CAPTURE THE FLAG

[halfbloodhillmods]

Who: All campers!
What: A game of Capture the Flag.
Where: The Forest
When: September 20, 7 PM sharp. Dinner will be served once a team wins.
Why: It's time to work together as a team. Again.



[Mr. D is waiting at the edge of the forest, and Chiron's trotting behind him with a list, inspecting the lines of equipment and making sure all the helmets and breastplates are available and clearly marked for which team they belong to. As each camper shows up to the meeting spot, the centaur ticks them off the list - it's an attendance sheet. Once Chiron's given him the signal, Mr. D begins speaking.]

Let's do this quickly, shall we? This week for Capture the Flag, we're going to be doing things a little differently. It's come to our attention...

[He glances skyward - yes, Hera has been riding him about this lately.]

...that we should do more to integrate the new campers we are hosting at Camp Half-Blood, and make them feel as if they have a home. That being said! This week, you'll be divided differently into teams rather than by cabin, and our captains will be the Roman praetors, since they know all about commandeering armies. Chiron here has done his best to make sure each team has a nice mix of all of you in it, so if you don't like who you've been teamed up with? Don't come crying to me.

The RED team will be headed by Praetor Jason Grace. He'll have the following team members: Alcuin Delaunay, Annie Cresta, Charlie Miller, Dave Strider, Ferb Fletcher, Emile Joly, Gabriel Novak, Heather O'Toole, Johnny Mason, Leo Valdez, Maya Matlin, Mike Warren, Natalie Goodman, Reynaud de Courfeyrac, Sadie Kane, Scott McCall, and Ventus Bradford.

The BLUE team will be headed by Praetor Reyna Rivera. She'll have the following team members: Anna Neumeyer, Bay Kennish, Daenerys Targaryen, Dean Winchester, Eponine Thenardier, Hazel Levesque, Hermione Granger, Jean Prouvaire, Karrin Murphy, Margot Sullivan, Merida of Dunbroch, Millie DeWitt, Ron Weasley, Saralegui Sargon and Sky Smith.

Now. Here are the rules, since I really don't want to see any of you getting maimed out there.


1) No killing. I cannot stress this enough. Lupa's pack lives in the forest, and she's told me she's having them all keep a watchful eye on you in case things get too intense. That being said, if you try anything, there is a very hungry group of wolves that you'll have to answer to.

2) No maiming, either. Chiron is going to be in there as well, working as a medic, but neither he nor I want to see any arms getting chopped off!

3) Absolutely no friendly fire. This is about working together as a group. I'm sure the praetors will stress this to you.

4) All weapons and magical items may be used -

[Chiron cuts him off midway to say 'Ms. Targaryen, put the dragon on your back away.'

Mr. D gives an exasperated sigh and continues.]

All weapons and magical items may be used in this game. Hannibal will be roaming the forest as well, so you're free to use him for...whatever it is that you Romans do with him.

[Yeah, thinking about his time as Bacchus makes his head hurt, so he's just going to Ignore It.

Once everyone's back in their positions after getting their helmets and protective gear, Chiron calls the game on and goes galloping off into the forest.]

[OOC NOTE: I have not included any characters currently on hiatus in these team listings! If you'd like your character to be included, please PM the mod account!]

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RED TEAM FLAG - CLEARING IN THE NORTH WOODS

[halfbloodhillmods]

[Dionysus has instructed Jason's team to head north from the creek once they enter the forest - they'll find their base here. Protect your flag, campers.]

Epiny the Spy

[ospreyed]

[Ah yes, the sweet sweet smell of competition. Eponine, decked out in her blue armor, was keeping low, her knives at the ready. She had managed to make her way up to the edge of the woods and the creek, crossing before it had gotten too high, and from there, she'd taken to the shadows.

Her goal was simple. Being a Hermes kid, the trickery and thievery came extremely naturally to her. But being with her father being the messenger god, and her role as a drug courier when ever she was back at home, that meant that she was even better at relaying information.

She kept quiet as she approached the clearing, taking her place amongst the underbrush. From here, she could see the formations of the red team. Perfect.]

[angeliaforos]

[okay, so maybe Gabe was a little upset that he and Eponine were on different teams this time. He liked tag teaming with her - he thinks it's one of their best tactics, and it helps that they have pretty good nonverbal communication - or at least, he likes to think so.

For once, he's not invisible, but he is guarding the flag, Kathreftis at the ready. Being invisible takes it out of him - and Eponine's pretty damn good at telling where he is in that state, anyway.]

[ospreyed]

[An Isis kid and a Hermes kid? They tended to destroy anyone that got in their way. It was the best. But no, unfortunately, that wasn't an option.

It had taken Eponine some time to get her way to the flag, thanks to something that, she later decided to chalk up to magic. Freaking Hecate girls. But once she's gotten herself settled, she can just make out Gabriel. And he's... completely visible. Well, isn't that an interesting thing?

Here's the trick though. She wasn't supposed to, y'know, go for the flag herself. Just see what was going on. But this was Gabe. He was one of her best friends if she even had any. And this?

Was war.

Grinning, she makes her way through the bushes she's in, climbing the nearest tree as quietly as she can. It's for this reason she'd ditched her armor back on her half of camp, opting instead to wrap a blue bandana around her arm to inform everyone of whose team she was on.

Armor was noisy and she did her best work with stealth.

Now up the tree, she kept to the shadows, moving higher until she could creep out on to one of the branches. Here she had a better view of the area. And, y'know, Gabriel.

Perfect.]

[angeliaforos]

[He likes to think he's got good ears, he really does. He's the son of a communication goddess - he's got to. Couple that with being invisible a good half of the time, you need to be aware of your surroundings and how loud you - or others - are.

But he's off his game today, majorly. First he's put to sleep by that Hypnos counselor, and now he's thinking about what he said to Reyna the other day about the technicolor dreamchiton. Damn, that was a good line.

Go get 'em, Epiny.]

[ospreyed]

[Oh, Gabriel. You poor swot. You can't be off your game in Eponine's world. You being off your game is basically the same thing as you being in dead. Or jail.

With a grin, she flicks her wrist, bringing up one of her knives. Once she's certain she gets a clear shot, she throws it. With any luck at all, it will pin his foot to the ground for a few minutes before it returns to her. Which should be enough to slow down the flag's main guard.]

[anythingwithstrings]

*So... if you failed to realize there's a blonde, in a tree, who really hates you this is on you in Eponine's world? Good to know. She didn't line up her shot before the knife was thrown... but she had a clear shot at Eponine's leg. Which, of course, is fair game.*

*Oops, did Maya accidentally use one of her bronze tipped arrows and not a Hydra snare Arrow? Her mistake.*

[angeliaforos]

[Okay, so the knife does slice against Gabriel's foot, and leaves a pretty deep gash. That's what you get for wearing Birkenstocks to run around in the first, Gabriel. He hisses, closing his eyes - because damn, that hurts.

Wait, he knows that knife.]

Eponine?! I forgot you were on-

[And then the arrow comes flying, and he looks around for the source. Enjolras is on Red, too. Maybe, for some reason, Frenchie's got his back after all - and then he spots her, mouthing 'Maya?' in her direction.]

[ospreyed]

[Eponine was about to blow Gabriel a kiss when the arrow hit her in the calf. Swearing through clenched teeth, Eponine reaches down and tears the arrow out. Oh god damn it. Bronze tipped. Whoever shot that her was very very dead.

Extremely dead.

Oh. Hello there, Maya. Good to see you over in yonder tree.

The knife she tossed at Gabriel back on her fingers, she pulls another one out, steadying herself against the tree. With a grin, she tosses it as she brings up another one, launching it shortly after the second one, both flying towards the source of the arrow. Once both have cleared her hand, Eponine's grabbing on to the next branch of the tree, hoisting herself up further, where it's harder to see where she is. From there...

She should be able to get into another tree no problem.]

[anythingwithstrings]

*Maya didn't even wait, once Eponine had spotted her Maya hopped out of the tree putting the trunk between her and that vile bitch she'd just attacked. She smirked behind her tree as she pulled a green fletched arrow.*

Sorry about that, I meant to grab a different arrow. This whole game is new to me, you know?

*Children of Apollo shouldn't try to lie, but Maya really didn't care. She thought she'd feel good, causing that bitch hurt... but her real desire was to punch that smug face of Ep's. Fortunately she had an app arrow for that.*

You okay Gabriel?

natalie along the trees

[clearasil]

[ Natalie is very good at what she does and improves her skill daily.

If her little Friday the Thirteenth experiment proved anything, it was that she strengthened her body's tolerance for camp wide spells. She has a special trick for the Blue Team, lifted from the pages of a fantasy novel. For about fifteen minutes, upon approaching their base, they will forget entirely about their mission. Small windows, but still windows of time they can use to their advantage.

Let's just hope that her own teammates remember the designated openings and protect their borders there. ]

FIXED

[wokethedragon]

[Natalie, you are about to see your spell come to life before your very eyes.

Enter Daenerys Targaryen, blue colors blazing, her whip out and at her side. (she wishes she could use her fire, like she did the at the beginning of the summer, but it's too risky.) She's intent, sure she's nearing the red team base - and hoping to find her brother there, as she thinks she may be able to either best him this time or talk sweetly enough that he'll be persuaded to give her the flag -

And then she stops, looking positively dumbfounded.

What was she to do here, again?]

[clearasil]

[ Natalie is pretty much out in the open and likely an easy target for anyone who can see her from afar. Of course, that would also be dumb because Natalie can also disappear at the drop of a hat. Good job wasting your weapons on her.

She's still equipped with a bow and arrow but takes no battle stance, casually reaching the border, at the edge of the clearing. There's a pouch secured on the belt loop of her jeans. That will come into play later. ]

Hi.

[ Fifteen minutes, remember Natalie, don't take your time. ] You look confused.

[wokethedragon]

I suppose that confused would be a word for it.

[She sighs a little, looking at the whip in her hand. What was that out for? She works it through her belt loops in it's usual place.]

I feel a bit disoriented...I don't even remember coming into the forest.

[clearasil]

Weird, right? It's like the time we were all animals.

[ She sends a glance towards camp. This is probably the most devious she has ever been. So sue her, she likes winning. ]

Enjolras is looking for you, actually. He's at the arena, said he had something to show you.

[wokethedragon]

I sincerely hope no one offends Artemis in such a way again. I quite like the form I usually am in.

[It's believable - Natalie and Enjolras are close, and perhaps he'd told her that he needs to speak with Dany in private. She nods to the Hecate camper.]

Oh, right. Thank you for passing the message along - I'll head there right now.

[And off she goes, turning tail towards the arena.]

Sniper no Sniping

[anythingwithstrings]

Maya was in a tree.

The daughter of the Sun God had her bow, arrows, throwing knives, and sword. This time she had armor on which she hated, it was heavy, hot, and made climbing this tree a lot harder. The fletchings of her arrows were in an array of colors, to help her separate the fun arrows from the others.

She volunteered for guard duty, it was the gig she'd be best at. She knew the triggers for various traps, and she had strong sight lines both on the flag and into the woods. She'd detain and disable anyone she spotted. And on home ground the chances she'd be overrun were limited. All in all a good gig to have.

who needs stealth when you've got Dean Winchester

[untameimpala]

[ He can't believe he's doing this.

There are monsters out there to be hunted - the one that killed Mom is out there - and here he is, in a camp for demigods and gods-in-training, playing a game of Capture the Flag. It's so ridiculous it almost makes him want to laugh.

But he doesn't laugh. Once the team rosters are called, Dean knows where he's going. Straight over the creek, and after the son of a bitch that ripped up his car. This is the perfect opportunity for some payback, he thinks, and he is on it like white on rice. So once the game is on, Dean charges straight into Red Team territory, guns at the ready and a knife or two just in case, on the lookout for either a flag or a certain son of the rainbow goddess.

Better watch yourself, Gabe. Dean's coming for you. ]

Re: who needs stealth when you've got Dean Winchester

[angeliaforos]

[oh, Dean-o. Really? You wanna play this game? You can't get payback for payback. That car thing? It was your punishment for making fun of the IM - it's kind of what his kind does best, and he's pretty damn protective of what he does.

So excuse him for playing around with demigod Skype on the daily. It's not their fault they can't have cell phones like you, Dean.

So Gabriel's guarding the Red Team flag, but he's up a tree in the clearing, keeping a watchful eye on it. He thinks he's high up enough that he doesn't need to be invisible.]

You get stealth, learn to love it Dean.

[wasalmostdaphne]

*Oh look, nobody around the flag. The area's far too open for Bay's tastes. She'd been trudging along in Dean's wake as she felt the safest best was to stick with someone who knew what he was up to. Plus... she wasn't too trusting of anyone that fit in as well as the Greeks and the Romans.*

*Bay picked an illusion that seemed the right tone for this game... a dark mist, purple smoke rose around the clearing turning into a large circus tent. Anyone trying to keep an eye on the flag from outside will need to come INTO the illusion to see what's what. This means that nobody can safely fire into the clearing either. Enjoy.*

*Bay paced Dean for a moment, holding a wooden sign with "Hey. Let's make this fast?" written on it, like out of Looney Tunes.*

[untameimpala]

[ Honestly? Dean doesn't give a damn about the flag. But Bay's got it covered - literally - so he might as well take the chance. ]

Okay, Wile E, let's do this.

[ He steps right in and goes for it, his walk relaxed but alert and ready, ]

[angeliaforos]

[And out of the tree comes an incredibly pissed off looking Iris kid brandishing a bronze knife, screaming like a fucking banshee.]

Whoa, whoa! What the hell do you think you're doing?

[wasalmostdaphne]

*Bay smiles at Dean, something all together far too wicked in that smile. And she melts into that same purple smoke all her illusions are made out of. Which explains the homage to the only Coyote to purchase Acme products.*

*Bay has only one trick, illusions. But she's a frickin' Goddess so she's very good at it. It's the only power she gets to practice, and she's gotten a lot of that. There are now four new Bays and three other Deans in the space of the tent she created. And since they are creations of magic, not tricks of the light, they look just like the real thing.*

[untameimpala]

[ Dean's got the best friends, which means you are so losing this round, Rainbow Boy. He shoots Gabe a grin, forgoing the taunting he'd like to do just in case that might give him away (Bay never did explain if the illusion thing covers sound or not), and all four of him draw their guns. Their goddess friend ought to get the message and go for the flag.

You brought a gun to a knife fight, Gabe? And one made of celestial bronze at that? You need to learn a thing or two about fighting mortals. ]

[angeliaforos]

[the purple smoke goes up, and suddenly there's multiple Bays and Deans. He's impressed - he can only copy himself once, and he's much better at hiding himself from view than making more of himself. His tend to flicker, too. For a moment, he's trying to figure out exactly who or what this girl is when the Deans pull out their guns.]

Oh, come on.

[Well, two can play at this game, and Gabriel snaps his fingers, going invisible. It?'a a little hard to shoot at a target you can't see.]