['It's better that you're here.' Nico looks away from Jason to hide the color in his cheeks. Embarrassing. Jason's so embarrassing and Nico can't even call bullshit when they're under a truth spell. Ugh.]

...sure, over here. [A couple hundred feet from the dock where the canoes are tied, he leads Jason to a small grassy knoll only a dozen feet from the gently lapping shore. For the most part he's silent as they walk, but the longer they walk, the more clear it becomes that there's something he wants to say. Eventually whether born of truth spell compulsion or simply the need to speak his piece, he stops in place and turns to Jason.]

It's weird. All of this but I mean...I keep having this moment where I think, Gods, what am I going to do if I say something and everyone finds out my secret? [His brow furrows and he shakes his head, rolling his eyes at himself.]

It takes a few seconds to remember it's not a secret anymore. It's like some stupid afterimage of...of all that mess.