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Emery waved a hand, laughing a little at Andy's comment. "A crooked nose might have improved your face a little. No offense," she added hurriedly. "You're really pretty. My grandma would have said a bit of difference, a once-broken nose maybe, would have added some character to your face. But I'm glad you look again." She flopped onto her back, staring up into the sky, squinting against the light a little. Maybe Andy had had the right idea, coming up here. Camp could be so stifling with everyone always standing around.
"How did you fair in Capture the Flag? I don't think I saw you... But to be honest, it seems no matter where I go I always end up in the thick of drama."
"Me?" Emery turned her face, looking at Andy as she considered the question. "I was on forward duty, moving towards the flag. Unfortunately, you know, I didn't really manage to move too far."
"I'm sure a daughter of Artemis would be killer at a game like that. Much better than me."
"Don't be too hard on yourself. I mean, I don't know what you did, but I didn't quite manage to play my part either, which was pretty disappointing, to be honest." A bird wheeled overhead, and Emery's eyes tracked its movement, her fingers flexing as if missing the weight of a bow. "I'd hoped to be able to at least see some action. I'm definitely going to work harder on our next training activity." She didn't want to show it, but she wanted to prove herself to the others at camp, to show that she was more than just a pretty face.
But for now they could just enjoy their peaceful spot together. She sighed, comfortable. "How are you dealing with all the drama? Seems like you could use a break."
"How did you fair in Capture the Flag? I don't think I saw you... But to be honest, it seems no matter where I go I always end up in the thick of drama."
"Me?" Emery turned her face, looking at Andy as she considered the question. "I was on forward duty, moving towards the flag. Unfortunately, you know, I didn't really manage to move too far."
"I'm sure a daughter of Artemis would be killer at a game like that. Much better than me."
"Don't be too hard on yourself. I mean, I don't know what you did, but I didn't quite manage to play my part either, which was pretty disappointing, to be honest." A bird wheeled overhead, and Emery's eyes tracked its movement, her fingers flexing as if missing the weight of a bow. "I'd hoped to be able to at least see some action. I'm definitely going to work harder on our next training activity." She didn't want to show it, but she wanted to prove herself to the others at camp, to show that she was more than just a pretty face.
But for now they could just enjoy their peaceful spot together. She sighed, comfortable. "How are you dealing with all the drama? Seems like you could use a break."
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"You don't have to make it up to me. It's kind of my fault you were hurt in the first place. If I would have stayed and helped, instead of chasing after Wesley... Sorry."
Ji-hyun, already halfway out of the bathroom in pursuit of the soda he'd squirrelled away, paused. He turned to survey Sloane with a quizzical look. "There's no need to be sorry, Sloane. Things happen. Besides, Wes came well prepared." Another few steps and he was across the room by the fridge, pulling two ice-cold cans of soda out. "My friends know I don't mind when things go wrong. Things just happen. Sometimes..." Ji-hyun paused, trying to find a more delicate way to put it. There wasn't really, so he gave up. "Sometimes things are shit. What are you gonna do about it? Just keep moving around it."
He managed to shift some more things around, arranging two chairs comfortably together. Reaching a hand out to Sloane, he gestured to the chairs, settling himself in one. Once she had occupied the other, he handed her the drink, cracking his open with a soft hiss. "To Sloane, the only medic to ever apologise to me." He tipped the can in her direction, then took a sip, relishing in the cool drink.
"Can I ask you something?"
"You just did, but sure." Ji-hyun grinned wickedly, unable to help the joke.
"Being a child of Hypnos, are you actually tired all the time? Is that just a stereotype?"
"Is that what people are saying about me?" He spoke in an affronted tone, but the amusement in his eyes said otherwise. "I'll have you know, Sloane, that I can in fact operate on very little sleep if I wanted. I could sleep for an hour each day and still be able to run circles around you. The difference is that I choose not to, because I have better things to exert energy on. Like right now." He spread his arms, gesturing to the both of them. "I'm sitting in a comfortable cabin with a friend and cold drink on a warm day. Alaric would have me out there fencing or learning how to take a tiger down with a nail file or whatever. It's obvious which is better."
Ji-hyun, already halfway out of the bathroom in pursuit of the soda he'd squirrelled away, paused. He turned to survey Sloane with a quizzical look. "There's no need to be sorry, Sloane. Things happen. Besides, Wes came well prepared." Another few steps and he was across the room by the fridge, pulling two ice-cold cans of soda out. "My friends know I don't mind when things go wrong. Things just happen. Sometimes..." Ji-hyun paused, trying to find a more delicate way to put it. There wasn't really, so he gave up. "Sometimes things are shit. What are you gonna do about it? Just keep moving around it."
He managed to shift some more things around, arranging two chairs comfortably together. Reaching a hand out to Sloane, he gestured to the chairs, settling himself in one. Once she had occupied the other, he handed her the drink, cracking his open with a soft hiss. "To Sloane, the only medic to ever apologise to me." He tipped the can in her direction, then took a sip, relishing in the cool drink.
"Can I ask you something?"
"You just did, but sure." Ji-hyun grinned wickedly, unable to help the joke.
"Being a child of Hypnos, are you actually tired all the time? Is that just a stereotype?"
"Is that what people are saying about me?" He spoke in an affronted tone, but the amusement in his eyes said otherwise. "I'll have you know, Sloane, that I can in fact operate on very little sleep if I wanted. I could sleep for an hour each day and still be able to run circles around you. The difference is that I choose not to, because I have better things to exert energy on. Like right now." He spread his arms, gesturing to the both of them. "I'm sitting in a comfortable cabin with a friend and cold drink on a warm day. Alaric would have me out there fencing or learning how to take a tiger down with a nail file or whatever. It's obvious which is better."