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Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - Camp Store
Skills: N/A

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Stella did sigh a little when the Iris camper told her that she would have to get a knife or anything like that from the armory, but she simply accepted that was what she would have to do. She did still have the scythe, but having something else would be a good idea. Maybe also a small shield would be nice, but she doubted that would work with what she was thinking. She tucked all her things into the backpack and then paused a bit as the weight of it settled onto her shoulder, reminding her that this was really happening. She was about to go on a quest, out to California, to go fight monsters and help the Romans with their lost camp.

"Hmm?" She turned to look up at Marygold, almost not hearing the question. "Oh, yeah I got everything I need here then, aside from the things I need to get from the armory." She turned her attention back to the Iris camper and then offered her a smile. "Thank you for your help!" She turned back to Marygold and slung the other strap of the backpack over her other shoulder. "Can you show me where the armory is before we go back to meet up with everyone we're going on our quests with?"

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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Stella tried to keep track of each thing Marygold was suggesting she made sure she had, and for a moment she mentally cursed herself for not having something to write it on. That was what one of her teachers had told her to do when her ADHD was flaring up so badly, though now she understood it was due to the fact she was a demi-god. Did that also explain why it was so hard to read sometimes? She wasn't sure. She realized her mind had wandered a bit, but she did catch the bit about being able to make her own food and chuckled at that. It probably wasn't that funny, but for Stella the image of being able to summon up some strawberries while on the run was kind of amusing.

"Well, um... a few things. Maybe first a bag so I can put everything in? Then an extra weapon, some food, some clothing..." Stella rattled off the list that Marygold had given her, and then once the Iris girl had shown her were each of the things were she started to gather. She picked up a backpack first so that she could toss everything in as she acquired it, and so she knew where it was. She did wrinkle her nose a bit at the bright orange shirts that she was given as camp clothing, as orange didn't suit her, but she couldn't argue. Clothing was clothing, and she might need back up shirts. She did make sure to tuck in the first aid kit in the front backpack pocket, as well as the little compass she took from one of the shelves. Yes, in theory she knew where she was going, but she wanted to make sure they didn't get too lost.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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Stella blushed a bit as she realized most of her questions were answered by his announcements, and she looked to the side a bit. She couldn't really help her curiosity sometimes, as it demanded to be answered right then and there. She needed her answers, and she had gotten some information that wasn't in the announcements and she knew that she didn't need to trade money for money, so she could hang on to the money she had. Yes, she did still feel bad for asking him before the announcements, but she had said she was willing to wait till afterwards. She looked to Marygold as she spoke and then nodded at her words.

"Lets go to the store then... it seems that one of the people I'm questing with isn't even here yet." She headed to the store with Marygold, and also said her good bye's to Eva before they headed off. At the store, she greeted the person that had opened it up for them and thanked them. She started browsing the supplies, and looked them over. How was she going to decide which ones were the ones that she needed? She knew food, water, and clothing were important, so she picked out those first, then followed that with a first aid kit, and some of the food they pointed out was healing food. She turned to Marygold and paused a bit. "Is there anything else I should make sure to grab?"

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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Stella looked up at Marygold as she answered her question about methods of traveling and smiled a bit at that. Flying wasn't out of the question, but it seemed that it would be buses most likely. Stella honestly didn't mind buses, she rode them back home in San Francisco, and they were alright, as long as you never took a seat and just avoided looking people in the eyes. Or at least that's how the buses in SF seemed to work to her at least.

She turned her attention to Chiron as he spoke and she did seem to relax at that. She wouldn't need to exchange her money for drachmas, they would provide her with some, for both her supplies as well as for travel costs, as well as real world money as well. That did mean that she wouldn't have to tap into the money that her fathers had sent her on her way with. She would keep that on her, however, just in case. She did listen to his announcements at that point, as they were somewhat similar to what he had just told her. She nodded and then looked to Marygold. "Whenever you're ready, shall we head to the camp store?"

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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Stella squeaked a bit as Chiron turned to address her, asking her what he could help her with. She had expected him to make then announcements first, as she said before. But it seemed that a few people that were on quests were not there, and so he was asking her what she needed. She gathered her thoughts back up as she looked up at him, and then took a deep breath before launching into her questions, which was turning into more than just the one.

"Well if we have time before you give out the announcements, I had a few questions about drachmas and money. I don't have any of them, and I was told that they would be needed to get supplies from the store as well as I might need to use them on the quest. So is there anyway that I can exchange like dollars for drachmas, or is this something I should have gotten from my mother or, on the trip?" She looked up at the centaur and waited for his answer, hoping that she could exchange the money... but also she had a few other questions. "I was also curious about how we would be getting to San Francisco? Are we flying or is this going to be a bus trip? I didn't mind the bus before but it takes so long, and I got the feeling these quests were urgent, right?"

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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"Okay! Let's go talk to Chiron then if there is a surplus that I can tap into then." Stella smiled a bit at that as she finished her meal and then stood up and looked at Eva. "Thank you again so much, Eva. I really do appreciate all your help and if I don't see you before I leave, I'll make sure to tell you everything when we get back." She grinned at that and then looked at Marygold, and waited for her to be ready to go head to over to the centaur.

As luck would have it, it seemed that Chiron wanted to talk to everyone that was heading out on a quest as it was, so that was a good thing for them that they wanted to talk to him. She looked up at Marygold and grinned a bit at that as they walked over. "Hello Chiron, once you're done with announcements can I ask you about a few things?" She grinned a bit at that as she waited for him to reply to them as well as to make his announcements.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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"Oh if you're going to the store too then I would love to head over there together. Thank you Marygold." Stella's smile brightened a bit more at that, as thankfully she wouldn't be going alone. She did listen as both Marygold and Eva explained to her how it worked, and she did pause as she was told that they used Drachma, instead of money. That did make sense, but at the same time it wasn't like she had drachma laying around.

"Is it possible to exchange money for Drachma at the store or somewhere? I have some cash that my dads gave me before I left, so I can use that. However, I don't really have drachma." Stella finished munching on the piece of toast she had been munching on and then finished her tea. She was mostly finished eating by this point, but she was going to wait for Marygold to show her where the store was, as well as she was waiting for an explanation of if she could exchange money for drachma. Once Marygold was done, she would be ready to head over to the store.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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Stella smiled a bit at Mary's words before taking another sip of her tea and relaxing a bit more. She did pause a bit at that point as Eva set a few seeds on the table and grew them. She watched with interest as the flowers grew, twisting into an ornate twist into a bracelet. Stella smiled as she picked it up and then put it on her wrist, as it was fitted for her. "Thank you Eva, it's beautiful." She did have a feeling it was more than just good luck, as they were more plants that she could manipulate to her uses. She did have her bag of seeds, and the scythe, but this was helpful as well.

She gently admired the bracelet a bit and then turned back to her breakfast at that point. She wasn't sure what else she could add to the conversation but she remembered something she did want to ask about. "So when I go to the camp store for supplies, do I need to tell them what I need, or will they know what I need if I tell them that I'm going on a quest? Also... do I have to pay for it? I have some money left, but I'm not sure if that's what we use here."

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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Stella was munching quite happily on her food, enjoying the taste of the rice as it hit her tongue. It was pretty much exactly as how her otou-san would make it, as he insisted the imported Japanese rice was better than American rice. (Stella had silently agreed with her Otou-san whenever the argument came up at the table, as her dad insisted that American was just as good if you made it the same way.) She took a sip of her soup and let the warm miso linger on her tongue before she swallowed and let the warmth settle into her belly. The food was helping her calm down quite a bit, and to know that she would be heading back to California soon comforted her too.

"I'll make sure to tell you about everything Eva, when we get back. Though from what I understand of where we're going, I'm almost going to be going home in a weird way." Stella chuckled a bit at that as she picked up her cup of tea and took a sip. It wasn't quite the same as the tea her otou-san made, but it was good. She relaxed a bit more as she kept eating, relaxing as her two older half-sisters were making sure that she felt comforted and had a good breakfast.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: Camp Half-Blood - Demeter Cabin -> Dining Pavilion
Skills: N/A

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Stella smiled a bit more at Marygold's words and she did feel better. The dreams were normal, and she wasn't going to let anyone down it seemed. She would take care of herself and she was sure that in a way her mother was looking after her, as if she had known. "I will take care of myself, and I'm sure that someone is looking out for me. I got that scythe that helped me last night, and I have my bag of seeds, so I'm armed, besides going to the camp store. I was told that I could get supplies for the journey there before we leave, right? I'll head over there after breakfast. Some food does sound really good."

Stella looked at Eva as she headed to the dining pavilion and soon headed that way as well. She sat down at her cabin's table and gently tugged a plate and a cup over to her. Within a moment breakfast of eggs, bacon, with a side of miso soup, rice and some fruit appeared, and the cup filled with green tea and another filled with a yogurt drink. She paused a bit as she thought of her otou-san back home, and he was probably worried about her. She gently picked up the bowl of rice and headed over to the brazier and tipped some rice into it, sending up a silent prayer to her mother to keep her fathers safe. She then returned to the table and started eating, nibbling slowly.