I don't really think too much about European monarchs and their expensive lodgings. [ she's got her hands full with greek gods and mount olympus. that's plenty of nobility drama in of itself. are they not almost a royal family themselves?? only they've got powers and pettiness to put the brits to shame. ]

Well, considering there are millions of people in the city itself, someone's bound to be awake at any given moment. It's much quieter here. New York's busy and lively. I was going to school there last year.

[ until she dropped out to look for percy and get sucked into another cosmic godly war, but it's whatever. ]