[ yeah, percy winces. on the bright side, he's kind of used to being amicably crushed to death, because his brother's a cyclops. ]

Hey, watch the hands -- the hands.

[ HELPLESSLY.

and then -- oh gods. way to wreck mipha's relationship with her brother?? ]

She totally does. For real, I'm sure she talks about you all the time. But I, uh, haven't known her for that long. I haven't even told her about my brother.

[ he says hastily. is this because of the puppy eyes, or because he's afraid of sidon breaking his hands?? toss up. ]