Natsu

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Arthur Stanford

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Location: Zeus's Cabin

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Shaking after what had just happened, he immediately wanted to shove away from the hug, but kept himself from doing so. Instead, he leaned into it, tears streaking down his face. At any other point of his life, he would've thought Ledaa was providing a comforting lie, something to keep a child happy, but with what he knew of the world now, he believed her. She would be a princess of hell, something that, in all honesty, he thought was befitting of her. He opened his mouth, and closed it again, wanting to say something, but all that would come out if he tried to speak would be something unbecoming of him.

He nodded into Leda's shoulder, and pulled back for a moment. "Thank you Leda. I... I'm sorry, that was bold of me." He looked at Andy, before averting his eyes. He hated that he'd done that to Ash's body, but he hated even more that he subjected Andy to it. All they could do now, he thought, was as Leda said. They'd keep living, the only thing they could do to honor Ash's memory. He hoped that Andy would be okay, and wouldn't hold what just happened against him. He couldn't stand to be alone after what's happened, and the thought that he reaction would force one of his friends away from him scared him to death.

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Oliver Sullivan

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Location: Common Room
Skills: N/A

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As conversation went around him, Oliver made his way over to the open bar to fix himself a drink so he could play. Fixing himself a scotch on the rocks, he returned to the group, soon enough to clearly not drink at Maria's turn. That was indeed, outside of the scope of things he'd done. He turned a little red at Tempest though, and nonchalantly, took a sip. Quickly distracting himself, he nodded at Niah, "Well, I hope you find joy in the new year." He smiled at her. It was a shame they wouldn't get to know each other, but such was life. He'd put together that Raynor was a hot head though, not many people could punch somebody in the face practically unprovoked and not be. He'd know to choose his words carefully around him.

Looking around the group, he figured he may as well go, and said, "Never have I ever thrown up from drinking too much." He said, taking a drink as he did. That was one thing he was lucky enough to have missed out on. Not that he didn't drink, that was evidenced enough from him partaking in this, he'd just always stopped before it became too much. He considered himself lucky for that, he'd seen many people go through that, and the hangovers that follow, and that was something he never wanted to experience. He looked around at the group, and was interested to see who might've. At this point, he was essentially building up a profile of all these people, knowing what all he could about his new teammates could be very important, depending on the type of work he'd be doing. The more data one has, of course, the better predictive models they can build.

🌠 Once Upon A Time 🌠(Concluded)

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Sylvia Maeve

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Location: Diner
Skills: N/A

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Mab nodded at Sierra; Rose's trust was enough for them, at least for a sit down. Quietly, they watched as Rose approached her friend, wanting to gauge what they could about her. Straining their ears to listen to her speak, she seemed friendly enough, but then again, so did mab when they were putting on a face. Still, Mab liked to think they had a good bullshit detector, and didn't pick much up from Sierra. Drumming their fingers on the table, they waited patiently for Sierra to get over here. They did notice, however, that Sierra wasn't alone, and that set Mab off immediately. Rose hadn't said anything about her.

The other girl, Mab was immediately distrustful of, since they didn't have Rose's backing. This didn't mean they were going to act like a freak if she joined Sierra when she made he way over to Mab, but it meant their guard would have to stay a bit up. This was the closest thing to a personal issue that Mab had dealt with in a while, and they didn't appreciate the notion on strangers being privy to the details of it. They had always rationalized this kind of behavior by the fact that they'd been ripped away from their parents at such a young age, finding it difficult to let people in in any capacity, for fear that they'd either abandon them, or hurt them.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Arthur Stanford

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Location: Zeus's Cabin

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Arthur gripped Andy tightly, before finding them apart much too quickly. Tears were steaming out his eyes with reckless abandon now, and he found himself at a loss for words. There was nothing he could say that would make this right, and any attempt to get words out would just lead to his voice breaking, or him choking on his own sobs. His sister was dead, and everything was worse now. A perverse thought crossed his mind, wondering if he could try to undo this with his powers. Playing so uncaringly with the forces of life and death seemed evil, but he didn't care right now. He lost somebody close to him, and he couldn't stand withstand that.

Arthur stepped outside, not breaking eye contact with Leda. "You're... You're gonna tell me my Sister is dead right?" He asked, his voice cracking. "But my dad, he's the king down there, right? So I'm..." He started to hold his hands out, ready to do what he'd done before, to save his sister, and make this terrible world right, "I'm able to actually do something about it." And with that, he clenched his fist, and to his shock and awe, he saw his sister's body actually raise out of the dirt. At first, he felt the most intense relief he'd ever known, followed by a slow realization of what was in front of him.

Ash, in the same dress that she was in before being unceremoniously ripped from this world, was standing in front of all of them, her head quite literally in her hands. Body caked in dirt, without thought or feeling behind her eyes. Arthur felt almost as if he was going to throw up, but held himself back. This was wrong, this was so, so wrong, Summoning whatever will he had left, he threw his hands to the ground, trying to make her go away, not being able to stand the sight of her like this. The body of Ash fell lifeless on the ground once more, sprawled prone for all to see. Arthur collapsed along with her, sobbing and pounding the ground, yelling, "Why? This isn't fair! This isn't fair!" Over and over again, unable to come out with anything but cries of anguish.

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Oliver Sullivan

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Location: Common Room
Skills: N/A

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A look of shock crossed Oliver's face at the sequence of events that just unfolded in front of him. After chugging straight from a bottle of what he could only assume was some kind of liquor, Santa Claus proceeded to deck somebody in the face. Letting out a nervous laugh, he took a few steps back away from the man. He turned his attention to Tinley, and nodded. He was determined to have fun here, even if it killed him, which, it seemed it might at this point. The idea of an open bar sounded nice to him though, a drink seemed like something he'd be needing later on tonight.

Turning his attention to those who introduced themselves to him, he smiled back and said, "It's nice to meet all of you, I'm Agent Oliver Sulivan, but you can all call me Oliver." Looking back over at Raynor nervously, he asked, "Does that happen a lot?" with an uncertain tone in his voice, "and if so, how do I make sure it doesn't happen to me?" He then looked at Tempest specifically, being reminded by her suggestions of college ice breakers, he thought they sounded a bit funny. Still, it's be fun. "I'd play a game, yeah." He agreed. That sounded like just the way to get some alcohol in his body, and get to know everybody at the same time.

🌠 Once Upon A Time 🌠(Concluded)

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Sylvia Maeve

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Location: Diner
Skills: N/A

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Mab smiled at Rose. If they had to pick, showing up earlier seemed like the better move; catch whoever wrote these letters off guard. They didn't trust people by nature, especially when they had material information that they didn't. "I'd rather go sooner than later, I'm not sure I totally trust these people, and whatever these people want from us, I'd like to have the element of surprise. Just in case." They knew that could make them sound crazy, but hopefully Rose knew Mab well enough to understand their paranoia.

Speaking of paranoia, they didn't like the idea of looping other people into this, but they weren't about to stop Rose from sharing anything. "I guess that's fine, she's somebody you trust?" Rose wasn't stupid, so Mab doubted she'd share anything with somebody she wasn't particularly close with. "You have your job to do, I could move over their and fill her in for you if you'd like." They offered. This served two purposes. For one thing, it would be a favor to Rose, and for another, it would like Mab control the flow of information.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Arthur Stanford

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Location: Barrier

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He wanted to tell Demetri wasn't his fault, but he didn't know enough to say that. Whatever had happened, he couldn't be near it. Reality felt wrong, like something was just broken and couldn't be fixed. This wasn't how things were supposed to be, but it was the way they were. He'd never felt real grief before, and this was burning him up inside; he knew not how to react, nothing having prepared him for this. The world tuned out to him, not being able to process things how they were.

Until, that is, Andy ran off. He found himself running after her. He didn't need Dem right now, he needed somebody who was feeling the same pain he was. The feeling of being lost and afraid in a new world, and having one of your closest friends ripped away. If he knew were Des was, he might've found her, but he was acting on impulse right now. Thought was something he wasn't capable of right now, reason being far behind him. Stopping at the door of her cabin, he followed in after her, tear streaming down his face without restraint now. Normally, he wouldn't knocked and asked to come in, but that was beyond him. He simply looked at Andy, almost whimpering, "[color=662d4286f491]How can she be g-gone?[/color]"

Agents of SHIELD - Concluded

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Oliver Sullivan

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Location: Oliver's Room -> Common Room
Skills: Investigation

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On his third official day, things were coming along nicely for Oliver, kind of. He'd finally started to get settled into his room for one, being mostly unpacked at last. This process had been significantly slowed down by the fact that he'd been tasked with a seemingly insurmountable job as one of his first assignments: getting a secret Santa gift for somebody he knew almost nothing about. Thankfully, through his endless amounts of determination and attention to detail, he'd come up with the perfect gift for his new coworker, which was sitting on his desk, wrapped, and ready to go. Everything seemed to be just right for Christmas time; Oliver was even wearing a classic ugly Christmas sweater to make everything perfect.

Plucking it from where it laid, Oliver tucked it beneath his arm, ready to place it under the tree. He'd yet to get to know the others living here, something that he was sure would be fixed soon enough. It was Christmas, after all, and even he had to take a break from working once in a while. Stepping out of his quarters, and walking to the common room, he'd decided now was the time to place his gift under the tree. What he was not prepared for, was Raynor being there in a Santa Claus outfit. Breaking out into a smile, he let out a mirthful laugh, before setting it under the Christmas tree. Waving to the others in the room, he felt a bit awkward, unsure of quite what to say. Finally settling on the rather obvious default, he merely said, "Well, I can see the Christmas spirit truly is here," lightly nodding his head toward Raynor Claus.

🌠 Once Upon A Time 🌠(Concluded)

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Sylvia Maeve

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Location: Diner
Skills: N/A

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Mab nodded at Rose, the fact that they both had gotten the same letter was surprising to say the least, especially given that they both had grown up without their parents. Something suspicious was going on, but they had no earthly idea what it could be. "I'm glad I have a friend like you." They said, smiling at Rose. It was rare for Mab to be as candid as that, but these were rare times, and now would be the time to express such things.

Mab simply smiled and nodded at Rose's last remark, looking forward to food. If anything could make them feel better right now, it'd be that. Dealing with problems on an empty stomach never worked out well for them, and they had some time to wait for Rose to get off shift anyway. That was a good chunk of the day they had to account for, one way or another, and they sure as hell weren't going to that park alone. They considered they might head around town, see if there was anything to do.

Ω Heroes of Olympus: The Next Age of Heroes Ω

Arthur Stanford

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Location: Barrier

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Arthur nodded at Allanah. He should've figured that, a part of him wondered then, if they were children of the gods, whether or not there were children of Primordials. He was about to ask about that, when Demetri moved the topic back to training. "Well, I don't have my dagger on me right now, we'd need to borrow one fro the armory or run back to the cabin." Just about as he finished this, Andy had rejoined them, sans Ash. About to ask about his missing sister, he stopped dead as Andy explained.

Not totally processing that, he started initially in disbelief. She... couldn't be serious. She wouldn't joke about this though, surely. He felt numb, that wasn't something his brain could handle. "But. How?" Were the only two words he could force out of his mouth. He felt frozen in indecision, wanting to run to confirm this, but desperately wanting to escape this, to hide in his room and not let people see him break down. His eyes closed, face twitching as he attempted to keep himself from crying, his eyes closed tight, as he covered his face from view.