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[commandertoolbelt]

[ Leo has been working on that phone idea he's had, the one Artemis finally motivated him to actually work on. He's been busy with that for the past few weeks, so here he is now, putting the final touches on a prototype. He's sitting on the steps in front of Cabin Nine when he sends the IM, grinning. ]

Yo, Artemis, I have something for you! [ he says in a sing-song voice, and holds up the phone. ] Now we just need to give it a test run.

[ Oh, he should probably explain this, huh? ]

For anyone not in the know, one thing that really sucks about this whole demigod thing? Can't use phones, even us Hephaestus kids. It's like setting off an alarm and telling all the monsters around that hey! Demigods here! Dinner is served! Artemis and I were working on this guy [ he holds the phone up again ] that'll hopefully let us use a phone without bringing the baddies around.

Aaaand now we need to test it and see if it works. So! Any volunteers?

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[allnerves]

[ Annabeth looks at him in a way that's supposed to say 'Even though Percy's gone, I've still got my eye on you two' but it just looks like a narrowed gaze. ] Right. I can get my hands on a cellphone, too.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ That look she's giving him? That is totally freaking unfair. Leo is perfectly innocent; he hasn't even pulled a prank on anyone in weeks! ]

I'm going to make another one, too, [ he says, just in case Annabeth still doubts him. ] That way we can test it against a regular phone and another one like it - see if that makes it work better. If it does, we can always make extras and send 'em out to whoever'd be getting a call from one of us. [ Sure, it's a lot of work, but they can manage it. ]

[quester]

[ She's been around okay, she knows what you troublemakers get up to when she's not around. ]

We can also call them on the camp phone as well. If you can make this universal for all pantheons, I would hope it'd open the channels of communication even more and make outings easier to organize. We've suffered long enough with this cellphone curse, I think.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ He has done nothing in camp to deserve that title. Not to Annabeth, at least. ]

That's what I was planning as the first test run. We'll still have to test it on a regular phone outside of camp eventually, but you know. Baby steps, or something. [ Shrug. ]

And I think it should be cross-pantheon compatible? Unless there are restrictions on the others I don't know about, I mean.

[quester]

[ She knows things, Leo. She knows things. ]

I don't think there are restrictions on the Egyptians or the Norse, not that I know of. [ How else did Allison Argent alert the other hunters? ] Still good to check to avoid any dangers.

Give me a sec. I'll see if the phone's available.