Uncomfortable situations (open)

Felicity trudged along New Rome until finally finding herself near the lake. The past week she has kept coming into New Rome, the thing about no weapons kept her easy. It meant no one was going to have a knife at her back if she accidently messed up again. She glanced at the water. She felt uneasy in water and in the air. Thats the funny thing of having powerful Uncles, they don't like you ever in their domain. Thank Neptune for shadow travel otherwise Felicity would never get anywhere. She was about to turn back into the town when she saw a skinny blonde sitting next to the lake reading. Felicity walked over so that she can read the book title.

It was a weathered down old book about Genghis Kahn. Felicity let a smile stretch onto her lips. She sat down near the lake but a good enough distance away from the girl. She looked familiar, probably a demigod also. "Don't ever strike conversation with Genghis Khan, he hates being social sometimes, especially to girls." Felicity stated while still looking out into the water. She wasn't a fan of Mongol or Asain history, however during one of her fits of boredom Felicity found herself talking to the beheld Mongol leader. Needless to say it wasn't a fun experience and Felicity sent him promptly back to the Underworld.

Felicity turned to the girl. She looked as though she would be a daughter of Venus, she had the looks of one. However, that didn't make sense to Felicity. All of the Venus girls she had the unfortunate oppurtunity to meet never ever seemed interested in learning, unless it was new cosmotology tip in Vogue or something. "You look like a child of Venus but with that book you are giving away that your not. My names Felicity, daughter of Pluto." Felicity said looking back at the water. She started introducing herself that way, adding her father, sooner or later people would find out her truth, so she just gave it to them right away. That way if the person didn't want to associate with a daughter of death they would be able to leave. Better then building a friendship only for it to be destroyed once the so-called friend finds out the truth.

Felicity nodded. " well if you can speak Mongol maybe I can arrange a meeting. Although, I think he would be pretty sour at the sight of me." Felicity said with a bit of a laugh. She raised her eyebrow when Charlie let out the roar of laughter. Felicity didn't mean to be offensive with the comment, but as someone who found more company with the dead, it had become harder and harder to read and understand people. However Felicity couldn't help but smile at herself when Charlie stated she was a daughter of the war god, Mars.

"Daughter of Mars and a marine? Remind me never to get in a fight with you. I don't feel like joining my dead friends anytime soon." Felicity stated with a laugh. It always peeked her interest how many Mars children were already related to people who served, or are serving in military. War must love war she figured. At the mention of a psychopathic murderer Felicity laughed softly. Felicity avoid someone? Usually it is always the other way around.

"Usually thats the other way around for me. People tend to avoid. They say I am bad luck. I believe they are afraid I'll tell them how and when they will die, or that I'm all goth or something. By the way, I'm not goth and I can not predict death, unless you are close to dying" Felicity said as she summoned up a small weathered pebble and tossed it across the lake so it skidded before plopping down into the watery depths. "Not sure you can say bashing faces a form of adequate communication." Felicity stated with a laugh while referencing Charlies comment.

At the mention of Terminus Felicity cracked a smile. "That "guard dog" is always trying to keep me out of Rome. He's afraid I'll start a riot. I usually summon up a tiny shadow creature to occupy him while I skid over the boundary. I need a place without weapons. I'm in fear of someone trying to kill me." Felicity said. It was true. With her past it wouldn't surprise her if a camper had a huge grudge against her and plotted to kill her when she was asleep or something.

"As for the lake, well, I was walking around New Rome and just decided to walk around the lake. I was about to turn away when I noticed your reading material. I am quite a history geek. Of course I choose to ask the people themselves instead of reading what some bias opinion a historian scribbled down." Felicity said with a smile. She remembered talking to countless people. George Washington, FDR, JFK, Hitler (she had a question....don't judge), and of course her friend and murdered brother of the founder of Rome, Remus. "If you want maybe I can pull up a dead guy for you to talk to." felicity statted while looking at the lake. She was feeling awfully generous and she was bored. Maybe this could be fun.

Felicity nodded. With Charlie being a daughter of Mars that would mean that Remus was her brother. The praetor, not the dead Remus. What Charlie said about what her family said. Truer words had never been spoken. Something about it made her want to stand up and fight, the only downside was that she didn't feel like she had a family to fight for. "your mother gave you really wise counsel. Sorry for your lost though." Felicity said remembering the part where Charlie said before they passed.

Felicity couldn't help but laugh when Charlie described her. She though for a moment. You oculd always face bash the people in their food, give them an interesting make-over. Felicity broke into a huge grin. "Well if you face bash at dinner just bash them into the food, give them a special makeover a'la food!" Felicity said with a laugh.

"Perhaps terminus just needs a friend." She said with a laugh. She didn't think there was many people alive that would be able to associate with that marble bust for more then ten minutes. He keeps talking and talking and always picking on people and lah de blah. She enjoyed pulling tiny pranks on the God, but still perhaps he hated his job too and his only relief was giving the campers torment. "Terminus is such a bust. Imagine if he had legs and arms!" Felicity jokingly said while shuddering at the though too. If terminus could walk that means he could go about and chastise everyone anytime he wanted, not just at the boundary line.

Felicitys eyes got wide at the promise..threat? "Thanks but no thanks. I promised not to cause any more trouble....especially after what happened last time." Felicitys voice got soft and her eyes grew distant at the memory. She could still hear the screams. Feel the souls leave her friends bodies.

Felicitys eyes brightened and her smile stretched wide. "Of course I can! One of the perks of having the King of Dead as a Dad. Although, not all people can get through. I have restrictions, plus the ghost can't tell all they know either. Its a shame but yeah definatly just name the person." Felicity though for a minuter, she had met a lot of ghosts. Heck most of them were her friends though a few stood out more then the rest. "I've met a few but I mainly meet up with Remus, the King Arthur, and George Washington. I met some big names before; George Washington, Hitler, and of course I told you Genghis Khan. Also a note. They don't all know English. They speak in their native language. Something to keep in mind when choosing your dead." Felicity replied.

Felicity grinned, she didn't want to worry her new friend about her past troubles. Besides Charlie was the First Cohort centurion, they could make an alliance if something were to happen at camp. "I guess if you were nice you could call it a riot. It was in the past, best not to dwell to long there anyways. It's nothing." Felicity said. It felt good to have a friend who at least seemed interested in her powers and did not run away screaming and almost pissing their pants.

Felicity thought about Charlies comment. Boundless knowledge, well sure. However, the dead are also hard to please. They know that they are dead but whenever you summon them for the first time it is always a pain to get them to follow your orders without a fight, especially if they were once regal. Then, once they accept you, they want to know about their bloodline and lineage. Which is often a pain. How many times had she heard, "oh, is my son okay? How did he die? How many great-great-great grand kids do I have? Am I remembered?" All those questions of death and jazz made Felicity want to send them back to wherever they were in the Underworld. She smirked at the language joke, "Yeah I know only a little bit of German, not much of a conversation. Plus he was really, um how do I put this nicely...strange." Felicity added with a nervous laugh.

Felicity smiled at the choice. She loved stuff dealing with European history, always been a soft spot for her. Although, she was a bit embarrassed by the fact she knew almost nothing about him, besides what Charlie said. A breeze blew off the lake making it lap at the shore. "Edward, the Black Prince of Wales. Sounds like an interesting choice, plus for a question like that! Way too good to give up on." Felicity said with a smile.

She almost laughed at Charlies worry. "No ill-effects should happen, at least not that I am aware of. Though don't be worried of violence. They are on vacation of the Underworld by my order and I work as their payroll officer basically. If they cross the rules then the get sent back." Felicity stated with confidence. Having that sort of power just made her feel, well, powerful. She couldn't deny it. Although she did learn the hard way how Great Power comes Great Responsibility. If she had never read that Spiderman comment and read Uncle Bens words, Felicity would be out of a motto.

Felicitys smile went away. She had no idea what Terminus would do, but as far as she was concerned they were far enough away from him to get caught. "I wouldn't worry so much. Now time to bring back Edward, the black Prince of Wales" Felicity said with an adventurous smile. She started mumbling some words adding in the deads name. She willed the urge in her gut to full power as she felt her energy draining. She hated that since she was so powerful she tired out just as much. She slept twice as much as any other demigod. Suddenly the area around Felicity felt cold and there was purple smoke erupting out of the Earth forming a shape. After a few minutes there stood a man with.

Such as thou art, sometime was I.
Such as I am, such shalt thou be.
I thought little on th'our of Death
So long as I enjoyed breath.
But now a wretched captive am I,
Deep in the ground, lo here I lie.
My beauty great, is all quite gone,
My flesh is wasted to the bone. The man who had said that had brown hair as long as his shoulder and combed back, he was clad in armor with a blue and red tunic. his face was weary. He bowed towards the girls, for he came from an age of chivalry and knew how to give people of high status their dues. "My greetings to the lady and her friend. The words from which I spoke were etched upon my epitaph. For what do I owe you the pleasure of seeing the rays of sunshine again?" The man stated with his eyes glancing towards the sun, but his words aimed at Felicity.

"Edward, my friend here wishes to speak with you." Felicity said as she pointed out Charlie. The lare looked upon her and nodded in approval. "What have ye to ask for me?

Felicity raised an eyebrow at sudden eloquent way of speaking came forth from her friends mouth. It truly was something weird to catch a daughter of Mars entranced by something. Though Felicity wasn't like some campers who would go around blabbing about the ordeal to everyone. Gods, she hated those kinds of people. Thats probably why she got along well with the descendants of Mars. In a way, if you think about, their parents should get along. Afterall, War(Mars) brings death (Pluto). At least that is what Felicity believed what made it so easy to associate to Charlie and Remus.

The lare Edward nodded in approval of Charlies curtsies. Plus the way she acknowledge his presence brought a semi-smile to his face. He didn't get much recognition in the Underworld anymore. It was nice to see people who remembered his title, even if he wasn't the most powerful in their group. Since he was well, dead. He had to obey Felicity, daughter of the Lord of Dead, his now ruler. Status only means stuff in life, after death you were all treated equal.

At the mention of Charlies full name Felicity couldn't help but smile. The lare nodded again. "Hello, Lady Charlotte. I believe I heard that I was descended from the war god. Although it was many generations before that he had been involved in the conceiving of a family member. However, he kept an eye on my family lineage and blessed me with my great military achievements." The Lare said with dignity. He smiled at the young blonde as she admitted her wish to be as great as himself. "If it is true that you are descended directly from Mars then I believe you will be a much better military expert then I was. I can already sense you have made an achievement in your military achievements. A centurion in one of these cohorts I presume?" The lare stated. He had followed the news of Romes legacy during his time in the Underworld. He knit his eyebrows together at the apology. Then he chuckled a hearty laugh. "My dear, why do you apologize? It warms a dead mans soul to know that his legacy continues to be recognized years after his departure from the land of the living."

Felicity tried to stifle a soft yawn. She didn't want to rush Charlie during her meeting with her, obviously role model it seemed. Though, she had had a semi-long day. She glanced at the horizon and say the sun just above some trees, soon the dinner bell would ring. She smiled, another day of Roman slop, her favorite. Gods, you would think the Legion would be fed better. An aroma glazed over towards them filling the lake with the scent of meats and vegetables being cooked. Felicity heard a slight grumble come from stomach. She rolled her eyes. "Don't get excited stomach. Thats for the non-legionnaires. We get our favorite Roman slop." Felicity stated to herself in the head. Gods, she was hungry more then tired. She couldn't help but smile though as she watched her excited friend talk to the lare.

At the question that Charlie asked the lare smiled. "Ah, the battle of Poitiers. What a magnificent feat that was. Well first we tricked the bloody French into thinking we had surrendered. Then they charged towards our directions only to be kissed by a barrage of arrows. However their armor was superior to our arrows so we killed off their horses. The French tried advancing on us but were unable to penetrate our protective womb in the battle. My father called forth my brother and I to fight. My brother fought along side my father while I and a mobile reserve circled around and brought down the French from the back. The battle was without a doubt a victory as we captured that French King." The lare said with much dignity and confidence, which he did deserve with that feat. Felicity couldn't help but listen along too. She was a history geek at heart and she did love hearing about the hundred years war, even if it was a lot of information. Still, she liked to think that maybe before she got thrown into this demigod life she used to be knight. She smiled brightly as the lare finished his telling of the battle.

"It was a pleasure to meet you. I can not wait until your time among the living is up so we can share stories of great military feats. I believe you will make your father proud, daughter of Mars." The lare said as he bowed to Charlie. He nodded respectively at Felicity before the purple mist enveloped him and dissapeared. "Even though he was being nice, isn't what he said still a tad morbid. When your time among the living is up. Geesh." Felicity said teasingly. She glanced at her friend and smiled brightly at the comment. Her friend looked like she could go run a hundred miles. She raised an eyebrow. "Why do I have a feeling your cohort is going to end up hating you by the end of this week." Felicity said with a soft laugh.

Felicity tried to make a second yawn look less obvious at Charlies question. "Me? Tired? Nah. Just hungry." Felicity said sarcastically with a smile aimed at her friend. She hoped the aurae would be nice tonight. Felicity really crazed a nice big pepperoni and salami pizza. Of course, she had to make sure she found the nice Aurae. It seemed like even this mythological creatures found some hatred towards the spawn of Pluto. Of course it had gotten worse after last summer but Felicity just shrugged it off. She would be getting that pizza tonight, no more slop. Heck, she didn't want to be put down all her life. Perhaps it was time to start fighting back, going against the system. Felicity eyes lit up with excitement as gears in her head starting turning.

She heard her friends stomach growl in time with hers. "Looks like I'm not the only one. The restaurant stalls just smell so good." Felicity said. It was true so many spices filled the air bringing about an aroma which was wonderful. Of course a majority of the foods were Italian but there was some more variety too, the camp was in America and America liked to have many variety of food, and their hamburgers and hotdogs. Felicitys hand brushed against the pocket in her jeans, feeling for any Denarii. She felt a few coins. A smile shown on her face. Perhaps after their mandatory dinner in the mess hall she would visit New Rome again and get an ice cream, or fruit to share with her cohort. She was feeling awfully generous today.

Felicity studied her friend. Why did she have to bring up her death? Felicity didn't want to think that. Though, I guess being a child of Mars you would want your fighting legacy to continue to thrive. She wondered what New Rome would be like hundreds of years from now. If anyone would remember the daughter of Mars and her friend, the daughter of Pluto. Only time would tell what glories and failures were sure to meet them upon the battle field. "If I can help it, I'll make sure you don't have to worry about any one at camp dying. Plus, you are already a great centurion. The first cohort, it's the stuff of legends. You'll be a legend also one day." Felicity said with a smile. "Oh, I have heard of your regime. Makes me semi-glad to be in a different cohort." She said with jest at her friend. Though, it was partially true. She heard that one time they practiced for forty-eight hours straight. Felicity would kill someone if they didn't let her sleep. She glanced at her friend and resisted the urge to jump back. Charlie sure could look scary at times.

Felicity had a wide happy grin plastered on her face. Oh boy, food! Her stomach answered for her with a growl. "Seeing as we have more than an hour before dinner I am so game. I skipped out on lunch for extra training. Worst mistake of my life." Felicity replied with a laugh. She had wanted to try improving her sword skills and before she knew it time had flown past here. So she headed into New Rome to enjoy the battle free environment. Then she ran into Charlie. It must have been hidden luck. The next, was it an hour? The next hour brought a nice friendship to them both. Though, Felicity figured that a descendant of Mars and Pluto would easily get along. Their parenst pratically worked together. War brought death. It easily was a win win situation for their parents, no matter how morbid it seemed. Felicity smiled at her new friend. "So, heard that the fruit stall just got some fresh fruit today. I love truck days."