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[morsecodes]

[The feed cuts on, and the first noticeable is that Leo is messy. He's covered in dirt and oil, and -- is that hot sauce? Yes, yes it is.] Okaaaaaaay, 'sup guys? So listen, I've been thinking...

Is it just me, or does the training place suck? Seriously, no lava climbing wall? What kind of training is that?

[Cue a huge grin. Not that he wasn't grinning hugely to begin with, but it's getting worse and -- oh wait, is that fire? He doesn't seem to notice, but there are in fact flames flickering around his head, yet he pays no mind to them. And the more he talks, the more the flames grow.] So that got me thinking. With all sorts of kinds of people 'round here, I figure we need to do better than this. I'm not the only demigod here, and I bet there are others that have super awesome powers than need special epic training.

My idea? I'll build it. Or stuff. Figure I can find supplies around here, and hey, I'm a son of Hephaestus, I got this. [His excitement reached it's peak, and thank goodness, he finally realized what was going on. His hands were glowing from the flames, which he easily shook out, and with a large amount of control, the flames that had been creeping over the rest of his body disappeared too.]

...Right. Where was I? Oh, yeah! I wouldn't mind some odd jobs here and there, either! If anyone needs any kind of tech or machine worked on, I'm your guy. Or if you need a weapon or something made, again, I'm your guy.

So, yeah. Awesome. Leo out! [He mock salutes the feed, before it cuts off.]

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[septim]

[ Demi-god. If Martin were in any other place, he might challenge that claim. Here, however, with Leo catching on fire, then going out as a snuffled candle, that's all the confirmation he needs. ] Well, if you're a blacksmith, there is something I need made.

( Video )

[morsecodes]

[He's expecting about half the people to think he's nuts, but the whole spontaneous combustion thing might work good for him today.]

A blacksmith I am! Wha'cha need made, my friend?

( Video )

[septim]

[ Friend. That makes Martin's heart feel all fuzzy. ] Are you familiar with the one-handed swords known as the gladius?

( Video )

[morsecodes]

[...and honestly, he's not really surprised.] Yeah, like Jason's sword. Think he's got a gladius. It's a Roman thing, not quite as familiar with them as I could be, but if that's what you want, I'll figure it out.

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[fervidity]

[People being on fire isn't completely new to Kushina. She had seen her son glowing with the power of the Kyuubi's chakra before but she has a feeling this guy isn't holding the Kyuubi.

Yep, a pretty good feeling. So that was probably normal fire.]

Hey! Leo, right?

You know, with the way fire doesn't really bother you, you could probably be a walking heater, kheheh. How's that for an odd job?

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[morsecodes]

[Was that a joke? Ah, he doesn't care, he still grins like an idiot.]

Y'know, that's not a bad idea! I bet I could make a killing in the arctic.

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[fervidity]

[IT WAS TOTES A JOKE OK

laughing;]

Kheheheh! Yeah, yeah! Or you could even be an oven! The ones they have in our rooms aren't very good so I could definitely use a new one.

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[biwinning]

... Fire powersth, huh?

[audio]

[morsecodes]

Dude, what gave you that idea? [Sarcasm, sorry.]

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[biwinning]

I don't know, it jutht thounded like thome lame-ath kid trying to thound impressthive about thomething not even thlightly interethting.

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[umadrobin]

A lava pit? Yeah, that's real subtle. Not like we need to keep a low profile or anything, though, so go ahead.

[ video ]

[morsecodes]

Not pit. Lava climbing wall. See, there's a difference. But I'd be cool with a lava pit too.

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[umadrobin]

Right, right.

[peachhat]

Isn't lava climbing a bit stupid? You can just fly over it.

[Consequently, the woman answering the video message was laying stomach-down on a floating rock, smirking.]

Funny abilities you got there! Sounds pretty okay, if average, for a demi-god. Can you do more than just smithing and looking firy, though?

[morsecodes]

Hey, not everyone can fly. And the lava's supposed to, you know, make it all difficult.

[Okay and average? Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on--] Wait, wait, wait. The Leo here is anything but average, thank you very much. The fire thing is super rare, like, 'hasn't happened in like four hundred years' kind of rare, making me super awesome. Just. Had to clear that up.

And yeah, sort of? I can read Greek. Oh, and my ADHD makes me better at fighting? Fire and forging is kind of my thing, though.

[peachhat]

But it doesn't sound difficult at all.

And it might be somewhat rare for you earth-bound ones, but it doesn't sound that impressive to me. Four hundred years isn't really much. I've been attacked by much, much more impressive abilities! I'd probably rate you as maybe-awesome-in-a-few-years-if-nobody-else-wants-to-fight.

I'm sure your language skills are very scary, too.

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[timelike]

Dude, you're on fire, what the fuck.

voice

[morsecodes]

[Nervous laugh.]

Haha, yeah, that-- happens sometimes. Oops?

voice

[timelike]

Sounds rough, man.

[Video]

[feel_nevermore]

[Okay, so she had a question about the training place but she got distracted.]

Do you often set yourself on fire while you're talking?

[Video]

[morsecodes]

Haha, not really? It happens sometimes when I get too excited and stuff. [Try having it happen when you're on an ice bridge. :|b]

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[feel_nevermore]

[Doesn't sound like a good idea. :|]

I see. Where's that training place you're talking about, then?

(Video)

[bellonaborn]

[..... She hates to admit this, but that's a good idea. She stares at him for a long moment and sighs.]

Dare I say it, but that's a good idea.... Make their training center more worthwhile and all.

(Video)

[morsecodes]

[Oh man this totally just made his day.]

I do tend to have good ideas, you know. But exactly! 'Especially for us, and all.

(Video)

[bellonaborn]

[Don't get used to it, graecus.]

That's a surprise to me.

Percy and I were talking about bringing in our versions of capture the flag, or something, to bring a bit of home with us.