For the first time in forever [open!]

[ordinaire]

Who: Anna and you!
What: Anna's arrival- turns out she's a demigod! Who knew?
When: Monday, January 13, night
Where: Woods
Why: holy guacamole, who knew running away from home could be so dangerous!? And where's my sister?

Anna stumbled into the forest, starting at every little sound. Ever since she lost track of that goat guy (satyr, he'd corrected her), she was paranoid of monsters or something ridiculous. Little did she know that she had good reason. The goat man had assured her there was a camp ahead, somewhere she'd be safe and more than likely find her sister.

Tripping over her own two feet some stray twigs, seriously watch out for those pesky things!, she scrambled back up and continued ahead... If goat guy was right, the camp should be not too far away. The young heiress kept a tight grip on her backpack with one hand and anxiously tugged her coat closer to her with her other.

Another sound. "Ah-- Hey? Hello, anyone out there?"

No one's out there, Anna. You sound like a lunatic, expecting monsters or harmless bunny rabbits to answer your questions.

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[dromomania]

"Very kind of you." Rhys smiles, though it gets a bit strained when she mentions looking for her sister.

"You were with a satyr? And your sister's missing?" He has a similar story, except for the satyr part. He found his way to the quest that was out of the camp at the time, but he didn't have any help but the birds. "He might have been spooked by the wolves. Goats and wolves, not great friends- but come on, we should get you inside."

If she is a demigod, or one of the other options, the Barrier should have no problem letting her in. If not... well, it wouldn't. Right? That was how it worked, as far as he knew.

[ordinaire]

"She.... kind of ran away a few days ago..."

Anna's own smile withered and her hands dropped to mess with the hem of her shirt. This was kind of the last thing she wanted to be thinking about... But with the mention of wolves, she nods. "Yeah... We should get inside if there are wolves out here. I don't think I'd get along well with them either, honestly."

[dromomania]

"Sorry to hear that. Come on, this way." Rhys offered a sympathetic smile before turning to lead the way to the Barrier and the safety of camp. He hadn't seen any of the wolves that Chiron said were lurking, but it was better to get her inside before that changed.

He spoke after a moment of silence. "My brother's been gone since the start of summer, so... I know how you feel. It sucks."

[ordinaire]

Anna followed him, shoving her hands in her pockets as she did so. Awkward silences? Totally her thing. But when he spoke up again, she looked down and pressed her lips together. "I'm sorry... I... She's only been gone a few days, I can't imagine several months."

[dromomania]

"I hope you won't have to. Do you think she might have come here too?" Maybe not- he didn't know how many demigod children had demigod siblings too- but he could offer her some hope.

[ordinaire]

"I don't know, I really..."

She didn't mean to sound defeated, but truth be told? She hardly knew her sister, which definitely didn't help her figure out where she'd run away to. "I hope so."

[dromomania]

"I hope so too." Rhys pauses just before the edge of camp, looking over at Anna. "All right, it's right through here. Go ahead and cross over- once you're past the barrier, you'll be safe but I should finish my patrol."

[ordinaire]

She smiles, thankful, over at him.. And turns to face him completely. "Thanks... For showing me the way and everything. It was really nice of you... Ah... I'm Anna, by the way."

Because you should probably introduce yourself to someone that helps you through the woods and shows you the camp. You probably should have done that earlier, Anna.

[dromomania]

He smiles back. "I'm Rhys, and I'm glad you got here safely. Once you're through the barrier, you'll want to go to the Big House. That's, uh, the one that's bigger than the rest of them, so it's pretty obvious. They'll put you up somewhere."

[ordinaire]

The giggle that bubbled up was probably super awkward. It was somewhere between anxious and just, well, really delighted. "Right. The big house. Thank you, again, Rhys. I guess I'll, uh, see you in there... Sometime. Soon... Maybe. Eventually."

[dromomania]

"Say hi if you're by the Hecate or Athena cabins- that's usually where you'll find me." He doesn't seem to notice anything awkward about the giggle.

[ordinaire]

"Hecate or Athena..."

Right. "I'd tell you where you could find me, but I have no idea. So. I'll just leave it to chance, then."