To new friends, and watching people beat the snot out of each other

Emily strolled the streets of New Rome with confidence, a small smile gracing her lips as she reminisced about the stories from her grandmother about these very streets, and now she was doing the same. Her outfit was pretty standard for a day like today, old Camp shirt she had cut the sleeves off of to make a tank top, a pair of shorts, and running shoes. She had completed her studying for the day and just in time to head to The Coliseum to watch another week of the Gladiator Games.

Making friends had always been one of Emily's strong suits, and she made a new one just a few days ago. The daughter of Bellona funneled into the amazing structure with the rest of the crowd, looking for her friend as she walked toward their seats. A small sigh left her lips seeing the stands almost packed with people. She hated climbing over people but would have to to get to George. A curse left her lips under her breath just as she found him in the stand. Perfect! She thought to herself as she climbed the steps and started shuffling past people in their seats, "Hey!" She said excitedly, sitting down softly next to the son of Aglaia.

After kissing George on the cheek in return, Emily sighed and rolled her eyes dramatically, "Don't get me started." She sighed her french accent poking through her words just a little, "I've been looking forward to this afternoon since Monday morning." She said looking down at the program for the day as she reached up into her hair and turned her hearing aids down a little bit, the noise of the crowd becoming distracting.

She sat between George and the girl he was sitting next to. She gasped as she bumped into the girl as she squeezed between her friend and the girl. "Oh, I'm so sorry." She said politely, "I didn't spill your drink, did I?" She asked concerned, fully prepared to buy the girl a new drink and maybe one for herself. Emily couldn't help but think how warm the girl must be, sitting in the California sun wearing all black.

Emily loved fighting as much as the next kid of the gods of war, but she tries to avoid conflict with other people if she can. A part of her loved disarming her opponents, watching their fight fade from their eyes as they accepted their fate. She watched as the other girls shoulders sagged gently and she spoke reluctantly. Emily nodded thoughtfully, hearing the other girl grumble but not quite able to make out what she said after saying Emily should be more mindful but deciding not to ask her to repeat herself as she turned her music all the way up and looked back into her book.

Emily felt George nudge her shoulder as she was sitting down and had heard most of what he said, but by the time she was done apologizing to the girl she had bumped into and turned around to respond he was flirting with the blond boy. Or at least what she assumed was flirting based on the blond's deep blush and the stumbling of his words. Best leave them to it, she thought before turning her attention to the playing field. Her mind drifting back to her own attempts at playing in the gladiator games just a few years ago. It didn't go overly well for her, only winning two matches and then getting her ass handed to her in the third the last time she tried to participate.

Emily nudged the girl reading her book with her knee trying to get her attention, might as well try to make friends if nothing else she figured. "Are the books any good? I've only seen the show." She asked smiling politely.

Emily smiled when the girl removed one of her headphones and said "Sup?" Which was progress from a few minutes earlier when the Canadian had sat down. "Oh really?" She asked, not really understanding as much but still remembering that some people had told her that the show was different. "It's been so long since I've seen the show." She admitted laughing a little.

Emily listened closely to the directions the other girl gave to the boba place, she had heard good things about those kinds of drinks but never had the chance to try one. Emily looked back to George grinning, "We have to go then!" She said excitedly. Emily looked back to the girl sitting opposite George, "Thank you so much for the recommendation!" She said happily. "I'm Emily by the way," She introduced holding her hand out for the other girl to shake if she wanted to.

OOC: Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to time this, so it might be slightly out of order?

BIC: The guy basically preened and George's grin got wider. He had honestly meant his compliment - the blond was lean and athletic, and when he tugged a pendant out from his shirt George could admire the subtle shifting of muscle in his forearms. Then he focused on the pendant the blond was holding. Wait. "Athena-" George echoed, blinking, at the same time the guy spoke again.

"You're Greek?" he blurted out, and excitedly put a hand on the guy's arm, unthinking. The rest tumbled out eagerly. "Oh my gods, I'm Greek - I'm a son of Aglaia, she's a minor goddess!" He moved in his seat, taking his hand off of the (Greek!) demigod's arm to offer it him to shake. "I'm George Kang, what's your name?" He smiled again, this time genuine and warm.

"We have to go then!" he heard Emily say, and still holding the guy's hand, he leaned back so that he and Emily could see each other. "Right, this is Emily, my friend from NRU - we should all go get bubble tea together!" George said - and then a cheer rose from the stands as the games began.

Emily smiled and shook the girls hand, "Enchanté," The daughter of Bellona said politely. She hadn't really expected Lillie to say who her godly lineage was from, but had some suspicions. Emily understood well how rocky those relationships could be around camp. While her tattoos wasn't hidden at all in her current outfit she wasn't going to snoop and look at other people's. The black crossed sword and torch and caduceus showing her godly lineage were only her first tattoos. She had gotten several more on her back, finding the tattooing needle relaxing and enjoying the self expression of the pieces.


Emily looked back to the blond boy and waved hello, "Enchanté." She repeated, smiling politely. "Sounds good to me too!" She said happily, before standing up and cheering with the crowd. She tried to nonchalantly turn off her hearing aids, she'd be able to hear the crowd just fine, muffled but well enough. She probably wouldn't be able to hear her friends, but the noise of the crowd around her was giving her a headache.

Emily's excitement grew with the crowd and her group of friends, even with her hearing aids off she could still hear her friends shouting encouragement to the crowd. "Let's go!!" She shouted excitedly, "Come on! Just disarm him!" She yelled watching the two demigods go at each other. She looked over at George excitedly when he grabbed her shoulder in excitement, doing it to the Greek demigod as well.

A small frown grew on Emily's face when she looked to her other side and saw a hugely tall guy blocking her view. The daughter of Bellona tapped the girls shoulder as the Lillie danced to the sides to try to get a better view. "Do you want to switch spots with me?" She asked trying to be heard over the roaring crowd.