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Aria Shen ~Nata Roebot

James Spall ~James D16

Let the RP begin!
Aria: As she channeled her inner penguin, Aria noticed a kid who looked about her age... and was holding a wicked-cool surfboard. Being a California girl herself (ugh, that made her sound so insipidly shallow), Aria was decently familiar with surfing. "Your board is, quite possibly, the bossest one I've ever seen," Aria called to the boy. "You from Poseidon?"

James: James heard someone yell out to him and turned to the noise and turned towards them. "Yeah I am" James yelled out to the girl "How could you tell"

Aria: "Oh my gods you have an Australian accent that's so awes-- I mean, well, surfboard? Returning from the beach, probably? I guess you could have been a son of Palaemon, or just a surfer from another cabin, or maybe a secret type of spy monster that takes on the form of campers to infiltrate camp, but Poseidon seemed more likely. Actually, since you aren't dripping water everywhere, you're almost definitely Poseidon's, unless you dried off and/or have ridiculous surfing skill and/or are a Palaemon kid who didn't want to get wet and/or are actually a spy monster. I'm Aria, if you're wondering who the heck this strange person is, Astraeus' kid and one of the newest n00bs in camp. Nice to meet ya!"

James: "That is pretty good thinking" James said "I'm James"

Aria: "So, James, can you do any moves?" Aria asked, gesturing at his board. "The fanciest thing I can do is to stand up, but you seem like you'd know a fair bit more, since you're actually carrying around a surfboard and all."

James: "I can do a 360 and that's it" James said

Aria: "Hey, that's still pretty great!" Aria laughed. "Oh, I've got a somewhat abrupt question I've been meaning to ask someone around here: Do you know if camp has Wi-Fi access, by any chance?"

James: "I don't really know cause I've never needed it" James said

Aria: Aria gasped in mock-horror. "How can you live without Internet? I haven't gone a week without it and already I'm feeling the effects of withdrawal!" she grandiosely proclaimed.

James: "I've needed it back home but not at camp" James said

Aria: "Heh, I guess your 'dealing with web addiction' skill levels are higher than mine," Aria quipped. "I'd better go gain more experience points to level up, then! In all seriousness, though, I'll probably have to find a way to get in touch with my mom sooner or later before she panics and drives over here to find me. But enough talk about parents; this is camp! So, what marvelous treatment for web addiction have you found here?"

James: "I never had a internet addiction" James said

Aria: "You, James, are extreeeeemely fortunate, then," Aria sighed. "I should form a therapy group with other net junkies at camp. It doesn't help that my hometown had free Wi-Fi everywhere I went. Though this time I have a legitimate reason for needing to access the Internet, so I suppose I won't feel as bad for breaking my streak of abstinence."

James: "That would be good for you" James said

Aria: Aria suddenly smiled ruefully. "Oh, I'm sorry, I've probably been completely weirding you out this entire time. And I haven't given you much of a chance to talk at all! Here, you say what you want to say and I'll listen this time."

James: "I've actual got nothing to say" James said

Aria: "That's perfectly fine," Aria grinned. Apparently her social skills were just as laughably off-putting as they were before. Oh, well. She'd have plenty of time to work on that at camp. "Before I go away and stop bothering you, poor chap, I've got one last thing to ask. Is there anything interesting to do around camp? I've been thinking of arranging a flash mob or something, but if there's already something entertaining going on I'd like to join whatever it is."

James: "Depends what you like" James said

Aria: Aria looked upward in contemplation for a moment. "Hmm," she pondered, "Well, I do like Internet, as previously established, but I also like feeling like I'm doing something useful, so maybe something educational or training-based. Or something fun that doesn't require intense physical activity, since I just biked across the state of Pennsylvania to get to camp, and my legs hurt in the way watching Dora the Explorer on repeat hurts your mind. Maybe something that lets me explore more of the surprisingly large campgrounds here, or at least gives me a reason to leave the cabin area and meet other poor souls at whom I can talk!"

James: "Where's Pennsylvania" James said wondering where that possible could be

Aria: "Ah, that's right, you're not from 'Murica. Well, if you think of America as a rectangle 1500 miles-- er," Aria did some mental math (160% of the number of miles gave an approximate conversion to kilometers), "2400 kilometres long by... 4800 kilometres long, then New York would be a right triangle somewhere near its northeast. Long Island, where camp is located, is a rice-shaped landform 160 kilometres long that's at the bottom right of the triangle. Kinda underneath and to the west of New York is the state of Pennsylvania, which is a rectangle 240 kilometres long by 400 kilometres wide. I started biking near the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, which took me 550-ish kilometres and over a week. I can probably find the exact coordinates if you want, but I doubt that'd help much."

James: "I would have settled for which direction it is in" James said

Aria: Aria maintained a friendly (she hoped) expression while mentally sighing and keeping a list of ways to improve her meager conversational skills. Off-tangent Internet questions? Nope. Speaking 80% of the time? Not good. Incorporating math and geography in a conversation at not-summer camp? Shouldn't be done. She should probably just leave James alone for now, go roam (haha, "Rome") around camp some more, and maybe return after learning how to properly socialize again. "I'll, uh, I'll keep that in mind," Aria managed. "So is there still anything interesting you'd recommend?"

James: "The beach isn't bad" James said

Aria: "Alright, wise denizen of the aquatic domain! I shall make haste thither and leave you to resume your own voyage, then," Aria spoke in her best posh Shakespearean drama voice. "Many thanks, good sir, and faretheewell!" she called as she turned back around to continue her escapades as a slightly less-lost baby penguin.

James: James started to walk beside Aria. "Mind if I come with you" James asked

Aria: Happily surprised, Aria paused for a moment before responding. "To be perfectly honest, I thought I'd weirded you out to the point that you'd be glad to leave the 'strange rambling one' behind. It's gotten to the point where it's actually really funny because it happens so often," she said with some degree of amusement. Then, seriously: "I'm very sorry if I did bother you at all, though. I haven't talked to kids my own age in a long time, and I guess I still have quite a lot of social skills to catch up on. That being said, I would be absolutely delighted if you went with me, so long as you don't mind returning to the beach in such a short time frame!"

James: "If dealt with weirder" James said "Just let me put my surfboard back and but I've got a better idea then the beach"

Aria: "Oooh, okay," Aria hummed. "I'll go back to my cabin too, to get my sunglasses from my other bag. Meet up back here in ten minutes?" she asked.

James: "Yeah sure" James replied

Aria: Nine minutes later, Aria returned to the meeting spot (got back to her cabin but with lots of unnecessary turns, had a flaming sword thrown at her face, same old same old) and waited, wondering what place James had in mind. With her sunglasses and slightly singed jacket Aria thought she looked pretty cool, though that was probably just her. Absently drawing a smiley-face in the dirt with a branch, Aria passed the waiting time looking at her surroundings from behind her shades.

James: James was walking back from his cabin with his thongs on looking for Aria. "Aria where are you" he yelled out

Aria: "Here," Aria said as she stepped through a bush to return to the path. "Nice shoes! So, where are we going?"

James: "I was thinking we could just walk around" James said when he walked over to Aria

Aria: "Sure thing," Aria replied. "It's basically all that I've been doing ever since I came here. Any destinations you have in mind?"

James: "I don't really have a idea do you" James said

Aria: "I've heard they have strawberry fields here, but I don't know if it's strawberry season yet. Want to go take a look?" Aria asked. "They're a bit far, from what I've gathered, but it should be interesting."

James: "It is almost season" James said

Aria: "You lead the way, then. I haven't got a clue which paths to take there. If we hurry now, we'll be able to get back in time for dinner!" Aria stated.

James: "Ok just don't get lost " James said

Aria: "I should be the one saying that to you!" Aria laughed. "If you get lost we're both in trouble, while if I get lost it'll just be me wandering into a lava pit. But, courtesy of my daddy dearest, I can tell my absolute location anytime, anywhere, so at least I know which direction we'll be going. Shall we set off?" she asked as she began to flounce forward.

James: "We shall" James said

Aria: It didn't take as long as Aria had expected to get to the fields, and they didn't end up in Rome, either. (All roads lead to Rome, blah blah blah insert more old-person sayings here.) The weather was pretty nice: some fluffy (cumulus humilis and cirrus uncinus) clouds, temperature not insanely cold or hot, and ground not completely soaked. Along the entirety of the rather expansive area, strawberry bushes were planted in cheerful green rows. The plants themselves bore no fruit yet, but small white flowers, the precursors of strawberries, had already come into bloom. In the middle of the fields a small grove of weeping willow trees (Salix babylonica, nice) offered a shady respite from the eeeeevil rays of sunlight; more trees and the Big House were visible on the other side of the fields, past a burbling creek. "So... This is the 'Delphi Strawberry Service' that we're supposed to be?" Aria asked.

James: "I think" James said "I don't really know much about camp"

Aria: "I'm fairly sure this is the business Camp Half-Blood uses as a cover. Delphi is a site associated with Greek history and legend, and these fields are definitely large enough to support a small strawberry business. Also, I saw a van that said 'Delphi Strawberry Service' on its side parked near the entrance, which is a pretty obvious clue." Aria cleared her throat, then continued. "Are you new to camp too?"

James: "Nah I've been here for a while I just haven't bothered to learn that kind of stuff" James said

Aria: "...Oh. Wouldn't you need to know about the different aspects of camp if you're going to live here for several years, though?" Aria asked. She'd always been taught to learn as much as she could from her surroundings, though now that she thought about it, she could see why other people here might not bother. After all, these kids were waving around swords and running around on missions all day -- actually experiencing what it meant to be a modern demigod, which probably beat book learning. Still, knowing about a place that had kept half-bloods safe (for the most part) for 3000+ years seemed like a worthwhile endeavor. "If you go on a quest and need to figure out whom to ask and whom to avoid, knowing camp's connections and affiliations would be very important."

James: "I would like to go on a quest but itwould be to dangerous for me" James said

Aria: "Ah. Son of Poseidon, right," Aria nodded. "It'd still be good to be prepared, like the Boy Scouts always say. Have you trained your fighting skills at camp yet?" she asked, looking around the fields.

James: "I'm not bad at some stuff" James said

Aria: "So you should be pretty decent in a fight, if you have Poseidon's demigod powers and you've been training them," Aria deducted (well, more like assumed), pausing for a moment as an idea formed. "Hey, would you like to spar next? I haven't trained in the arena yet. Eh, actually, I did get to train my 'surviving in the Arctic while mysteriously stuck there' skills the last time I went there, but no fighting took place. And practicing could help both of us!"

James: "Yeah we should but not where I would have the advantage" James said

Aria: Aria cheered. "I have someone to spar with, yaaaaaaas!" she rejoiced, before clearing her throat and continuing. "Well, we'd better hurry before it gets dark, otherwise I'd have an unfair advantage too. So, I'm guessing you'd rather test your skills somewhere other than the Water and Swamp Arenas. And the Air and Night Arenas would tip the scale in my favor too much. I'd recommend against the Arctic Arena because I've been there and scouted out the landscape before. It was freezing, and it'd also be unequal because the temperature would affect me less than it would to you. Hmm... I've heard that the Earth and Jungle Arenas are pretty good for training. Your pick!"

James: "in the jungle I would still have a sort of advantage so earth would be good' James said

Aria: Luck appeared to be with the two campers then; the arena was quite close to the fields, and the Earth Area appeared to be open when they arrived. Outside the portal-like entrance a sign described the layout of the place. Aria read aloud:

James: "Wow this reminds me so much of home" James said

Aria: "...Your home must be nothing like mine, then. All I ever see are Google offices and college students, maybe a freak rainstorm or two. Must be nice, living somewhere scenic," Aria sighed, entering the arena and looking around. "Though those palm trees in the middle there remind me of my hometown!"

James: "All of this reminds me of the outback" James said

Aria: "If it's anything like this arena, it must be incredible!" Aria exclaimed, wide-eyed. "I've been to New Zealand when I was really little, but I've never crossed The Ditch before. I'm curious; what's the outback like?" she inquired.

James: "Hot and sandy" James said

'''Aria:'" "It doesn't sound quite so appealing once you put it that way, haha," Aria laughed. Though she'd been bantering with James, most of her attention had been directed towards scoping out the terrain. The cliffs were high ground and would allow for an excellent vantage point from the edge of the arena. Staying farther from the center and its pond would also be a prudent idea, since her opponent was basically the Greek equivalent of a waterbender. "What weapons are you gonna use, James?" Aria asked him, stretching out her arms before conjuring a simple plasma sword.

OOC Discussions
Nata: Wow, we've been able to get this far before we had to make this OOC section! :L Should we take this to the Strawberry Fields location page's comment section or just RP on here?

James: Still rp on this