Don't apologize. [It's just awkward as hell, that's all. She bites her lip.] I mean, you have all the time in the world here, and you are living together. [A shrug.] Sex is natural. Between people. Especially people dating and living together. [Vanessa wishes she was smooth or something.]

I was thinking of taking a look at the shops in the Earth Sector? Or we can go anywhere you want. I'm not all that picky. [There's a grin now, an easiness as she steps away from Annabeth's door now that it's closed and Percy is gone.] What's up with the cap, by the way.