[ For Peter's part, the footage had been terrifying, and brought to mind his annual "should I, shouldn't I?" decision in visiting Earth. He decided not to every time (what would be waiting for him, at this point?) and now he's regretting it.

He never did get check up on Gramps. Now it's probably too--

Peter always squashes that line of thought when it crops up. This time around, he busies himself with sending Kasumi a quick smile. ]

Of course. I know how exhausted you are after long trips.

[ He sets the suitcases to the side and moves further into their quarters. It's basically a small suite with a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom, and a bathroom, and it's way fucking bigger than any place Peter's ever stayed, that's for damn sure. It's well-decorated in stark shades of white and black, and everything looks so expensive, that Peter's a weird mix of don't touch anything and take everything and sell it.

He gets over those warring instincts and checks for bugs under the guise of exploring and checking their new home for issues, checking switches and faucets, etc. ]

I'm just going to make sure everything's in working order. You remember the fiasco on Illium, don't you? When the shower wouldn't get hot enough?

[ He wants to punch himself in the throat as he says it. ]