True Heroism! The Olympian Way! Session 7. Period 3

[olympian-herc.livejournal.com]

For today's final, Hercules again directed the class into the Danger Shop.

"We have done many things, fought dragons, rescued kittens, designed outfits. But this class is also about the Olympian way, so today we go to the great deeds of Olympic heroes. And I don't mean those of Jesse Owens, whose deeds were that of legend as well."

He grinned as he gestured to what lay ahead of them. In front of the class was a big wooden door, the kind one would normally expect in front of a dungeon. But surely they'd done a dungeon already?

"Ahead of you lies the mighty labyrinth, that which Theseus conquered," Hercules said. "Ah, but you are thinking, 'Hercules, why not one of your own triumphs?'. Those I am saving for my fall class. This... this is a classic. You should be happy I did not pick Icarus! Though... Warren here would be at an unfair advantage, there." He laughed.

"The task is almost sheer elegance in its simplicity," Hercules said. "Get to the center of the labyrinth, where there is punch and pie."

He pressed open the doors to the labyrinth.

"Oh, and there is a minotaur in there. And some trolls. And a few goblins. Just to make it interesting."

He laughed, and gestured for the class to enter.

"I shall see you at the center!"

[ooc: OCD first, por favor Open class! Woo!]

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Sign In

[olympian-herc.livejournal.com]

Like you were promised punch and pie.

Re: Sign In

[wwiii]

Warren Worthington III

Talk Amongst Yourselves/Prepare to Set Out

[olympian-herc.livejournal.com]

Why yes, if you take a look around the chamber before you head in, there are sticks of chalk and balls of string.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves/Prepare to Set Out

[wwiii]

Warren was here. Warren was totally here. See how here he was?

... He was kind of difficult to miss, what with all of his feathers having been dyed such lovely colors of the rainbow. From the back, he looked more like the forbidden lovechild of an angel and a gay macaw.

He was kind of just hoping that nobody would notice while he scooped up a few balls of string.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves/Prepare to Set Out

[withasword.livejournal.com]

A few pieces of chalk and one ball of string got tucked into Kate's belt while she considered the idea of what she'd do against a freaking minotaur without her sword... Those things were supposed to be huge.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves/Prepare to Set Out

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

Percy didn't know what the sticks of chalk and string were for but he grabbed one anyway. Considering he himself had actually just gone through a labyrinth a few months ago, he figured this task would be cake.

Of course, he'd had Annabeth and Rachel Elizabeth Dare with him then and now he didn't so...maybe he was overconfident.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves/Prepare to Set Out

[twintuitionist.livejournal.com]

Juliet wasn't sure what to do with the chalk and the string, but everyone else was grabbing them so she did too.

She was really hoping somebody else would kill the minotaur before she had to.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves/Prepare to Set Out

[swordsandsoccer.livejournal.com]

Well, this was a story Dolf certainly knew. Knew it well enough to secure some string and some sticks of chalk, actually, while he frowned at the labyrinth itself.

He'd gotten lost in worse places, he reminded himself.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves/Prepare to Set Out

[longislandiceme]

While Bobby was by no means a scholar of myth, hanging around supposedly mythological figures meant he picked up a few things, like the point of the string and chalk. So he pocketed some... while trying not to snicker too much every time he glanced over at Warren.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves/Prepare to Set Out

[richieryan.livejournal.com]

Richie hadn't exactly spent any time at all studying mythology, so he wasn't sure what was up with the string and chalk. He figured they might come in handy though, and that it probably wasn't coincidence that they were there, so he slipped a few sticks of chalk into a pocket and grabbed a ball of string as well.

Enter the Labyrinth

[olympian-herc.livejournal.com]

It is sadly devoid of Goblin Kings in tight, tight pants.

It is, however, full of tall stone walls and winding mazey passages.

Re: Enter the Labyrinth

[wwiii]

Right. So, big, deep maze. Not too bad, except for how there wasn't much room for Warren to stretch his wings in here.

Not that he really wanted to, at the moment. He was more concerned about avoiding the worst of the monsters that were running around in here, and laying down his string so that he could backtrack if necessary.

Re: Enter the Labyrinth

[withasword.livejournal.com]

Kate's fingers kept creeping towards her silver needles. Knowing there were things in there was enough to keep her on her toes. There were so many windy corners for things to hide behind in a place like this. The idea of getting lost was less concerning.

Of course, they wouldn't really hurt her, she was sure. It wasn't real. But getting jumped out of nowhere and not being prepared would be embarassing.

Re: Enter the Labyrinth

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

Right, time to go in. With the chalk and string tucked away, Percy tugged his jacket tighter around him and stepped inside. The good thing about this labyrinth was that he didn't expected Luke, his Luke, to possibly be lurking.

And those thoughts of Luke had to be banished now lest he think about other things.

Re: Enter the Labyrinth

[trigons_child]

Raven didn't consider it cheating to use her gifts to get to the center of the labyrinth. She wanted to avoid a fight, after all, so she concentrated, seeking out the emotional signature of their teacher, and teleported.

Re: Enter the Labyrinth

[thinkbetterofme.livejournal.com]

Faramir had the strangest feeling he'd done this before. More specifically, he'd done this before only four days ago.

So with some chalk and a sword, he headed into the labyrinth.

Re: Enter the Labyrinth

[richieryan.livejournal.com]

Richie would not have been overly excited to see a tight-panted Goblin King, so he wouldn't be too disappointed, even if he had known about the possibility.

He also wasn't too excited about the dark, creepy maze, but he wasn't going to let on about that. Maybe he'd tag the walls with chalk instead of just marking them for directional purposes. That would detract from the creepiness at least.

Encounter Beasts!

[olympian-herc.livejournal.com]

Terrible Trolls! Gibbering goblins! One seriously beefy minotaur!

[ooc: Either mod your own adventure or hit me up for NPCing!]

Re: Encounter Beasts!

[wwiii]

Warren's first line of defense was effectively nonfunctional so long as anything cornered him through some of the more dense areas of the maze, where he couldn't spread his wings.

That said, if anything did corner him while he was creeping along those corridors, he had a second line of defense that he wouldn't hesitate to use. Well. Wouldn't hesitate much to use.

He really needed to clip those claws or something.

Reach the Center // Celebrate!

[olympian-herc.livejournal.com]

Once you reach the center of the labyrinth, there is in fact a banquet table set out with a large punch bowl and several pies. The teacher sits at the head of the table, drinking from a large mug.

Also, Hercules will be greeting and talking with each student in turn as they arrive. He's so proud of you all.

Re: Reach the Center // Celebrate!

[wwiii]

Warren looked only a little frazzled by the time he'd found his way to the center of the maze. Too many enclosed spaces lately meant that the first thing he did once he was out in the open again was stretch, and with the wingspan he had, he could do some pretty serious stretching.

He would thank people to not comment on the rainbow plumage. He was still trying to figure out what to do about that.

Re: Reach the Center // Celebrate!

[trigons_child]

Raven appeared in a puff of black smoke.

It totally wasn't cheating, thank you very much.

Re: Reach the Center // Celebrate!

[thinkbetterofme.livejournal.com]

Faramir had somehow managed to avoid the minotaur, which he did not mind so much as fighting one minotaur a week seemed rather plenty enough... Not that the troll which he had encountered was all that much better.

At least it had been rather slow, and he was left wondering if these trolls were in any manner related to the trolls back in Gondor. Not that he'd been able to ask as the thing had been rather intent on trying to hammer into the ground.

It was a rather dusty looking Faramir who made his way to the center, wishing he would have taken a spear with him rather than just a sword.

Talk to the Teacher

[olympian-herc.livejournal.com]

In case you have other things to address with him.

OOC

[olympian-herc.livejournal.com]

You've all been so very awesome. Thank you very much for making Herc's first semester so awesome.

As always, I'm about to make sleepy time, but I'll be around tomorrow!

Re: OOC

[wwiii]

Warren wouldn't mind a creature of your choosing while he wanders through the maze, please! At your leisure, sir!