—dulus's laptop... Oh...kay, I think I've got this.

[ Percy gets the video feed going, but HAVE A NICE BIG SHOT OF EAR until he finally gets it angled on his face. Under a thick layer of general freaked outness, his manner is all vaguely unimpressed. Which is kind of special, considering he's the dude in the purple cape. ]

Uh. So. I'm not sure I heard everything right, but in case I did, this sounds like a pretty raw deal. The thing is, I was already busy experiencing one of those back home and it was — important. I need to be there to help.

[ He fiddles with the new sword he's gotten, refocusing on the point here. ]

But I'm guessing the only way to ever go back is to get stuff done, or else not a lot of people would be here. [ Paaauuse. ] So... where can I get started?