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(NOTE: THIS IS NOT PERCY JACKSON/HEROES OF OLYMPUS/RICK RIORDAN RELATED. This is based purely off of Greek mythology and has nothing to do with the world of Percy Jackson. Sorry. However, this does take place in modern times.)
It's a great day for someone like you to go on a vacation, you think, standing in the Ancient Greece section of your local museum. It's a very interesting exhibit, but you still yearn to do something like visit Ancient Greece itself. Or maybe visit the Bahamas. Yeah, a visit to the Bahamas is much more do-able, you think to yourself. That option doesn't require inventing a time machine.
You start to walk away from the exhibit when an elderly woman cries out. Something clatters on the floor, and you turn to see she's dropped her phone. The battery pack has popped out of it as well.
"Oh dear, it looks like I've destroyed my phone!" She sounds pretty anguished, so you decide to help her out.
"Don't worry," You say. "The phone's not broken, the battery pack just got knocked out of it." You bend down and put the phone back together and turn it on, showing the woman the only damage is a tiny crack in the screen's corner.
"Oh, thank you, you're very kind," The elderly woman says to you, smiling.
"No problem!" You respond. "I'm happy to help."
You head home, and just as you walk inside, your own phone starts buzzing. You pull it out of your pocket, expecting it to just be a telemarketer. But the screen is glowing, and a rainbow is coming out of it. Suddenly, a beautiful young woman with bright rainbow hair bursts out of the phone screen. She's wearing tie-die athletic clothing and has huge golden earrings. Her skin is a medium dark and her eyes are the brightest blue you've ever seen. You gasp and drop the phone on the ground.
"W-who are you?"
"I'm Iris!" She says, grinning. "You know, goddess of rainbows, messenger of Olympus?"
You remember reading about her in the museum and nod slowly. "What are you doing here?"
"Remember that old lady in the museum?" She continues before you can respond. "Well, that was Hera, Queen of the Gods, in disguise. And, as a way of thanking you, she's inviting you to stay at Olympus for a short period of time."
"Whoa! Really?" You're completely shocked. Hera is real!
"That's right! You just need to fill out this form. Oh! And we're not at all responsible for any deaths or injuries."
She hands you a piece of paper, and vanishes. You begin to read it:
Name:
Gender/Pronouns:
CB Appearance:
Personality:
Skills:
Favorite Greek god/goddess:
What are you bringing:
Other:
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Twelve participants only! NO AE's, CAPTCHAs, or CAPTCHAEs. This is a CBER ONLY ski lodge.
submitted by Nine Muses, age Ancient, Mount Olympus
(January 3, 2021 - 4:40 pm)
(January 3, 2021 - 4:40 pm)
Sorry I didn't see this earlier! I'm glad Apollo finally came into the picture, you wrote him very convincingly. I wonder if the murderer is actually working with a god... maybe it's Apollo? He could pretend to help them to throw them off, right?
Anyway, keep it up! Can't wait to see what happens next :)
(January 10, 2021 - 10:23 pm)
(January 10, 2021 - 10:54 am)
DAY TWO, PART ONE
After eating a dinner of roasted vegetables, rich soups with ambrosia crumbs, and fruit-flavored nectar, the CBers were led back to their rooms, where they slept peacefully all night. One CBer would not awaken.
Eventually, morning came on Mount Olympus. Moondrop got up, got dressed, and stepped into the hallway. It looked as if everyone else was still in their rooms, so Moondrop decided now was a good time to return her book to the Library. She began to walk down the hallway, when she noticed a dark stain on the carpet in front of one of the doors.
Concerned, Moondrop knocked on the door. “Are you okay?” She asked.
There was no response.
Moondrop knocked again, much harder this time. “Are you okay?!” She shouted.
Still, no response.
She tried to open the door, but it was locked. Moondrop swallowed down her fear and decided she needed help from one of the gods.
Moondrop stepped into the warm air outside, her eyes searching for someone to help her. “Is anyone awake? I need help!”
Finally, she spotted a goddess, who was busy carving a bow from a branch. She had fair skin and medium brown hair tied in a bun, and wore an outfit in varying shades of green. Moondrop’s heart leapt to her throat--this was Artemis!
“Um, hello? Lady Artemis?” The goddess looked up to examine Moondrop.
“What do you need?” Artemis’s voice was neither cruel nor friendly. Her eyes were a vivid green, with a ferocity in them Moondrop had only seen in animals’ eyes.
“There’s a weird, dark stain under one of the doors, and when I knocked on the door, no one answered. And, the door was locked,” Moondrop said. “I just want to...make sure they’re okay.”
Artemis stood up. “Take me to them.” While her voice was strong and commanding, it wasn’t nearly as condescending as Athena or Hera’s had been. Moondrop led Artemis to the door the dark stain was coming from.
When Artemis touched the door, it swung open, revealing the horrific scene inside. Moondrop screamed, and even Artemis looked aghast.
The carpet was completely ruined. Like, unusable ruined. It would probably have to be thrown out, maybe even burned! It was tragic, considering how lovely the carpet had been. Lazerbat was also dead. He’d been stabbed. But, the carpet!
The other CBers emerged from their rooms to comfort Moondrop, and Rainbow discussed theories with Wreeboo. Lumi felt sick to her stomach and had to walk outside to get some fresh air.
Artemis pressed her fingers to Lazerbat’s forehead. “Whoever did this must have known what they were doing. I can’t bring him back to life, there’s some sort of block.”
“Athena and Zeus said they couldn’t bring back Dreamii, either,” Sterling said.
“Hmm.” Artemis didn’t give any indication as to whether it might be related.
Lumi was outside, glad to be away from the drama. She sat outside on the steps to the door of the hall, letting the sun warm her face. The streets of Olympus were almost empty--which made sense. Lumi was pretty sure Mount Olympus had a low population.
“So, someone died, is that it?” A voice said. Lumi looked up to see none other than Dionysus.
“Oh. You again,” Lumi grumbled.
“You sound awfully disappointed.” Dionysus sat down on the step beside her.
~~~
SUSPECTS: What do you lizards think?
DEAD: Dreamii (Unknown causes), Lazerbat (Stabbed)
GODS ENCOUNTERED : Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Athena
(January 23, 2021 - 10:09 am)
It was tragic, considering how lovely the carpet had been. Lazerbat was also dead. He’d been stabbed. But, the carpet!
XD
(January 24, 2021 - 5:37 am)
(January 23, 2021 - 10:09 am)
(January 23, 2021 - 11:22 am)
(January 23, 2021 - 7:37 pm)
Huh... should we try to recreate this, or just... let it die? I obviously wasn't here when it happened, but it looks cool...
(March 5, 2021 - 11:17 am)