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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 conjuring 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.