No. [ Peter blows out a breath that sounds too hard for such a simple word, the weight of the gravity behind that sentiment in full-force behind it. It hurts to admit, but it's true - somehow, he never managed to save the people he wanted to save the most desperately. ] No, I can't.
[ Peter's used to the persistent companion of grief - heck, he has been for years. Being the kid with dead parents tended to halt a conversation in its tracks pretty efficiently, even before Gwen and the unflinching weight of responsibility. He pops another few grapes in his mouth, unperturbed. ]
They would have stopped who from what?!
[ Okay, that's definitely a new one. Peter blinks, eyes wide, as he reassesses just how wild it sounds like Scott's universe is. ]
no subject
[ Peter's used to the persistent companion of grief - heck, he has been for years. Being the kid with dead parents tended to halt a conversation in its tracks pretty efficiently, even before Gwen and the unflinching weight of responsibility. He pops another few grapes in his mouth, unperturbed. ]
They would have stopped who from what?!
[ Okay, that's definitely a new one. Peter blinks, eyes wide, as he reassesses just how wild it sounds like Scott's universe is. ]