PJO/HoO Around the Campfire

Would You Rather Do It (pt. IV)

January 24, 2021

Leo waited until the laughter quieted so he could ask the next person. He looked around the room, his gaze fell on the fountain they were using to IM with Rena, Hazel, and Frank, it had been a while since one of them got a turn.

"Frank," Leo said. "Would you rather sing a song at the top of your lungs or hold hands with Reyna?"

Frank smiled at all of them and held his hand out to Reyna, when she took it Frank's smile grew and he turned back to the IM. "See normalize platonic hand holding please."

That made everyone laugh which gave Frank some time to look at everyone and pick someone who hadn't gone yet.

"Piper, would you rather have... Leo do your make up or try to sell a piece of trash to someone else playing?"

Piper thought for a moment, weighing her options. "I think I'll do the second one, because it'll be funnier." She turned to Percy who was still sitting on the bed. "Do you have any garbage in here, preferably not something... really gross."

Percy raised his eyebrows but nodded and found her a granola bar wrapper. He kneeled down in front of Piper and held up the wrapper to her as if she were royalty.

Piper smiled and played along, "Thank you, kind subject. Now, out of my sight!" She pointed towards his bed, he bowed once more before taking her orders and sitting back down beside Annabeth. Everyone started laughing but no one knew whether it was because of  their lack of sleep or because that was actually funny.

"Katie, if you would be so kind as to join me in my shop." Piper gestured to the spot right in front of her, in the middle of the room, where Percy had just been.

Katie nodded and stood up from the other bed in the room, she patted Travis' head on the way to Piper.

Frank laughed, "no charmspeak Piper."

Piper raised one eyebrow in his direction and said, "it hurts that you think so low of me." She placed one hand over her heart and feigned hurt, she abruptly switched to a pitch, trying to sell the piece of trash.

"This garbage is no ordinary piece of garbage, it is very dear to me, in order to keep up with it you have to have a great imagination and you need  to have the utmost responsibility. Are you sure you're equipped to take this off my hands, are you sure you're ready for that kind of responsibility?"

Katie smiled at Piper, "I can assure you, I am very creative and I am so equipped for this, more equipped than you've ever known."

"How do I know you would treat it well?"

"... I could give you a reference, if that would help?"

"That might help, but this garbage is very treasured, by me and many others, if I were to sell it to you I would need to know that you'd give anything for this piece of garbage." Piper said this with as much sincerity she could muster, her face looked so concerned that Katie just wanted to give her a hug.

"Are you sure you aren't using charmspeak because I am seriously considering giving my life to that piece of garbage."

Everyone laughed at them and when Piper bowed it only made them laugh more and start clapping for them.

Piper shrugged. "What can I say? I'm just that good."

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