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Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Train - Dining Car
Skills: N/A

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Stella smiled softly as Niah said that she could pick the table for them and went to find something akin to a booth, and plopped down at it on one side, with Arbor taking up the spot next to her. She set down her food, as well as Arbor's and started to eat. She was feeding her little pup when she started hearing the sounds that started to bother her and she frowned a bit and turned to look out the window she had put herself right next to and gasped a bit.

They looked like birds with women head's and chests, and it seemed that they had spotted the group as well. She watched as they started to fly and then heard thuds as she assumed that they were starting to land on the roof of the train compartment they were on. So much for lunch, and so much for avoiding monsters for too much longer. She handed Arbor the rest of his food, as she was sure he would need his energy, while she looked at the other two. "What should we do? We can't let the mortals know about them, right?" She had lowered her voice to a whisper, as to not alarm anyone else. She knew that the mortals didn't see what they saw, thanks to the Mist.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Train - Dining Car
Skills: N/A

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Stella waved softly to Jason as he joined them after talking to his father. He said it had been a fun conversation and there were many ways that could have been interpreted but, it seemed that Jason was no worse for the wear, and it didn't seem like there was any immediate bad news, right? She looked up as the man at the counter set the food in front of them and told them the amount. She fished out some of her cash and set it upon the counter and then picked up the sandwich and sliced meat.

She handed over one of the slices to Arbor, who seemed to accept it for the moment. He seemed happier with the water when he was offered that, and Stella made a mental note to get one of those travel doggy water bowls when she could. The next thing she would figure out to do for him was some compost or something he'd love to eat. She gently pet him, and noticed the old man head down the train but paid it no mind. There were plenty of people on the train. "Should we eat here or go back to our compartment?"

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Train - Dining Car
Skills: N/A

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Stella walked over to the counter, and then hopped up on one of the chairs, and let Arbor sit by her feet, and pet his head softly. He was being calm now that he wasn't being cooped up in the cabin at that point, and thankfully it seemed that the train ride would be restful one for a bit. Of course the moment she thought that she mentally cursed herself. Why had she thought that? Just because Ares had promised that the Cyclops monsters were gone it didn't mean that something couldn't easily hop on at the next station or the one after that.

She was jerked back to reality as Niah spoke. "Oh yes, a turkey with cheddar cheese sandwich and a hot cocoa for me, and could I get a bottled water and some turkey slices for my dog please?" She was sure that Arbor would want something better when she had the time to make up a good fertilizer mix, but for the moment she didn't have good access to anything that could be used to make such a thing. And she was pretty sure that if she asked for egg shells, scrap meat and dirt from the cook on the train he would have called her crazy or something else like that. So, sliced turkey would have to work for the moment.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Train - Dining Car
Skills: N/A

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Stella smiled happily at the fact that Niah was willing to go to the dining car with her, and so she stood up and gently put the leash on Arbor and checked to make sure the little 'vest' was on display for the mortals. She bowed her head gently to the God before leaving the compartment with Niah and Arbor. Her little pup seemed so happy to be out of the compartment at that point, and was more than happy to enjoy some walkies. She walked the length of the train till they arrived at the dining car.

Stella picked one of the tables by the windows, so that Arbor and herself could look out of it, and then she looked over the menu that was tabled to the table. "Hmmmm I wonder if they'll do just like a hamburger patty for Arbor or something like that. It's not like they sell dog food. Unless... what do you eat boy? Maybe you need some water, sun and nutrients huh?" She chuckled softly and gently pet him softly, knowing full well he really couldn't respond with words. "Hmmm let's see... do you think we order at the counter?"

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Train
Skills: N/A

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When Jason addressed the man in the cabin as Dad, Stella could only stare for a moment before remembering that it was really impolite to stare so much at someone, no less a god. However, when she had pictured the God of War she had always pictured that Angry Bald man that was popular in video games. (Not that she played those ones, video games often gave her headaches and she much preferred to be outside.) She did look over to Niah as she was handed a bandage and offered her a small smile. "Yeah, I know I'll have to train him. He was just also wanting to go out and wander as well, so I can't be too mad at him. I want to explore a bit of the train as well."

She gently applied the bandage to her wound and looked back to Ares as he spoke again, telling them they wouldn't have to worry about the cyclops monsters. "Oh thank goodness... If we don't have to worry about them anymore, that means it should be safe to explore the train a bit. May I please go find the food car now? I think Arbor is hungry, and I know we both want to get out of the compartment for a bit." She had seen enough old cartoons to also know it was probably a bad idea to split the group, but she also figured Jason might want a moment along with his father. It wasn't like the gods appeared every day.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Train
Skills: N/A

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Stella was glad that Arbor was soon calm, and so she went to clean her hand of the bite wound, fishing some tissues out of her pack. She really didn't have anything better with her, and she wished she had some of that magic stuff she had seen them eating at the camp the other day. She was thankful that it seemed that her pup had calmed down again, and that the conductor had checked their tickets, so that they wouldn't be tossed off the train. She went to relax again, feeling her stomach growling a bit as she was still a bit hungry.

She squeaked as she suddenly spotted the man that was in their cabin, as he had not been there before and he was clearly not human. He had snuck in, right? Who was he, and was was he there?! She dare not speak up first. She wasn't going to say anything stupid and risk upsetting someone that could easily smite her or turn her into some kind of weird creature. She gently set Arbor down on the ground, to let him run around in the compartment a bit. He wasn't going to be let out of the compartment, but he was going to enjoy some freedom.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Train
Skills: Pet Control

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Stella let out a soft sigh at Jason's words, hoping that he was right. That they were too dumb to double back and now that they had passed them they wouldn't double back. However Niah spoke up and started to cast doubt on everything. Maybe they would come back... they conductor might catch them but that might start start a fight. She bit more on her nail even as her new puppy started to squirm and wriggle in her arms. "Arbor, what's..."

She didn't even have a second before the puppy bit down, hard on her hand and drew blood. She tried so hard to not let out a cry, as to not alarm her puppy, but she looked at Arbor and reached up with her other hand to rub his back. "Hey, no, that is not okay. Can you let go please?" Thankfully it seemed to work, and Arbor let go of her hand and even seemed a bit remorseful and lapped at the bite. "There we go, we're good, but no biting me like that again, okay?"

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Train
Skills: N/A

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Stella was glad that the mist seemed to be doing it's job, and that the monsters were moving on and away from them. She started gently petted Arbor's ears lovingly, chewing her thumb a bit more as she thought. She could see that the conductor was on the way, but given that they had the mist hiding them, would they still have to show their tickets? Things were a bit confusing, and she really wanted to just rest. She continued to pet her pupper softly, looking between Niah and Jason, as if she felt that there was some kind of tension going on. She wasn't sure why she felt like there was tension, but she just felt it.

"Well, I'm guessing we still want to wait before we go anywhere else on the train? If at all? Do... do you think they'll leave the train at all? That they'll give up after a bit?" Stella honestly had never been on a train before so she did want to explore it a bit, as well as she wanted to find the dining car and get some food for herself and Arbor as well, but that wasn't a good idea with those monsters still on the train.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Train
Skills: N/A

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Stella didn't really want to get into a fight as well, so when Jason said that they shouldn't get into a fight, she could feel a weight lift off her shoulders. She did look up and then paused as she heard the voices of the cyclopses that were speaking, that were looking for them. Thankfully it seemed that whatever that they had done with the Mist had worked, as they could be smelled but not seen, and Arbor was still deeply asleep so he wasn't barking at the monsters, and alerting them to their presence at all.

Stella put her scythe away and then sat down and rubbed at her temples as she looked at the older two demi-gods. "I agree with Jason. I don't want to drag anyone on the train into a fight that they didn't sign up for. I don't want anyone to suffer just because we exist and chose to take this train." She ran her hand along her dog's back, not enough to wake him, but enough to calm her as she sat there, waiting it all out. She had heard the door close, and figured the monsters had moved on, but it was still up to them if they wanted to move and go find them for a fight.

Before Stella had realized it, she had lifted her idle hand to her mouth and was chewing on her thumbnail as she waited. She chewed in thought as she looked at them, still waiting to see if Niah would agree with them both.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

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Location: The Train
Skills: N/A

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Stella heard the screaming and crashing and looked up to see the cyclopses through the window. So, they had gotten on the train. So much for that hope that they had escaped them. Thankfully the window and door were closed, and Niah used the Mist to manipulate the door, so that did buy them at least some time. She gently put her sweater over her pussy, as to not wake him when she went to fish out her dagger. She held it tight in her hand as she could tell that Niah wanted a fight, and she didn't want the people on the train to get hurt.

"I don't really want to fight, but they'll tear apart the train looking for us if we don't get rid of them. So, while I'm not fond of the idea, we should... take them out." Stella also pulled out her bag of seeds, and looked around. "If you want, I can try to tangle them up if you both want. It might help." She dug out some seeds and felt them. "Kudzu... strong and fast growing... I can also get ivy or thorny vines..." She was musing over what to use, what to do, and how to do it.