[When the foyer looks a little more like a foyer, Stephen can drop his hand and redirect his focus โ namely, straight at Peter. Making a mess of things aside, there is nothing inherently worrying about what the kidโs saying, or at least nothing that he hasnโt had to wrap his mind around before. Heโd not be the first who isnโt from when he remembers, though it seems like the opposite might be true this time around.
Still, Stephen crosses his arms. Heโs observant enough; is that a thinly-veiled, quiet anxiety he senses?]
Why? Because there was one time I thought it was prudent to throw you into the Mirror Dimension, and I donโt remember it?
[Obviously. But a reason to maybe, just maybe, feel a smidgen of growing concern? Probably.]
I was in the Sanctum the last I recall. Checking up onโ [Seals. He shakes his head, waves the idea away with a hand.] Doesnโt matter, because that wouldn't mean anything to you. If weโre talking headlining events, then how about this: I remember you being a hot topic on the news not that long ago.
[Itโs hardly accusatory, even if it isnโt the gentlest frame of reference. But itโs what he can offer, relative to what means something to Peter.]
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Still, Stephen crosses his arms. Heโs observant enough; is that a thinly-veiled, quiet anxiety he senses?]
Why? Because there was one time I thought it was prudent to throw you into the Mirror Dimension, and I donโt remember it?
[Obviously. But a reason to maybe, just maybe, feel a smidgen of growing concern? Probably.]
I was in the Sanctum the last I recall. Checking up onโ [Seals. He shakes his head, waves the idea away with a hand.] Doesnโt matter, because that wouldn't mean anything to you. If weโre talking headlining events, then how about this: I remember you being a hot topic on the news not that long ago.
[Itโs hardly accusatory, even if it isnโt the gentlest frame of reference. But itโs what he can offer, relative to what means something to Peter.]