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"Dionysus seemed to have shared their displeasure with me when I showed up, but I guess he was trying to see from their point of view..."Seth thought a while on those words. The wine god never seemed to be an individual who would bother looking from someone else's perspective, so he quickly dismissed that idea. He was probably just irritated as usual, more so then since he had to see incompetent individuals off. Many at camp believed that every demigod should have a chance for a quest, which Seth kind of agreed with, but only if those concerned were actually prepared in body and mind to endure one. The now booted demigods were not."Eh, probably not. Anyway, yes, the forgers will need some time to prepare the actual machines, so let's go and meet with Dionysus and whoever else he's chosen... hopefully more wisely this time," he added in quickly.He set off for the Big House, and now drawing nearer to it, saw that two others were already there. Angelo and Austin, two sons of Zeus. That was... okay, Seth assumed. He had a natural rivalry with any children of the Big Three, but its vehemency depended on whether they were respectable or not. These two were, so hopefully there wouldn't be much bickering with them.
Nevea shook her head at his first statement. Dionysus would never try to see through another person's eyes, especially not the demigods, considering how much he seemed to dislike them. But she hoped that whoever else had been chosen to embark on the quest would be competent enough to actually complete it, or at least not die. But if she was leading, there was no doubt they would survive. Or Seth.
Wait, what? She'd never considered anyone equal to herself in competency. This was new to her; someone who could actually do things at her capacity. She would have to think of that more.
"From prior displays of your efficiency, I expect that you will be nearly done by the time we get back," she said to the Hephestans, and they nodded. This batch was notable for their efficiency and ability to work together, and they had a good attention to detail along with speed, which was a good quality. She had some faith in them. Not too much, though. She began moving toward the Big House as Seth did, noticing the two sons of Zeus. She knew them well enough to know that they were quite good with combat, so at the very least they would be useful for brute force.
From what she remembered, at least one of them was a good planner, and they both actually thought, as opposed to some of the other members of their cabin, and the whole of a few others. Overall, they were competent... Enough. As she reached the cabin, she spoke. "So, you are to be part of the quest, then?" she asked, although she already knew the answer. It was just a formality.
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