Nico leaned over and plucked a grape. Probably that was the guyโs entire diet for the day.
Rick RiordanHe was the class clown, the court jester, because he'd learn early that if you cracked jokes and pretended you weren't scared, you usually didn't get beat up. Even the baddest gangster kids would tolerate you, keep you around for laughs. Plus, humor was a good way to hide the pain
Rick Riordan