"Right. Yes. Slowing down. Talking." He could do that. He could totally do that? Except--

"We can't slow down a hell of a lot, though. If we're going to do this, we need to talk to Zeus before Demeter does. Otherwise he'll think it's just in reaction to her. If I go to him now, he'll think the whole kidnapping was a reckless decision based on love or lust, and those are exactly the kinds of decisions he makes all the time. He's way more likely to take our side if he thinks we're doing this for us and not for her. Because he's an asshole like that. So we - we have to convince her quickly."

Or, you know. Just... go talk to Zeus before talking to Rey... Because that won't earn him a punch in the face.