what happens when two demigods are left unsupervised--

[judoflipped]

Who: Percy and Leo and anyone!
Which: open log and network post!
Where: they'll be in the plaza...arguing...
What: Percy's commissioned Leo to build a ship without knowing how extra Leo really is
Warnings: idk dumb teens



[Leo absolutely loved being needed, and when Percy approached him about making a boat, he hit the moon. Of course, he knew nothing he could create here would match the beauty of the Argo II back home, but he would do what he could to make this the second most awesomest boat in history.

He had told Percy to give him a bit to make some sketches and come up with a list of things he would need to make it happen, and he also needed to brainstorm about an actual workshop. He had been scouting places for one since he got here, but he was going to have to make a decision soon. It was hard to beat the Cabin 9 Bunker, though.]

Okay, here’s what I’m thinking. We can probably go half-size trireme, if there won’t be many more than just us two. You got your magical water powers, I got my amaze-balls captaining skills, so it’ll be a breeze.

[He shows Percy a series of crude drawings and sketches to make his point.]

I got a list of things I’ll need. I’d like a hella cool masthead like Festus was, but that may be out of the question here.

[...........Percy is already literally so overwhelmed.]

I just need a ship. That’s all. It doesn’t have to be…[he’s going to wave his hands around at the drawings.] Like this. Just something that won’t sink is fine with me.

[Leo just sighs and shakes his head.] Percy, Percy, Percy… You don’t know what you’re talking about. If we’re sailing, we need to sail in style. And also, we gotta be prepared for whatever’s out there! You don’t remember our quest together, we got attacked. Like, a lot. We need defenses, and catapults, and probably some really good sonar and radar equipment too.

[Percy rubs his face… he’s already so tired of getting hit with the “lol you don’t remember” thing, but he can’t really help it.]

I mean, you have me to handle most of all that. Some defensive things might not be too bad, but we really don’t need to go over the top with it.

[something tells him that he made a mistake in asking Leo for something like this–]

Bro, you don’t understand, I live over the top! And anyway, having you there didn’t stop Shrimpzilla, or any of the other dozen of monsters from nearly killing us and destroying the ship. I had to do so much repair work, it’s not even funny!

[Not that he minded the repair work, it kept him busy and not thinking about how Nemesis said it was the seventh wheel of the quest and feeling absolutely sorry for himself–]

You and Jason both had the major god fire power and we still got our butts handed to us. A lot. Trust me, I know what I’m talking about here.

[......................................

Percy’s just gonna sigh in an exasperated way.]

Anyway. What’s your list of supplies? Let’s just go ahead and see how much materials we can get before this gets out of hand.

[Leo hands Percy a list that looks like the following:


trampoleene
sound mixir
Wii controllors
sonar & radar stuff
fire exteequisher
back up fire exteequisher
wood (A LOT)
fire resestent faabrik
dragone (Festus perferd) ]

This is a start, anyway. I need a workshop before I can do anything, though. Otherwise I can’t do ‘nothing without tools and a good setup.

Right.

[Percy takes the list and squints. he never wants to hear Annabeth say that his spelling is atrocious anymore, because there’s almost no way that he can read what Leo’s even saying here. the words are swirling on the page, coupled with Leo’s bad handwriting…

his head hurts.

he sits down on the edge of the fountain and takes out his notebook and a pen (that isn’t Riptide), and lets the writing utensil hover the page for a bit.]

needs: wood
fire stopper

I don’t even know how to spell “fire extinguisher”, but I know that’s not it at all. The rest is…too much.

[Too much? Percy really hasn’t seen nothing. Leo rolls his eyes, then points to the list Percy’s making in the notebook.]

It’s not too much, it’s important! How else am I going to pilot the ship?? [There’s a thing called a steering wheel, Leo…]

Also, dyslexic, hello? I know you are too. Also also, thoughts on flight capabilities? I know Jason is the flying guy, so if we run into venti, we’re screwed, but if I get the right stuff, I can probably make something work–

No flight capabilities. Just a boat, Leo. Just. A. Boat.

[he’s so tired…]



hey so i found a guy thatll build me a ship but i need help gathering stuff
needs: wood
fire stopper fabric
the red canister thing to stop fires

[there’s about to be a DRASTIC change in writing here–]

ALSO I NED TRAMPOLEEN, WII KONTROLLRS, SOUND MIXIR, PROBS SOOM STRONGE MEDALS LKE IRON R TITANUM PLZ TY



ok thats enough of that just if i can get help with the first three things and maybe some metals itd be a start

[please assume that if your character tags into the log portion of this post that Percy and Leo will both be responding! if you want only one of them on the network and don't want threadjacking, just put that you only want Percy or Leo in the subject line if you tag in!

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Comments

sender: susato mikotoba

[judicialassistant]

[ This is so much. She has so many questions, but first, ]

Do you mean a fire extinguisher?

sender: percy jackson

[judoflipped]

oh yeah i think thats how you spell it
were not really that good at this stuff

[we're not going to talk about how long it takes Percy to read this stuff and also reply to it]

1/3

[judicialassistant]

[ Just reading over the lists again as she tries to process everything. She knows about Leo's fire, so maybe that's the reason the fire resistance is needed? ]

What are TRAMPOLEENS and WII KONTROLLRS?

2/3

[judicialassistant]

Also, I believe you were trying to say "sound mixer," but how do you mix sound?

[judicialassistant]

[ ACTUALLY, ]

May I come see you both?

[judoflipped]

[yeah he's not going to be able to explain this stuff over the network without hecking up the spelling too.]

ya sure were in the plaza by the fountain

[morsecodes]

[listen he isn't even going to argue it please come help him.]

plz

> action, 3 WAY LET'S GO??

[judicialassistant]

I'll be taking my break soon.

[ Phew. Well, that's enough of that. It takes a while for Susato to show up; she has to make sure things will be alright in the Harvest kitchen for a while, but she thinks they'll be in the plaza for a while at least, so she doesn't really rush it.

When she shows up, she's got her journal open to to look at that list again, walking at the same time. ]

Ah, there you are. I am glad you're still here! My apologies if I kept you waiting.

percy > leo > susato?

[judoflipped]

[at least the two boys are still bickering over all of this stuff, they probably haven't figured out that time has passed yet.

Percy looks up mid-huff at Leo, and when he notices that Susato's there, he's gonna grin.]

We didn't wait long at all. Or...at least it didn't feel like a while, if it was.

[time blindness...]

[morsecodes]

[Leo literally jumps up and starts waving when he sees Susato.]

HEYYYYYYY, you made it!! Maybe you can convince Percy that we have to have a catapult for defense measures.

[she really came just in time, honestly.]

[judicialassistant]

[ She's just going continue her approach, setting her journal down first, and then taking the seat next to them. ]

Well... If you are building a ship, I presume you wish to take it out on the ocean, and it's true that you don't know what you'll find out there. I am still trying to decipher the rest of your list, however...

[ Her questions from before still stand. ]

[judoflipped]

[Percy sighs in a really exasperated way, because he doesn't want to talk about Leo's original list.

but. he should at least try to explain.]

He wants: a trampoline, sound mixer, wii controllers, sonar and radar stuff, fire extinguisher, back up fire extinguisher, wood, fire resistant fabric, and a dragon, specifically a Festus. Whatever that is.

[he's still not sure.]

[morsecodes]

All. Important. Things. [HE'S MAKING THIS VERY CLEAR SINCE PERCY DOESN'T SEEM CONVINCED STILL.]

Also I do need metal to forge for weapons, hinges, nails, and all those sorts of things too. And probably a forge itself, but I can get that set up once I find the right place.

[He can't help but be incredibly picky about a home, Camp Half-Blood was the first home he had in a hell of a long time and even then he slept in Bunker 9 more than anywhere else.]

[judicialassistant]

[ Percy has made an attempt, and to be fair, reading it as she sees the written attempts do help. Leo will chime in animatedly before she can follow up, but that's fine. ]

......Um, well you can ask the ones who run the smithy, perhaps. And, I know a couple of dragons, but...

[ vague gestures. As Percy probably remembers, they're not hers. ]

I've never heard of a Festus, either. Is it a breed, perhaps?

[judoflipped]

[Percy shrugs. Leo's talking too much nonsense for him right now honestly, and he's kind of glad Susato's here to balance it out a bit.]

I don't know, I haven't met Festus yet. But my point stays that we don't really need a dragon on a ship.

[just saying.]

[morsecodes]

[Yeah, it's definitely good because Leo's about to pull his hair out.]

Festus was our masthead, and saved your butt, I don't know, a lot?? He ran our sonar, radar, and navigation, not to mention helped fight off monsters so we could sleep! Y know, important things!

[Not to mention was his best friend (y'know, other than Jason), so he's a little touchy when people are rude about Festus.]

[judicialassistant]

[ Susato holds out her hand in a 'settle down' motion as to not escalate Leo and his feelings. ]

Alright, we understand. He's important to you.

[ Now she understands the drawing better, though it just looks like a dragon's head along with some flames. She's also getting now that Festus is a name. ]

Let us worry about him after the ship is built. I think you two need to come to an agreement on your priorities.

[judoflipped]

[thank the gods someone's here to try to calm Leo down because Percy just ain't helping. he's not used to demigods who don't listen to him anymore, he finds...at least, ones who aren't Clarisse and some of the other Ares kids.

well, Annabeth always helped in situations like this too. maybe Susato is their Annabeth, loosely.]

We don't have all of the technology we have at home. I never said we couldn't add defenses, but if we meet peaceful people out there we also don't need to look like a complete warship. It's an exploration, not a war. If people see something like that and don't know us, they might get the wrong idea.

[he's just saying.]

[morsecodes]

No, I get that, but I'm the tech guy! I don't need it to make it happen.

[He sighs again, scratching his head. Okay, so on the Argo II, weapons were out front and in the open, but maybe....]

If I tweak the size of the ship, I might can make any canons or catapults flip under the deck so they're not visible? Push of a button, then BAM, weapons. That's how my oars work anyway.

[judicialassistant]

[ Listening to them, Susato actually finds herself thinking of Iris. Little sister figure would be all over inventions like this, and could probably contribute far more than Susato herself could. For the first time in a while, Susato is nostalgic for home, and a smile plays at her face that reflects it.

She turns to Percy once Leo is finished. ]

What do you think of that? That would certainly help with appearances if the weapons could remain hidden unless needed. And surely this world's dream magic can make up for where technology falls short.

...It still sounds like quite a lot of work, though.

[judoflipped]

[Percy shrugs.]

If he's willing to put all the work into it, then I can't really stop him. But that'd work, I think. Plus people who can fight on the ship, and we'd have a good chance to anyone or anything that might want to attack us.

[morsecodes]

Another option is just making ports on the side that open up for the canons. So basically like a pirate ship, but it'd be invisible so no one would be able to see from the outside. Either way, easy peasy once I have the stuff.

[He gets where Percy is coming from, and maybe it's because he's still new here, but he does not trust this to go peacefully.]

I just don't want us to get out there and get blindsided and have no way to defend ourselves. We're demigods, nothing ever goes easy or simple for us.

[judicialassistant]

...

[ For a moment Susato just looks impressed at the way Leo speaks so casually about all of this, but then at the very end, she is given a casual reminder of who he and Percy really are. This is what it means to have the blood of a God running through your veins, she supposes...

...Or he just likes to build and tinker with things.

Speaking for herself, Susato has only ever taken things apart. ]

Well... He is not a demigod, that I am aware, but I do know someone who once found a home at sea. I met him in a dream, in fact, as a member his crew...

I wonder if he might have some ideas.

[judoflipped]

I'm fine with input from other people.

[he gives Leo a warning glance as if to say you at least should try it, before looking back to Susato.]

But I think Leo's starting to get on the right track, now. Are you going to come with us, Susato?

[morsecodes]

[OOF LOOK AT THAT WARNING GLANCE Leo has literally seen the way Percy commands the sea, he isn't going to argue with that. But he is going to be pissy if this stranger comes in and tries to tell him how things need to be on HIS ship.

But between all the messages they've been getting and this conversation, he's so distracted by one singular thing.]

Hey, how come you don't use Riptide to write with, Percy? It's a pen, isn't it?

[SORRY THE ADHD IS KICKING IN.]