“Behold!" Percy shouted. "The god's chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!”

“He was rewarded with a silver-and-red can of soda. He brandished it at the dolphin warriors as if spraying them with bug repellant. "Behold!" Percy shouted. "The god's chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!" The dolphin-men began to panic. They were on the edge of retreat. Percy could feel it.”

“Mr. D," Grover asked timidly, "if you're not going to eat it, could I have your Diet Coke can?”

“You're a Demigod Percy, half god and half mortal!”

“They're Lares. House gods.""House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but larger than apartment gods?”

“Never seen Jason fly before," Percy grumbled. "He looks like a blond Superman”

“Huh," said Percy. "Never seen Jason fly before. He looks like a blond superman.”