[ annabeth shrugs, very purposefully nonchalant. ] If he can't handle it, that's on him. I'm already in it till the end.

[ she wants percy along for what are probably silly and maybe a little traumatized reasons, but given it's also just a game, she's gonna do her best to win it. even if it means percy loses. ]

[ she wrinkles her nose. ] The haikus are lame. But Zeus is definitely a freak. [ gods she loves being able to speak freely here. ] I've met Cerberus the dog, he's more friendly than you'd think, and the Minotaur's popped up twice in the last few years. All the monsters and creatures and people of the Odyssey are real for me, but it did happen a very long time ago. Monsters just... keep coming back.

[ she frowns a little, in sympathy. ] Most regular people don't know they're real back home either, and they usually stick to attacking demigods. Sorry your world is stuck with them too.