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[sciencesquid]

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[heyunderoos]

[For all the maturity and responsibility Peter tends to carry on his shoulders, he's still a teenager. A teenager reeling from the fact someone else he considers family is going to die.]

But... you could just stay here with me though?

[sciencesquid]

[Oh Peter... That's heartbreaking in its naivety.]

I would like that, but... Staying is not up to me. Or to you.

[heyunderoos]

[He's been through the emotional wringer, and it's only getting worse. He drops his gaze, staring down at the soup.]

Yeah... I guess it's not.

[He doesn't want to be stuck in a future he can't change, especially if it means Norman and Otto suffer. Nor does he want them to just die because that's what is supposed to happen.]

[sciencesquid]

[Otto sighs, taking a proverbial step back to look at the bigger picture of the conversation. Ryslig is his last chance, but it's not for Peter.]

... No life is destined to stay the same forever. It can always change for the worse, or for the better. There's no telling where you'll be five years from now, or even one year from now. There's no telling who else you'll meet. Perhaps, even if you do manage to go back home, things won't be so bad. [He pauses, forcing a smile.] Your world has actual magic, after all. It may still allow you to fix quite a bit.

[heyunderoos]

[Peter just nods, his expression just tired as he tries to actually pick back up on eating the soup. It's still hot to eat, but he's hungry enough to just push through it.

Eating also gives him an excuse to just not talk. He doesn't know what to even say. What is he supposed to feel about any of this? He doesn't want Otto or Norman to die. He doesn't want to lose them.

He already lost Ben, May and now them. Parker Luck was something wasn't it?]

Yeah, it might get better. Dunno what else will happen. [The lie comes easily, far too easily for Peter Parker. But, a pooka is woven of lies and mischief, so it fits perfectly.

He even frames it with a smile. The smile is believable even if its tired.

A pretty lie for a rat.]