Grover had smelled something powerful near here, but I was standing right next to the
spot where the smell was most powerful, and there was nothing here.
"Hery, yous, git yerself out o, my bed! A strange muddy bearded dude was
hobbling towards me as fast as he could. He looked like a hobo.
Suddenly, the demigod locater in my pocket started to beep violently. This hobo
must be a demigod!
"Um, I am sorry, is this really your bed?"
"Yeees! Now get out of it."
I stepped out of the ditch. "Do you want to come with me for a while? I can get you
a nice bed and hot food.
The hobo seemed to consider. "Yees, I,s will come with you.
One Hour Later
Rumble rumble went the chariot wheels as they touched down on halfblood hill.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa", the hobo exclaimed in amazement, speaking fluently for the first
time since I had met him. "This plasse iis aamazzing! You have cabins, rock climbing
walls and a lake. Do you bath in it?"
"No".
"Whys not?"
"Because we have showers."
"Whats aresh theses 'showers', yousa speaks of?"
"Ugh", I sighed, exasperated. "They spray down water on you like rain."
"I hates rain."
"Well then you can bath in the lake, I don't really care!" I yelled out, my
irritation levels going over the top.
"Maybe Ish will, then if yo aresh sho angrys about it."
I just fumed silenty.
Annabeth saw us land and ran over to us.
"Is this the demigod,"? She asked.
"Yeah".
She wrinkled her nose.
"Pee yoo, what is that smell!" She suddenly exclaimed, fanning her hands in
front of her face.
"Ish me." The hobo said proudly.
She plugged her nose. "You need to take a bath, a long one."
"Whats a bath?"
"Its like bathing in a lake, but with warm water and inside your house."
"Ish hates warm water."
"Then take a cold one."
"Ish donts like cold water."
On the inside, I was screaming my head off. Fortunately, before I exploded,
Annabeth took over.
"Well, then, everybody has their differences. Now lets take Mr..."
"Spork"
"Mr. Spork to meet Chiron.