Mask Or Menace - IC Contact Post

[helpdesk_hero]

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[helpdesk_hero]

He didn't KNOW it wouldn't kill you!

[made_up_names]

[ Peter winces sharply at that. ]

I'm okay. I'm really okay.

[helpdesk_hero]

Intention matters, Seifer. The means by which someone does something matters.

[He doesn't want to grieve more people, even if they do come back.]

[made_up_names]

I know, I know. I'm sorry for worrying you.

[helpdesk_hero]

It's not about worrying me, Peter. It's about being careful for your own sake.

[made_up_names]

I try to be careful. I was trying to be careful.

[helpdesk_hero]

Forgive me, but I find myself worrying over you.

[made_up_names]

I don't mind it. I'm just sorry you feel like you have to do it.

[helpdesk_hero]

I don't have to. It's just what friends do.

[made_up_names]

... Thanks, David.

[helpdesk_hero]

That's how friends work.

[made_up_names]

I know, I know. You said that already.

[helpdesk_hero]

Sorry. I've had some trouble getting people here to believe that.

[made_up_names]

That you're friends with them?

[helpdesk_hero]

What friends are, and how they behave.

[made_up_names]

Well that's dumb. I'm bad at friends and even I get that.

[helpdesk_hero]

You're not bad at friends, Peter.

[made_up_names]

[ !? ]

Yes I am. I had like two friends before I came here, and one of them is my girlfriend.

[helpdesk_hero]

Not having many doesn't mean you're bad at being one.

[made_up_names]

Okay, so what does nearly getting them killed count as?

[helpdesk_hero]

Being a hero. People go after them to hurt us.

[made_up_names]

[ Peter looks uncomfortable. ]

Mysterio went after them because I told him they knew about him. Not on purpose, but ...

[helpdesk_hero]

That man is crazy, Peter. He needs serious medical help. And nothing is going to change that.

[made_up_names]

I know, I know ...

[helpdesk_hero]

I'm sorry. Giving him another chance just speaks to how good you are. Because you are doing something few other people will.