( it's relief, peter realizes as he's climbing over the ledge of the building. he's conducting a baseline examination with his senses and trying to be sure he's alright (when your starting point is: i should have died years ago and anything after is a bonus/curse, it makes the read challenging). wade isn't anyone. he's more resilient than most of his coworkers and how he plops himself down like a mirror image of exhaustion has peter swallowing apprehensively. it's the snarky commentary, the not-so-helpful sidenote that has peter snorting tiredly and dropping to sit at his side. )

Yeah, I bet it's a real crowd pleaser. A little pop-pop-pop and you've slowed them down with bum knees permanently. Presto, no more armed robberies on the books for Jimmy.

( all the right words, none of the actual lip service. peter's edge is dulled, more amused than disapproving, which says a lot for how often this line of poking fun at bodily harm comes up. )

How do you sleep at night?