[He stood up and started pacing, so angry he could barely see straight. Not only were all his friends vanished somehow, leaving Peter to pick up the slack, but the kid was being bullied by the very people he was supposed to be able to count on! And now the Pete thought he didn't have any skills?
It took a while for him to calm down, so long he went and made sandwiches before he could finally speak. No one was hungry and he wrapped them up, putting them away before finally facing Peter again.]
This isn't Hell, it's an alternate reality headed up by a madman. I'm almost positive about that at this point. And yeah, I'm glad you're here where people aren't trying to bully and guilt you into risking your life for questionable goals. I'm not happy that any of us are trapped here in general though. And I know you're not a dumb kid with no skills Peter. I just can't stand the idea of people you should be able to trust betraying you at every turn. I know you'd be out there with or without Tony stepping in, I just . . . I don't have to like seeing people I care about used, do I?
[There was a plea in his voice at the end. He'd lost everything so many times, and hearing about the home he used to have going to hell was just . . . He didn't want to see Peter suffer too. It was just too much to ask to watch someone so sweet and eager get jaded and ruined as well!
Steve shook his head and looked away.]
Sorry. I just . . . sorry. You're not a useless kid Peter, that was never what I meant. I don't want you to think I think that because I don't. You're just as good as anyone else, any of us I mean, I don't doubt that. You're as good as any other Avenger Peter, and probably better than most of us.
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It took a while for him to calm down, so long he went and made sandwiches before he could finally speak. No one was hungry and he wrapped them up, putting them away before finally facing Peter again.]
This isn't Hell, it's an alternate reality headed up by a madman. I'm almost positive about that at this point. And yeah, I'm glad you're here where people aren't trying to bully and guilt you into risking your life for questionable goals. I'm not happy that any of us are trapped here in general though. And I know you're not a dumb kid with no skills Peter. I just can't stand the idea of people you should be able to trust betraying you at every turn. I know you'd be out there with or without Tony stepping in, I just . . . I don't have to like seeing people I care about used, do I?
[There was a plea in his voice at the end. He'd lost everything so many times, and hearing about the home he used to have going to hell was just . . . He didn't want to see Peter suffer too. It was just too much to ask to watch someone so sweet and eager get jaded and ruined as well!
Steve shook his head and looked away.]
Sorry. I just . . . sorry. You're not a useless kid Peter, that was never what I meant. I don't want you to think I think that because I don't. You're just as good as anyone else, any of us I mean, I don't doubt that. You're as good as any other Avenger Peter, and probably better than most of us.