Getting told to take a day off is, like, one of the bane's of Peter's life. He's a self-admitted workaholic -- when even Noah got on his case about having an empty life with nothing but work, that's when he knew it was bad, and yet he's done precisely nothing to change that -- but he'll always insist that's because he enjoys what he does. Now and then, though, it means his boss gets concerned about burnout and bars him from the hospital for a day.
At least he's got the farm to come to, these days. He used to just sit in his empty apartment listening to the police scanner.
He rises to stand, and despite Archie's deliriously happy wriggling, makes the space to give Claire a hug, even if a wagging tail is thumping against both of their legs. When he draws back, his hand indulgently goes back to Archie.
"Ah, same as it always is. Sometimes I get a call for the most grisly thing I've ever seen, sometimes it's a concerned mom with a baby who has a runny nose," he jokes. "It definitely keeps life interesting."
Every time he comes here, Claire looks a little more settled. Now, she truly looks like she's at home, like she's doing what she was always meant to be doing. It's been amazing watching her growth, from a frustrated kid who didn't know what her powers meant, to a confident young woman with her own farm and her own life. She's really made something of their situation, and it takes real effort to not tell everyone he knows about how proud he is. He can't even make reference to 'his niece that owns a farm', not if they want to be careful.
"How's everybody doing here? Damn, I should have brought some groceries or something. I'll do that later today." He's got Hiro's power right now, which does make it awfully easy to pop across the country and get a supermarket run in.
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At least he's got the farm to come to, these days. He used to just sit in his empty apartment listening to the police scanner.
He rises to stand, and despite Archie's deliriously happy wriggling, makes the space to give Claire a hug, even if a wagging tail is thumping against both of their legs. When he draws back, his hand indulgently goes back to Archie.
"Ah, same as it always is. Sometimes I get a call for the most grisly thing I've ever seen, sometimes it's a concerned mom with a baby who has a runny nose," he jokes. "It definitely keeps life interesting."
Every time he comes here, Claire looks a little more settled. Now, she truly looks like she's at home, like she's doing what she was always meant to be doing. It's been amazing watching her growth, from a frustrated kid who didn't know what her powers meant, to a confident young woman with her own farm and her own life. She's really made something of their situation, and it takes real effort to not tell everyone he knows about how proud he is. He can't even make reference to 'his niece that owns a farm', not if they want to be careful.
"How's everybody doing here? Damn, I should have brought some groceries or something. I'll do that later today." He's got Hiro's power right now, which does make it awfully easy to pop across the country and get a supermarket run in.