[ Hyper focused is fine right now. Hyper focused means Peter isn't asking him any questions about why he's been handling this so poorly, or trying to get him to talk about shit he really would rather not talk about. Ben wants to fight back and Peter's helping to make that happen and that means Peter is golden right now.
Sometime in the walk back to his own room, Ben's emotions have shifted, the panic and helplessness from earlier maturing into a fine vintage of quiet, seething rage. Anger feels so much better than despair and fear and powerlessness. When they get to he room itself, Ben knows where to look. He climbs up onto he desk without delay and tries to get at the inside of the lighting fixture high on the wall. Unfortunately, it is sealed pretty damn securely, and after a minute of scrabbling with fingers and fingernails, he looks at Peter and asks: ]
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Sometime in the walk back to his own room, Ben's emotions have shifted, the panic and helplessness from earlier maturing into a fine vintage of quiet, seething rage. Anger feels so much better than despair and fear and powerlessness. When they get to he room itself, Ben knows where to look. He climbs up onto he desk without delay and tries to get at the inside of the lighting fixture high on the wall. Unfortunately, it is sealed pretty damn securely, and after a minute of scrabbling with fingers and fingernails, he looks at Peter and asks: ]
Can you-?