In this chapter, we learn that Chiron is showing Percy around the camp. However, in this chapter, Percy encounters several challenges. He realizes that everywhere he goes, campers stop and stare at him. Moreover, as Percy arrives to the cabin where he will be staying, he realizes that the cabin is old and run-down, with chipping paint. Moreover, this is the cabin of "undetermined" people. This means that no god has yet claimed to be related to Percy. Finally, Percy is taken by Clarisse to his "initiation," which involves a humiliating dunk of his head in the toilet water, although this never actually takes place as the water pipes explode.
Chiron shows Percy around the beautiful camp. There's an arena, stables, a big outdoor eating area surrounded by huge columns overlooking the sea, a "fully stocked" forest, and more. Everywhere, campers stop and stare at Percy. Percy sees someone watching him from the attic of the farmhouse, but Chiron assures him that nothing lives up there. Chiron takes Percy to the cabins where the campers live. There are twelve cabins arranged in a U-shape. Each cabin is associated with a particular god, and the campers who live in a cabin are related to that god. Cabins one, two, and three are empty. They are the cabins of Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon.
