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Astrid had been getting into the swing of things at Camp Jupiter, she was good at keeping on schedule and had been working on teaching herself Latin as well as the Roman gods, the latter being far easier than the former. It had now been a week, which meant today was the day she'd have her date with Axel. The notion that she was even going on a date was still odd to the blonde, seeing as she had never been on one before, but she hoped everything would go well. The teen got up rather early, dressing in her work out attire and her favorite Blackhawks hoodie so she could go through her usual routine of a jog around camp before making her way over to the Field of Mars to meet her date.


Hawke had to admit that Axel was a good teacher, he was insanely good with his daggers, and almost as good with swordsmanship, and by the end of their session the girl was exhausted. She grinned in response to Axel's compliment, "I guess playing hockey did have some benefits." she replied, starting her cool down stretches. The blonde mirrored the other demigod, starting her stretches with her arms, laughing at Axel's flexing.

Astrid dropped to the ground with the other demigod, her legs out in a sideways split, she stretched to touch her toes on her right side as she listened to his question, "Although I did enjoy the daggers, I think I'm better with the sword." she admitted before alternating legs, "I think part of it is because the sword is closer to a hockey stick, so I've already got experience with a similar weight." she reasoned, bringing her legs directly in front of her and touching her toes. "I don't know about you," she began, pulling her legs in so she could stretch her hamstrings, "but I'm starving after that session." she commented, standing up as she finished her stretching, "I'm supposed to make spaghetti for us, right?" she asked with a smile before grabbing her hoodie that she had discarded once they began training.

Axel Laughlen

Astrid's Outfit

Astrid had been too focused on the television to notice that someone else had joined her and the other two girls until the late joiner had directed a comment towards her, "Astrid," she replied, "though most people call me by my last name, Hawke." she added with a proud smile as she adjusted in her seat to show the last name on the back of her jersey. Settling back into her seat, the blonde ate some of her carrots, knowing her dad would be proud that she was at least making an attempt to eat healthier, which wasn't hard considering she did like carrots.

Hawke flashed a grin at the girls discussing hockey, full of pride for her dad, "Ice Hockey for sure," she commented, "my dad is actually playing for Team USA this year, he plays for the Blackhawks, which is why I'm wearing his jersey." she explained with a smile. "Though I actually play Ice Hockey as well," she noted, "I'm not nearly as famous as my dad is though." she added. Her goal was always to become a professional ice hockey player, though she had a feeling the whole being a demigod thing would put a wrench in those plans, though that wouldn't stop her from trying.

Astrid would be lying to herself if she said she wasn't excited to learn how to surf, even if she tried the bright smile she displayed would betray her feelings, "I'm honestly really excited, I've never actually seen the Pacific Ocean, or any ocean, for that matter." she admitted with a shrug. Her dad rarely took her with him on away games so she hadn't ever seen all of the places they went for games. She did get to go to Canada last time he played in the Winter Olympics which while not quite the same was pretty cool considering.

Hawke bit her lip in thought, "Do you know what kind of spices and herbs New Rome has?" she asked, hoping Axel would know off the top of his head-though he most likely didn't. "I'll need a few different kinds for the sauce, oh and parmesan cheese if they've got it." she explained, hoping they also stocked the three cheese pasta sauce she used, "Actually just let me know if this is like a grocery store situation or an outdoor market because that'll help me figure stuff out." she decided, hoping it'd have what she needed. There was no way she'd make a shoddy version of her spaghetti.

The blonde's grin turned into a smirk, "I can't wait for you to actually go to a hockey game." she remarked, "The fights at the games aren't quite anything Roman, but they get pretty bloody, and one of the best parts of games." Maybe it was just because she was a daughter of Victoria, but seeing the fights were her favorite part of the game, as well as getting into them when she played (though not at the same caliber as the fights at professional hockey games). There was just something about them that gave her an adrenaline rush.

The teen shook her head at Axel's implication, "I guess that means you'll have to catch me later at night, I never shower...err bathe, at a reasonable hour." she commented. Hawke always tended to shower at around two in the morning while she still lived with her dad. It was the only way she could sleep well, considering she couldn't sleep before then anyway. The blonde followed the taller demigod towards the field, "So do we get a schedule for when that stuff happens?" she asked, "I like to be able to plan ahead." she added, still tapping on her wrist to calm her anxiety.

Axel Laughlen

Astrid had been doing all of her assigned tasks for the day as fast as she could. The Winter Olympics started today, and there was no way she'd be missing her dad, especially not when he was in the Olympics. As soon as she returned to her cohort she changed into her favorite pair of Blackhawks sweatpants and the jersey her dad got her with his name and number as a parting gift before she left for The Wolf House. Slipping her favorite pair of Nikes on and grabbing a bag of baby carrots, the blonde made her way to the only place in camp that had a tv: the barracks rec room.

Hawke had expected the rec room to be empty, she didn't really know too many people in camp that were interested in winter sports that she knew of (not that she knew very many people) and was pleased to instead find two of her fellow legionnaires already tuned in to one of the most important events of the year. The teen greeted them with a wave so she didn't interrupt their conversation before settling into one of the comfortable arm chairs with her bag of carrots, pleased that she hadn't missed the opening ceremonies. Idly she wondered who would represent the United States with the flag.

Astrid's Outfit

Astrid scrunched her nose in thought as she tried to recall the various sports she played, "I mean, I play a lot of sports, I'm pretty good at most of them." she prefaced, "But I started gymnastics at age four," she began, starting to count on her fingers as she went, "hockey at age five-which my dad was very happy about, archery at age six-which I suppose isn't really a sport for me anymore, and volleyball shortly after." she explained. It didn't seem like a long list she supposed, but those were her focuses. Her mother may be Victoria, but every sport she did she worked her ass off to do well in.

Hawke shook her head, "What's so different about dating a demigod compared to a mortal?" she inquired, "It's not like we're that much different at the core, we're still people." she shrugged. In reality not much had changed besides maybe being more toned after training with Lupa at the Wolf House and moving to Camp Jupiter. Otherwise she was still the same person, just with some new perks. The thought made her wonder what children of Victoria could do if children of Venus could attract the other gender. It'd make sense if she could do some stuff as well."Don't forget that the date isn't just training, I still get to try to impress you with my world famous spaghetti, and the possible nap." she reminded.

The teen nodded in response to his explanation, "I don't know why, but I kind of assumed you were identical. For some reason you just seem like you'd use something like that to your advantage." she replied with a shrug. "Maybe I could meet your siblings sometime." she suggested, "It'd probably be good to know someone or at least have some connections in New Rome." she reasoned, though part of her just wanted to meet Axel's family, seeing as how highly he spoke of them. "It's nice that they let your sister stay," she added, "it must be really reassuring to know that she's safe."

Astrid made a face at the pizza, "Trust me, I've already tried that abomination you call pizza, and I definitely do not like it." she assured him. One of her teammate's dad was a chef at a pizza place, so she and the team always got to try the different types of pizza. "Well I didn't expect my favorite food from a restaurant halfway across the country to be available, tasting just like it does there." she reasoned. Other restaurants she went to never got close to this taste. The teen hastened herself, eating the rest of her food at a pace where she could taste it but quick enough for Axel's impatience. Finally she downed the rest of her root beer, chugging it so she didn't waste any, which she hoped didn't look too negatively on herself. "Where to next?" she questioned, tidying the dishes into a more feasible pile so whoever took them had an easier time collecting them.

Axel Laughlen

Astrid had finished all of her tasks for the day and was incredibly bored. Axel was busy with Centurion stuff, which meant she couldn't bother him, though that didn't mean she wouldn't find him at dinner later. She hadn't really made any friends, or whatever you could call the relationship she had with the other demigod, at camp yet. The blonde hadn't really put any effort into socializing yet, which she should probably do at some point. Her current situation, however, left her with nothing to do, so she decided to explore. Axel had already given her a thorough tour of Camp Jupiter, so the only place left to explore was New Rome.

Hawke didn't know much about New Rome other than that it was where a lot of older demigods lived after they were done at camp, so self guided exploration seemed like a good idea. It wasn't as though the girl was particularly good at having a sense of direction, or finding her way through new areas, but she had enough time before dinner to where she could afford to get lost, or at least she hoped she did. Pulling her hair into a high ponytail, the teen started on the long road Axel had described as the 'Via Praetoria'. She wished part of the new camper kit would come with a map of the premises to avoid those who were poor at navigation constantly getting lost, namely her. When she was still in the mortal world she had used GPS to get everywhere, but Camp Jupiter didn't show up on any Global Positioning Systems that she knew of, though she did make a mental note to suggest the idea to one of the more tech savvy demigods hanging around. There had to be at least one of them that could rig something up, right?

In no time, the blonde had found her way to the border with an interrogation from a talking bust that had called himself Terminus. She then decided that her new home would never cease to surprise her. Pleased that she hadn't been carrying weapons, the deity of borders allowed her to cross what he had described as the Pomeranian line (which got her thinking about the small dogs a lot of her dad's teammate's wives had), and with that she was inside New Rome, and feeling entirely overwhelmed.

There was much more to the community than she had expected, older demigods milling about (some mortals as well she supposed judging by what Axel had mentioned about his sister). It was an entire ecosystem thriving alongside Camp Jupiter just a few miles or so (she supposed) down the Via Praetoria. Looking around she could see herself living here after her ten years in the Legion were finished, though she didn't want to give up on her dream of being a professional hockey player like her dad. There was no way she could allow herself to let go of something like that, even if she was a demigod.

Soon Astrid decided that she'd head back to camp to find Axel before dinner, seeing as she was getting bored of New Rome already. She'd seen everything there was to see from what she could tell, which meant she had stayed long enough. The teen soon realized, however, that she didn't actually know which way she needed to go to get back to camp. There didn't seem to be any signs saying 'Camp Jupiter This Way!' so instead she decided to wander until she eventually found her way back...she hoped. Although she hadn't found her way to camp, she did seem to find her way over to a structure that she recognized from her history books back in school, an Aqueduct? The structure itself isn't what interested her, but rather the girl climbing it piqued the daughter of Victoria's interest. "Hey!" she called, cupping her hands so she'd be heard, "What are you doing?" she inquired, a bit quieter seeing as she most likely had gotten the other girl's attention.

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