( peter is an empathetic kid. even when he's mired in his own feelings, he's not blind to those in others. he frowns a little deeper, but doesn't remark. )

Thanks. That's when we need people most, really. They just kinda sit around now, but I still think they like it when they hear someone talking to them.

( it made them hatch faster on Zeta 12, anyway... had to mean something, right? )