"Percy." Her voice is laced with that exasperated tone it gets after he's done something stupid. "What the hell is this?"

"What does it look like," he cautiously responds with a hint of humor, but also seriously considering what he could've done.

"A burned elephant brain."

"Don't you think that's a bit exaggerated?"

"I don't know what it is!"

"Spaghetti, Annabeth! See, that's the pasta-"

"Fucking Seaweed Brain."

"Just eat it."

She rolls her eyes, but picks up her fork, twirls the pasta around it, and takes a small bite.

"Percy."

"Yeah."

"You are never allowed in the kitchen again."