Not anymore. [ He pauses. ] Well, maybe, like, two by now, but I dunno. They're supposed to be extinct here, I think. As for wind spirits, they can make themselves sort of tangible, same way any other nature spirit can. Jason's took the shape of a horse, but I guess it might've been easier for him to do it than anyone else, son of Jupiter and all.
We are. At least, we are outside of camp. There's some kind of barrier there that keeps monsters out, but once we're too old to go to camp, we're on our own. They say Greek demigods aren't expected to live past age 20. [ Such is life. Leo's accepted it already, though mostly he just prefers to ignore the inevitability of death - especially after discussing that line in the prophecy.
Still, he manages a laugh. ] Oh, trust me, it's definitely weird when you've been an only child all your life. I dunno if I'd say we're fighting for attention, though; we're usually too busy for that. [ Though let's be real, there's probably some part in all of them that wants Hephaestus to acknowledge them with more than just a flaming hammer over their heads. ] It doesn't work like that. I mean, you can totally get into makeup or war strategy or swordfighting or whatever if you want, but you can't just pick and choose your powers like that. Besides, I'm kind of on the opposite end of the elemental spectrum. Best I can do to mimic a son of Poseidon is make water bombs, and I've already done that.
Can't help with a crossbow. I didn't really fight like this at home, either; it was mostly just monsters we were up against. I had to learn how to use a freaking chain as a weapon, just because my friends didn't think I'd last long enough with just a hammer. [ He snorts. They have so little faith in him. He did fine, didn't he? Even threatened their own lives... and we're done thinking about that. Moving on. ] I wouldn't mind it as much if they were still here.
[ He lets out of a soft breath, trying not to get caught up on Piper and Jason again. Keep moving forward, he reminds himself. ] Yeah, I guess so. I kind of had enough of being free to go wherever I want, though. I did plenty of that before I even knew I was a demigod.
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We are. At least, we are outside of camp. There's some kind of barrier there that keeps monsters out, but once we're too old to go to camp, we're on our own. They say Greek demigods aren't expected to live past age 20. [ Such is life. Leo's accepted it already, though mostly he just prefers to ignore the inevitability of death - especially after discussing that line in the prophecy.
Still, he manages a laugh. ] Oh, trust me, it's definitely weird when you've been an only child all your life. I dunno if I'd say we're fighting for attention, though; we're usually too busy for that. [ Though let's be real, there's probably some part in all of them that wants Hephaestus to acknowledge them with more than just a flaming hammer over their heads. ] It doesn't work like that. I mean, you can totally get into makeup or war strategy or swordfighting or whatever if you want, but you can't just pick and choose your powers like that. Besides, I'm kind of on the opposite end of the elemental spectrum. Best I can do to mimic a son of Poseidon is make water bombs, and I've already done that.
Can't help with a crossbow. I didn't really fight like this at home, either; it was mostly just monsters we were up against. I had to learn how to use a freaking chain as a weapon, just because my friends didn't think I'd last long enough with just a hammer. [ He snorts. They have so little faith in him. He did fine, didn't he? Even threatened their own lives... and we're done thinking about that. Moving on. ] I wouldn't mind it as much if they were still here.
[ He lets out of a soft breath, trying not to get caught up on Piper and Jason again. Keep moving forward, he reminds himself. ] Yeah, I guess so. I kind of had enough of being free to go wherever I want, though. I did plenty of that before I even knew I was a demigod.