"Nope," Octavia says with a shake of her head. "I go to Petros High, across town. Everyone got let out early today because of some kind of accident in one of the chemistry labs, toxic fumes from a fire. So I decided to come visit my friends here."

It doesn't seem too surprising that Achilles hasn't noticed she doesn't attend this school; she wouldn't have expected him to be looking out for her specifically. "You don't sound too excited about the whole thing," she observes neutrally. "Don't like school?"