[Percy's... really not sure how to explain. Really, he's not even supposed to explain it to a mortal, mostly because they'd probably think he was insane and try to stick him in a mental institution, but he sort of thought there were other reasons, too.

Then again, explaining any of this to someone back home would probably make them think he was nuts, too, demigod or not.]

It's... complicated. I mean, I used to think it was pretty normal, but then I found out a while ago that there have been monsters trying to kill me pretty much my whole life, and now I'm trying to stop them. [Which was... close enough.] What about yours?