TEST DRIVE MEME #3

[fairyfoes]

TEST DRIVE MEME

Considering apping to EACHDRAIDH? Why not give the setting a test run here! OPTIONAL SCENARIOS 01. ARRIVING IN THE DRABWURLD. The Seelie and Unseelie courts welcome you with mirthful revelry and hearty food. After you have been briefed on your purpose here, you will find an endless feast and a night filled with entertainment to placate your concerns. Mingle with new arrivals, sneak down the castle halls and make sure your eyes are always on your glass; fairies and imps have no bias when it comes to tricks! 02. THE STATION. Looking for a little slice of home? The Station gives you all that and more. Take advantage of the wifi, have a cup of fairy-brewed coffee (the one they didn't spit in) or sit back and relax on the patio. You can even move your things into one of the available rooms! 03. WILDCARD. Your own scenario! Explore the Drabwurld or simply take advantage of your Locket!

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Hazel Levesque | Percy Jackson: Heroes of Olympus | Seelie

[keeperfromtheflame]

[A little slice of home. Right.]

[It was about seventy years too late for that. Give or take.]

[The Station had things she had never seen before. Technology that was so foreign, it might as well have been alien. It said something about the world she came from that the computer was he weirdest part of it all. Not the fae. Not the werewolves or the tiny creatures fluttering around the room. Coffee...okay, no, the coffee, she knew. It was even pretty good. Strong. Woke her right up as she sat in front of these screen for several moments before daring to try pressing a key.]

[...nothing happened.]

That was anti-climatic.

more excited shrieking

[oursavinggrace]

[the station hasn't ever been a huge draw for him here. even having grown up in new rome where things aren't all that different from the normal world once you get past the lares and fauns and whatnot, he's spent too much of his life as a demigod soldier to really crave the comforts of the modern world. much, anyway. he does miss good brownies.

the point is, it's a stroke of luck that he's there at all, and he almost passes hazel by with her turned away to face the computer like that. only a glimpse from the corner of his eye gives jason pause, and then he's stopped behind her, leaning down to look over her shoulder at the blank screen and see her face reflected in it.]

Hazel?

i'm starting to think you might be excited.

[keeperfromtheflame]

[The instinct to glance up at her own name was so strong, it never dawned on her that it could just as easily have been somebody calling to a different Hazel.]

[Except. No. Wait. That was--]

Jason?

[Forget the Coffee and forget the Computer. Definitely forget the computer. This was her former praetor and current friend.]

You have no idea how happy I am to see you right now.

[A pause. She looked as if she was about to run up and hug him at any given moment. It wouldn't be the first time.]

i am a very excitable person

[oursavinggrace]

[if his expression of relief is anything to go by, he certainly wouldn't object to that. hell, he could almost just scoop her up himself. he's been trying to hold the most ragtag group possible together, and a sane, friendly face he actually knows well is a very welcome sight.]

Same. This place has been a little...uh. Yeah. [let's not get into the killer worms or clarisse trying to kill luke or anything just yet.] Did you just get here now? Please tell me you haven't been wandering around alone for a while with the rest of us all hanging out back at the castle.

[keeperfromtheflame]

Only if you tell me that the others haven't been hanging out at the castle while I've been wandering around alone this whole time.

[Actually, it wasn't that long. Maybe an hour, at most. But that was an hour without her friends and family besides her, and considering how long a time she had been spending with the majority of them...]

[She'd gotten bored, okay? Blame the ADHD.]

Nico too, or just Frank and the others?

[oursavinggrace]

No, the others aren't here. At least, not the rest of the Seven. Nico is, though. [which you'll no doubt be happy to hear. and yeah, thank the gods that the first prophecyfriend he gets here is the one that definitely likes nico.] And there are three other demigods here -- or, two and a half, kinda -- but they're all from the Greek camp so I don't think you'd know them. A sister of Frank's on the Ares side, a son of Hermes, and an otherwise-mortal Oracle of Delphi.

[keeperfromtheflame]

[Her face fell almost immediately. No Frank. No Percy or Annabeth. No Leo.]

[...and also no Piper. Which meant Jason understood exactly her current thought process. If anything, he must have been going through even worse. Because Nico was still here. Her brother. Family.]

[She took a moment to swallow the rest of her fears for the moment, and put on a bright smile for him.]

The fact that you're saying all this like it's good news means their Oracle is nothing like Octavian and these are a group of Greek who currently don't want to kill us.

[A genuine concern for them, given recent events.]

Sounds great. When do I get to meet them?

[oursavinggrace]

[no piper and no leo. and no thalia. and rachel is nice but he doesn't know her very well, and clarisse is terrifying. it's a good thing he's been very determinedly befriending nico and luke or he'd be feeling extremely solitary by now.]

Nah, they're fine. I mean, Rachel is a bit quirky and Clarisse kinda wants to kill everyone, but they're all on our side.

[he at least manages a smile in return. ever optimistic, this one.]

You can meet everyone as soon as we get them all together again.

[keeperfromtheflame]

[She could do with a bit of optimism right then.]

Everyone, huh? At least I'll know it's not just me.

When's that?

[oursavinggrace]

It's a child of Ares thing. The war kids are a lot less disciplined and dutiful on the Greek side.

[at least hazel will probably get off easy. as far as he's seen, clarisse is a bit nicer to other girls.]

No idea when, really. Getting everyone together these days is kind of like herding cats.

[keeperfromtheflame]

[Given Hazel's history with cats...or, really, any animal besides horses...that was a mental image, right there.]

I'm sure it can't be that bad.

Unless she actually does scratch you in the face.

[Hey, Child of Aries. Less dutiful, more bloodlust. Hazel wouldn't rule anything out until she had a chance to meet the girl in person.]

PTERODACTYL SHRIEKING

[fell_to_hell]

[Gods above, below, and beyond, Nico has never been so thankful to have taken a stop at the Station. Jason's idea, really, and he's happy that he'd been convinced to go along on the expedition.

He spots his sister very quickly. He's been on the lookout for Hazel since he arrived here, and his vigilance has paid off handsomely. Hazel doesn't seem hurt or anything at this distance, but Nico isn't going to assume she isn't until he gets a good look at her.]

Hazel!

[Nico calls out, making a beeline straight to the daughter of Pluto.]

THATS A LOT OF SHRIEKING

[keeperfromtheflame]

[That voice.]

[The first voice Hazel had heard in nearly seventy years, shortly before he brought her back to the land of the living. Snuck her back, really, but it was the thought that counted. Nico. Her family.]

[She knew he was here. Jason had already told her, and that was the only reason she wasn't immediately startled by his presence. A slow, calm turn of the head, followed by a warm smile and subtle wave in greeting.]

Took you long enough.

Hey, do you have any idea how to work this thing?

[He was from the same era she was, but he also had more experience in the modern world.]

I CAN GUARANTEE MORE ;w;

[fell_to_hell]

[Praise be, she can't be hurt if she's asking about the computer. Nico looks at the screen, happy to help her out.]

Enough to get by. What're you trying to do?

[He's just going to avoid asking which Court she's in for the moment. He's not sure what he'd do if she was in Unseelie. Well, other than kidnap her and not let her go back there.]

/GETS EARPLUGS READY

[keeperfromtheflame]

[She always had a strange habit of remaining calm in less than desire situations. Normally, her focus would turn on taking care of others. She could cook. She could clean. A number of domestic talents her mother had taught her. Before.]

[In the absence of fellow demigods to subtly mother over, however, she had focused her attention on this new challenge in front of her. Refusing to give up.]

Turn it on, for starters.

[...so far, it wasn't going very well.]

Re: Hazel Levesque | Percy Jackson: Heroes of Olympus | Seelie

[earthsend]

[Enma is pretty familiar with technology and is pretty happy to stick around the station and just never leave. Nothing good came out of leaving. He comes to a stop when he sees a girl just pressing a key to a computer. That...that was weird]

...s'not how that works.

[keeperfromtheflame]

[Great first impressions there]

[She shifted uncomfortably for a moment, wondering if she was being that obvious to a complete stranger. Was a girl her age supposed to know how to use these things? Did she seem like a complete idiot right now?]

...I think this one's broken.

[Best save, right there.]

[earthsend]

[Enma's just going to keep leveling her with a flat look because really? Really?

He's not that mean though so he'll give her a helping hand]

It's off.

[So turn the power button on!!! Enma it might actually be helpful if you told her that]

[keeperfromtheflame]

I knew that.

[No, she didn't.]

I just...have to turn it on...

[Her eyes immediately began scanning the keys on front of her. Even with her dyslexia, she should be able to recognize a two-letter word.]

[earthsend]

...

[The expression on his face speaks levels as to how much he believes her right now]

The button is there.

[Pointing. At the monitor. Not the keyboard]

[keeperfromtheflame]

[Well how was she supposed to know that was the button! There was nothing to indicate...]

[Oh, whatever. She pressed it, and was all too pleased with herself when the machine turned on.]

See? I told you I'm fine.

[earthsend]

[He didn't ask that


But ok. He can be...not awkward with people. Somehow. Really.]

If you say so.

[Was that not awkward]

[keeperfromtheflame]

[No, definitely not awkward at all.]

[Of course, then a few words popped up onto the screen, and Hazel immediately groaned in frustration.]

Doesn't this thing come with pictures?

[earthsend]

Dunno.

[a pause. Can she...not read? He scuffs his foot against the floor]

Maybe. There's...stuff to read the words aloud.

[But that was as far as Enma's computer expertise went]

[keeperfromtheflame]

[Oh, she could read. Sort of. Assuming this thing was willing to translated to ancient Latin.]

You sound like you're not sure, either. [That's hopeful. Suddenly, Hazel didn't feel like a complete idiot.] Do you...know what it says?