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Post by Daphne Scotts on May 6, 2017 13:25:22 GMT -5
There weren't any punishments for breaking the dummies around camp, unless the rules recently changed. But Daphne could tell the girl was hesitant on letting her know the truth as she messed with her hair a bit. And having her sword out probably wasn't helping matters either. She sheathed her sword before she crossed her arms loosely over her chest as she looked at the girl as she stared to explain her situation. Daphne's smile got a little bit wider before she said, "It's one of the hazards of being a demigod to be honest. We're slightly stronger than mortals and dummies tend to break. I think Chiron has to replace a good dozen every month."
She was about to introduce herself before she heard the big old SQUEEE. She jumped slightly before laughing as she realized what was going on. She looked down at the dog as she smiled. "That's a cute dog you have there," she said before she looked up and extended her hand to the girl. "And I'm Daphne, by the way. Daughter of Zeus."
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Post by Daphne Scotts on May 2, 2017 11:10:45 GMT -5
Daphne didn't like to train in the arena with Shogun. As much as she loved the monkey, it was also a troublemaker to the extreme. It liked to mess with the weapons. Mess with the campers. You named it and Shogun most likely already done it. However, Shogun didn't seem like he was going to get in trouble today, since he was hanging out along the walls of the arena. That meant that Daphne could actually train with her sword. She couldn't be the camp's best sword fighter just by not training.
So she picked a dummy a couple away from another girl who was training as well. Daphne took a deep breath as she gripped her sword in both hands before she started going through the motions. The basics. You couldn't do anything well if you didn't have the basics down. She went through the basics, making sure her technique was perfect when she heard the crack of one of the dummies breaking. It wasn't an uncommon occurrence since it almost happened daily, but was uncommon was the oh shit she heard afterwards. Daphne stopped in the middle of the move as she looked over at the girl and the pile of dummy at her feet. Daphne didn't recognize her from around camp, so she could've been new. Then again, Daphne found it hard lately to keep up with everyone. "First time breaking a dummy?" she asked as she offered the girl a soft smile.
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Mar 10, 2017 0:52:37 GMT -5
Daphne didn't have a chance to hit Rowan. Not one moment before he managed to intercept her sword. She raised her eyebrows a bit. Maybe she had underestimated him slightly with his wooden sword. But she didn't have much time to think as he was pushing her blade towards her. She knew exactly where he was going with this maneuver. If she jumped back, he had an opportunity to tag her, but it was a matter of strength in order to keep her ground. She wondered if she could use her powers, but decided that was cheating with the rules they had established. But Daphne wasn't going to get tapped a few minutes into their fight. She held her ground as she slid her blade along his, trying to make him open up his chest once more. Once she saw an opportune moment, she went for a shoulder shove to his free shoulder. Hopefully it would make him loose his balance, if not making him fall to the ground. ( Rowan Clay)
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Mar 8, 2017 13:46:07 GMT -5
Tess & Daphne: Daphne is Tess's older sister and she's been at camp for a long time. She's seen her siblings come and go from camp, so she's not used to having siblings around especially sisters. I see Daphne being slightly standoffish towards Tess at the beginning since she expects her to leave eventually, but warms up to her after a while.
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Feb 28, 2017 22:45:44 GMT -5
Daphne watched as Rowan got into position. He was using his arm as a shield, which Daphne found odd, but it was probably muscle memory. Daphne had a shield, but she liked to train with once in a while. She was quite used to learning to defend herself with just her sword, since that was on her person at all times. She shifted slightly in her stance as she waited for the right time to make a move. However, Rowan beat her to it and thrusted his blade towards her. Daphne quickly parried the blade down and off to the side before she launched her own attack. She swung her blade back towards his body, but made sure that the flat of the blade was towards. She didn't use enough force to severely injure him, but it would hurt if her blade did make contact with his torso. Only time would tell as their battle progressed.
(My name is Rachel and I used to be good at writing fight scenes and now I swear I'm horrible ^-^)
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Feb 28, 2017 22:15:52 GMT -5
Maybe Daphne had a bit of a head start compared to most demigods. Her mother was a mythology professor and Daphne assumed she could see through the mist as well. How else did she supposedly romance Apollo? Not that actually happened. But maybe all the demigod stuff made sense to Daphne since she grew up around the myths. She could see how it could be so confusing and foreign to anyone who didn't have her background. "Well, you'll get the hang of camp. It's big anyway, but it's only a matter of time you'll know where you are."
But she didn't seem to scare Royce too much with the concept of monsters and Usurpers, which was fine because they shouldn't be a threat anymore. But Royce asked Daphne how to fight and Daphne was going to teach her. "Swords are the most common and it'll be easier for me how to teach you how to fight. I have no clue how to fight with a trident. Unless it's like a spear." Daphne shrugged her shoulders as she unsheathed her sword. She nodded her head towards the training dummies. "Since you're learning, let's have you up against the dummies, since I don't want you injured if you actually went up against someone. C'mon."
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Jan 22, 2017 23:20:24 GMT -5
Royce was new to this demigod thing? Daphne figured as much, but it was also a relief that she got confirmation as well. She knew those feelings all too well, especially since she found out herself only a few years ago. It was only a few years, but it felt so long at the same time. She nodded her head sympathetically before she said, "I think everyone goes through that phase once they get here. It's only a matter of time before everything just becomes... I don't know... second nature or something." She shrugged her shoulders. Daphne couldn't remember when all of this starting feeling like home to her. It just did one day.
But about the tension. "We had... a monster attack a few months ago," Daphne said as she picked out her words carefully. "It was an inside job. There was a group running around calling themselves the Usurpers and they planned the whole thing, so I guess everyone doesn't know if they're still around or if they died along with that monster." She shrugged her shoulders again. "I don't think it's anything to be concerned about now, but it's hard to shake it off."
Royce wanted to learn how to fight. That was a start compared to a lot of new demigods. Daphne nodded her head towards the sword that Royce had. "Do you want to fight with that or do you want a different weapon? We can test out weapons and find one that works with you if you want."
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Jan 21, 2017 15:03:25 GMT -5
Royce. That wasn't a common name around here, but it wasn't out there at the same time. Not that Daphne had any room to judge. She was seriously named after her mother's obsession with Apollo. "It's a really nice place. And you can do s'mores or whatever in the fire pit if you get tired of screaming," she said trying to put a little lighthearted humor into the conversation. She looked at Royce for a moment before she raised her eyebrows in concern. Had nobody seriously not introduced themselves to her? That would be something to bring up at the next cabin leader meeting.
"I'm sorry about that," Daphne said as she smiled at the girl. "Tensions have been high lately at camp and I guess people are forgetting their manners." She shrugged her shoulders a bit. She wanted to ask if Royce had any siblings, but she knew that not everyone had siblings in camp. Hades, Daphne barely had any siblings that stuck around longer than a few months. But Royce asked for help and Daphne nodded her head. "Yeah, sure. I'd be glad to." But the she paused for a moment before she asked. "Do you need like another tour of camp, assuming they gave you one, or do you want to know how to fight or what?"
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Jan 19, 2017 12:16:54 GMT -5
Training was the only thing that Daphne did nowadays. She really didn't have many friends around camp. Her siblings came and went as they pleased. And the gods knew she couldn't get back into the dating scene since it seemed like boy after boy wanted to break her heart in one way or another. So she just trained and fought anyone who thought they could usurp her title of best sword fighter in camp. Only one boy managed to take that title away from her willingly, but no more. She wasn't going to be hurt like he hurt her.
So on this particular day, she was training with the dummies. She rarely got to train with people nowadays, but she was fine by herself. She was her harshest critic after all, so she could become better just with herself. In the middle of a swing, she heard someone scream and birds flying. Daphne stopped as she glanced towards the entrance. It was some girl she hadn't seen around here before and she looked okay... but Daphne knew better than anyone else that not all injuries were visible. Plus, she sensed her cabin leader duties needed to kick in, along with her assumed position of leader of the camp with her being a child of Zeus.
She transformed her sword back to a necklace and put it on before she made her way towards the girl. As she got closer, she noticed the look in the girl's eyes. The confusion, slightly scared. She just found out about this demigod thing recently, didn't she? Once she got a little bit closer, Daphne said, "You know, if you want the best place for screaming, the amphitheater is the best because then it at least echos." She smiled a bit as she extended her hand. "I'm Daphne."
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Jan 19, 2017 12:02:00 GMT -5
Daphne watched and waited as Rowan processed her proposition. Not a lot of guys were wiling to fight a child of a Big Three unless they were Ares children or just really dumb. And the last time she offered to fight a son of Demeter... she couldn't think about it. It was years ago. She had to move on with her life, just like he did so easily. But finally Rowan answered and Daphne laughed as she shook her head. "Nah, you won't get zapped unless you really deserve it." And that was true. She only zapped a few people on purpose but they each deserved it. But she nodded her head. It looked like it was settled and that she would finally get a decent battle for once. He took a step back and drew his sword while Daphne unsheathed hers. She didn't think her sword was special or fancy, except for the lightning bolt designs that covered the hilt and pommel. Otherwise, it was the same type of metal that was used around camp. And she could honestly say that she never went up against an opponent that used wood. She raised her eyebrows a bit, but she had to remember what he did to the dummy moments earlier. But rules... Rules were a thing they were supposed to have, weren't they? "Swords only," she stated as she nodded her head. "No hits to the head or limbs. Torso only." She thought for a moment to make sure she wasn't missing anything before she gave a finalized nod as she got into her fighting stance. "Ready?" ( Rowan Clay No worries!)
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Dec 28, 2016 21:48:53 GMT -5
Daphne smirked a bit when Rowan said he couldn't attack halfheartedly. She understood that completely. When she wanted a fight, she wanted a full-on battle, not some little training skirmish that a child could do. She understood why the Ares kids came up with her for fights all the time, but sometimes the Ares kids were wimps. Absolutely. But Rowan looked like a potential sparring mate.
She looked down at the dummy and laughed when Rowan suggested that Chiron get stone statues. She shook her head as she looked back up at him. "I doubt that Chiron would agree to it, unless we get Medusa's head first." She smirked a bit more as she raised an eyebrow at him. "However, if you need a sparring person, I can volunteer. I promise I don't hold back either if you want a real fight."
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Dec 15, 2016 16:43:12 GMT -5
Daphne couldn't help but smirk a bit when the boy looked a bit sheepish about breaking the dummy. She'd seen so many broken dummies around the arena and even broke a few herself, but she'd never seen destruction like this. “It's good to go all out in battles, but you should worry about your endurance,” she said as she loosened up a bit and uncrossed her arms. “Because the worst you can do is let an enemy or monster get you at your weakest because you have the strength, but not endurance.” She was speaking from experience. Experience that she wished she didn't have sometimes.
She looked down at the dummy and shrugged. “Chiron replaces these all the time. You'd think he'd invest in better equipment by now. But I find humans a bit safer to train with than monsters.” She looked back up at him and smiled and was about to shake his hand when she paused. Demeter. He was a Demeter. Her first boyfriend, Achilles, was a Demeter. She'd avoided their cabin when they broke up a few years ago, but here she was about to shake hands with one of his brothers. She shook off the thought quickly as she shook his hand. “Daphne Scotts. Zeus.” She nodded her head as she let go of his hand.
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Dec 14, 2016 15:27:00 GMT -5
She had to be better. She has been slacking.
Between the aftermath of the quest and Marius breaking up with her, Daphne hadn't been training with her sword and her title of best sword fighter went to someone else. And that was not something she was okay with. So she trained and eventually claimed her title back.
And she was making sure that it wasn't taken from her again. So she trained every day in the arena for long hours. It wasn't like she had a boyfriend or siblings or friends to take up her time, so she trained. On this particular day, she was only a couple of dummies away from the Demeter boy. She was working on her footwork and her technique. She couldn't be sloppy. That's how titles were lost.
But she hit the dummy with her sword as she heard a deafening crack of a destroyed dummy. She stopped dead in her tracks as she stared at her dummy for a moment. It was in one piece. She glanced to the side and her eyes widened. She'd seen damage done to dummies before and she'd never seen damage like this. It was in multiple pieces on the ground.
She looked at the boy as she straightened up and sheathed her sword. “Do I want to know what that dummy did to you to deserve that treatment?” she asked as she crossed her arms over her chest as she approached him.
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Oct 15, 2016 12:14:25 GMT -5
Daphne was too busy waiting on Hitomi's response that she didn't notice that the Kraken decided to go after her again. She felt something slimy wrap around her body and she screamed as she suddenly got whipped into the air. She screamed as she placed her hands on the Kraken. She knew she only had a matter of moments left before it decided she was going to be its latest snack. She would not be eaten and turn out eaten. She refused. She glared at Cody who was still on the monster's back before she decided she was going to take care of it one way or another. She closed her eyes and scrunched up her face as her skin electrified. But it wasn't the normal shock that she'd give to a human or demigod. Oh no, she mustered up all of her power to make sure that the Kraken got one, fatal shock.
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Post by Daphne Scotts on Oct 14, 2016 22:13:30 GMT -5
Daphne heard Marius talk, but she didn't really listen to him. Instead, she was just staring down at her shoes as she held herself tighter as she tried to quietly sniff back her tears. She lost the crying battle, but she figured that she should at least hear him out. Or hear him out as much as she could between her tears and sniffles. She hadn't noticed that he stepped closer until he put a hand on her shoulder. She jumped for a moment before she looked up at him in his eyes. Eyes that she thought she wouldn't see in forever. But she heard him now. He couldn't stay away. She took a deep breath before she muttered just loud enough for him to hear, "I missed you. Too much."
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