It's genuinely hard to explain, but there has to be something in that vault.
[ His hesitation now doesn't seem to be from reluctance to explain so much as struggle for words, which is not as common when he's older. He reluctantly pushes himself upright, turning to settle his feet on the floor as he thinks it over, expression almost absentminded, the lines of his neck and shoulders relaxed. Like running to a hunter's house, getting patched up by him, using his shower, wearing his clothes, eating his pizza, and now being offered a spare room is all totally normal and fine. Appearances have always been such a big deal, though he doesn't have the full "polish" (term dubiously employed) of the adult Peter. ]
... you really are tired.
[ Tired being a stand-in for other words, like softhearted or simply, "you really are like this now" — on their side, if you could call it that. But he makes it sound like something else, because god forbid Peter ever be straightforward, and in any case, it's true and they can't get into why Chris is like this (kind, alone) tonight. Possibly they can't get into it ever, depending on how long Peter is like this and/or the availability of hard liquor. He'll try, though. ]
Go sleep. I'll try to remember more for tomorrow.
[ No direct answer about whether he's taking the spare room or not. ]
don't forget the random underground wreck!!!
[ His hesitation now doesn't seem to be from reluctance to explain so much as struggle for words, which is not as common when he's older. He reluctantly pushes himself upright, turning to settle his feet on the floor as he thinks it over, expression almost absentminded, the lines of his neck and shoulders relaxed. Like running to a hunter's house, getting patched up by him, using his shower, wearing his clothes, eating his pizza, and now being offered a spare room is all totally normal and fine. Appearances have always been such a big deal, though he doesn't have the full "polish" (term dubiously employed) of the adult Peter. ]
... you really are tired.
[ Tired being a stand-in for other words, like softhearted or simply, "you really are like this now" — on their side, if you could call it that. But he makes it sound like something else, because god forbid Peter ever be straightforward, and in any case, it's true and they can't get into why Chris is like this (kind, alone) tonight. Possibly they can't get into it ever, depending on how long Peter is like this and/or the availability of hard liquor. He'll try, though. ]
Go sleep. I'll try to remember more for tomorrow.
[ No direct answer about whether he's taking the spare room or not. ]