Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.

so mortals tend to see only what they can understand.

CHEERS, CARTER. At least you have the sense to hand me the microphone for important things. Honestly, he drones on and on about his plans for the Apocalypse, but he makes no plans at all for the school dance. My brother's priorities are severely skewed.

New lesson, class. Most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword. This change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you right now if you don't BACK OFF!" - Percy

Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.

Frank Zhang: lumbering klutz, child of Mars, part-time pachyderm.

Before I could do anything rash, a familiar voice behind me said, "Hello, Sadie." The other girls let out a collective gasp. My pulse quickened from "slow walk" to "fifty-meter-dash." I turned and found that-yes, indeed-the god Anubis had crashed our dance.