( This is honestly pressing so many of Peter's Discomfort Buttons. He doesn't know Varian well enough to feel justified... telling him what to do. His stomach feels queasy just at what he's said already, with telling the younger teen to be careful. But he has a certain responsibility. He tried completely cutting himself off from people once before and it didn't last. Something like that can't last forever, and it had hurt Luna, and he won't ever do that to her again.

So if he's going to be around people, he has to... do what he can to make sure they won't get hurt by him. To at least try. He slowly lowers his hands from his eyes, looking miserably up at the other teen. He wishes it could be that simple, but it can't be. Not when dealing with something as powerful, as dangerous as this. It's so far over his head.

And of course there's that part of him that will forever insist that this is fair, even when it feels like it isn't. That it's his punishment, what he deserves. )

I... We have to be careful with him. ( Peter sighs, still shaky. Here comes that disturbing thing he can't shake. ) Like just now, he... listened to me. He went away when I asked him to. He's never done that before. I know that sounds like it should be a good thing, but... it just shows how much he changes, Varian. He's so... I never know what he's gonna do. He comes with all these like, rules he follows, and I don't understand them. Luna's trying, but... I don't understand.

( Wow, that sure was a lot. Peter never talks so much at one time. But as uncomfortable as this is, maybe it's a good thing, too. Getting some of it out. He hasn't been able to really talk much about it to anyone before. And maybe it feels weirdly... nice that Varian's angry on his behalf. Maybe there's a little bit of emotion from that, and everything else, that causes his voice to break just a bit on what he says next. )

I just don't want to hurt anybody else. I've already hurt so many people. I— hurt Luna.