⚙ [open; building time is a go]

[morsecodes]

Date & Time: 4/23
Location: the training building
Characters: Leo and OPEN
Summary: Leo's destroying tinkering with things
Warnings: None~

Leo had started on ideas to fix up the training building before the first mission, but then he had gotten wrapped up with it, and....well, he got distracted. It happened so easily sometimes, he couldn't help it.

But with the mission over, and a little too much free time on his hands, he got back to work. He had already made a rock climbing wall (one that moved and shot out flames!), so now he was back in the training hall, trying to decide what to work on next.

So if you come in the training hall, you might find a male studying what he thought to be crude devices for training, or you might find him already tinkering on something, more specifically something of yours. Feel the need to bother him?

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[luxecareer]

In theory, it was amazing. She had to wonder why they didn't have anything this advanced in the training room at the Capitol. They had pretty much everything else, after all. This was far more practical than a stupid bath that made you smell like roses, really.

Pushing her stray hair from her face, she threw him another smirk before throwing the first blow to the dummy. There was a sick sort of satisfaction in her eyes, fleeting as it may be, when the dummy responded to her blows. "Woah..."

Don't mind her, Leo, she's just going to continue beating up that dummy and being amazed when it fights back.

[morsecodes]

Leo's grin just got brighter as he watched. His automaton dummy worked like a charm, learning her movements as they sparred.

Of course, he saw some flaws in it, little things only a child of Hephaestus would catch, but they weren't big problems. He could fix them later.

[luxecareer]

Punching and kicking, sparring as she was trained to do back at the Academy.... Back in Panem. To say she was impressed that it could so easily learn her next move and adapt was an understatement. With an especially fierce kick, she knocked the dummy to the ground and let out a sharp laugh.

"This is awesome..."

She shakes her head as the dummy gets back up.

[morsecodes]

"You're a wicked awesome fighter, you know that?" Leo mumbled, watching in awe. And yes, there was a hint of a dreamy tone to his voice. But he couldn't help it. This chick was awesome. She wasn't a demigod, he was pretty sure, but she sure knew how to fight. It was only natural for him to be in love.

[luxecareer]

Glimmer blinked a few times, pausing from her spar with the machine dummy, and smiled at him. "I am, huh?" she laughed, pushing her hair from her face.

The dreamy tone hadn't gone unnoticed, which was (perhaps) the only reason she continued to smile at him. He'd be very useful to have as an ally. "Thanks."

[morsecodes]

"Uh, yeah! For a mortal, anyway." Leo's still grinning, because that's a compliment, right?

"No problem. It's true." And her smile just make him happier and happier.

[luxecareer]

That's a compliment if she understands it.... Glimmer tilted her head at him curiously. "How do you mean, 'for a mortal'?"

Well, here we go now, Leo... Curiosity got the better of her and now all she can think to do is figure out what makes him tick... Other than his love for all the wrong women.

[morsecodes]

"You know, like, 100% human." Leo says this like she's supposed to know, but knows she doesn't.

He's gotten past the caring if people knew he was a demigod, too. Several people around this place knew, now, and he wasn't exactly trying to hide it.

[luxecareer]

"..... You mean there's something other than being '100% human'?"

Please don't mind her skeptic look, Leo.... You sure you're not hallucinating from tracker jacker venom? Morphling? She's long forgotten about the dummy she was giving a run for its money. No, this is a bit more interesting.

[morsecodes]

"Well I'm half god, so yeah."

He's used to the skeptic look, and not just when it came to his demigod status. He could prove that just fine. I mean, he could burst into flames. It took real talent to do that, just saying.

[luxecareer]

"You? Are half god?"

Still with the skepticism. You might just have to prove it to her.

[morsecodes]

"Yep! You heard of the old Greek tales? Well, the forge and fire guy, Hephaestus? That's dad." Leo wasn't sure if she'd believe that, so he held out one of his hands, flames starting to dance around his fingers. But he put them out after a moment, just grinning more.

[luxecareer]

Glimmer watched him for a moment. She's pretty sure she heard something about the ancient Gods, but they spent so little on actual history like that. Still, she wasn't about to question a kid that made fire with his fingers... Out of nowhere. She watched the fire, entranced, and tempted to reach out and touch it. To see if it was real. But with the heat radiating from it, it was no question.

The corners of her lips tugged a little and she couldn't help but laugh. "No way... Now that... That was impressive."

[morsecodes]

"Yes way!" Leo loves seeing how amazed she is. It just makes him feel all the more awesome, and he just milks it up.

"It's a pretty rare gift, so I'm kind of a big deal." Just keep telling yourself that Leo, but he was important. Just. Not for that.

[luxecareer]

Well, stuff like that just isn't common where she comes from. "Well, damn, I'd say. I haven't ever seen something like that..."

That was definitely a reason to keep him close, to keep him wrapped around her finger. This kid would be a great ally to have, and she intended to keep him around for a long while.

[morsecodes]

"Well, maybe it's just not a thing in your world? But it sure is in mine." More grinning, because he really loves this kind of attention. Especially from her.

"None of my siblings have it. The fire thing, I mean. We can all build and make the most awesome stuff, but I'm the only one that can control fire."

[luxecareer]

"I guess it isn't...."

It could be, though. Seriously, if the Capitol got ahold of something like this. She glanced back at him, the grin tugging at her lips. "Then you're extra special, huh?"