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[commandertoolbelt]

[ Leo's been scarce for the last few days. He's shown up once or twice, but he's vanished just as quickly, with hardly a word to anyone except maybe his sister. Anyone observant may have noticed him sporting a new leather tool belt, but who really looks that hard? He's just a mechanic, after all.

So where's he been? That's a Cabin Nine secret. But when he reemerges, he's landing a giant dragon automaton made of Celestial bronze somewhere between the arena and the forges. Look, guys, he's got wings now! ]

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[commandertoolbelt]

But you guys have an elephant.

[ Clearly this means you should all be used to any sort of large creature, automaton or not. ]

I call him Festus.

[usernameallison]

I know! Isn't he aweso- wait, Hannibal's here?

[God, Scott loved the war elephant. He'd always been kind of keen on the whole riding it thing, but he'd been told countless times that it was incredibly improper.

Oh, Leo. Scott's a Roman legacy - he speaks Latin, not Greek.]

...dude, you named your dragon Happy the Dragon?

[commandertoolbelt]

[ Nod. ]

Dude, Elephant Quest ended right after I came in. How do you miss seeing that thing around camp?

[ And Leo thought it was awesome until this guy showed up. Sorry, but dragons are way cooler than elephants. Festus makes a series of clicks and creaks at the sound of his name, stretching his wings, and Leo gives Scott a goofy grin. ]

He likes it!