[ Some part of him smarts to see the pity, and if he really were a teenager, it would be a problem. He's old enough, however, to deal with it internally, to know it represents something he can use. Of course he doesn't want Talia to be dead. Of course that's bad, and scary. It's just that there's always been something a little wrong with Peter, and he can handle certain kinds of bad and scary things much better (for a certain kind of "better") than most people, and always has. ]

I don't need to hear it. I won't be here long, I'm sure.

[ That said, the fact he wants to avoid meeting Derek for however long he is here, that's. Something. He's hoping Chris doesn't know enough about their relationship to pick up on it. ]

The place, the ... vault, it had a security system. The hunters set it off when they came after us.

[ He doesn't want to specifically say "vault" because he doesn't want to acknowledge the existence of the one near the school, but he can't think of a different word right now. ]

I got the others out, they ran off to do... something, get someone.

[ Who knows! Who cares! It'll all be explained in the morning, implies Peter's insouciant voice, only fractionally at odds with his bloodied look. ]

You shower first, I'll just get blood everywhere.

[ So polite, so seemingly reasonable. Leave him here, unattended? Well, he probably won't be doing too much... ]