Camp Demigod

Chapter 3

"Hey, Perrie, Tai and Laura!" Theo says cheerily as we make our way through the hoards of people making their way into camp
"Gods," Tai says "I'm glad I got here when I did."
"Yeah," I agree "That's a lot of people."
"What can I help you guys out with?" Theo asks
"D'you reckon you could show us around?" Laura asks
"No, sorry." he says "I have to stay here. But, everyone's going to get a map at the orientation meeting at 1 o'clock. You guys should head back to your cabins though - so you can greet the newcomers. They'll probably be scared out of their wits."
"Why us?" Laura whines
"'Cause I'm head counsellor, and y'all are like the 'right hand men'." I say "We're in charge."

"Will we stay here year round, Perrie?" Tai asks as we walk back to our cabin
"Yep," I reply "We get time to see our families at Christmas, but that's it. Does your mum even know that you're here?"

"No," he says, slightly guiltily
"Did you just sorta.. vanish?"
"Yeah,"
"She's gonna be freaking."

"Yeah." Tai says "There's probably people searching for me as we speak."
"Nice," I say "Apparently, my mom completely forgot about my grandma Rosie for like two years - I think that Rosie freaked for a bit, but became pretty laid back after a month or so."
"Seriously?" Tai chuckles 

"According to my parents, yup." 

"Excuse me?" a lost-looking boy with an Australian accent asks
"Hi there, watcha need?" I say
"I was wondering if you could help me find the- Nepso- Nepsiden- no, Nepsidon, cabin?"

"As a matter of fact, that's where we're headed. Tag along, why don't you?" Tai says to him
"Thanks," he says "I'm Dylan. Dylan Key."
"Tai Stone,"
"And I'm Perrie (Y/N)-Grace. Come this way." I usher Dylan down a path.
"This place is amazing!" Dylan exclaims "And the Greek and Roman gods are real! This is wicked!"
"You a newbie?" Tai asks
"Yeah," Dylan says "I was taken to the other camp yesterday. My best friend - Heath, brought me there."
"Which other camp?" I ask
"What?" he asks "There's more than two?"
"Yup," Tai says "Three in all. Were people wearing orange or purple t-shirts there?"
"Purple," Dylan says "What's that mean?"
"I didn't know they had satyrs there," Tai mutters
"Fauns, Tai. They're called fauns. And they're no good scavengers. Dylan, it means that you were at the best of the original camps," I say proudly "Camp Jupiter. Home of Roman demigods."
"So," Tai says "You're from Cali? Oh, and Perrie? Camp Half Blood is many, many times better."

"Yeah, well, sort of" Dylan says "I'm from Australia originally; Melbourne, but we moved to San Jose a couple of years ago."
"Oh, cool," I say "That's pretty close to Camp. I'm from Berkley Hills, which is actually where Camp is. My mom's from Nevada though. Carson City." (A/N I don't know any of these places. I'm just picking random spots on Google Maps.) "My dad's from Topeka, Kansas." (A/N the Camp Jupiter wiki doesn't say where he's from, but Topeka is a cool word, so decision made. Jason's now from Kansas.)
"Tai, what about you?" Dylan asks
"I'm from Arizona," Tai says "Scottsdale." 
"Here we are," I say as we get to the cabins. "Nepsidon is just over here."
"Wow," Dylan says, awed by the huge building
"Dylan, have you been claimed?" I ask 
"..No?" he says "What's that?"
"Claiming is basically finding out who your godly parent is," Tai explains "When your mom or dad is ready for you to know whose kid you are, they'll send some sort of signal to you, and a symbol will appear above your head."
"Then no, I've not been claimed."
"Who told you to come here?" I ask
"Some brown haired guy. Wearing a blue shirt."
"Sounds like Theo," Tai says "Well, welcome to our 'humble abode'." We all walk into the dimly lit cabin
"This is awesome," Dylan says 
"Anyone else here?" I call, and we stand in silence for a few seconds. "No one."
"Choose a bed, mate." Tai tells Dylan "Then, you can go and look around or make new friends or something."
"Hello?" a small child appears in the doorway
"Hey there," I say "Why're you here?"
"A man told me to come here," she says "He said that someone called Perrie would be here."
"That's me." I say "I think you were talking to a man named Theo."
"I'm Alexandra. I'm seven."
"Well, Alexandra, I'm Perrie, and I'm 16. This is Tai; he's 15, and that's Dylan - I'm not sure how old he is though."
"I'm 16," Dylan yells from the back of the cabin
"He's got a funny voice!" Alexandra exclaims
"Hey!" Dylan says "No fair."
"Yeah," I say "He's from Australia."
"You've got a funny voice too!"

"Uh huh," Tai says "She's actually American, like us, but for some reason she's got a Geordie accent."
"What's 'Geordie'?"
"Geordie people are from the top right of England. A place called Newcastle. Perrie's got the accent for some reason."
"That's weird." Alexandra chuckles "Mr Theo said that I'm gonna live here for a bit."
"Awesome!" I say "Do you wanna choose a bed?"

"Can I have the one next to Dylan?" she asks
"Sure," Tai says as someone knocks on the door
"Guys, head to the quad. We're having a meeting."

VOILA.
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