doing best to avoid MoA spoilers and considering somarium

[morsecodes]

You know, mun. You're stronger than you look. No, seriously! If I were you, I'd be all over those spoilers. Yeah, yeah. You have tests to worry about. Blah blah. Boring, if you ask me. I say go for it, but whatever. Either way, it'll be worth it when you read it. The story's got me in it, after all.

Oh, and that game idea? Heck yes am I in! Could you just...try and find some of my friends? Not that I need them. It'd just be nice, you know?

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[sweettalker]

Think you can actually stay out of trouble on your own? [Skeptical Piper is skeptical.]

[morsecodes]

Psh, me? Get into trouble? No idea what you're talking about.

[sweettalker]

Uh huh. [But grinning.] Just make sure you don't end up pranking the wrong person while you're there.

[morsecodes]

Like anyone could even trace it back to me. [You have to know how to cover your butt with that sort of thing. People didn't usually like being pranked, and when the one getting pranked was bigger than you and could beat you up....

Only he had a bad habit of making a name for himself. Oops.

Okay, so he could cover his butt if he wanted to.]

[sweettalker]

[Pfft, Leo. She'd believe that, honestly, except she'd bet a hundred drachma that in this case he'll give himself away sooner than later.] I guess I might get to see for myself, first hand. [Eye roll.] Then I guess it'd be up to me to keep an eye on you in the meantime.

[morsecodes]

Oh, come on, Beauty Queen! I can handle myself, no problem. [...nevermind that time he lost Buford, or, well-- a lot of things.]

[waterproofed]

So we're finally gonna meet, huh?

[morsecodes]

Looks like it! The mun's pretty happy about that. Something about not having to imagine how I get along with everyone anymore?

[waterproofed]

I was good friends with one of your half-brothers. I'm sure we'll get along fine.

[morsecodes]

Okay, you got me curious. Which one?

[waterproofed]

Beckendorf.

[morsecodes]

...Right. Beckendorf. The one that died. I got his old bunk. [Ugh still a little freaked out by that--]

Heard a lot about him.

[waterproofed]

[stares at this guy for a bit]

Yeah. I'm sure you did. He was a hero.

[morsecodes]

[He's used to getting odd looks.]

You bet he was. [But never mind that--] Heard he was the only other one able to control Festus, too. Man, if he had been around...

[Then maybe they could have fixed Festus all the way. You know, before he got blown up. ;;;]

[waterproofed]

Who the heck is Festus?

[morsecodes]

He's my dragon. Or-- was. Is. Kind of? He's more of just a head now. Long story.

[waterproofed]

Wait, you mean that automaton dragon?

[withoneshoe]

Admit it.

You need us.

[morsecodes]

...Okay, so maybe it's nice to-- you know, have actual friends, not just people that tolerate me.

But you didn't hear that from me.

[withoneshoe]

Aren't actual friends just people that tolerate you anyway? [He's joking, Leo. See Jason can joke.]

But if anyone I asks I'll tell them you didn't say a word.

[morsecodes]

[Brief moment where he just opens his mouth and it hangs like that for a second. But then he closes it and just makes a face.]

Good point, but you know what I meant.

Not even Piper, got it? She'll never let me live it down.

[withoneshoe]

I don't know, man. Piper and I? We're getting a little serious and I don't think a good boyfriend keeps secrets from his girlfriend.

I won't bring it up but if she does then I might have to say something. [Keep Calm, Leo. He won't say anything.]

But I should probably ask.. you, uh, think you can handle yourself there? You know like... not.. get into trouble and such.

[morsecodes]

Haven't you ever heard of 'bros before hoes'? Not that-- She's not a--

You know what. Don't tell her I said that either.

[he really needs to work on that brain to mouth filter.]

Pssssh. Man, why is everyone convinced I'm going to get into trouble?

[bellonaborn]

I have yours to blame for mine's insistence that I go as well.

[morsecodes]

And yet, I feel like I'm getting blamed.

[bellonaborn]

You should trust your feelings more often, then.

[morsecodes]

Hey, it's not my fault! So maybe I'm not trying to stop her, but this was all my mun's idea, not mine.

[bellonaborn]

You're not fighting it, then it's partly your fault.

[morsecodes]

Dude, have you ever tried to fight them about something? It never works. Trust me. There's not point in wasting my energy.

[bellonaborn]

It works sometimes. Mine has listened to me before on rare occasions.

[morsecodes]

Well mine never listens. Or she usually doesn't.

[bellonaborn]

Perhaps it's because you give in too easily.