Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Jan 1, 2016 13:16:17 GMT -5
"Oh, trust me," Lydia said with a lighthearted laugh. "I probably use it a lot more than anything else I know." She couldn't tell how many times she had to talk her surrogate brother, Ant, out of doing something stupid, like running away from camp to fight monsters. It stressed her out, but knowing she could use reverse psychology on him worked out in the end.
But then there was the question of Lydia's other interests. She pursed her lips together as she tried to think. "Well..." she said as she gathered up here thoughts. "I do like learning about ethics and Greek philosophers." She laughed once she realized how she sounded. "I'm sorry," she said as she shook her head. "I really do not have normal interests for someone who is only seventeen years old. Other girls my age are more concerned about boys and makeup, but no. I study the brain and things associated with it."
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Dec 28, 2015 23:58:28 GMT -5
Lydia couldn't help but let out a breath she didn't know she was holding in. Chad was going to think about it. Thank gods. She didn't want to be the reason why a guy she barely met experienced sleep paralysis because she made that one suggestion. At the time, she didn't think it was something he would seriously take her up on. But now, she could relax.
She shook her head as she smirked a bit. "I'm not really studying to become a psychologist. My mom has her doctorate in psychology, so I guess that interest has gotten me interested in well? I like learning about the brain and how it affects people and their lives, like dreaming."
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Dec 28, 2015 23:15:10 GMT -5
Lydia watched the man as he seemed to try to pull himself together. She could tell that something was off. Mostly people didn't run into the strawberry fields and collapse in a row unless something was completely wrong. She inched closer and slowly lowered her hands once she realized that he wasn't going to be violent. She looked at him as he talked and she could see the definite sadness in him. She pressed her lips together before she moved to sit in front of him.
"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked as she leaned forward and smiled softly. "Sometimes I find it helps to talk about it instead of letting it bottle up inside."
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Dec 23, 2015 15:46:57 GMT -5
Lydia laughed as she waved off his apology with her hand. "It's fine. I forgot my manners as well. So I guess we're both to blame." She gave him a gentle smile to let him know it was completely alright. She was very cautious about letting people beat themselves up. Between Ant and Rayne, she almost considered herself an expert when it came to people's feelings. Then again, being a daughter of a psychology professor and a god of madness didn't seem to hurt either.
"No, no," Lydia quickly said as she shook her head. "It wasn't awkward or uncomfortable. I just don't usually enable people when bad ideas are discussed. I just consider this a bad idea because of the potential for sleep paralysis, but having a spotter would be a good idea. I just don't know if I would be the best spotter for you, ya know?"
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Dec 22, 2015 12:34:53 GMT -5
So, do you want to be my spotter? Lydia pressed her lips together as she silently swore to herself. She thought the book idea might work with this guy, but apparently not. She was the one talking people out of bad ideas, instead of talking into them. She sighed as she moved to push her hair out of her face. "I mean..." she said as she lowered her hand. "If you want a spotter, that's fine, but that involves me watching you while you sleep and that's sort of... awkward." She laughed as she realized why it was so awkward to her. "I mean, I don't even know your name. I'm Lydia. Daughter of Dionysus."
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Dec 20, 2015 20:09:27 GMT -5
Lydia was in the strawberry fields tending to them as part of her cabin's duties when out of the corner of her eye, she noticed someone run through them. She lifted her head up, about ready to call out to whoever was running that they needed to stop, but the person, a boy, collapsed in between rows. She put down what she had in her hands and brushed herself off before she got up and walked over to him.
As she approached the man, she noticed that he looked visibly upset. She slowly approached him from behind as she put both hands out in front of her to have a little bit of a buffer. "Are you okay?" she asked as once she got closer, her voice soft. "Can I help you?"
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Dec 13, 2015 16:57:25 GMT -5
"Okay," Lydia said with a soft smile. "Then not Harry Potter. Maybe you can find something else to distract yourself. Only you know you better than anyone else. I would suggest other books I like to read, but they're mostly psychology books. Most people would find them boring."
"Well..." Lydia said as she stared off into the ocean and clicked her tongue. "Sleep paralysis is when your body is asleep, but your mind is awake." She turned to look back at the boy. "So you can't move. You can't talk. You can't will yourself to be awake. It's literally like you're being trapped in your own body. I don't know if I could ever handle that, so that's why I don't do the lucid dreaming."
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Dec 10, 2015 11:56:01 GMT -5
Dearest Lucie,
I'm so sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is to lose a grandparent during the stress of finals (my grandpa passed away during my senior year of high school and my grandma passed away sophomore year of college... both during spring finals). Please know that we still love you on here and that we're here for you if you need someone to talk to or just need some company from a group of insane individuals. Please do not feel any pressure to post or get caught up on here. You need to grieve on your own terms and if that includes no muse, then so be it. Just know we do care about you. I'm wishing you the best my dear.
<3 Rachel
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Dec 5, 2015 19:59:02 GMT -5
Lydia chuckled as she shook her head. "Nah, you don't want to mess it up completely. I do suggest fantasy books, like Harry Potter. I like those kinds of books because they take you out of the world for just a little bit and you tend to forget about your problems." She shrugged her shoulders. "You just have to find something you like. I know the Athena kids practically have an entire library of books you could possibly check out."
She pressed her lips together as he brought up the lucid dreaming, clearly not knowing what it was. "Lucid dreaming is being in conscious control of your dreams, but I hear it's a scary practice," she noted, hoping he would take heed. "You'd need to trick your body that you're asleep, but you're mind is awake. So it's like meditation, but deeper. But lucid dreaming can help you take those disturbing dreams and turn it more pleasant." She shuddered a bit at the thought. "But it also can put your body in a sleep paralysis too, which I heard is the scariest thing in the world."
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Dec 2, 2015 23:41:02 GMT -5
Lydia smiled softly at the guy as the guy admitted he was worried about whatever dream that was bugging him. She had those dreams too, the ones she couldn’t quite shake off. But she learned to quickly forget them, especially since she the brain only remembered one or two of the several dreams that happened during the night.
She raised her eyebrows as he asked how to push it out of his head. She shook her head and said, “Nah, I’m not busy.” She walked over to him and sat down next to him a comfortable distance away. She smiled as she looked over at him. “Most of the time, I just have to remember it’s just a dream. And if that doesn’t help, I try to distract myself with music or books. Not something that would trigger the dream, but to distract you. Most of the time, you’ll forget about the dreams anyway.”
She pressed her lips together and looked at him as she debated whether or not she should tell him the little tidbit running through her head. She finally gave in and said, “Or you can try lucid dreaming if the dreams become too much. It gives you a little bit of control.”
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Nov 26, 2015 14:26:32 GMT -5
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Nov 26, 2015 14:22:45 GMT -5
Lydia liked walks along the beach. She liked to feel the sand in between her toes and softly exfoliate her skin. This was the next best thing to getting a pedicure. She was walking along the beach with her shoes in her hands. She saw a couple of campers and smiled and waved to them as she went along. It was a beautiful day and Lydia was just taking in all the sun she could get. She did notice a guy along by the water, but what really made her stop and pay attention to him was what he was saying. Stupid dream. What does it even mean? Lydia's psychology knowledge was begging her to say something to the boy.
"Our brains do funny things when we dream," she finally spoke up, making her presence known. She walked over to him as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Our brains are highly active, like when we're awake. Some people think it's working out our fears, anxieties, dreams, while others think it's an exercise to improve memory and problem solving." She smiled softly at the boy. "Unless the dream is super disturbing, I usually don't worry about them."
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Nov 22, 2015 15:29:59 GMT -5
bump for Lydia being added!
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Dionysus
Godly Parent
17
years old
Demisexual, Biromantic
Sexuality
Dating Virginia Grace
Relationship Status
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Rachel
Camp Half-Blood
Offline
MST
Tag me @lydiashepard
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Post by Lydia Shepard on Nov 22, 2015 1:26:24 GMT -5
IF I'M A BAD PERSON
YOU DON'T LIKE ME
Lydia Deserae Shepard hi, my name is Rachel. i got 25 candles
on my birthday cake, but i've blown
out 4 of them. my other characters would be I ain’t gonna list off the 14 others
and you can contact
me by PM I GUESS I'LL MAKE
MY OWN WAY NAME: Lydia Deserae Shepard
NICKNAME: Lyds
GENDER: female
SEXUALITY: demisexual
AGE: 17
BIRTHDAY: August 24th
PLAYBY/FACE CLAIM: Shay MitchellIT'S A CIRCLE
A MEAN CYCLE HEIGHT: 5’8”
WEIGHT: 130 lbs
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: She’s part Filipino, so her skin sets her off from the rest of the campers.
PERSONAL STYLE: Lydia likes to keep her style very feminine. She loves to dress up and play with her makeup and hair. She's mostly found around camp wearing dresses or fashionable tops and pants or skirts. The colors and prints she likes to wear depend on the season.I CAN'T EXCITE YOU
ANYMORE LIKES: psychology, ethics, Greek philosophers, animals, animal print, chocolate, sparkles, cappuccinos, makeup, sweet wine
DISLIKES: insanity, hard liquor, capture the flag, mathematics, contact sports, bad hair days, classical music, illogical thinking, horror movies, superstitions
STRENGTHS: logical, supportive
WEAKNESSES: easily stressed, emotional
DREAMS: to be famous on the level of Sigmund Freud
FEARS: watch her friends die, be killed herself, going insane.
FATAL FLAW: loyalty to friends
PREFERRED WEAPON: bow and arrow
ABILITIES: Dionysus cabin powers
ANYTHING ELSE:
To all the campers, Lydia is known as a very happy and cheerful person. She's not too peppy to drive you insane, but just enough that she won't grate on your nerves. Lydia is also very funny since she has a sharp sense of humor. She can get a bit snarky when the time calls for it, but it's a very rare occurrence. Despite her knowledge, she tends to act with her heart instead of her head, but during those times, her heart is mostly right.
To her siblings in the Dionysus cabin, Lydia is known as the tough cookie. She's learned how to embrace her femininity after growing up being mostly the only girl in her cabin. She tries to reign her brothers in a bit, since all that testosterone running through their cabin tends for them to act on stupid and crazy ideas. Even if they won't admit it to her face, Lydia is pretty sure that they have a soft spot for her.
To her friends, Lydia is known as the voice of reason. Most of the time, she has to validate their feelings or talk them out of a ridiculous plan that will most likely end with their deaths. She does use her psychology knowledge to have her friends calm down. Usually, it stresses her out until she's positive her friends will be out of harm's way.WHERE'S YOUR GABLE
YOUR JURY OLYMPIAN PARENT: Dionysus
MOTHER/FATHER: Dr. Abigail Shepard
SIBLINGS: Antosha and Rayne Volkov (surrogate siblings)
PETS: noneWHAT'S MY OFFENCE
THIS TIME HOMETOWN: Chicago
HISTORY: Lydia grew up knowing her father wasn't in the picture. Her mother, a professor of psychology specializing in mental disorders, would answer Lydia's constant bombardment of questions about her father as honestly and simply as possible. No, I don't know where your father is. No, I do not know if he's coming back. That staved off Lydia's questions, but she always found she had a thirst for knowledge. Growing up, she would constantly watch Sesame Street and Baby Einsteins. What really piqued her interest, which was odd for her young age, was psychology. It was her mother's field and Lydia looked up to her mother.
When Lydia was old enough to start school, she was so advanced for her age that she skipped kindergarten and went straight into first grade. This prompted her peers to pick on her and call her names. Lydia toughed it out, but the verbal attacks turned into physical ones. It was only a few months into first grade when she was ganged up by a group of seven year olds, but the were actually empousas in disguise. It was a nasty fight, but she managed to make it out alive with the help of a kindergartner. Lydia came home with her newfound friend and that's when her young life was completely shaken. It turned out her friend was a satyr that saved her from a group of monsters and she was something called a demigod and she needed to go to a special camp for her kind. Lydia's mother knew this day was coming, but thought it came too soon. Lydia packed up her bags and bid her mother farewell before her and her satyr friend made the trip to New York.
It was a long and exhausting trip from Chicago to Long Island, but they finally arrived at Camp Half Blood in mostly one piece. Lydia spent a few days in the Hermes cabin before she was claimed as a daughter of Dionysus and she moved into her new and more permanent home. At camp is where Lydia truly thrived. She made all sorts of friends from all sorts of cabins. Even though she did miss her mother, she found that camp was her new home. When she was about 11, she met a brother and sister duo from Hades and Hecate cabins, respectively. She found them interesting and liked hanging out with them. It wasn't long before she considered them her siblings.
When she was about 13, Lydia was selected to on a quest with her Hades brother. It was supposed to be an easy quest, but something went wrong as they ended up fighting a flame-throwing giant. It was a long and exhausting battle, but the ended up defeating it. After that quest, she found herself trying to convince her friends not to do rash and stupid ideas. This caused her a lot of stress over the past few years, but she's happy knowing her friends are not in danger from monsters or themselves.YOU'RE NOT A JUDGE BUT
IF YOU'RE GONNA JUDGE ME ROLE-PLAY SAMPLE:
WELL SENTENCE ME TO
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