[ It was a combination of surprise and disconnect. He'd been staring hard enough to split the world in two, but to hear those words come from Nathan was still something of a shock. Shifting his gaze to stare hard at his big brother for only a few moments, Peter wriggled his way out from under Nathan's hand and therefore out of the lift. He wasn't doing it to be evasive, not really -- he just didn't want to get stuck inside if it moved without his consent.
Only then could he try to think it over once more, his gaze lifting upwards. There was room. Sort of. But for almost a year now, his abilities had been solely used for the benefit of others. Not to help anyone, but for a singular goal -- to obey Adam. To respond without question.
It seemed wrong now to be so flippant about it when he'd nearly killed someone using his abilities. ]
I don't know. [ That didn't mean he actually wanted to talk about it, however. ] You think the ceiling's even high enough?
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[ It was a combination of surprise and disconnect. He'd been staring hard enough to split the world in two, but to hear those words come from Nathan was still something of a shock. Shifting his gaze to stare hard at his big brother for only a few moments, Peter wriggled his way out from under Nathan's hand and therefore out of the lift. He wasn't doing it to be evasive, not really -- he just didn't want to get stuck inside if it moved without his consent.
Only then could he try to think it over once more, his gaze lifting upwards. There was room. Sort of. But for almost a year now, his abilities had been solely used for the benefit of others. Not to help anyone, but for a singular goal -- to obey Adam. To respond without question.
It seemed wrong now to be so flippant about it when he'd nearly killed someone using his abilities. ]
I don't know. [ That didn't mean he actually wanted to talk about it, however. ] You think the ceiling's even high enough?