New Kid/Maria's Bunk

Maria slowly walked into the Athena cabin. She was smaller than a lot of the other campers:only 13 years old and 5'4. On the outside she presented herself as calm and connected, but on the inside she was a nervous wreck, or maybe that was just the anxiety talking. She had heard stories about the Athena kid's grey eyes burning holes into your own as they analyze you, judging your every move. As for Maria, her eyes were Hazel, not grey, and her hair was brown and super curly. She wasn't going to fit in here. It was going to be just like it was wherever she went when she was growing up. How fun.

Maria found an empty bunk and put her belongings in a bag hanging from the corner of the bed. She didn't have much:just a celestial bronze dagger and some old clothes. She also had a turtle named Myrtle, but didn't know where to put him and was too afraid to ask, so she just sat there on her bunk with Myrtle's tank sitting awkwardly beside her and started to read a book.

Maria gulped. She could just tell by the way this girl's eyes caught her glance and then her head retreated back in a jerking motion of surprise that she thought she wasn't supposed to be here. Stop it Maria. Stop analyzing people by the small insignificant movements they make to try to guess what they are thinking. The girl looked like she fit perfectly into the Athena cabin with her blonde hair and her interest in whatever project she was working on. Maria felt the need to explain her appearance, why she was in this cabin, and why there was a random turtle tank on her bed. When the girl asked if she could help Maria, she put on a collected face and responded, "Hi. I'm new to camp. I know I don't exactly look like an Athena kid but most of my looks are from my dad's Hispanic side of the family. I don't really need any help. I was just wondering if there was anywhere I could put this turtle." Maria was shaking from the last part. She was 96% sure that Athena kids usually didn't keep pets. She was going to be cast out, unaccepted, abused. Stop. take a deep breath. This isn't you. This is your anxiety. You're safe. Drake can't find you here. It will be better this time. Snapping out of her trance, Maria hoped she had appeared completely normal and friendly when she talked, she didn't want people to get the wrong impression of her.

Maria gladly put Myrtle down on top of the book shelf. As she moved at the actual books, she started to wonder where they all came from. "Thanks about the turtle. This spot is fine by me. Are these all books for the Athena cabin or just the library books the other Athena kid's needed a place to put?" This girl was very helpful, but Maria didn't remember is she said her name. If she had, Maria didn't want to ask again, but still. She decided to ask how to spell her name because then Maria would also know the actual name itself. She just hoped it wasn't a super simple to spell name like Bob or Aria. "How do you spell your name again?"

Of course her name would be Aria. Maria had a knack for predicting events that she didn't want to happen. Just her luck. She thought the bookshelves were really cool and reached into her bag and put To Kill a Mockingbird on the bookshelf. She had just borrowed it from the library after being told it was one of the best books ever written. Maria just hoped she wasn't too busy to read it. "My name is Maria. I'm 16 years old (OOC I got her age changed) BIC: That's really cool about the books. Do campers have any free time here, or is it all training?"

As Maria took a moment to process what Aria was telling her, she realized that she would have to focus on training to protect herself of course, but would still have small moments of free time to spend how she pleased. She decides she was hungry so she headed to the mess hall. "Well. See ya later? Bye."