Astrid quirked a brow at Axel's response, "Are we at least going to set a date for this...date? she asked, "I have to know when I need to clear my calendar, I'm sure this will be an all day event." she quipped. From the little she had seen of the other demigod, it seemed as though he was the type of person to plan something large and extravagant, especially considering his response. She wasn't even sure what she'd wear for a date where he planned on teaching her how to use knives, her cooking spaghetti and possibly a nap.

When her laughter died down, Hawke looked at Axel apologetically, "I'm sorry for misleading you, I didn't even realize that I had been misleading you." she apologized. He had just looked so crushed and she felt terrible because of it, "I forgot that you aren't really used to my sarcasm yet, so it probably came off as being genuine." she explained, rubbing the back of her neck awkwardly. "But I mean maybe that could happen, I can't know from just an hour of knowing you." she added, hoping it would give the other demigod at least a little bit of hope.

The blonde nodded, "That makes a lot of sense, I've got ADHD and I was getting tired of being in the same place just talking on the Principia." she admitted, "It's good to know I have a lesser chance of being killed then." she added with a bit of a laugh. It was a good feeling to know that something that had plagued her in the mortal world would benefit her here. "What can I say?" she said, replying to his comment about getting ahead of herself, "I tend to be proactive with stuff like that, and I'm always up to help." she shrugged.

Astrid scrunched her nose at being called Princess, "I guess you could hold my hand, only if it helps you sleep at night." she retorted, though she did think that it may help distract her from the pain a bit. There's no way a brand could be anything close to painless. The teen mused over his suggestion for a moment, "I guess I could also buy a tattoo for you, but you'd have to get us there, I don't know anything about this area." she reasoned, wondering what Axel was planning on getting (and where).

Hawke's stomach grumbled almost on queue as Axel pointed out the mess hall, "That would be absolutely fantastic, I'm starving." she admitted, "How does food even work here? I doubt you can just get stuff from mortal vendors." she reasoned, walking through the door that the taller demigod had so nicely held open for her with a mumbled 'thanks' under her breath. The girl took her hair out of her ponytail and began quickly braiding it like she did for most meals as she walked inside so she could avoid getting any food in her hair. She refused to get any food in the hair that she took care of so well.

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Astrid nodded, mentally making a note to not make any other plans next weekend, though she was sure she wouldn't make any due to her lack of friends at camp thus far. "Sounds good," she replied, "where do you want to meet, and what should I wear?" she asked, never one for skipping details like that. To be completely honest she wasn't sure what to wear, and figured Axel probably had something in mind either way, so she'd rather live up to his expectations than disappoint. The blonde also hoped she could find what she needed to make her famous spaghetti in camp, or she'd have to figure out how to go to the mortal world for groceries.

Hawke made a point of scoffing at the other demigods overexaggerated reaction, blowing a strand of hair out of her face in the process, "I take it back then, I'm not sorry" she joked with a laugh playing into his reaction. The teen scrunched her nose at his next reply, "You realize that by talking about yourself by this you could make yourself seem more amazing in my expectations of you than you actually are, and end up not meeting any of my expectations of you at all." she pointed out, doubting that he had seen where she was coming from.

The girl quirked her head to the side slightly, "Do your siblings share your mom or do they have other parents?" she inquired. She herself didn't have any siblings, at least from her dad, she didn't know if she had any half siblings here at camp, which happened to prompt her next question, "Does Victoria have other kids here?" she asked, a glimmer of hope in her blue eyes, "I don't have any at home, from my dad, I mean, so it'd be cool to have more family. she explained. On one side Hawke was curious as to what Axel's siblings were like, were they as flirty and forward as him? Why did they live in New Rome? She decided that those questions were better kept to herself instead of bothering him more.

Astrid followed the taller demigod to the seating, taking a seat next to him after he sat down and watching as he was given a pineapple pizza. The blonde scrunched her nose in disgust but chose not to comment on it as she didn't want to offend her new friend, at least not yet. "So how do I order?" she asked sheepishly as she rubbed her right forearm nervously, a habit she always had when adapting to new situations. She was hungry for the chicken tender meal she got from her favorite restaurant back home, with fries, a dinner roll and the best honey mustard. It wasn't the most sophisticated meal in the world, but it was comfort food for her. She doubted they'd have it here, considering nowhere else she ever went had the meal the way that restaurant made it. She also idly wondered if she'd be able to get something to drink seeing as Axel hadn't gotten anything with his pizza, a root beer would be so nice (even if it was unhealthy).

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Astrid laughed at Axel's note that she didn't miss anything, she was very detail oriented, primarily as a way to cope with her tendency to forget most things, so the more details the better as there was more of a chance of her remembering. "It's a good thing I'm into sports," she remarked with a smile, "I'm positive I wouldn't have anything to work out in otherwise." she noted, already getting ideas of what she'd wear together. No matter what she planned on wearing the Blackhawks Hoodie her dad had given her before she left. It was her favorite hoodie, and it reminded her of him.

Hawke bit her lip, she hadn't expected the other demigod to question her on the expectations she had for him, "Well you did say that my standards would be too high for most guys afterward, so that conveys that you'll do something amazing, or at least close to it." she shrugged, using his own words against him. To be honest, the blonde was actually a bit curious as to what standards the other demigod would impart to her, though she supposed anything would impress her considering her lack of experience in the dating field.

The teen quirked a brow, "Fraternal or identical?" she asked, knowing that there was a difference between twins from the set of twins that were on her hockey team at school, "They let mortals into camp?" she asked next, a bit surprised considering the secrecy they appeared to operate under from what she could tell. Hawke's expression fell, a bit disappointed that she didn't have any siblings. "Well I'll just have to make a lot of friends to make up the difference." she decided, determined not to let the fact that she didn't have siblings bring her down.

The blonde rolled her eyes at Axel's response to his heretic pizza, she could never get behind fruit on pizza, much less pineapple. "I'm not going to lie, as someone who grew up in Chicago for part of my life your taste in pizza wounds me." she jested before listening to his instructions on how to get food. She thought of the meal she had been wanting since she left her home in Milwaukee for the Wolf House, her favorite food from her favorite restaurant, Bakers Square. Soon the chicken tender meal with fries, dinner roll and honey mustard she had been craving was delivered in front of her, it even smelled like the food from back home. A glass of root beer with no ice (and no straw, she refused to use them because of their inability to biodegrade) appeared shortly afterward. The teen punched Axel in the shoulder, this time a bit harder, at his remark for her to hurry up, before eating the food that somehow tasted exactly like it did at home. "This is actual magic." she remarked before taking a drink of her root beer, "There's no way this should be able to taste like this, yet, here it is, exactly like it is at home." she commented, still amazed.

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Astrid scrunched her nose in thought as she tried to recall the various sports she played, "I mean, I play a lot of sports, I'm pretty good at most of them." she prefaced, "But I started gymnastics at age four," she began, starting to count on her fingers as she went, "hockey at age five-which my dad was very happy about, archery at age six-which I suppose isn't really a sport for me anymore, and volleyball shortly after." she explained. It didn't seem like a long list she supposed, but those were her focuses. Her mother may be Victoria, but every sport she did she worked her ass off to do well in.

Hawke shook her head, "What's so different about dating a demigod compared to a mortal?" she inquired, "It's not like we're that much different at the core, we're still people." she shrugged. In reality not much had changed besides maybe being more toned after training with Lupa at the Wolf House and moving to Camp Jupiter. Otherwise she was still the same person, just with some new perks. The thought made her wonder what children of Victoria could do if children of Venus could attract the other gender. It'd make sense if she could do some stuff as well."Don't forget that the date isn't just training, I still get to try to impress you with my world famous spaghetti, and the possible nap." she reminded.

The teen nodded in response to his explanation, "I don't know why, but I kind of assumed you were identical. For some reason you just seem like you'd use something like that to your advantage." she replied with a shrug. "Maybe I could meet your siblings sometime." she suggested, "It'd probably be good to know someone or at least have some connections in New Rome." she reasoned, though part of her just wanted to meet Axel's family, seeing as how highly he spoke of them. "It's nice that they let your sister stay," she added, "it must be really reassuring to know that she's safe."

Astrid made a face at the pizza, "Trust me, I've already tried that abomination you call pizza, and I definitely do not like it." she assured him. One of her teammate's dad was a chef at a pizza place, so she and the team always got to try the different types of pizza. "Well I didn't expect my favorite food from a restaurant halfway across the country to be available, tasting just like it does there." she reasoned. Other restaurants she went to never got close to this taste. The teen hastened herself, eating the rest of her food at a pace where she could taste it but quick enough for Axel's impatience. Finally she downed the rest of her root beer, chugging it so she didn't waste any, which she hoped didn't look too negatively on herself. "Where to next?" she questioned, tidying the dishes into a more feasible pile so whoever took them had an easier time collecting them.

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Astrid raised a brow, impressed at the other demigods list, "Surfing sounds fun." she remarked, "I've always wanted to surf, but Lake Michigan isn't exactly...ideal for surfing. she explained, "I can snowboard though, that's always fun." she added, reminiscing about when her dad and some of his teammates took her with them to Colorado for training."Skateboarding always looked fun too, though my dad declared them 'death traps', and said I wasn't allowed to have one." she explained, "This is coming from a man who plays one of the most dangerous sports, and allows me to play one of the most dangerous sports, mind you." she added.

The blonde laughed at his explanation, "Models, eh?" she replied, "Well, I'm not exactly a model, but I hope I can live up to your standards." she commented. Hawke didn't expect the other demigod to blush, but judging by his reaction it wasn't a proud moment, so she chose to laugh instead, it was actually a bit adorable to see him blushing. "I'll need a lot of ingredients for the spaghetti though, I didn't bring all of my cooking supplies to The Wolf House." she replied, though it would have been amusing if she had done so, Lupa's reaction would have been priceless.

It was Astrid's turn to blush at Axel's response to her meeting his family, feeling her cheeks become hot, but she chose to play it off instead, "If you want you can meet my dad when the Blackhawks are playing the Sharks." she suggested, "If I let my dad know in advance we could get a box, or seats up against the glass, it can be a date." she added with a smile. The girl nodded at his final comment about his sister. He really cared a lot about his siblings, something she admired about the other demigod.

The blonde rolled her eyes as Axel ate his heretic pizza. She could never get behind fruit on pizza, it just wasn't meant to be in her opinion. Astrid let out a loud burp after finishing the root beer and excused herself quietly, feeling a bit embarrassed that she had done so, and listened to Axel rather than acknowledge it any further than it needed to be, "The baths eh?" she replied, "Sounds...clean, actually." she commented with a laugh, following the taller demigod out of the mess hall. The teen was beginning to feel a bit anxious about the brand, seeing as it didn't exactly seem like it'd be the quickest process, though she figured that if she could survive training with Lupa, she could get the brand without any trouble. Although she tried to not show that she was anxious her right wrist began to itch, and the girl tried to scratch it as discreetly as possible without letting Axel realize she was anxious about it at all.

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Astrid grinned, matching Axel's excitement. She was always happy whenever she got to talk about stuff like this, "I'll make you a deal," she began, "if you teach me how to surf, I'll teach you how to snowboard." she proposed. The blonde didn't really know how many mountains with good snow there were in California, but she wasn't adverse to a road trip to go snowboarding (assuming the legion even allowed them to leave, one weekend couldn't hurt, could it?). She'd most likely have to get her snowboarding gear sent to her by her father, she'd feel weird using rental gear.

The teen smiled, "Good to know I'm likable enough for you to stick around, I couldn't live with myself otherwise." she joked, glad that she hadn't made a bad impression on the other demigod, and happy that she hadn't been as annoying as she thought she had been. The blonde scrunched her nose at Axel's next comment "Collapsible cookware happens to come in handy," she retorted, "besides, its not as though I used any of it there, I couldn't come to camp with no possible way of cooking for myself." she reasoned. There was no way she'd deprive herself of homecooked meals.

Hawke raised a brow at Axel's sudden silence, smiling when he finally replied, "I bet I can get him to have the team sign a jersey for you." she commented, debating with herself whether it would be better to get him her dad's jersey or have a custom jersey made for him. The teen decided it was a matter for a later time and would depend on whether or not the Blackhawks even had a game against the Sharks in the near future. "Or we could not go to a hockey game, your choice." she shrugged with a smirk.

The teen laughed as Axel out burped her, sticking his tongue out at her. "You know I already knew you had a bigger dick than me, that wasn't necessary." she quipped with a laugh before listening to his explanation of how the baths worked, the girl raised an eyebrow "Already making plans for the future? she replied, the comment dripping in sarcasm. Hawke tried to recall how many stops they had left on the tour, still absentmindedly scratching her wrist. If she remembered correctly it was just the Field of Mars then off to get the brand. In order to qualm her anxiety a bit, Astrid began tapping on her right wrist in a pattern instead of scratching it, just to take her mind off of the anxiety.

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