[ she knew piper would catch on, and annabeth doesn't so much as react to mari's scoffs. ]
And does it matter if they have magic? [ because annabeth knows that feeling. that little bit of bitterness, that edge to mari's voice. she gets it, she understands, but that doesn't make mari any more correct. ] All that matters in the end is what gets done. And from what I can tell, you have all you need to get it done. Without them.
[ there's a kind of emphasis on those last two words. the kind that leans to you don't need them and you have all you need right here, why depend on people like that? she looks around and some of the group starts muttering to each other again, and annabeth lets piper continue.
she's seen piper's abilities at work before, and can notice the slight difference in her tone. in the way the words seem to be shaped. it works, of course it works, and annabeth has to keep herself from smiling at the way everyone seems to be following piper's voice. thankfully she's able to keep from looking too pleased, as suddenly everyone turns to look at her, and she lets out a breath. of course. ]
I'd be happy to help. [ she can design houses in her sleep. especially if its anything like the architecture she's seen so far. ] But they will be your homes, made from your hands. [ she meets piper's eyes for a brief moment before turning back to the crowd at large. ] Better than before, because they will be wholly yours.
[ annabeth swears she can feel the mood change. suddenly instead of standing around in rapt attention, the students are murmuring with each other. she can see mari considering it, her mind already moving onto the ideas but suspicious. annabeth had a hunch that she would be the hardest one to convince, but once she was, her need to create would keep her on the path.
so to just...help this along. annabeth turns to mari. ] Especially with a Master Tinker and teacher like Mari to help lead it. Right?
[ all it takes is one student, someone off to annabeth's left, letting out a quick and confident yeah! can you imagine how cool a house we designed ourselves could look? and with master tinker mari helping... and suddenly the entire crowd of students were chattering away. ]
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And does it matter if they have magic? [ because annabeth knows that feeling. that little bit of bitterness, that edge to mari's voice. she gets it, she understands, but that doesn't make mari any more correct. ] All that matters in the end is what gets done. And from what I can tell, you have all you need to get it done. Without them.
[ there's a kind of emphasis on those last two words. the kind that leans to you don't need them and you have all you need right here, why depend on people like that? she looks around and some of the group starts muttering to each other again, and annabeth lets piper continue.
she's seen piper's abilities at work before, and can notice the slight difference in her tone. in the way the words seem to be shaped. it works, of course it works, and annabeth has to keep herself from smiling at the way everyone seems to be following piper's voice. thankfully she's able to keep from looking too pleased, as suddenly everyone turns to look at her, and she lets out a breath. of course. ]
I'd be happy to help. [ she can design houses in her sleep. especially if its anything like the architecture she's seen so far. ] But they will be your homes, made from your hands. [ she meets piper's eyes for a brief moment before turning back to the crowd at large. ] Better than before, because they will be wholly yours.
[ annabeth swears she can feel the mood change. suddenly instead of standing around in rapt attention, the students are murmuring with each other. she can see mari considering it, her mind already moving onto the ideas but suspicious. annabeth had a hunch that she would be the hardest one to convince, but once she was, her need to create would keep her on the path.
so to just...help this along. annabeth turns to mari. ] Especially with a Master Tinker and teacher like Mari to help lead it. Right?
[ all it takes is one student, someone off to annabeth's left, letting out a quick and confident yeah! can you imagine how cool a house we designed ourselves could look? and with master tinker mari helping... and suddenly the entire crowd of students were chattering away. ]