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Kara: Huffing as she left the dining pavilion, Kara massaged her temples. She'd had a nasty headache ever since her recent fight with another demigod, and the usage of her powers had left her exhausted and very much susceptible to anxiety, especially due to loud sounds. "Mlamllp?" Kara turned slightly towards the baby on her back. "It's ok, Nata. Mommy's just having a bad day, it's not your fault." She sighed. "Appreciate the concern though. You're very sweet. You know, you just turned six months old. What do you think I should get you, hmm?" She waited a moment for response. Nata, who had lost interest, then began chewing on some of Kara's hair. Kara mentally facepalmed. "A teething ring it is. Why am I asking you again?"

Kara: Kara's eyebrows raised at hearing the sound of a B chord emanating from a guitar. She turned to see an attractive young man sitting on the grass nearby, strumming away to a familiar line that she couldn't quite place. She walked over to hear more closely, and could hear him humming the tune. At recognizing it, she smiled and sat down by him. "There's a bit of a throwback." She listened for a few more moments. "You play nicely."

Kara: "Oh, only if you'd like to! It's a good song by all means. I missed it a bit, actually." She looked at the guitar. "Jeez, it's been a while since I played music. I should get back into it." Nata reached out towards the guitar, her mouth wide open. "Nonono, Nata, honey, you can't chew on that. No." Kara took her backpack off and lifted Nata out, plopping her into her mother's lap. "Here, you can play with Blob." She reached into the backpack again and took out what looked like a vaguely spherical beanbag with two buttons sewn on. She gave the "Blob" to Nata and turned back to Dominick. "Sorry, um, what was I talking about?" She blinked. "R-right. Music. Wish I knew guitar more, too. I'm not great at it," she stuttered, blushing slightly.

Kara: Kara grinned. "Ok, I'm a little rusty, but let's give it a shot." She passed Nata over to Dominick's lap, the little baby smiling. Kara accepted the guitar, and started strumming the chords, singing the names of the notes. "E, E, B, B, G#, G#, F#, here we go." And she started to sing along. "Mm, whatcha saaa-y-ay, mm, that you only meant well? Well of course you di-id mm, whatcha saa-y-ay, mm, that it's all for the best? Of course it is."

Kara: Laughing and strumming along happily, Kara stuck her leg out to keep Nata from falling over, and joined in with a harmony as the cymbal crashed before the melody. "Mm, whatcha saaa-y-ay, mm, that you only meant well? Well of course you di-id mm, whatcha saa-y-ay, mm, what did you say?"

She finished with a soft E chord that hung in the air for a moment, and turned to look at Dominick. "We should play in the Apollo Cabin's studio sometime! Nice trick there with the drums." While pausing to catch her breath, her headache suddenly caught up with her in full force. "Ah!" She grimaced, but quickly regained her composure. "Hey, I don't think I caught your name."

Nata flailed her legs and kicked the nearby bass drum with a small whump, giggling.

Kara: Kara picked up Nata to keep her from kicking the bass drum more. "I'm ok, just a headache. I don't think I've looked at the news for a while, but congrats on making it on." She massaged one of her temples with her free hand. "Sorry. It was fine a minute ago, I think just maybe the drums made it come back." Her eyes widened. "I loved it though, I mean! The drumming!"

Nata: The new man seemed nice to Nata. She decided it would be good to make the nice man happy. Maybe he had food. Or something chewy. She reached over towards Dominick, her little arms outstretched. "Mllaml."