[ she's just testing out ideas!! if it doesn't work, she will simply come up with something else for him. annabeth sits down on the turtle's back next to him, though she keeps herself upright to watch for more attack birds. ]

Plenty. We have harpies at Camp. They help with cleaning and keeping curfew. [ she pauses. ] The Stymphalian birds attacked Camp once too, but Percy and I helped take them down by blasting Dean Martin from a boombox.

[ eddie likes music! she's trying to make a connection here and maybe distract his stress. ]

You don't like ducks? [ it's a delayed catch. ]