Grass Can Break Stone

[shylyintrepid]

Who: Jehan and anyone who saw him lose it at Callie.
What: Jehan lost it at Callie. He needs to calm down and be reminded that not all Romans are brats and traitors.
When: November 10, after Callie's post
Why: Because you don't want this guy to have a grudge.

[When Callie doesn't respond, Jehan cuts the feed. How dare she? Who died and made her the fucking queen of the world? What right did she have to insult their camp and claim they were selfish for not having their families here? Most of their families weren't made up of demigods! Why would they put them in danger like that?

Jehan grabs his coat (a duller one compared to his eye-searing yellow and pink one, this one navy and emerald plaid) from the end of his bed and storms out of his cabin. He's not sure who all saw that, but he needs to get out and move and focus on something other than that brat of a Roman.

He needs to ask Hephaistion if there's any good insults in Greek he can teach him.]

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[wordtechgodhood]

[Dave did see that, but when he comes across Jehan, it's not Jehan he's looking for.

It's Callie.

A silver tongued speaker she is not, but she's his sister in that weird fucked up way that god-siblings are even siblings at all, and he's always been brought up to believe that family is important, even if it's not the one you expected to end up with.

Still, when he finds himself walking towards the other camper, he slows down and gives a faint wave to catch his attention. Not all Roman kids were like Callie. Hell, not even all of Janus' kids were like Callie.]

Er.. Hey.

[Maybe this isn't such a good idea. The tagline to Dave Strider's life.]

[shylyintrepid]

[Jehan doesn't realize Dave had waved at him or said anything until he's taken a few steps past him. He backs up and waves back.

He honestly doesn't know that Dave is Callie's brother. Wouldn't likely care, either, since anyone who's okay with Naomi is okay with Jehan]

Salut, Dave.

[wordtechgodhood]

Yeah, that.

[That French thing that he won't try to pronounce because his Texan accent will mangle every part of those two poor unsuspecting syllables that it's possible to mangle and leave them a poor, twisted shadow of their former selves.

He shoves his hand back into his pocket.]

That was one hell of a speech, dude.

[shylyintrepid]

[Sah. Lu. Not that hard, Dave.

Jehan makes an "oh" sound and blushes]

Ah. You saw that?

[salvagedlight]

[He saw that. In fact, he's pretty sure most people saw that. And while Ven has adapted fairly easily to the new camp, he's also self-aware enough to know that that's just part of who he is and not because he's Roman. Romans weren't exactly known for their adaptability, or any sort of ability to change - they conquered, overwhelmed, engulfed cultures and turned the land as Roman as possible. The ruins in Britain alone proved that. And Callie had been through so much... So he understood it, even if he didn't necessarily like it. And he figured the least he could do was find the Greek boy and... explain? Apologize? Whatever was appropriate.]

[Ven sets out across the camp, walking rather than flying even though he's looking for something specific. He doesn't want Jehan to feel the winds and run off frightened. After a few minutes wandering he finally locates him ahead, and he approaches with probably more caution than is necessary but he's not sure how Jehan will react.]

Jehan?

[shylyintrepid]

[Jehan smiles a bit at Ven. He likes Ven. Ven is one of the cool Romans, even if he was silly about being chased by the nymphs.]

Hi, Ven. What's up?

[salvagedlight]

[Yeah, well, you try being chased down and forced to participate in activities you really don't want to :| Ven's pretty "no" on the whole kissing thing, let alone more. But that's not the point now, and he still looks a bit unsettled as he responds.]

I, uhh... [He raises a hand to scratch the back of his head, a slightly nervous habitual action.] I wanted to find you and say sorry. For Callie.

[deathdiduspart]

[Grudges? Nico knows grudges. He has no idea who Jehan is, but it was kind of hard to miss the losing it part. In all fairness, the way he'd handled it was pretty admirable.

Finding Jehan is strictly on accident. Nico hesitates as he approaches.]

They're not all like that.

[He's probably opening up something he really doesn't want to, but he feels he has to say something with two half-siblings being Roman.]

[shylyintrepid]

--huh?

[Jehan blinks at Nico. He's vaguely aware that this is that Hades kid from when the Hunters were here last but he honestly doesn't know Nico well enough to have any idea as to what he's talking about]

[deathdiduspart]

The Romans. It's kind of in their culture to be distrustful. Their camp has a lot of politics, and they've never trusted their neighbors.

[Nico shrugs and shakes his head.]

The gods are the only reason they're trusting us as much as they are, at least for some of them.

[He hesitates again.]

What you said to her is true, though. I'm not defending or condemning her actions, but...there are reasons.

this is getting tagged but very intermittently i just want to do it

[angeliaforos]

[Okay, it's weird to see Jean Prouvaire in something that isn't a screaming mess of color, but he actually knows why today. He kind of figures by now that the colors kind of indicate how he's feeling.

...holy gods, the kid's a walking mood ring. It almost makes him laugh, but he saw the IM. He knows he's in a pretty damn grave mood.

So when he watches the French boy make his way out of the cabins, he waits until he's in range of the Iris cabin and hops down - visibly, this time, because Jehan deserves it, and silently holds his hand out for a fistbump.

Gabriel is hardly ever silent. Enjoy this, Jehan.]

♥

[shylyintrepid]

[Jehan still jumps when Gabriel hops down, not expecting him. When he realizes what Gabriel wants, he laughs a bit and fistbumps the other boy]

Did everyone see that?

[angeliaforos]

Dude, they better have all fucking seen that.

[He pounds it and lets it explode, giving Jehan a little grin. It's less mischevious than usual, more proud.]

That was amazing.

[excusing]

[ Heather is likely the least Roman of many of the Romans from Camp Jupiter and while her first instinct is to launch herself at Jehan for tearing her fellow Legionnaire apart in public, she actually takes a deep breath while she waits by the Demeter cabin. When he bursts out, she follows, falling into step with him as best as she can. ]

Listen, I'm way sorry she offended you like that. Callie and I, we're in the same cohort.

[shylyintrepid]

[Jehan jumps a little when he sees the girl and she starts talking, but he doesn't tell her to leave him alone]

I don't know what that means, but it isn't your fault.

[excusing]

She's been shuffled through the foster system and stuff and I mean. Well, I guess it's not my place to tell her life story, but there's a reason why, like - well, there's a reason why she treated you like that.

[ She rubs the back of her head, frustrated by her difficulty in forming full sentences on the matter. ] Doesn't make it right. I'll talk to her later. Just - wanted to apologize on her behalf.

[ospreyed]

God damn. [Eponine was smoking outside when she'd heard the commotion, and the second Jehan walks past her, she's on him.]

Didn't know you had it in you. I am impressed.

[shylyintrepid]

[Jehan just sighs a bit when Ep calls out. He stops to chat]

I've pushed tutors to quit before.

[ospreyed]

No shit! Seriously, Prouvaire, didn't know you had it in you. Bitch had no idea who she was fuckin' with.

[annieisntokay]

[Annie waits for a bit before she approaches Jehan. When she does, she moves slowly, hands in her hair, biting her lip, giving him ample time to exit if he doesn't want to talk to her.

Then, quietly, her eyes on the ground, she whispers:] I'm sorry.

[shylyintrepid]

[At first, he doesn't even realize Annie seems upset. He smiles and starts to greet her, and then he notices. The smile stays, though he does slow down]

It isn't your fault, Annie.

[annieisntokay]

No... But- but, it was incredibly rude of her. We don't all think that way. I want you to know.

[somatophylax]

[Hephaistion did hear Jehan lose it, but only because he was originally on the way to see Jehan anyway (to potentially continue the serious conversation they almost had on Halloween). The whole situation with Callie clearly had Jehan uncharacteristically angry in a way that Hephaistion had rarely seen. He jogs a little to catch up to him]

Prouvaire! Jehan, wait a second.

[shylyintrepid]

[Jehan stops, turning to face Hephaistion. He has the komboloi the other boy gave him in his pocket and he's playing with it]

What's up?

[somatophylax]

"What's up?" he says. A fine display of French passion, I say.

[He stops even with Jehan and lowers his voice a little]

I'm sorry. I overheard. Are you okay?