[Demigods in Percy's home are so strange. They certainly lead stranger lives than most of the humans Val has run into in his life. Then again they do seem to deal with the end of the world more often than is strictly appropriate for teenagers.

Even Val only had to deal with it once. (He assumes.)]

Hmm... I've seen my comrades in my dreams, but it's not the same thing as seeing them in person. More reason to make the reunion special.