Night on the Town [Mercury]

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The goddess of magic herself told her a simple rune to add to the teleportation circle that would get rid of the sickness that came with using it, however Rhiannon was not someone who trusted easily. Trivia claimed to be a friend of Saturn, and claimed to talk to him on occasion, but that meant nothing to her. The fact this woman had birthed her meant nothing. The fact this woman was the force behind magic and all it's knowledge, meant nothing. Rhiannon had to test the theory on her won before she would even dare think about trying to include it in a single piece of teleportation she had already. Perhaps even then she would not add it to the created circles around camp, because she knew for a fact those worked. Future ones on the other hand could always be improved, if this worked. Trivia had never proven herself to her before. Nothing about that goddess made her trust her word. Though if Saturn were to ever vouch for her she might give it a little bit of thought. It mostly depended on what Saturn said, and how she was feeling. Then of course there would be the results of this experiment, and if it were to prove true Rhiannon's opinion of Trivia might increase by itself.

She used a small bag of white chalk to draw out the circle in the middle of the forest, her preferred use of material for this particular type of spell. Others worked, but this seemed to work better, and the circle was destroyed the moment it was used. Or if she wanted to break it herself simply smudging the runes with her foot would work. Simple with easily destroyed evidence. For this kind of magic circle she had only enough power to create a single circle a day, meaning she'd have to be outside the camp for a night. That was fine by her, Rhiannon could easily take care of herself. Though at the moment she wished she had obtained some kinf of transforming trinket to hide on her person. At the moment she had two knifes, the one Josh gave her, and the one Mars gave her. Perhaps a bit presumptuous to use a gift from a god to practice fro something to be used against them in the future, but she did love that blade. Not as much as her Fenrir, but nice none the less.

A bag on her back, and her magic poured into the circle that lay on the ground, Rhiannon closed her eyes and concentrated. She took a deep breath before breaking the shackle that kept the magic from going off immediately. There was a sharp pull, but no nausea, or uncomfortable feeling at all. Except for the bit of hunger she felt from expelling so much energy into that one spell. Opening her eyes she took a look around. A satisfied smirk crossing her face as she saw Las Vegas spread out before her. The lights, the sounds, all of it. Supposedly a city that never slept, she'd have to see about that. Rhiannon had a tendency to stay up until eight in the morning before going to sleep, when she felt like it anyway. Not as much recently since she had been conversing with people, and they are awake during the day. Darn that sun. It should be sinking below the horizon in a few hours anyway. She might not be able to play all she wanted, but she'd be able to play a bit. Not the gambling kind, she saw no point in that. Throwing away money for no reason. Perhaps finding a room to sleep once she finally decided to sleep? No, putting the bag somewhere. That was what she needed to do. Get a room to put her bag down. Now, what kind of place? She loved looking down from the highest place possible, it caused her adrenalin to rush. A marvelous feeling, as long as you didn't fall. That sudden stop at the end was no joke.

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A few packages here and then he was done. Then it was off to some place where he could watch all of the wayward souls get themselves into trouble. There was something else he needed to do, but it could be done later. Mercury had a busy schedual and there was things that couldn't be avoided. First he popped off into the underworld, stocking up his buddy's refrigerator with normal and mortal food as well as a massive plate of sandwiches was the first thing on his agenda. Mors was married to his work, but Mercury was glad to see that he had gotten himself a girlfriend and was spending time with the mortals. There was a few things that he wondered about Mors and that Mars girl. He couldn't help but wander if it was a passing fancy or if this was something that was really deep. So Mercury had a few kids, maybe more than he could keep track of, but he wasn't like many of the other gods that just stuck their kids in camp and didn't bother to visit. While he liked Trivia well enough, he felt that she was doing her children a disservice. Mercury liked all of his kids, he remembered them all, birthdays and names included. He tried to give his kids presents on their birthdays and Christmas, but sometimes he wasn't able too. It made him feel bad, but he would always try to make it up to them later on. At least he tried, that was more than could be said about some of the other immortals in the world.

After dropping off a package on Mors's kitchen table, boy was that Charlie kid a bit smitten with the god of Death, how many head injuries had this girl taken? Mercury could only wonder. Now it was off to Vegas where he would be dropping off a couple of blue prints for Vulcan. He was building some sort of new hotel in the city that never sleeps. That man was such a recluse, Mercury didn't know if he had ever seen the sunlight before. But to find him here, that was a big surprise. Mercury skirted around the Lotus Casino, trying to keep away from it was a deathly passion. He didn't know if their magic worked on Gods, but he wasn't about try his luck. He knew where he was about to try his luck at. After turning a corner into a rather deserted Alleyway, Mercury teleported into another alleyway, he adjusted his hat before turning the corner and walking into the Luxor hotel and casino. Mercury loved this place, also, it didn't help that one of his grandkids had a show here. Mercury checked in as he was rather well known here in Vegas. He had his own penthouse suite here at the Luxor, as well as a few other places around Vegas. He was quite good with gambling, but after heading up to his room to shower and put on a change of clothes, He buttoned up his white shirt before pulling a blazer over it, allowing his tails to drape over his jeans. Mercury grabbed his favorite hat before placing it on his head and adding more of his bracelets and bandanas to accentuate the look.

Looking at the time, his grandson would be busy with his stage show for a good couple of hours before Mercury would begin to bother him. Funnily enough he was a Legacy of Mercury and Trivia. That sounded rather all too familiar to him. Speaking of familiar, Mercury exited the casino, but he felt a tinge of residual magic. That was way too coincidental for his taste. It was reminiscent of someone that he cared about, a daughter of Trivia that had truly taken to getting into trouble as of late. First she killed the daughter of Bellona and she had taken to consorting with Saturn. It was trouble. Mercury had his chaotic streak, that was true, but there was a good deal that he knew about her after speaking with Remus and Josh before the quest had started. Was he worried about Josh and Ethan? Yes, and he wanted to keep a close eye on them as well as that adorable little Fortuna girl, but Jupiter had his rules about being hands off. But it was his camp that was endanger. Maybe he could talk to Rhia, see what she was trying to accomplish. There had to be an another motive behind her jumping in and casting her lot in with Saturn. But for now, his eyes sparkled with a glint of mischievousness. He would have fun here for a little bit before getting in to interrogating her. “Well if it wasn't my favorite future wayward daughter in law far from camp.” He said with a smirk as he came up behind her, rather silently. He was a master of stealth if he did say so himself. “breaking the rules I see. Looks like Josh's lack of concern has rubbed off on you.”

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The adrenalin rush she felt from a completed spell had not yet worn off. At the moment her excitement was keeping her up and going, despite the fact she had just used a great deal of her strength on that single spell. Perhaps not the most power she had ever used, but it was certainly not something she could do again any time soon. There was a few times where she made an earthquake, or perhaps a rather volatile ball of fiery doom that would go off when she was younger and unable to control herself. Even more recently that freak Felicity had angered her to the point of causing a small earthquake. She migrated herself into the forest so as to not harm other people, but it still caught Simons. His leg was injured, and her energy was completely depleted from not only causing the earth quake, but controlling it to a point. That was even before Saturn had begin entering dreams, and before Felicity had completely lost her mind. Though Rhiannon probably could have told you that foolish centurion was going to go mad. She certainly was not fit for command. Though she felt so few people were, if anyone was fit for leadership positions it was Saturn.

The corners of her lips were pulled into a smile, the spell had gone off without a hitch and there wa no headache or nauseous feeling. She was extremely happy, adjusting her bag a moment. The need to hold on to your wallet in a place like Vegas was natural, she had felt it the moment she entered the alley way. Making her way out of the hiding spot a voice from behind her caused a small start. She turned to see the all to familiar grin that belonged to Mercury. Hey Mercury." she said wanting to shake her head at the god of thieves. He was the most silent moving thing imaginable, and she thought she had a rather nice system going for figuring out when he and his decedents were near by. That compulsive need to make sure her wallet was still in her pocket. It never worked on other people, but in places heavily populated where you'd have to watch your wallet anyway it wasn't helpful. That was something she should have thought of before hand. The thought she might pass by this particular god, or any god, while out and about this day had not passed through her mind. Perhaps because she had that mind set that they had no time for a little demigod of Trivia. That wasn't exactly something she could say about Mercury, he'd have a fit if she thought that way about him. He at least seemed to care about the camp and his kids lives. Paid attention to them, at least a bit. Obviously he wasn't the best dad, but he wasn't Jupiter whom she credited with worst dad award. Probably worst husband award too.

A small flush barely rose to her cheeks as she frowned ever to slightly. No. It feels like a jinx when you say it like that." Obviously she hadn't given thought to being Mercury's daughter in law, especially not recently. It seemed like people loved planting little idea's in her head for her to think about later. Jason had been the first, talking about her feelings for Josh as if he knew them better than she did. Perhaps other people didn't openly put idea's in her head, but Felicity made her start thinking about preparations for countering her idiocy. Though it seemed like it had been that way from the very start, trying to get Felicity to stop being insane was like trying to make water dry. I had to test the teleporation spell on a longer distance than what was available within the valley." Okay, so maybe she didn't have to do it. It was just that to properly test the rune it had to be on a longer distance and, while it wasn't necessary to do it, it was interesting. She'd probably have done it weather it involved Saturn, or Josh, or anyone else, because it was a nifty little experiment with her magic tricks. She felt a bit excited thinking she could show Josh such a thing when he came back from the quest.

Rule breaking isn't new to me anyway, though I tend to keep in camp for monster reasons." Not that it was much of a problem anymore. Saturn had gained support from a number of creatures already, and told her to use his name to keep them at bay should she encounter them. She was to command her own legion of them in the battle to come. Something she was even allowed to choose for herself, the creatures that is. She didn't quite see herself as a leader, but she would do whatever it took to help Saturn. How did you know I was here?" silly question, he was a god and the teleportation she had just used was based highly on his form of travel. Though she still wanted to know if it sent off a kind of signal, or if it was some strange eighteenth sense he had.

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A smile, no a smirk, played on Mercury's lips as he watched the girl seemingly try to keep her wallet close to her hands. It was a good reflex that most demi-gods and legacies had developed from being in camp around his children. But why his children had always gotten his skills for thievery and lies was something that made him wonder. Why would it be so hard for one of his kids to get his business sense or his skill for trade or tongues? Why did they have to be such little thieves, it was anoying sometimes to be the father of thieves and liars. But that was such an off handed thought, he knew of at least one kid that had a good head on his shoulders or maybe there were two kids. He could live with that. His attentions were brought back to the present when he was greeted by the daughter of Trivia that was right here in front of him. He gave a playful smile as he brought a finger up to his lips when she said his name. “I'm incognito here. Most of the Hotels here know me as Tony Richards, the business mogul.” He rested his shoulders against the brick walls of the alley way.

After asking her about why she was here, he couldn't let his emotions betray what he was feeling. She was lying. After all he was the god of Lies, but if that's what she wanted people to know, he would let her think that. He knew about her business with Saturn. But the thing about that particular nastiness was that she actually believed that what he was saying was true. Truth was always in the eyes of the beholder, or at least that's what Veritas always told him. People could believe in things deeply enough that it became the truth. There was other things he wanted to ask her about, but they would wait, he didn't think she would actually come forth with the information that he wanted. Mercury looked at her with a small smile. He wouldn't give up hope on her, she was family and you don't ever give up on family no matter how many stupid things they did in their life. “Long distance huh? It gets harder the longer you try to travel. At least for teleportaion and shadow travel, I don't know about your runes or how they would work with it.” A smile played in his eyes as he tilted his head at her. “Camp sometimes isn't the place to experiment with things, like having a praetor constantly breathing down your neck because he would rather bash things the deal with the more subtle art of warfare. You know subterfuge, intelligence, that sort of thing.” Mercury commented with a wave of his hand.

“Oh I know a great place we can get something to eat if you're hungry.” Mercury said in an off handed comment. The god was always hungry, he burned up a good bit of energy every day and made sure to eat enough to accommodate his metabolism. “And as for how I knew you were here, well you teleported didn't you? Magic or not, that's my airwaves kiddo. You do it, I know it.” He smirked as he tapped a finger to his chin. He wasn't stupid enough to give away all of his godly secrets. “But I would say you do stick out like a sore thumb here.” Mercury gave her a pat on the head, changing her clothes into something a little bit more fit for being around Vegas so she didn't look like a walking billboard for Camp Jupiter or like a little ragamuffin. The clothes were clean, but comfortable, or at least Mercury thought so. He had never been one for fashion over function. Leave that to self centered brats like Venus.

((sorry it's short))

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"Tony Richards?" she said with a smirk and an arched eyebrow. A small shake of her head and an eye roll later she looked back at the man in front of her. She could easily see Mercury as a business mogul, since that was part of his portfolio, but some how the name seemed so normal. Perhaps good for fitting in, but she wanted to call him by something with more flair, possibly because his personality was just weird like his kids. Mercury was all she could really associate with him though. Not a single other name that came to mind really fit him. "Alright then Mr. Richards. What are you doing in a back alley in Vegas. Besides pestering your favorite possible daughter in law." if she didn't manage to get herself killed in the process of what was happening at any rate. Though she was fairly certain after the debacle with stealing the artifact if she ever saw Stone, or Jason, again she was more than dead meat. She'd be tenderized, stewed, and them maybe killed. Maybe.

A smile stretched across her lips, that was the point of teleporting farther away wasn't it? Making sure her runes worked correctly. "Yes, and I got a rune that I could add to the circle that eliminates the headache and nasua normally associated with your brand of teleportation. You're right it does take more energy for the spell wo work correctly and even more to actually make it like what I have just used where it doesn't cause nausea." she wanted to go on about her spell, and how interesting and wonderful it was and what you could do with it, but that might not be fore the best. She knew Mercury had managed to lean about her. He'd basically told her before, the fact he wouldn't give up hope on her. He knew what he meant, and he knew she'd realize it the moment she heard it without being obvious. Not like Mars, the blow hard saying things in the middle of a public place. Though he probably didn't care about her, or even wanted her to mess up and get caught. It was Rome after all. New Rome, but the emphasis on Mars was still there. "Stones a riot though, getting him all worked up and nearly tripping over himself to catch you." she smiled, perhaps that trickster like nature is what drew her close to the Mercury family. "My problem is I don't like to run, so I always get caught."

Hungry? Yes, yes she was. Rhiannon couldn't help but perk up at the thought of food, especially after that teleportation spell. She figured it was a thing that had to deal with it. All the Mercury kids seemed to have to eat a lot, and right after a teleportation spell she felt incredibly hungry. She was pretty sure that was not a coincidence. "I eat nearly as often as Josh, though only about half as much." she smiled. That smile she could only ever muster up when she said Josh's name. Though her heart ached for him every time she said something stupid like that. Part of it was Mercury being here, just seeing him and talking to him made her miss Josh more. Sometimes she wondered if she'd be going this same kind of crazy if her was here with er. If that voice in the back of her mind would still be here if he had been around to talk to. She'd have to wait patiently to find out. It was the hardest more nerve wracking thing about staying home when someone you cared about was away. Having to wait, and not rush out like an idiot looking for them just to make sure they weren't dead. She still had a lot to do here in camp too. Making sure Josh wasn't ever the one to take it to Saturn, that it was her hands that betrayed camp. For as much as she could she wanted to keep Josh out of it.

Okay, so Rhiannon might have looked a little rough. She wasn't exactly the type to wear clothes that fit properly, or own female clothes in general. Herr clothes had gone through several drills, and maybe a few tussles with Stone. There was also the naps in the dirt and grass she has a tendency to take. Her clothes were, by not stretch of the imagination, in good shape. Though she hadn't expected Mercury to use any type of magic like that on her. Not magic, whatever gods used, and to be honest it weirded her out a little bit. He wasn't the god of clothing, or fashion, or anything of the sort. How was he able to change her clothes? 'Fast hands' that annoying snarky little voice in the back of her head again. It seemed to insult everyone and everything, with special care to do it about her and the people she cared about. It seemed to dull down slightly whenever she was in a good mood, a few words here or there. Nothing too drastic, then the times when she was alone it wouldn't shut up. When she was already feeling bad it would be there to drag her deeper. She mostly ignored it, though she hated and despised when the bitter sweet voice purred harsh words against the people she liked. The very few people she liked, which happened to include Mercury.

While the clothes seemed a little too tight for her own comfort, they still fit well enough. Tugging on them slightly she couldn't help but wonder where her other clothes went. They were just normal everyday clothes for her, and she couldn't careless if they just poofed off to a dumpster, as long as she knew. It was the question that interested her. "Just a few holes and grass stains. They were well loved." she said with a slight smirk. Looking at him he was dressed different from hos she normally saw him. The excess stuff everywhere seemed a bit weird to her, probably because she hated things on her wrists. Bracelets, some weird pieces of cloth, a hat. He had that same smile, and the same mischievous glee in his eyes he always had, but other than that she wouldn't have really looked twice at him. Darn sneaks and their way of blending in. Somehow it ended up being this strange family she preferred. Strange.