Humor was a good way to hide the pain.

“My fatal flaw is hubris.The brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches?No, se…”

“What in the world are you thinking?” She sounded pretty flustered.“I try not to…”

“I imagined loading the God of the Sea into a taxi and taking him to the Upper E…”

“Yeah, flattering." Percy raised Riptide. "But actually I`m the son of Poseidon.…”