[Considering Leo's only just recently mastered making his sword shift into the battle hammer of his dreams, he definitely needs practice. Those hanging around the training area will see him trying his best. He's got the shifting part down, but the scrawny demigod is not fighting inclined. All the same, he's practicing making his sword shift, as well as working on his swordwork, and even attempting (and failing badly) at trying to summon elements other than his fire as he swings his sword or hammer.
When he gives up on that (or his arms do, more accurately), Leo can be found playing with the RC car and working on this "target practice" training. It's a breeze for Leo, who quickly adapts to the controller and use of the RC car. He's at it for a while, and of course, when he finally successfully takes out the target, he's going to drop the controller and punch the air.]
Boo-yah! Yet again, nothing is a challenge for the RC Wizard himself! [someone shut him up please.]
ii: bolstering defenses
[Leo is no artist, but when it comes to building, he's your man! Or normally, anyway. Building with sand? Now that's a different story.
Still, it's challenge accepted! Only....he totally gets distracted and forget what he's supposed to be building (especially since he absolutely saw Percy's attempt at building sharktopus). So here he is, making....Shrimpzilla. Out of sand. It's actually a skolopendra, the half-shrimp, half-crawfish creature. And Leo makes sure to add all the nasty details, and most definitely makes sure it's bigger than Percy's sculpture.]
iii: dream board
[As it gets into the second week of preparations, the storms move in and the red lightning starts. It might be frightening to some, but it's an opportunity for him. It's different, it's weird, and --- there are already jars laying around to use to capture it, and all he can think about are the different uses for the lightning.
Anyone around town during any of the storms may find the dumb demigod out and about, without an umbrella or a rain jacket of any kind, wearing goggles and carrying around some empty jars, some already filled. Other times, you may catch him with chattering teeth where he hecked up and got shocked.
Help the dumbass kid?]
iv: closed to lyria
[Leo had already been plotting making Lyria something special after talking to her at the cafe launch, but when he found out it was her birthday last month, and then things in town started to escalate, he knew he had to get to work.
He waffled around different ideas, sketching and making prototypes, before he finally settled on an idea. He got an extra boobie at the beginning of the month, so he had just enough supplies to make his vision happen.
He sends her a message to meet at the fountain at an agreed upon time, and he anxiously gets there early, mostly because he was so eager to give her this gift. He's going to be twiddling his thumbs, playing with gears, and doing all his nervous ADHD quirks until she arrived. He worked so hard on it, he really hoped she liked it!!!]
Leo Valdez | Riordanverse
[Considering Leo's only just recently mastered making his sword shift into the battle hammer of his dreams, he definitely needs practice. Those hanging around the training area will see him trying his best. He's got the shifting part down, but the scrawny demigod is not fighting inclined. All the same, he's practicing making his sword shift, as well as working on his swordwork, and even attempting (and failing badly) at trying to summon elements other than his fire as he swings his sword or hammer.
When he gives up on that (or his arms do, more accurately), Leo can be found playing with the RC car and working on this "target practice" training. It's a breeze for Leo, who quickly adapts to the controller and use of the RC car. He's at it for a while, and of course, when he finally successfully takes out the target, he's going to drop the controller and punch the air.]
Boo-yah! Yet again, nothing is a challenge for the RC Wizard himself! [someone shut him up please.]
ii: bolstering defenses
[Leo is no artist, but when it comes to building, he's your man! Or normally, anyway. Building with sand? Now that's a different story.
Still, it's challenge accepted! Only....he totally gets distracted and forget what he's supposed to be building (especially since he absolutely saw Percy's attempt at building sharktopus). So here he is, making....Shrimpzilla. Out of sand. It's actually a skolopendra, the half-shrimp, half-crawfish creature. And Leo makes sure to add all the nasty details, and most definitely makes sure it's bigger than Percy's sculpture.]
iii: dream board
[As it gets into the second week of preparations, the storms move in and the red lightning starts. It might be frightening to some, but it's an opportunity for him. It's different, it's weird, and --- there are already jars laying around to use to capture it, and all he can think about are the different uses for the lightning.
Anyone around town during any of the storms may find the dumb demigod out and about, without an umbrella or a rain jacket of any kind, wearing goggles and carrying around some empty jars, some already filled. Other times, you may catch him with chattering teeth where he hecked up and got shocked.
Help the dumbass kid?]
iv: closed to lyria
[Leo had already been plotting making Lyria something special after talking to her at the cafe launch, but when he found out it was her birthday last month, and then things in town started to escalate, he knew he had to get to work.
He waffled around different ideas, sketching and making prototypes, before he finally settled on an idea. He got an extra boobie at the beginning of the month, so he had just enough supplies to make his vision happen.
He sends her a message to meet at the fountain at an agreed upon time, and he anxiously gets there early, mostly because he was so eager to give her this gift. He's going to be twiddling his thumbs, playing with gears, and doing all his nervous ADHD quirks until she arrived. He worked so hard on it, he really hoped she liked it!!!]