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🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

Location: Hotel Valhalla - Feast Hall of the Slain -> Outside Loki's Cavern
Skills: Disarming Traps

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Location: Hotel Valhalla - Feast Hall of the Slain -> Outside Loki's Cavern
Skills: N/A

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Lara was thankful that Heimdall had opened up the Bifrost to where they needed to go, and that the gods didn't seem to be wanting them to stay behind. Yes, that had been a risk but again, they had not known where they were going. Also thankfully the Gods had sensed the rush, and so they were rushing through the portal and to where Loki was. She pulled out her dagger at that point, as she had heard someone yelling about swinging spears in closed areas earlier, or she thought she had. Dagger was better for now, and she could easily grasp her spear when needed.

Astrid noticed that they seemed to be missing someone, but she didn't say anything for the moment. She was going to help with keeping Loki in his prison, and she was going to prove that she wasn't useless. Yes, the remarks from earlier were still stinging, and well, she was going to prove that she was worth having around. Heck, it was odd that a Valkyrie was helping with this kind of thing, but well, Astrid pushed all her thoughts away to the back of her mind.

When Dalisy pointed out the traps, Lara carefully went forward and cut all the trip wires they found, and she thankfully was able to set them all off harmlessly. "Here we go guys, we won't have to worry about stepping around the traps. Thanks for pointing them out, Dalisy." She offered the other woman a small smile at that and then put her guard back up. Yes, they had found these traps and had disarmed them, but that didn't mean that it was entirely safe.

Astrid followed the group, moving to take the point of the group at that point with Dalisy, as it seemed that she was the most keen eyed of the group. She didn't pull out her weapon, not just yet. She wished she had her sword with her, but they hadn't had time to go grab other weapons. So, she would wait until they found an area with more space to pull out her spear. She hoped they would find the person trying to free Loki soon.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Arena
Skills: N/A

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Stella could feel her legs quivering a bit as she stood there, waiting for someone to tell her what to do now. She looked over as Eva spoke and then she took a deep breath and nodded. "I know that... I'm new... but I can't help but feel that I'm... I'm suppose to be part of this. I don't know which one for sure, but... I feel like I am. Though if I'm not... well, that's also okay. I don't know how... how they'll pick people, do you?"

She looked over to Chiron as he spoke and said that they should step forward. "I guess I should go... step forward. I'll see you later, Eva." She walked down to where the centaur was and then sighed a bit at that point. She heard about the problem with the Eidolons, and something clicked in her brain. That was what had happened that night, hadn't it? With the girl, and Zeke? Possession. That was what had happened. Before she realized what she was doing, her finger was up to her lips and she was chewing on it a bit. She tugged her hand away, and shoved it in her pocket.

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

Location: Hotel Valhalla - Elevator -> Feast Hall of the Slain
Skills: First Aid

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Location: Hotel Valhalla - Elevator -> Feast Hall of the Slain
Skills: N/A

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Astrid didn't normally want to punch someone... but at that moment she really wanted to punch Klara. Thankfully, Nadia pointed out the obvious to Klara, that even while they might have wanted to go stop the person that was going to free Loki, they didn't know where Loki was or how to get there. She resisted the urge to smirk as it was affirmed that it was probably a good idea to let them know so they could get to the person freeing Loki rather than wander the branches of the World Tree trying to find a prison that no one was suppose to easily get to. She kept quiet, to keep from giving Klara anything else she could try to use against her, since she seemed to be Klara's target.

Lara looked at the Thanes and gods as they were informed of what was going on, and Heimdall started to look into it. "We can go after this person if you want... but we shouldn't delay too much longer. Can we get passage to where Loki is being kept?" She was wanting to help be able to keep Loki from being free. She knew she hadn't done too much with the crane game, even when she had helped heal and bandage up the others that had accepted her help.

Astrid continued to hold her tongue at that point as she waited for the gods to affirm that the god of mischief was at risk of being freed, and then that they could go after him. She would happily offer her help if asked, otherwise she wasn't going to still speak. She didn't look over at Klara, or anyone else except the Thanes and the gods, waiting for their response.

Lara was also quiet at that point, as she was waiting for a response. She did also summon her spear at that point, wanting to be armed and ready for any hunt they might need to engage in. She could tell there was still tension in the group, and she wanted to make sure that she wasn't adding to it. They needed to be level headed if they were going to go against the god of mischief himself.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Arena
Skills: N/A

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Stella hugged Eva softly at that point as her older sister hugged her and then she pulled back and looked up at her as she spoke. She sniffled a bit and seemed to start calming down as she assured her that the camp were safe and that they would be trained so that they could survive the childhood and teenagehood of being a demi-god. They got trained how to survive out there with the monsters that might chase them or hunt them.

She nodded when Eva said that if she trained as hard as she could, she probably would survive. She saw Chiron and the others walked back into the arena and then nodded when Eva said that she would get some cocoa once this meeting was all over. She did look up when Chiron said that they had gotten some quests, and then was mentioned that if you though you had been mentioned to stand up. The first didn't sound like her, unless she was the garden, but that didn't make sense. The second, well... no way. Sea, rainbow or dead? She did hear the last one and paused. Child of the flower... well between that and garden, Stella found herself standing up against her common sense.

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

Location: Hotel Valhalla - 100th Floor - Game Room -> Elevator
Skills: First Aid

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Location: Hotel Valhalla - 100th Floor - Game Room -> Elevator
Skills: N/A

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Astrid was not having a good day, and if she had heard anyone laughing at her when she had gotten shocked she might have punched them. She had been scolded, shocked, shot, and just... What was being said bothered her. Why was she there if she wasn't doing anyone any good? She hadn't meant to ignore what Klara had said, just she had been concerned. Recklessness came with what she was sometimes. She was being prepared for Ragnarok, where she would fight with the other Valkyries, and one day she would be part of the hotel permanently, that she knew for sure as well.

Lara stepped away from the machine as they had gotten everyone out and she smiled a bit at that until a dull throb in her arm reminded her that a few of them had taken a bit of damage with those machines and traps. "Anyone need some first aid? I can do some better work now that we're not worrying about the others." She tried to offer a small smile as she looked around the room and noticed how everyone was reacting. She sighed at that and then walked over to Astrid first to check on her.

"I'm fine, go check the others." Astrid muttered to Lara, basically waving her off. "We should inform Balder and the other Thanes of what happened, and let them know whom did this." She walked off at that point and headed for the elevator where she saw Arnora hit the button for it. She leaned up against the wall, and rubbed her arms a bit. She could still feel a bit of the tingling in her body from where she had been shocked, and she was sure that she would be feeling them for a while. But she'd recover from that. Her pride? Not so quickly.

Lara frowned at Astrid's brush off and then when to check on the others. She did some cleaning of wounds and proper bandaging on those that needed, as well as did quick check ups on the others that had been shocked and treated their burns. Sure, they would heal quickly. Gods knew that if things were back to normal, it would be easier to die and come back completely recovered in their room. "Well, if no one else needed help right now, then we should all go and inform them." Lara followed the others to the elevator and then she smiled a bit as she relaxed while they waited. She was so thankful that she still could remember most of her first aid training.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Outside the Arena -> The Arena
Skills: N/A

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Stella looked up when Eva put her hand on her shoulder and then she sniffled a bit as she tried to think of what to say. She couldn't just lie and say she was alright when it was clear that she was far from that. She sighed a bit at that as she took a deep breath and then looked up at her older half-sister. "I'm not alright. Is... Is what that girl saying true? Do the Greek kids usually... do we not make it past eighteen really?" She spoke softly as she looked at Eva, silently hoping it wasn't true. It couldn't be true. There had to be demi-gods that lived full lives right? She knew from earlier that someone had mentioned that some of the founding fathers were demi-gods and they had all lived past eighteen.

"Eva... I don't get it... I thought they said that by being here I would be safe and trained to not end up dead. I just... I don't understand. I don't understand why everyone is so upset and angry, and my ears are ringing now." Stella reached up and rubbed her ears a bit, and then whimpered a bit. They were indeed ringing from earlier, from the young woman's yelling. "Is there still cocoa somewhere, because if there is I would love some now please." She sighed a bit at that as she rubbed her ears again softly.

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

Location: Hotel Valhalla - 100th Floor - Game Room
Skills: Crane Control + First Aid

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Location: Hotel Valhalla - 100th Floor - Game Room
Skills: Crane Control

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Lara sighed a bit as she was struggling a bit to get people out of the machines, but she was focusing on that point, even as Arnora was trying to make some small talk. She did want to response, as she felt it would be too rude to just ignore her. "I think once I'm done with this, I'm going to go practice on some training dummies to get my frustration out, then have a good meal and a long bubble bath, you Arnora?" She smiled a bit to her friend as she managed to get eleven more people free, getting them closer to their goal of getting everyone out.

Astrid was still struggling more, getting a bit more annoyed at that point. She had a feeling that Klara was speaking about her, and that irritated her. Yes, Klara had a point, but Astrid had been more worried that if she hadn't done anything they would have seen her as a failure of a Valkyrie. If any of them had died on her watch, after she had promised the gods she'd keep an eye on them, she would have felt that she had betrayed her duty. As she got caught up in her worries, she nudged the controller the wrong way and picked up one of the traps. She barely had time to register what had happened until she got zapped by electricity, causing her to get burned. "FUCK!"

Lara heard the cussing and she frowned a bit. She would check on everyone that had gotten hit with a trap when this was finished, as she was sure that someone else would probably trigger another trap. That would most likely be her, as she was sure of it. She turned back to the game and then started focusing on catching people again. She soon freed twelve more people and she smiled at that as she gently went back to the game, and focused on that.

Astrid was now in a sour mood, especially after being shocked by one of the traps. She was not going to let Klara or anyone else get to her. She turned her focus back to the game, and then moved around the crane and then went and freed around twenty nine souls and she grinned at that. She didn't pause however, as she continued on, determined to save as many souls as she could.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Outside the Arena -> The Arena
Skills: N/A

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Stella was thankful that she had managed to quell her fathers for a bit before heading back to the arena. She wasn't sure that she was needed anymore by anyone, but she soon heard shouting, yelling and arguing and she frowned as she settled back into the seat in the arena with her siblings. Marygold wasn't there anymore, but Stella figured that her older sister was off somewhere else.

Then the yelling got worse, and Stella clapped her hands over her ears as she heard someone new yelling. She was angry, and it sounded like for a good reason. They were being blamed for something, but then she seemed to cross a line. What did that girl mean? What was she saying? Was she going to die young?

She could feel herself tensing up and she lifted her left thumb to her lips and started to chew. She knew biting her nails was a bad habit, but it was one she had had since she was young. She could feel her heart beating faster, and she was beginning to regret arriving there.

However soon someone else was speaking and she started to feel calmer at that point. She dropped her hand and stopped chewing on her nail at that point. She looked up and around to see what was going on, and then took a deep breath at that point to keep calming herself down. She looked down at her hands, wondering what had just happened. Why had she felt like someone had been screaming right in her ear and now she felt fine? Magic. It had to be magic.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Outside the Arena
Skills: Iris message

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Stella silently followed Kristen and Chiron again, as she wasn't quite sure what else to do. Chiron had been silent after she had spoken, explaining a bit of what had happened to him. She wasn't quite sure if she was really helping anymore, but she wasn't about to just stop being a part of what had happened because no one was paying attention to her. She did nod when Chiron said that it might be a good idea to have someone do a sweep of the camp to make sure that no one else was possessed at that point. Twice in one night really was enough, and Stella honestly wanted to call her dads to make sure they knew she was alright.

"Oh Messenger Goddess, please connect me to my dads again." Stella used the water, prism and flashlight again to make another rainbow and she tossed the coins into it again. Her father's worried faces soon appeared and they both called out for her daughter. "I'm alright dad, otou-san. I'm alright. I promise. Something happened that cut off our call. So, I promised you that I would explain what's going on. I will, but not tonight. Things here are a little odd. But I'm alright. I'm safe. I will explain everything tomorrow. Or in a few days. Just can't tonight." She offered them both a small smile as she promised she would call soon.

🌳 Hotel Valhalla: & the Gods of Asgard 🌳

Location: Hotel Valhalla - 100th Floor - Game Room
Skills: Crane Control + First Aid

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Location: Hotel Valhalla - 100th Floor - Game Room
Skills: Crane Control

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Lara was regretting that she had just run over to the strange machines, but it seemed that their fate had been sealed the moment they set into the room so she just focused on the game. As she was aiming for one of the souls, her hand slipped and the crane moved and triggered one of those traps Loki had mentioned. A crossbow fell from the game and shot off, the arrow piercing Lara in her shoulder. She let out a cry as she let go of the controls and put her hand over the wound. She cursed in Danish as she was feeling worse for wear at this point, having been attacked by wolves and now shot with arrows.

Astrid heard Lara cry out in pain and winced a bit at the sound of the arrow piercing flesh. She was going to offer help when she saw the other woman pull out a first aid kit, and then she sighed as she turned back to the machine. She was mentally cursing Loki over and over, even as Dalisy reassured them that he was still in his prison, as well as the truth that those that were rescued would return to the Feast Hall. Thank Odin for that. However the part about not being able to leave... that was worrying. At least they could leave once it was over, but who knew if that was true.

For the second time that same day Lara fished out her first aid kit and grumbled more. If she ever saw Loki, she was going to repay him for all the injuries that she had incurred that day on him, even if that meant trying to find a goddamn wolf to bite the god. She tugged the arrow out with another cry but managed to staunch the bleeding and bound up the wound before getting up and going back to her machine. "I swear... I'm going to punch Loki in the face when this is over..." She nearly growled out as she focused her rage into rescuing people and saved another twenty souls.

Astrid sighed a bit as she focused on the machine again and went about hitting the buttons and controlling the crane. She narrowed her eyes as she focused, and one became two, and she soon had freed nine souls from the crane machine. She pulled away for a moment to wipe her brow as she was still worried. Those traps could easily end her life, and she doubted that she would come back. She wasn't part of the hotel's magic.