sees the conflict on her face and pats her hand reassuringly not good with emotions really so he is at a loss as to what to say. "Um hey don't worry about it. We will try the glasses and if you would like to know more about fighting then I will teach you. For now tell me about how you are liking camp." He lays back in the grass with his hands behind his head listening to her.

Audrey: Audrey sighs but a small smile creeps on her face. "Alright, that sounds fair." Audrey leans on Kasey, who was busy grooming her paw. "Camps been great, honestly, and I enjoy walking here, as I did the park my home. I still miss home. It has a certain smell, if you know what I mean. My house, the people. But so does Camp Half blood, I guess. What about you?"

Nin: "It's fine. I have met strange people here but made friends who I consider family. I even have family here." he has no idea how to continue due to his lack of social skills and he changes the subject. "Speaking of camp. Have you heard from James?"

Audrey: Audrey shrugged. "I've heard he's got some daughter of Hypnos in love with him, but we haven't really spoken." Audrey put the glasses on. "Uh, so what do I do with these now? Will these help me see? Or just fight?" Audrey was antsy to get Nin's plan moving.

Nin: Nin was wondering why she wasn't putting them on "They will help you see and if you want to, I will help you fight." he sits up ready to assist her putting the glasses on.