[What if Percy just punches the Sheriff in the face? What if he does that? He looks really frustrated suddenly, eyes narrowed and jaw clenched even as his hands ball into fists at his side.]

I'm not going to talk about how that's "more preferable", but I want to talk about the part where timelines exist. Multiple timelines. How could he actually do that?

[...so gods and all sorts of other bullshit makes sense, but timetravel and alternate universes still trip him up.] You're sticking with it to make sure nobody else has to make that decision.