Lemonade Salute (Adam Jackson)

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Kaylee had finished her training for the day and Nick was spending time with one of his old life friends. It was nice that he could still do that, and she wanted to give him plenty of time to be with friends he used to have in his living days here. Barrackmates and training partners, that sort. Kaylee had always been the odd one out. Her mother was faded by the time she came to the Legion, so here she was, a memory of the last child of the goddess of memory. She had visited the graveyard earlier and spruced up Nick’s grave as a present for him. Polished the stone and trimmed the grass so everything looked tidy. Hers was right next to his, something that might have been sad for anyone else, but the fact that they were not 100% gone made it all the better.

Now here she was, in New Rome. She spent a little time wandering the streets before making her way to the fountain that dominated the main part of the forum. She remembered all the times she used to schedule meetings with Nick here when they were both still living Legionnaires. Here or Temple Hill. It was probably about one, so the businessmen and women were back to their jobs and the Legionnaires were off their lunch break, so if they had training, they were there, and if they did not, then Olympus only knew where they were. Though she did spot one of them. Little Catherine. The nine-year-old legacy of Mercury had been sent to Kaylee by her parents early to help her cope with what being in the Legion would be like instead of her cozy little school where she was apparently already taking after her divine grandfather. Kaylee was happy to help her get ready as a favor to her parents. Today was summer holiday, so she was clinging to her mother’s hand as they walked around. Catherine had an affinity for boyish things, so the girl never wore a dress or pink. Currently she was in shorts and a Mickey Mouse t-shirt as she clung to her mother’s hand. Her mother was obviously shopping based on the bags dangling from her elbow and the cup of drink in her hand. Catherine had a lemonade with a bendy straw from the nearby stand. When she saw her mentor sitting on the edge of the fountain, Catherine almost spilled her sugary drink in order to wave energetically. Kaylee broke out in a big smile and waved back, shooting a little finger gun at her, which was their little inside joke. Catherine tried to shoot back, but was inhibited by the bright green cup, so it looked more like she was wrong-finger toasting with tea the proper British style. Kaylee laughed. She watched as the crowds swallowed the little girl and her mother’s retreating backs, and smiled.

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NOTES: Tah dah!

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The forum was a place that Adam didn't spend a lot of time unless he needed to go on a major shopping trip. That's what he had planned for his break from his training since he was running out of quite a few supplies back in his cohort. The young Legacy of Jupiter had been painting up a storm as of late as a way to help himself destress from the pressures of the Legion life. This has caused him to run out of not only canvases but most of his paint colors. He had also worn down his paint brushes. This meant that it was time for a art store run.

Once Adam had changed into a fresh pair of cargo pants, his sneakers, a fresh camp shirt and his trademark reflective aviators to cover up his damaged eye and grabbed his staff. He then used his power over the to fly from the grounds of camp Jupiter and into New Rome. Once in New Rome,the young grandson of Jupiter spotted the rather large fountain that dominated the square. He also spotted a familiar and yet unfamiliar face he knew as Kaylee who was a Lar. Adam had the wind gently lower him down in front of the fountain and then threw his cane over his shoulder and gave the young ghost woman a smile.

"Hello there Ms.Kaylee. What brings you here today? You're no doubt babysitting or helping out one of the younger campers I bet."

Adam decided to set his cane down gently against the fountain for a moment so that he could stretch his back and legs as flying such a long distance often made him begin to cramp up quite a bit. Once he was all nice and limber once again he picked up his staff and smiled at the woman once more.

"I'm here to restock on my art supplies? Do you wanna tag along and hang out? It's no fun shopping by myself on big shopping days like this."

Adam hoped that the young Lar would join him. He had seen her quite a few times back when she was alive due to the fact that they had come to the camp around the same time. The young artist hoped that he could get to know her better now since he hadn't back when she was alive.


@kaylee