Of course, Angel had recognized the male as he had been the one pulled away from the feast by the headmaster - no doubt to meet the Oracle. And after conversing with some of the other guys there, he could gather that he was more than likely Poseidon - if only because the guys that had been there longer hadn’t didn’t know him yet. Still, he couldn’t help but note how handsome he was. He still had boyish features to his face, despite being tall and broad, and his uneasiness in being there was so palpable that it was practically endearing. It had him drawn to the male - or maybe that’s because in legend, Aphrodite was born of the sea foam and Poseidon is, of course, the king of the sea.
“No, no… not unless the herring managed to eat a crab or a crawdad, I think I’m okay,” he said with a light chuckle as he began to reach for a piece of the fish, noting the other’s accent. It was obviously not American, or Canadian, so it had him curious about where the male had been from. Somewhere overseas, obviously, but where, exactly? “Ah, so you are the vessel of Poseidon… you were the talk of everyone earlier when the headmaster pulled you away… kind of gathered you were Poseidon but, you know, if you ask me, you’d have been the talk no matter what… You’re really handsome. But I guess that’s to be expected of someone that’s one of the big three,” he said with a light chuckle.
“So, where are you from? I’m trying to place your accent but I can’t quite figure it out… Norway?”
“Most likely not. Though, they do feed on Plankton in their early stages. I doubt that’ll activate any unwanted reactions. Is there another reason why you cannot consume shellfish?” Phoenix answered. It was unlike him to volunteer this information, but something about the other made him want to talk more. Quickly, he channeled some restraint.
“Oh um...” Of course he was the talk of the party after he was so obviously called out from the head master. However, there was no part of him that felt embarrassed. Maybe it was his pride that blocked him from taking the opinion of others seriously. Well, unless they were putting him in the spot light of course.
So when Angel commented about his looks, there was a tad bit of an ego boost. “Thank you. You’re very handsome yourself. Though, I feel like you’re more used to that compliment than I am.” His stiff face pulled up into a smirk. “I am Finnish.”