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Viktor ([personal profile] techmaturgy) wrote in [community profile] abraxaslogs2024-07-15 10:44 am

[open] july catchall

Who: Viktor and special guests and you
When: throughout July & August
Where: Cadens, the Horizon, Nocwich
What: ah oh no we were indirectly responsible for bombing the castle
Warnings: war crimes

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[personal profile] sophos 2024-08-04 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ he doesn't seem too annoyed about it, which relaxes some of the stiffness in her shoulders. she doesn't take back her apology, but nor does she push it, only offering a little nod instead. ]

[ she doesn't recognize him either, but it's not a surprise - there are still plenty of people she hasn't met yet, thorne or otherwise. her gaze absently wanders again, this time flickering to the books, before she regains focus and turns back to the man. ]


I'm Annabeth. [ a beat. ] Hi. I suppose the nature of the Horizon means we all can kind of end up anywhere.
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[personal profile] sophos 2024-08-13 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ truthfully, annabeth is not great at introductions either. she's finding a lot of her experiences in abraxas have ended with sharing her name at the very end, so she's already ahead of the game here. ]

[ unfortunately, it's usually easier to go by pictures than letters in her case, so the books with images draw her attention longer. she's not judging a tome by its cover! a cover should give clues regardless! ]


I'm working on that. [ getting used to it. ] Trying to create different spaces in it for different reasons and different people, I guess. Your lab is so big. I got distracted.
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[personal profile] sophos 2024-08-16 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I think I'm getting the hang of it.

[ annabeth likes learning as a mere concept. engineering is included, if only for the physics and creative nature of it - she loves a good invention. it's not like it isn't part of architecture too. ]

It depends on what for. I'm good with ideas and schematics - I like math and physics. Numbers are easy. I'm most familiar with it when it comes to infrastructure. I'm an architect.

[ she might not have the actual degree yet, but she has the credentials! ]
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[personal profile] sophos 2024-08-20 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
I hope so. I like seeing what I can come up with.

[ once she really got a sense of the horizon, annabeth decided she might as well get creative with it. go big or go home, while she has the chance. ]

[ she doesn't miss the way his interest piques, used to a similar kind of look among her siblings in her cabin, and even a little bit with children of hephaestus. she certainly doesn't mind talking about it, not if viktor understands it. ]


My schooling's been kind of unconventional. [ an understatement, but she's wary sometimes about sharing the typical demigod educational experience in conjecture with how smart she knows she is. ] I haven't technically gone to university for it yet, but I've already done some architectural work. I've been studying it for years.
Edited 2024-08-20 03:50 (UTC)
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so sorry for the delay!

[personal profile] sophos 2024-08-30 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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.
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[personal profile] sophos 2024-09-03 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I find practical learning easier, and it's a really good way to supplement academic methods - it's almost like putting yourself to the test. I haven't spent a lot of time consistently in a classroom.

[ when the books are hard to read and a regular classroom can feel so restraining, hands on learning is a great bonus. she's a big fan. ]

[ she squints at the temple, adjusting the roof at the back. ]


A few months, before it was closed off when shit hit the fan again. [ she wrinkles her nose. ] But I did smaller scale things at my summer camp before that too.
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[personal profile] sophos 2024-09-09 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ despite herself, she lets out a snort. ] You can say that again.

[ satisfied with her model, she finishes it up and lets it sit on the table between them, not quite sure what to do with it now, but she supposes she can face that task when the time comes. ]

[ her expression shifts into a sort of apologetic grimace. ] I'm in Thorne. It's all very studious there but apparently they threw a fit about bikes, so it's hard to think of them as welcoming towards innovation. I don't know a lot about Cadens.
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[personal profile] sophos 2024-09-10 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ there's a pause, where recognition suddenly flashes across her face and her expression brightens. ]

Oh! You're the Viktor who made the bikes! Wilhelm introduced me and told me all about them. I should probably thank you - I've had fun riding them, even with their quirks.

[ she makes a face. ] Like that super advanced absolutely terrifying rubber. We joked about showing them cars and really creating some abject horror.
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[personal profile] sophos 2024-09-13 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ she nods her affirmation. ] A few times now. I know they're part of the couriers' work, but they've been a good break from some of the castle's monotony too. Next time I take one out, I'll think about what could be fixed, if anything. I might be able to make some tweaks myself, with guidance.

[ then, a little sarcastically: ] I suppose I could work on getting Thorne open to rubber for starters.

[ annabeth snorts. ] What, you don't want to send a motorcycle on some kind of worldwide test drive?
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[personal profile] sophos 2024-09-16 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Two is better than none. [ she just can't go with more than one person at a time if she wants company, which isn't that big a deal. ]

I'm surprised they're not out here holding witchcraft trials. [ she really does not understand their reluctance when they seem to put so much pride in their academics! ]

You mean make one here, in the Horizon? I'm not very good with the reality magic yet. [ not very good, she says, as though she isn't picking it up fairly well overall. just because she can't do anything big and flashy yet... ]
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[personal profile] sophos 2024-09-18 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Probably better to keep it that way given the bikes are already suspicious.

[ will she ever get over the rubber scandal tbh. ]

[ she perks up a little. ]


Sure. If you don't mind showing me the schematics - though my understanding might be rudimentary.
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yes that works for me!

[personal profile] sophos 2024-09-22 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ she grins a little bit. ]

Good thing I'm already pretty good at those things.

[ she straightens a bit, then nods with interest. ]

Yeah. I've got time too. [ a beat. ] Thanks for offering. It'll be fun.