[he listens intently the whole time, but the comment about it not being reccommended just makes him huff out a laugh]

You don't have to warn me against running away without a plan. Even if I wanted to, I'd get caught before I made it more than a few blocks from my house. [...that sounds like he speaks from experience and he is quick to change the subject back to Luke's wacky camp adventures, though a bit shyly:] Annabeth and Talia....Do you think once we get out of this, I could meet them?

[he's a small teen who wants to meet his friend's friends ok]