Humans see what they want to see.

“Percy, meet Gladiola. Gladiola, Percy."I stared at Annabeth, figuring she'd cra…”

“Now, leave." All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his piz…”

“Strange things conspire when one tries to cheat fate”

“Do you give up?" Shezmu bellowed."No!" I yelled. "No, we don't give up. We will…”