[Right, of course. The door would already be open, wouldn't it? Peter thinks to himself as he pushes the door and walks into the office. He can do this, he tells himself. He can do this.
He deliberately glances around the rest of the office, taking stock of the mini-library and the work table, before looking at Tony at his desk. His breath catches in his throat before he can help himself. Tony, alive. Tony, writing with quill and parchment, looking like he belongs here, with the outfit he wears. He looks...so natural, Peter thinks. He stares, unable to help himself. Seeing Tony again feels like a punch to the gut; Peter still can't grasp that what he's seeing is real, not some kind of illusion provided by the universe before it kicks him in the teeth again.
He realizes he is staring, long enough to make it awkward. Shit.
Peter runs a hand through his hair, and he rocks back and forth on his feet, a nervous habit flaring up at his particular situation.]
Um. Yes? Hi! Hello. I'm looking to sign up for the Research division? I'm a new Rifter and I just got here?
[His voice cracks and Peter wishes he could redo this entire encounter already.]
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He deliberately glances around the rest of the office, taking stock of the mini-library and the work table, before looking at Tony at his desk. His breath catches in his throat before he can help himself. Tony, alive. Tony, writing with quill and parchment, looking like he belongs here, with the outfit he wears. He looks...so natural, Peter thinks. He stares, unable to help himself. Seeing Tony again feels like a punch to the gut; Peter still can't grasp that what he's seeing is real, not some kind of illusion provided by the universe before it kicks him in the teeth again.
He realizes he is staring, long enough to make it awkward. Shit.
Peter runs a hand through his hair, and he rocks back and forth on his feet, a nervous habit flaring up at his particular situation.]
Um. Yes? Hi! Hello. I'm looking to sign up for the Research division? I'm a new Rifter and I just got here?
[His voice cracks and Peter wishes he could redo this entire encounter already.]