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          when jason first arrived at campus, the last thing on his mind was decorating his bedroom, merely pulling in the essentials to make it a livable space : a pallet bed, a desk, a bookshelf, a nightstand. the walls remained untouched, and soon enough jason became accustomed to their blankness, almost enjoying it much as he enjoyed a good untarnished expanse of ice. he didn’t own much, still doesn’t own much, his clothes more than comfortably fitting in his closet and negating the need for a wardrobe, meaning clutterness never was going to be a problem. blues and greys predominate the room, with his sheets, blankets, and sheer gray curtains that still let in light when drawn — rarely does he not start the day with the sun. some of his furniture is wood, others black metal — not all of it really matches perfectly and jason is alright with that. boring, dull, blank, sterile : that’s the way his bedroom remained for all of his first year at eonia and probably the way it might have stayed if not for lyra ( @lyraeu​ ).

          lyra found jason’s bedroom to be horrifying to say the least, making it her mission to add personalized touches. it might as well have been her right considering how much TIME she ended up spending there. up until then, a photo of him with his mother was the only sign of a personalized touch — well, that and kraken who spent many hours of the day sleeping on jason’s bed. but soon they were accompanied by two strings of photographs above his bed, almost EXCLUSIVELY photos of jason and lyra ( more than fair, considering it was all her doing ), and a couple of lyra’s selfies carefully handpicked. yes, it’s made for some... interesting conversations if jason ever brings someone back to the poseidon house unfamiliar with their dynamic but he still hasn’t taken them down. over the months, though, jason has swapped out a couple of photos. her other order of business was to string up fairy lights over both of his windows. jason feels like he’s always turning them off, but again, they have remained up.

          he has added a few other framed pictures to the one with his mother : one with the eonia hockey team, another just him and sebastian ( @sebastianeu ), and one more with his mother and stepfather — all of them are now on his still-mostly empty bookcase that sometimes doubles as a table to set things on when he comes in. the picture frames share the bookcase with a purple orchid that was a gift from sebastian to brighten up his room, behind it still lies a sticky note that reads ‘ water every monday :)) ’ that sebastian left along with the flower. sticky notes from lyra and sebastian aren’t uncommon around his room. jason’s gym bag almost always sits ready to go next to the bookcase, the one or two pairs of shoes he wears most often on the mat. there remains plenty of wide open space in his room, which turns out is perfect for doing yoga in.

› 01. do they have a room to themselves, or do they have a sibling for a roommate?

as a child of the big three, jason has his own room, though with the frequency that lyra drops by to nap he might as well share it with her.

› 02. where do they land on the messy vs. organized spectrum?

jason is very organized. granted, he doesn’t have a ton of things in the first place, but he’s almost meticulous where everything goes and always neatly makes his bed every morning. lyra often leaves sticky notes if she misses him, but he always knows when she’s been around because the covers are rumpled.

› 03. what does their room say about their personality?

well... 

jason often isn’t forthcoming with his inner thoughts, and his room lacking many personal touches does sort of reflect that. the cleanness and lack of clutter is also something he often seeks in his own mind where the opposite is often true.

› 04. how does their college room compare to their room back home?

          jason’s room back in saguenay is a bit more cluttered, just from things from his childhood and such, but the walls are almost just as blank and it is still very neat. after the accident, jason stripped his room of any memory of the past, taking down posters and throwing out photos ( though his mom secretly took them out of the trash and has them in a box ). 

› 05. how much time do they spend in their room?

          it’s a modest amount of time jason spends in his room : often outside, at the rink, hanging out with someone, or studying somewhere else in the poseidon house. only when he needs to be alone or sleep does he retreat to his room.

› 06. how do they feel about others entering their space?

          in spite of the fact that jason’s room does very little to reflect his inner thoughts, he doesn’t like people entering his room. there are a few that get passes to this, namely his two best friends —lyra and sebastian. his sisters usually mind their own business... for the most part.

› 07. do they often keep the door open or closed?

          though jason doesn’t like people in his room, he doesn’t lock it when he’s not there and it is often left ajar. this is mostly to afford kraken the ability to wander around the house as she wishes. when jason is present in his room, his door is almost always closed.

› 08. have they kept anything from their childhood rooms as adults?

001.    how  did  your  muse  find  out  about  being  a  demigod,    and  how  did  they  react    ?

          clarisse  has  always  been  under  the  impression  that  she  was  not  like  other  children    (    albeit,    mostly  because  her  brother  would  tell  her  that  she  wasn’t    )    but  she  didn’t  know  the  full  extent  of  it  until  she  was  around  fifteen  years  old.

          as  a  child,    clarisse  was  very  flippant  with  her  powers  as  she  was  never  explicitly  taught  to  hide  them  and  she  would  often  use  them  when  she  wasn’t  supposed  to.    one  of  those  times  was  during  a  field  trip  to  paris.    she  was  in  the  jardin  des  tuileries  with  her  class    ⸺    a  very  exposed  setting  for  one  so  young  and  powerful    ⸺    when  she  decided  to  use  her  cryokinesis  to  turn  the  water  in  one  of  the  fountains  to  ice.    very  quickly,    she  was  discovered  by  the  harpy,    aello,    who  wanted  to  get  back  at  khione  for  betraying  gaea,    wife  of  tartarus.    though  she  managed  to  scare  aello  away  with  her  powers,    clarisse  was  left  incredibly  shaken  by  the  whole  ordeal.

          upon  her  arrival  back  to  her  home  in  avignon,    her  parents  decided  to  inform  his  daughter  of  her  true  heritage.    at  first,    it  was  a  shock  to  the  system    ⸺    of  course  it  was.    how  often  does  anyone  learn  that  they’re  the  daughter  of  a  goddess    ?    ⸺    but  slowly  it  began  to  make  sense  to  her  why  she  had  these  unexplainable  powers  and  why  she  always  felt  at  home  in  the  cold  and  the  knowledge  became  something  of  a  comfort  to  her.

002.    how  does  your  muse’s  mortal  family  feel  about  them  being  a  demigod    ?

          it’s  a  complicated  matter.    her  parents  love  her  dearly  and  her  mother  often  likes  to  say  that  clarisse  is  her  petit  miracle  when  she’s  had  a  good  day,    but  her  siblings  are  somewhat  indifferent  nowadays.    sébastien  was  incredibly  jealous  when  they  were  little  because  her  powers  often  gained  a  lot  of  attention  from  their  parents  and  he  frequently  wished  he  could  have  her  abilities  for  himself.    he  was  something  of  a  bully  towards  her,    especially  after  she  was  officially  claimed  by  khione  in  her  teens,    but  fortunately,    he’s  mellowed  out  now.    josie,    on  the  other  hand,    has  always  been  super  relaxed  about  it,    and  even  almost  admiring  of  her  sister’s  abilities.    but  she’s  always  looked  up  to  clarisse  in  general  so  it  wouldn’t  have  changed  her  opinion  much  either  way,    and  being  much  younger  than  both  clarisse  and  sébastien,    she  doesn’t  remember  when  clarisse  was  told  so  she’s  always  known  her  sister  was  a  demigod.

003.    when  did  they  get  claimed  by  their  godly  parent    ?

          in  a  way,    clarisse  has  always  been  claimed  by  khione,    but  it  was  never  made  official  until  she  started  attending  camp  starke.    it  was  a  very  delayed  reaction,    with  many  of  the  camp  members  wondering  which  god  could  have  been  her  parent  since  khione  isn’t  exactly  well - known  in  that  region.    a  lot  of  people  thought  she  might  have  been  a  daughter  of  apollo  or  even  aphrodite,    given  her  optimistic  personality  and  blatant  beauty,    and  were  quite  surprised  when  she  was  claimed  by  neither  but  rather  by  khione  instead.

004.    did  they  attend  camp    ?

          as  a  summer  resident  at  camp  starke  in  airolo,    switzerland  for  three  years,    clarisse  thrived.    she  was  a  very  trusted  member  within  the  camp  and  took  part  in  both  the  organisation  and  distribution  of  roles  during  events.    as  one  of  the  oldest  camp  members,    it  was  usually  clarisse  who  was  assigned  to  look  after  the  younger  children  since  she  usually  had  a  few  hours  free  throughout  the  day.    she  wasn’t  the  most  fond  of  any  sort  of  weapons  training  they  had  since  she’s  generally  not  the  most  combative  and  doesn’t  particularly  like  handling  weapons,    but  she  enjoyed  joining  in  with  their  games  and  camp  traditions.    clarisse  had  always  been  very  much  a  city  girl  and  is  used  to  being  the  only  person  with  powers  for  miles,    so  being  in  the  wilderness  around  dozens  of  other  children  like  her  opened  up  her  eyes  a  little.    (    she  still  prefers  the  city,    though.    that  will  never  change.    )

005.    was  your  muse  ever  sent  on  any  quests    ?

          there  was  only  ever  one  quest.    during  clarisse’s  last  year  at  camp  stark,    there  was  were  rumours  that  the  muses  had  stopped  performing  for  the  gods.    about  three  weeks  into  her  stay,    the  camp  director  suggested  to  clarisse  that  she  may  visit  the  oracle  for  the  first  time  where  she  was  told  this  prophecy  with  the  intention  of  following  its  instructions    :

un  enfant  de  l’hiver  et  un  enfant  de  la  terre, chassera  le  vent  et  trouvera  leur  valeur. bien  que  ces  deux  visages  familiers  se  recontrent la  fin  du  voyage  n’est  peut - être  pas  douce. car  un  choix  crucial  doit - il  faire, pour  trouver  ce  qui  est  perdu  ou  tout  mettre  en  jeu.

          so  clarisse  and  another  camp  member  headed  west,    following  the  east  wind  to  the  pyrenees  where  they  would  through  the  mountains  by  car  as  it  would  be  easier  than  going  through  the  cities.    it  had  been  explained  to  them  prior  that  the  diadem  of  mnemosyne  had  been  stolen  from  calliope  after  a  performance  in  olympus,    and  that  they  were  expected  to  retrieve  it  before  zeus  found  out.    not  wanting  to  risk  the  wrath  of  the  god  of  skies,    they  were  given  a  seven - day  deadline  and  were  told  to  return  within  the  week.    they  returned  by  day  six  after  having  killed  a  nemean  lion  and  narrowly  escaping  the  grasps  of  both  scylla  and  charybdis.    the  diadem  had  been  found  in  a  temple  on  the  pic  des  spijeoles,    where  it  was  revealed  that  eris  had  stolen  it  to  get  back  at  calliope  who  had  been  caught  sneaking  around  with  harmionia’s  husband.    nevertheless,    both  clarisse  and  her  companion  were  rewarded  for  their  troubles    (    clarisse  with  a  pair  of  ballet  slippers  that  never  wear  down    )    and  they  gained  honours  from  the  muses.

006.    what’s  their  relationship  with  their  godly  parent    ?

          khione  has  been  in  and  out  of  the  prouvaires’  lives  since  before  clarisse  was  born  and  has  been  present  throughout  her  life,    whether  physically  or  not.    it’s  known  that  khione  kept  tabs  on  clarisse  and  would  send  her  small  gifts  for  her  birthdays  and  achievements.    she  would  often  appear  to  them  during  their  annual  ski  trip  to  the  swiss  alps,    where  she  was  always  introduced  as  a  family  friend.    needless  to  say,    clarisse  is  a  little  bit  biased  when  it  comes  to  khione  and  does  not  like  to  hear  a  bad  word  against  her.    although  she  knows  that  the  goddess  has  done  wrong  in  the  past,    she  often  overlooks  that  in  favour  of  her  affections  and  insists  that  she  has  changed.    to  this  day,    she  still  sees  khione  at  least  once  a  year,    and  she  still  receives  gifts  from  her,    but  only  on  her  birthday.

007.    your  muse’s  favourite  part  about  being  a  demigod    ?

          i  wouldn’t  say  there’s  any  one  particular  thing  that  clarisse  likes  above  all  else,    but  if  she  had  to  choose,    it’s  probably  her  siblings.    she’s  a  very  big  family  person  at  heart  and  has  always  made  an  effort  to  get  along  with  her  siblings,    both  mortal  and  demigod.    she  loves  that  her  family  does  nothing  but  grow,    and  she  loves  that  she  gets  to  share  a  house  with  them  and  there  are  people  who  she  can  look  up  to  and  who  can  look  up  to  her.    she  never  has  to  feel  alone  when  she  lives  with  the  knowledge  that  there  are  others  like  her  and  that  she  even  shares  blood  with  some  of  them.    she’s  also  very  fond  of  her  cryokinesis.    it’s  such  a  large  part  of  her  that  she  truly  wouldn’t  know  what  she’d  be  without  it.

008.    your  muse’s  least  favourite  part  about  being  a  demigod    ?           trigger  warning    :    anxiety.

          the  constant  fear  of  being  hunted  down  by  a  monster.    albeit,    she  doesn’t  have  to  worry  so  much  now  that  she’s  at  eonia  and  she  knows  she  is  protected  and  safe,    but  in  the  six  months  between  her  attack  and  starting  university,    she  was  living  in  a  state  of  near - constant  paranoia  that  she    (    or  her  family    )    would  be  attacked  again  and  it’s  not  something  she  ever  wishes  to  repeat.    she  has  had  panic  attacks  in  the  past  over  it  and  still  gets  nightmares  from  time  to  time,    but  at  this  point,    it’s  a  somewhat  irrational  fear,    since  she  knows  that  there  are  demigods  who  have  definitely  had  it  worse  than  her.    regardless,    it’s  still  very  real  to  clarisse  and  she  attends  therapy  every  month  just  to  keep  it  all  in  check.    she’s  also  become  a  little  dependent  on  people    (    mainly  her  friends  and  loved  ones    )    ever  since  the  harpies  attacked  her  and  doesn’t  often  like  to  be  left  alone.    that’s  not  something  a  stranger  would  ever  realise  about  her,    but  close  friends  and  family  members  definitely  have  in  the  past.

009.    what’s  your  muse’s  weapon  and  battle  proficiency    ?

› 01. what’s your muse’s favorite piece of clothing in their wardrobe?

possibly her first pair of roller skates from when she joined eonia. they’re a fun reminder of when she learned a new hobby via her loved ones. she had spent all night decorating them to fit her personal taste.

› 02. what are your muse’s favorite colors to wear?

elena typically tries to give all colors some love when it comes to her wardrobe, but it especially consists of a lot of pastel pinks, yellows, blues, and purples. it is pretty rare for elena to wear an all-black outfit, with the exception of little black dresses.

› 03. do they prefer summer clothing or winter clothing?

she prefers summer clothing ! partly because winter clothing goes against her hoe agenda, but also partly because winters in miami are nothing much, so winter wear is practically worthless there.

› 04. how has their wardrobe evolved over the years?

her daily wardrobe has involved to include more jewelry, dresses, and skirts. up until mid high school, she mostly stuck to jeans paired with a colorful top, and saved the rest for special outings.

› 05. do they have any style icons or anything else they’re inspired by?

elena can draw inspiration from anything she sees, but her style is heavily influenced by social media -- particularly instagram and pinterest. she probably has a few style icons but her mun knows nothing about fashion and can’t be bothered rn.

› 06. do they like to accessorize? if so, what do they usually wear?

she loves to accessorize and believes the right accessories can pull an outfit together. she has many cheap necklaces, earrings, anklets, bracelets and rings for everyday wear, but she has a few pricey pieces that she saves for better occasions. 

› 07. where do they usually shop? specific stores, a specific kind of store (ie. thrift store vs designer), or do they make their own?

songs in the original playlist include:

Iron Man by Black Sabbath

Mr. Roboto by Styx

Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles

This Simulation Is A Good One by Nate Mercereau

Holograms by M83

A Glorious Dawn by Carl Sagan

My Body Is a Cage by Arcade Fire

Automatic (feat. Jenn Wasner) by Big Data

+9 songs from p's official hephaestus playlist: 

EVERYONE  HAS  STANDARDS    :    mimi  has  a  big  reputation  for  taking  things  to  the  next  level.    she’s  mischievous,    loud,    and  somewhat  of  a  prankster,    and  while  it’s  all  in  good  fun,    there  are  some  things  that  even  she  won’t  do.    for  example,    she  tends  to  not  bother  people  who  she  knows  cannot  handle  her  teasing    (    i.e.  people  who  are  too  nice  or  way  too  innocent    ),    preferring  to  stick  to  those  who  are  of  equal  footing  to  her  but  are  easy  to  agitate  or  quick  to  rile  up.    even  she  wouldn’t  prank  a  child  or  the  elderly  without  good  reason,    or  go  so  far  as  to  cause  serious  physical  pain  and  injury  to  her    (    often  unwilling    )    victim.    she  might  be  a  troublemaker  but  she’s  not  completely  without  morals.

REBELLIOUS  SPIRIT    :    authority  is  mimi’s  least  favourite  word  and  she  very  much  makes  a  point  of  letting  the  whole  world  know  how  she  feels  about  it.    the  minute  you  put  down  any  sort  of  rule  or  regulation  in  front  of  her,    you  know  she’ll  be  heading  in  the  opposite  direction.    simply  put,    mimi  does  not  fare  well  with  responsibility.    aside  from  handing  out  free  smoothies  to  her  friends  when  she  has  a  shift  at  berry  bliss,    mimi  simply  refuses  to  attend  ra  meetings    (    much  to  their  chagrin    ),    and,    in  the  past,    turned  down  quests  and  ignored  advice  on  how  to  hone  her  abilities,    just  to  get  back  at  her  father.    on  top  of  that,    she’s  dropped  out  of  several  majors  in  the  last  five  years  and  has  a  tendency  to  skip  classes  that  don’t  pique  her  interest.    what  can  she  say    ?    she’s  a  slacker,    get  used  to  it.

DEADPAN  SNARKER    :    while  people  may  often  mistake  her  for  being  all  brawn  and  no  brain  thanks  to  the  rep  that  ares  house  has  made  for  itself  in  the  past,    mimi  never  fails  to  make  a  witty  comeback,    regardless  of  the  situation.    she  has  a  habit  of  mumbling  comments  under  her  breath  or  just  loud  enough  for  the  person  beside  her  to  hear.    most  of  the  time,    she  says  them  to  get  a  reaction  from  the  people  around  her,    whether  to  make  them  laugh  or  press  all  their  buttons,    but  she  can  never  resist  the  opportunity  to  make  banter  with  someone.    if  she  roasts  you,    it  usually  means  that  she  cares.

NOBODY  CALLS  ME    “  CHICKEN  ”    !    :    be  it  the  ares  in  her  blood  or  her  stubborn  attitude,    but  if  you  goad  mimi  into  a  challenge,    she  will  always  try  to  one - up  you.    she’s  a  very  competitive  person  by  nature,    and  it’s  perhaps  one  of  the  few  ways  she  has  taken  after  her  father.    many  of  her  childhood  years  were  spent  at  the  local  arcade  with  her  cousin,    trying  to  beat  kids  who  were  double  her  size  and  older  than  her  in  age  in  a  game  of  tekken  or  street  fighter.    she  takes  bets  very  seriously  and  absolutely  despises  losing.    while  she  often  makes  out  that  she  cares  very  little,    she  will  go  the  extra  mile  it  if  means  she  will  win.

(    note    :    this  trope  is  subverted  when  you  take  into  consideration  her  view  on  quests.    )

WHY  WE  CAN’T  HAVE  NICE  THINGS    :    if  there’s  one  thing  mimi  knows  in  life,    it’s  the  disappointment  that  comes  with  keeping  your  hopes  up.    she’s  used  to  losing  the  things  that  makes  her  happy,    people  she  loves  or  has  befriended,    and  as  a  result,    she  now  makes  sure  to  steer  them  in  the  opposite  direction  before  they  even  get  the  chance  to  let  her  down.    the  vast  majority  of  her  relationships  are  kept  on  the  surface,    preferring  acquaintances  over  the  company  of  close  friends.    it’s  not  healthy  in  the  slightest  and  she  knows  that,    but  it’s  the  only  thing  she  really  knows,    and  in  her  eyes  it’s  easier  and  far  more  humane  than  watching  the  same  cycle  repeat  itself  for  the  hundredth  time.    it’s  probably  the  only  time  her  odikinesis  has  ever  come  in  handy  for  her,    even  if  she  hates  herself  for  it  once  the  storm  has  died  down.

THE  NAPOLEON    :    at  five  foot  three,    mimi  sits  just  below  the  average  height.    her  eyeline  usually  meets  people’s  shoulders,    and  she  frequently  has  to  climb  on  top  of  furniture  in  order  to  reach  things  that  are  out  of  her  height.    one  might  liken  her  to  a  terrier  in  the  sense  that  she  is  small  but  incredibly  bold,    often  using  her  height  to  her  advantage  when  people  get  in  her  way  or  annoy  her.    she’s  scrappy,    and  certainly  has  good  reason  to  let  her  rage  get  the  better  of  her    (    plus,    you  know,    the  literal  fury  bubbling  beneath  the  surface  that  she  inherited  from  her  dearest  father    ).    however,    contrary  to  popular  belief  and  in  spite  of  her  brazenness,    mimi  has  quite  the  laidback  personality  and  it  usually  takes  a  lot  for  actual  anger  to  be  incited.

HIDDEN  HEART  OF  GOLD    :    not  a  lot  of  people  get  to  see  the  softer  side  to  mimi’s  personality.    she  keeps  it  well  hidden  behind  a  maze  of  walls  that  she’s  slowly  been  putting  up  over  the  years,    and  tends  to  push  people  away  when  she  feels  they  are  getting  too  close.    that  being  said,    it  does  make  its  appearance  from  time  to  time.    beneath  her  loud  exterior,    are  some  very  genuine  and  heartfelt  emotions.    though  she’s  reckless  and  somewhat  abrasive  at  times,    mimi  is  also  quite  loyal  and  tends  to  put  her  friends’  feelings  way  above  her  own.    if  she  loves  you,    she’ll  never  push  you  too  hard  or  too  far,    and  even  though  she  may  not  always  show  it,    she  does  form  attachments  to  people  very  easily.    once  you  have  her  heart,    it’s  yours  forever.