[ Yeah, they don't have that phrase in his universe, kiddo. But in context Ben gets that Peter is down to open the box. He considers a moment before shaking his head, not stepping behind Peter. If it's something harmful, they'll deal with it together - and what would an extra foot of distance do anyway?
The second after Peter yanks open the box is a breathless one. But there is no light or sound, no explosion, no gas or fire, no click of deadly barbs being released. Just... an open box.
Ben walks around to look inside it, brow furrowing. He reaches inside, and it doesn't trigger any defense mechanisms. He pulls out a book, leather-bound without any writing on the outside, stiff and tied shut loosely with a ribbon. ]
There's a bunch of papers...
[ Underneath the book are what look like maps - old ones, too. Ben carefully tugs at the ribbon, loosening it and opening up the book. Inside, it is full of writing - handwriting, in fact. The dates on every few pages suggest... ]
This looks like some kind of diary, maybe.
[ He can't read whatever language it's written in, but that's his best guess. ]
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[ Yeah, they don't have that phrase in his universe, kiddo. But in context Ben gets that Peter is down to open the box. He considers a moment before shaking his head, not stepping behind Peter. If it's something harmful, they'll deal with it together - and what would an extra foot of distance do anyway?
The second after Peter yanks open the box is a breathless one. But there is no light or sound, no explosion, no gas or fire, no click of deadly barbs being released. Just... an open box.
Ben walks around to look inside it, brow furrowing. He reaches inside, and it doesn't trigger any defense mechanisms. He pulls out a book, leather-bound without any writing on the outside, stiff and tied shut loosely with a ribbon. ]
There's a bunch of papers...
[ Underneath the book are what look like maps - old ones, too. Ben carefully tugs at the ribbon, loosening it and opening up the book. Inside, it is full of writing - handwriting, in fact. The dates on every few pages suggest... ]
This looks like some kind of diary, maybe.
[ He can't read whatever language it's written in, but that's his best guess. ]