THE SECOND HBH TEST DRIVE MEME!

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The Test Drive Meme
A chance to test out character voices in an in-game setting before playing with them!

Who: Campers from all pantheons!
What: It's your free time! Grab some lunch or do one of your favorite activities at camp!
When: Mid-June, around lunchtime.
Where: Camp grounds.

This meme is open to anyone thinking of checking out the game, whether you've apped in or not! Feel free to tag in under one of the prompts or create your own thread. Have fun! :)

Comments

[excusing]

[ Heather's just about to squeal out loud at how proud she is of him but she stops herself before it sounds patronizing. No, she can't do it right now when Johnny's already shaping up to be battle-ready demigod. She can't help but be excited.

She straightens her face and nods curtly, tapping her blade against his out of solidarity. After a moment of calm - With a lunge back, she takes a bold stab at his side again, grinning. ]

[suburbias]

( There will be all the time in the world for excitement later on -- during dinner, perhaps, where they can sit at their separate tables but shoot each other knowing glances as slurpees magically appear before them.

Now, however, he's ready to effing go. Johnny returns the nod, preparing himself. If she were to go for the same side again, he'd know what to do - and, lo and behold, he's able to quickly position his sword so the two collide with a quiet thump.

Okay, her grin is infectious. )

[excusing]

[ She's gotten him to cover both sides, now it's time to lengthen his personal periphery. Maybe she's not half bad at this teach-by-practicing thing. With a skip to the side, Heather aims low this time, going for his knee to get him to bend and lose his balance.

Without waiting for him to react, she flips her sword around and makes a jab at his back with the hilt, not enough to bruise but enough to startle. ]

Ha!

[suburbias]

( Though he won't admit it right now, later, he's sure to agree that her teaching methods are actually pretty good.

Now, though, he's none too pleased once he falls prey to her little move, his sword going reaching to block her first attack but in no time at all, she gets him from behind. Quickly, Johnny turns around, looking disgruntled. Hmph. )

You got lucky that time.

( Puh-lease. Even he knows how stupid that sounds and his expression softens quickly, holding the wooden sword down at his side. He's gonna figure out this whole "thinking ahead" thing if it takes him forever.

... which, hopefully, it doesn't. )

[excusing]

'Course I did.

[ Heather tries not to look so smug about it. It's not because he's a beginner but because it's Johnny and even though they've been separated for roughly three years, she still enjoys putting him in his place now and again.

As she paces, Heather nudges him with her shoulder. ]

You're doing fine. You fight like a Graeci, it's cool. Like, that comes to you instantly.

[suburbias]

It's weird - ( He's trying very diligently to keep up with her, just to make sure that she doesn't try to pull a fast one on him. Which, really, she might. ) - but pretty cool.

( Johnny takes the nudge in stride, because it's whatever. This whole... battle technique thing really is cool to him, though. Definitely beats getting his ass kicked in some kind of hand-to-hand fight. And if Heather says he's doing fine, that's a plus, too. )

Definitely never imagined fighting like this.