cave apes {aaron&nix}

The strawberry fields are a surprisingly calm place to be, especially if they're empty. The quiet buzz of bees, the gentle whistling of whatever birds were around, and the quiet shouts of campers far of, but no human noise near. With the sun high overheard, lying in the fields can seem like a dream, or like lying in a field straight out of a storybook.  The bees aren't really part of the fairytale land, but they're kind of difficult for a child or Aristaeus to get rid of. You learn to love them. They're very lovable, friendly bees. Nix promises.

The girl in the field, Nix, had had quite the eventful morning. She took an unplanned swim, courtesy of some annoying Hermes prank, and then she had to do dishes with the harpies for missing lessons because she was removing the lake scum from her hair. She'd finally gotten it all out just in time for lunch, and to be told of her punishment. She really wasn't looking forward to dinner, but what can she do? She still smells like the lake, a bit. That's never going away. The emptiness of the fields and the smell of strawberries are almost enough to mask it. Almost.



ooc: please tell me if you'd like me to post more into the character rather than setting or if there's just generally something you'd like me to change. also i pay like zero attention to seasons so like sorry about that. i just kind of make camp a perpetual spring because i don't feel like debating how much snow there is or whatever.
-ari
ps: the title means "beware the bees"

Aaron was walking through the strawberry fields, which according to some campers, you weren't suppose to eat the strawberries. Well nobody was watching, and...whoops. Well nobody was going to be missing a couple strawberries, right? Besides, they had been right at the peak of ripeness, so how could he not resist? Looks like he wasn't the only one - bees were buzzing around, polly-nashing or whatever it's called. Polly-nashing? No that wasn't it. Polluting? Nah that's what people did.

Pollinating. That's what they were doing.

They were also buzzing around some blonde chick. She was lying on the grass, smiling at the sky, a swarm of bees floating just above her. Whoa, was that safe? Maybe she did some kind of bee-keeping or training and she was taking her little pet bees on a walk. It probably won't be the strangest thing Aaron had seen at camp. As Aaron walked over he flinched at the bees. He couldn't help it - I mean yeah, there were honey bees around his Hawaiian home, but not many. And now, there were how many? There looked to 'bee' (haha pun) at least fifteen swarming the flowers that surrounded her. Maybe not exactly fifteen, Aaron wasn't good with numbers.

"Hello Miss Blondie, what's up with the bees?" He asked, curiosity getting the best of him.

OOC: Ah, it fine. I'm pretty spontaneous and almost never stick to a post that just describes what my characters doing. I'm pretty sure in Aaron's last rp I described what the other rper's character was doing and what she looked like more than Aaron himself.

Also, I just noticed I'm currently listening to Be Okay by Oh Honey. How Ironic.

"I refuse to respond to 'Miss Blondie'. Please try again later," She mutters, though she sits up anyway, waving away a few bees. It was easy to tell they made the newcomer nervous - it was to be expected. No one really likes bees, except for Nix and maybe a couple Demeter kids. Most people only ever see the negative side of bees - getting stung - and never try to see the positive. "You know, you can come closer. The bees won't sting you. I can make them go away if you'd like. Of course, then there wouldn't be as many strawberries for you to steal." Nix smiles, getting to her feet. She dusts off her jeans and takes a moment to straighten out her shirt - a black t-shirt with a design saying 'science' on it - and push her hair off her face. "I'm Nix, by the way." She sticks out a hand to shake.


ooc: that's great. why do i feel like this is going to bee abuzz with bee puns

Aaron wrinkled his nose when Nix sat up, he had just been being friendly. Now that he thought about it though, he had loathe the kids at his old school who had given him the nickname Little Red. He noticed her waving to the bees and cocked his head. Could the bees wave back? Did bees even have hands? A image of a bee with human hands attached to it popped into Aaron's head and he shuddered.

When Nix ask if he wanted her to make the bees go away he shook his head. "No it's fine I'm just extremely cautious about bugs that can sting. Ar-are you sure they don't sting?" He nervously crouched onto the grass next to her. Aaron had a wonderful-terrible taste in fashion. Wonderful in the sense it was unique. Terrible in the sense that the only time you would see a celebrity wearing what he wore was in that What Not to Wear show. He was currently wearing a only-slightly faded neon yellow t-shirt, which had the caption: Sun of a Beach across it with a orange smiley-face sun wearing sun glasses under it. Aaron found the sun a bit disturbing. The sun after all, was a huge ball of fire which gave dreadful sunburns and skin cancer to those who bathe in it's warmth. And here it was, all smiling and cool on his t-shirt.

"I'm Aaron, son of Apollo. Nice to meet ya."

OOC; Ugh looks like I need to find some puns with a sting to 'em

ooc: so i've just read through aaron's form again and can i just say the franklin/aaron height difference will be hilarious. franklin's like 6'3"



"They only attack if I want them do. You haven't annoyed me yet, so I have no reason to set my attack bees on you." She freezes for a moment, feeling a bee land on her head. "Off, you!" she says, waving her hands around her head. "You're scaring the poor boy." She smiles back at Aaron, trying to read his expression. Was he nervous? Was he weirded out? Probably both. That's the normal reaction Nix got to her bees. She glances at his shirt and laughs a little. "Nice shirt, kid."


ooc: oh look my posts are getting progressively shorter

Aaron chuckled as a bee landed on Nix's head, feeling the nervousness slightly melt.
"Oh good, remind me to never get on your bad side." He laughed a little bit when Nix explained she could make the bees attack her victims. Aaron felt like it was slightly unfair that there were all these cool powers he'd seen his fellow cabin practicing, and the worse thing he could do to a person was give them a mild cold.

Aaron smiled as Nix complimented his T-shirt. He looked up at Nix's- a black shirt with the word 'Science' on it.

"So I'm gonna take a wild guess and say you're into science." He said with a straight face.

OOC; It's seriously fine as long as you don't one-line.

Oh my goodness the height difference- I had a fangirl moment when I saw that. I'm going to estimate that the top of Aaron's head reaches Franklin's chest, if even that.

As Nix stands up and walks off, Aaron jumps up and follows her with this huge grin on his face, because, yeah,  bad puns rule. Aaron was probably the freakin' King of Bad Puns.

"So where are we off to now?" he asked curiously, he had explored the forest and given a tour of the cabins by Arian, his half-sister, but he really hadn't really gotten to explore the actual Camp.

He plucks a couple more strawberries off the vines, dang these strawberries are so good.

OOC; Sorry short post!!

"Who said we were going somewhere? Maybe I'm just walking." She turns back to the boy, stopping to grab another strawberry. "Why? Is there anywhere in particular you want to go?" She pauses to think, examining the boy and seeing if there was anywhere she knew in the Camp he looked like he would enjoy. "Have you been to the lake lately?"


ooc: im so sorry its so short and i took that long to respond with only this

Aaron shook his head. He'd actually been to the lake, but it had been too hot and the sun had been too bright for him (says the son of Apollo) to be enjoying the scenery. He ended up in the forest, where he had meet a girl named Brooke, who turned out to be a nymph. Brooke had been extremely shy and  a terrible conversationalist, not really really the type of girl Aaron would want to be friend's with. He ended up going back to camp feeling slightly bummed by Brooke's depressing vibe.

Now though, with Nix it was much better, a couple of bees still trailed behind her, buzzing happily. It reminded Aaron slightly of one of those scenes in a Disney movie, in which the Princess was running through the forest with her animal friends. How come that never happened to the Princes? Nope, all the Princes got was some sword to slay demons with and then they were forced to rescue some needy girl to save their kingdom, no animals friends or poofy ball-gowns for them, which wasn't fair at all.

Snapping back into reality Aaron causally replied, "No I haven't really hung out at the lake at all."  Which was true, his walk around the lake had lasted only minutes before he gave up to the cool, shady forest. Today though, while sunny, there were also some clouds in the sky, and the weather was perfect for a nice walk around the lake.

OOC; Ari seriously, I don't care as long as you don't one line, and take all the time you want (well don't take weeks to reply unless you're on vacation). Also I got the roses . I'm sorry I didn't get you anything, I actually am making something for you which was going to be a Valentine's gift but I'm a lazy butt who doesn't work on things until the day they're due.

"To the lake -" she starts to say, but gets cut off midsentence by a gust of wind blowing her hair into her face. She pushes bits away and gets it out of her mouth before finishing her sentence. "To the lake we go, then!" she exclaims with a dramatic arm flourish at the end, leading the way to the lake and picking & eating fruit along the way. It's a nice day, not too cold and not in any way ridiculously hot out. It's like just barely jacket weather. It was all good, except for the obnoxious wind always seeming to blow right into Nix's face.


ooc: sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry

Aaron laughs as Nix pulls some tendrils of her hair off her face.

"To the lake we go, then!" She exclaims, waving her hand dramatically.

Aaron skips behind her before slowing down as he catches up to her. He glances around, enjoying the scenery and the nice weather. "So how long have you been going to Camp?" he asks, cocking his head curiously.

ooc: heyyy it's okay. mine's shorter than yours and I usually don't care how long it takes someone to post, I'm just really bored today. :3

She stops to think for a moment when the boy asks her how long she's been going to Camp. She counts on her fingers for a few seconds. "A year and a half, I think. Something like that. Living here full time."  She smiles, then goes back to picking her way through the forest. She keeps leading for a few more minutes before cursing under hear breath. "We may or may not be lost. I probably should have warned you that my sense of direction is terrible."


ooc: terrible post wooohooooo