[ there it is. annabeth watches mari frown, watches her respond, watches he connections happen behind her eyes and where the source of the anger starts and she watches the rest of the people around them follow suit. she draws the same conclusion as piper - mari is the key.
wars are always tricky. convincing someone who at their heart feel wronged?
she scans the group briefly again and sees a few of their eyes dart away. not all of them seem convinced, and it gives annabeth just enough of a holding ground. she nods at what mari says, as well as what piper follows with. she's not disagreeing with mari at all - she did have sound reasoning, albeit flawed. ]
They'll spend all their resources on fixing their hall, and less time doing what they should be. You'll be giving them all the reason they need to keep ignoring you, and your plight. [ she shrugs as well, and the whole sight of it probably looks rehearsed, piper and annabeth working off each other all too well. ]
All they are looking for is a reason to leave you on your own, without aid or help. That- [ she gestures to the entrance to the sewer. ] Will make their lives difficult, at best, but will in the end cause you to suffer more. [ she can see a few more of the young adult sturn to each other, starting to murmur, but she can also see the slow set in mari's jaw. the tension building there. and before she opens her mouth to speak, annabeth cuts in, walking into the group a little further. they step aside as she moves, making it easy for her to move and stand above the sewer entrance where the other members of the group have now stood from where they were lowering canisters. ]
Now- I'm not saying you shouldn't retaliate. It's unspeakable what they're forcing you to live through. [ she leans down and picks up one of the unopened canisters, turning it over in her hands and looking at it curiously. after a moment, she lifts her eyes to meet piper's, making a face of looking mildly impressed (though piper can probably tell it's not entirely genuine. ) ]
Hmm. Impressive design. [ her eyes turn to mari. ] Did you make this? Or one of your students...?
ME TOO??? ME TOO
wars are always tricky. convincing someone who at their heart feel wronged?
she scans the group briefly again and sees a few of their eyes dart away. not all of them seem convinced, and it gives annabeth just enough of a holding ground. she nods at what mari says, as well as what piper follows with. she's not disagreeing with mari at all - she did have sound reasoning, albeit flawed. ]
They'll spend all their resources on fixing their hall, and less time doing what they should be. You'll be giving them all the reason they need to keep ignoring you, and your plight. [ she shrugs as well, and the whole sight of it probably looks rehearsed, piper and annabeth working off each other all too well. ]
All they are looking for is a reason to leave you on your own, without aid or help. That- [ she gestures to the entrance to the sewer. ] Will make their lives difficult, at best, but will in the end cause you to suffer more. [ she can see a few more of the young adult sturn to each other, starting to murmur, but she can also see the slow set in mari's jaw. the tension building there. and before she opens her mouth to speak, annabeth cuts in, walking into the group a little further. they step aside as she moves, making it easy for her to move and stand above the sewer entrance where the other members of the group have now stood from where they were lowering canisters. ]
Now- I'm not saying you shouldn't retaliate. It's unspeakable what they're forcing you to live through. [ she leans down and picks up one of the unopened canisters, turning it over in her hands and looking at it curiously. after a moment, she lifts her eyes to meet piper's, making a face of looking mildly impressed (though piper can probably tell it's not entirely genuine. ) ]
Hmm. Impressive design. [ her eyes turn to mari. ] Did you make this? Or one of your students...?