to: all, with apologies to nico di angelo

[areou]

( the message is deliberately written in ancient greek. for most summoned, the network will auto-translate, but she's hoping there might be others who recognize the original text. )

WILL SOLACE COME RETRIEVE YOUR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT GOTH I'M NOT HIS BABYSITTER

( helpfully, she adds an illustration that no one asked for: )



( then, because nico seriously needs more friends and it's her duty as former head counselor of the ares cabin to embarrass any and all younger campers: )

↖  BTW THIS IS NICO
HE LOVES LONG WALKS THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD AND BROODING IN GRAVEYARDS
HE'S SPOKEN FOR BUT I'M SURE HE'LL BE THE AFTERLIFE OF YOUR NEXT PARTY
CHALLENGE HIM TO A GAME OF MYTHOMAGIC TODAY!!!

ALSO IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS SEEN THESE DEMIGODS CONTACT ME ASAP
LOOKS LIKE ZEUS IS SUPER FUCKING PISSED AGAIN AND WE NEED A GAMEPLAN

( more shitty doodles follow, this time vaguely resembling percy and annabeth, although this time she labels them: )



— CLARISSE LA RUE, DRAKON-SLAYER, DAUGHTER OF ARES

( she figures she may as well cover all her bases here since all of this feels like a ren faire on steroids anyway.

ooc | threadjacking is more than welcome and, frankly, encouraged. let's all go hog boar wild. 🫡 )

Comments

ota threadjacking welcome!

[rookvision]

These are some rather fine pieces of art, Ms. La Rue.

What sort of game is Mythomagic?

[areou]

Uh, thanks?

( she doesn't know how to take a compliment. this is weird. )

Mythomagic is a nerd game for nerds
There's like cards and shit involved, idk

[rookvision]

So a bit like whist, then? I know how to play whist, I'd be able to hold my own against this Nico.

[areou]

Like what??

[rookvision]

Whist. It's a card game played in thirteen tricks. You deal out cards of one suit until all the cards of that suit have been played, and the winner of that trick is whoever dealt out the highest card.

It's simple enough, but bar brawls have been started over the scores.

[demigoth]

Sounds like pinochle. Sorry, I don't know it.

[rookvision]

I've heard of pinochle, but I haven't played it myself. It's just not as common in London.

You must be Nico! I'm Jacob. How do you play Mythomagic? I'd love to take a gander at it.

[demigoth]

Oh I can’t show you. It’s not a standard deck, and you need figures to see the spacing and battles. It’s like if you combined chess and poker.

[rookvision]

This sounds very intriguing. What sort of special deck does it need, and can it be found here?

[demigoth]

I just got here. I don't know what the stores have. It's a mythomagic deck. They either have it or they don't.

[rookvision]

I'll look around for one for you. If it's not here, there's likely a way of producing it ourselves.

[demigoth]

What would I owe you?

[areou]

Okay, a bar brawl I can get behind
Card games, not so much

[rookvision]

I love both, and the fun thing about card games is if you play the right card game in the right place with the right people, you can get a bar brawl out of it.

I ought to know, I've played whist for years and half the time it always ends in a good old brawl.

[areou]

Or if you're smart enough you could skip the card games entirely and go straight to a bar brawl

[rookvision]

I've done that plenty of times! There's even a fight club back in London where the whole point is to win in a brawl against as many challengers as are willing to throw themselves at you.

[areou]

Yeah, I just call that "sparring" back home

( though few dare challenge her. )

Still, sounds like my kinda night out
Wonder if they've got anything like that here

[rookvision]

If I find a fight club out here in the Free Cities, I'll be sure to let you know first of all. Are you in the Cities, actually, or were you summoned elsewhere?

[areou]

I'm in Cadens, yeah
You find one, hit me up

[rookvision]

And if I don't find one, will you help me start one? Two can get the word out better than one can.

[areou]

You know what? You got yourself a deal

[rookvision]

Splendid! I'll start looking and let you know how that turns out.

Jacob Frye, by the way. Pleasure to meet you, Miss La Rue.

[areou]

Oh, gods, don't call me that, you sound like Mr. D
Clarisse is fine, thanks