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Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood -> Strawberry Fields
Skills: N/A

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Stella listened to Eva as she told her about the archery lessons, and then also that she would go with her no matter where she would go. "Thank you Eva, I do appreciate it. I'm thinking I might go to the rock wall... I just get the feeling that climbing might help a lot." Stella chuckled a bit softly at that and then helped finish packing up the crates and reached over to pet Arbor lovingly and nuzzled him gently.

"I might go after lunch... I'm not sure if I want to start climbing on less than a full stomach." She continued to pet Arbor more, as his tongue lulled out of his mouth. She relaxed a bit more, enjoying the moment, and the smell of the strawberries in the air.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood -> Strawberry Fields
Skills: Plant Growth/ Manipulation

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Stella turned to the plants in front of her and smiled a bit as Eva told her that she knew she could do it. She gently ran her hands over the strawberries and focused for a moment, letting her magic work through her hands, and focused. However, it seemed that remembering Jason has shaken her more than she thought, and the vine and berries in her hands and in front of her withered away and shrunk up in her hand. She gasped at that and Arbor let out a whine and laid down and put his paws over his nose.

She shook the thoughts out of her mind and focused again, and the vine soon came right back to life, and the berries not only came right back but ripened to the perfect ripeness in her hands. She let out a happy sigh at that and started to pick them off the vine and put them in her basket. "Not sure what I'm going to do with the rest of the day. Maybe the climbing wall... Maybe I will go spar. I also might go to archery lessons if someone is teaching them."

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood -> Strawberry Fields
Skills: N/A

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Stella listened to Eva as she talked, and worked with her as she went to stack the strawberry into the crates, and gently soon finished filling up the crate she had been working on. She followed her to the van, and then and then put the crate that she finished filling up and slid it into the van. She was thinking over what Eva said, and knew she was probably right. Janelle could probably use a friend, but was she that friend? They were a few years apart, and Janelle was a teenager... would she really want to hang out with a twelve year old?

"I'll... I'll try talking to her later then. I think I need to get my head on straight and figure out what I'd want to say to her first. I don't want to mess this up." She looked up at Eva and offered her a small smile. "Thanks for listening." She headed back over to the strawberry field and went back to plucking the beautifully ripe berries from the vine and putting them into her basket. She was getting calmer among the plants, getting lost in her thoughts as she worked.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood -> Strawberry Fields
Skills: N/A

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Stella nodded as Eva said to follow her and she did so with her basket full of berries. She smiled and waved to her other siblings that were there and started helping to put her berries into the crates. She made sure to look them over, making sure that only the best got sorted out for shipping, but to be honest between Mr. D's magic and the care of her siblings and Mr. D's kids and the satyrs, the berries were in great shape and there were not any that she had to toss aside.

She paused when Eve asked her why she had changed her mind, and Arbor nuzzled and nudged her, as if to encourage her to tell the truth. "Uh... Janelle was there. I'm... I'm never sure how to act around her these days. I know I didn't know her well, but... I... I know it wasn't my fault either, but... I was on the quest with her brother and he... he... he didn't come back. And I did. I don't think she holds ill will against me, but I... I can't imagine it can be easy."

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood -> Strawberry Fields
Skills: N/A

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Arbor's tongue lulled out of his mouth as he was petted, and he seemed to arch up into the petting. Stella giggled a bit as his grass fur was ruffled up at that point. She looked at her half-sister and then nodded as she said they were going to load up the van. "I can help pack up the van if you want. I'm not planning on doing much else today. I was thinking of sparring but well... that didn't seem to happen." She sighed as she went to go back to picking.

"The walk went well, going to have to plan to make a cake for Andy for her birthday when it comes up. She's never really had a cake before. So I'm gonna have to make her a strawberry cake that my dads made for me for my birthday every year." Stella continued to gently pluck berries and put them into her basket. She hummed a bit at that point, relaxing a bit as she kept working, letting herself get immersed in the greenery around her.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood -> Strawberry Fields
Skills: N/A

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Stella did feel a little bad as she walked off at that point, but she wasn't sure that she could really do combat practice at the moment. Her mind was swirling a bit with thoughts, and gardening would help clear her mind. She looked up as her half-sister, Eva, spoke to her and waved a bit before walking over. "Hey Eva, I came to do some work out here. I wanted to get my hands in the dirt today." She smiled softly, and then headed over to pick up a basket and gently handed it to Arbor.

The pup gently held the handle in his mouth and followed Stella around. She gently plucked ripe berries from the vines and placed them into the basket. She knew she'd want to go digging up any weeds and the like in a bit, but she wanted to get to the berries first. She hummed to herself as she worked, and deposited the berries into the basket. It was getting her mind off of things for sure, and it was helping.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood -> Main Part of Camp
Skills: N/A

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Stella gently pet Arbor more, trying to distract herself a bit at that point, and felt him nuzzle in closer. "Yeah, I'm going to the fields... I'll see you guys later, unless anyone wants to join me." She decided to peel away from the group and head off to the fields. She did say good bye to Andy and hugged her before walking off with Arbor, and kept him nice and close. She needed her pupper with her as she took the path away from the arena and to the fields.

She started to feel better as she could smell the blossoms on the wind, and her pace picked up a bit. She always felt better when digging around in the dirt, and that probably had to do with whom her mother was. She could see some of her other siblings, and a few of Mr. D's kids out in the fields, and waved to them as she went to join them.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood -> The Beach to the Main part of Camp
Skills: N/A

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"Exercise sounds good to me. C'mon Arbor~" Stella gently dug her feet out of the sand, and stood up and brushed herself off at that point. She was glad that Andy did to agree to Strawberry cake, now she would just need to make sure she got enough of them and the time to bake them for Andy's birthday when the time came. Of course there was time before that, and also a quest apparently that hadn't started yet.

She started walking with the others and paused as Kristen address Janelle. Stella looked to the side at that point and started petting Arbor for comfort. She always felt a little awkward around Janelle, as Janelle had been Jason's sister. That loss still stung a bit when Stella thought about it, and it still haunted her nightmares. Seeing Jason...

She pushed those thoughts away and then pet Arbor some more, even as he started to whine a bit. It was as if he could sense his owner's distress, and he nuzzled in closer to her. She shuffled her feet a bit as they got closer to the arena and then pulled off to the side. "Ah... maybe I'll got pick those strawberries instead. I said I'd help out with that today..."

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood -> The Beach
Skills: N/A

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"Funny enough, strawberry. My dads make this really good strawberry one for my birthday every year, even if Strawberries aren't in season for my birthday. They will make sure to freeze some of the best ones from our greenhouse to save for the cake every year for me... or... at least they did..." Stella trailed off at that, and felt guilty. This was suppose to be helping Andy feel better, and yet she was just making herself feel bad as well. This past birthday she hadn't been home, so she had missed out on the cake that she was speaking of, and it made her long for home.

"We'll get her back... and Niah's nice. I think the three of them would be lovely additions. I can ask Marygold for you later, if you want, since I see her daily." Stella offered Andy a small smile and dug her toes into the sand again. She wiggled them around for a moment as she let her thoughts drift off a bit, about the task ahead, since Andy had brought up Mads. She was still a bit nervous about the idea of going to the Underworld... but she did now have a new item to aid her in their quest.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood -> The Beach
Skills: N/A

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The sand between her toes felt warm... but it was summer so it made sense that it would feel that way. She could hear the waves crash on the shore as her thoughts drifted for a moment. She knew today was a big day over in the Roman camp, as well as she was happy to hang out with Andy, but she wanted to get her hands in the dirty and into the strawberries again soon. She could feel her hands itching to get dirty again, to feel earth between them, to manipulate the plants, to make them grow bigger.

Stella had chosen not asked the question, but it seemed that Kristin was willing to ask it. She turned her head to look at Andy as she was asked about whom she wanted there to be at the small party, and frowned a little. It wasn't that she was worried about whom might be invited, she was more worried about how her friend might react, or what she might say or think. There was enough going on... and this as suppose to be something to help lift her spirits, not drag them down.