[ Ben might not know the first thing about Thanos, or nanites, but he's seen some crazy shit in his day. Awful, nightmarish stuff. But people crumbling into dust like that - not all at once, but slowly, so they knew it was happening as it happened - well, that's a new one for him.
He only catches the tail end of it - sees a cluster of people, only one of whom he recognizes. Peter, aka Spiderkid. They'd run into one another a few times since their adventure in the library, and Ben likes the guy. So, naturally, he heads over, to say hello. Only to stop dead in his tracks a few feet away when those people around Peter dissolve into ash and blow away into thin air. Ben's adrenaline spikes but he stays rooted to the spot, looking around for some cause - some kind of vaporizing gun?
Then, just as he is scanning the surroundings for whoever has clearly attacked these people, Ben staggers when something hits his chest. Or, rather, someone. It's Peter, running away from what he'd just seen. Ben doesn't hesitate; he grasps Peter by the shoulders and looks him up and down. He is solid, no sign of crumbling. But just because he's safe now doesn't mean he will continue to be: ]
too spooky
He only catches the tail end of it - sees a cluster of people, only one of whom he recognizes. Peter, aka Spiderkid. They'd run into one another a few times since their adventure in the library, and Ben likes the guy. So, naturally, he heads over, to say hello. Only to stop dead in his tracks a few feet away when those people around Peter dissolve into ash and blow away into thin air. Ben's adrenaline spikes but he stays rooted to the spot, looking around for some cause - some kind of vaporizing gun?
Then, just as he is scanning the surroundings for whoever has clearly attacked these people, Ben staggers when something hits his chest. Or, rather, someone. It's Peter, running away from what he'd just seen. Ben doesn't hesitate; he grasps Peter by the shoulders and looks him up and down. He is solid, no sign of crumbling. But just because he's safe now doesn't mean he will continue to be: ]
Peter?! What's going on?