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[ if you were expecting much to come from this current broadcast, camp half-blood, you've got another thing coming. after that "debriefing" alex just had, and her overall unfamiliarity with such "technology" as communicative necklaces... yeah, alex is a little too overwhelmed to say anything (not that she says much at all, usually) so all she's doing right now is peering curiously at the pendant.

so enjoy a few minutes of this woman frowning at you, turning this way and that as she turns the pendant in her hands.

then, finally, a sigh. ]

I must have overworked myself at Constance's...

[ because this is definitely some weird dream, right? right. ]

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[ dream though it may be, it's definitely one... very vivid dream. and crowded, too! though that just might be because she's still in hermes' cabin, so if you happen to be around there, you can find alex sitting along the edge of a bed, keeping to herself, and frowning around at the rest of the space... nothing personal, of course. she just has no real idea, yet, what to make of all this.

in truth, she's probably still just waiting to wake up.

...

just to be sure though.

she'll give her arm a little pinch. ]

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[ he sees the wince. it is, admittedly, a little satisfying, at least for the part of him that hopes to get it through her head that she should stay away from him. besides, he rationalizes, she's got the whole of hermes cabin who can all play the welcoming comittee better than him. ]

They're gonna teach you how to fight around here.

[ no real idea why he brings it up. perhaps because he can't imagine her having any sort of practice. ]

[ her reaction is probably not one he'd been expecting. rather than be daunted by the prospect, or even just a little intrigued, alex's head is snapping up with eyes so wide they're white all around.

she doesn't just look excited — she looks thrilled.

will she really get the chance to be taught something useful? ]

Really? Right away?

[ on the one hand, no, not really what he expected. on the other hand, she never did shy away from the gun. ]

Yeah. Lots of beginners around here, too.

[ but that only makes her even more excited. she won't be the only one! it won't be a horrible game of catch up! ]

I'll train very hard..!

[ he simply gives her a questioning glance. does she really want to go fighting monsters? ]

[ well — no. but it'd be nice if, when she finally does have to, she'd know how to do it! ]

What?

Why do you wanna learn to fight?

[Granted, she might not be harmless. She might no longer be a sheep herder along and beaten and used. Perhaps she even is a fighter, but she doesn't seem the type for that kind of dirty work.]

[ the answer comes much easier than she expected. ]

No one will have to waste time trying to protect me if I can protect myself.

[ one: she's a lot better at signing than he remembers her being, which is confusing. two: ...it seems like he may have to rethink his opinion of her. she's... changed. grown? it's hard to say. like he's either missed a good portion of time, ot maybe it just happened while he wasn't looking. who knows? all the same, he just looks at her for a bit.

then shrugs. ]

Your call.

[ her smile is weak, but she nods, regardless. it's so very easy for alex to feel like she'd said the absolute wrong thing when speaking with nic... still, she keeps trying. she's not entirely sure why, either. ]

You were... probably busy before this. I should let you get back to it.

[ busy... well. not a whole lot to be busy with at camp. but, sure, he had things to do, and there was really nothing else to talk about at the moment. so with another look at alex, nicolas trudges on.

it's not like she doesn't know where to find him, now. ]

[ yes... she does know where to find him.

but would she?

it's with a sad smile that she watches him walk off, realizing that, perhaps, for a long time at least, this might be the last she'll be speaking to him. they're not in ergastulum anymore, after all. he's got his own cabin. what reason would he have to need to associate with her anymore?

slowly, she lifts her hand in one last sign. ]

...bye.

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