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Palm Beach Royals: Senior Year

L O C A T I O N / / Homecoming at the Country Club

I N T E R A C T I N G W I T H / /Oliver and then Penny

Stella was finding herself becoming more and more comfortable with Oliver. Every move they made, whether it was slow or not, didn’t seem to have any effect on how he was so reserved about dancing. Maybe it had to do with how she led him into a groove. She didn’t know how it seemed to others that may have been watching them, but to her, at the moment she brought him closer, or was it him who brought her closer? She didn’t know, but in his surprisingly sturdy arms, he held her close enough for her to smell his scent and god, she could die right now and she wouldn’t have any regrets, or at least it felt like that.

As their dance slowed down to match the new song that just popped on - a slower one, it felt like - Stella’s heart finally had a chance to slow its pace, but when she stared into his eyes and the way he looked at her made her heart go even faster. In addition, the way her entire body felt as his arms wrapped around waist made the sensation crawling up her spine increase even further. Honestly, Stella wasn’t sure what to do. She wanted to kiss him. She was this close to him and had so many thoughts and feelings coursing through her body all at the same time they slow danced.

And so, in the heat of the slow moment, she threw out all caution and anything that may have her overthinking her situation. Her lips had pressed on Oliver’s and everything seemed to dull out. The romantic setting of Homecoming wasn’t as important or romantic as it was to others. The slow strumming of the instruments of the current song didn’t seem to register. The only thing that Stella wanted to focus on - the only thing she could focus on - was Oliver Greyson who had her in his arms and who she had in hers. As slowly as she pulled away if only to save herself from the beating heart within her from bursting out, she smiled and she was as nervous as any teenage girl could be who had made the first move.

“Oliver, I--”

Before she could mutter out another word, a shocking separation came her way as Penny cut in between her and Oliver. The often forceful brunette had, in her own way, made herself comfortable between the pair, though Stella’s mind was still frozen in the shocking act she had committed to even register that she and Penny were now dancing.

“Huh?” Stella caught up with time and noticed she was in Penny’s arms. “Penny?” Her confusion was apparent, but it still didn’t seem to matter. “I thought you were with Santiago. When did you get here? A Better question: when did you steal me away from Oliver?” She asked, panic starting to set in. “I know I was--I mean, we had just..” Stella calmed herself. “After I kissed him, I don’t really remember much that happened after that.” A panicked Stella admitted to Penny.

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L O C A T I O N / / King’s Academy Country Club

I N T E R A C T I O N S / / Mistakes

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Just as Kavi Salvador was just starting to have a little fun at this forced homecoming dance, he was met by not one but two highly regrettable mistakes he made. Number one was clearly letting his guard down when it came to girls he dated. He didn’t think they’d actually see him, let alone confront of him at the same time. This sort of thing only happened in movies and even then it wasn’t as anxiety-ridden as his current predicament was proving to be. Who in their right mind would confront a guy while he’s talking to someone else (or at least attempting to)? Clearly, Ariel and Nadia had no patience.

And that brought him to the second mistake he made.

As he let out a sigh, ignoring both Victoire and Mara (the latter choosing to give her two cents), Kavi turned to the beautiful girls now in front of him. Ariel, who was more feisty than Nadia ever could ever hope to be, was justifiably angry, though she can’t say she didn’t have a good time. Their date ended on a high note. Or at least that’s what Kavi thought. Nothing that happened on their date was a dealbreaker to him. Could it have gone a little further than just a goodnight kiss? Perhaps, but Kavi didn’t feel like pressing his luck.

As he thought about that one, the date that happened the day prior was a different story. The date that wasn’t even a real date. Nadia had told Kavi about how she was a little busy and she only had time after some photoshoot she was doing. It didn’t take him that long to put on the charm after he had met her at the hotel she was staying at. In his mind, her inviting him up to the hotel room and alone at that was a clear indicator to him that maybe Naive Nadia wasn’t so naive. So, when they were watching a film, he had made his move. To his genuine surprise, Kavi was immediately rejected. He remembered that night being the first time anyone had rejected his advances. What was even worse, she seemed surprised by his advances. It was almost as though it never registered with her. And she wondered why he never called her back.

He ran his hand through his hair and eyed both of them. “Nadia, you rejected me, so why should I have bothered with a text. At least Ariel didn’t completely turn away when they felt the soft caress of my hand through their hair,” Kavi smiled, looking at Ariel. “Or was that kiss for something else?” He asked her.

Kavi was practically holding in his frustrations from bursting to the surface. He was a lot of things, but he always - he always - made sure he knew everything before it was going to happen. For him to be caught by surprise like this unnerved him in ways he didn’t anticipate. And what was even worse, he didn’t like it one bit.

Shuffle your music player and post the first 10 songs

_{In Disarray — Eyeshine — Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight
Morte et Dabo (Sol Invicto Remix) — Asking Alexandria (feat. Sol Invicto) — Stepped Up and Scratched
Jeremy (Pearl Jam Cover) — Boyce Avenue — Cover Sessions, Vol. 02
Atlanta — Ron Pope — Atlanta
So Lonely — Jorja Smith — Project 11
Loser — Falling In Reverse — Coming Home
Washed Out — Counterfeit — Together We Are Stronger
Dot Your Eyes — Five Finger Death Punch — The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Righteous Side of Hell, Volume I
Figure it Out — Plain white t's — Every Second Counts
When You Say Nothing At All — Alison Crauss and Union Station — Live}

Olympus Academy // A School for Demigods and Demigoddesses

High above the campus of Olympus Academy, the early-afternoon rays began to pour its brilliance on the concrete that made up most of the buildings. And crowding it was the hundreds of young demigods and demi-goddesses who were coming from wherever they spent their summer vacations. Most of them were well off enough to where they could handle most threats that came for them, so as long as they didn’t bring any attention to themselves, they were safe during the summer. And the stories they had to tell of the wild adventures they had, the trouble they and their friends, and the memories made. As much as the lot of them didn’t want to, they had to return to the place where they had a second home at.

While some weren’t happy to be back, there was a particular blonde Daughter of Apollo who couldn’t be happier. Vivian Lucasta was one of few who seemed to be happy all the time of every hour of every minute she spent alive. Though this girl wasn’t devoid of sadness, any moment in her life that seemed to be heading downhill, she always found some way to look at the positives.

This couldn’t be any truer for her when she had been walking with her bags in hand. Every person she saw either had a gloomy disposition or simply wasn’t ready for the summer to be over. Vivian, however, was ready to see all of her friends and everyone she had said goodbye to. She even missed her annoying older brother, Dallas. He got on her nerves more than anyone else did at Olympus Academy, yet she still missed that idiot. She wanted to get caught up with him and all of her friends, but before she could, there came the surprise of an announcement in the form of the Headmistress’ image popping up in the sky.

“Attention students of Olympus Academy! Report to the Ares Colosseum for a mandatory assembly at once!”

The message repeated itself as Vivian, as well as the others she could see, were walking away from the Hestia Housing Buildings (or at least the area near it) and had been making their way to the giant arena in the distance. Vivian wasn’t sure exactly was in store for her. She knew that the Headmistress was the sort of women who was usually serious, but the abrupt change of plans did have Vivian worrying just a little, but it could at least be interesting. She put on her best smile and went forward with a positive outlook.

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Damien was never one for punctuality, but he was already near the Ares Coliseum moments before the grand projection of the Headmistress appeared in the sky and at the moment she told the students to get to the arena, the only thing he could think about was how there was going to be a delay in him being able to see his sister. It didn’t take a lot to get on his nerves, but this was one of the few things that did. And quite a lot. But, at the end of the day, Damien shrugged it off. If he wasn’t going to be able to see her before he settled into his apartment even though he didn’t know which one he was going to be placed in. He remembered something about an experiment or something like it happening.

As he made his way from the grass he had been laying on in the quad, he soon noticed grass had become stuck to his black shirt. Shaking it off, he followed the herd of students that were converging to the arena. And all of them were carrying their luggage. The only thing that came to Damien’s mind was how they were foolish enough to not expect something like this. Damien didn’t bother getting his own bags from his truck. He was too focused on enjoying the day.

Soon he took a seat up in the higher rows, away from most of everyone. As he did, the remaining seats started to fill up. It wasn’t any more than ten minutes that it took for every remaining seat was filled. And considering there was roughly around three-thousand students that attended Olympus Academy, that was saying something. And yet, surprisingly to Damien, they stayed far away from him. Apparently being the Son of Nyx granted him a certain fear. Or maybe it was how last year he nearly lost his shit because someone offended him by not complimenting Emma’s dress during the End of the Year ball.

As he looked ahead, doing the same thing everyone had been doing for five, long minutes, out came the entire staff of Olympus Academy. They each lined up next to each other and then the Power Couple of Hector Luis Guerrero and Helena Alexandra Hassan-Guerrero came out. As he remembered them to be, Helena was elegant in her choice of a silver dress and Hector was all smiles in his partial suit, yet Damien couldn’t help but notice something was up. No way the entire staff was out here to greet the demis. Why would they force a mandatory assembly before they even had a chance to settle in?

“Oh, this is going to be good,” Damien mused to himself, looking on with curious eyes like a lot of his fellow students were (or so he would think).

Stepping forward was the Headmaster. His smile greeted the curious, young eyes of the students. “Hello, hello, hello!” Hector’s rich Mexican-styled accent was noticeable, yet it didn’t hinder anyone from understanding him. “Welcome back, students of Olympus! And to those of you who are first years, I trust you’ll find this school is a fine place to live while you grow used to your new abilities. It is my hope you also start to understand who you really are. We, the Staff of Olympus Academy, will do our best to help make the transition easier for those of you still in the process of understanding what has happened.”

As Hector took a step back, his wife, Helena, took his place. “And to continue what my beloved has said, as well as to answer some unspoken questions, allow me to explain the best that I can. You see, the school you remember has changed. It is our hope that this is received well. The curriculum has been altered to challenge you, the students. To the older students, the expectations for you to thrive is even greater now than it has ever been. In addition, your living situation may be different than what you remember. As part of an experiment, we will be picking thirty-two students at random to partake in what we hope is the first of many living arrangements to come. For now, if I call your name, please step forward and join us down here.”

And before long, the names of the students were called. And soon it became clear that the names were people Damien and Vivian knew. Hell, their names were even called. At the end of it, the thirty-two who had been called were standing in front of the staff. Some probably confused and others just wanting to get it over with, but at the end of it, they were simply to wait until some further explanation was given.

“This concludes the assembly. If your name wasn’t called, please leave the arena. For those who did have their names called, stay here,” Helena said.

Those who didn’t hear their name being called did as they were told. Some of them seemed too eager to leave the surprisingly short assembly, but the same could not be said for the thirty still left with their bags next to them while the staff stayed. Akani Kahale, one of the Physical Training Instructors, stepped forward. He was a tall, muscular man with a shaven head and pecs for days.

“Don’t worry, you’re going to love this. Thanks to the Mystical Oracle, all of you have been selected to live on the second floor of the first housing building. And on these sheets of paper right here are the living arrangements. It’s going to be lit!” Akani said, hoping speaking the millennials’ lingo made him relatable. To his surprise and the unsurprised expressions of the other members of the OA staff, he got nothing, though Vivian Lucasta chuckled.

Akani handed the stack of papers to Hector, who then handed it every single one of them. On the paper, it had the following names paired up together:

Apartment 2A | Dallas Relo and Jonas Highwind
Apartment 2B | Rebekah Cross and Dana Harada
Apartment 2C | Aiden Weinmann and Emma Laurant
Apartment 2D | Damien Black and Persephone Neotera
Apartment 2E | Marcella Bonaparte and Rhea Psomas
Apartment 2F | Ian Rivers and Lyra Woods
Apartment 2G | Caleb Sharp and Derrick Bisset
Apartment 2H | Leo Sullivan and Vivian Lucasta
Apartment 2I | Dustyn Flint and Cicily Delamar
Apartment 2J | Wynter Smith and Taylor McLaughlin
Apartment 2K | Asher Alcott and Ariana Mossos
Apartment 2L | Avem Vogel and Kelsey Marston
Apartment 2M | Jaime Callahan and Riley Bowen

And it was at that moment the faces became more than bored, especially for Damien.

“Persephone?” He looked around and saw who. “Oh, her..”

Meanwhile, Vivian knew who she was paired up with and she was all smiles. “This is going to be fun!”

As they were left by themselves, the Gods only could speculate what was about to happen next.

“Oh, and one last thing,” Hector said, turning to face the thirty-two students. “Welcome back!”

Olympus Academy // A School for Demigods and Demigoddesses

September 3rd, 2018 (12:05am)

_{61 / 55°F | Passing Clouds | Humidity: 67% | Barometer: 29.87 "Hg | N. Wind: 7 mph}

9/3/18

• It is the first day back and just less than an hour of getting back to the campus at the start of the year, all of the returning students were told to head immediately for the Ares Colleseeum for a mandatory assembly.
• The Students find out a select 32 will be paired up in an Apartment Experiment.
• Some are happy, some are confused, and some are intrigued.
• After the students were let go, both Headmaster Hector and Headmistress Helena oversaw a disturbance regarding some strange signals that came up on The Watchful Eye. Nothing clear was brought to their attention, but those within the room will inform them if something did happen. There was also a mention of being on the look out for Dallas Relo's party.
• Elsewhere, Dallas Relo hosts a secret, need-to-know party lakeside by Naiades Lake.

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Living Arrangements

To live in the Hestia Housing Building is basically the same as if you were living in an apartment building. Each floor, give or take, has all of the same: apartments that have two bedrooms, one bathroom and kitchen, and, depending on if you happen to live on the first floor or one of the higher floors, there is a patio and a balcony respectively. The building itself is fifteen stories high and in a collective amount, there are about five of them spread throughout the campus. Each floor holds twenty apartments, which in itself can house up to 600 Demis in just one building. That makes the possible total of three-thousand Demigods and Demigoddesses that can live in the apartment buildings.

Apartment Building Omega, which is the one where [your characters] will be living, are the first to experience an experiment of sorts. Instead of placing them by year or Godly Parent or accomplishments with out-of-campus missions, Apartment building Omega is the firs to completely randomize its inhabitants with each other. Brother and sister could wind up being roommates but also there could be enemy and fremeny being paired up. The possibilities are endless, but the point is to get everyone to accept one another and perhaps find a friend in someone they wouldn’t expect.

The character who have thus far been accepted will be living on Floor Two, the second floor. The layout of each floor is as followed: Apartments A and B are across from each other with A, C, E, G, I, and K all being side-by-side. And the same goes for B, D, F, H, and J all are side by side with the resident Floor Supervisor (aka the Super) taking the apartment directly across from Apartment K.

And generated by the Mystic Oracle herself, these are the following roommate pairings:

Apartment 2A | Dallas Relo and Jonas Highwind
Apartment 2B | Rebekah Cross and Dana Harada
Apartment 2C | Mia Riley and Emma Laurent
Apartment 2D | Damien Black and Jessica Oliver
Apartment 2E | Marcella Bonaparte and Rhea Psomas
Apartment 2F | Avem Vogel and Kelsey Marston
Apartment 2G | Liam Kruger and Zoey Kepler
Apartment 2H | Haley Asher and Ito
Apartment 2I | Kazuma Adachihara and Brynn Knowles
Apartment 2J | Vivian Lucasta and Greyson Davies
Apartment 2K | Christina Kalili and Ava Zolkin
Apartment 2L | Felix Belleville and Haluk Erdoğan
Apartment 2M | Luciana Hansen and Beau DeRose
Apartment 2N | Dustyn Flint and

Staff of Olympus Academy

One represents the heart of Olympus Academy. The same heart that gives the students hope that just because they might be forced in this school does not mean they have to dwell on not being able to see either of their parents. And the other represents the strict cruelty of the Deities and enforces an even stricter guideline. She expects them to behave themselves to a modest degree and not cause the staff any more trouble than they usually would.

One is Hector Guerrero, the Headmaster of Olympus Academy. He is the Son of Zeus and his energetic, approachable personality makes him ideal to welcome everyone back. And the other is Helena Alexandra Blake, the Headmistress of Olympus Academy and her fist is almost as ruthless her mother, Hera, can be. Both are wedded and both love each other immensely and it is the hope of their respective godly Parent that they will lead the students into a place where they can blend into society when it is all said and done.

_{Hector Luis Guerrero • Son of Zeus • Headmaster of Olympus Academy/Husband to Helena
Area of Expertise: Overseeing the Staff and Providing hope for the students • Javier Bardem
Helena Alexandra Blake-Guerrero • Daughter of Hera • Headmistress of Olympus Academy/Wife to Hector
Area of Expertise: Ruling with an iron fist, invoking security and fear to the students and protecting them from any danger • Saadet Aksoy}

Suffice to say, these two, though they couldn’t be further apart from how they approach their own courses what with Brandon’s focus on the mental and emotional state, often with a more empathetic teaching method, Ana is cruel and ruthless. She is harsh, often using the students as examples why their powers aren’t as far as they think they are. A mistress of magic and wench of witchcraft, she not only can bring out abilities these students never knew they had, but she can make them realize the world isn’t going to hand everything to them on a silver platter. They need to be forced into a corner and given no other choice but to fight. Brandon doesn’t agree, so that is why he caters to their emotions and makes sure whatever torture they go through doesn’t have any permanent effects.

_{Anastasia DeVille • Daughter of Hecate • Instructor of Showing Your Strength: The Trials of Power
Area of Expertise: Full-potential, Power Usage, and Strengths • Kat Graham
Brandon Montgomery • Son of Hades • Instructor of Mental and Emotional Wellness
Area of Expertise: Control, Emotions, and Weaknesses • Michael B. Jordan}

The three Huntresses of Artemis, who were all born on the same day at the same moment. Though they were born from different wombs in three different countries, they were each blessed with the skills and abilities of Artemis. One was born in Japan, another China, and the third in India. All of Asian ethnicity and all equally as dangerous. When they all turned sixteen, they were immediately met by their mother at the same time. She had projected her will to them and told them they were destined for great things. The three of them - Saya, Lucy, and Mimi - were going to make everyone rue the day they underestimated the Daughters of Artemis. To her, they were her modern Huntresses. And with the skills bestowed upon them, they soon became the Battle Strategy Professors. Saya used her Japanese upbringing to bring zen, almost serene approach to her lessons, meanwhile, Lucy, the spitfire hothead Their names strike fear into the younger demigods and goddesses.

They wouldn’t have it any other way.

_{Saya Sakimoto • Huntress of Artemis • Instructor of Logic and Applied Critical Thinking
Areas of Expertise: Critical Analysis, Foreign Concepts, and Improvising on the Battlefield • Rilu Fukushima
Mimi Khan • Huntress of Artemis • ]Instructor of Tactical Strategy
Areas of Expertise: Military Tactics and Offense • Priyanka Chopra
Lucy Chen • Huntress of Artemis • Instructor of Inner- Zen and Calmness
Areas of Expertise: Understanding the Strength Within Yourself and Awareness Of Your Surroundings • Kristen Kruek}
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With all of the tough lessons brought on by the Huntress Triplets and the Power Use duo from heaven and hell, the Librarians of Knowledge are likely to be the most stress-free professors at Olympus Academy. All three, whether it’s Aristotle Hawke, Socrates Ivanov, or Voltaire Rossi, who are all named after famous scholars and philosophers, while they have a rigorous regimen and expect nothing but the best, they are also fair and understanding. They include as much material and give as much time as they can for their students. They know all the stress they must be under from the other professors, so it is their hope their class can be a break from the stress and just enjoy the knowledge being taught to them. The only thing they do not tolerate is anyone making a mockery of their course. They will show no mercy to those who make light of anything they teach.

_{Aristotle Hawke • Son of Hephaestus • Knowing Your Past: An Adventure About Yourself
Area of Expertise: Human Studies and Greek History • Idris Elba
Socrates Ivanov • Son of Demeter • Instructor Getting to Know Your Greek: Expand Your Horizons
Area of Expertise: Mythical Creatures, Greek Science & Science, and Greek Batony • Mads Mikkelsen
Voltaire Rossi • Son of Dionysus • Instructor of Finding Your Greek: The Literary Adventure
Area of Expertise: English & Writing, Greek Literature, and Greek theater • Steve Buscemi}

While everyone else is worried about the school and training powers and the minds, the two instructors who find their home at the Chimera Training Facility where anything pertaining to physical activity, conditioning, and building a better tomorrow for cohesive teamwork among the students focus their efforts to make sure the students work up a good sweat while also giving them hope. What was formerly Headmaster Hector’s sole responsibility is now divdied between Akoni Haku Kahale, the proud, boombostic, good-natured Son of Apollo and his partner-in-crime/best friend, Odeya Thalia Hassan, the sternly-spoken Daughter of Athena. Together they shape the bodies of the young Demis to make sure they’re in tip-top condition.

Akani is essentially a hype man with who, well hypes them up with his loud, booming voice often done so in a motivating hymn. And while Odeya isn’t necessarily a discouraging instructor, she does come across as a bit too harsh, though she does mean well. When weakness is in sight, she puts pressure on her students to ensure they get the best out of their sessions. Together the two of them work off of each other and create a balanced course of high octane positivity and pressure to give the students just what they need : a break from the stress of Power Use and Control and an area to let loose after their book-heavy classes with The Librarians of Knowledge.

_{Akani Haku Kahale • Son of Apollo • Instructor of Octane to the Max: A Guide of Absolute Potential Through the Power of Positive Reinforcement
Area of Expertise: Fitness, Core Training, and Team Synergy • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Odeya Thalia Hassan • Daughter of Athena • Instructor of Singular Advancement Training: Knowing Yourself and What You’re Capable Of
Area of Expertise: Fitness, Unrestrained Exercise, and Becoming Confident With Yourself • Gal Gadot}

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Olympus Academy // A School for Demigods and Demigoddesses

@Symphoni At the moment, all slots have been spoken for and are already claimed by someone, but if you want to, I can add you to the waiting list and when something becomes available, I will send you a PM. :)

Olympus Academy // A School for Demigods and Demigoddesses

@Dirty Pretty Lies Well, I didn't do the gif headers. But whoever did do it did a great job.

Olympus Academy // A School for Demigods and Demigoddesses

Updated the CHARs 0th post with all of the accepted characters divided by their Godly Parent.

Olympus Academy // A School for Demigods and Demigoddesses

@voltaic Fucking accepted. Move that fuckboi over to the chars tab.