"You know what, when you try to do this, then you can laugh!" he yells back towards her, but he's grinning as well. He stops short when he reaches the trident, though, staring at it.

"Huh. That - okay, weird." He pitches his voice back to his girlfriend. "Hey Annabeth, catching on fire isn't really a thing that tridents do a whole lot, right?" Not fearing the flames, he picks it up and gestures with it to show her.