Well. Then... I'm just sorry it took me so long to get here.
[ she sounds a tiny bit amused, but it's forced at first, like she's just trying to ignore how much that freaks her out. a year and a half. meanwhile, he's from, what, an hour ahead of her, in their timeline? which is a whole different can of worms. or- can of wormholes, possibly, if this all comes down to time travel and alternate universes. it's too much, so. yeah. she'll think about it later. for now she'll focus on what he went on to say, that he's okay. which is the important part.
he doesn't look like he's about to fall over, too, which is honestly a step up from how he was looking the last time she saw him at home. all bruised and battered. ( still.. really cute, but shh. ) no, he does look better here. he looks okay, that's believable. that's enough to make her smile. ]
Have you been making lots of friends, Peter?
[ half genuinely interested, half teasing him, since that's what she does ]
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[ she sounds a tiny bit amused, but it's forced at first, like she's just trying to ignore how much that freaks her out. a year and a half. meanwhile, he's from, what, an hour ahead of her, in their timeline? which is a whole different can of worms. or- can of wormholes, possibly, if this all comes down to time travel and alternate universes. it's too much, so. yeah. she'll think about it later. for now she'll focus on what he went on to say, that he's okay. which is the important part.
he doesn't look like he's about to fall over, too, which is honestly a step up from how he was looking the last time she saw him at home. all bruised and battered. ( still.. really cute, but shh. ) no, he does look better here. he looks okay, that's believable. that's enough to make her smile. ]
Have you been making lots of friends, Peter?
[ half genuinely interested, half teasing him, since that's what she does ]