“Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—”“Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”“No!”“Me neither,” Leo admitted.”
“Leo. Jason said, you're wierd. Yeah, you tell me that a lot. Leo grinned. But if you don't remember me, that means I can reuse all my old jokes. Come on!”
“So Beckendorf was pretty popular?" Leo asked. "I mean-before he blew up?”
“You're alive!" Percy said to the others. "The giants said you were captured. What happened?" Leo shrugged. "Oh, just another brilliant plan by Leo Valdez. You'd be amazed what you can do with an Archimedes sphere, a girl who can sense stuff underground, and a weasel." "I was the weasel," Frank said glumly.”
“Oh my god, I am so awesome!" Leo bellowed."So awesome!" Echo yelled back."He is funny," a nymph ventured."And cute, in a scrawny way," another said."Scrawny?" Leo asked. "Baby I invented scrawny. Scrawny is the new sizzling hot.”
“Frank gave Leo a confused smile- like he couldn't decide whether to gloat or to thank Leo for being a doofus- but he cheerfully let Hazel drag him along.”