[ Even if she isn’t looking at him, Peter still shrugs a shoulder. ]

I dunno. Byproduct, maybe? Some weird leftover from whatever crap he was manufacturing? People stumble on weird shit all the time by accident. Like penicillin.

[ —that is definitely an Earth-specific example, and Peter frowns for a second before pressing on. ]

We dunno what it was that hit us, is what I’m saying.