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Disclaimer: In simplest terms, I am not Rick Riordan (if you can't tell, I'm running out of ideas)

Annabeth woke up in a start- it was a new day, and the first day working on site at her job. She would be measuring, designing, and figuring out the best way to add an extension to this gym, and although it was a simple task, she was perfectionist. That meant she would get it done, amazingly.

Piper was also going into work today, and they could ride in a cab together, as the therapy office and gym were walking distance away from each other. They called in a cab, knowing it would be Chiron, the driver from before.

It was about ten o'clock when they went downstairs, and ate the breakfast provided by the restaurant. Annabeth yawned, trying to ignore that Percy was their server- that Percy was the only server their.

And surprisingly, he did the same. He didn't say anything apart from asking for their order. It was weird, because Annabeth actually kinda wanted him to acknowledge her- she didn't know why, it was weird.

Once she and Piper got into the cab and greeted Chiron, she spent her time looking through her email for logistics on the gym. Annabeth would be spending most of her time working there, so she needed to understand the place and how it worked, along with the dimensions of it.

She looked at nearby coffee shops and restaurants she could grab a bite at, and settled on a comfy looking cafe about a block away from the gym.

They thanked Chiron, and got out of the cab, waving him off. Once on the street, they went separate ways, Piper to the therapy center, which was only a block away, and Annabeth, to the gym, which was just across the street.

She crossed the street and walked into the gym, cautious of her surroundings. She remembered going here a couple of times before with friends, using the swimming pool. She remembered all the times she'd been there with Percy, when it was late and nobody was there. They'd kissed in the pool, holding onto each other, in a way that made Annabeth convinced they'd never stop.

Oh, the irony. That she could be working at this exact same gym, years in the future, now without Percy.

She wasn't sure why she was thinking like this- it was weird, she had tried to block Percy out of her mind when she left, but now that she was back, all of these random memories were flooding in and out of her mind.

Shaking her head, she tried to block more thoughts from coming into her head. She approached the front desk of the gym, and smiled brightly at the bored person at the desk. "Hey," She said.

"Hi?" The person questioned, as if it wasn't their job to check people in. "What can I do for you?"

Annabeth smiled, and put her stack of papers on the desk, and the person flinched. As a matter of fact, she felt bad referring to this person as just "the person," she gazed at their name tag. "Clarisse," it read.

"I'm the architect that's working on the extension to the gym." She said. "I was wondering what I have to do."

"Oh." The girl said, not amused. "We have a couple people that'll help you out. Then there's a little office by Mr. D's you'll work with on planning. Measurements are today."

Annabeth smiled. "Okay, thanks." She said. "Where are they?"

Clarisse still looked bored. "Go to the right, it's the second door on your left."

Annabeth smiled, and picked up her papers from the desk. "I appreciate it," She said, and Clarisse simply grumbled in response. "I'm Annabeth, by the way."

"Clarisse," Clarisse said, not looking like she wanted to participate in anymore conversation.

Annabeth followed Clarisse's instructions, and opened the second door on her left. She opened it, to see a man, Mr. D, she assumed, staring intently at the computer on his desk. "Hello?" Annabeth said, trying to get his attention. "I'm the architect, Annabeth." She continued, as she looked up. "I was just wondering where the team was."

"Hello Annabell." He let out a large crunch, and Annabeth's eyes flickered to the bag of potatoes chips next to him. "They'll be here any minute." He checked his watch.

"Um-" Annabeth said, hesitating. "My name is Annabeth." She didn't know why, but she was immediately repulsed by him- probably somewhere in the middle of repulsed and annoyed.

"I said that," Mr. D, told her, "Didn't I?"

Annabeth decided not to argue, and shifted her papers from under her arm, to both of her hands. "So, I already have some notes, but I was wondering if there was anything specific you wanted."

Mr. D pulled out a gruby piece of paper from underneath her chip bag. "Here's what I was thinking." He handed her the sheet, and Annabeth held it by the tips of her fingers, trying to avoid any immediate direct contact. He held his hands out, and flushed them around the area, like he was experiencing a whole new world.

"First," Mr. D said, "Work out room, better than the others, more machines, open water fountain, bathroom, you know what I mean."

Annabeth looked down at the sheet of paper she had given him. A poorly drawn square labeled, "cool workout room" stood in the place of his vision. Annabeth sighed, and took out another piece of paper, putting it in front of the other, drawing a more precise version of Mr. D's vision.

Mr. D continued, "Next, we want a hot tub, you know, nice, adults can go there, no kids allowed, possibly a bar."

Annabeth immediately ve-toed the bar idea. This was a gym, for christ's sake. "We can't have a bar. It's a gym."

Mr. D waved his hand in the air. "Then detach the bar from the gym. I want a hot tub, bar, no kids." He said, and Annabeth shook her head. She again, didn't want to argue, and Mr. D wouldn't be hurt if he didn't know she didn't include it. Plus, just looking at him, she presumed she'd probably forget about that by the end of it.

Either way, five minutes later, Annabeth had a refined draft of Mr. D's dream, and the rest of the team arrived. Nyssa, a mechanic, Reyna, another architect, but a free-lance one, and finally, Beckendorf, another mechanic/architect.

They all seemed nice enough, and Annabeth was excited to get to work, despite everything that had happened in the past day.

This was a pretty low-key chapter, more of a filler, but either way, I'd love to hear what you think! I was having a hard time with writer's block (like always) but at least I got a chapter written.

Stay safe and healthy! I hope all of you are doing well! Thanks so much for reading!

TheLilLion

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