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[Katie Butler]

<sup>Katie walked into the Zeus Cabin with her pet, a female eagle called Fotia. Her gaze was level and cool as she surveyed the room, Fotia perched on her shoulder was doing the same. She wore a black long-sleeved shirt that read 'I Can Kick Your Butt' in dripping red letters, though Katie didn't care what was said on it as long as it covered the scars on her arms.

"Fotia," she said finally. "What do you think?"

Fotia squacked, which could've meant anything, but Katie had been studying her pet eagle since she found the small creature at the age of three, hurt and laying in the forest. Katie was absolutely certain Fotia meant that the Zeus Cabin was better then her old place. "I think so, too," The new daughter of Zeus said softly.

Fotia squacked again. "I'm not sure if I have any half-siblings," Katie answered, hoping that was what Fotia asked. "If I do, I hope they're nicer then my mom." Fotia squacked in agreement. "I don't know about my father though," The blonde continued, talking to her eagle. "I hope he doesn't hate me as much my step-dad, that ugly-" Fotia squacked the moment Katie called her step-father a word she'd rather not repeat. "-, David Reed," she practically seethed.

Katie looked around the room and dropped her few meager belongings on an empty bunk and whispered to herself, "Well, I guess this is my new life."</sup>

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[Summer Anderson]

She was looking around camp at cabins, especially those who are enemies of her dad's. She paused in front of the Zeus cabin. She didn't think anyone would be in there, so she pushed open the door. Summer was surprised to see a girl sitting on a bunk. "Um, er," she muttered, "I'm sorry, I-I didn't think anyone was in here." Summer stammered when she got nervous, which she always was around strangers. It didn't exactly support the dark, tough daughter of Hades image she was trying for. She kicked herself in her mind. Idiot! "I-I'll go now." Summer said, turning to the door.

[Katie Butler]

<sup>Katie whirled around, slightly surprised when a strawberry blonde girl just walked into the Zeus Cabin. She wasn't sure if they had rules against this, but when the girl turned to leave, Katie called out, "Wait."

Fotia let out a little caw, which Katie took to meant, 'If you're going to make friends, she looks good'.

Katie looked shyly at the other girl, not being very talkative, and said in a soft, embarrassed tone, "I'm new here. My name's Katie. Who are you?"

Fotia squacked, sounding super-friendly. Katie managed a small smile, though it hurt her cheeks and the daughter of Zeus literally had to force herself to smile. "This is Fotia," she supplied for the other girl. "My pet eagle."</sup>

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[Summer Anderson]

She turned around, shocked. Summer was surprised someone had actually spoken to her. That was a record. She could usually get past weeks of people ignoring her at school. "Yeah, me too." Summer said quietly, then realized something wrong with it. "I-I mean, I'm new, too. I-I-my name's not Katie, too. It's Summer." She said quickly, fake laughing, embarrassed. Damn!

[Katie Butler]

<sup>Fotia squacked in laughter, and Katie's lip curled up slightly at the ends, holding back her own amused smile. "Fotia thinks you're funny. And surprisingly she didn't attack you. That's good." Fotia squacked, glaring Summer down. If Katie's eagle wasn't confortable with anyone, she'd do this. It was like a staring contest. Even though Summer had amused Fotia, she was still wary because of the girl being a daughter of Hades. If Summer beat Fotia in the 'staring contest', she'd gain Fotia's grudging respect and then the eagle wouldn't attack. Fotia had only been beat once so far. The other time...it was a son of Poseidon...

Katie shook the thought out of her head and let Fotia continue to stare, her molten brown eagle eyes not leaving Summer's face.</sup>

[Summer Anderson]

Summer was still smiling when she met Fotia's gaze. Her smile disappeared, and she became the dark mysterious girl at school that was invisible. But Fotia's gaze seemed to pierce through the dark barrier. Summer focused on those brown eyes, not daring to blink.

[Katie Butler]

<sup>Katie now smiled slightly, and Fotia was happy now having started the contest. The eagle continued to stare Summer down, shuffling every now and then and ruffling her night-black feathers.

Katie was about to check her watch to see if five minutes had passed yet when Fotia looked away. Katie broke into a grin, for the very first time in her entire sixteen years of life. {OOC: I have just realized that Katie is two years older than Summer.} "You just won a staring contest against my eagle," she stated.</sup>

[Summer Anderson]

Summer raised an eyebrow, but smiled slightly. "Is that something to be proud of?"

[Katie Butler]

^{Fotia squacked, slightly offended. Katie smiled. "That is most definitely something to be proud of. Only one other person, a daughter of Poseidon, beat Fotia in a staring contest. Anyone who didn't beat her, she'd attack." Katie felt slightly better relaying this information to Summer now, now that she'd beaten Fotia.}

[Summer Anderson]

Summer smiled fully now. "Well, I'm glad she didn't attack. I wouldn't stand a chance against that sharp beak." she complimented Fotia admiringly.

[Katie Butler]

^{Fotia, looking proud, squacked again. Katie guessed she said something along the lines of, "I know. I can rip flesh apart!", so she didn't tell Summer. Images of ripping flesh were already starting to appear in Katie's head.}

[Summer Anderson]

Summer smiled. "I'm glad we're all friends." There was a edge in her voice, like she wasn't sure. She was afraid they wouldn't want to be her friend. She didn't have any friends when she was in school, and none at home, except for her dog, who turned out to be Hades in disguise. So she had basically nobody.

[Katie Butler]

<sup>{OOC: Hades diguised himself as a dog?}

Katie smiled slightly broader. She could tell by Summer's voice that she seemed that she was either uncomfortable or unsure about that. Then again, Katie herself also found it hard to figure out whether or not a person was actually her friend or not. So she was glad Summer said it aloud. "Yes," she agreed. "I normally don't have friends...but..." she trailed off, now speaking, completely unsure where the conversation was going.</sup>

[Summer Anderson]

(Don't laugh!)

Summer was worried now. She normally doesn't have friends...does she not want a friend? Is she too embarrassed to say that I'm not her friend? Gods, people are so confusing! She bit her lip, not sure what to say.

[Katie Butler]

^{Well...this is awkward. she thought, slightly anxious that her words didn't make Summer think that she didn't want her as a friend. In fact, she was thinking the complete opposite.}