"Some things should be sacred, man." Like sugary drinks in America, come on! But the rest is important so he's going quiet to hear the other man out. The sad thing is even if Steve had skipped over Peter's story altogether, he wouldn't have taken it personally. Most people didn't listen to him on a good day as it was, so he's used to it. It's a pleasant change-up that Steve not only listens but provides thoughtful responses.

"Sorry, about your mom, too... You were lucky to have a friend, though." Peter didn't have any, friends are a new phenomenon altogether in his life actually. "She had brain cancer." It was an awful way to go, and it stirs up fresh anger in his chest to know who put it there, but Ego isn't a name he finds worthy to speak about in such company.

"She always told me... my father was from the stars. People thought it was her tumor talking." But Peter always knew the truth.