[ Ben wrinkles his nose at the phrase intimacy lounge. Personally he's not sure he'd really classify that as entertainment but he gets what Peter means. And he gets it, too. That the way Peter is handling this situation is going headlong into it, wanting to solve it and understand it as soon as possible. Ben knows it's almost certainly objectively the best thing to do. There could be further danger to others.
But right now, he's feeling so shaky and wretched from the encounter - physically, but moreso emotionally - that all he wants to do is hide from it. Escape in some way into some imaginary world so he can get out of his own brain just for a few minutes and forget that he'd nearly watched another version of himself rip Peter Parker in two. That had always been the way he coped growing up, and the same impulse is there.
So, rather than offer to go with Peter, to help in some way despite his lack of knowledge of technology, Ben rubs the back of his neck, and the silence during which he does not offer help is almost palpable. After that strained pause, he asks: ]
Will you- let me know as soon as you figure anything out?
[ He's being cowardly and he knows it, but all Ben wants now is to retreat and hide himself away, wallow a little in his self-loathing without anyone there to see. ]
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But right now, he's feeling so shaky and wretched from the encounter - physically, but moreso emotionally - that all he wants to do is hide from it. Escape in some way into some imaginary world so he can get out of his own brain just for a few minutes and forget that he'd nearly watched another version of himself rip Peter Parker in two. That had always been the way he coped growing up, and the same impulse is there.
So, rather than offer to go with Peter, to help in some way despite his lack of knowledge of technology, Ben rubs the back of his neck, and the silence during which he does not offer help is almost palpable. After that strained pause, he asks: ]
Will you- let me know as soon as you figure anything out?
[ He's being cowardly and he knows it, but all Ben wants now is to retreat and hide himself away, wallow a little in his self-loathing without anyone there to see. ]