"Horrible, zombified deaths it is," I say casually.

I reach for a handful of Doritos, then load up the game. The figures on the screen make me think of the skeletal warriors we summoned to attack Percy. They were much more bad-ass than the things depicted on the screen.

It's kind of strange how all of the sudden I'm hanging out with this guy I don't really know. But not too bad. Maybe I should do this type of thing more often on the island.