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Tessa segmented her days, and in fact her weeks, to be as perfectly balanced as possible. She created formulas that included number of hours in the day, the amount of sleep she absolutely needed, how much time it normally took her to eat food, and even scheduled time to leave room for interacting with people. Every minute of everyday was properly accounted for and utilized to it's fullest. Resting periods were even fit into her schedule so she would not pass out, as she does when she tries to change her schedule. It takes a lot of her time to plan it out perfectly, but without it she would never get the amount of sleep and rest needed. She found that out the hard way several times. She could never accept anything less than perfect from herself, she was never sure why but if she wasn't working hard her heart would clench and she wouldn't be able to sleep. It was better to get up, and do something, than to lay in bed staring at the ceiling thinking about all the things she should be doing. She was not good at fighting with swords, so she always devoted more time to that than anything else, archery and first aid came a bit more naturally. Still when she first started trying to be a nurse at the infirmary she studied anything and everything she could get her hands on, and preformed tasks repetitively on herself to gain the muscle memory. Stitching was about the only thing she did not do to herself, however she did take up sewing cloth and leather for the practice. It was never the same, however it was better than nothing.

Often Tessa set aside her hours for the infirmary, and made sure to keep an ear out for when they needed more people. She had no problem rearranging her schedule a little to help out, especially now that Kyoto was in charge of the infirmary. That man seemed better suited to being a doctor, because he seemed to care greatly for the health of other people whether he personally liked them or not. Tessa could respect that, she could greatly respect that despite what she heard about his flirtatious ways. The stories seemed to turn to the recent relationships people have gained, and it seemed like there had been quite a few that came up over the past month or two. She wondered if they should have an abstinence class, perhaps have a few rings as promises. It was something she had seen long ago, and it seemed very sweet. She wondered how many would be needed, and if she should make them since it was her idea. Though it might be better to have one of the people who actually work in the forge do it. No, it would not be good to push more work on them, after all it was already the go to place for broken weapons. Tessa sighed at the thought of her own weapon. It had been only a day, and she already itched with wanting to practice with it. She had spent so much time with her weapon, and even named it. Practicing with the other sword felt like she was cheating on hers.

After changing into her plain uniform for working in the infirmary, Tessa tied up her hair and got to work. She grabbed a notebook left specifically in her locker at the infirmary so no one would get patient information. She normally shredded and burned it when she was done noting it in their file, but she preferred to leave it there. One could never tell what methods a demi-god could use to find information on people. She preferred to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Since Tessa got the hang of inventory flow, and someone actually listened to her, the infirmary has not been empty on anything. The time of year was about right to start ordering more items for heat related illnesses. It was amazing how often people came in from them. Perhaps a seminar about heat illnesses, at least with the centurions, it would be best if they could recognize the symptoms early on. Tessa made a note to the side of her paper to leave something to Kyoto about it.

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Gwen had been having a normal day doing her normal skipping around camp without a clue in her head. Lately she had been trying to figure out what to do after the legion. After all, she only had one year left. Wow, where did the time go? Wasn't it just yesterday that poor defenseless Gwen was trying to convince Lupa that a daughter of Cupid was indeed able to be a Roman. Sure, she had a big heart and cared about others and was obsessed with helping everyone find their perfect half, but she still had some spunk to her. If anyone dared to attack her she would attack with her dagger, her favorite weapon of choice. She fought heard at the Mt. Othrys battle and when Felicitys horrible greek zombies attacked camp. Most people became hard and stubborn after witnessing deaths like that, not Gwen. She was still a smiling face skipping around.

Gwen passed the infirmary and stopped. She had been told by some of her relatives about her mute Aunt. Tessa was her name, right? Well from what Gwen heard, Tessa was a granddaughter of Apollo and Venus who helped out in the infirmary, and as said before, a mute. Gwen had never really talked to her, well they wouldn't really talk now would they, Tess is a mute. She figured now was the better time.

Gwen opened the door to the infirmary and was meet with the aroma of a doctors office. Medical supplies, sickness, and disinfectant was the best definition of the odor. She tried not to wrinkle her nose. This was definitely not her favorite scent. She preferred smelling like flowers. That was what all of her perfume and deodorants smelled like, so obviously Gwen smelled like that. She glanced around the infirmary and nodded in greeting at the people who smiled and waved at her. She saw a worker and decided to ask her where Gwen might find this mysterious Tessa.

She took a deep breath and summoned up all her courage and walked over to the nurse, or worker, Gwen didn't know what they called them at the infirmary, either way it was a female. She quickly scanned the nurse before talking to her. She had strawberry blonde hair, and she wore clothes that was not highlighting her figure, but that was probably due to it being the infirmary work outfit, yet this person seemed very pretty, like they had a natural beauty. "Um, excuse me. I was wondering if you could tell me where I can find Tessa...umm..Tessa Yates, I think." Gwen asked the worker.

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While Tessa was working in the infirmary, or possibly when she was practicing with her bow, was the only time someone could get a full view of her face. Even when fighting with a sword she normally kept a helmet on, and when firing her bow she only tied it back slightly. Her slender neck and curved face was now visible, only a strand or two out of place for being too short. While working she made sure to have a pleasant look on her face at all times, her time as an actress had not been wasted in the least. She practiced it everyday, even know. Though most of the time she attempted to do joyful expressions, she practiced the others when no one was near. Anger, sadness, disappointment, and of course calling on fake tears. All in varying degree's.

She had been in the legion for seven years now, and seen not hide nor hair of her parents. They had not even written letters to her, only the occasional belated birthday cards and things for major holidays and even those had been sent by their secretaries or managers. Tessa sometimes thought she could convince herself it was written by her mother, or her father, but when they actually wrote things it was never a few words. She had gotten cards from them before, before she left for the Wolf House, and they had poems or paragraph stories on them. Never a single line of text. Even the signatures didn't match. She wondered what she would have to do to get recognition from them. How many letters had she sent? Less now of course, but every time she masted something she would write a letter. Her archery went unnoticed, her battle plans, swordsmanship, medical abilities, nothing she did warranted a reply. It only meant she had to try harder, do better, do more, and eventually they would tell her she was doing a good job.

Tessa could not help but notice every person that came and left the infirmary, and she tried to keep an eye out for those who had not been helped after a several minutes. It did not happen often, for the most part when a Roman decided to get medical aid they wanted it now and did not wait. It made her feel at ease, she was never one good for initiating a conversation. Not that she conversed with people, she did not speak. Her voice was a curse, something that caused people to like her when she spoke. She would never be able to make real friends that way, and she would very much like real friends. If only people weren't so difficult to talk to, or perhaps write to would be better.

It seemed Tessa was the least busy one, and the one closest to the door since the supplies were there, so of course it was inevitable that someone would walk up to her. Though she had not expected it to happen so soon after getting there. Tessa turned to smile even before the young lady made it all the way to her side, ready to process whatever needed to be done. She was a beautiful girl, even Tessa had to admit that her skin was flawless and it looked almost as if she wore no make up. Light, with a very natural look seemed to fit her. It would not have surprised Tessa if she was a relative, but she did not keep track of her family in camp.

After hearing her own name come from the girls mouth Tessa was surprised, though she did not show it. It almost never happened that someone came looking for her. She gestured to herself and nodded, indicating she was the one this girl was looking for. A flip of a page and the quick work of a pencil yielded her introduction. I am Tessa Yates, how can I help you?

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Gwen watched as the girl nodded and gestured to herself. So the girl really didn't speak? This peeked Gwens interested. How did she communicate? She watched curiously as quickly scrawled out a message on a notebook. Once Gwen had the notebook turned to her. Okay, so that's how she did. Convenient, unless you were in the rain. Gwen smiled at Tessa.

"Hello Tessa. I'm Guinevere Capulet, a daughter of Cupid, so we are distantly related." Gwen said all with a bright smile on her face and cheery tone. If you had to imagine it, Gwen is the polar opposite of Edmund Simmons, the residential pessimistic forge monkey who kept a monotone view on everything. "As for what you can help me with. Well, you can speak! I was told by our other relative that you never speak. I demand to know why. I want to hear your voice. I bet it's pretty. Oh, you probably have charm speak, don't you. That's probably why you don't talk. Oh, but thats okay. It shouldn't affect me, well I don't think it will. C'mon let's give it a try." Gwen rambled on.

She grabbed Tessas arm gently. "We can go into one of those smelly patients room and talk can't we?' Gwen asked. Then she though, they would probably need an excuse to go back there. "You could give me a check up, or physical, whatever you guys call it nowadays. But, you have to give me sticker. I love getting stickers at the doctors. There was one time I got one with snoopy on it and woodstock was bothering him. It was adorable!" Gwen said excitedly. Heck, if she had to actually get doctor stuff done to her then she better get one of those lovely stickers that Jason started handing out to younger campers once he became the infirmary head. Every time Gwen came in, she would bat her eyelashes and give a few flirtatiousness words to Jason and then she got a sticker. Apollo boys were so easy to fool sometimes that it was hilarious.

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notes: I can totally see Gwen complaining if she doesn't get a sticker.

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Tessa's smiling face was a lot more calm and peaceful than Gwen's, she maintained what she had learned to be the best facial expression to make while taking care of patients. Of course she made appropriate nods, or increase of a smile at the though of being relatives, but for the most part she kept her professional calm. It was an interesting request, though she had heard it plenty of times. With a face that displayed only the slightest amount of her regret she shook her head no. She would not talk, and even when people asked and did many things to attempt to get her to speak she did not. She would not stand by idly and allow then either, she was more than strong enough to deal with anything people threw at her. She turned her book around and listened to her ramble, which did not seem to have anything to deal with a real reason to be in the infirmary. Still Tessa was more polite than to cut someone off.

A few words seemed to draw her attention to this girl whom Tessa was unable to tell if she was any older than Tessa or perhaps her own age. She still looked like a teenager at any rate, so she must still be in her first service with the legion. Tessa didn't like the low number of Venus' family seemed to stay in the legion. It also seemed to make people expect less from her. She would blow those expectations out of the water whenever given the chance. The most obvious thing that caught her attention was the mention of the words 'charm speak' and they managed to cut through her little face of calm. A slight but of shock and annoyance came to the surface of her eyes, and her smile faded a moment before she sighed heavily. Again she shook her head. I am afraid if you have no business with me as a medical professional you will need to leave.

The girls arm looped through hers as she felt a slight tug pulling her towards the exam rooms. This girl was certainly persistent. She did not seem to like the infirmary in the slightest, calling it smelly. Tessa happened to like the nice clean smell that only this place could offer. Though she had to admit flowers and fruit smelled much sweeter and Tessa could only deal with the ammonia smell so long before getting a headache. Still this place was her element, along with the archery course. It was not the medicine that made this place her own though, it was the human interaction. Being there for family and friends, watching loved ones smiles be the first thing someone see's when coming out of a deep sleep. It was beautiful to watch.

The stickers, Tessa could not help but smile at the mention of them. Since Jason had started giving those things out people seemed to come for their exams and check ups on time. They sat quietly without complaining about going back to this or that, they actually started being good patients. She nodded, after all she carried a good set of stickers with her while she worked. It wouldn't be hard, though she did not expect to need to give one to an older teen. It seemed Jason spoiled everyone with the things regardless of age. Tessa would have to try doing the same thing. She wondered how many she had left on the Lilo and Stitch page clipped inside her notebook.

Then Mrs. Capulet, would you please wait in this room while I get your file? Tessa some how managed to write in her normal beautifully straight hand writing. Sometimes it baffled people who she could always write in such straight lines, with perfect lettering, but if you wrote everything you wished to say on paper for 7 years of your life you would have very good handwriting also. Tessa was only gone a moment, the door clicked closed behind her. She did not like going over the folder while outside the room, never know what sneaks could be learning over your shoulder. I see you are much better at keeping your appointments, and coming in to get injuries treated correctly, than many other Romans.

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Gwen sighed as Tessa went all doctor on here. There was no need. "Okay, wait. I can do that. Though, I see no reason why we should actually do all this medical stuff anyways. I'm not actually sick, or hurt. I'm just here to see my mute family member and convince her to speak." Gwen said with a smile before the door closed behind Tessa. Okay, so then they were actually going to do medical stuff? What was the point? She had just recently came in for a month early physical. Gwen did a quick glance at the infirmary room before sitting on the exam table and then looking at all the health posters on the wall.

Once Tessa came back Gwen smiled brightly. Then came more writing? Didn't this girl get any hand cramps? This issue was really starting to bug Gwen. "Well of course. I would hate for something to be wrong with me. I take great pride in myself, therefore my body must receive good treatment and care." Gwen stated matter of factly. Sure, most Romans toughed it out, but not here. They could be smelly, disgusting, sick, and bloody Romans. Gwen was a nurtured flower in this pile of dung called the legion. "I don't know what medical stuff you could do, I did have a physical done last month. Though,... Gwen thought for a moment. Wasn't something bothering her earlier. Oh yeah, her ear. She suspected it might be an infection, or swimmers ear. Gwen didn't know, but this could be her ticket to keep her with Tessa for a bit. "I have had a pain in my right ear the past two days." Gwen finished.

She glanced at the notebook Tessa used. Perhaps if she took it Tessa would talk. Or, maybe Gwen could charmspeak her into talking. True, her charmspeak wasn't that strong. It only had about a fifty percent success rate. Gwen just never saw any reason to use it. Usually people did what she asked regardless because of how she looked and act. Not only was she a walking beauty but she had a great personality. Gwen smirked before speaking with a sort of charm in her voice. "Tessa, how about you say something. Literally, say something." Gwen said with her weak charmspeak. Whether it worked or not she had no idea.

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Tessa preferred to interact more with people than look over their profiles, but it looked like Gwen kept on top of her health very well. She had been in for a physical only a month or so ago, meaning there was nothing to do at this moment. Tessa was slightly annoyed, there were other patients that needed her help and many things she could be doing. The infirmary was no cake walk, especially with the war games first cohort kept playing. She could only hope they never did a 48hour drill again, because that was a terrible burden on the infirmary. Despite her thoughts Tessa kept her professional look about her. She always stood up straight, and kept a smile on her face while working, and as much as possible she kept mean and annoying thoughts from her head. It was inevitable at times, but being with people often required a bit of mind altering. Altering your own mind anyway, so that you could smile when you needed to. Tessa switched her thinking over to how good a patient this girl would be. She actually cared about her health, and wouldn't try to hide if something was wrong. It was going to make things much easier.

Nodding Tessa listened to the girl, of course her reasons for taking care of her body were correct. She wished all Romans would realize this, you have to take care of your body so you could work at your peak. It seemed she did remember she had taken the physical so soon, but she had another problem. Something was wrong with her ear, possibly an infection. It was the easiest thing to get, especially for females. The long hair could keep water inside your ears and cause it to become an infection, though many people called that particular thing swimmers ear. It was easy enough to happen with any kind of debris that entered the ear, it was a delicate thing after all.

“Something” Tessa said in a sweet gentle voice. Her charm and grace flowed perfectly into that one word, simple and naturally sweet like honey it dripped into ones brain. After only a moment Tessa stopped what she was writing and looked up at Gwen, it took nearly everything she had inside of her to keep smiling. This girl had used charm speak on her. She was caught completely off guard, and the girls voice broke the barrier that kept her silent. Tessa moved her pencil to her left hand, and wrote much quicker and with more precision. Does that satisfy your curiosity?

Keeping her gentle smile Tessa attempted to quell the anger in hear heart, and the voice that raged inside her skull. Placing her notebook on the counted she pulled open a drawer to take out two latex gloves and a magnifying instrument for the ears. Tessa stepped to Gwen's side leaving her notebook within arms reach in case she needed it. A small light shone into Gwen's ear as Tessa took a good look, wishing she could see what went on in her skull. What could have possibly made her want to use charm speak just to get someone to talk? Tessa disliked it. It was as her father told her, to use charm speak to your advantage at all times. She loved her father, but she hated that thinking.

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Gwen watched the girl, waiting to see if her charmspeak had decided to actually work. Soon a very sweet drifted into her ears. It was one of the most beautiful voices Gwen had ever heard. Gwen now wanted to her Tessa talk more. One word was obviously not enough. Why did she only use her charm speak for one word? She had obviously lost a good opportunity. Gwen should have made Tessa read the last Harry Potter book to her. She hadn't read it herself yet, but she had a feeling that with such a voice that Tessa possessed it would be a joy to hear the story from Tessa.

She pouted. No, her curiosity was not sated. This individual had a wonderful voice, why didn't she talk more? "No, I demand to know why your keep such a voice hidden away from society. Anyone would love to have their voice sound like that, well except some guys, that would probably just be creepy. But in all seriousness, why?" Gwen asked in a pleading voice. Perhaps it was none of her business to dwell into these matters, but to have a voice like that and to keep it locked away just seemed like a waste, and Gwen hated wasteful people, even if it did concern the persons own voice.

Gwen sighed, a bit annoyed, as Tessa put the medical gloves on. They were so unfashionable. As Tessa stood to Gwens side and inserted the medical instrument inside her ear she sat still as a rock. Her eyes were the only things that moved as they glanced within the room. Finally her eyes feel upon the notebook that Tessa used to write in. Gwen wondered what all lay within those pages. However, Gwen wasn't that rude or immature enough to grab it and look through it. "Why do you use a notebook? Why not a white board. Now, I'm no child of Ceres, but isn't using a notebook a huge waste of paper? What do you even do when a notebook is done? Do you keep it, or do your burn it? If you burn it you should stop, well even if you throw it away, stop. You should at least try to be a little environmentally friendly and recycle them." Gwen said calmly. She was mainly trying to start up some small talk. Being in a medical examining room in silence was just too creepy for Gwens taste.

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It was obvious the demands for Tessa to speak would come again, and the girl did not disappoint. Gwen had even heard her voice. It was worse that what normal people would say or do, because sometimes they would believe she had an ugly voice. Gwen knew better, she had heard Tessa's sweet voice and was pestering her for more. She had not come across this problem before, and wasn't sure if she was getting bothered because this girl was affected or if she really was just that kind of person. Someone who loved to get into people business, which as a daughter of Cupid Tessa could kind of see it. You often had to burrow deep into someones life to try and find an adequate date or something for them. A quality of both Venus and Cupid. Tessa never found too much basis in doing those kinds of things, though she was rather fond of making sure people where healthy.

Tessa had to admit, even she loved her voice. To hear herself sing, really sing out loud was something she enjoyed a lot. It made herself feel vain, to actually enjoy hearing your own voice. 'I'm afraid that's for me to know and you to find out' Tessa wrote with a smile on her face. She could tell this girl that she didn't want to talk because of her charm speak, she had guessed the very thing earlier, but she did not feel like divulging information to this person. This very person who used charm speak to get someone to talk to her, this person who used such a power freely. Tessa's mind, and if she chose her voice also, were for her to use as she wished. She had signed her body over to the legion, so it wasn't entirely hers, but this voice was not something another person should command. She continued to smile sweetly, confidently, and go about her exam as if Gwen said nothing.

Tessa finished what she was doing before jotting anything down on the notebook paper, on one page she jotted notes about Gwen's ear, which was exactly what she imagined it to be, then turned it so she could write a note. 'I do recycle it. Tear down the paper, bleach it, and reform it into new paper. I like paper and pencil better than a white boards. The girl had a whole bunch of questions, and she was supposed to be nearly out of the legion. Her mind could not help but wander to her own parents, they were how old now and still acting like children. Now that she was older she realized that was exactly how they acted. She supposed it was all because of their ADHD and could forgive them. She'd always forgive them, because they were her parents.

'Miss Capulet it looks like you have a minor ear infection. You have two options, wait and see if it get's better on it's own or I can prescribe some anti-biotics. It should clear up with-in a week by itself, with anti-biotics it should take at most 2 days. As with any medication anti-biotics have side-effects. These include but are not limited to:

Tessa always found it odd that nearly all medications had a side effect of causing or worsening the symptoms they were supposed to treat. She liked the herbal remedies better than these science created versions. She didn't know them very well though, and was busy with other things so studying a whole new set of how to treat patience was not an option at the moment. Besides it would clear up on it's own, so there was little reason to go the medication route. At least in Tessa's eyes.

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Gwen frowned at the response Tessa gave her. Why did this mute have to be so secretive? Was it because she got hand cramps and just decided to not write out her words half the time? That was awfully lazy of her. Then again, that probably wasn't the case, Gwen was just being mean because she didn't get her way. Was that being childish, well yeah. Granted, Tessa could do whatever she wanted, Gwen was able to also, so asking her all the questions into her personal preference concerning her voice was being nosy. Gwen should wait until a next time to bug her. Eventually she will figure it out, well Gwen hoped she would. Maybe that will be her new goal before she left the legion next year. It could happen by then right? She had no other goal to work on until then.

Gwen smiled as she learned that the paper wasn't wasted. "That's great to head. Though when I meant recycle I just meant putting it in a recycle bin and letting whatever happens to recycled paper let happen. I personally don't know what happens. Your way just sounds like too much work. When do you even find time to do all that? Or do you have someone else to do that? What about all the previous writing? Do you let that all just disappear? What about if you want to remember a conversation, what do you do then?" Gwen said in a tangent. Okay, she was naturally a previous question, probably something she could think her dad for. But this was actually something Gwen was curious in. That was a bit weird, it wasn't the art of recycling she was curious in, no, it was this individual. This interesting mute named Tessa that stood in the same room as her.

Finally, Tessa had finished scribbling out her diagnostic. Gwen smiled as she realized that it wasn't life threatening, she didn't think it was but it was always good to look on the bright side of like. Oh there was song called "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" perhaps that was Gwens theme song. She remembered watching the Monty Python movie with her movie once. She couldn't follow along real well but she did enjoy that song popping up at the end. She shook off he ADHD train of thought and began to think. A week, or a few days. Those side effects seemed annoying to deal with, but she didn't want to be annoyed with her ear. "What would you suggest Doc?" Gwen asked.

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Tessa knew this girl from her cohort, and she had never bothered her before. Possibly because not talking during training was more of expected than unusual. They even stayed in the same barracks, though again Tessa didn't normally stay in the barracks too long. There was too much to do, places to do, swords fighting that needed to be mastered. She was often told you can't perfect fighting, but she was going to try. She was told you can't perfect anything, again she was going to try her darnedest to get it just right and keep it that way. Perfect was more in the eyes of the beholder anyway, though since Tessa used perfection to get attention it was probably not her eyes she was concerned with. If she got Apollo to comment on her medical skills, or Mars to comment on her fighting, she could probably die happy. No, actually not. They weren't the people she was after attention from, she wanted her parents to tell her she was wonderful. They wouldn't be able to see any of this, so she had to make sure she kept up with her training, and did not let anything fall so she could show them when she left. She could probably even ask for a pass to leave and visit them in Hollywood, it wasn't too far from camp. She'd never know if they were home, or off in another country. Best to stay in camp then.

Another rather lengthy set of questions and incorrect observations came from the female child of Cupid. While writing Tessa had to make little side notes so she could actually answer all the odd little questions this inquisitive girl asked. After her latest slew of questions Tessa decided she was done speaking, or perhaps just was pausing to breath. That was always good, humans and demigods needed to breath to live and honestly Tessa did not want to administer CPR because someone was too busy asking questions to breath. 'I looked up how to recycle paper so that I could, they don't exactly have the best services in the legion or New Rome for such tasks. Not that I know of at least. I would never ask someone else to do it for me, I'm sure they have better things to do. It does not require much time to do, so I simply plan out time every so often to clean and press the paper. My conversations are stored in my mind, same as yours. Things like medical files and this medial notebook I make sure to shred and make it so no words are visible on it at all.' It was good Tessa had started writing things out like this when she first entered the Legion, more than likely this girl would have tired her hand out from writing if she hadn’t been so practiced. It also helped that Tessa was able to use both her hands, so if necessary she could switch them. Though she preferred to use her right hand to maintain it's coordination. When fighting in a line one must use your right arm as your sword arm.

While a smile sat on her lips the entire time she dealt with someone in the infirmary, Tessa was glad this question came up. Not always did Romans ask for the professional opinion, though sometimes they would shrug it off and say whatever you think is best. That annoyed her a little. This was promising, Gwen would be a wonderful patient if not for all the personal questions. Personally I recommend to not take any kind of medically synthesized drug. It will clear up on it's own even if it will bother you for a little while. I don't believe the few extra days of relief are worth the possible side effects. Not to mention the more drugs you take the less effective they will be if you need them for something more serious later.'

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How the heck Tessa was able to keep up all the questions Gwen asked was beyond her. Also, shouldn't she have a hand cramp? Isn't that what happens normally to people after writing fast during a short period. Then again, normal was a bit of a stretch for anyone in this camp. Demigods just didn't do normal, it was too weird, besides, what was normal anyway? Nothing could really be normal, there wasn't a normal way to go about loving someone either. Ah, Gwen always had to make a connection in some way about love. Again, something she blamed her father for, and grandmother for that matter. At least during training she was able to pull of some skills thanks to her grandfather. But still, she took after her caring and loving side of the family more, and curious.

"You plan out time? Why not just go about and when you realize it needs to be done you just do it. Geesh, you sound like you always have a schedule to keep. Have you ever just decided to do whatever for a day? No plans or schedules, just you and the world, letting fate decide what you have to do for the day. Now that sounds like a great day. Don't you agree? Oh, I have an idea, why don't you just ditch work and hang out with me. I'm sure Mr. Stick up his butt Kyoto won't mind. Or even if he does mind I could just charm him into letting us just have a free day." Gwen said with excitement.

She tended to do that pretty often, just live and let be. Not caring about tasks or duty was a pretty great way to live. She only wished she had done that since day one in the legion but nope, it had taken her seven years of her service to figure it out. At least now she isn't taking things as seriously anymore, shes even making up for some of the childhood she missed out on by acting like a child sometimes. Of course, once she her term of service was over she would have to act like an adult again, how boring.

Gwen nodded. "Alright, I'll do that then Doctor Tessa. Though I doubt anything serious will happen later. I'm not one of those types who get hurt every week with a broken bone or what not. Of course you could probably tell from my medical profile." Gwen stated with a shrug as she hopped of the examining table. She really didn't want to go but if Tessa was going to be too busy to be any fun then Gwen had no reason to stick around. Maybe once they are all in the barracks for the night Gwen could bother Tessa again. That would be fun, at least in Gwens opinion.

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Tessa was actually getting a little tired from answering all her questions, not so much that her wrist was tired, because she'd gone through enough paper work to know how to avoid carpal tunnel. It normally involved making sure the wrist stayed warm and to do something other than the same repetitive actions. She did plenty of other things to avoid carpal tunnel from just writing. Her arm muscles were a lot stronger than what they looked, the sword fighting and archery, she even practiced archery with both arms to make sure one didn't out grow the other. That would have been no small embarrassment. Still she made a small motion flexing her fingers for a moment, at least this girl spoke in paragraphs and she would get some time to rest her hand.

Tessa listened with a smile, of course plenty of people thought it was odd she kept a schedule so dear. Tessa had plenty of experience with other people making her schedules for her, when she was a child star it was always her managers job to do such things. She just did not have the ability to function without one. Sure she tried when she first entered the legion, how freeing it was to have all the time in the world to do what she wanted after practices. Though she still went back to more practice afterward. She didn't know what else to do. Fun was never something she was programmed with, despite the fact that was all her parents did. Take roles or gigs because it was fun, not because they needed the money or anything at all. She was the only one. She nodded as Gwen spoke about it though. Schedules were away from her life at one point, and sometimes she'd forget her schedule and improve, but those always turned into bad days. Useless days. She never got a thing done, and ended up without sleep.

That was when Gwen said something that sparked the flame inside of Tessa. Charm him? He'd give Tessa off should she ever ask, he knew she was a hard worker and here this girl suggested using a tasteless skill like charming a person to get her way? The nurse smile fell off her face as she glared at the girl, barely looking up from her notebook. It was the only thing about Tessa that could send a shiver down someones spine, her glare. Possibly her shot with an arrow, should she wish it to skim your neck. This girl wanted her to speak so much? Wanted to hear her charming voice so much? Wanted to use her feminine wiles so badly to charm one of the only people to actually care about her? Sure. “If you so much as bat your pretty little eyelashes at my uncle I'll snipe them off with an arrow.” Tessa's beautiful voice held a harsh edge. Beautifully elegant, but cut like a knife. Yes, Tessa had the ability to pull every ounce of feminine vigor which of course included a woman's scorn.

Tessa snapped her book shut, it was always annoying to have your role fall apart. There was no redo's in life. No director to call cut when you broke character. It was annoying to say the least, and it would make little sense to switch back at this moment. She walked to the door any opened it for her, hoping the girl would take the hint and just leave. She'd undoubtedly see her tonight in the barracks, it might be the longest year of her life to have to deal with this girl. Same barracks, same training, same grandmother. Tessa wished the year to pass without incident, but she doubted this girl would let it go.

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Gwen watched Tessa as she was giving off her paragraph long list of questions. She was shocked to see the cheerful smile fall from the nurses face. Was it something she said? No, how could it be? Gwen was only asking if Tessa was up for some girl time. How could that be bad? Though, Tessa had to admit that the glare she was receiving was enough to make her take back whatever it was that she said which made Tessa mad. Ah, then Tessa spoke, that caught Gwen off guard.

Oh so it was about the statement regarding their centurion. A threat, really? Was that even necessary? Gwen didn't think so. It was just a simple thing. Besides, why not use charm speak if you have it? It makes things so much simpler. Obviously Tessa took more after her Apollo side it seems. What a waste, she had such a pretty voice and she was holding it back. Imagine how many guys would run up to her, willing to date to hare with just an utter of her voice. Even when it was said in spiteful anger Gwen couldn't help but enjoy the sound Tessas vocal cords made. She watched as Tessa slammed shut her book and walked to open the door. It seemed as though Gwen had overstayed her visit.

She smirked and walked over to the door. "You know, you really shouldn't take things so seriously. Also, that voice of yours could probably give you any man you want, if you so much as thought of getting in a relationship. Or maybe, since I don't like your attitude, I should talk to my dear daddy and make sure you fall in love with the darkest and horrible of creatures. I bet you would have loads of fun with that." Gwen said as she walked out of the doorway and into the infirmary hall.

As she exited to door Gwen couldn't help but smile. She had come for what she came for, to hear the sweet sounds of the mysterious Tessas vocal cords. It really was a shame she kept them hidden away. Gwen would have to work out something in order to get Tessa to talk. Even if right now one didn't like the others company, it was only a year until Gwen left. That meant a year left for Gwen to get this mute girl to turn up the volume, out in the open, in public. This was looking like it will be a fun last year at the legion.

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notes: and Gwen is out