Only once had she been stood up at a shrine? That surprised him a little, definitely something to get used to. The gods here were much more involved than the gods back home, he didn't know whether or not to miss his way of it all (which had always seemed like a lot), or be grateful for this one. Time would tell, and perhaps and introduction or two with the gods of this world.
"I'll go visit a shrine sometime, and see what happens," he resolved out loud, then looked to Phoebe with a friendly smile, "And thanks by the way, for all the history lessons. I'm sure you didn't want to spend your picnic talking about the gods and fixing my problems."
rock children hold your heads up high