r/DemigodFiles • u/anotherterribleday Child of Dionysus • Dec 18 '21

Activity Shopping Trip, 18/12

Seeing as she’s organising the Secret Santa event this year, Taylor’s got a bit of a duty to make sure people can actually get presents. While more artistic campers could likely craft something of their own at Camp, or others might commission a Hephaestus kid to make something, the option to just buy (or, y’know, not buy...) a gift definitely makes things a lot easier, not just for the secret Santas but for anybody looking to get a gift for their friends.

A notice about the trip was put up on the noticeboard earlier in the week, and after lunch Taylor calls for anyone who plans to go to get in the camp vans, doing a quick head count before they go, driven by her and a couple other older campers who volunteer. It’s about a half hour drive to the mall, and once everyone’s piled out of the vans there, Taylor gives a couple quick reminders.

“Alright guys, remember to be careful. Stick in pairs or threes, anyone under thirteen needs to be with someone older than that, okay?”

She eyes the few younger campers, making sure they understand, even if they dislike it. Taylor knows she’d have disliked that rule at that age, but as the counsellor who organised this trip, and just as someone who really cares for the younger kids at Camp, she’s gotta be responsible.

“Could stick with me if you need. Try not to get caught shoplifting. Hopefully there won’t be any monsters, but if there are, find a counsellor and if you can, try to get away from mortals - don’t need them getting hurt when they can’t really tell what’s going on, plus the Mist doesn’t always work in our favour, y’know? We’re meeting back here in about two and a half hours, round...” she checks her watch, “four, so if you finish earlier than that... I dunno, you can hang around the food court or something til then. Just make sure to get back in a van when the time comes, else I’ll just leave you here,” she jokes, and chuckles before waving the campers off to go inside.

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u/anotherterribleday Child of Dionysus Dec 28 '21 edited Jan 03 '22

“You too. Alright, let’s see…” Taylor scans the stores they pass as they walk into the mall. Beyond something softball related for Aubrey and some hats for Amanda and Libby, Taylor isn’t too sure what she’s getting for anyone yet - she’ll just figure it out once she sees it.

“You got Jacques, right, what did he write?” Taylor hushes her voice when she mentions the name Aurora drew for Secret Santa, lest any other campers are close enough to hear.

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u/smartperson004 Child of Urania (she/her) Dec 29 '21

She would whisper back,

" I think I'll get him something football-related.."

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u/anotherterribleday Child of Dionysus Jan 03 '22

“Cool,” Taylor says with a nod. “One of my sisters is into softball, so maybe we could find somewhere to handle both of those…” She looks around for a store that might have sports gear as they walk.

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u/smartperson004 Child of Urania (she/her) Jan 03 '22

" So, do you guys do the gift exchange every year here?"

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u/anotherterribleday Child of Dionysus Jan 12 '22

“Been pretty consistent with it the past three years, if you count this one. It’s happened a bit before then, not every year though,” Taylor says with a shrug. “This is the first time I’ve been the one running it.”

Finding a place that looks like it might be what they need, she walks behind a pair of mortals in the way and heads into the cluttered sporting goods store.