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[h1][color=DarkCyan]Erin Marie Chase[/color] and [color=LightPink]Syleste Astrea Nioré[/color][/h1]
[h2]The Obstacle Tower ~ Camp Half-Blood[/h2][/center]

The thrum of the crowd was almost too much to bear as the event she knew for a fact that she would never be able to see continued on around her, causing the daughter of Morpheus to sit forward, and perch herself upon the very edge of her seat, her fingers curling ever so slightly as she placed her hands down on either side of her legs, her grip upon the stand where she sat both soft though still firm as she leant just that little bit further in towards the action that was going on- it all sounded so wonderful; so exhilarating..! Hunching her shoulders over, a gentle and almost inaudible sigh fell through her lips at the very thought that she would never experience that rush of adrenaline that came with competing against the others... she was never on the front lines; the girl who was always destined to sit on the side lines, “..hey Erin..? I’m really sorry to ask you this, but... do you think you could tell me who’s actually on the tower today..? It sounds like it must be really good competition...”

“There’s a bunch of fresh meat out there- I find it amusing that the little freaks think they’re good enough, though they’ll soon learn their place when they get a foot to the face.” Unable to help the amused and slightly dark chuckle that fell through her lips at the sight of one of the campers falling from their place on the tower, Erin shifted lightly over her place on the stands,  being sure to make herself comfortable before finally, she crossed her legs and leant forward; her elbow resting upon her knee, and her chin resting upon the palm of her hand respectfully as she kept her dark gaze on the people scrambling for first place, her expression seeming to hold the pleased glint to it as she finally chose to finish answering the question asked of her, “The usual dogs are chasing after that stupid frisbee as well- you know; the metal-head, the geek, the Ares freak and oh look, the bird-brain is there too. I think I even saw our resident psycho somewhere.”

Frowning ever so slightly at the names that she was calling their friends, Syleste let her attention drift away from where she could hear the most noise, and instead focused herself in the direction that she could hear the daughter of Hades voice; her eyebrows furrowing together slightly in concern underneath the blindfold that she wore over her bright baby blue eyes, “Erin... you know, you really shouldn’t be so mean; and you really shouldn’t call people names like that either, it’s not nice... I mean, they are your friends too.”

Resisting the urge to scoff at the reprimand she was receiving from the pink-haired girl sitting beside her, Erin rolled her eyes before letting her gaze wander off to the side, the sight of a familiar looking figure approaching the both of them causing her eyebrow to quirk in curiosity- Eli King... the son of Eris... It wasn’t as though she had a problem with him per say; the two of them had been on pretty decent terms until quite recently. He had blown her off. Ever since he had returned from his last quest, he had been acting as though she was public enemy number one; and if that wasn’t bad enough, it seemed he was doing everything he could to get to Syleste, even though it was clear to all that the daughter of Morpheus became visibly uncomfortable and weary whenever the both of them interacted with each other... Either he was doing it on purpose to piss her off; or the drugs he seemed to continuously smoke finally got to his head and killed off the remaining part of that thing he insisted was a brain.

“Well, well- look who finally decided to drag himself out of the smoke house, and grace us all with his presence... I haven’t seen your ugly mug around for a while, Eli; so tell me, to what do this pleasure..?”

“Erin..! You need to be nicer, remember..?” Catching some of the conversation that seemed to be going on between her friend and the son of Eris; Syleste seemed to shrink back slightly within her seat, her body becoming just that bit more smaller as she partly hid herself behind daughter of death- it wasn’t anything against Eli... he was just one of those rare people that she never seemed to be able to relax around; something about him put her on edge, made her worry and feel the need to protect herself... it was unnerving to say the least, “ S-Sorry Eli... I-I’m sure she didn’t m-mean it-...”

Her sentence trailed off into nothingness as the sound of a familiar voice caught her off guard, whispering into her ear and causing her soft pink lips to part for a brief moment before finally, they split into a bright smile which lit up her features and helped her to forget the uneasy feelings she had been focusing on moments beforehand... He was here- he was [i]finally[/i] back home. Not bothering to even show an inch of hesitation in her actions, Syleste quickly stood herself up from where she had been sitting and turned around so that she was facing where she knew he was standing, her body tipping off balance and falling into his own as she shot both of her arms up; wrapping them tightly around the back of his neck, while her head tilted down to rest gently against his collar bone. By the Gods, she had missed him so much- but then that was the problem with her being a full-time camper, and he only being around for the summers, “Matty..! You’re home..!”

Seriously..? What were they- some kind of beacon..? Flinching slightly and pursing her lips together as the sound of Syleste’s excitement reached her ears, Erin narrowed her eyes and turned to look at the source of the girls sudden outburst- of course it was her brother. The bubbly sixteen year old had mentioned earlier on that he was supposed to be coming back to the camp, though he hadn’t told her [i]exactly[/i] when he would be doing that. Well, it looked like they all knew the answer to that question now. Doing all that she could to keep herself from rolling her eyes at the public display of affection going on right beside her, she once again let her attention wander around the rest of the area, her dark eyes only flicking up to look upon the new addition to the ever growing group of guys around them once he had spoken- had she known that she was going to be this popular, she would have gone back to her cabin to read instead, “First the Joker; now the cowboy... What the hell is next...”

“W-What..?” Quickly pulling herself away from her brother as she heard the sound of a new voice entering the group, and Erin’s confirmation as to who it actually was; Syleste stooped her head down slightly as a gentle shade of red began to cross over her cheeks, the young girl seemingly intent on playing with the ends of her long bubblegum-pink locks as she once more took her place sitting next to her friend. Gabriel was sweet- and while he hadn’t been a camper for very long, he was one of the few who had quickly accepted her for who she really was. It was refreshing to say the least... and he was different to any of the guys she had ever met before; so why was it he made her feel nervous all the time..?

“..I mean-uh... h-hi Gabriel..”