Travis: The Aphrodite kids were ripping each otherโs clothes and throwing lipstick and jewellery. It was like a rabid herd of wild Bratz.
Rick RiordanLeo drummed his fingers. โGreat. I should have installed a smoke screen that makes the ship smell like a giant chicken nugget. Remind me to invent that, next time.โ Hazel frowned. โWhat is a chicken nugget?โ โOh, manโฆโ Leo shook his head in amazement. โThat's right. Youโve missed the last, like, seventy years. Well, my apprentice, a chicken nuggetโโ โDoesnโt matter,โ Annabeth interrupted.
Rick Riordan'You're Dionysus,' I said. 'The god of wine.' Mr. D rolled his eyes. 'What do they say these days, Grover? Do the children say "Well duh!"?' 'Y-yes, Mr. D.' 'Then, "Well, duh!" Percy Jackson. Did you think I was Aphrodite, perhaps?' 'You're a god.' 'Yes, child.' 'A god. You.'
Rick RiordanRachel: They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb. Annabeth: Was it hard?
Rick RiordanIt's not bad enough I am exiled? It's not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I'm allowed to meet? You think it's funny to send me this this โ this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranquility? This is NOT FUNNY! Take him back!
Rick RiordanAnnabeth:My fatal flaw. That's what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubris. Percy: the brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches? Annabeth:No, Seaweed Brain. That's HUMMUS. hubris is worse. Percy: what could be worse than hummus? Annabeth: Hubris means deadly pride, Percy. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else... Even the gods.
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