[If Peter were actually older and wiser (read: stupider), he could be a hell of a lot better masking the fact that he's got a lot going on in his head. But the kid is a creature of spontaneous chatter, and it's a real goddamn struggle to try and keep his mouth shut when someone older than him prods him for answers. May's really, really good at that.]

It's—

[He stops, feels kind of stupid, fidgets with an almost dejected defeat.]

I just had a lot happen at home before I got here, and then I learned some really crazy stuff about the future, and then all of this happened; it's just a lot to wrap my head around. [He rubs a thumb on his palm, tracing lines.] And even if it was all something worth dragging out, I'm pretty sure the people I know from home have a lot on their plates, so. You know.

I'm solid. It's just me stressing over things I can't change, honestly.

That's really it, Big Pete.