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Layla Athenes

"I'm doing this for you, Mother,"

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a character in “Land of Gods and Monsters”, as played by TheCrimsonLady

Description



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FULL NAME:
Layla Athenes
NICKNAME:
Lolly

AGE:
19

HOMETOWN:
Athens, Georgia
GODLY PARENT:
Athena
GENDER:
Female
SEXUAL ORIENTATION:
Heterosexual
ETHNICITY:
African American, Greek
DOB:
December 5th, 1997
HEX CODE
#054357



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HEIGHT:
5'8
WEIGHT:
150lbs
APPEARANCE:
Layla is a pretty girl, a near splitting image of her mother, the Goddess Athena, she has dark hair, usually in waves, but sometimes in spiraling curls when she's being particularly lazy. She dressed in a casual yet chic style, something like a fashionable tomboy. She has brown eyes and warm brown skin, and she has an owl tattooed on her shoulder.





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Wise ❖ Calm❖ Gentle
Patient ❖ Humble ❖ Kind


PERSONALITY

Layla is an exceptionally brilanet girl, she is wise beyond her eyears, which considering her home life was hard to fathom. She takes after her mother, her ture mother, that way, and because of this she is great with advice. She is patient, and understanding. and While she doesn't particually like fighting, sanything is up for debate. She was talk and make her point until she is blue in the face and a little while after that. For those around her, she is someone who listens and isn't afraid to talk to anyone, help anyone with thier rpobabems. Like her mother, she is a guide for the lost, and is proud of that fact.

Determinded and Driven, she works hard for her goals, and for a while there wasn't much beyond getting a degree in Law but that has all change now that she knows she is a Demigod and feels a law degree would be a little superfluous in the grand scheme of things. She wasn't to earn her mother's favor, but mostly she wants to get to know her, as well as herself, find out what she can do, s a demigoddess.

BIOGRAPHY

One wouldn't expect such a calm and patient girl to come from such a violent home life. Growing up, Layla watched her parents fight, they would fuss and yell, all while little Rhiannon watch. The only thing that kept them from killing each other was her. From the time she was small, she would say something, do a little dance, sing a song, show them the horrible patchwork dress she made, only to keep them from fighting and it worked she hit middle school. She had to spend so much of her time, studying and preparing for college that she couldn't babysit her bickering parents all the time. She would just let them go at it, pulling on her headphones, turning up the music so loud that it drowned out the fighting. It didn't stop it but at least she could focus. It was in that time that she began hearing voices, more correctly. A voice, a woman's voice. This voice gave her focus, told how how to do things, how to vagivate. She'd always thought that she was merely hearing her own thoughts so fo the longest time, she listened and learned well from that voice.

Things didn't change much, until one day her parents were taking her to a college fairat school, she was a good student and was great with her peers, it was a great oppurntiy to get intoa great school and make a good impression, what with there being college recruiters there, On their way there, as usually they were arguing, back and forth while she was in the backseat, her headphone up and loud, gazing out of the window. Suddenly that voice that she thought was her own, was loud and told her to duck because neither of them saw the truck that was coming.

They all survived, but Rhiannon was hospitalized with a broken jaw. While she was there, it was when she was told the truth, a woman, that looked erriely like her, told her that she had been adopted and that the woman herself, clling herself Athena was her rue mother. That the voice in her head all these years, teaching her guding her, had been Athena herself, that there was a specical place for her, a place at the seat of the Gods, if she was willing to fight for it. Perhaps it was the drugs, but she believed her, recoginzing her voice, so when she was finally out of the hopstieal, she told her adoptive parents she'd had enough, all of it, the missed opportunity, the fighting, so she had enough. She told her parents she was done listening to them, babysitting them, trying to keep them from killing each other and all it did was nearly get her killed in the process and it wasn't worth it because they weren't even her real parents, and with that, she tok Athena up on her offer to compete in the Agon, in hopes of joining and learning who she is, and what she wcould become at the side of her true mother.




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QUIRKS
      Chewing on her inner cheek
      Scratching her ear
      Shaking her leg

LIKES
      Reading
      Writing
      Owls
      Playing Video Games
      Learning
      Giving Advice
      Non-Combat Competitons
      Brain Teasers
      Riddles

DISLIKES
      Losing
      Failing
      Bulllies
      Fighting
      Feeling Helpless
      Pride
      Volience




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GRADE:
12th


TEAM ROLE:
Brain

RELATIONSHIP WITH GODLY PARENT:
She and her mother have a good relationship, while she doesn't see her very often, she does hear her mother in her head, giving her advice, talking her through difficult tasks, she doesn't know how her other siblings feel about their mother but she loves her dearly.

HOBBIES:
Learning new things, while most wouldn't consider this a hobby, Layla likes to acquire as many skills as she can ranging from cooking to archery, even if she doesn't particularly like any of these things, she just wants to be able to do it.
AMBITIONS:
Layla doesn't like fighting, but she does want to see her mother in person, get to spend time with her, and she hopes by doing this, she gets to see her mother anytime she wishes, and she plans to do this by being smarter than everyone else.

FEARS:
Failure, she fears to fail so much so that it's almost paralyzing, sometimes it causes her not to compete if she doesn't think her chances are good enough.
STRENGTHS
Laya is highly intelligent, with an IQ of about 130, this coupled with the fact that she is very patient with people, she is able to adapt to most any situation, assess it and approach accordingly.

WEAKNESSES
Her almost cripplingly fear of failing.




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REPUTATION:
She is known for being someone a person can talk to, and she keep their secrets well, should anyone ened advie, Layal is the oen to come to.

FAMILY:
Father- Victor Montogomery- Deceased


MISCELLANEOUS:
She currently lives alone and has done since she was 17,




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FACE CLAIM
Kylie Bunbury

USERNAME
TheCrimsonLady


So begins...

Layla Athenes's Story

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"Why aren't you at the party, Little one?" The voice startled Layla into dropping her sword. It clattered to the training floor with a sound that echoed loudly. Layla took a breath as she kneeled down and grabbed the blade, her hands were shaking from overwork."Mother, please don't do that," She said softly. "I appreciate your work ethic, Layla, but if you'll burn yourself out if you continue at this rate." Athena told her, her voice echoing in her mind like the sword's clatter did the room. Layla was used to it though, it had been there her entire life, for the longest though, she thought it was her own voice, an inner voice, or a conscious like Jiminy Cricket, but it had turned out to be her mother, a goddess. Layla wasn't sure about how she truly felt about being left with the family that she was left with, considering that bickered like school children, but her home wasn't a bad one, at least not directly related to her, they loved her for all their faults, but still. They're constant bickering nearly killed her and while she never thought about leaving them for fear that she was the only thing keeping from killing each other, knowing that she had another option, a whole world she didn't know about, she didn't really give it a second thought but that presented new challenges, she wasn't the only one, and she had to be the best of her kind. She still wasn't sure about what this truly was about, beyond Godly pride, which it was most definitely, but there was something else at play here, that the Gods weren't telling them, but her mother seemed to care, since she'd been there her whole life, a face in the crowd, a voice in her head, keeping her safe, from a distance. So she couldn't complain too much. Some of these demi-gods had it much worse.

"Mother," Layla said, unafraid of talking to herself since she was alone in the training hall, what with the school at this party. "Why now?" She asked. Athena was characteristically quiet. "You only chose to make your present known to me, but a year ago, is it truly because of the accident or...is there more?"

"There is more." Athena said. "However, the accident proved motivation, for the both of us." She said and Layla nodded. Her mother never lied to her, not once, but that didn't make her feel better. "You wouldn't have shown yourself to me, otherwise, would you have?" She asked and after a long pause, Athena sighed, which was a strange sound in her head. "Suffice it to say, Little One, I was in a place of indecision, now I am not." She said and Layla nodded. "That's how I feel about this party," Layla said not wanting to think about what would have happened had she not been in the accident. And to think she thought that day was the worst of her lief...now she wasn't so sure. Was it bad luck, or providence?. "Why's that?" Athena asked. "We are expected to party like Dionysius, and then proceed to fight one another, and for what? Your favor, but why do you need to do this for your favor, don’t we already have it?"[/olor] Layla said and Athena chuckled. "You have mine, but this is tradition, moreover, there is the 'more' I referred to, and not so many of the Gods appreciate their children like I do." [/i] She said and Layla nodded, she could hear the smile in her voice. "That's not for you to worry about now, Little one, clean yourself up, dress nicely, and enjoy this time you have as normal teenagers." She said and Layla sighed. That was all she was going to get from that conversation. [color=#054357]"Yes, Mother," She said and with that, she did as she was told, and got cleaned up, and dressed in a lovely little black dress, that hugged her Olympian curves. She had no idea what she was doing here to be entirely honest, parties weren't her scene at all, she didn't listen to this type of music, nor did she appreciate the way that strobe lights and fog laid waste to her vision. She smiled as she entered though. She had to be a normal teenager, that's what her mother wanted, for one night that she was not a demi-goddess, fighting for the right to be beside her mother, but a teenager invited to an unsanctioned, unofficial party for school. "What am I doing here?" She asked herself as she skimmed the crowd for a familiar face.

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Vince would've gladly gone anywhere else, but a party. He would spend time in the underworld with Hades if it meant not coming here! Now, Vince didn't mind parties like these; they just weren't his scene. He preferred to get together with friends versus a wild, drunk party with strangers. Jace was the reason he was here at all and dressed like this. The resident troublemaker insisted he go have 'fun' instead of training tomorrow. Unlike Jace, Vince was fighting for something in Agon tomorrow. He wasn't hoping to get back at his godly parent like most children here did. Despite the fireworks going off in the sky, stars could still be seen. Vince smiled, sadly at them. He wondered if Addison was looking at the same stars. Was she okay? He hadn't visited her in a while. Their visits were fun, but Addison was growing up, questioning the strangeness of their secret meetings. Addison didn't have to be a child of a god to be intelligent. She was growing into a beautiful, little girl with a mischievous yet wise smile. Vince sighed. I'm sorry, baby sister.

Jace had ditched him the first chance he got. Trouble attracts trouble, I guess. Vince thought as he watched Jace disappear with Ace. The party looked like a blast, but Vince wasn't one to dance by himself, or grind on a stranger. Alcohol wasn't an option either. His father always warned him of the dangers of underage drinking. The last thing Vince needed was unexpected hookup, or pregnancy, or to do something he would regret. Vince would've spent time with Blake if she wasn't occupied, but her argument with Jace and dancing with Amelie made the giant stay away. The drama with Jace and Blake was known well by Vince. Being Jace's roommate meant knowing if he hooked up with anyone. He tended to bring his conquests home and Blake was there often. Vince couldn't understand why Blake would settle for Jace. He doesn't treat her well and has other partners. Vince wouldn't treat any girl like that. Well, he didn't have any offers so he couldn't treat anyone like that. Speaking of girls, he noticed Layla appeared at the party. His eyes felt like they growing as he took in Layla's appearance. She looks... wow. Vince usually isn't brain dead, but seeing Layla dressed up is a rare occurrence. Vince dropped his gaze when she noticed his staring, rubbing the back of his neck trying to hide his embarrassment. Layla tends to dress more tomboy so seeing her was like a splash of cold water. Vince needed to be cool, suave too. Dang, this is Jace's department. Vince took a deep breathe, praying to any deity that he didn't humiliate himself. As Vince approached her, the song playing suddenly made sense.

Lightning strikes every time she moves
And everybody's watching her
But she's looking at you


"Hey Layla. I'm glad to see you made it. C-Can I can get you something to drink?"

Well, he started off strong.

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Character Portrait: Maya Torres Character Portrait: Abby Rae Jarvis Character Portrait: Ryan Grayson Character Portrait: Vince Darling Character Portrait: Layla Athenes Character Portrait: Ace Michael Thatcher
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As Layla looked around, she noticed someone approach her from the side. She turned to see the gentle giant, Vince Darling, looking oddly nervous. She smiled at him. She'd always been fond of Vince, or rather, fond might not be the appropriate term but she was a bit nervous about what it really was. They could very well be on the opposite side of the Games tomorrow,
Hey Layla. I'm glad to see you made it. C-Can I can get you something to drink?" He said and she blushed. She wished she hadn't, but the catch in his throat made her stomach do a little dance. "Sure," She said as she tugged on the hem of her dress, which seemed to be the thing that caught his attention. This was not her typical attire, she dressed practically, knowing they had physical training, as well as other academic studies, dressing in a dress or a skirt seemed a bit moot. Why get all dolled up if you're only going to sweat out your hair in PT, or stress sweat right through your pretty dress?
Now, however, seemed the appropriate time, and it seemed to work in a way her mother seemed to think it would.
"Do not fear the future, Little one, enjoy the present." Her mother whispered to her mind, startling her a bit. Layla swallowed. "Talk to him, Her mother urged and she looked up at the tall man. "So, Vince?" She began. "Are you enjoying yourself?" She asked, in a sad attempt to break the ice. She had no idea if he liked parties or not, she didn't, but her mother insisted, and one couldn't exactly disobey a Goddess, especially if said Goddess was her mother. It was at the moment that she could hear Abby giving Calden what for, and she shook her head. She is the child of Ares after all, such violence and anger was to be expected. Layla was never one to say she didn't like someone but Abby wasn't her favorite person in the world, she didn't appreciate Layla's attempts at assistance, called her a know it all, and things of that nature, while she does it for attention Layla does it to help. You can't win 'em all, she supposed. She turned her attention away from Abby and whatever that fight was about and noticed Maya having some sort of fit in the middle of the dance floor, She called out for someone as Layla stepped forward to help but she stopped herself this wasn't for her to do, she wasn't a child of Hermes, she had no natural abilities that could help with this, if anything she could talk to her about the fits, and what they might mean but that wasn't it, for now, she swallowed. Her gift was what caused her to be slightly distracted now, she could see everyone's problems, but her gift of gab wasn't going to stop a fight, not with Abby anyway, nor would it help Maya, especially now that the fight was over. "You hear the world's suffering, Little One, it is hard but drown it out, for now, enjoy your night, you've gentleman caller waiting on you now." her mother advised and inwardly nodded and turned her attention back to Vince.

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Dragging Amelie out to dance went better than Blake expect. She would've thought the other girl would resist, but then again, Blake is never turned down. The dancefloor was surrounded by horny teens so this wasn't the best location to hangout with her... friend? Labels for her relationships usually didn't go beyond liking or not liking. Someone would really need to be close to her to earn the title of friend or best friend. When the song ended, she could hear Amelie saying something, but it was so loud at the party. She heard the words: display, more, and drunk. Sounds fun!

"Alcohol. I'm in. Let's go, archer."

Most of the bars were surrounded by drunk students, with few choices to choose from. She noticed the addition of Vince to the party. Jace's good boy roommate and their Agon brawn was never one for these types of social events. His talking to Layla, the brain of their group, was definitely intriguing. Hmmm... interesting. Blake usually isn't nosey, but she can't resist matchmaking. What else is the daughter of Aphrodite to do? She'll leave them be for now. Only the gods know how this will go if she jumps in prematurely. She finally noticed a bar with an opening. Still holding Amelie's hand, Blake lend her to the bar. Blake wasn't thinking about the fight tomorrow. She wanted a blissful night drinking with people she liked. The bartender placed two, yellowish white cocktails in front of them, garnished with a pineapple. PiΓ±a coladas are one of Blake's favorite sweet drinks. She raised her glass to Amelie, clinking the two together.

"May the night be fun and the alcohol plentiful! Also to tomorrow, so my team can beat yours ass!

With a playful wink, Blake, almost chugged, drank her cocktail. She could feel the effects coming as she swayed slightly, but was too busy having fun.


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Vince gave an exhale of relief when Layla, hopefully, didn't notice the stutter that come out of his mouth. He wasn't much of a talker, but he had no problem talking to other people. Why was this so difficult? When she responded yes to a drink, he was quick to rush to a nearby bar, not wanting to keep Layla waiting. Vince had no clue what to ask for. Did she like sweet? Alcoholic or non? Crap, is she allergic to anything? Thankfully, the bartender must have had pity on him. He handed him two drinks. "It's a strawberry daiquiri. No alcohol and very sweet." Vince couldn't thank the bartender enough before heading back to Layla with the drinks. She smiled at him, taking the other drink from him. I guess the bartender made a good call. The two of them continued drinking. Layla seemed a little distracted though. She didn't seem like she would attend these types of parties. Was she bored?

"So, Vince, are you enjoying yourself?"

Honestly, he was contemplating leaving before Layla showed up. Jace would've scolded him later for ditching the party to go back to their room to train for tomorrow, but Vince was more willing to deal with that than drunk partygoers. He was about to respond when he noticed Maya was appearing faint. The sunny girl didn't look well. Vince would've stepped in, but Ace and Joaquin appeared faster than Vince even could. Her teammates could take of her and Vince didn't want to get in the way. His minds went back to Layla. He didn't know what to say or how to respond. "Dammit Jace."

"Well, it's a fine party, I guess. I prefer something a little less... eye catching. The other side of the lake is more my speed. Want to go? The other side of the lake was empty of other students and very serene in Vince's eyes. A great place to watch the fireworks too. "I'd like to watch the fireworks without worrying about the drunks here."