TJ Gardner

TJ had been taken over the deepest room of the cabin to mess with his alchemical research, he had never been much good at books but there had been a dusty old tome that had been discarded into a dark corner of the store room and had used it to work out how to cook up some plans. He had left a pot on a low boil overnight with some poison ivy in it and then had snuck back to his bunk for the night.

Having fallen asleep for the night to thoughts of an itchy purple revenge potion he felt the vibrations through the cabin as much as the noise... he tried to roll over and ignore the loud music, not knowing the time he thought it was likely Theo being a force of chaos and noise once again. It was only when he heard the noises of kids his age, rougher and more raw as they yelled out the words to some rock music he couldn't quite tell in his half awake state.

He swore under his breath as he realized the moon was high and if trouble came to the cabin then his unauthorised potion cooking was likely to get found, especially as he was this close to having worked out his revenge[tm] plan.

He rolled out of bed, dragging a few bits of clothing over his pyjamas and starting to stumble out of his bunk and towards the common area. As he saw the two chaotic twins and the start of movement from the other residents of the cabin he knew he was gonna get caught. As he watched them rocking out around the centre of the room he was only just about realizing they were his age, very different but still not far off where he had been a few months back. He hoped that that older scary Terror god-kid didn't storm out and do that creepy fear thing at all of them, if anything was going to kill the party it would be him.

He rubbed his eyes and stumbled the rest of the way into the common room trying to both waken up and come up with a plan. He stretched his arms and said into the wall of noise "So who forgot to put the party invites out to the rest of the cabin?"  he said with a grin. Still formulating a plan to clear away the evidence from the kitchen..

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What - No waaaay!!!!
She's like a Jessica Rabbit in person!

You should keep playing cupid with Dahlia!

Becca and Dahlia sitting in a tree!

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TJ quickly snapped out of it to move to help lug his big brother out to the big house, realizing bigger folks had the load he changed his plans once more.

"Will run ahead... make sure they get some of that yellow brosia for him."

He smirked for moment from some unseen thought before turning on his heel and headed to the big house

Guess he really was more of a lover than a fighter like he always said...

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TJ had been thinking for a minute as the ball bounced in roughly the same place, he let it fall as there seemed to be no real movement for teams. He came up with a way to put the Aphrodite kids on the other side, maybe he could spike Levi with a big shot.. or if he was spectating catch him in the crowd.

He trekked over to James to see if they could get the teams moving, he was getting bored and all the old folks were getting talky and loud and no one was even looking like they were here for the game.... as he got close he put his plan into place, he spoke up with his suggestion "Boy god parents versus Girl god parents?"

It was at that point that he looked back and saw the noise was getting even more hectic and he lost his track of any game or team plans.

It wasn't as much fun as getting his revenge but maybe Levi would get caught up in the ruckus as he looked to be loud and in the middle of it!

TJ had spent the last few weeks lurking, sulking and plotting around the Hermes campers, both during their cabin activities and also around the potion making room in the back of the cabin itself. Before it had been dabbling, a way to see what could be cooked up but now he had more nefarious plans, having started to work through some of the books in the cabin and even discussing tips and tricks with Tristan, Hecate being another cabin skilled in this art.

His first few weeks of camp had definitely had an effect on him, both in shape and determination. Before this he had been a country hang about back in Ohio, the amount of active time around the camp had added tone and litheness that he had initially been so jealous of on many of the other Hermes campers.

TJ quietly left his tactical rucksack at the side of the volleyball field with a clink of potion vials, taking the time to suck in a breath and holding it in he headed out towards the others. He also seemed to have a sense of determination with his jaw set and a look of challenge at the rest of those looking ready to play and a snide glare just for a moment over at the notorious asshat Levi but that seemed to be hidden about as soon as it showed.

He nodded to some of the other camps who had shown up as he ge grabbed one of the volleyballs lying around and started to go through some basic warm ups with some keepie uppies in (roughly) one place, his agility and coordination from his godly father definitely beginning to shine through..

TJ realized ho much the complaining as not going to make his sound as awesome as he was and tried to reel it back in a bit. "Yeah.. Its all good just alot of muscles I didnt know I had hurtin. I mean I can do em - just getting used to em that smarts.." he said with a grin. 

TJ listened and started to come to terms in his own head that this was the weaker styles of magics "Woooow, thats super nifty" it took most of what will he had not to test out the potion he had managed to brew in the cabin and see how it measured up. He looked around at the noise and heard how far Tristan had managed to get away from him. With this and the revelation this was weak magics his jaw just hung open.

He pulled the vial out. It was filled with black heavy liquid, moving and crashing like a storm within it and looked at it, the temptation to give it a go obvious on his face. "I gotta try this one - I followed all the steps and think I got all the bits right, it bubbled over a bit but for a smoke bomb its probably all good, just a bit more mist to add to the mix" he said with his grin going back across his face. "Only hassle as the smoke and storm I dropped into the back of the cabin but I fixed it in the end.." he had a look of annoyance as he remember the hours of cleaning having chased the worst of it out the open windows.

At the potion of getting more smoke bombs the temptation was quick to cross his face but quickly vanished, "I wish, I gotta learn this as part of the cabin.." he dropped into a bit more of a mocking attempt at the other Hermes campers "your dads god of innovation... a gift you have been given.. powers of alchemy" he shook his head "But its easy and how much you need to keep an eye on it." he wondered if working with the mage camper would be allowed, he wasn't quite sure what kind of secrets were allowed outside of the cabin or not, but if they hadn't told him to keep it secret it couldn't be his fault.

"But if you can keep a secret I got my first ninja assignment, I gotta work out a good prank as part of of one of those right of passage thing" he said proudly, he had heard about cool rights and plans when you joined a secret society or ninja team and was feeling like this would be an awesome accomplishment once he pulled it off "from being an unasssigh... un ass.. general camper type to being a full Hermes cabin member" his grin was solidly back as he told Tristan of his mini quest "Its why I worked all yesterday to make me one of these!" he said proudly showing off the ninja storm vial.

Well - Maybe you have been stalking horror boy (Gael Masterson) for more than just a story!

Erghh.. anyone that not that Levi asshat!

TJ just glided past his need to remember the magic boys name (...something T-ish) happy enough to find a good spot to lean up against to be outta sight and catch up with him. He was kinda amazed at all the magic he could just do, he was only learning a bit about the Hermes powers but they seemed to be alot more hassles and training intensive - these seems to just come outta the books.

"This place is just so much though, theres always someone telling me where to go or what we are running off to next." he said with a bit of a huff "an I just cleaned up the alchemy station after it bubbled over an now its clean time of all the bunks again! this is supposed to be a break..." he realized he was complaining again, not that he didn't have plenty to complain about, he was down to the last of the supplies he had brought with him and wasn't sure ho long he could hide out before the tidy crew showed up..

As the conversation moved over to magic his eyes lit up though "Yeah! more magic sounds super fun - what kinda thing you been learning" He had seen disappearing things and flying for a bit and was definitely curious on what was  "and I think I just about got a smoke bomb out of the potions station, it kinda looked like it did in the picture.. I'm gonna be ready like a ninja the next time dead things shown up" he mimed throwing down a smoke bomb "Whoosh!"

TJ's jaw hung open with the routine way Tristan threw about his magics. He had never really cared for books and they sure as heck hand never cared for him but seeing one vanish was cool and vindicating as it blended into the air.

"Yup.. TJ. Good to see you again." He looked back over his shoulder to check none of the hermes mob had followed him "Just laying low before the fireworks plan tonight, I have aches and pains in muscles I didn't even know I had. Those archery bows as heavier than they look as well." he said massaging a bicep. He had run around a chunk back in Ohio but nothing like this - the camp was pretty nonstop with climbing and fighting and shooting, and this was on top of all the cabin eleven powers they kept talking about. Everyone else must ether by fitness fanatics or dying of pain as well.

He took the time to put the tree in the way of the big house and his cabin "So getting a bit of breather for now. How about you - been good since the flag day?"

TJ had gotten only about twenty or so waddling paces back towards the Hermes cabin as he kept muttering under his breath. He really hadn't expected anyone to come after him after he found himself in his weird shrunken outfit as Emberlynn chased up he had to struggle not to fall over, Hermes demigod or not he was barely able to move in the outfit and even that took squeaks of pain.

He looked around in surprise as EmberLynn and just about managed to get out a few words.. "Ow..   just a stoopid outfit... stoopid asshat..  can't take a prank." he was still wincing with tears every step or two "  Guess everyone...  was looking at.. the tiny clothes" he whelped.  "Gonna sort.. new clothes" as he kept trying to make his way to the Hermes cabin.

TJ slowly began to recall the last of the time that had elapsed, he had been up in the tree and he had been ready to drop another balloon straight on.. wait no.. he hadn't done that though.. something about whispering...

He took an angry look around but even the motion of twisting caused his some tight troubles downstairs, with a small yelp he started to move to push his way back through the crowd, he looked like he would have started to bolt in that direction if he could have but each step seemed to be careful and restricted.

Under his breath he started to mutter with each step "Stupid asshat... deserved to be soaked... deserves everything else... deserves to be torn apart by killer clowns..." tears were slowly starting to build in his eyes but it was hard even for him to tell if this was due to the embarrassment or the constrictions as he tried to stomp away.

TJ moved in a trance almost through the throng of campers until he had gotten to the water front. his outfit slowly morphing and shrinking around his form, the vest he had rolling up until it had cleared his midriff and what had once been full cargo trousers had crept inch by inch up his legs till his steps were stiff and almost looked like he needed to pee.

He pushed the last step to the edge of the water and yelled at the top of his lungs  "Girls are all horrible and have cooties!" he shouted at the top of his voice... his mind seemed to try to follow what should have been a simple enough command but he was having trouble with it. he looks up and around "... and i want to do kissy things like all the grown ups!"

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TJ found himself standing in the middle of the fireworks lot as another rocket burst with light above him he had been up in the tree a minute ago watching the show last he remembered. He looked around at the faces staring from the lakeside at him. "What you all looking at?" he said as he glared around. He felt uncomfortable and tried to pull his trousers back into place, only to realize the nights breeze was catching across his bare stomach and the trousers were now short shorts that had ridden up way too high... He looked around in bewilderment for the moment...

TJ saw Levi running up and knew it was now or never, dropping the balloon he had been holding directly downwards in their direction. As it dropped though he couldn't quite make out the words around all of the fireworks and the activity and the thudding of his heart with all the activity. "What?" But for some reason all he could think of was getting a little closer to properly hear what the angry camper had been trying to say. Soon he was beginning to pick his way nimbly down branch by branch... just till he could hear it at least..

[GM rights via Levi on this one - because chaos]

"No way pretty boy!" he said throwing the backpack over the shoulder and beginning to scamper around and higher into the tree branches. He told himself this as to make sure Ember didn't get too caught up in the struggle but as much as that he knew that from a good vantage point he could drop a couple more before he caught up. He was only now realizing how much of his skills in climbing and scampering about were all from his godly father but he was enjoying them to their fullest now. 

As he got to a good point where he thought he could hop from tree to tree based on the high branches he took the time to look down. The way Levi reacted he knew that the Aphrodite camper was solidly on the asshat list and from the sniggers he could hear from the couple of the Hermes campers he knew that his task was completed. He didn't quite grab out another balloon but the temptation was there already along with his usual cheeky grin.

[GM rights via Levi on this one - because chaos]