Get up seaweed brain

“Otis barreled towards them empty-handed, before apparently realizing that a) he…”

“As I got closer to the fence, I held my shirt over my nose to block the smell. …”

“[Percy] kept hoping things would get better for Annabeth and him, but their liv…”

“Look, I need to tell you something,' I continued. The words came stumbling out …”