[ he notices she doesn't answer, that she basically ignores his question, and he understands. not answering is easier than saying 'no', it's better than lying, and they don't know each other. she doesn't owe him any answer. his attention flickers from her back to the pakler and then back to her when she speaks again. ]
Huh? [ oh. oh— ] Nah. [ he shakes his head, eyebrows knitting together as he thinks about her question. he's sure there's a way of tracking heat signatures, and that the captains would be able to do it, wherever they are, but peter — still new, still lost — hasn't tried enough doors, snuck into enough rooms just yet to be able to find a way to do the same. ]
A lot, I'm guessing. If it was just the little guys [ he'd look at the one under the net, but lois is in his way, so her looks at her instead. ], they probably wouldn't have given us these. [ he waves the tranquilliser gun, his electric net long abandoned. ]
no subject
Huh? [ oh. oh— ] Nah. [ he shakes his head, eyebrows knitting together as he thinks about her question. he's sure there's a way of tracking heat signatures, and that the captains would be able to do it, wherever they are, but peter — still new, still lost — hasn't tried enough doors, snuck into enough rooms just yet to be able to find a way to do the same. ]
A lot, I'm guessing. If it was just the little guys [ he'd look at the one under the net, but lois is in his way, so her looks at her instead. ], they probably wouldn't have given us these. [ he waves the tranquilliser gun, his electric net long abandoned. ]