"Ah, well, the Mist is like this magical filter to hide some of the more unrealistic parts of my world from mortals. So instead of seeing ugly mythical creatures everywhere, you'd just see normal animals. At camp, they teach us how to manipulate the Mist to cover our tracks when we run into humans on quests and stuff." Nico always wondered when he'd get to the point where Jason thought the crazy of his world was too much. "So she's not really a poodle."