PJO/HoO Around the Campfire

Would You Rather Do It (pt. VI)

April 23, 2021

Connor and Travis burst into the cabin, Travis said, "what did you do while we were gone" at the same time as Connor said, "there's poison ivy outside the cabin".

Everyone was stunned into silence, it had been Jason's turn at charades and he had stopped in the middle of walking around the room trying to act out "chicken", so now he just stood awkwardly in the middle of the room.

"We were playing charades while we waited for you." Percy told them. Everybody ignored Connor's comment about the poison ivy as the conversation shifted to what Travis had said. "You took a while."

"Yes, but... we came back with a lot of fun stuff." Connor said as they both held out their hands which were full of condiments.

"Ew, what is that, relish?" Katie said trying not to gag at the thought of what the consistency of this concoction was going to be.

"Piper, would you like to do the honors? We have the cup right here." Travis produced a cup from his pile and held it out for Piper.

She smiled evilly at Katie, "gladly." Piper grabbed the cup and put it in the middle of the room, close to the fountain so the Camp Jupiter people could see, and everyone crowded in—except Katie.

"Start with this one Piper." Connor handed her the ketchup.

Piper put a mixture of ingredients in the cup, taking suggestions from everyone, and then she handed it to Katie.

Katie smelled it—big mistake—and scrunched her nose up, that made Travis laugh. "Do I have to?"

Everyone nodded, so she did.

Katie gamely took a big gulp and focused on not throwing up as she swallowed the mixture down. It was so bad after she had swallowed it she gagged a few times, then Travis handed her a different cup that was filled with water.

"That was disgusting." Katie said, once the taste of it was washed away.

"Really?" Percy asked. "Let me try."

"Are you sure?" Annabeth asked but it was too late because Percy had already reached for the cup and had taken a big gulp of it.

Percy almost threw up, it was so disgusting, but he managed to swallow it and he ran into the bathroom so he could wash his mouth out using the sink.

"Yep, that was gross," he said as he made his way back to the group.

Annabeth laughed along with everyone else and then kissed him on the cheek.

"I'll go next then," Katie said, through laughter. "Will, would you rather tell us the last lie you told or be blindfolded and have to figure out who everyone is just by touch?"

"Katie you know my memory sucks, why are you doing this to me?" Katie just smiled and shrugged. "Fine," Will gave in, "does anyone have anything I can use as a blindfold?"

"You can use one of my shirts, we'll have to figure it out a bit but I think it'll work pretty well," Percy said as he got up from his bed to get one out of his drawer.

"I'm kind of glad that we're not physically there for this one." Hazel said through the IM.

"Yep, we get to laugh at you and we don't have to participate. Living the dream." Frank high fived her but she was still sitting on his lap so it was from a weird angle which made everyone, including them, laugh.

"I don't know guys, I'm kinda looking forward to it," Will joked, his smile pulled higher on one side.

"Yeah, I bet you are," Nico said, quiet enough that it was clear it was meant to just be heard by Will. He nudged Will's side a little and they both smiled at each other.

Jason had been one of the only people who caught this moment between the two of them and he smiled to himself because seeing them so happy brought him so much joy. He remembered Nico facing Eros, the difference between Nico then and Nico now was so huge and it almost brought a tear to Jasons eye. He was just happy that Nico finally accepted his place at Camp Half Blood and found a family here.  At the same time Jason felt like he had to look away because he didn't want to intrude on the moment and it was obviously meant to be private. He turned to Piper and kissed her, he didn't know how to convey his emotions in words but he hoped this would show Piper what he was feeling.

When Jason pulled away from the kiss Piper searched his eyes, she hadn't seen the moment between Nico and Will and she hadn't been there with Eros, but she still felt a lot of emotion in the kiss she shared with Jason. Piper rubbed his shoulder and kissed his forehead, she didn't know the specifics but she was there for him.

"Alright, this is going to work." Percy had so much confidence it would have been hilarious if it failed miserably in the first second.

Luckily it didn't. Percy tied the shirt over Will's eyes and made sure he couldn't see, this process had been quite easy but still everyone else in the room felt like they needed to input suggestions on how to make it work better. At one point Leo suggested he just burn the shirt, it wouldn't really help with what they were trying to do but he thought it would be fun.

"Alright, everyone line up." Katie took charge because she was the one who asked the question. She made sure Will was standing where Frank, Hazel, and Reyna would be able to see what was happening, then she put herself into the middle of the line.

The first person walked up to Will. "I'll put my hands out and you have to direct them to yourself." Will said, he was really trying not to be awkward with this but he was a lost cause. They were only seconds into this mess and Hazel was already starting to crack up.

The person who was first in line took hold of Will's outstretched hands by the wrists and placed them on their shoulders.

Will patted their shoulders then felt weird about doing it. "Alright, I can feel that you're wearing a hoodie, but I don't remember what anyone was wearing so that's not going to help."

He moved his hands down their arms. "Hmm, your sleeves are rolled up." He moved his hands back up to their shoulders quickly, he had an idea, and moved them to the back of their neck. "Your hair is in a ponytail, it's Annabeth isn't it?"

Annabeth confirmed his guess and Hazel, Frank, and Reyna all clapped as if they were at a show.

Will, hearing their clapping, curtsied very dramatically. "Alright," he used an over dramatic gameshow host tone, "I'm ready for the next contestant, bring it on."

The next person in line stepped forward in front of Will and took his outstretched hands in their own.

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