Stronk (Royce)

[Colt Elliot]

Colt liked working out in the early mornings while camp was mostly still asleep. Granted, he liked to show up for a lot of girls around him so he could've picked any other time to work out, but here was something about the early mornings that called to him. So on this one particular day, he was running on the beach. Shirtless, of course, despite how cold it was. Colt had his manly reputation to protect. Plus, he always overheated when he ran so shirtless was the better option anyway.

So he was just pounding away on the sand as he made his way down the beach. It wasn't the fastest pace ever, but the sand absorbing his energy and bounce, he had to work extra hard and he knew some girls went gaga over a set of well-defined calves. So he just kept running, minding his own business and not paying attention if anyone was near him or not.

(tag: Royce Reynolds )

[Royce Reynolds]

Morning workouts were Royce's ish, always have, and probably always would. At 05:00 every morning her alarm would go off, and she would be dressed and ready to got by 05:15. Not only did she enjoy the peacefulness of being alone to her own thoughts, but she liked the vibe. Quiet, calm, and serene. Nothing ever seemed to go wrong just as the sun rose for the day. It was the best feeling to watch everything around her come to life.

Royce threw her covers off, slipped into a sport bikini, red racerback top and secure black bottoms, running shorts, a t-shirt, and flip flops. Tip-toing around Rio, she grabbed her towel and apple she set for herself the night before and burst out the door. Briskly walking and crunching on her apple, she could barely contain her excitement. Swimming days were her favorite. It reminded her of early morning crew practices at school. Although this was almost even better, because she had the luxury of the clean ocean being within walking distance of her cabin.

As she got to the beach, the sun was just starting to peak over the horizon. She was the only one here, and it was perfect. Royce, threw her towel down, kicked off her shoes and took off her clothes in a rush. The daughter of Poseidon couldn't wait to get in the water and sprinted in, diving as her head went under. After taking a few laps along the long shore of the beach in about 45 minutes, Royce could feel herself getting tired. It was really convenient being a child of Poseidon, as she never had to come up for air. Making her way to shore, she decided not to use her power to make herself dry. She liked to feel the water on her skin. As Royce came up on to the beach, a figure ran by her, only inches away. Shocked, she immediately yelled out, "Hey, watch were you're going, asshole, you almost ran me over!" Crossing her arms and watching the figure run, she couldn't help but look at how nice his form and shape was. Royce quickly snapped out of her trance before he could notice, and returned to her angry glare.

Colt Elliot
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[Colt Elliot]

Colt was just pounding along the sand paying no attention to his surroundings more than he had to. Mainly, that mean he didn't want to get his shoes sandy or wetter than they needed to. So he kept running, not knowing that he almost knocked over a girl coming out of the water. However, he did hear someone calling him an asshole. That snapped him into reality pretty quickly. And it was quite weird who he heard calling him an asshole. Guys called him an asshole all the time because of his skills, but he only heard one lady call him an asshole and he was pretty sure it wasn't her.

He stopped after a couple of strikes and turned around and raised his eyebrows at the girl. He hadn't seen her around at camp before, but she was mad at him judging by her body language. Crap. He couldn't have pretty ladies being mad at him. Time to pull on the smooth factor. "Oh, sorry," he said, not really sure what he was apologizing for. "I don't know how I missed you. I rarely miss the cute ones. Are you okay?"

[Royce Reynolds]

In Royce's defense, she was busy taking out her bun while she was walking out of the water, and didn't see the boy running towards her. Thankfully she looked up and stopped in time, or the situation would have turned out a whole lot worse for the two of them. The mere thought of sand being all over her body always made her cringe. She liked the beach, but sand was only allowed to be on her feet; if it were anywhere else, the daughter of Poseidon would squirm in her skin.

As the boy turned around, she kept her steady glare. There was no denying that he had a great body, but there was no way she was going to let him know she thought that. "It's fine, I just didn't need the shock."  Grumbling, Royce made her way over to her towel and clothes. She bent over, flipping her hair, and rubbed the towel to her scalp. Whipping her hair back up and looking back at the boy, she narrowed her eyes at his comment. 'I rarely miss the cute ones.' Pfft This one's a load of crap. Being from a prodominantly guys school, Royce was unfortunately used to the constant flirting. Honestly, she didn't even know if they thought she was pretty or they were just desperate for a girlfriend. Either way, she never responded well to flirting, it was a habit that she wasn't sure was bad or not.

Royce decided to have fun with him a little. Clearly he was in good shape and he most likely thought highly of himself, so why not knock him down a peg? "Honestly, I'm surprised you missed me, you were certainly running slow enough to see someone." She hung her towel around her shoulders and put her hand on her hips, and her hair fell around her face. 

[Colt Elliot]

Colt had to eye the girl in front of him like all ladies he ran across, even if this one was almost literally. He watched her as she walked from the edge of the water to what he assumed was her stuff. "Shocks are good for waking up this early in the morning," he said with a bit of a smirk as he casually put his hands on his hips and stuck his chest out just a little. He worked very hard on his body for many years and took every opportunity he could to show it off. However, she didn't seem to be swooning over him like most girls at the camp would. He was slightly confused. Was she related to that Charlotte girl that he had to cheat at a scrimmage in order to get a date?

He didn't have too long to think about it though before she said something else to him. He feigned shock as he said, "I run slow?" He stood there for a moment before he went back to his usual, cocky self. "Well, Speedy, maybe you can show me how fast I should be running on a beach? I'll even challenge you to a race."

[Royce Reynolds]

Feeling slightly exposed in just a bikini in front of this stranger, she put on her tank top and shorts. She was proud of her body, as she did everything she could to maintain it, but she didn't need some guy looking at everything. They had to earn the right too look at her. Straightening up from pulling up her shorts, she raised an eyebrow at him. "A race? How far are we talking?" Royce looked down at her feet and shoes, she had only worn flip flops and this guy was wearing sneakers.

"Hold up. I don't even know who you are, and I'm at a disadvantage because I'm not wearing sneakers." The sand looked pretty smooth, so a barefoot race would work. But she still didn't know who this person was, or who he was a child of. What if he had powers that he could use to beat her? If Royce was a stickler about anything, it was that everyone should have equal chances. She was suspicious of him, as he seemed cocky that he would win if she agreed to the race.

[Colt Elliot]

An impromptu race? That was definitely Colt's thing, but he didn't really expect the girl to accept his challenge. How far were they going to run? Colt looked down the beach as he tried to pinpoint a place to end their race. "That tree right there," he pointed off in the distance. "The one by the rock? That one. That's how far we'll go." He looked over back at her as he cocked an eyebrow at her. "Sound good to you?"

But she had concerns about the shoes, but it was easily fixed. He kicked off his shoes and took off his socks as he looked at her and chuckled. "Better now?" Then moved into a ready position for running. "Are you ready to check me out the entire way there?"

[Royce Reynolds]

Royce couldn’t believe she accepted his challenge. It was very spur of the moment, but that must have been the the draw. The tired and soreness in her body seemed to vanish as adrenaline took its place. Royce had a background in track, as she was a sprinter in high school. This should be nothing for her, since she’d done many sprint workouts since then. Her time shouldn’t have gone up that much since then.

Her eyes followed the guy’s finger as she focused her eyes on the rock he was pointing to. That couldn’t be anything more than a quarter mile. Easy. Royce shrugged. “Alright, that’s fine.” Watching him take off his socks and shoes and get into a starting stance. Meanwhile, she was still at the top of the beach, so she threw her towel back down in the sand and made her way over to where he was set up. Royce crouched in her starting stance closer to the water, just in case this demigod tried to pull something with her. Here, she could pull something right back. Royce had no idea what this guy’s name was, what godly parent he had, just that he was arrogant. But maybe accepting this challenge didn’t make her that much better.

“It’s a good thing these shorts aren’t any tighter or you might actually be able to keep up with me.” She looked over at him and winked, then looked back forward. “On my count?”

(Sorry this took so long! Colt Elliot )

[Colt Elliot]

Colt stretched as he tried to get himself loosened up for the upcoming race. But he also to make sure to include some flexing in the middle of his stretching so she knew what she was up against. True, he didn't know her name or what cabin she was from, but he knew he would have plenty of time to get that once the race was over. Who knows, he was probably going to offer her a date as well, but only time could tell. But once he could tell she was getting into a ready position, he followed her lead.

He chucked from her comment about his shorts as he nodded his head. "On your count." He looked forward and took off as soon as she gave the word.

[Royce Reynolds]

"On your count" Royce smirked. This was going to be fun. Even if he didn't use his powers as an advantage, maybe she would use hers for the hell of it. She was very alone in her Poseidon cabin, so she assumed it would come as a shock that there was a new Big Three kid roaming around camp. After all, Royce had not had the chance to use her powers in front of anyone yet. Hardly anyone knew she was here anyway.

From her starting position, mimicking exactly what she had spent years perfecting, she clearly spoke, "On your mark..." Stillness. "Set..." She straightened her back leg and stuck her butt in the air. "...GO!" Royce flew from the start. The wind felt like ice on her still wet skin.

[Colt Elliot]

Colt swayed in his spot a bit as he waited for her count. He could feel the anticipation in the air before he swore everything fell silent. On your mark... He stood still. Set... He paused. ...Go! He took off like a bullet right behind Royce. He could feel the wind, but it wasn’t working against him. But Royce was definitely a little bit faster than him. But he could definitely make things work in his favor, especially being the son of a wind god.

So he concentrated a bit as he willed the winds to push against Royce’s direction, but work with his direction. They still had a bit to go, but hopefully this little use of his powers would give him enough of what he needed to win the race.

[Royce Reynolds]

Royce could tell she could definitely win this race. The start was everything in a race, and she had nailed hers. Colt came out of the start just a bit slower than her, and it was showing as they neared the middle of the sprint. The wind was starting to pick up, however, and she could feel the change in currents from Colt right next to her. It seemed as if the winds were pushing against her and going in the opposite direction near Colt to give him a boost forward. This guy definitely seemed like one to rig a race just to say, get her on a date or something. Royce would admit, though, a date with Colt might be interesting and give her something fun to do. Maybe she would make him sweat a little though, since that's what the girl did best.

While running, Royce let her mind wander to the ocean. She urged a snake-like shape to slither its way up the beach and around Colt's ankles, just enough to slow him down but not quite enough to make him fall.

[Colt Elliot]

This was a perfect plan in Colt's mind. Force the girl to lose and take her out on a consolation date. It was a win-win for everyone. Except, he didn't plan for her to catch on his form of cheating. Maybe he was just a little too cocky, but he messed up enough that he didn't realize she could also feel the winds working with him. And he didn't expect an ocean water snake to creep up and wrap around his ankles.

This completely caught him off guard. And while she meant to slow him down, it completely caught him off balance, so he stumbled. However, he stumbled towards Royce during their race. If they collided, there was no doubt that they would both land in the ocean for an unintentional cool off.