Kirah

Welcome to Havenwood

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Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

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Location: Strange Academy: Medical Waiting Room
Skills: Enhanced Reflexes (Passive)

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Andy had finished her exam. She was back out in the waiting room. She saw a lot of her friends and fellow students milling about. Would she have to wait for all of them to finish to go back to the K-G house? She frowned. She didn’t know how they’d get back.

Andy looked around, trying to find her coach. She didn’t see Lady Nimue anywhere. Nor did she see Nemo. Only the Vision. He was with the Young Avengers team as they were waiting to be seen. She also spotted Agatha talking with Mads. Where was her coach? Andy chewed her lip, thinking.

Deciding she would just wait for the others to finish their exams, Andy sat back down. Several group members must still be in exams, as she didn’t see them, and others were in line. Andy closed her eyes and tried to relax. The room was crowded, which had made her uncomfortable. Everyone in here probably had powers; she doubted anyone in here didn’t have them. She wished Zari was done so they could talk.

Seeing Magneto had been a relief. It had reduced a lot of her concerns. She let the feelings about the meeting settle into her. However, she did give up trying to sit there with her eyes closed. She wished she had her jacket. She wanted the comfort of it. Really, she just wished she knew what she was supposed to do next. The exams themselves weren’t long, but there were a lot of students there. Probably one hundred and only ten rooms. That meant each room would have to process ten students. At about ten minutes a turn, it would take over an hour for everyone to finish.

She considered just going up to the Vision and asking him what they were supposed to do next. But she didn’t know him. Would he recognize her? She could at least ask where Lady Nimue was. Once she found Lady Nimue, she could find out what was next. The only thing she knew for sure was that she was supposed to be here for the exam, but that was over.

Giving up on waiting, she walked over to the Vision and waited for a moment to interrupt. ”Uh, sorry, but I can’t find Lady Nimue.” At least she was wearing a Margaret Carter Institute sweater. That would likely indicate to him she was one of their students.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood (Arena)
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"I'm ready. I've got Demi's things and mine. Unless you wanna swing by the armory?" Andy didn't need anything from there she already had all the weapons she needed. Though it did make her miss Arthur again. His ability combined with hers made for a great area attack. She missed him and wished they could have had more time together before his dad took him away. Upon Stella's negative Andy nods and starts heading for the beach.

She made sure to take in the views of camp as they walked. There were a handful of other campers running around grabbing things. Some others watched the drama unfolding. But really she wanted this moment to be frozen in her memory. She knew how hard Quests were. If she didn't have something to tether herself to she might lose the will to fight. So this place, her home, she tethered herself to. Promised she'd come back here.

"Come on, Chocolate." She whistled for the hellhound to follow her.

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Location: Roman Camp
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Niah pushed the other thoughts away. She'd talk with Nancy. Actually have a real conversation with her. They'd figure out the future together. Not in hopes and guess about the other person.

Niah finished packing. She made sure her personal belongings that she wasn't taking with her were locked in the chest in her tent. She trusted most of the Romans, but she didn't want her books to go missing. They had important clues for her. But she also had no desire to carry the extra weight of them.

Once that was all dealt with she started toward the beach. Towards the quest that would bring Mads home. Reunite her friends. It would fix things. _Right?

Château de La Lune

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4:30 PM - Thursday, July 17th, 2025 - Château de La Lune, France

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@PatientBean@TheMaster99@KazAlkemi@Morose@Nallore@Trainerblue192@kittyluna45@KTostada

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Note: This will be the last post before dinner. Please end your post when you arrive in the dining room. You may do mini-collabs with each other if you're crossing paths or with La Lune Family/Staff. If the latter, let me know, and I will give you descriptions and responses.

Anyone still in their room will get a knock on the door. Wadsworth is there asking for their dinner request. Anyone not in their room, the next time you enter, you’ll find that the dinner note is gone. The maids will also be delivering luggage. If you have not already gotten your bag, you will get it at this time. Thankfully, the luggage is not mixed up. All the correct pieces go to the correct rooms.

@TheMaster99 On Tony’s way back to the room, he will see Felix Wadsworth knocking on doors and collecting cards. As he arrives at his room, Wadsworth will collect the dinner card. His bags are in the room waiting for him.

@PatientBean The temperature outside has dropped more, and the wind has picked up more. The sky is a bruised color, clouds rolling in. The gardens are to the west of the building. The entrance was several arches that had rose plants growing over and around them. Upon entering the garden, Millicent realizes it has several paths that break off quickly, taking any of them loops back in on themselves over and over, and the paths become difficult to discern. If Millicent uses the ‘hand on one wall’ trick, she will eventually be able to figure out the path. It takes time, and some of the paths seem to double back on themselves. She almost feels as if the path has changed on her. There are several small sitting areas within the garden paths, and the plants are all well cared for. Persistence will bring her to the center of the garden, where she will find an area that is set up to allow for small bonfires. There are comfortable seats around the fire pit. An older man, probably in his fifties, is clearing some weeds from one of the planter boxes.
(DM me a starter if you talk to him.)

@Nallore The bartender looks up from the cup he was rinsing. “Hello, mademoiselle. Welcome, what may I get for you?”

The large man sitting at the bar looked at Elise from head to toe and then back up again. He gave out a low whistle when he stopped, his eyes not looking at her face.

“Oh, the fates have smiled upon us.” He moved seats so he was no longer sitting on the last seat of the four and instead took one of the two middle ones. “You’ll have to forgive me. I’m not great with putting pictures to faces and names. What is your name, mademoiselle?”
(DM me, and we can knock this scene out.)

@KazAlkemi Wadsworth does not knock on your door since you left the card outside the room for him.

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Ralph

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Location: Château de La Lune: Heliotrope Bedroom -> Lounge
Skills: N/A

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”I’ll be out in a second.” Ralph said. He quickly dried his hands and exited the bathroom through the door on his side. He hadn’t paid attention enough to know who he shared the bathroom with. He’d have to figure that out later.

Ralph shoved the photo in his bag. He didn’t want to think about it. He was supposed to have put that all behind him. Ralph didn’t want to sit in his room. He got dressed quickly. He made his dinner selection of steak. Uncertain what to do with the card, he just left it on the desk and left the room. As he was leaving the hall, he saw the butler in the hall.

“Your dinner reservation card, monsieur?”

”It is on the desk. I wasn’t sure what to do.”

“Thank you. I shall collect it.”

He left the hall and turned right; it was the only option there. Upstairs, there were two sets of doors, and the stairs led back down. The far set of doors had a keypad next to them. He frowned a bit, trying to think why a personal home would require such security. The only other option led into the ballroom. Elenore was there; she was in the downstairs portion, which could be seen by looking over the balcony of the upstairs portion. On the mezzanine level, there were several sitting areas. The whole of it was half decorated.

Here, there were two more sets of doors. One set was locked with a keypad. Ralph figured the family must be obsessive about keeping their area private from the guests. He wondered how often they had guests that this was something they needed to do. Or maybe there had been an issue in a previous year that caused them to block it off.

That left the other option: a double set of doors. One door was propped open. Inside was one of the brighter rooms he had seen so far. There was a conversation pit to the left and a series of doors to the right. The room was big and had several sitting areas, a bookshelf, and a drinks cabinet.

There were a series of doors on the interior wall. Most had a label of a color. He recognized that one of them was Plum, meaning that the bedrooms on that side of the hall entered directly into the Lounge. He did notice that two sections stuck out weirdly. He opened one of the unlabeled doors to that area and found that it was a half bathroom. That was nice. So, if someone was hanging out in this room, they wouldn’t have to run back to their room or try to find another bathroom. It was clear to him that this area was meant for several people to hang out for a long time.

He heard a small cough and looked over into a nook near the bookshelf. On one of the chairs sat the friendly woman, Renee.

”Oh, sorry to bother you,” Ralph said. He was still a bit nervous and unsure of himself; the woman was sweet. He felt bad for bothering her.

“You’re fine. I’m just waiting for dinner to start.” She stood up.

”Yeah same, I was exploring a bit before. This place is interesting. Seems super old.”

“I saw the paper talking about its history. Really cool that it used to be a monastery.”

Ralph’s stomach twisted. He nodded, feeling awkward. He didn’t know what to talk about with the woman. She had been the one to try her best to get the conversation moving in the limo and on the yacht, but most of the others weren’t super chatty. Even before he had found the photo, things felt tense. Now, he felt like he was waiting for something horrific to happen.

“Well, hopefully, my bathroom buddy is done, and I can do more than use the half baths in here.” Renee wanted to fix her makeup before dinner, so she left her toiletry bag in the now-locked bathroom. An oversight.

”See you at dinner.” Ralph said as Renee went back into her room. He was left alone in the lounge room.

The Dead Don't Die.

Mandy Mason

Location: Car -> Hermes home
Skills: N/A

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Mandy didn't want to get out of the car. But her dad did. She wanted to pet the cat and try to figure out a name for it. But her dad got out of the car. Hermes was going inside his house, if something happened there wouldn't be anyone who could hear him and help. Sure there was the hearing neighbor on the street. So she had to go in. Had to back him up.

She handed the cat to her mom and got out of the car. Her heart was pounding as she followed Hermes into the house. He spoke with a neighbor—a brief exchange, probably not important. The door was open, which wasn't a good sign. Mandy didn't watch horror movies; she didn't find that interesting. At the moment she felt like she was in a horror movie.

She tried to follow Hermes' steps. Knowing he knew where the floorboards creaked. This was his home. He signed for her to stop and be quiet. Something anyone who has spent any time around a Deaf person knows is basically impossible. You don't know how loud your steps are when you can't hear them. You don't know what makes noise and what doesn't. She went for stopping instead of trying to continue to follow in what was probably a frustratingly clumsy way.

Mandy hated feeling like a failure. And she felt that way right now. She was a brilliant vet. Her professors were impressed with her. She could tell from an animal's body language, more than any of her hearing peers, what an animal felt. But she didn't know how loud her breathing was. So she waited and tried to be quiet. She waited for her cousin to come back and tell her everything was okay.

Welcome to Havenwood

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Kathy

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When Kathy couldn't sleep she worked. Maybe she was a workaholic, perhaps she just didn't know what else to do. She believed it was the latter. Kathy didn't have a lot in the way of hobbies. At least nothing that was an at-home hobby. If Kathy could avoid being home she did. For the most part, she used her home for cooking and sleeping.

Today there hadn't been much in the way of events but she still had to plan. There were upcoming events that she had to plan for. On one side of her was her overstuffed planner. On the other was a local history book, checked out from the library. She typed on her computer. Trying to ignore the tiredness that was seeping into her _{and the movement in the corner of her eye}. It was the type that would let her sleep. Not yet. She glanced at the clock. It'd be another hour yet before she could even try to sleep. She hated that. A part of her wished that her bed wasn't empty, that he was in it waiting for her. But he had never expressed interest - always treated her like a little sister.

Kathy paused in her typing and cracked her knuckles. She stretched her arms over her head and closed her eyes. Counting down from ten to zero. Tension slowly released from her shoulders. Maybe it was time to head to bed, even if she knew it'd be a while yet before exhaustion took over. She could read for a bit. Kathy saved her progress and turned off the computer then headed to bed.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

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Location: Strange Academy: Medical Waiting Room
Skills: Enhanced Reflexes (Passive)

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Andy’s form was complete. She picked a line that looked short and started to wait. She tried not to let her thoughts drift too far from the current situation. The form had been easy enough to fill out, with the minor panic at wondering if the time traveling she did was about to disqualify her from the event. She was surprised that she was actually worried about that. One of the rules had been that students had to want to participate. This wasn’t forced. She did want to compete. Yeah, it wasn’t with the same desire that April and some of the others had it. But she did want to test herself.

Andy wanted to know how to fight anyone who came across her path. She wanted strategies for how to deal with anyone who might want to free her mother. As she chewed that thought and looked around the room she saw Agatha. Magic.

It wasn’t something she was inept at, but it wasn’t her main focus. Maybe she would need to spend more time understanding magic. That was the most likely ability someone trying to free Selene would have. Max was good at protecting Selene at the moment because he could magically remove her from the situation. Could she learn how to open portals? A few ideas crossed into Andy’s mind but it was her turn for the exam.

The first part of the exam was a standard physical. Andy had had a few growing up, but it had been years. However, she didn’t have any physical signs of damage she had ever taken up to Genosha. At the end of Genosha all of her scars, cuts, bruises, and piercings had been healed. She had to have her ears and belly button re-pierced. It had been a little annoying. But physically there was nothing wrong with her. Not even the old pugilist break that had once caused her finger to be set weird could be found.

During the mystic portion, “Hmm. Young lady, are you aware that you are suffering a curse? It appears to be ancient and vampiric in nature.”

”Uh, I sort of knew, I guess. My mom did that to me.”

“Your mother?” The person asked and glanced at Andy’s paperwork. They didn’t ask anything more after seeing her name. Andy had only nodded and shrugged. She was a bit confused. She hadn’t thought it was a curse, but maybe that was how it worked. If it was something she could break...there was a spark of hope. To have a proper hug again. To not be afraid of touching her friends. She shook a little while waiting for the next portion and was very glad it was rather uninteresting in comparison. Nothing of note in her blood came up. However, the next portion, the Future Foundation part did reveal something. She had time traveled.

“I see, you were time displaced. Should we be aware of any TVA agents who may attempt to apprehend you?”

”I don’t think they will. It’s been a while, they are usually prompt about that sort of thing. But I’m from 2024. I was on Genosha and then came here, to now.” She had also done a bit of a time jump a few weeks ago, but the TVA still hadn’t bothered them so she didn’t think it would be an issue.

“That is all?”

”Well like a ten minute jump a few weeks ago, but it was still a while back. I think the TVA is a bit more reactive than that. I came forward in time, not back. I didn’t try to change anything the first time.” And apparently what they had changed just before Thanksgiving break hadn’t been enough to get the TVA’s attention.

Then the last portion. She was asked a few questions while keeping her hand on a book.

“What is your name?”

”Andy Drummond Gallio-Lensherr.” Her full name. She didn’t feel right if she didn’t say Drummond. She could probably comfortably drop Gallio, but it was legally her name. If they wanted some special name that was the true one she had been born with it wasn’t something she could give them. Andy had been her name forever, since she was a toddler. Drummond was from the first people she felt had been a true family, she’d never do away with that part of her name. As for her last names those were of course her two legal parents. One her biological mother and one the father of her heart.

“Who are you?” Andy paused, not sure how to answer that. She had already given her name, what was the difference? She thought of Ash and Jamie. She thought of Magneto. Andy could say that she was ‘Luna Minor’ or even ‘Thundering Champion’. Though, she didn’t feel either of those names were who she was. She was a lot, and she was nothing. A speck in the universe. She didn’t even want to be more. She just wanted to be Andy. Wanted to live her life as happy as possible. She especially wanted to make those she considered family proud of her. If Ash and Jamie could see her she wanted them to be proud of her. She wanted Magneto to be proud of her. Be glad he had adopted her.

”I am the collection of people who have cared for me. I am lightning and magic. I am Andy.” She didn’t know if that was what they were looking for, but it was as true to who she was as she could be.

Lastly, “Do you want to compete in the Contest of Champions?”

”Yes.” She had figured that out earlier. She did want to compete. She wanted to learn. That was the whole reason she was here.

Andy left the room, letting the next person take her place. She went back to the area where the group had been sitting and was thinking while waiting for her friends to come back.

Château de La Lune

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4:10 PM - Thursday, July 17th, 2025 - Château de La Lune, France

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@PatientBean@TheMaster99@KazAlkemi@Morose@Nallore@Trainerblue192@kittyluna45@KTostada

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In the hallway outside the bedrooms two female voices could be heard. They were trying to whisper, but the longer they were in the hall the more raised their voices became.

“No, that one is for Azalea.”

“How can you tell?”

“The name on the tag. It’s for Miguel, and he is in Azalea.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, look if it helps just go get those big posters from down stairs and we can match the names with the room names.”

“You get it.”

“You’re the one getting Miguel and Millicent confused. It’ll go faster if you just get the boards.”

“What if Mrs. La Lune sees me? Or worse, Wadsworth.”

“Then just tell them the truth. You’re getting the boards to make sure you get the luggage to the right room. You can’t be serious that you’re more afraid of Wadsworth than you are of Mrs. La Lune. She’s terrifying.”

“He is so butler-y.” Whatever the other woman may have responded with was lost as Renee and Millicent stepped out of their rooms.

“I can just get my bag. In the hall is enough,” she said. Renee went for her bag, picking it out of the others there. “Thank you.” She went back into her room.

One of the women, face bright pink, held out a bag that she thought belonged to the Turkish Rose room. It was the wrong bag.

@kittyluna45 The door on the other side of the bathroom that connects to Plum opens and Renee comes in holding a small bag for bathroom supplies.

“Oh, hi. Sorry. I didn’t know you were in here. I’m Renee.” She sets her bag down on the counter and steps back out of the room, closing the door behind her.

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Ralph

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Location: Château de La Lune: Heliotrop Bedroom
Skills: N/A

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Ralph followed Renee’s example and got his own bag. The bickering had gotten loud, and he felt bad for the women. He set the bag on his bed and considered the room. It was a well appointed room. Though it had a feel of a disused hotel room. It wasn’t dusty or anything, in fact it was very clean, it just felt unlived in.

It had three doors, one went out to the hall, one to a balcony that looked over the southern side of the estate, basically all vineyards. The third door went into a bathroom. One he shared with whoever had the room next to him.

On the desk were a few pieces of paper spread out in an eye-catching way. He looked over the papers. The top piece was actually just a card. On the card was the Wi-fi login info. He quickly logged in. Another paper was a timeline of planned events, a card was attached that had options for steak, fish, and vegetarian dinners. The other was a short history about the place. It wasn’t anything a quick Google search hadn’t been able to tell him while he was considering going.

When he picked up the second paper he realized there had been a photo underneath it. It was an older photo. One taken in his teen years with his boyfriend at the time. Ralph picked it up, hands shaking, and flipped the photo over. It was a reprint, not the original, on the back of it was written in neat, precise, lettering “HAS HE FORGIVEN YOU?”

Ralph sat down on the desk chair, almost missing it. He hadn’t stopped thinking about him. Not since... Well, not since he had left.

Ralph went into the bathroom that he shared with the next room. He didn’t know who he was sharing with but he washed his face and hands, running cool water through his hair. It had been a bit mussed from the plane ride. He splashed his face a couple of times with cold water. Trying to calm himself down.

How did someone get a copy of that photo?

Welcome to Havenwood

What is the timeline on this starting? @Skyline

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood (Arena)
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"Got it." Andy said and started off toward her cabin with Stella in tow. At Zeus' cabin Andy ran in and grabbed her backpack. She adjusted the straps so it fit comfortably, considered for a moment then took it off and put on an extra sweater. Andy fully believed in wearing extra layers. You never knew when you'd need those layers. Even though it was the middle of summer. She'd be hot, but she'd have it as a pillow or something if needed.

Andy then picked up Demi's duffel. He had said it had everything except the Cornucopia. That was in his trunk. She opened that up and found the Cornucopia. The duffel bag she threw over her head so it was easier to carry, and held the Cornucopia in her hands. Back outside of the cabin she followed Stella to her cabin.

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Location: Roman Camp
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The legionnaire set about the task to let the Senate know the doors were there. Niah took a slow deep breath and started packing her stuff. She lived in a half state. She had some essentials always packed and ready to go. Ever since the fall of New Rome she had lived in that way. Niah had a feeling she would always have a go-bag ready. She had lost so much. Irreplaceable things.

But she still had the legion. She had Nancy. She would have Mads again. Five more years and she could retire. Get a little place in town and live a normal life.

Five more years would break her. She didn't have to live in New Rome. Was living in New Rome even a normal life? She could do what Marco and Emily and so many others had. Go to a human school.

Or something else. Find her sister. God her sister. She still needed to tell Nancy. What about Nancy? Would she help? Or would her dedication to Rome before all others come back? Niah had seen the realization in her face. Nancy might be the angriest person Niah ever knew, but she had seen that face. She had heard her realize how much dedication Niah had put into their friendship. She had hope that Nancy wouldn't get lost to duty again.

All of that going through her head Niah was packed quickly. She left the book she had been studying on the table. If she survived then she'd worry about figuring out how to get her sister back...if she could.

Her oath. She had to serve those five more years. Niah couldn't break an oath. Not wouldn't. Couldn't. Her very own blood burned at the idea of it. Kumantot she mentally cursed.