Skyla McGinnis
Ares/Mars
No one gave me a second chance, so why should I give the world one?
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Post by Skyla McGinnis on Aug 25, 2011 20:50:08 GMT -5
I opened my eyes to a wide open space, the roof looked as if someone had just randomly patched pieces of wood together... Or was that just me? Blinking, I sat up and looked around, seeing more beds and a few cabinets... Oh god where was I? I should have been on the streets, or in some abandoned house or looking for food with my brother, but instead I was in some hospital place with a bandaged straped to my head... Wait a secend, why the hell did I have a bandage on my head?
Taking I shakey breath I layed back down and closed my eyes, moving my hand toward my head. If I got dizzy, I didn't want to see or fall, thank you very much. Wincing as I felt the gash under the thick bandage, I sat up again, my eyes snapping open as I did. No frigging person bandaged me up while I was knocked out cold, no one. And they sure didn't touch me either, and by the looks of it, I was wearing nothing but my skin and a blanket.
"Someone better freaking tell me what's going on!" I exclaimed weakly. "Seriously! I really don't like having someone undress me! No matter what their purpose is!" It may have been a bad idea to just shout out, but I wanted answers and I wasn't about to wait for them.
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Post by Ari Kohl on Aug 26, 2011 9:17:35 GMT -5
"Well, you're a fierce one." Ari raised an eyebrow, leaning against the door frame. "You should calm down a bit. Shouting is just gonna give you a headache." She moved closer, sitting on a cot next to the girl. "I'm Arianna...but you can call me Ari if you'd like." Ari spoke calmly, looking the girl in the eyes. "You remember anything?"
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Skyla McGinnis
Ares/Mars
No one gave me a second chance, so why should I give the world one?
Posts: 10
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Post by Skyla McGinnis on Aug 26, 2011 9:39:02 GMT -5
"Thank you, I try. And why the hell should I calm down!?" I stuck my tongue out at the girl and brought my hand up to my head again, groaning at the throbbing. God I hated when people were right about ME, I was the one who was supposed to know what was happening in and outside of my body, not some stranger.
"Well, hello Ari, wonderful day isn't it?" I asked sarcastically with one of my "famous" eyerolls. "I'm Skyla, but call me Sky. Skyla just sounds like some ghetto way to say Skyler." I looked around again slowly, but nothing came back about what happened, I still thought I was supposed to be on the streets, or in an abandoned house or with my brother. "No. All I know is I was helping my brother on the streets and then I was asleep and woke up here. Anyway, can someone please tell me WHY I'm here?" I raised an eyebrow back at Ari.
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Post by Ari Kohl on Aug 26, 2011 11:56:45 GMT -5
"Skyla...Sky...I like it." She shrugged. "Anyways, before you start calling me a liar, and trying to kill yourself in various ways to wake up from this supposed 'dream', let's start off with the basics. Ever hear of Greek Mythology?" Ari sat back, remembering her first day at camp. She had tried to 'wake up' several times.
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Skyla McGinnis
Ares/Mars
No one gave me a second chance, so why should I give the world one?
Posts: 10
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Post by Skyla McGinnis on Aug 26, 2011 12:04:59 GMT -5
I sighed and nodded, a bit annoyed. "I've tried "waking" up before, don't worry, I know it doesn't work." I was a bit anxious to hear what she was about to tell me, why would I try to "wake up"? If this was a dream, I'd really prefer to stay here. "And of course I've heard of Greek Mythology. I don't live under a rock, no matter how much I've tried to." I smiled and cocked my head despite how much it hurt, though I did wince. "What does Greek Mythology have to do with this?" I pionted to the bandage on my head before gesturing around the room.
This didn't make sense, I woke up in some hospital place and now the girl wanted to talk to me about stuff you would learn in school.
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Post by Ari Kohl on Aug 26, 2011 12:26:09 GMT -5
"Hm, I love your snappy replies." Ari nodded, "Let's start here. A myth is usually a story...right? Well, let's say Greek Mythology, isn't really...just...a story. Like, the Gods and things were real. And we were all their children. For instance, I would be a child of Apollo." She stood up, "I would have several powers inherited from my father. Like, perfect aim." Ari took a pen off of a table near by, and threw it at the wall, it sticking. "Or healing perhaps." She shrugged with a smile. She then took a scalpel off of the medical counter, sliced her arm, said a few words, and it cleared. "But...this is just a scenario...right...?"
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Skyla McGinnis
Ares/Mars
No one gave me a second chance, so why should I give the world one?
Posts: 10
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Post by Skyla McGinnis on Aug 26, 2011 19:20:37 GMT -5
"Thanks. They'd be alot better if I didn't feel like someone kicked my head in." I grimaced, looking at Ari intently. If I wasn't actually interested in what she was saying, I would have already blurted that she was crazy, but I was also busy staring at the cut on her arm. She was insane. What kind of person person slit their arm purposely? "Are you em-" I stopped mid-sentance to feel my eyes go saucer wide as the cut was suddenly gone.
I gulped and waited a while for my vioce to return. "I'm halucinating, arn't I? Yes. That's it, hallucination. I haven't eaten in a while, so I'm hallucinating. Your just another street kid my brother made friends with, and we're both hallucinating." I closed my eyes and rubbed them, hoping to rub my "hallucinated" bed and hospital from my eyes. This had to be a joke, maybe I was on Prank Patrol or another comedy show, at worst it was a result of under eating. But no, I opened my eyes and sure enough everything was still here. "S-so... Why am I here? What do I have to so with Greek Mythology? I can't do anything like that! I'm just a street kid!" I furrowed my eyebrows but I was in denile, my eyes were still glued to her arm... It had just... Mended itself...
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Post by Aaron Shade (Shade) on Aug 27, 2011 13:20:47 GMT -5
"Because Greek myths are really not myths at all."
A quiet and gentle voice sounded from outside. A boot was sticking out by the door frame. Shade walked inside, his calm and soft hazel eyes studying Sky.
"I hope I'm not interrupting, Ari."
He commented as he walked in.
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Skyla McGinnis
Ares/Mars
No one gave me a second chance, so why should I give the world one?
Posts: 10
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Post by Skyla McGinnis on Aug 27, 2011 20:23:03 GMT -5
My eyes swept over to the door, looking for the source of the vioce and seeing nothing. I jumped slightly as someone walked in suddenly. "No shit, sherlock." I rolled my eyes. "I'm dyslexic, not blind. It's obvious she just healed herself. I'm just saying; What the hell do I have to do with that and again, WHY am I here?" I raised an eyebrow at the guy.
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Post by Aaron Shade (Shade) on Aug 27, 2011 22:35:15 GMT -5
Shade didn't mind her language or her sarcasm. His calm gentle eyes studied her before he decided to reply.
"The gods of the myths have children with mortals called demigods. You are on of them. One of us. This is Camp Half Blood. The safe haven for us demigods."
He held out a hand, but he never broke eye contact with her. A black flame sparked on his fingertips and silently began to grow and flicker.
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Skyla McGinnis
Ares/Mars
No one gave me a second chance, so why should I give the world one?
Posts: 10
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Post by Skyla McGinnis on Aug 28, 2011 8:42:41 GMT -5
"But I... I'm not! I have- I mean... I had parents! Both of them. My mom was a machine shop worker and my dad was a lawyer!" I protested, stopping myself from saying I have parents.
I blinked back confused tears, the pain from my head wasn't helping that.
My eyes went wide again at the fire in the kids hand and I tensed, leaning away from the black fire. "Get. That. Out. Of. My. Face." I growled. I hated fire, it scared the crap out of me, several encounters with what I think were hobos with trash fires made sure of that.
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Post by Aaron Shade (Shade) on Aug 28, 2011 17:50:51 GMT -5
"Sorry."
Shade wasn't even close to the girl, but he allowed it to fizz out in a smoke before studying her. She was probably shocked. He had a kind and gentle voice. Soft and quiet. It was easy for him because of his shy personality.
"You were probably adopted then. One of your parents had to be a god. The camp boundaries don't allow non demigods in here. So you must be one."
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Skyla McGinnis
Ares/Mars
No one gave me a second chance, so why should I give the world one?
Posts: 10
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Post by Skyla McGinnis on Aug 28, 2011 23:03:29 GMT -5
I didn't make aceptions, nobody made acceptions for me and I had learned that the hard way. So this kid's calm and slightly soothing vioce was no acception to my anger and confusion right now. I was as stubborn as a mule and that was something I would never get rid of. "I am not adopted!" I spat at the kid. If this was someones idea of a joke, they were messed. I wasn't adopted, I knew for a fact I wasn't. Sure, mom messed around a couple time behind my dad's back, but that didn't mean anything, even if I only knew her till I was 8, I'm pretty sure my mom would have noticed she had a kid with a god. "If I'm a demigod, then what screwed up god is MY parent? Phobos? Kronos? Hades? Ares? Huh?" I listed off the few I actually knew weren't the gods of the most... um... Happy things.
Like Phobos, god of fear or horror or something.
And Kronos, god of time, evil dude who killed his dad.
Hades, death king or prince or whatever.
And Ares, war guy.
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Post by Aaron Shade (Shade) on Aug 29, 2011 7:07:38 GMT -5
"You have to be claimed for us to know..."
Shade told her.
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