[ something in her shoulders relaxes a little more when he acknowledges the merits of varied learning. it's not exactly what he said, but that's how she is taking it. ]

That's what I always say! It's more important to learn it, no matter how it works best for you. [ she is aware sometimes she sounds just like her mother, but she will not admit it. ]

[ annabeth squints into the empty space, not out of suspicion so much as trying to imagine what she'd like to fill it with. she holds out her hand a little and slowly begins to form a small model of a hellenistic temple. ]

I was put in charge of some massive structural repairs back home. Fixing up temples like this one was part of it.